1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
Big Eight champions; Midwest Regional champions
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Big Eight Conference
CB	No. 4
Record	56–15 (18–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Gary Ward (9th season);
Pitching coach	Tom Holliday (9th season)
Home stadium	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

Last updated May 20, 2024

1986 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 22 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍^y	19	–	3	.864	44	–	21	.677
No. 4 Oklahoma State ‍‍‡‍^y	18	–	5	.783	56	–	15	.789
Nebraska ‍‍‍	14	–	9	.609	35	–	25	.583
Missouri ‍‍‍	12	–	12	.500	33	–	27	.550
Kansas ‍‍‍	7	–	15	.318	12	–	25	.324
Iowa State ‍‍‍	6	–	17	.261	25	–	33	.431
Kansas State ‍‍‍	5	–	19	.208	24	–	34	.414

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1986^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented the Oklahoma State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys played their home games at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium. The team was coached by Gary Ward in his 9th year at Oklahoma State.

Roster

1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
INF	Jimmy Barragan	/	—	—	So	San Diego, California
OF	Anthony Blackmon	/	—	—		Indianapolis, Indiana
RHP	Jeff Bronkey	R/R	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	215 lb(98 kg)	Jr	Klamath Falls, Oregon
	Paul Calvaresi	/	—	—	Fr
	Chris Deaton	/	—	—
C	Carlos Diaz	R/R	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	190 lb(86 kg)		Elizabeth, New Jersey
LHP	Gordie Dillard	/L	—	—		Salinas, California
INF	Sergio Espinal	R/R	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	175 lb(79 kg)	Sr	New York, New York
INF	Monty Fariss	/	—	—	Fr	Leedey, Oklahoma
LHP	Mike Gardella	/L	—	—	Fr	New York, New York
P	Joe Giordanella	/	—	—
P	David Havely	/	—	—
RHP	Pat Hope	/R	—	—	Fr	Stillwater, Oklahoma
INF	Jim Ifland	/	—	—		Santa Cruz, California
	Bryn Kosco	/	—	—
RHP	Steve Lienhard	/R	—	—		McAlester, Oklahoma
RHP	Jimmy Long	/R	—	—	So	Midwest City, Oklahoma
	Mark Malizia	/	—	—
	Bob McKercher	/	—	—
RHP	David Osteen	/R	—	—		Annville, Pennsylvania
RHP	Tim Pugh	/R	—	—	Fr	Bartlesville, Oklahoma
	Jerry Retton	/	—	—
	Brad Robinson	/	—	—
RHP	Marv Rockman	/R	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	180 lb(82 kg)		Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
P	Scott Sadler	/	—	—
	Mike Skoutelakis	/	—	—
C	Adam Smith	/	—	—	Fr	San Jose, California
RHP	Brett Swisher	/R	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	180 lb(82 kg)
RHP	Chuck Tate	/R	—	—		Bartlesville, Oklahoma
INF	Robin Ventura	L/R	—	—	Fr	Santa Maria, California
RHP	Rob Walton	/R	5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)	165 lb(75 kg)	Sr	Rutherford, New Jersey
	Scott Wilkinson	/	—	—

Head coach

20 Gary Ward

Assistant coach(es)

Wade Robertson

Pitching coach(es)

Tom Holliday

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 18, 2021

Schedule

1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball game log

Regular season

February (1–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big 8 record
1	February 28	at Rice	Cameron Field • Houston, Texas	6–2	1–0	–

March (11–10)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big 8 record
2	March 1	at Rice	Cameron Field • Houston, Texas	0–4	1–1	–
3	March 2	vs Rice	Cameron Field • Houston, Texas	4–5	1–2	–
4	March 5	at UNLV	Rebel Field • Paradise, Nevada	18–12	2–2	–
5	March 6	at UNLV	Rebel Field • Paradise, Nevada	7–6	2–3	–
6	March 7	vs BYU	Rebel Field • Paradise, Nevada	7–6	3–3	–
7	March 8	vs BYU	Rebel Field • Paradise, Nevada	19–21	3–4	–
8	March 11	at Lamar	Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, Texas	2–0	4–4	–
9	March 12	vs Miami (OH)	Cougar Field • Houston, Texas	23–8	5–4	–
10	March 13	at Houston	Perry Field • Gainesville, Florida	0–4	5–5	–
11	March 14	at Houston	Cougar Field • Houston, Texas	19–9	6–5	–
12	March 17	Rice	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	31–3	7–5	–
13	March 18	Rice	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	21–5	8–5	–
14	March 22	Florida	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	4–7	8–6	–
15	March 23	Florida	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	16–7	9–6	–
16	March 24	Florida	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	14–4	10–6	–
17	March 26	Wichita State	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	0–3	10–7	–
18	March 27	New Mexico	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	13–2	11–7	–
19	March 28	Oklahoma	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	7–8	11–8	0–1
20	March 29	at Oklahoma	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, Oklahoma	2–8	11–9	0–2
21	March 29	vs Oklahoma	All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	2–3	11–10	0–3
22	March 30	at Oklahoma	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, Oklahoma	22–3	12–10	1–3

April (29–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big 8 record
23	April 1	at Arkansas	George Cole Field • Fayetteville, Arkansas	11–9	13–10	1–3
24	April 4	Kansas State	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	4–2	14–10	2–3
25	April 5	Kansas State	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	12–3	15–10	3–3
26	April 5	Kansas State	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	19–6	16–10	4–3
27	April 6	Kansas State	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	17–0	17–10	5–3
28	April 8	North Texas State	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	9–1	18–10	5–3
29	April 8	North Texas State	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	8–2	19–10	5–3
30	April 9	North Texas State	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	13–2	20–10	5–3
31	April 9	North Texas State	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	11–3	21–10	5–3
32	April 11	Arkansas–Little Rock	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	18–5	22–10	5–3
33	April 11	Arkansas–Little Rock	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	15–0	23–10	5–3
34	April 12	Arkansas–Little Rock	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	11–3	24–10	5–3
35	April 12	Arkansas–Little Rock	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	11–1	25–10	5–3
36	April 13	Texas Tech	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	18–4	26–10	5–3
37	April 15	Arkansas	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	8–7	27–10	5–3
38	April 16	Missouri Southern	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	8–3	28–10	5–3
39	April 16	Missouri Southern	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	20–6	29–10	5–3
40	April 18	at Missouri	Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri	17–3	30–10	6–3
41	April 19	at Missouri	Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri	4–0	31–10	7–3
42	April 19	at Missouri	Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri	4–0	32–10	8–3
43	April 20	at Missouri	Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri	12–1	33–10	9–3
44	April 22	UNLV	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	8–5	34–10	9–3
45	April 23	UNLV	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	13–6	35–10	9–3
46	April 23	UNLV	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	5–1	36–10	9–3
47	April 25	Kansas	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	12–2	37–10	10–3
48	April 26	Kansas	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	10–7	38–10	11–3
49	April 26	Kansas	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	16–3	39–10	12–3
50	April 27	Kansas	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	13–8	40–10	13–3
51	April 29	at Wichita State	Eck Stadium • Wichita, Kansas	13–3	41–10	13–3

May (5–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big 8 record
52	May 1	at Nebraska	Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska	2–6	41–11	13–4
53	May 1	at Nebraska	Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska	10–6	42–11	14–4
54	May 2	at Nebraska	Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska	11–12	42–12	14–5
55	May 2	at Nebraska	Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska	16–8	43–12	15–5
56	May 9	Iowa State	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	10–5	44–12	16–5
57	May 11	Iowa State	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	3–2	45–12	17–5
58	May 11	Iowa State	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	13–5	46–12	18–5

Postseason

Big Eight Conference Tournament (4–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big 8 record
59	May 14	vs Nebraska	All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	6–0	47–12	18–5
60	May 16	vs Oklahoma	All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	5–7	47–13	18–5
61	May 17	vs Missouri	All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	6–3	48–13	18–5
62	May 17	vs Oklahoma	All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	12–7	49–13	18–5
63	May 18	vs Oklahoma	All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	9–3	50–13	18–5

NCAA Midwest Regional (3–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big 8 record
64	May 22	Richmond	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	20–8	51–13	18–5
65	May 23	Appalachian	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	23–2	52–13	18–5
66	May 24	Stanford	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	16–8	53–13	18–5
67	May 25	Stanford	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	3–0	54–13	18–5

College World Series (2–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big 8 record
68	May 31	vs Miami (FL)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	2–6	54–14	18–5
69	June 1	vs Indiana State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	4–0	55–14	18–5
70	June 4	vs Loyola Marymount	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	11–5	56–14	18–5
71	June 5	vs Florida State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	5–6	56–15	18–5

Awards and honors

Jimmy Barragan

All-Big Eight Conference
Third Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
Second Team All-American Baseball America

Jeff Bronkey

Big Eight Conference All-Tournament Team

Monty Fariss

Big Eight Conference All-Tournament Team

Bryn Kosco

Big Eight Conference All-Tournament Team

Jim Ifland

All-Big Eight Conference
Big Eight Conference All-Tournament Team

David Osteen

All-Big Eight Conference

Robin Ventura

All-Big Eight Conference
Big Eight Conference All-Tournament Team
Big Eight Conference Tournament MVP
First Team All-American Baseball America
College World Series All-Tournament Team

Rob Walton

Big Eight Conference All-Tournament Team

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References

↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1986". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 16, 2021.

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1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
Big Eight champions Midwest Regional champions
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Big Eight Conference
CB	No. 4
Record	56–15 (18–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Gary Ward (9th season)
Pitching coach	Tom Holliday (9th season)
Home stadium	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

Contents

Roster

Schedule

Awards and honors

Related Research Articles

References