1996 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

The 1996 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented the Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys played their home games at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium. The team was coached by Gary Ward in his 19th year at Oklahoma State.

1996 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
Big Eight Tournament champions Central II Regional champions
College World Series, T-7th
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
CB	No. 8
Record	45–21 (17–9 Big 8)
Head coach	Gary Ward (19th season)
Pitching coach	Tom Holliday (19th season)
Home stadium	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium

1996 Big Eight Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 29 Missouri  ‍†‍‍y	20	–	8		.714			39	–	19		.672
No. 8 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‡‍y	17	–	9		.654			45	–	21		.682
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍	14	–	12		.538			32	–	25		.561
Iowa State  ‍‍‍	12	–	14		.462			23	–	31		.426
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	11	–	16		.407			28	–	26		.519
Kansas  ‍‍‍	11	–	17		.393			26	–	30		.464
Nebraska  ‍‍‍	8	–	17		.320			27	–	27		.500
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1996 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Cowboys won the Central II Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Clemson Tigers.

Roster

1996 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town RHP Jon Adkins L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Wayne, West Virginia RHP Heath Askew /R — — Jr OF Brian Aylor L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma P Dan Brown / — — Cory Burton / — — Jamie Cook / — — RHP Ryan Cunneen R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) U Dan DiPace L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr RHP Thom Dreier R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Union, Missouri C Ryan Folmar L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Chambersburg, Pennsylvania RHP Neil Forsythe R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (113 kg) OF Jeff Guiel L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Vancouver, British Columbia Steve Goeke / — — LHP Ryan Graves L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr INF Steve Hartsburg R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Schaumburg, Illinois LHP Micah Hesting L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) U Josh Holliday S/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Stillwater, Oklahoma OF Dean Kent / — — Sr Tampa, Florida P Shane Kirby / — — INF Tripp MacKay S/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Mount Pleasant, Texas LHP Dave Maurer R/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Minneapolis, Minnesota RHP Sean McClellan R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Seminole, Florida Jay McCullough / — — OF Rusty McNamara R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Riverside, California RHP Elvin Nina R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) East Orange, New Jersey Tony Roossien / — — 19 OF Ted Salhani L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So London, Ontario,Canada P Cory Smith / — — P Larry Smith / — — INF Wyley Steelmon L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Enid, Oklahoma P Brian Thomas / — — Buddy White / — — Jamey Wood / — —	Head coach 20 Gary Ward Assistant coach(es) Wade Robertson Pitching coach(es) Tom Holliday Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 25, 2021

Schedule

1996 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball game log
Regular season
February (6–3) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 1 February 9 vs Loyola Marymount Brazell Field • Phoenix, Arizona 20–10 1–0 – 2 February 10 vs New Mexico State Brazell Field • Phoenix, Arizona 6–7 1–1 – 3 February 11 at Grand Caynon Brazell Field • Phoenix, Arizona 22–16 2–1 – 4 February 16 vs The Citadel Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, Florida 12–4 3–1 – 5 February 17 vs Southern California Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, Florida 5–6 3–2 – 6 February 18 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, Florida 4–5 3–3 – 7 February 23 West Virginia Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 15–8 4–3 – 8 February 24 West Virginia Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 13–2 5–3 – 9 February 25 West Virginia Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 16–4 6–3 –
March (15–4) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 10 March 1 vs Lamar Reckling Park • Houston, Texas 2–3 6–4 – 11 March 2 at Rice Reckling Park • Houston, Texas 7–5 7–4 – 12 March 3 vs Southwestern Louisiana Reckling Park • Houston, Texas 7–4 8–4 – 13 March 5 vs Maine Reckling Park • Houston, Texas 5–3 9–4 – 14 March 6 vs Texas Southern Reckling Park • Houston, Texas 16–6 10–4 – 15 March 7 vs Southwestern Louisiana Reckling Park • Houston, Texas 21–11 11–4 – 16 March 9 at TCU TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, Texas 13–8 12–4 – 17 March 10 TCU Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 5–10 12–5 – 18 March 11 Iowa State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 14–9 13–5 1–0 19 March 12 Iowa State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 18–3 14–5 2–0 20 March 13 Iowa State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 14–8 15–5 3–0 21 March 16 Missouri Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 25–16 16–5 4–0 22 March 17 Missouri Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 12–10 17–5 5–0 23 March 20 Kansas State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 0–8 17–6 5–1 24 March 20 Kansas State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 7–6 18–6 6–1 25 March 22 Washington Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 11–7 19–6 6–1 26 March 23 Washington Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 11–15 19–7 6–1 27 March 23 Washington Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 11–2 20–7 6–1 28 March 29 at Nebraska Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 18–8 21–7 7–1
April (8–11) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 29 April 2 at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, Kansas 3–5 21–8 7–2 30 April 3 at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, Kansas 13–19 21–9 7–3 31 April 6 Kansas Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 11–9 22–9 8–3 32 April 6 Kansas Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 10–9 23–9 9–3 33 April 7 Kansas Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 21–1 24–9 10–3 34 April 10 at Iowa State Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 2–6 24–10 10–4 35 April 10 at Iowa State Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 4–8 24–11 10–5 36 April 12 vs Oklahoma Drillers Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma 5–7 24–12 10–6 37 April 13 vs Oklahoma All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 7–1 25–12 11–6 38 April 14 vs Oklahoma All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 7–1 26–12 12–6 39 April 16 at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, Oklahoma 14–4 27–12 13–6 40 April 17 Oklahoma Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 12–11 28–12 14–6 41 April 19 at Missouri Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 23–24 28–13 14–7 42 April 20 at Missouri Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 9–12 28–14 14–8 43 April 21 at Missouri Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 5–6 28–15 14–9 44 April 23 Wichita State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 3–7 28–16 14–9 45 April 24 at Wichita State Eck Stadium • Wichita, Kansas 4–19 28–17 14–9 46 April 26 at Oral Roberts J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma 2–7 28–18 14–9 47 April 27 Oral Roberts Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 11–4 29–18 14–9
May (8–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 48 May 5 Missouri Southern Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 17–2 30–18 14–9 49 May 6 Missouri Southern Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 3–4 30–19 14–9 50 May 7 Chicago State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 21–1 31–19 14–9 51 May 8 Chicago State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 15–5 32–19 14–9 52 May 9 Chicago State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 22–19 33–19 14–9 53 May 11 Kansas State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 10–6 34–19 15–9 54 May 11 Kansas State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 15–6 35–19 16–9 55 May 12 Kansas State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 26–5 36–19 17–9 56 May 13 Rice Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 6–5 37–19 17–9
Postseason
Big Eight Conference Tournament (4–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 57 May 16 vs Kansas State All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 10–4 38–19 17–9 58 May 17 vs Oklahoma All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 16–11 39–19 17–9 59 May 18 vs Missouri All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 18–12 40–19 17–9 60 May 19 vs Iowa State All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 15–11 41–19 17–9
NCAA Central II Regional (4–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 60 May 23 vs Arkansas Dan Law Field • Lubbock, Texas 6–5 42–19 17–9 61 May 24 vs Fresno State Dan Law Field • Lubbock, Texas 12–5 43–19 17–9 62 May 25 vs Southern California Dan Law Field • Lubbock, Texas 9–3 44–19 17–9 63 May 26 vs Southern California Dan Law Field • Lubbock, Texas 10–2 45–19 17–9
College World Series (0–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 64 May 31 vs Alabama Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 5–7 45–20 17–9 65 June 2 vs Clemson Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 5–8 45–21 17–9

Awards and honors

Brian Aylor

• Big Eight Conference All-Tournament Team

Danny DiPace

• Big Eight Conference All-Tournament Team

Neil Forsythe

• Big Eight Conference All-Tournament Team

Ryan Graves

• Big Eight Conference All-Tournament Team

Jeff Guiel

• All-Big Eight Conference
• First Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
• Third Team All-American Baseball America
• First Team All-American Collegiate Baseball
• Second Team All-American National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association

Sean McClellan

• All-Big Eight Conference

Rusty McNamara

• All-Big Eight Conference
• Big Eight Conference All-Tournament Team

Wyley Steelmon

• All-Big Eight Conference