The 2025 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented Oklahoma State University during the 2025 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 13th season at Oklahoma State.
Oklahoma State entered the season as the defending Big 12 Conference baseball tournament champions. They finished in seventh place in the Big 12 regular season.
Previous season
Oklahoma State came off 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 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. Also named to the All-Big 12 first team were 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. Aidan Meola and Tommy Molsky were named Big-12 honorable mentions.
Preseason
Coaches poll The coaches poll was released on January 23, 2025. Oklahoma State was picked to win the Big 12.
Coaches' PollPredictedfinishTeamPoints 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 8510 Cincinnati 73 11 Houston 4512 Utah 4413 Baylor 3914 BYU 21
Personnel
Roster
Coaching staff
2025 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball coaching staff Name Position Seasons atOSU 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 departuresNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Outgoing transfers Outgoing transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightHometownYearNew schoolSource no OF height weight Coral Gables, FL Miami (FL) no RHP height weight Gunnison, UT Austin Peay no RHP height weight hometown school no RHP height weight Bixby, OK Missouri State no OF height weight Oklahoma City, OK Villanova no INF height weight Silo, OK Austin Peay no RHP Little Elm, TX Abilene Christian no LHP Fort Gibson, OK Oral Roberts no INF Liberty, MO Sam Houston State no RHP Greeley, CO Sam Houston State
2024 MLB draft
Round Pick Overall pick Player Position MLB teamSource
Acquisitions Incoming transfers Incoming transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightHometownYearPrevious schoolSource 4 U Omaha, NE Iowa Western 6 INF Greenwood, IN Missouri 14 INF/OF Tuttle, OK Cowley 15 LHP Temecula, CA Hawaii 17 INF/OF Moore, OK Connors State 23 INF/OF Savannah, TX Arkansas 33 RHP Valencia, CA Westmont 44 RHP Farmington Hills, Michigan Jacksonville 66 RHP The Bronx, New York St. John's 77 RHP Simi Valley, California Grand Canyon
Incoming recruits
2024 Oklahoma State RecruitsName Number B/T Pos. Height Weight Hometown High School Source
Game log {| class="toccolours" width=95% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;" |- ! colspan=2 style="" | 2025 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball game log (30–25) |- ! colspan=2 style="" | Regular season (27–22) |- valign="top" | February (4–4) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall B12 Source February 14 FloBaseball vs. No. 15 Clemson* No. 17 Globe Life FieldArlington, 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 Report February 18 vs. * No. 19 Globe Life Field L 4–2 Dudley (2–0) Blake (0–1) Laws (3) 821 1–3 Report February 23 ESPN+ * No. 19 O'Brate StadiumStillwater, OK W 19–4 Bodendorf (2–0) Dygert (1–1) None 4,935 2–3 Report February 24 ESPN+ UT Arlington* O'Brate Stadium W 10–4 Watkins (1–0) Robb (1–1) None 4,380 3–3 Report February 26 vs. * La Moderna FieldCleburne, TX W 6–0 Ure (1–0) Benson (0–1) None 392 4–3 Report February 28 MLB.tv No. 3 Tennessee* Daikin ParkHouston, TX L 2–5 Loy (1–0) Davis (0–1) Snead (1) 4–4 Report
March (8–9) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall B12 Source 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 Report March 2 MLB.tv vs. No. 18 Mississippi State* Daikin Park W 9–7 Watkins (2–0) Simmons (2–1) Youngerman (1) 6–4 Report March 4 ESPN+ * No. 25 O'Brate Stadium W 3–2 Blake (1–1) Hall (0–2) Youngerman (2) 4,527 7–4 Report March 5 ESPN+ Winthrop* No. 25 O'Brate Stadium L 3–9 Wilson (1–0) Wech (0–3) None 3,945 7–5 Report March 7 ESPN+ * No. 25 O'Brate Stadium L 6–12 Donnison (1–1) Davis (0–2) Harper (1) 5,273 7–6 Report March 9 (DH 1) ESPN+ Illinois State* No. 25 O'Brate Stadium W 16–17 Anderson (4–0) Monke (1–2) None 8–6 Report 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 Report March 11 ESPN+ at No. 20 * Horner BallparkDallas, TX L 7–811 Todd (1–0) Rhodes (0–1) None 1,323 9–7 Report March 15 B12N+/ESPN+ West Virginia O'Brate Stadium Game canceled March 15 B12N+ West Virginia O'Brate Stadium Game canceled March 16 B12N+ West Virginia O'Brate Stadium L 6–8 Meyer (4–0) Ure (1–1) None 4,550 9–8 Report March 18 ESPN+ North Dakota State* O'Brate Stadium W 9–1 Pesca (1–0) Shupe (0–2) None 4,491 10–8 Report March 19 ESPN+ North Dakota State* O'Brate Stadium Game canceled March 21 ESPN+ at Smith's BallparkSalt Lake City, UT L 0–11 Mcanelly (2–1) Watkins (3–1) None 1,037 10–9 0–2 Report March 22 ESPN+ at Utah Smith's Ballpark W 5–4 "Bodendorf (5–0) || Jones (2–2) || Youngerman (3) || 1,359 || 11–9 || 1–2 || Report |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | March 23 || ESPN+ || at Utah || || Smith's Ballpark || L 3–12 || Boesen (2–1) || Ure (1–2) || Jones (1) || 1,501 || 11–10 || 1–3 || Report |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | March 25 || ESPN+ || * || || O'Brate Stadium || W 9–5 || Pesca (2–0) || Arnett (0–1) || Youngerman (4) || 4,743 || 12–10 || || Report |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | March 28 || B12N+ || at || || Hoglund BallparkLawrence, KS || L 2–5 || Voegele (4–2) || Bodendorf (5–1) || Lin (1) || 2,660 || 12–11 || 1–4 || Report |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | March 29 || B12N+ || at Kansas || || Hoglund Ballpark || L 11–1211 || Breckheimer (2–0) || Youngerman (0–1) || None || 2,307 || 12–12 || 1–5 || Report |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | March 30 || B12N+ || at Kansas || || Hoglund Ballpark || L 2–11 || Moore (2–0) || Ure (1–3) || None || 1,019 || 12–13 || 1–6 || Report
April (7–7) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall B12 Source April 1 ESPN+ at * Hammons FieldSpringfield, MO L 8–10 Slater (1–1) Hope (0–1) None 904 12–14 Report April 4 ESPN+ No. 22 O'Brate Stadium W 4–3 Bodendorf (6–1) Frost (0–1) Watkins (1) 4,942 13–14 2–6 Report April 6 (DH 1) ESPN+ No. 22 Kansas State O'Brate Stadium W 7–0 Youngerman (1–1) Quevedo (4–1) None 14–14 3–6 Report April 6 (DH 2) ESPN+ No. 22 Kansas State O'Brate Stadium W 10–2 Watkins (4–1) Sheffield (4–3) None 4,816 15–14 4–6 Report April 8 ESPN+ * O'Brate Stadium L 6–10 Johnson (1–2) Drew (1–2) None 4,922 15–15 Report April 11 B12N+ at No. 24 Arizona Hi Corbett FieldTucson, AZ W 4–210 Bodendorf (3–1) Hintz (6–2) None 3,339 16–15 5–6 Report April 12 B12N+ at No. 24 Arizona Hi Corbett Field L 1–5 Kramkowski (5–3) Pesca (2–1) Pluta (7) 4,395 16–16 5–7 Report April 13 B12N+ at No. 24 Arizona Hi Corbett Field L 4–5 Hicks (4–0) Wech (0–4) None 2,497 16–17 5–8 Report April 15 ESPN2 No. 18 Oklahoma* O'Brate Stadium L 1–118 Hitt (1–0) Ure (1–4) None 6,810 16–18 Report April 18 ESPN+ O'Brate Stadium L 4–7 Jean (4–1) Watkins (4–2) None 4,301 16–19 5–9 Report April 19 ESPN+ Houston O'Brate Stadium Game canceled April 20 ESPN+ Houston O'Brate Stadium W 9–14.5 'Pesca (3–1) Fuller (0–2) None 3,909 17–19 6–9 Report April 22 ESPN+ Dallas Baptist* O'Brate Stadium W 16–47 Watkins (5–2) Jenkins (5–1) None 5,097 18–19 Report April 25 ESPN+ at Cincinnati UC Baseball StadiumCincinnati, OH L 0–4 O'Connor (2–2) Pesca (3–2) None 700 18–20 6–10 Report April 26 ESPN+ at Cincinnati UC Baseball Stadium L 4–11 Buczkowski (2–0) Watkins (5–3) Mitchelle (3) 1,122 18–21 6–11 Report April 27 ESPN+ at Cincinnati UC Baseball Stadium W 8–1 Youngerman (2–1) Marsh (3–4) None 1,183 19–21 7–11 Report April 29 SLN at Oral Roberts* J. L. Johnson StadiumTulsa, OK Game canceled
May (8–1) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall B12 Source May 2 ESPN+ UCF O'Brate Stadium W 12–0 Bodendorf (8–1) Walker (0–2) None 4,323 20–21 8–11 Report May 3 ESPN+ UCF Fred Handler Park W 3–1 Pesca (4–2) Sandefer (2–3) Davis (1) 4,633 21–21 9–11 Report May 4 ESPN+ UCF Fred Handler Park W 10–6 Youngerman (3–1) Sauser (3–2) Brown (1) 4,312 22–21 10–11 Report May 9 ESPN+ at Baylor BallparkWaco, TX W 7–2 Bodendorf (9–1) Green (0–2) None 2,240 23–21 11–11 Report May 10 ESPN+ at Baylor Baylor Ballpark W 4–0 Pesca (5–2) Calder (3–6) None 2,077 24–21 12–11 Report May 11 ESPN+ at Baylor Baylor Ballpark L 4–510 Craig (3–0) Watkins (5–4) None 1,861 24–22 12–12 Report May 15 ESPN+ O'Brate Stadium W 6–2 Bodendorf (10–1) Jacobs (3–3) None 4,364 25–22 13–12 Report May 16 ESPN+ Arizona State O'Brate Stadium W 9–6 Pesca (6–2) Martinez (6–3) None 4,793 26–22 14–12 Report May 17 ESPN+ Arizona State O'Brate Stadium W 7–4 Ure (2–4) Carlon (3–1) Davis (2) 4,648 27–22 15–12 Report |- ! colspan=2 style="" | Postseason (3–3)
(1–1) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall B12T Record Source May 21 ESPNU vs. (10) Baylor (7) Globe Life FieldArlington, TX W 4–3 Pesca (7–2) Davenport (4–2) Davis (3) 28–22 1–0 Report May 22 ESPNU vs. (2) Kansas (7) Globe Life FieldArlington, TX L 6–7 Breckheimer (5–0) Davis (0–3) None 6,032 28–23 1–1 Report
(2–2) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAA record Source May 30 ESPN2 vs. (2) Duke (3) Foley FieldAthens, GA L 5–12 Proksch (3–3) Pesca (7–3) None 2,800 28–24 0–1 Report May 31 ESPNU vs. (4) (3) Foley Field W 13–5 Rhodes (1–1) Tarsia (4–4) None 2,950 29–24 1–1 Report June 1 ESPN2 at No. 10 (1) Georgia (3) Foley Field W 11–9 Brown (1–0) Harris (3–1) None 3,120 30–24 2–1 Report June 1 ESPN+ at (2) Duke (3) Foley Field L 2–3 Easterly (9–2) Ure (2–5) None 2,831 30–25 2–2 Report |- ! colspan=9 | Legend: = Win = Loss = CanceledBold = Oklahoma State team member *' Non-conference gameRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Athens Regional
Athens Regional Teams(1) Georgia Bulldogs(2) Duke Blue Devils(3) Oklahoma State Cowboys(4) Binghamton Bearcats
Athens Regional Round 1(2) Duke Blue Devilsvs.(3) Oklahoma State Cowboys
Athens Regional Lower Round 1(4) Binghamton Bearcatsvs.(3) Oklahoma State Cowboys
Athens Regional Lower final(1) Georgia Bulldogsvs.(3) Oklahoma State Cowboys
Athens Regional Finals(2) Duke Blue Devilsvs.(3) Oklahoma State Cowboys
Tournaments Big 12 tournament
The Big 12 tournament was held May 21–24, 2025 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
NCAA tournament The NCAA tournament was played from May 29–June 23, 2025.
Rankings
Notes
References
External links Oklahoma State Baseball