1994 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team

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1994 Oklahoma Sooners baseball
Oklahoma Sooners logo.svg
Conference Big 8 Conference
Record50-17 (21-9 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadium L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park
Seasons
 1993
1995 
1994 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 Oklahoma State  y216 .7784917 .742
No. 1 Oklahoma  y219 .7005017 .746
No. 25 Kansas  y179 .6544018 .690
Iowa State  1514 .5173028 .517
Nebraska  1416 .4673228 .533
Missouri  919 .3213226 .552
Kansas State  327 .1001343 .232
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1994 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1994 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1994 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sooners played their home games at L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park. The team was coached by Larry Cochell in his 4th season at Oklahoma.

Contents

The Sooners won the College World Series, defeating the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the championship game.

Roster

1994 Oklahoma Sooners Roster
 

Pitchers

 

Infielders

  • Chris Bradshaw
  • Jorge Diaz
  • Rick Gutierrez
  • Rich Hills
  • M.J. Mariani
  • Ryan Minor
  • Mark Soto
  • Duane Stelly

Catchers

  • Chris Briones
  • Javier Flores
 

Outfielders

 

Bat Boy: Sunny Golloway

Schedule

1994 Oklahoma Sooners baseball game log
Regular season
February (7–1)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordBig 8
February 5 Missouri Southern L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park 14-01-0
February 6Missouri SouthernL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park9-12-0
February 20 Oklahoma City L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park9-43-0
February 20Oklahoma CityL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park14-14-0
February 22at TCU TCU Diamond12-115-0
February 25vs. Georgia Tech Goodwin Field 8-66-0
February 26at Cal State Fullerton Goodwin Field1-46-1
February 27vs. San Diego Goodwin Field10-97-1
March (13–7)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordBig 8
March 4at Texas Disch-Falk Field 5-48-1
March 5at TexasDisch-Falk Field4-68-2
March 7vs. Sam Houston State Cougar Field 13-79-2
March 7at Houston Cougar Field7-310-2
March 8vs. Creighton Cougar Field8-011-2
March 9at HoustonCougar Field3-811-3
March 11 Iowa State L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark6-112-31-0
March 12Iowa StateL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark9-313-32-0
March 13 Mississippi L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark6-514-3
March 14MississippiL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark9-1314-4
March 16 Emporia State L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark12-315-4
March 19 Kansas L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark4-1415-52-1
March 20KansasL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark7-915-62-2
March 22 South Alabama L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark12-1116-6
March 23South AlabamaL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark14-717-6
March 25at KansasHoglund Ballpark4-617-72-3
March 26at KansasHoglund Ballpark1-217-82-4
March 27at KansasHoglund Ballpark9-718-83-4
March 29 Kansas State L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark6-119-84-4
March 30Kansas StateL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark6-020-85-4
April (12–6)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordBig 8
April 1 Texas Tech L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark3-620-9
April 2Texas TechL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark10-821-9
April 4TCUL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark8-722-9
April 6 Arkansas L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark11-223-9
April 9at Iowa State Cap Timm Field 8-624-96-4
April 9at Iowa StateCap Timm Field8-625-97-4
April 10at Iowa StateCap Timm Field12-326-98-4
April 13at Missouri Simmons Field 7-427-99-4
April 13at MissouriSimmons Field5-428-910-4
April 15vs. Oklahoma State Drillers Stadium 3-428-1010-5
April 16vs. Oklahoma State All Sports Stadium 4-1128-1110-6
April 17vs. Oklahoma StateAll Sports Stadium8-229-1111-6
April 19Oklahoma StateL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark4-230-1112-6
April 20at Oklahoma State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium 5-1030-1212-7
April 22at Kansas State Tointon Family Stadium 7-331-1213-7
April 23at Kansas StateTointon Family Stadium14-1631-1313-8
April 24at KansasHoglund Ballpark21-732-1314-8
April 26at Wichita State L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark1-432-14
May (7–1)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordBig 8
May 7 Nebraska L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark3-133-1415-8
May 7NebraskaL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark7-534-1416-8
May 8NebraskaL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark13-935-1417-8
May 10at Nebraska Buck Belzer Stadium 6-735-1517-9
May 11at NebraskaBuck Belzer Stadium4-036-1518-9
May 14MissouriL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark7-637-1519-9
May 15MissouriL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark4-138-1520-9
May 16MissouriL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark7-639-1521-9
Postseason
Big 8 Conference Tournament (3–2)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
June 19vs. NebraskaAll Sports Stadium2-339-16
June 20vs. MissouriAll Sports Stadium15-240-16
June 21vs. Iowa StateAll Sports Stadium5-341-16
June 22vs. NebraskaAll Sports Stadium21-442-16
June 22vs. Oklahoma StateAll Sports Stadium3-642-17
Central Regional (4–0)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
June 27vs. Arkansas State Disch-Falk Field10-343-17
June 28vs. Stanford Disch-Falk Field10-444-17
June 29vs. TexasDisch-Falk Field15-445-17
June 30vs. TexasDisch-Falk Field6-346-17
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
June 4vs. Auburn Rosenblatt Stadium 5-447-17
June 5vs. Arizona State Rosenblatt Stadium4-348-17
June 9vs. Arizona StateRosenblatt Stadium6-149-17
June 11vs. Georgia TechRosenblatt Stadium13-550-17

Awards and honors

Bucky Buckles
Chip Glass
Rick Gutierrez
Rich Hills
Kevin Lovingier
M.J. Mariani
Ryan Minor
Mark Redman
Darvin Traylor

Sooners in the 1994 MLB Draft

The following members of the Oklahoma Sooners baseball program were drafted in the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft. [3]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Jerry WhittakerOF2nd60th Chicago White Sox
Bucky BucklesRHP7th197th Texas Rangers
Kevin LovingierLHP25th698th St. Louis Cardinals
Ricky Gutierrez2B28th773rd Cleveland Indians
Chip GlassOF37th1025th Cleveland Indians
Rich HillsSS48th1320th Atlanta Braves

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