1968 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

The 1968 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented the Oklahoma State University in the 1968 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team was coached by Chet Bryan in his 4th year at Oklahoma State.

1968 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
Big Eight champions
District V champions
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record21–9 (15–3 Big 8)
Head coach
  • Chet Bryan (4th season)
1968 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Oklahoma State  ‍†‍‍y 15–3 .83323–9 .719
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 13–7 .65015–16 .484
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55613–14 .481
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50011–16 .407
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9–11 .45011–16 .407
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 6–10 .3759–13 .409
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 7–13 .35010–15 .400
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 5–13 .2787–10 .412
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1968[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Cowboys won the District V playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Southern Illinois Salukis.

Roster
1968 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
RHP Mike Camp /R
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—
 So
LHP Bill Dobbs /L
—
—
 Jr Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
C Fred Dumler /
—
—
 So
Murl Etter /
—
—
Jim Hays /
—
—
 Sr
OF Steve Houck /
—
—
 So
Bob Hudspeth /
—
—
INF Alan Johnson R/
—
—
RHP Danny Loerwald /R
—
—
RHP Bill Maxwell /R
—
—
 Jr Tulsa, Oklahoma
P Bob Richardson /
—
—
Steve Roney /
—
—
P Richard Schmidt /
—
—
 Jr
Joe Sorenson /
—
—
Mike Tate /
—
—
INF Danny Thompson R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Capron, Oklahoma
14 OF Wayne Weatherly /
—
—
 Sr
Rod Wisley /
—
—
Head coach

24 Chet Bryan

Assistant coach(es)

Dean Alexander

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 23, 2021

Schedule
1968 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball game log
Regular season
March (3–4)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordBig 8 record
1March 23at Texas A&MKyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas0–40–1–
2March 23at Texas A&MKyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas2–30–2–
3March 25at HoustonCougar Field • Houston, Texas5–60–3–
4March 26at HoustonCouagr Field • Houston, Texas2–11–3–
5March 27at HoustonCougar Field • Houston, Texas9–12–3–
6March 28at HoustonCougar Field • Houston, Texas6–43–3–
7March 29at HoustonCougar Field • Houston, Texas3–43–4–
April (7–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordBig 8 record
8April 5at Iowa StateCap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa9–24–41–0
9April 5at Iowa StateCap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa4–35–42–0
10April 6at Iowa StateCap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa22–46–43–0
11April 12ColoradoUnknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma2–17–44–0
12April 12ColoradoUnknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma3–18–45–0
13April 13ColoradoUnknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma5–19–46–0
14April 26at Kansas StateKSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas4–59–56–1
15April 26at Kansas StateKSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas2–39–66–2
16April 27at Kansas StateKSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas10–210–67–2
May (8–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordBig 8 record
17May 3KansasUnknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma10–111–68–2
18May 3KansasUnknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma4–511–78–3
19May 4KansasUnknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma14–412–79–3
20May 10at NebraskaHusker Diamond • Lincoln, Nebraska5–113–710–3
21May 10at NebraskaHusker Diamond • Lincoln, Nebraska5–014–711–3
22May 11at NebraskaHusker Diamond • Lincoln, Nebraska4–015–712–3
23May 17at MissouriSimmons Field • Columbia, Missouri5–316–713–3
24May 17at MissouriSimmons Field • Columbia, Missouri10–317–714–3
25May 18at MissouriSimmons Field • Columbia, Missouri4–118–715–3
Postseason
District V (2–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordBig 8 record
26May 29BradleyUnknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma13–119–715–3
27May 29BradleyUnknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma2–320–715–3
College World Series (01–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordBig 8 record
28June 10vs TexasOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska8–521–715–3
29June 13vs Southern CaliforniaOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska5–621–815–3
30June 13vs Southern IllinoisOmaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska1–721–915–3

Awards and honors
Steve Houck
Danny Thompson
Wayne Weatherly
  • All-Big Eight Conference
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1968". Boyd's World. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  2. "CWS record Book" (PDF). www.ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
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