# 2025 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

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

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.
Outfielders, Carson Benge and Zach Ehrhard were named to the All-Big 12 first team. All named to the All-Big 12 first team included designated hitter, Easton Carmichael, and starting pitcher, Brian Holiday. 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.

## Preseason
### Preseason Big 12 awards and honors

Preseason awards will be announced in January or February 2025.

### Coaches poll

The coaches poll was released on January 23, 2025. Oklahoma State was picked to win the Big 12.
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.
* C
* 1B
* 2B
* 3B
* SS
* LF
* CF
* RF
* DH
Weekend Pitching Rotation :
* Day
* Friday
* Saturday
* Sunday

### Coaching staff
## Offseason
### Departures

Offseason Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |

#### 2024 MLB Draft

| Round | Pick | Overall Pick | Player | Position | MLB Team | Source |

### Acquisitions
#### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Hometown | Year | Previous school |
| Brayden Smith | 4 | U | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 190 pounds (86 kg) | Omaha, NE | Junior | Iowa Western |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Jayson Jones | 23 | INF/OF | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 204 pounds (93 kg) | Savannah, TX | Junior | Arkansas |
| Sean Youngerman | 33 | RHP | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 225 pounds (102 kg) | Valencia, CA | Junior | Westmont |
| Tommy Allman | 44 | RHP | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 pounds (88 kg) | Farmington Hills, Michigan | Senior | Jacksonville |
| Mario Pesca | 66 | RHP | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 pounds (102 kg) | The Bronx, New York | Junior | St. John's |
| Hunter Watkins | 77 | RHP | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 240 pounds (110 kg) | Simi Valley, California | Sophomore | Grand Canyon |

#### Incoming recruits
## 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 |
| 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 16–1$^7$ | Anderson (4–0) | Monke (1–2) | None | | 8–6 |
| March 9 (DH 2) | ESPN+ | Illinois State* | No. 25 | O'Brate Stadium | W 18–1$^7$ | 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 | Stadium |
| 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 | Stadium |
| 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. :

## 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

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | 17 | 17* | 25 | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | 18 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | 17 | 19 | — | 25 | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Perfect Game | 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.