2023 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

The 2023 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented Oklahoma State University during the 2023 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 eleventh season at Oklahoma State.

2023 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
Big 12 Regular season champions
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
CBNo. 14
Record41–18 (15–9 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rob Walton (11th season)
  • Robin Ventura (1st season)
  • Justin Seely (6th season)
Home stadiumO'Brate Stadium
2023 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Texas ‍†‍‍y 15–9 .62542–22 .656
Oklahoma State ‍†‍‍y 15–9 .62541–20 .672
West Virginia ‍†‍‍y 15–9 .62540–20 .667
No. 5 TCU ‍‍‡‍y 13–11 .54244–24 .647
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54235–24 .593
Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 12–12 .50041–23 .641
Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 11–13 .45832–28 .533
Kansas ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33325–32 .439
Baylor ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25020–35 .364
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 25, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1baseball

Previous season
Main article: 2022 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

The 2022 team finished the season with a 42–22 record and a 15–9 record in the Big 12. In the 2022 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament, the fourth-seeded Cowboys made a run to the semifinals where they fell to fifth-seeded Texas in Game 7, 2–9. They earned an at-large bid into the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they were seeded seventh overall and the top seed in the Stillwater Regional. There, the Cowboys were eliminated by second-seeded Arkansas.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year Source
Big 12 Preseason Pitcher of the Year Juaron Watts-Brown RHP Sophomore [2]
Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year Juaron Watts-Brown RHP Sophomore [2]
Golden Spikes Award watchlist Nolan McLean U Junior [3]
Juaron Watts-Brown RHP Sophomore [3]

Big 12 media poll
Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1TCU61 (5)
2Oklahoma State59 (4)
3Texas Tech48
4Texas43
5Oklahoma38
6West Virginia28
7Kansas State17
8Kansas16
9Baylor14

Source:[4]

Preseason Big 12 awards and honors
Preseason All-Big 12 Team[2]
Player No. Position Class
Marcus Brown19INFJunior
Nolan McLean13UJunior
Roc Riggio7INFSophomore
Juaron Watts-Brown23RHPSophomore

Preseason All-Americans
Second Team All-Americans
Player No. Position Class Selector(s)
Nolan McLean13UJuniorCollegiate Baseball
D1Baseball
Juaron Watts-Brown23SPSophomoreBaseball America
D1Baseball
Third Team All-Americans
Player No. Position Class Selector(s)
Nolan McLean13UJuniorBaseball America
NCBWA
Roc Riggio7INFSophomoreBaseball America
D1Baseball
Juaron Watts-Brown23SPSophomoreNCBWA

Sources:[5][6][7][8]

Schedule and results
2023 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball game log
Regular season (37–16)
Postseason (4–4)
Big 12 Tournament (4–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record B12T Record
May 24vs. (7) Oklahoma(2) No. 18Globe Life FieldL 5–9James Hitt (6–1)Carson Benge (2–2)Carter Campbell (2)B12N/ESPN+7,40637–170–1
May 25vs. (3) No. 21 West Virginia(2) No. 18Globe Life FieldW 3–2Juaron Watts-Brown (6–4)Carlson Reed (2–1)—B12N/ESPN+6,32538–171–1
May 26vs. (7) Oklahoma(2) No. 18Globe Life FieldW 8–3Ben Abram (8–2)Will Carsten (1–3)—B12N/ESPN+10,74539–172–1
May 27vs. (6) Texas Tech(2) No. 18Globe Life FieldW 8–1Brennan Phillips (2–1)Zane Petty (3–1)Bayden Root (1)B12N/ESPN+—40–173–1
May 27vs. (6) Texas Tech(2) No. 18Globe Life FieldW 6–5Gabe Davis (1–2)Brandon Beckel (5–2)—B12N/ESPN+13,53241–174–1
May 28vs. (4) TCU(2) No. 18Globe Life FieldL 5–12Luke Savage (3–3)Ben Abram (8–3)—ESPN214,67341–184–2
Stillwater Regional (0–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
June 2(4) Oral Roberts(1) No. 16O'Brate StadiumL 4–6Caleb Isaacs (7–0)Nolan McLean (1–2)Cade Denton (13)ESPN+5,42341–190–1
June 3(2) No. 18 Dallas Baptist(1) No. 16O'Brate StadiumL 4–18Zach Heaton (5–1)Juaron Watts-Brown (6–5)—ESPN25,03341–200–2
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold = Oklahoma State team member
"*" indicates a non-conference game.
"#" represents ranking. All rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.
[9]

Statistics

Team batting
As of March 24, 2023[10]
Team AB Avg. H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Oklahoma State738.3102295544016710720120
Opponents704.24617332521100822247

Team pitching
Team IP H R ER BB SO SV ERA
Oklahoma State0.00000000.00
Opponents0.00000000.00

Rankings
Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[11]88*13141315131316
Baseball America[12]152121181720171114
Collegiate Baseball^[13]121623241819141218
NCBWA†[14]141918151316131517
D1Baseball[15]91512131220171618

^ 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.

Notes
  1. Part of a doubleheader.
  2. Non-conference game.

References
  1. "2022–23 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  2. "TCU's Taylor, OSU's Watts-Brown Lead Big 12 Baseball Preseason Awards". Big 12 Sports.
  3. "Cowboy Baseball Duo Lands On Golden Spikes Watch List". okstate.com. February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  4. "TCU Picked As Favorite In Big 12 Baseball Preseason Poll". Big 12 Sports.
  5. "Collegiate Baseball announces 2023 Preseason All-American teams". NCAA.com. December 19, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  6. Carter, Bo. "NCBWA unveils 2023 Preseason All-America Team". sportswriters.net. NCBWA. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  7. "2023 D1Baseball Preseason All-Americans". d1baseball.com. January 30, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  8. Collazo, Carlos (January 30, 2023). "2023 Preseason College All-American Teams". Baseball America. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  9. "2023 Baseball Schedule". okstate.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  10. "2023 Cowboy Baseball Cumulative Statistics - Team Statistics". okstate.com. Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  11. "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  12. "College Top 25". Baseball America. February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  13. "2023 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
  14. "NCBWA Division I Poll". sportswriters.net. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
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