1974 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team

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1974 Oklahoma Sooners baseball
Oklahoma Sooners logo.svg
NCAA District 5 champions
Big Eight Conference champions
Conference Big Eight Conference
Record43–8 (18–3 Big Eight)
Head coach
Home stadium Haskell Park
Seasons
  1973
1975  
1974 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Oklahoma  y183 .857438 .843
Kansas State  147 .6673116 .660
Missouri  129 .5712814 .667
Colorado  1011 .4762719 .587
Oklahoma State  912 .4292417 .585
Iowa State  710 .4121717 .500
Kansas  612 .3331722 .436
Nebraska  416 .2001327 .325
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1974 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1974 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1974 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sooners played their home games at Haskell Park, and played as part of the Big Eight Conference. The team was coached by Enos Semore in his seventh season as head coach at Oklahoma.

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The Sooners reached the College World Series, their fourth appearance in Omaha, where they finished tied for fifth place after recording an opening round win against Northern Colorado and losing games to runner-up Miami (FL) and semifinalist Texas.

Personnel

Roster

1974 Oklahoma Sooners roster [2]
 

Pitchers

  • 1 - Stan Meek
  • 16 - Kenneth Palmer
  • 18 - Marty Kunkler
  • 18 - Timothy Paul Fox
  • 19 - F. Breen Newcomer
  • 21 - Bob Shirley
  • 26 - Mickey Lewis Lashley
 

Catchers

  • 12 - Jacky Ray Parish

Outfielders

  • 7 - Bill E. Severns
  • 8 - Wayne G. Pechek
  • 9 - Kenny King
  • 11 - Stanley Herbert Lawrence

Infielders

  • 2 - Keith Drumright
  • 3 - Kelly Ray Snider
  • 5 - Charles Redmon
  • 6 - Michael J. Cunico
  • 23 - Mike Umfleet
 
  • 4 - Thomas R. Eaton
  • 4 - Rick A. Jenson
  • 14 - Patrick Sullivan
  • 17 - Terry Jolly
  • 20 - Doug E. Schaefer

Coaches

1974 Oklahoma Sooners baseball coaching staff [3]

Schedule and results

Legend
 Oklahoma win
 Oklahoma loss
1974 Oklahoma Sooners Baseball Game Log [4]
Regular Season
Postseason

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1974". Boyd's World. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  2. 2025 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Oklahoma Sooners. pp. 97–100. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  3. 2025 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Oklahoma Sooners. p. 40. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  4. 2025 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Oklahoma Sooners. p. 80. Retrieved July 6, 2025.