2025 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

2025 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	9–6 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Josh Holliday (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Rob Walton (13th season) Mark Ginther (2nd season) Victor Romero (2nd season)
Home stadium	O'Brate Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Big 12 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
West Virginia  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			13	–	0		1.000
Kansas  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			12	–	1		.923
Baylor  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	3		.769
UCF  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	3		.769
Utah  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	3		.769
Arizona State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	4		.714
TCU  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	4		.714
Arizona  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	4		.692
Houston  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	4		.692
BYU  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	5		.615
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			7	–	5		.583
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	6		.571
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			7	–	6		.538
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			3	–	9		.250
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 7, 2025 [1] Rankings from D1baseball

The 2025 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team will represent Oklahoma State University during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys will play their home games at O'Brate Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They will be led by head coach Josh Holliday, in his thirteenth season at Oklahoma State.

Oklahoma State enters the season as the defending Big 12 Conference baseball tournament champions.

Previous season

Main article: 2024 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

Oklahoma State is coming off of a season that saw the Pokes win their fifth ever Big 12 tournament title, their first since 2019, and their 26th overall tournament championship including their tenure in the Big Eight and Missouri Valley conferences. The Pokes finished the 2024 season with a 37–16 overall record and a 19–9 record in Big 12 play. In the Big 12 tournament, Oklahoma State beat their in-state rivals, Oklahoma, 9–3 in the championship.

The Pokes were awarded with a top 16 overall seed in the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, which gave them the right to host a regional. In the Stillwater Regional, Oklahoma State lost in the regional final against Florida. ^[2]

Outfielders, Carson Benge and Zach Ehrhard were named to the All-Big 12 first team. ^[3] All named to the All-Big 12 first team included designated hitter, Easton Carmichael, and starting pitcher, Brian Holiday. ^[3] Infielder Colin Brueggemann, outfielder Nolan Schubart, and relief pitcher Robert Cranz were named to the All-Big 12 second time. Finally, Aidan Meola and Tommy Molsky were named Big-12 honorable mentions. ^[3]

Preseason

Preseason Big 12 awards and honors

Preseason awards will be announced in January or February 2025.

Preseason All-Big 12 Team

Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year

Coaches poll

The coaches poll was released on January 23, 2025. Oklahoma State was picked to win the Big 12. ^[4]

Coaches' Poll

Predicted finish	Team	Points
1	Oklahoma State	163 (9)
2	Arizona	152 (4)
3	TCU	149 (1)
4	West Virginia	115
5	Texas Tech	111
6	Arizona State	96
7	UCF	93
8	Kansas State	88
9	Kansas	85
10	Cincinnati	73
11	Houston	45
12	Utah	44
13	Baylor	39
14	BYU	21

Personnel

Starters

Lineup

Pos.	No.	Player.	Year
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
LF
CF
RF
DH

Weekend Pitching Rotation

Day	No.	Player.	Year
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Roster

2025 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 1 INF Brock Thompson L/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Fr Bakersfield 2 INF Aidan Meola R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Palm Beach Gardens 3 OF Donovan LaSalle R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Lake Charles 4 OF Brayden Smith L/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Omaha 5 OF Garrett Shull S/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Enid 6 INF Drew Culbertson R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Greenwood 7 INF Avery Ortiz S/S 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Tulsa 8 C Ian Daugherty R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Kingfisher 10 OF Nolan Schubart L/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Jr Durand 12 INF Colin Brueggemann L/R 6 ft 6 in(1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Smithton 13 OF Kollin Ritchie L/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 219 lb (99 kg) So Atoka 14 INF Alex Conover L/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Tuttle 15 LHP Harrison Bodendorf R/L 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Jr Temecula 16 LHP Ethan Lund R/L 6 ft 6 in(1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Fishers 17 OF Elijah Alexander R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Moore 18 INF Beau Sylvester R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So Kailua 19 RHP Stormy Rhodes R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Kerrville 22 RHP Gabe Davis R/R 6 ft 9 in(2.06 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr Choctaw 23 C Jayson Jones R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Savannah 24 LHP Ryan Ure R/L 6 ft 8 in(2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Eaton 25 C Ben Reiland L/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Villa Park 26 RHP Noah Wech R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Manitowoc 27 RHP Matthew Brown R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr Carlisle 28 LHP Brennan Phillips L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr Owasso 30 INF Braylon Brooks R/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Tuttle 32 LHP Drew Blake L/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr Stillwater 33 RHP Sean Youngerman R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Valencia 34 C Charlie Carter R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So Little Rock 35 RHP Jake Kennedy R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Hennessey 38 C Thomas Lieb R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Shadow Hills 39 RHP Brex Caldwell L/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Shady Point 40 LHP Cale Sudderth L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Ardmore 41 RHP Kash Ferris R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Midwest City 42 RHP Jett Hope R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Bixby 44 RHP Tommy Allman R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Farmington Hills 45 RHP Landry Kyle R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Oklahoma City 48 RHP Aaron Weber R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Sr Edmond 52 RHP Blake Julius R/R 6 ft 6 in(1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Mansfield 53 RHP Bowen Bridges R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr Edmond 56 LHP Kyle Bade L/L 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Plano 66 RHP Mario Pesca R/R 6 ft 8 in(2.03 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jr The Bronx, NY 77 RHP Hunter Watkins R/R 6 ft 9 in(2.06 m) 233 lb (106 kg) So Simi Valley	Head coach Josh Holliday Assistant coach(es) Rob Walton Mark Ginther Victor Romero Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 8, 2024

Coaching staff

2025 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball coaching staff
Name	Position	Seasons at OSU	Alma Mater
Josh Holliday	Head coach	13	Oklahoma State University (1999)
Rob Walton	Pitching coach	13	Oklahoma State University (1986)
Mark Ginther	Assistant coach	2	Oklahoma State University (2012)
Victor Romero	Assistant coach	2	Oklahoma State University (2013)

Offseason

Departures

Offseason Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes

Outgoing transfers

Outgoing Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Year	New school	Source
Max Galvin	no	OF	height	weight	Coral Gables, FL	Junior	Miami (FL)	[5]
Cole Johnson	no	RHP	height	weight	Gunnison, UT	Freshman	Austin Peay	[5]
Janzen Keisel	no	RHP	height	weight	hometown	Junior	school	[5]
Max Knight	no	RHP	height	weight	Bixby, OK	Freshman	Missouri State	[5]
Austin Lemon	no	OF	height	weight	Oklahoma City, OK	Freshman	Villanova	[5]
Kyler Proctor	no	INF	height	weight	Silo, OK	Freshman	Austin Peay	[5]
Dominick Reid	no	RHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	201 pounds (91 kg)	Little Elm, TX	Sophomore	Abilene Christian	[5]
Weston Rouse	no	LHP	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	238 pounds (108 kg)	Fort Gibson, OK	Freshman	Oral Roberts	[5]
Addison Smith	no	INF	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 pounds (84 kg)	Liberty, MO	Freshman	Sam Houston State	[5]
Tate Smith	no	RHP	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 pounds (98 kg)	Greeley, CO	Freshman	Sam Houston State	[5]

2024 MLB Draft

Main article: 2024 Major League Baseball draft

Round	Pick	Overall Pick	Player	Position	MLB Team	Source

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Year	Previous school	Source
Brayden Smith	4	U	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 pounds (86 kg)	Omaha, NE	Junior	Iowa Western [a]
Drew Culbertson	6	INF	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 pounds (77 kg)	Greenwood, IN	Sophomore	Missouri
Alex Conover	14	INF/OF	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 pounds (88 kg)	Tuttle, OK	Sophomore	Cowley [a]
Harrison Bodendorf	15	LHP	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	186 pounds (84 kg)	Temecula, CA	Junior	Hawaii
Elijah Alexander	17	INF/OF	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 pounds (88 kg)	Moore, OK	Junior	Connors State [a]
Jayson Jones	23	INF/OF	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	204 pounds (93 kg)	Savannah, TX	Junior	Arkansas	[5]
Sean Youngerman	33	RHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 pounds (102 kg)	Valencia, CA	Junior	Westmont	[5]
Tommy Allman	44	RHP	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 pounds (88 kg)	Farmington Hills, Michigan	Senior	Jacksonville	[6]
Mario Pesca	66	RHP	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 pounds (102 kg)	The Bronx, New York	Junior	St. John's	[7]
Hunter Watkins	77	RHP	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 pounds (110 kg)	Simi Valley, California	Sophomore	Grand Canyon	[8]

Incoming recruits

2024 Oklahoma State Recruits

Name	Number	B/T	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	High School	Source

Game log

2025 Oklahoma State Cowboys Baseball Game Log (9–6)
Regular Season (9–6)
February (4–4) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall B12 Source Shriners Children's College Showdown February 14 FloBaseball vs. No. 15 Clemson* No. 17 Globe Life Field Arlington, TX L 5–6 Dvorsky (1–0) Wech (0–1) Mahlstedt (1) 8,344 0–1 — Report February 15 FloBaseball vs. Louisville* No. 17 Globe Life Field W 12–3 Bodendorf (1–0) Detmers (0–1) None 13,289 1–1 — Report February 16 FloBaseball vs. No. 19 Texas* No. 17 Globe Life Field L 8–14 Rerick (1–0) Wech (0–2) None 10,138 1–2 February 18 vs. Texas State* No. 19 Globe Life Field L 4–2 Dudley (2–0) Blake (0–1) Laws (3) 821 1–3 February 23 ESPN+ UT Arlington* No. 19 O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK W 19–4 Bodendorf (2–0) Dygert (1–1) None 4,935 2–3 February 24 ESPN+ UT Arlington* O'Brate Stadium W 10–4 Watkins (1–0) Robb (1–1) None 4,380 3–3 February 26 vs. Abilene Christian* La Moderna Field Cleburne, TX W 6–0 Ure (1–0) Benson (0–1) None 392 4–3 Astros Foundation College Classic February 28 MLB.tv No. 3 Tennessee* Daikin Park Houston, TX L 2–5 Loy (1–0) Davis (0–1) Snead (1) 4–4
March (5–2) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall B12 Source Astros Foundation College Classic March 1 MLB.tv vs. No. 1 Texas A&M* Daikin Park W 4–0 Bodendorf (3–0) Lamkin (0–1) None 16,226 5–4 March 2 MLB.tv vs. No. 18 Mississippi State* Daikin Park W 9–7 Watkins (2–0) Simmons (2–1) Youngerman (1) 6–4 March 4 ESPN+ Winthrop* No. 25 O'Brate Stadium W 3–2 Blake (1–1) Hall (0–2) Youngerman (2) 4,527 7–4 March 5 ESPN+ Winthrop* No. 25 O'Brate Stadium L 3–9 Wilson (1–0) Wech (0–3) None 3,945 7–5 March 7 ESPN+ Illinois State* No. 25 O'Brate Stadium L 6–12 Donnison (1–1) Davis (0–2) Harper (1) 5,273 7–6 March 9 (DH 1) ESPN+ Illinois State* No. 25 O'Brate Stadium W 16–17 Anderson (4–0) Monke (1–2) None 8–6 March 9 (DH 2) ESPN+ Illinois State* No. 25 O'Brate Stadium W 18–17 Watkins (3–0) Weaver (0–3) None 4,442 9–6 March 11 ESPN+ at No. 20 Dallas Baptist* Horner Ballpark Dallas, TX March 14 B12N+/ESPN+ West Virginia The Diamond March 15 B12N+ West Virginia O'Brate Stadium March 16 B12N+ West Virginia O'Brate Stadium March 18 ESPN+ North Dakota State* O'Brate Stadium March 19 ESPN+ North Dakota State* O'Brate Stadium March 21 at Utah Smith's Ballpark Salt Lake City, UT March 22 at Utah Smith's Ballpark March 23 at Utah Smith's Ballpark March 25 ESPN+ Wichita State* O'Brate Stadium March 28 B12N+ at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS March 29 B12N+ at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark March 30 B12N+ at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark
April (0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall B12 Source April 1 at Missouri State Hammons Field Springfield, MO April 4 ESPN+ Kansas State O'Brate Stadium April 5 ESPN+ Kansas State O'Brate Stadium April 6 ESPN+ Kansas State O'Brate Stadium April 8 ESPN+ Oral Roberts* O'Brate Stadium April 11 B12N+ at Arizona Hi Corbett Field Tucson, AZ April 12 B12N+ at Arizona Hi Corbett Field April 13 B12N+ at Arizona Hi Corbett Field Bedlam Series April 15 ESPNU Oklahoma* O'Brate Stadium April 18 ESPN+ Houston O'Brate Stadium April 19 ESPN+ Houston O'Brate Stadium April 20 ESPN+ Houston O'Brate Stadium April 22 ESPN+ Dallas Baptist* O'Brate Stadium April 25 ESPN+ at Cincinnati UC Baseball Stadium Cincinnati, OH April 26 ESPN+ at Cincinnati UC Baseball Stadium April 27 ESPN+ at Cincinnati UC Baseball Stadium April 29 at Oral Roberts* J. L. Johnson Stadium Tulsa, OK
May (0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall B12 Source May 2 ESPN+ UCF O'Brate Stadium May 3 ESPN+ UCF Fred Handler Park May 4 ESPN+ UCF Fred Handler Park May 9 ESPN+ at Baylor Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX May 10 ESPN+ at Baylor Baylor Ballpark May 11 ESPN+ at Baylor Baylor Ballpark May 15 ESPN+ Arizona State O'Brate Stadium May 16 ESPN+ Arizona State O'Brate Stadium May 17 ESPN+ Arizona State O'Brate Stadium
Postseason (0–0)
Big 12 tournament (0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall B12T Record Source May 20–24 Capital One Park Tysons, VA
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled Bold = Oklahoma State team member   *Non-conference game Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. [9]

Tournaments

Big 12 tournament

Should Oklahoma State qualify, the Big 12 tournament will be played May 21–24, 2025 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

NCAA tournament

Should Oklahoma State qualify for the NCAA tournament, the tournament will be played from May 29–June 23, 2025.

Rankings

Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches' [10]	17	17*	25	RV	RV
Baseball America [11]	13	17	16	14	—
NCBWA† [12]	18	RV	RV	RV	RV
D1Baseball [13]	17	19	—	25	—
Perfect Game [14]	25	—	—	RV	—

† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Awards and honors

Awards and honors will be announced following the 2024 regular season in May 2024.

Notes

1. Junior college

References

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5. Wright, Scott (July 2, 2024). "Oklahoma State baseball transfer tracker 2024: Latest portal news, roster updates". The Oklahoman. Garnett. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
6. White, Ivan (June 11, 2024). "OSU Baseball Adds Jacksonville Relief Pitcher in Transfer Portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
7. Allen, Daniel (June 17, 2024). "Oklahoma State nabs Saint John's Mario Pesca from the transfer portal". The O'Colly. ocolly.com. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
8. White, Ivan (July 4, 2024). "OSU Baseball: Grand Canyon Transfer Pitcher Commits to Cowboys". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
9. "2025 Baseball Schedule". okstate.com. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
10. "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.
11. "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. June 25, 2024.
12. "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.
13. "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com.
14. "Rankings | Perfect Game USA". perfectgame.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

External links

• Oklahoma State Baseball