1968 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

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1968 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
Big Eight champions
District V champions
Conference Big Eight Conference
Record21–9 (15–3 Big 8)
Head coach
Seasons
←  1967
1969 →
1968 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Oklahoma State  ‍†‍‍y15–3 .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 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.

Contents

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
—
—
So
LHP Bill Dobbs/L
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—
Jr Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
C Fred Dumler/
—
—
So
Murl Etter/
—
—
Jim Hays/
—
—
Sr
OF Steve Houck/
—
—
So
Bob Hudspeth/
—
—
INF Alan JohnsonR/
—
—
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/R6 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
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg 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&M Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas 0–40–1–
2March 23at Texas A&MKyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas2–30–2–
3March 25at Houston Cougar Field • Houston, Texas 5–60–3–
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 State Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 9–24–41–0
9April 5at Iowa StateCap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa4–35–42–0
10April 6at Iowa StateCap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa22–46–43–0
11April 12 Colorado Unknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma2–17–44–0
12April 12ColoradoUnknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma3–18–45–0
13April 13ColoradoUnknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma5–19–46–0
14April 26at Kansas State KSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas 4–59–56–1
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 3 Kansas Unknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma10–111–68–2
18May 3KansasUnknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma4–511–78–3
19May 4KansasUnknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma14–412–79–3
20May 10at Nebraska Husker Diamond • Lincoln, Nebraska 5–113–710–3
21May 10at NebraskaHusker Diamond • Lincoln, Nebraska5–014–711–3
22May 11at NebraskaHusker Diamond • Lincoln, Nebraska4–015–712–3
23May 17at Missouri Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 5–316–713–3
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 29 Bradley Unknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma13–119–715–3
27May 29BradleyUnknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma2–320–715–3
College World Series (01–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordBig 8 record
28June 10vs Texas Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 8–521–715–3
29June 13vs Southern California Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska5–621–815–3
30June 13vs Southern Illinois Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska1–721–915–3

Awards and honors

Steve Houck
Danny Thompson
Wayne Weatherly

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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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