2021 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

2021 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
2021 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	36–19–1 (12–12 Big 12)
Head coach	Josh Holliday (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Rob Walton (9th season); Marty Lees (5th season); Matt Holliday (2nd season);
Home stadium	O'Brate Stadium
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 3 Texas ‍†‍‍^y	17	–	7	–	0	.708	50	–	17	–	0	.746
No. 8 TCU ‍†‍‡‍^y	17	–	7	–	0	.708	41	–	19	–	0	.683
No. 9 Texas Tech ‍‍‍^y	14	–	10	–	0	.583	39	–	17	–	0	.696
No. 23 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍^y	12	–	12	–	0	.500	36	–	19	–	1	.652
Oklahoma ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0	.458	27	–	28	–	0	.491
Baylor ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0	.458	31	–	20	–	0	.608
Kansas State ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0	.417	34	–	23	–	0	.596
West Virginia ‍‍‍	8	–	16	–	0	.333	25	–	27	–	0	.481
Kansas ‍‍‍	8	–	16	–	0	.333	30	–	27	–	0	.526

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 26, 2021^[1] Rankings from D1baseball

The 2021 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented Oklahoma State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys played their home games at O'Brate Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Josh Holliday, in his 9th season at Oklahoma State.

This was the program's first season at O'Brate Stadium, after the 2020 season was canceled prior to the opening game at the ballpark due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The 2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team notched a 13–5 record in February and early March; however, the remainder of the season was abruptly halted on March 13, 2020, when the Big 12 Conference canceled the remainder of the athletics season due to the Coronavirus pandemic.^[2]

Personnel

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Oklahoma State	Alma Mater
Josh Holliday	Head Coach	9	Oklahoma State University (1999)
Rob Walton	Assistant Coach - Pitching	9	Oklahoma State University (1986)
Marty Lees	Assistant Coach - Recruiting Coordinator	5	Western Oregon University (1994)
Matt Holliday	Volunteer Assistant Coach	2	Stillwater High School (1998)

Roster

2021 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster^[3]

Pitchers

3 - Bryce Osmond - Freshman
5 - Ben Leeper - RS Senior
6 - Parker Scott - RS Junior
22 - Mitchell Stone - RS Sophomore
25 - Roman Phansalkar - RS Sophomore
27 - Justin Campbell - Freshman
30 - John Kelly - Sophomore
34 - Jach Cable - RS Junior
35 - C.J. Varela - Senior
38 - Wyatt Cheney - Freshman
40 - Kale Davis - Freshman
41 - Colton Bowman - Freshman
43 - Riley Taylor - RS Freshman
44 - Nate Peterson - Sophomore
47 - Tucker Elliott - RS Sophomore
48 - Brett Standlee - RS Sophomore
49 - Ryan Van Leeuwen - RS Senior
51 - Jacob Ruder - RS Senior
53 - Ryan Bogusz - Freshman
56 - Spencer Cochran - RS Freshman

Catchers

31 - Nick DeNicola - RS Junior
33 - Brock Mathis - Junior
36 - Josh Spiegel - RS Freshman

Infielders

1 - Hueston Morrill - Sophomore
4 - Kaden Polcovich - Junior
7 - Max Hewitt - Senior
17 - Jake Thompson - RS Junior
18 - Dylan Gardner - Junior
19 - Braley Hollins - Sophomore
23 - Blake Robertson - Freshman
42 - Alix Garcia - Senior
45 - Riley Metzger - Junior

Outfielders

8 - Cam Thompson - Freshman
12 - Carson McCusker - Senior
14 - Noah Sifrit - Junior
15 - Cade Cabbiness - Senior
28 - Caeden Trenkle - Freshman
32 - J.T. Mounce - Freshman

Schedule and results

2021 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball game log^[4]

Regular season (32–16–1)

February (6–0–0)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Big 12
February 19	6:30 pm	ESPN+	at Sam Houston State*	#20	Don Sanders Stadium Huntsville, TX							—	Story
February 20	3:00 pm		at Sam Houston State*	#20	Don Sanders Stadium Huntsville, TX							—	Story
February 21	1:00 pm	BSN	at Sam Houston State*	#20	Don Sanders Stadium Huntsville, TX							—	Story
February 21	2:00 pm		at Wichita State*	#20	Eck Stadium Wichita, KS	W 3–1	Scott (1–0)	Eddy (0–1)	Standlee (1)	1,447	1–0–0	—	Stats Story
February 22	2:00 pm		at Wichita State*	#20	Eck Stadium Wichita, KS	W 14–6	Martin (1–0)	Hynes (0–1)	—	1,468	2–0–0	—	Stats Story
February 24	4:00 pm	ESPN+	Little Rock*	#20	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	W 7–2	Cheney (1–0)	McKnight (0–1)	—	2,635	3–0–0	—	Stats Story
February 26	4:00 pm	ESPN+	Illinois State*	#20	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	W 3–2	Standlee (1–0)	Salata (0–1)	—	2,412	4–0–0	—	Stats Story
February 27	4:00 pm	ESPN+	Illinois State*	#20	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	W 8–2	Scott (2–0)	Sinisko (0–1)	—	2,507	5–0–0	—	Stats Story
February 28	1:00 pm		Illinois State*	#20	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	W 6–0	Osmond (1–0)	Anderson (0–1)	—	2,413	6–0–0	—	Stats Story

March (10–6–1)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Big 12
March 2	3:00 pm	ESPN+	at Missouri State*	#15	Hammons Field Springfield, MO	W 7–0	Campbell (1–0)	Buckner (1–1)	—	605	7–0–0	—	Stats Story
March 5	4:00 pm		Grand Canyon*	#15	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	W 11–5	Scott (3–0)	Barnes (1–2)	—	2,439	8–0–0	—	Stats Story
March 6	4:00 pm		Grand Canyon*	#15	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	W 3–0	Wrobleski (1–0)	Ohl (1–1)	Standlee (2)	3,105	9–0–0	—	Stats Story
March 7	12:00 pm		Grand Canyon*	#15	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	T 4–4	—	—	—	2,685	9–0–1	—	Stats Story
March 9	6:00 pm	ORUSN	at Oral Roberts*	#13	J. L. Johnson Stadium Tulsa, OK	W 5–0	Campbell (2–0)	Davis (0–3)	—	969	10–0–1	—	Stats Story
March 13	1:00 pm	ESPN+	#2 Vanderbilt*	#13	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	L 0–5	Rocker (4–0)	Scott (3–1)	—	3,480	10–1–1	—	Stats Story
March 13	6:00 pm	ESPN+	#2 Vanderbilt*	#13	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	L 4–18	Leiter (4–0)	Wrobleski (1–1)	—	3,480	10–2–1	—	Stats Story
March 14	1:00 pm	ESPN+	#2 Vanderbilt*	#13	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	W 10–6	Osmond (2–0)	Schultz (1–2)	—	3,296	11–2–1	—	Stats Story
March 16	6:00 pm	FloSports	vs. UL Monroe*	#14	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	L 6–13	Judice (1–0)	Walker (0–1)	—	405	11–3–1	—	Stats Story
March 19	6:30 pm	ESPN+	at #7 Texas Tech	#14	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 2–0	Scott (4–1)	Birdsell (2–1)	Standlee (3)	4,432	12–3–1	1–0–0	Stats Story
March 20	2:00 pm	ESPN+	at #7 Texas Tech	#14	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	L 2–4	Monteverde (4–0)	Wrobleski (1–2)	Dallas (1)	4,432	12–4–1	1–1–0	Stats Story
March 21	2:00 pm	ESPN+	at #7 Texas Tech	#14	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	L 5–6	Sublette (3–0)	Osmond (2–1)	Bridges (1)	3,733	12–5–1	1–2–0	Stats Story
March 23	6:00 pm	ESPN+	Missouri State*	#20	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	L 8–11	Ziegenbein (2–0)	Kelly (0–1)	Juenger (1)	2,466	12–6–1	—	Stats Story
March 26	6:00 pm	ESPN+	Kansas State	#20	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	W 14–5	Scott (5–1)	Wicks (4–1)	—	3,383	13–6–1	2–2–0	Stats Story
March 27	6:00 pm		Kansas State	#20	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	W 4–2	Standlee (2–0)	Littlejim (1–2)	—	3,846	14–6–1	3–2–0	Stats Story
March 28	1:00 pm	ESPN+	Kansas State	#20	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	W 8–2	Wrobleski (2–2)	McCullough (1–1)	—	3,203	15–6–1	4–2–0	Stats Story
March 30	6:00 pm	ESPN+	Oklahoma*	#16	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	W 5–4	Standlee (3–0)	Taggart (0–3)	—	3,559	16–6–1	—	Stats Story

April (8–7–0)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Big 12
April 1	6:00 pm	ESPN+	West Virginia	#16	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	L 3–4	Wolf (3–2)	Osmond (2–2)	Watters (2)	2,751	16–7–1	4–3–0	Stats Story
April 2	6:00 pm		West Virginia	#16	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	W 7–2	Campbell (3–0)	Tulloch (0–2)	—	2,850	17–7–1	5–3–0	Stats Story
April 3	1:00 pm	ESPN+	West Virginia	#16	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	W 21–11⁽⁸⁾	Martin (2–0)	Reed (1–2)	—	3,147	18–7–1	6–3–0	Stats Story
April 10	1:00 pm		UNC Wilmington*	#14	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	W 7–6	Scott (6–1)	Roupp (3–3)	—	2,912	19–7–1	—	Stats Story
April 10	6:00 pm	ESPN+	UNC Wilmington*	#14	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	W 10–3	Campbell (4–0)	Gesell (2–3)	Davis (1)	4,869	20–7–1	—	Stats Story
April 11	2:00 pm		UNC Wilmington*	#14	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	W 10–4	Wrobleski (3–2)	Calvert (1–1)	—	3,154	21–7–1	—	Stats Story
April 13	6:00 pm	ESPN+	Oral Roberts*	#13	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK							—	Story
April 16	6:30 pm	ESPN+	at #12 TCU	#13	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 8–9	King (4–1)	Davis (0–1)	Green (8)	2,218	21–8–1	6–4–0	Stats Story
April 17	2:00 pm	ESPN+	at #12 TCU	#13	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 7–8	Ridings (2–1)	Standlee (3–1)	—	2,736	21–9–1	6–5–0	Stats Story
April 18	1:00 pm	ESPN+	at #12 TCU	#13	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 6–12	King (5–1)	McLean (0–1)	—	2,589	21–10–1	6–6–0	Stats Story
April 20	6:00 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff*		O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	W 28–0⁽⁷⁾	Varela (1–0)	Horn Jr. (1–3)	—	2,100	22–10–1	—	Stats Story
April 21	6:00 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff*		O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	W 12–2⁽⁷⁾	Cable (1–0)	Rieschick (1–1)	—	2,160	23–10–1	—	Stats Story
April 24	2:00 pm		#3 Texas	#24	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	L 3–4	Madden (6–1)	Osmond (2–3)	Nixon (4)	4,258	23–11–1	6–7–0	Stats Story
April 24	6:00 pm	ESPN+	#3 Texas	#24	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	L 2–5	Stevens (7–1)	Campbell (4–1)	Witt (3)	4,258	23–12–1	6–8–0	Stats Story
April 25	1:00 pm	ESPN+	#3 Texas	#24	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	W 7–3	Standlee (4–1)	Kubichek (5–3)	—	3,306	24–12–1	7–8–0	Stats Story
April 30	6:00 pm	ESPN+	Oklahoma		O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	L 2–16	Olds (3–4)	Osmond (2–4)	—	3,830	24–13–1	7–9–0	Stats Story

May (8–3–0)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Big 12
May 1	3:00 pm	BSOK	at Oklahoma	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	L 3–5	Ruffcorn (4–1)	Davis (0–2)	—	1,375	24–14–1	7–10–0	Stats Story
May 2	4:00 pm	ESPNU	at Oklahoma	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 8–7⁽¹²⁾	Davis (1–2)	Godman (0–2)	—	1,276	25–14–1	8–10–0	Stats Story
May 7	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at Kansas	Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS	W 13–4	Stone (1–0)	Larsen (4–5)	—	481	26–14–1	9–10–0	Stats Story
May 8	1:00 pm	ESPN+	at Kansas	Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS	W 19–0	Campbell (5–1)	Davis (5–5)	—	527	27–14–1	10–10–0	Stats Story
May 9	1:00 pm	ESPN+	at Kansas	Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS	L 7–8	Ulane (3–0)	Davis (1–3)	—	383	27–15–1	10–11–0	Stats Story
May 11	7:00 pm	ESPN2	at Oklahoma*	ONEOK Field Tulsa, OK	W 7–3	Sifrit (1–0)	Ramos (2–1)	—	5,004	28–15–1	—	Stats Story
May 14	6:00 pm	ESPN+	Baylor	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	W 8–7⁽¹¹⁾	Martin (3–0)	Ashkinos (3–1)	—	3,304	29–15–1	11–11–0	Stats Story
May 15	6:00 pm	ESPN+	Baylor	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	W 3–1	Campbell (6–1)	Kettler (4–3)	Cable (1)	3,639	30–15–1	12–11–0	Stats Story
May 16	6:00 pm	ESPN+	Baylor	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	L 3–9	Caley (2–1)	Osmond (2–5)	—	819	30–16–1	12–12–0	Stats Story
May 20	6:00 pm	ESPN+	New Orleans*	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	W 9–6	Sifrit (2–0)	Seroski (4–3)	Martin (1)	6,362	31–16–1	—	Stats Story
May 21	6:00 pm		New Orleans*	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	W 15–1⁽⁷⁾	Stone (2–0)	LeBlanc (1–4)	—	3,202	32–16–1	—	Stats Story
May 22	1:00 pm		New Orleans*	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK							—	Story

Postseason (4–3–0)

Big 12 Tournament (3–1–0)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	B12T
May 26	9:00 pm	ESPN+	vs. (5) Oklahoma	(4)	Bricktown Ballpark Oklahoma City, OK	W 9–5	Campbell (7–1)	Ruffcorn (4–2)	—	6,618	33–16–1	1–0–0	Stats Story
May 28	5:00 pm	ESPN+	vs. (8) West Virginia	(4)	Bricktown Ballpark Oklahoma City, OK	W 12–2⁽⁷⁾	Scott (7–1)	Reed (4–5)	Osmond (1)	5,239	34–16–1	2–0–0	Stats Story
May 29	1:00 pm	ESPN+	vs. (1) #2 Texas	(4)	Bricktown Ballpark Oklahoma City, OK	W 5–4	Davis (2–3)	Nixon (3–3)	Standlee (4)	5,749	35–16–1	3–0–0	Stats Story
May 30	5:00 pm	ESPN2	vs. (2) #15 TCU	(4)	Bricktown Ballpark Oklahoma City, OK	L 7–10	Wright (3–1)	Bowman (0–1)	—	7,204	35–17–1	3–1–0	Stats Story

NCAA tournament (1–2–0)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	NCAAT
June 4	3:00 pm	ESPN3	vs. (3) UC Santa Barbara	(2) #23	Hi Corbett Field Tucson, AZ	L 4–14	Boone (11–4)	Campbell (7–2)	—	2,210	35–18–1	0–1–0	Stats Story
June 5	3:00 pm	ESPN3	vs. (4) Grand Canyon	(2) #23	Hi Corbett Field Tucson, AZ	W 5–4	Scott (8–1)	McCarville (5–3)	Standlee (5)	2,336	36–18–1	1–1–0	Stats Story
June 6	2:00 pm	ESPN3	vs. (3) UC Santa Barbara	(2) #23	Hi Corbett Field Tucson, AZ	L 3–13	Lewis (7–4)	Stone (2–1)	—	2,104	36–19–1	1–2–0	Stats Story

Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie = Canceled Bold = Oklahoma State team member

"*" indicates a non-conference game.
"#" represents ranking. All rankings from D1Baseball on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[5]	18	18*	15	9	11	17	16	13	12	19	20	24	RV	RV	RV	23	23*	23*	RV
Baseball America^[6]	—	—	—	19	25	—	—	23	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	22*	22*	—
Collegiate Baseball^^[7]	17	17	11	11	9	13	11	11	10	20	18	20	21	21	22	20	24	24	24
NCBWA†^[8]	26	20	14	10	12	18	17	14	10	19	19	27	RV	28	27	19	28	28*	27
D1Baseball^[9]	20	20	15	13	14	20	16	14	13	24	—	—	—	—	—	23	23*	23*	—

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

2021 MLB Draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Christian Encarnacion-Strand	3B	4	128	Minnesota Twins
Justin Wrobleski	LHP	11	342	Los Angeles Dodgers
Brett Standlee	RHP	17	506	San Francisco Giants

References

^ "2020–21 Baseball Standings". big12sports.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
^ "2020 Season Cancellation". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
^ "2021 Baseball Roster". Oklahoma State Cowboys. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
^ "2021 Baseball Schedule". Oklahoma State Cowboys. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023.
^ Baseball America College: Top 25
^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
^ NCBWA Division I poll
^ D1Baseball poll

External links

Oklahoma State Baseball Schedule

[1] "2020–21 Baseball Standings". big12sports.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

[2] "2020 Season Cancellation". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

[roster-3] "2021 Baseball Roster". Oklahoma State Cowboys. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

[schedule-4] "2021 Baseball Schedule". Oklahoma State Cowboys. Retrieved March 31, 2022.

[5] "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023.

[6] Baseball America College: Top 25

[CBNPoll-7] NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper

[8] NCBWA Division I poll

[9] D1Baseball poll

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