Oklahoma Sooners baseball

Oklahoma Sooners
2024 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team
Founded	1898
University	University of Oklahoma
Athletic director	Joe Castiglione
Head coach	Skip Johnson (7th season)
Conference	Little 12
Location	Norman, Oklahoma
Home stadium	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park (Capacity: 3,180)
Nickname	Sooners
Colors	Crimson and cream [1]
NCAA Tournament champions
1951, 1994
College World Series runner-up
2022
College World Series appearances
1951, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2010, 2022
NCAA regional champions
1975, 1976, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2022
NCAA Tournament appearances
1947, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023
Conference tournament champions
Big Eight: 1977 Big 12: 1997, 2013, 2022
Regular season conference champions
Big Eight: 1931, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1992, 1995

Oklahoma Sooners baseball is the NCAA Division I collegiate baseball team of the University of Oklahoma (OU) based in Norman, Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma Baseball tradition is long and storied, with two national championships in 1951 and 1994, along with numerous All-Americans. Dale Mitchell, Bobby Jack, Jackson Todd, Glen Castle, and Keith Drumright are two-time All-Americans to have played for the Sooners. Their home field is L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park, named after the aforementioned Dale Mitchell.

Prior to 2006, the Sooners hosted regionals at minor league parks in Oklahoma City, first All Sports Stadium and then the venue now known as Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. Scheduling conflicts with Oklahoma City's Triple-A team, currently known as the Oklahoma City Dodgers, led OU to bid for future regionals at its on-campus stadium.

History

The early years

Unlike many programs, such as LSU and USC, Oklahoma did not lack consistency among the coaching ranks in the early to mid 1900s. Bennie Owen is credited as the first head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners baseball program. Owen's first season is listed as 1906 and his final season being 1922. Owen coached the Sooners for a total of 17 years, compiling an overall record of 142–102–4. In 1923 Bill Owen took over as head coach and remained in the position for 4 years. During his tenure the program had a .764 winning percentage with a record of 42–13. OU named Lawrence Haskell the third head coach in the programs history in 1927. He led the Sooners for 15 years, compiling an overall record of 176–74–2. ^[2]

Jack Baer era (1942-1967)

Jack Baer became the fourth head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners baseball program in 1942. In his 10th year as coach, Baer led the program to new heights, claiming the 1951 national championship in baseball for the first time in school history. The Sooners nearly missed out on that title opportunity. An ESPN story published as a backdrop for the Sooners' 2022 Men's College World Series (MCWS) finals appearance noted that legendary OU football coach Bud Wilkinson, also the school's athletic director, "didn't care much for baseball, telling the team they couldn't go to Omaha, even after qualifying." OU president George Lynn Cross intervened, but only provided a bus to transport the team to Omaha, providing insufficient money for hotels. The team left on the 500-mile (800 km) drive to Norman immediately after the title game, and no team members received championship rings until the 50th anniversary of the championship in 2001, by which time several members had died. ^[3]

Baer went on to coach the Sooners until 1967. During his 26-year tenure as coach, Baer amassed 281 victories, a .529 winning percentage, and still remains OU's longest tenured baseball coach.

Enos Semore era (1968-1989)

Enos Semore replaced Jack Baer in 1968. Semore became the 5th head coach in the program's history, and led the program through some of its most successful years. During his 22-year tenure as coach, Semore's teams averaged 38.5 victories a year, claiming 9 conference championships and 2 conference tournament titles. Under his direction, the Sooners claimed 4 straight Big Eight titles while also making 5 consecutive trips to the MCWS from 1972–1976. His 1976 squad set a school record that still stands today with 62 victories. The 851 victories he compiled while head coach of the Sooners still ranks first in the programs history. Semore compiled a record of 851–370–1 while at OU. Semore's career winning percentage of .697 ranks in the top 50 all-time in NCAA Division I history. ^[4]

Larry Cochell era (1991-2005)

Main article: Larry Cochell

Semore resigned just days before the start of the 1990 season for medical reasons. Assistant Stan Meek was named interim coach for the 1990 season, during which the Sooners finished 31–26 overall and failed to make the NCAA Division I baseball tournament for the first time since 1983.

To replace Meek, the Sooners traveled out west and hired Larry Cochell away from Cal State Fullerton. Cochell replaced legendary coach Augie Garrido at Fullerton when Garrido left for Illinois. During his three seasons at Fullerton, Cochell's teams went 109–68. Although Fullerton had long been considered a baseball powerhouse, OU offered Cochell a financial package that he could not turn down, and he became the seventh head coach in school history.

Cochell wasted no time bringing the team back into the national spotlight. In his first year, Cochell led the team to an overall record of 40–23 and a second-place finish in the Big Eight. The Sooners returned to the NCAA tournament, but were quickly eliminated in regional play, losing their second game to eventual national champion LSU. The following year, the Sooners tied for the Big Eight conference championship, and once again were awarded with a spot in the postseason. The Sooners fared much better winning the NCAA Mideast Regional to earn their first trip to the MCWS since 1976. The Sooners tied for 5th in the 1992 College World Series winning 1 game and losing 2, but Cochell would use the 1992 season to catapult the Sooners to national prominence. The 1992 team finished the season 43–24 overall. After a rebuilding year in 1993, Cochell was poised to return the program to glory.

1994 national championship

Main article: 1994 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team

In 1994, Cochell entered his fourth season at the helm of the Sooner program. The Sooners breezed through the 1994 regular season with a record of 42–17. They also posted a 21–9 mark in conference play, but that was only good enough to finish second in the conference. The Sooners were placed in the NCAA Central Regional along with Arkansas St., Stanford, and Texas. In their first game of the regional, OU defeated Arkansas St. 10–3, setting up a second round game with Stanford. Once again OU had no trouble putting runs on the board, defeating Stanford 10–4. After winning their first two games, OU was in the driver's seat for the remainder of the regional. With a berth in the regional championship on the line, the Sooners delivered; they defeated Texas 15–4. Texas avoided elimination to set up a rematch with OU in the championship, but the result turned out the same. The Sooners claimed the Central Regional championship, defeating the Longhorns 6–3. The Sooners were on their way to Omaha, earning their 8th trip to the College World Series.

The Sooners were the No. 4 seed in the 1994 College World Series, which set up a first-round game with the No. 5 seed Auburn Tigers. OU continued their winning ways, defeating the Tigers 5–4. The win placed the Sooners in the winner's bracket and set up a second-round game against Arizona St. Arizona St. surprised top-seeded Miami in the opening round 4–0 to advance to the winner's bracket. OU once again won by a single run, 4–3, to advance to the semi-finals. After defeating Miami for a second game and eliminating the Hurricanes, the Sun Devils were looking for revenge, but the Sooners rose to the occasion. Oklahoma eliminated Arizona St., 6–1, to advance to the championship round. The Sooners played Georgia Tech for the championship, who had also won its first three games in Omaha that year. OU's bats came alive in the championship game as OU defeated the Yellow Jackets 13–5 to claim the second national title in school history. Cochell guided the Sooners to a 50–17 overall record after winning the CWS.

Retirement and legacy

On May 1, 2005 Cochell submitted his letter of resignation to Oklahoma. Cochell resigned after making racial remarks during two separate interviews. Cochell used racially insensitive remarks to describe Joe Dunigan III who was a freshman outfielder and is an African-American. The remarks were not during taped interviews, but were brought to the attention of the university by ESPN after the fact. Cochell would later issue a public statement in which he apologized for the remarks, and the Dunnigan family would later state they forgave Cochell. ^[5]

Cochell, who had coached for 39 total seasons, was the keeper of the OU baseball program for nearly 15 full seasons. He led the program through one of the most successful eras of its history, including leading them to the 1994 championship, the first in over four decades, despite the quick exit that engulfed his departure, although he was invited back to the introduction of Pete Hughes as head coach in 2013. ^{[6] [7]}

Sunny Golloway era (2006-2013)

Main article: Sunny Golloway

Sonny Golloway was promoted from associate head coach to interim head coach on May 1, 2005 following the resignation of Larry Cochell. Golloway held the interim tag for the remainder of the 2005 season posting a 12–6 record. The Sooners earned an berth in the 2005 NCAA tournament, but were eliminated in the Oxford regional finals by Ole Miss. Following the 2005 season, the interim tag was removed from the title, and Golloway became head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners baseball program.

Prior to becoming head coach at OU, Golloway returned to Norman for his second stint with the Sooners Program. Golloway was an assistant coach under Cochell from 1992–1995 before leaving to become the head coach at Oral Roberts. Golloway would coach a total of 8 seasons at Oral Roberts posting a 335–156 record. Following the 2003 season, Golloway left Oral Roberts to return to Norman as associate head coach.

In his first full season as head coach of the Sooners, Golloway led the team to a 45–22 record overall. The 2006 team finished 3rd overall in the Big 12, and earned its second straight NCAA post-season berth. In the post-season, Oklahoma was awarded a host site for the regional round of the tournament. After losing their first game to TCU, the Sooners would win 4 straight to earn their first regional title since 1995 and a berth in the super regional round for the first time. Oklahoma traveled to Houston to face the Rice Owls, with the winner earning a berth in the 2006 College World Series. Rice won the first game, but OU was able to come back with a victory in game 2 to force a rubber game. Rice, the No. 2 overall seed that year, was just too much in the pivotal third game of the super regionals, and ended OU's season.

After a promising first full season as coach, expectations for Golloway were increasing. Unfortunately in 2007, the Sooners never lived up to their potential finishing the season 34–24. They failed to make the post-season, but Golloway was determined to keep the program moving in the right direction. The following year, the Sooners finished the season 36–26–1 overall, and once again earned a trip to the post-season. The Sooners would make it all the way to the Tempe regional finals, before coming up short against Arizona St. to end the 2008 season.

In his fourth full year as head coach at Oklahoma, Golloway was once again able to keep the program moving in the right direction. OU finished second in the Big 12 posting a 17–10 record in conference play, only a half game behind Texas for the regular season title. After earning the No. 2 seed in the 2009 Big 12 baseball tournament, the Sooners posted a disappointing 1–2 record in pool play. Following the Big 12 championship, the Sooners had a record of 41–18. Despite their poor performance in the Big 12 tournament, they were still rewarded with a host site and the No. 7 national seed in the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. After winning their first game in the Norman regional, the Sooners fell to Arkansas in the second round. The Sooners would bounce back and defeat Washington St. in an elimination, but once again lost to Arkansas. The Sooners finished the 2009 season 43–20.

In 2010, the Sooners finished 50–18. The team swept through their regional and won the super regional against the Virginia Cavaliers 2–1. The Super Regional was highlighted by Cody Reine who had back to back multi-homerun games in games 2 and 3. The Sooners earned their 10th appearance in the College World Series where they won their first game against the South Carolina Gamecocks 4–3. The Sooners then lost to the Clemson Tigers and then lost on a walk-off hit to the Gamecocks in a rematch.

After the 2013 season, Golloway left for Auburn.

Pete Hughes era (2014-2017)

Main article: Pete Hughes

In 2014, Pete Hughes, who had previously served as head coach of the Virginia Tech Hokies for the previous seven seasons. In his four seasons with the Sooners, he led them to over 30 wins three times, although his team advanced past the Second Round of the Big 12 Tournament just once (2015), with only one NCAA tournament appearance in 2017, which ended with two losses in the Louisville Regional. After the 2017 season, he was fired by the program. ^[8]

Skip Johnson era (2018–present)

On June 19, 2017, Skip Johnson was announced as the new head coach of the Sooners. In the 2022 season, Johnson coached the Sooners to the Big 12 Tournament championship defeating Texas, and to the College World Series defeating Virginia Tech in the Blacksburg Super Regional. ^[9]

L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park

Main article: L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park

L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park is a baseball stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. It is the home field for the University of Oklahoma Sooners college baseball team. It is named after the former OU player Dale Mitchell who holds OU's career and single-season batting records. The park was originally constructed at a cost of $1.27 million and was dedicated in 1982. After two renovations, the current capacity is 2,700 people.

Conference affiliations

4he Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association was not officially renamed until 1964. In 1964 it became the Big Eight, but was nicknamed the Big Six and Big Seven prior to its official renaming.

• Southwest Conference (1914–1918)
• Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association/Big Six/Big Seven/Big Eight (1919–1996)
• Big 12 (1997–present )
• Southeastern Conference (joining for 2025 season)

Head coaches

Main article: List of Oklahoma Sooners head baseball coaches

• Records are through the end of the 2022 season

Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1906–1922	Bennie Owen	17	142–102–4	.581
1923–1926	Bill Owen	4	42–13	.764
1927–1941	Lawrence Haskell	15	176–74–2	.702
1942–1967	Jack Baer	26	281–250	.529
1968–1989	Enos Semore	22	851–370–1	.697
1990	Stan Meek	1	31–26	.544
1991–2005	Larry Cochell	15	511–336–1	.603
2006–2013	Sunny Golloway	5	170–98–1	.634
2014–2017	Pete Hughes	4	128–107–1	.544
2018–present	Skip Johnson	5	157–104–0	.602
Totals	10 coaches	119	2,698–1,575–13	.631

Longest tenure Rank Name Seasons 1 Jack Baer 26 2 Enos Semore 22 3 Bennie Owen 17

Most wins Rank Name Wins 1 Enos Semore 851 2 Larry Cochell 511 3 Jack Baer 281

Best winning pct. Rank Name Pct. 1 Bill Owen .764 2 Lawrence Haskell .702 3 Enos Semore .697

Year-by-year NCAA Division I results

Records taken from the 2017 Oklahoma Sooners baseball media guide page 64. ^[10]

Year-by-year results

Year	Head coach	Overall	Winning %	Conference	Winning %	Conf. finish	Notes
1898	No coach	2–1	.667	–	–	–
1899		2–1	.667	–	–	–
1900		1–3	.250	–	–	–
No teams from 1901 to 1903
1904	No coach	4–5–1	.450	–	–	–
1905		1–3	.250	–	–	–
1906	Bennie Owen	10–6	.625	–	–	–
1907		12–5	.706	–	–	–
No team in 1908
1909	Bennie Owen	13–4	.765	–	–	–
1910		11–9	.550	–	–	–
1911		11–6	.647	–	–	–
1912		6–6–1	.541	–	–	–
1913		11–6	.647	–	–	–
1914		12–7–1	.625	–	–	–
1915		17–4	.810	–	–	–
1916		7–9	.438	–	–	–
No team in 1917
1918	Bennie Owen	10–6	.625	–	–	–
1919		6–7	.462	–	–	–
1920		5–8–1	.392	–	–	–
1921		6–9–1	.406	–	–	–
1922		5–10	.333	–	–	–
1923	Bill Owen	12–4	.750	–	–	–
1924		9–3	.750	–	–	–
1925		11–2	.846	10–1	.909	–	MVIAA Champions
1926		10–4	.714	8–4	.667	–	MVIAA Champions
1927	Lawrence Haskell	12–5	.706	12–5	.706	–	MVIAA Champions
1928		7–9	.438	–	–	–
1929		9–7–1	.559	5–6	.455	4th
1930		11–4–1	.719	9–3–1	.731	t-1st	Big 8 Champions
1931		10–1	.909	6–1	.857	t-1st	Big 8 Champions
1932		5–7	.417	1–3	.250	5th
1933		11–5	.688	3–2	.600	t-1st	Big 8 Champions
1934		15–3	.833	4–2	.667	–
1935		14–3	.824	7–0	1.000	1st	Big 8 Champions
1936		18–3	.857	6–0	1.000	t-1st	Big 8 Champions
1937		13–5	.722	6–1	.857	6th
1938		12–6	.667	6–2	.750	2nd
1939		14–5	.737	9–1	.900	1st	Big 6 Champions
1940		16–5	.762	9–1	.900	1st	Big 6 Champions
1941		9–6	.600	6–2	.750	2nd
1942	Jack Baer	17–7	.708	6–1	.857	2nd
No teams from 1943–1945 due to World War II
1946	Jack Baer	17–3	.850	5–1	.857	1st	Big 6 Champions
1947		15–13	.536	7–4	.636	1st	Big 6 Champions
1948		7–14	.333	5–9	.357	6th
1949		10–10	.500	7–5	.583	2nd
1950		14–8	.636	7–5	.583	3rd
1951		19–9	.679	10–1	.909	1st	Big 7 Champions CWS Champions
1952		7–14	.333	4–7	.364	6th
1953		11–11	.500	7–2	.778	1st	Big 7 Champions
1954		12–8	.600	8–4	.667	2nd
1955		13–10	.565	9–1	.900	1st	Big 7 Champions
1956		11–7	.611	7–2	.778	1st	Big 7 Champions
1957		10–8	.556	9–6	.600	2nd
1958		12–8	.600	11–5	.688	3rd
1959		12–11	.522	7–10	.412	5th
1960		13–10	.565	12–7	.632	3rd
1961		10–15	.400	9–10	.474	5th
1962		9–17	.346	8–13	.381	7th
1963		14–10	.583	13–5	.722	2nd
1964		17–10	.630	13–8	.619	2nd
1965		7–20	.259	6–15	.286	8th
1966		13–11	.542	11–6	.647	2nd
1967		11–16	.407	11–9	.550	3rd
1968	Enos Semore	13–14	.481	10–8	.556	3rd
1969		23–10	.697	17–4	.810	2nd
1970		20–17	.541	10–9	.526	4th
1971		24–11	.686	13–8	.619	T-2nd
1972		35–17	.673	12–8	.600	1st	Big 8 Champions
1973		48–12	.800	17–4	.810	1st	Big 8 Champions
1974		43–8	.843	18–3	.857	1st	Big 8 Champions
1975		52–10	.839	15–3	.833	1st	Big 8 Champions
1976		62–19	.765	4–2	.667	2nd
1977		37–11	.771	9–1	.900	T-1st	Big 8 Champions Big 8 Tournament champions
1978		39–20	.661	10–2	.833	1st	Big 8 Champions
1979		36–27	.571	12–8	.600	T-3rd	Big 8 Tournament champions
1980		33–24–1	.578	8–10	.444	5th
1981		40–15	.727	11–13	.458	5th
1982		35–25	.583	11–6	.647	3rd
1983		39–20	.661	18–6	.750	2nd
1984		42–15	.737	14–4	.778	2nd
1985		55–14	.797	18–6	.750	2nd
1986		44–21	.677	19–3	.864	1st	Big 8 Champions
1987		42–20	.667	17–7	.708	2nd
1988		45–21	.682	16–8	.667	2nd
1989		44–19	.698	18–6	.750	3rd
1990	Stan Meek	31–26	.544	9–15	.375	7th
1991	Larry Cochell	40–23	.635	13–11	.542	2nd
1992		43–24	.642	17–7	.708	T-1st
1993		31–24	.564	13–14	.481	5th
1994		50–17	.746	21–9	.700	2nd	CWS Champions
1995		42–16	.724	21–7	.750	1st	Big 8 Champions
1996		32–25	.561	14–12	.538	3rd
1997		39–20	.661	18–11	.621	4th	Big 12 Tournament champions
1998		42–20	.677	17–11	.607	4th
1999		30–29	.508	12–18	.333	8th
2000		41–23	.641	20–10	.667	3rd
2001		25–33–1	.432	13–16–1	.450	7th
2002		35–27	.565	15–12	.556	4th
2003		23–31	.426	10–17	.370	7th
2004		38–24	.613	19–8	.704	2nd
2005	Cochell/Golloway	35–26	.574	14–13	.519	5th
2006	Sunny Golloway	45–22	.672	17–10	.630	3rd
2007		34–24	.586	11–16	.407	7th
2008		36–26–1	.579	9–17–1	.352	8th
2009		43–20	.683	17–10	.630	2nd
2010		50–18	.735	15–10	.600	2nd
2011		41–19	.721	14–11	.560	3rd
2012		42–25	.627	13–10	.565	4th
2013		43–21	.672	13–11	.542	4th
2014	Pete Hughes	29–29	.500	8–16	.333	8th
2015		34–27	.557	13–11	.542	3rd
2016		30–27–1	.526	11–13	.458	5th
2017		35–24	.593	12–11	.522	3rd
2018	Skip Johnson	38–25	.603	14–10	.583	4th
2019		33–23	.589	11–13	.458	6th
2020		14–4	.778	0–0	–	Season cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021		27–28	.491	11–13	.458	5th
2022		45–24	.652	15–9	.625	3rd	Big 12 Tournament champions / CWS Runner-up

Championships

National championships

Season	Record	Head coach
1951	16–9	Jack Baer
1994	50–17	Larry Cochell
Two national championships

Conference tournament championships

Season	Conference	Head coach
1977	Big Eight	Enos Semore
1997	Big 12	Larry Cochell
2013		Sunny Golloway
2022		Skip Johnson
Four conference tournament championships

OU in the NCAA tournament

• The NCAA Division I baseball tournament started in 1947.
• The format of the tournament has changed through the years.

Year	Record	Pct	Notes
1947	0–1	.000	Lost in Western playoff bracket
1951	4–0	1.000	College World Series champions
1955	1–2	.333	Lost in District 5 series to Oklahoma St.
1956	0–1	.000	Eliminated by North Dakota State in NCAA District Tournament
1972	3–2	.600	NCAA tournament District Champions College World Series (5th Place)
1973	4–2	.667	NCAA tournament District Champions College World Series (5th Place)
1974	3–2	.600	NCAA tournament District Champions College World Series (5th Place)
1975	7–3	.700	Won the Midwest Regional College World Series (3rd Place)
1976	3–3	.500	Won the South Central Regional College World Series (7th Place)
1977	1–2	.333	Eliminated by Michigan in NCAA South Central Regional
1979	1–2	.333	Eliminated by Hawaii in the Midwest Regional
1982	2–2	.500	Eliminated by Eastern Michigan in NCAA Central Regional
1984	0–2	.000	Eliminated by Lamar in NCAA Central Regional
1985	2–2	.500	Eliminated by Lamar in NCAA Central Regional
1986	1–2	.333	Eliminated by Tulane in NCAA South I Regional
1987	0–2	.000	Eliminated by Texas in NCAA Central Regional
1988	0–2	.000	Eliminated by Arizona St. in NCAA West II Regional
1989	1–2	.333	Eliminated by Loyola Marymoun in NCAA WEst I Regional
1991	0–2	.000	Eliminated by LSU in NCAA South Regional
1992	5–3	.625	Won NCAA Mideast Regional College World Series (5th Place)
1994	8–0	1.000	Won NCAA Central Regional College World Series champions
1995	4–2	.667	Won NCAA Midwest II Regional College World Series (7th Place)
1997	0–2	.000	Eliminated by LSU in NCAA South I Regional
1998	2–2	.500	Eliminated by Auburn in the Atlantic II Regional
2000	2–2	.500	Lost to UCLA in the Oklahoma City Regional Finals
2002	0–2	.000	Eliminated by Wichita State in the Wichita Regional
2004	1–2	.333	Eliminated by UCLA in the Oklahoma City Regional
2005	2–2	.500	Lost to Ole Miss in the Oxford Regional Finals
2006	5–3	.625	Won the Norman Regional Lost to Rice in the Houston Super Regional
2008	2–2	.500	Lost to Arizona State in the Tempe Regional Finals
2009	2–2	.500	Lost to Arkansas in the Norman Regional Finals
2010	6–3	.667	Won the Norman Regional Won the Charlottesville Super Regional College World Series (5th Place)
2011	0–2	.000	Eliminated by Oral Roberts in the Fort Worth Regional
2012	4–3	.571	Won the Charlottesville Regional Lost to South Carolina in the Columbia Super Regional
2013	3–2	.600	Won the Blacksburg Regional Lost to LSU in the Baton Rouge Super Regional
2017	1–2	.333	Eliminated by Xavier in the Louisville Regional
2018	2–2	.500	Lost to Mississippi State in the Tallahassee Regional Final
2022	5–2	.714	Won the Gainesville Regional Won the Blacksburg Super Regional Lost to Ole Miss in the College World Series Final

Player awards

All Americans

The following is a listing of first team selections. Other selections are available at Oklahoma's official web site. ^[11]

1953 Gene Sheets (2B) 1971 Glen Castle (SS) 1972 Bobby Jack (2B) 1976 Kelly Snider (1B) 1979 Nick Capra (2B) 1983 Ray Hayward (P) 1985 Bobby Witt (P)

1986 Kevin Burdick (dh) 1992 Brian Eldridge (2B) 1994 Rick Guiterrez (2B) 1995 Mark Redman (P) 1997 Javier Flores (C) 2000 Jeff Bajenaru (utl) 2009 J.T. Wise (C) – NCBWA

All College World Series

The following is a listing of first team selections. Other selections are available at USC's official web site. ^[12]
^ denotes player was named MOP of the College World Series

1973 Bob Shirley (P) 1992 Byron Matthews (OF)

1994 Ryan Minor (1B) Rick Gutierrez (2B) Darvin Traylor (OF) Chip Glass^ (OF) Mark Redman (P)

All-Conference teams

Selections from 1958 were affiliated with the Big 7 conference, selections from 1976–1996 were affiliated with the Big 8 conference, and selections from 1997 on were affiliated with the Big 12 conference.
^ and ^^ respectively denote Big Eight and Big 12 Conference Player of the Year
* and ** respectively denote denotes Big Eight and Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year

1958 Eddie Fisher (P) Dennis Price (2B) 1959 Brewster Hobby (OF) Don Nipp (C) 1960 George Kernek (1B) Paul Mersch (1B) Don Nipp (C) 1961 George Kernek (1B) 1963 Dale Mitchell (OF) 1964 Jann Christian (SS) John Kern (1B) Dale Mitchell (OF) 1965 Carl Schreiner (OF) 1966 Jay Cronley (2B) 1967 Gary Harper (2B) Tom Maxwell (3B) Ralph Rickey (OF) 1968 Gary Brooks (C) Dick Turner (OF) 1969 Chris Rickey (3B) Mike Swenton (OF) 1970 Scott Harrington (2B) Bobby Jack (1B) Mike Swenton (OF) 1971 Glen Gastle (SS) Bobby Jack (1B) Mike Swenton (OF) Gary Weese (P) 1972 Bobby Jack (1B) Joe Simpson (OF) Jackson Todd (P) Bill Severns (OF) 1973 Joe Simpson (OF) Jackson Todd (P) Mike Umfleet (3B) 1974 Keith Drumright (2B) Kenny King (OF) Stan Lawrence (dh) Stan Meek (P) Mike Umfleet (3B) 1975 Jacky Parish (C) Bill Severns (OF) Bob Shirley (P) Mike Umfleet (3B)

1976 Terry Bogener (OF) Keith Drumright (2B) Gary Krug (dh) Kelly Snider (1B) 1977 Gary Krug (1B) Roger LaFrancois (C) Mark Nipp (P) Gary Thweatt (OF) 1978 Terry Bogener (OF) Mark Nipp (P) 1979 Nick Capra (2B) David Luethy (SS) Bryan Stafford (OF) Tommy Thompson (3B) 1980 Robb Glendening (2B) Fran Meraz (OF) 1981 Ray Hayward (p/1B) John Russell (OF) 1982 Kevin Bates (2B) John Russell (OF) 1983 Ray Hayward (p/dh) Ron Leon (OF) Jay Searcy (3B) Paul Williams (OF) 1984 Ron Leon (OF) Rusty McGinnis (1B) Bobby Witt (P) 1985 Rusty McGinnis (1B) Steve Peters (P) John Toal (2B) Bobby Witt (P) 1986 Kevin Burdick (utl) Scott Hamilton (P) Kevin Pearson (SS) 1987 Jack Armstrong (P) Baine Brooks (OF) Kevin Burdick (2B) Chris Ebright (OF) 1988 Chris Ebright (OF) 1989 Mark Cole (SS) Darron Cox^ (C) Chris Ebright (OF) Kevin King (P)

1990 Scott Campbell (of/3B) 1991 Brian Eldridge (2B) Scott Moore (P) Mary Neff (OF) 1992 Brian Eldridge (2B) Jason Evans (dh) Zak Krislock (P) Casey Mendenhall (P) 1993 Rick Gutierrez (2B) Rich Hills (SS) 1994 Bucky Buckles (P) Rick Gutierrez^ (2B) Rich Hills (SS) Mark Redman* (P) Darvin Traylor (OF) 1995 Javier Flores (C) Rich Hills (SS) Mark Redman (P) Aric Thomas (OF) 1996 Bobby Brown (OF) Javier Flores (C) 1997 Casey Bookout (dh) Javier Flores (C) Geoff Geary (P) 1998 Casey Bookout (dh) Geoff Geary (P) Corey Hart (inf) Willy Hill (OF) Derek Wathan (SS) 1999 Casey Bookout (dh) 2000 Jeff Bajenaru (OF) Jason Bartlett (3B) 2001 Greg Dobbs** (OF) 2002 Jason Fransz (OF) 2003 Eddie Cornejo (2B) 2004 Jarod McAuliff (P) Russell Raley (2B) 2007 Bryant Hernandez (inf) Jame Johnson (OF) J.T. Wise^^ (C)

Conference All-Tournament teams

Selections from 1976–1996 were affiliated with the Big 8 conference, and selections from 1997 on were affiliated with the Big 12 conference.
^ denotes player was selected as the MVP of the tournament.

1976 Keith Drumright (2B) Greg Stitzinger (3B) Roger LaFrancois (C) Ken Palmer (P) 1977 Greg Krug (1B) Art Toal (2B) Mike Cunico (SS) Tommy Thompson (3B) Gary Thweatt (OF) Terry Bogener (dh) Roger LaFrancois (C) Mark Nipp^ (P) 1978 Don Morris (OF) Mark Nipp (P) 1979 Nick Capra^ (2B) David Luethy (SS) Donnie Graham (OF) Josh Randall (P) Tom Kohl (P) 1982 Greg Carlton (3B) John Russell (OF) Darrell Rodgers (P) 1983 Ron Leon (OF) Ray Hayward (P) Pete Zeegers (P) 1984 Rusty McGinnis (1B) Jay Searcy (3B) Ron Leon (OF) John Toal (dh) Keith Hamilton (P) 1985 Rusty McGinnis (1B) Jim Richardson (3B) Andy Franks (OF) Keith Hamilton (P) Steve Peters (P)

1986 John Toal (2B) Tony Gwinn (C) Chris Stull (OF) Scott Hamilton (P) 1987 Kevin Burdick (SS) Chris Ebright (OF) Baine Brooks (OF) Jack Armstrong (P) Mike Hensley (P) 1988 Mark Cole (SS) Chris Ebright (OF) Todd Butler (OF) Matt Anderson (dh) Chris Burgin (P) 1989 Mark Cole (SS) 1991 Derrick White (1B) Brian Eldridge (2B) Matt Ruebel (P) 1992 Jason Evans (3B) Greg Norton (SS) Scott Marr (OF) Britt Bonneau (OF) Clifton Foster (P) 1993 Rich Hills (3B) 1994 Ryan Minor (1B) Rick Gutierrez (2B) M.J. Mariani (3B) Rich Hills (SS) Chip Glass (OF) Bucky Buckles (P) 1995 Tristan Paul (3B)

1996 Javier Flores (C) Brian Shackelford (util) 1997 Javier Flores (C) Corey Hart (2B) Derek Wathan (SS) Brian Shackelford^ (OF) Jeff Andra (P) 1998 Rick Park (dh) 1999 Bobby Walters (OF) Rick Park (dh) 2000 Rick Park (1B) Zach Lekse (2B) 2001 Jason Bartlett (3B) Greg Dobbs (util) 2002 Jason Fransz (OF) Mark Roberts (P) 2007 Joseph Hughes (OF) Aaron Reza (3B) 2008 Andrew Doyle (P) 2009 Andrew Doyle (P) Jamie Johnson (OF) J.T Wise (C)

See also

• List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

References

1. "Colors – OU Brand Guide". April 20, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 23, 2009. Retrieved November 9, 2009.
3. McGee, Ryan (June 25, 2022). "How Oklahoma and Ole Miss wound up in a program-defining MCWS final series". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
4. 2009 OU Baseball Media Guide Section 1
5. Report: Player, father did not want coach removed
6. "Oklahoma baseball: Great to see Larry Cochell back". June 28, 2013.
7. Baseball Coaching Records
8. "OU to part ways with baseball coach Pete Hughes". June 12, 2017.
9. "OU Baseball: Skip Johnson hired as Sooners head coach". June 19, 2017.
10. 2017 Oklahoma Baseball media guide (PDF). Retrieved June 12, 2017.
11. OU All-Americas Archived November 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
12. All Tournament Teams

External links

• Official website