2021 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

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

2021 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record36–19–1 (12–12 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumO'Brate Stadium
2021 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 3 Texas ‍†‍‍y 17–7–0 .70850–17–0 .746
No. 8 TCU ‍†‍‡‍y 17–7–0 .70841–19–0 .683
No. 9 Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 14–10–0 .58339–17–0 .696
No. 23 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 12–12–0 .50036–19–1 .652
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45827–28–0 .491
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45831–20–0 .608
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41734–23–0 .596
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33325–27–0 .481
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33330–27–0 .526
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 26, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1baseball

This will be 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
Main article: 2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

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
NamePositionSeasons at
Oklahoma State		Alma Mater
Josh HollidayHead Coach9Oklahoma State University (1999)
Rob WaltonAssistant Coach - Pitching9Oklahoma State University (1986)
Marty LeesAssistant Coach - Recruiting Coordinator5Western Oregon University (1994)
Matt HollidayVolunteer Assistant Coach2Stillwater 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)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
February 196:30 pmESPN+at Sam Houston State*#20Don Sanders Stadium
Huntsville, TX		—Story
February 203:00 pmat Sam Houston State*#20Don Sanders Stadium
Huntsville, TX		—Story
February 211:00 pmBSNat Sam Houston State*#20Don Sanders Stadium
Huntsville, TX		—Story
February 212:00 pmat Wichita State*#20Eck Stadium
Wichita, KS		W
3–1		Scott
(1–0)		Eddy
(0–1)		Standlee
(1)		1,4471–0–0—Stats
Story
February 222:00 pmat Wichita State*#20Eck Stadium
Wichita, KS		W
14–6		Martin
(1–0)		Hynes
(0–1)		—1,4682–0–0—Stats
Story
February 244:00 pmESPN+Little Rock*#20O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		W
7–2		Cheney
(1–0)		McKnight
(0–1)		—2,6353–0–0—Stats
Story
February 264:00 pmESPN+Illinois State*#20O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		W
3–2		Standlee
(1–0)		Salata
(0–1)		—2,4124–0–0—Stats
Story
February 274:00 pmESPN+Illinois State*#20O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		W
8–2		Scott
(2–0)		Sinisko
(0–1)		—2,5075–0–0—Stats
Story
February 281:00 pmIllinois State*#20O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		W
6–0		Osmond
(1–0)		Anderson
(0–1)		—2,4136–0–0—Stats
Story
March (10–6–1)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
March 23:00 pmESPN+at Missouri State*#15Hammons Field
Springfield, MO		W
7–0		Campbell
(1–0)		Buckner
(1–1)		—6057–0–0—Stats
Story
March 54:00 pmGrand Canyon*#15O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		W
11–5		Scott
(3–0)		Barnes
(1–2)		—2,4398–0–0—Stats
Story
March 64:00 pmGrand Canyon*#15O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		W
3–0		Wrobleski
(1–0)		Ohl
(1–1)		Standlee
(2)		3,1059–0–0—Stats
Story
March 712:00 pmGrand Canyon*#15O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		T
4–4		———2,6859–0–1—Stats
Story
March 96:00 pmORUSNat Oral Roberts*#13J. L. Johnson Stadium
Tulsa, OK		W
5–0		Campbell
(2–0)		Davis
(0–3)		—96910–0–1—Stats
Story
March 131:00 pmESPN+#2 Vanderbilt*#13O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		L
0–5		Rocker
(4–0)		Scott
(3–1)		—3,48010–1–1—Stats
Story
March 136:00 pmESPN+#2 Vanderbilt*#13O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		L
4–18		Leiter
(4–0)		Wrobleski
(1–1)		—3,48010–2–1—Stats
Story
March 141:00 pmESPN+#2 Vanderbilt*#13O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		W
10–6		Osmond
(2–0)		Schultz
(1–2)		—3,29611–2–1—Stats
Story
March 166:00 pmFloSportsvs. UL Monroe*#14Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX		L
6–13		Judice
(1–0)		Walker
(0–1)		—40511–3–1—Stats
Story
March 196:30 pmESPN+at #7 Texas Tech#14Dan Law Field
Lubbock, TX		W
2–0		Scott
(4–1)		Birdsell
(2–1)		Standlee
(3)		4,43212–3–11–0–0Stats
Story
March 202:00 pmESPN+at #7 Texas Tech#14Dan Law Field
Lubbock, TX		L
2–4		Monteverde
(4–0)		Wrobleski
(1–2)		Dallas
(1)		4,43212–4–11–1–0Stats
Story
March 212:00 pmESPN+at #7 Texas Tech#14Dan Law Field
Lubbock, TX		L
5–6		Sublette
(3–0)		Osmond
(2–1)		Bridges
(1)		3,73312–5–11–2–0Stats
Story
March 236:00 pmESPN+Missouri State*#20O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		L
8–11		Ziegenbein
(2–0)		Kelly
(0–1)		Juenger
(1)		2,46612–6–1—Stats
Story
March 266:00 pmESPN+Kansas State#20O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		W
14–5		Scott
(5–1)		Wicks
(4–1)		—3,38313–6–12–2–0Stats
Story
March 276:00 pmKansas State#20O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		W
4–2		Standlee
(2–0)		Littlejim
(1–2)		—3,84614–6–13–2–0Stats
Story
March 281:00 pmESPN+Kansas State#20O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		W
8–2		Wrobleski
(2–2)		McCullough
(1–1)		—3,20315–6–14–2–0Stats
Story
March 306:00 pmESPN+Oklahoma*#16O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		W
5–4		Standlee
(3–0)		Taggart
(0–3)		—3,55916–6–1—Stats
Story
April (8–7–0)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
April 16:00 pmESPN+West Virginia#16O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		L
3–4		Wolf
(3–2)		Osmond
(2–2)		Watters
(2)		2,75116–7–14–3–0Stats
Story
April 26:00 pmWest Virginia#16O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		W
7–2		Campbell
(3–0)		Tulloch
(0–2)		—2,85017–7–15–3–0Stats
Story
April 31:00 pmESPN+West Virginia#16O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		W
21–11(8)		Martin
(2–0)		Reed
(1–2)		—3,14718–7–16–3–0Stats
Story
April 101:00 pmUNC Wilmington*#14O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		W
7–6		Scott
(6–1)		Roupp
(3–3)		—2,91219–7–1—Stats
Story
April 106:00 pmESPN+UNC Wilmington*#14O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		W
10–3		Campbell
(4–0)		Gesell
(2–3)		Davis
(1)		4,86920–7–1—Stats
Story
April 112:00 pmUNC Wilmington*#14O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		W
10–4		Wrobleski
(3–2)		Calvert
(1–1)		—3,15421–7–1—Stats
Story
April 136:00 pmESPN+Oral Roberts*#13O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		—Story
April 166:30 pmESPN+at #12 TCU#13Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX		L
8–9		King
(4–1)		Davis
(0–1)		Green
(8)		2,21821–8–16–4–0Stats
Story
April 172:00 pmESPN+at #12 TCU#13Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX		L
7–8		Ridings
(2–1)		Standlee
(3–1)		—2,73621–9–16–5–0Stats
Story
April 181:00 pmESPN+at #12 TCU#13Lupton Stadium
Fort Worth, TX		L
6–12		King
(5–1)		McLean
(0–1)		—2,58921–10–16–6–0Stats
Story
April 206:00 pmArkansas–Pine Bluff*O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		W
28–0(7)		Varela
(1–0)		Horn Jr.
(1–3)		—2,10022–10–1—Stats
Story
April 216:00 pmArkansas–Pine Bluff*O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		W
12–2(7)		Cable
(1–0)		Rieschick
(1–1)		—2,16023–10–1—Stats
Story
April 242:00 pm#3 Texas#24O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		L
3–4		Madden
(6–1)		Osmond
(2–3)		Nixon
(4)		4,25823–11–16–7–0Stats
Story
April 246:00 pmESPN+#3 Texas#24O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		L
2–5		Stevens
(7–1)		Campbell
(4–1)		Witt
(3)		4,25823–12–16–8–0Stats
Story
April 251:00 pmESPN+#3 Texas#24O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		W
7–3		Standlee
(4–1)		Kubichek
(5–3)		—3,30624–12–17–8–0Stats
Story
April 306:00 pmESPN+OklahomaO'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		L
2–16		Olds
(3–4)		Osmond
(2–4)		—3,83024–13–17–9–0Stats
Story
May (8–3–0)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
May 13:00 pmBSOKat OklahomaMitchell Park
Norman, OK		L
3–5		Ruffcorn
(4–1)		Davis
(0–2)		—1,37524–14–17–10–0Stats
Story
May 24:00 pmESPNUat OklahomaMitchell Park
Norman, OK		W
8–7(12)		Davis
(1–2)		Godman
(0–2)		—1,27625–14–18–10–0Stats
Story
May 76:00 pmESPN+at KansasHoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, KS		W
13–4		Stone
(1–0)		Larsen
(4–5)		—48126–14–19–10–0Stats
Story
May 81:00 pmESPN+at KansasHoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, KS		W
19–0		Campbell
(5–1)		Davis
(5–5)		—52727–14–110–10–0Stats
Story
May 91:00 pmESPN+at KansasHoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, KS		L
7–8		Ulane
(3–0)		Davis
(1–3)		—38327–15–110–11–0Stats
Story
May 117:00 pmESPN2at Oklahoma*ONEOK Field
Tulsa, OK		W
7–3		Sifrit
(1–0)		Ramos
(2–1)		—5,00428–15–1—Stats
Story
May 146:00 pmESPN+BaylorO'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		W
8–7(11)		Martin
(3–0)		Ashkinos
(3–1)		—3,30429–15–111–11–0Stats
Story
May 156:00 pmESPN+BaylorO'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		W
3–1		Campbell
(6–1)		Kettler
(4–3)		Cable
(1)		3,63930–15–112–11–0Stats
Story
May 166:00 pmESPN+BaylorO'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		L
3–9		Caley
(2–1)		Osmond
(2–5)		—81930–16–112–12–0Stats
Story
May 206:00 pmESPN+New Orleans*O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		W
9–6		Sifrit
(2–0)		Seroski
(4–3)		Martin
(1)		6,36231–16–1—Stats
Story
May 216:00 pmNew Orleans*O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		W
15–1(7)		Stone
(2–0)		LeBlanc
(1–4)		—3,20232–16–1—Stats
Story
May 221:00 pmNew Orleans*O'Brate Stadium
Stillwater, OK		—Story
Postseason (4–3–0)
Big 12 Tournament (3–1–0)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallB12T
May 269:00 pmESPN+vs. (5) Oklahoma(4)Bricktown Ballpark
Oklahoma City, OK		W
9–5		Campbell
(7–1)		Ruffcorn
(4–2)		—6,61833–16–11–0–0Stats
Story
May 285:00 pmESPN+vs. (8) West Virginia(4)Bricktown Ballpark
Oklahoma City, OK		W
12–2(7)		Scott
(7–1)		Reed
(4–5)		Osmond
(1)		5,23934–16–12–0–0Stats
Story
May 291:00 pmESPN+vs. (1) #2 Texas(4)Bricktown Ballpark
Oklahoma City, OK		W
5–4		Davis
(2–3)		Nixon
(3–3)		Standlee
(4)		5,74935–16–13–0–0Stats
Story
May 305:00 pmESPN2vs. (2) #15 TCU(4)Bricktown Ballpark
Oklahoma City, OK		L
7–10		Wright
(3–1)		Bowman
(0–1)		—7,20435–17–13–1–0Stats
Story
NCAA tournament (1–2–0)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallNCAAT
June 43:00 pmESPN3vs. (3) UC Santa Barbara(2) #23Hi Corbett Field
Tucson, AZ		L
4–14		Boone
(11–4)		Campbell
(7–2)		—2,21035–18–10–1–0Stats
Story
June 53:00 pmESPN3vs. (4) Grand Canyon(2) #23Hi Corbett Field
Tucson, AZ		W
5–4		Scott
(8–1)		McCarville
(5–3)		Standlee
(5)		2,33636–18–11–1–0Stats
Story
June 62:00 pmESPN3vs. (3) UC Santa Barbara(2) #23Hi Corbett Field
Tucson, AZ		L
3–13		Lewis
(7–4)		Stone
(2–1)		—2,10436–19–11–2–0Stats
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
See also: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[5]1818*1591117161312192024RVRVRV2323*23*RV
Baseball America[6]———1925——2320——————2222*22*—
Collegiate Baseball^[7]1717111191311111020182021212220242424
NCBWA†[8]262014101218171410191927RV2827192828*27
D1Baseball[9]20201513142016141324—————2323*23*—

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * 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
Main article: 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
  1. "2020–21 Baseball Standings". big12sports.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. "2020 Season Cancellation". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  3. "2021 Baseball Roster". Oklahoma State Cowboys. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  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
  7. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  8. NCBWA Division I poll
  9. D1Baseball poll
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