The 2023 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented Oklahoma State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys played their home games at O'Brate Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Josh Holliday, in his eleventh season at Oklahoma State.
Previous season
The 2022 team finished the season with a 42–22 record and a 15–9 record in the Big 12. In the 2022 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament, the fourth-seeded Cowboys made a run to the semifinals where they fell to fifth-seeded Texas in Game 7, 2–9. They earned an at-large bid into the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they were seeded seventh overall and the top seed in the Stillwater Regional. There, the Cowboys were eliminated by second-seeded Arkansas.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Award
|
Player
|
Position
|
Year
|
Source
|
Big 12 Preseason Pitcher of the Year
|
Juaron Watts-Brown
|
|
Sophomore
|
|
Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year
|
Juaron Watts-Brown
|
|
Sophomore
|
|
Golden Spikes Award watchlist
|
Nolan McLean
|
|
Junior
|
|
Juaron Watts-Brown
|
|
Sophomore
|
|
Big 12 media poll
Big 12 media poll
|
Predicted finish
|
Team
|
Votes (1st place)
|
1 |
TCU |
61 (5)
|
2 |
Oklahoma State |
59 (4)
|
3 |
Texas Tech |
48
|
4 |
Texas |
43
|
5 |
Oklahoma |
38
|
6 |
West Virginia |
28
|
7 |
Kansas State |
17
|
8 |
Kansas |
16
|
9 |
Baylor |
14
|
Source:
Preseason Big 12 awards and honors
Preseason All-Big 12 Team
|
Player
|
No.
|
Position
|
Class
|
Marcus Brown |
19 |
|
Junior
|
Nolan McLean |
13 |
|
Junior
|
Roc Riggio |
7 |
|
Sophomore
|
Juaron Watts-Brown |
23 |
|
Sophomore
|
Preseason All-Americans
Second Team All-Americans
|
Player
|
No.
|
Position
|
Class
|
Selector(s)
|
Nolan McLean |
13 |
|
Junior |
Collegiate Baseball D1Baseball
|
Juaron Watts-Brown |
23 |
|
Sophomore |
Baseball America D1Baseball
|
Third Team All-Americans
|
Player
|
No.
|
Position
|
Class
|
Selector(s)
|
Nolan McLean |
13 |
|
Junior |
Baseball America NCBWA
|
Roc Riggio |
7 |
|
Sophomore |
Baseball America D1Baseball
|
Juaron Watts-Brown |
23 |
|
Sophomore |
NCBWA
|
Sources:
Schedule and results
2023 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball game log
|
Regular season (37–16)
|
February (5–3)
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Rank
|
Site/stadium
|
Score
|
Win
|
Loss
|
Save
|
TV
|
Attendance
|
Overall record
|
B12 Record
|
State Farm College Baseball Showdown
|
February 17 |
vs. Missouri* |
No. 9 |
Globe Life Field Arlington, TX |
W 5–3 |
Drew Blake (1–0) |
Chandler Murphy (0–1) |
Nolan McLean (1) |
FloSports |
15,721 |
1–0 |
—
|
February 18 |
vs. No. 10 Vanderbilt* |
No. 9 |
Globe Life Field |
L 9–11 |
Andrew Dutkanych IV (1–0) |
Brennan Phillips (0–1) |
Nick Maldonado (1) |
FloSports |
20,295 |
1–1 |
—
|
February 19 |
vs. No. 8 Arkansas* |
No. 9 |
Globe Life Field |
L 1–187 |
Hunter Hollan (1–0) |
Bayden Root (0–1) |
— |
FloSports |
17,567 |
1–2 |
—
|
|
February 21 |
Cal Baptist* |
No. 15 |
O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK |
W 2–0 |
Evan O'Toole (1–0) |
Brandon Downer (1–1) |
Nolan McLean (2) |
B12N/ESPN+ |
4,928 |
2–2 |
—
|
February 24 |
Loyola Marymount* |
No. 15 |
O'Brate Stadium |
W 1–0 |
Evan O'Toole (2–0) |
Diego Barrera (0–1) |
Nolan McLean (2) |
B12N/ESPN+ |
4,562 |
3–2 |
—
|
February 25 |
Loyola Marymount* |
No. 15 |
O'Brate Stadium |
L 8–1010 |
Merrick Baldo (2–0) |
Gabe Davis (0–1) |
— |
|
4,562 |
3–3 |
—
|
February 26 |
Loyola Marymount* |
No. 15 |
O'Brate Stadium |
W 11–17 |
Brennan Phillips (1–1) |
Owen Hackman (0–1) |
— |
B12N/ESPN+ |
4,326 |
4–3 |
—
|
February 28 |
at Missouri State* |
No. 12 |
Hammons Field Springfield, MO |
W 12–10 |
Bayden Root (1–1) |
Scott Youngbrandt (0–2) |
Nolan McLean (4) |
B12N/ESPN+ |
1,031 |
5–3 |
—
|
|
March (15–4)
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Rank
|
Site/stadium
|
Score
|
Win
|
Loss
|
Save
|
TV
|
Attendance
|
Overall record
|
B12 Record
|
March 3 |
Austin Peay* |
No. 12 |
O'Brate Stadium |
W 19–27 |
Juaron Watts-Brown (1–0) |
Nick James (1–2) |
— |
|
4,729 |
6–3 |
—
|
March 4 |
Austin Peay* |
No. 12 |
O'Brate Stadium |
W 2–1 |
Isaac Stebens (1–0) |
Lyle Miller-Green (0–2) |
Nolan McLean (5) |
|
5,348 |
7–3 |
—
|
March 5 |
Austin Peay* |
No. 12 |
O'Brate Stadium |
W 12–4 |
Bayden Root (2–1) |
Jacob Kush (0–1) |
— |
B12N/ESPN+ |
5,006 |
8–3 |
—
|
March 7 |
Arizona State* |
No. 13 |
O'Brate Stadium |
W 8–4 |
Isaac Stebens (2–0) |
Blake Pivaroff (0–1) |
— |
B12N/ESPN+ |
4,233 |
9–3 |
—
|
March 8 |
Arizona State* |
No. 13 |
O'Brate Stadium |
W 7–4 |
Ben Abram (1–0) |
Owen Stevenson (0–1) |
Nolan McLean (6) |
B12N/ESPN+ |
4,086 |
10–3 |
—
|
March 10 |
Utah Tech* |
No. 13 |
O'Brate Stadium |
W 11–17 |
Juaron Watts-Brown (2–0) |
Brett Porthan (2–2) |
— |
|
4,312 |
11–3 |
—
|
March 11 |
Utah Tech* |
No. 13 |
O'Brate Stadium |
W 10–4 |
Bayden Root (3–1) |
Ryan Hardman (0–4) |
— |
|
5,095 |
12–3 |
—
|
March 11 |
Utah Tech* |
No. 13 |
O'Brate Stadium |
W 9–3 |
Brian Hendry (1–0) |
Jake Dahle (0–3) |
— |
|
5,095 |
13–3 |
—
|
March 12 |
Utah Tech* |
No. 13 |
O'Brate Stadium |
W 9–4 |
Isaac Stebens (3–0) |
Carsten Herman (2–1) |
— |
|
4,304 |
14–3 |
—
|
March 14 |
Dallas Baptist* |
No. 12 |
O'Brate Stadium |
W 20–47 |
Ben Abram (2–0) |
Zach Heaton (1–1) |
— |
B12N/ESPN+ |
5,167 |
15–3 |
—
|
March 17 |
at Texas Tech |
No. 12 |
Rip Griffin Park Lubbock, TX |
L 7–810 |
Ryan Free (2–1) |
Nolan McLean (0–1) |
— |
B12N/ESPN+ |
3,713 |
15–4 |
0–1
|
March 18 |
at Texas Tech |
No. 12 |
Rip Griffin Park |
W 9–4 |
Ben Abram (3–0) |
Mason Molina (2–1) |
— |
B12N/ESPN+ |
4,021 |
16–4 |
1–1
|
March 19 |
at Texas Tech |
No. 12 |
Rip Griffin Park |
L 1–127 |
Brandon Beckel (3–0) |
Juaron Watts-Brown (2–1) |
— |
B12N/ESPN+ |
3,746 |
16–5 |
1–2
|
March 22 |
at Wichita State* |
No. 20 |
Eck Stadium Wichita, KS |
W 10–1 |
Carson Benge (1–0) |
Cameron Bye (0–3) |
— |
B12N/ESPN+ |
1,835 |
17–5 |
—
|
March 24 |
Baylor |
No. 20 |
O'Brate Stadium |
W 11–9 |
Nolan McLean (1–1) |
Hambleton Oliver (2–2) |
— |
B12N/ESPN+ |
4,776 |
18–5 |
2–2
|
March 25 |
Baylor |
No. 20 |
O'Brate Stadium |
W 15–8 |
Ben Abram (4–0) |
Mason Marriott (1–3) |
— |
B12N/ESPN+ |
6,556 |
19–5 |
3–2
|
March 26 |
Baylor |
No. 20 |
O'Brate Stadium |
W 13–27 |
Juaron Watts-Brown (3–1) |
Will Rigney (2–1) |
— |
B12N/ESPN+ |
4,736 |
20–5 |
4–2
|
March 28 |
at Dallas Baptist* |
No. 17 |
Horner Ballpark Dallas, TX |
L 0–8 |
Zach Heaton (2–1) |
Carson Benge (1–1) |
— |
|
1,376 |
20–6 |
—
|
March 31 |
No. 21 Texas |
No. 17 |
O'Brate Stadium |
L 3–5 |
Lucas Gordon (3–0) |
Ben Abram (4–1) |
Zane Morehouse (4) |
B12N/ESPN+ |
5,876 |
20–7 |
4–3
|
|
April (10–6)
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Rank
|
Site/stadium
|
Score
|
Win
|
Loss
|
Save
|
TV
|
Attendance
|
Overall record
|
B12 Record
|
April 1 |
No. 21 Texas |
No. 17 |
O'Brate Stadium |
W 4–1 |
Juaron Watts-Brown (4–1) |
Travis Sthele (2–3) |
Isaac Stebens (1) |
B12N/ESPN+ |
6,489 |
21–7 |
5–3
|
April 2 |
No. 21 Texas |
No. 17 |
O'Brate Stadium |
W 4–3 |
Isaac Stebens (4–0) |
Zane Morehouse (4–1) |
— |
B12N/ESPN+ |
5,655 |
22–7 |
6–3
|
April 4 |
Wichita State* |
No. 16 |
O'Brate Stadium |
L 6–13 |
Matt Boyer (4–0) |
Ryan Bogusz (0–1) |
— |
B12N/ESPN+ |
5,273 |
22–8 |
—
|
April 6 |
at TCU |
No. 16 |
Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX |
W 7–6 |
Evan O'Toole (3–0) |
Chase Hoover (1–1) |
Isaac Stebens (2) |
B12N/ESPN+ |
3,728 |
23–8 |
7–3
|
April 7 |
at TCU |
No. 16 |
Lupton Stadium |
L 3–7 |
Kole Klecker (6–2) |
Ben Abram (4–2) |
— |
ESPNU |
3,996 |
23–9 |
7–4
|
April 8 |
at TCU |
No. 16 |
Lupton Stadium |
L 5–12 |
Garrett Wright (2–1) |
Evan O'Toole (3–1) |
— |
B12N/ESPN+ |
4,385 |
23–10 |
7–5
|
April 11 |
Oral Roberts* |
No. 18 |
O'Brate Stadium |
L 5–8 |
Caleb Isaacs (5–0) |
Gabe Davis (0–2) |
Cade Denton (8) |
B12N/ESPN+ |
4,781 |
23–11 |
—
|
April 14 |
West Virginia |
No. 18 |
O'Brate Stadium |
L 3–6 |
Ben Hampton (3–1) |
Juaron Watts-Brown (4–2) |
Carlson Reed (3) |
B12N/ESPN+ |
5,055 |
23–12 |
7–6
|
April 15 |
West Virginia |
No. 18 |
O'Brate Stadium |
L 5–9 |
Aidan Major (2–2) |
Isaac Stebens (4–1) |
— |
B12N/ESPN+ |
5,817 |
23–13 |
7–7
|
April 16 |
West Virginia |
No. 18 |
O'Brate Stadium |
W 11–6 |
Brian Hendry (2–0) |
David Hagaman (0–1) |
— |
B12N/ESPN+ |
4,576 |
24–13 |
8–7
|
Bedlam Series
|
April 18 |
Oklahoma* |
|
O'Brate Stadium |
W 19–8 |
Evan O'Toole (4–1) |
Gray Harrison (0–2) |
Isaac Stebens (3) |
B12N/ESPN+ |
6,769 |
25–13 |
—
|
|
April 21 |
at Kansas |
|
Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS |
W 15–10 |
Evan O'Toole (5–1) |
Collin Baumgartner (3–1) |
— |
B12N/ESPN+ |
682 |
26–13 |
9–7
|
April 22 |
at Kansas |
|
Hoglund Ballpark |
W 14–3 |
Ben Abram (5–2) |
Sam Ireland (4–5) |
Gabe Davis (1) |
ESPNU |
893 |
27–13 |
10–7
|
April 23 |
at Kansas |
|
Hoglund Ballpark |
W 8–3 |
Bayden Root (4–1) |
Ethan Bradford (2–4) |
— |
B12N/ESPN+ |
964 |
28–13 |
11–7
|
April 25 |
Wichita State* |
|
O'Brate Stadium |
Canceled due to weather conditions
|
April 28 |
at Michigan* |
|
Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, MI
|
April 29 |
at Michigan* |
|
Ray Fisher Stadium |
W 5–3 |
Bayden Root (5–1) |
Connor O'Halloran (7–3) |
Isaac Stebens (4) |
BTN |
1,619 |
29–13 |
—
|
April 30 |
at Michigan* |
|
Ray Fisher Stadium |
W 8–5 |
Ben Abram (6–2) |
Noah Rennard (6–3) |
Isaac Stebens (5) |
BTN |
1,410 |
30–13 |
—
|
|
May (7–3)
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Rank
|
Site/stadium
|
Score
|
Win
|
Loss
|
Save
|
TV
|
Attendance
|
Overall record
|
B12 Record
|
May 2 |
at Oral Roberts* |
|
J. L. Johnson Stadium Tulsa, OK |
L 7–9 |
Jacob Widener (2–2) |
Brian Hendry (2–1) |
— |
|
2,273 |
30–14 |
—
|
May 5 |
East Tennessee State* |
|
O'Brate Stadium |
W 7–4 |
Juaron Watts-Brown (5–2) |
Colby Stuart (1–4) |
Isaac Stebens (6) |
B12N/ESPN+ |
5,007 |
31–14 |
—
|
May 6 |
East Tennessee State* |
|
O'Brate Stadium |
W 17–7 |
Bayden Root (6–1) |
Nathanial Tate (6–4) |
— |
B12N/ESPN+ |
5,435 |
32–14 |
—
|
May 7 |
East Tennessee State* |
|
O'Brate Stadium |
W 20–77 |
Ryan Bogusz (1–1) |
Cade Carlson (3–1) |
— |
B12N/ESPN+ |
4,620 |
33–14 |
—
|
May 12 |
Kansas State |
|
O'Brate Stadium |
L 9–10 |
Owen Boerema (7–1) |
Juaron Watts-Brown (5–3) |
Tyson Neighbors (10) |
B12N/ESPN+ |
4,990 |
33–15 |
11–8
|
May 13 |
Kansas State |
|
O'Brate Stadium |
W 19–5 |
Bayden Root (7–1) |
German Fajardo (3–3) |
— |
B12N/ESPN+ |
4,816 |
34–15 |
12–8
|
May 14 |
Kansas State |
|
O'Brate Stadium |
W 12–27 |
Carson Benge (2–1) |
Mason Buss (4–3) |
— |
B12N/ESPN+ |
4,599 |
35–15 |
13–8
|
Bedlam Series
|
May 18 |
at Oklahoma |
No. 25 |
L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park Norman, OK |
W 13–2 |
Evan O'Toole (6–1) |
Braxton Douthit (4–5) |
— |
ESPN+ |
2,571 |
36–15 |
14–8
|
May 19 |
at Oklahoma |
No. 25 |
L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park |
L 0–5 |
Braden Carmichael (7–0) |
Juaron Watts-Brown (5–4) |
— |
ESPN+ |
3,044 |
36–16 |
14–9
|
May 20 |
at Oklahoma |
No. 25 |
L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park |
W 11–1 |
Ben Abram (7–2) |
James Hitt (5–1) |
— |
ESPN+ |
3,371 |
37–16 |
15–9
|
|
|
Postseason (4–4)
|
Big 12 Tournament (4–2)
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Rank
|
Site/stadium
|
Score
|
Win
|
Loss
|
Save
|
TV
|
Attendance
|
Overall record
|
B12T Record
|
May 24 |
vs. (7) Oklahoma |
(2) No. 18 |
Globe Life Field |
L 5–9 |
James Hitt (6–1) |
Carson Benge (2–2) |
Carter Campbell (2) |
B12N/ESPN+ |
7,406 |
37–17 |
0–1
|
May 25 |
vs. (3) No. 21 West Virginia |
(2) No. 18 |
Globe Life Field |
W 3–2 |
Juaron Watts-Brown (6–4) |
Carlson Reed (2–1) |
— |
B12N/ESPN+ |
6,325 |
38–17 |
1–1
|
May 26 |
vs. (7) Oklahoma |
(2) No. 18 |
Globe Life Field |
W 8–3 |
Ben Abram (8–2) |
Will Carsten (1–3) |
— |
B12N/ESPN+ |
10,745 |
39–17 |
2–1
|
May 27 |
vs. (6) Texas Tech |
(2) No. 18 |
Globe Life Field |
W 8–1 |
Brennan Phillips (2–1) |
Zane Petty (3–1) |
Bayden Root (1) |
B12N/ESPN+ |
— |
40–17 |
3–1
|
May 27 |
vs. (6) Texas Tech |
(2) No. 18 |
Globe Life Field |
W 6–5 |
Gabe Davis (1–2) |
Brandon Beckel (5–2) |
— |
B12N/ESPN+ |
13,532 |
41–17 |
4–1
|
May 28 |
vs. (4) TCU |
(2) No. 18 |
Globe Life Field |
L 5–12 |
Luke Savage (3–3) |
Ben Abram (8–3) |
— |
ESPN2 |
14,673 |
41–18 |
4–2
|
|
Stillwater Regional (0–2)
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Rank
|
Site/stadium
|
Score
|
Win
|
Loss
|
Save
|
TV
|
Attendance
|
Overall record
|
NCAAT record
|
June 2 |
(4) Oral Roberts |
(1) No. 16 |
O'Brate Stadium |
L 4–6 |
Caleb Isaacs (7–0) |
Nolan McLean (1–2) |
Cade Denton (13) |
ESPN+ |
5,423 |
41–19 |
0–1
|
June 3 |
(2) No. 18 Dallas Baptist |
(1) No. 16 |
O'Brate Stadium |
L 4–18 |
Zach Heaton (5–1) |
Juaron Watts-Brown (6–5) |
— |
ESPN2 |
5,033 |
41–20 |
0–2
|
|
Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = Oklahoma State team member
|
"*" indicates a non-conference game. "#" represents ranking. All rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. "()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.
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|
Statistics
Team batting
- As of March 24, 2023
Team
|
AB
|
Avg.
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
BB
|
SO
|
SB
|
Oklahoma State |
738 |
.310 |
229 |
55 |
4 |
40 |
167 |
107 |
201 |
20
|
Opponents |
704 |
.246 |
173 |
32 |
5 |
21 |
100 |
82 |
224 |
7
|
Team pitching
Team
|
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
BB
|
SO
|
SV
|
ERA
|
Oklahoma State |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00
|
Opponents |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00
|
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
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Coaches' | 8 | 8* | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Baseball America | 15 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Collegiate Baseball^ | 12 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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NCBWA† | 14 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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D1Baseball | 9 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.