37 NCAA REGIONAL BERTHS 29 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 19 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES Wade McWhorter Coordinator, Media Relations (405) 744-7853 Fax (405) 744-7754 wade.mcwhorter@okstate.edu Oklahoma State Athletics Media Relations 220 Athletics Center, Stillwater, OK 74078 www.okstate.com SCHEDULE/RESULTS Feb. 20 BYU W, 17-14 Feb. 21 Manhattan W, 11-7 BYU W, 5-4 Feb. 22 Manhattan W, 13-1 Feb. 26 at #23 East Carolina L, 7-14 Feb. 27 vs. College of Charleston# W, 7-6 Feb. 28 at #23 East Carolina# W, 7-6 March 5 vs. Gonzaga$ W, 14-5 March 6 vs. #24 Oregon State$ W, 7-5 March 7 vs. San Francisco$ W, 6-4 March 8 vs. UC Riverside L, 0-7 March 10 at Arizona W, 10-4 March 11 at Arizona W, 8-5 March 13 #6 Cal State Fullerton L, 4-8 March 14 Rhode Island W, 14-2 #6 Cal State Fullerton W, 10-6 March 15 Rhode Island L, 4-5 March 18 Western Illinois (DH) W, 30-3 L, 4-7 March 20 at Nebraska* L, 4-11 March 21 at Nebraska* L, 4-12 March 22 at Nebraska* W, 6-3 March 24 UNLV W, 8-2 March 25 UNLV W, 15-1 March 29 Missouri* (DH) W, 13-1 (7) Missouri* W, 6-2 March 30 Missouri* L, 0-1 April 1 Tabor College W, 15-0 April 3 #9 Texas* L, 2-7 April 4 #9 Texas* W, 7-1 April 5 #9 Texas* L, 5-8 April 8 at Missouri State L, 3-4 April 10 at Kansas* L, 1-8 April 11 at Kansas* L, 6-13 April 12 at Kansas* L, 3-4 (10) April 14 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (DH) W, 9-1 W, 10-3 April 15 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 5-0 April 17 #7 Baylor* L, 5-8 April 18 #7 Baylor* W, 4-3 April 21 at Wichita State W, 4-1 April 22 #30 Missouri State W, 10-7 April 24 at #16 Texas A&M* W, 4-1 April 25 at #16 Texas A&M* L, 4-7 April 26 at #16 Texas A&M* L, 4-6 April 28 Texas-Arlington W, 6-2 May 1 #16 Kansas State* (DH) L, 3-5 L, 2-3 (7) May 8 vs. #17 Oklahoma* (Tulsa) L, 2-5 May 9 vs. #17 Oklahoma* (OKC) L, 5-7 May 10 vs. #17 Oklahoma* (OKC) W, 5-1 May 15 at Texas Tech* L, 8-9 May 16 at Texas Tech* W, 14-5 May 17 at Texas Tech* W, 10-9 May 29-June 1 NCAA Clemson Regional June 5-8 NCAA Super Regionals June 13-24 College World Series! ALL TIMES CENTRAL; Bold italics indicates home game # Keith LeClair Classic - Greenville, N.C. $ Palm Springs Invitational - Palm Springs, Calif. * Big 12 Conference game! Omaha, Neb. OKLAHOMA STATE (32-22) AT THE 2009 NCAA CLEMSON REGIONAL MAY 29-JUNE 1 CLEMSON, S.C. DOUG KINGSMORE STADIUM (6,217) Oklahoma State The Cowboys enter the 2009 NCAA Baseball Championship with a 32-22 record. OSU, the No. 3 seed at the Clemson Regional, opens play in the double-elimination tourney Friday against Alabama at 2:06 p.m. (CST) at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, S.C. The winner of the Clemson Regional advances to face the Tempe (Ariz.) Regional champion in a Super Regional. OSU is making its fourth-straight NCAA Tournament appearance and fifth in six seasons under head coach Frank Anderson, who has led the Cowboys to a 9-8 record in NCAA tourney play. The Cowboys sport a.304 team batting average on the season and rank among the Big 12 Conference leaders in several offensive categories. OSU s pitching staff has a collective 4.60 ERA and ranks among the Big 12 s best with 14 saves and 486 strikeouts. OSU In The NCAA Tournament Oklahoma State is making its 37th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, which ranks fourth on the NCAA s all-time list. The Cowboys are 132-79 (.626) all time in the NCAA tourney, and the 132 wins ranks sixth all time. OSU s 19 College World Series appearances are the fifth-most in NCAA history. The Clemson Regional Field Top-seeded and host Clemson brings a 40-19 record into the postseason. OSU is 1-2 all time against the Tigers, with the last meeting coming in the 1996 College World Series. Second-seeded Alabama is 37-19 on the year. The Cowboys are 0-2 all time vs. the Crimson Tide, with the last meeting coming in the 1999 College World Series. Rounding out the field is Ohio Valley Conference champion and No. 4-seed Tennessee Tech, which is 30-22-1. OSU has never faced the Golden Eagles on the diamond. OSU Probable Starters Stats/Notes Position Players 2009 Statistics Pos. No. Player GP-GS Avg. HR RBI Noteworthy C 25 Kevin David 49-48.332 6 46 Second in Big 12 with 23 doubles 1B 33 Dean Green 51-49.258 5 24 4 HR, 10 RBI in Big 12 play 2B 38 Davis Duren 42-39.250 3 25 Leads team with 14 stolen bases SS 39 Tom Belza 54-54.336 2 43 Hit safely in final 12 conference games 3B 23 Tyrone Hambly 54-53.338 9 38 Hit.376 in Big 12 play RF 2 Micheal Dabbs 48-45.335 13 38.687 slugging percentage CF 24 Dusty Harvard 33-18.238 0 5.400 on-base percentage LF 28 Neil Medchill 54-54.337 14 55 Two-time All-Big 12 DH 10 Jared Womack 12-9.258 1 6 First-career HR Sunday vs. TAMU or 14 Mark Ginther 30-26.312 2 15 11 multi-hit games Starting Pitchers R/L No. Player W-L ERA Last Appearance W-L IP H R ER BB SO L 27 Andrew Oliver 5-6 5.58 5/15 vs. Texas Tech ND 2.1 7 8 8 3 1 L 13 Tyler Lyons 6-5 3.75 5/16 vs. Texas Tech W 8.0 9 3 3 2 7 R 42 Tyler Blandford 7-3 4.83 5/17 vs. Texas Tech ND 4.2 6 5 5 3 3
2009 Big 12 Baseball Standings (as of May 27) Big 12 Overall W L T W L T Texas 17 9 1 39 13 1 Oklahoma 17 10 41 17 Missouri 16 11 33 24 Kansas State 14 11 1 41 15 1 Kansas 15 12 37 21 Texas A&M 14 13 35 22 Texas Tech 12 15 25 31 Baylor 10 16 28 24 Oklahoma State 9 16 32 22 Nebraska 8 19 25 28 1 NCAA Clemson Regional Schedule Teams - #1 Clemson, #2 Alabama, #3 Oklahoma State, #4 Tennessee Tech Friday Game 1 - Oklahoma State vs. Alabama Game 2 - Clemson vs. Tennessee Tech Saturday Game 3 - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 Game 4 - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 Sunday Game 5 - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 Game 6 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 Monday Game 7 - *if necessary 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 2009 Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll 1. Texas A&M 6. Oklahoma 2. Texas 7. Nebraska T-3. Oklahoma State 8. Texas Tech T-3. Baylor 9. Kansas State 5. Missouri 10. Kansas 2009 Big 12 Player/Pitcher of Week OSU Winners Kevin David (Player) March 16 2009 All-Big 12 Conference OSU Players First team: Micheal Dabbs, OF Second team: Neil Medchill, OF; Tyler Blandford (SP) Honorable Mention: Tyrone Hambly (INF); Kevin David (C); Tyler Lyons (SP) On The Air & The Web All OSU baseball games are carried live by Stillwater Radio on KSPI 93.7 FM and/or 780 AM. Rex Holt, who is in his 27th season as the play-by-play voice of Cowboy baseball, will call the action, with Matt Davis providing color. Radio broadcasts and live stats can also be accessed via www.okstate.com (links are available under Multimedia). The Clemson Regional games are also being televised by Comcast Sports Southeast. About Clemson The Tigers are 40-19 on the season. This is their 34th NCAA Tournament appearance. Players To Watch 1B Ben Paulsen (.368, 11 HR, 55 RBI) LHP Casey Harman (7-3, save, 3.86 ERA) About Alabama The Crimson Tide bring a 37-19 mark into the postseason, and 2009 marks their 17th NCAA tourney berth. Players To Watch RF Kent Matthes (.365, 28 HR, 81 RBI) RHP Austin Hyatt (8-2, 3.14 ERA, 2 CG) About Tennessee Tech The Golden Eagles are 30-22-1 and are making their fourth-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. Players To Watch DH A.J. Kirby-Jones (.344, 20 HR, 66 RBI) RHP Lee Henry (9-2, 2 saves, 2.96 ERA, 5 CG) Home Sweet Home Allie P. Reynolds Stadium has been home to Oklahoma State baseball since 1981, and in those 28-plus seasons the Cowboys have been nearly unbeatable on their home field. The Cowboys are 740-159 (.823) all-time at Reynolds Stadium and have lost more than two consecutive games on their home turf only once (six in a row in May 2007). OSU is 19-9 at Reynolds Stadium in 2009. 200 Club With the Cowboys season-opening win over BYU, Frank Anderson became the fifth head coach in OSU history to reach 200 career victories. He is the third-fastest coach to reach the milestone in Stillwater behind Gary Ward and Tom Holliday. Anderson is in his sixth season at OSU and owns an overall career record of 231-130, which includes an 88-71 mark in Big 12 play. Aluminum Assault Over the last several seasons, OSU has established itself among the top hitting teams not only in the Big 12 Conference but on a national scale. In 2009, the Cowboys rank among the Big 12 s best in batting average (.304), triples (21), home runs (73) and slugging percentage (.506). Last season, OSU led the Big 12 in three offensive categories batting average (.326), slugging percentage (.531) and home runs (89). The Cowboys finished second in the league in runs, hits, triples and RBIs. In 06, OSU led the Big 12 in homers, triples and slugging percentage, and in 2007 the Cowboys led the Big 12 in six offensive categories and ranked second in two more. Kings Of The Hill OSU also had one of the top pitching staffs in college baseball in 2008, and the 09 version has been solid as well. Four different Cowboy hurlers have at least five wins in 2009, and the pitching staff ranks among the Big 12 Conference leaders in saves (14) and strikeouts (486). Last season, the Cowboys led the Big 12 with a 3.98 team ERA and also topped the league with 21 saves. The staff returned seven pitchers who made at least eight appearances and worked 15 or more innings in 08. OSU s 3.98 ERA in 08 marked the first time since 2005 the Cowboys finished the season with a team ERA under 4.00. The 05 and 08 seasons are the only two since 1974 that OSU has had an ERA of less than 4.00. Awards Watch Several Cowboys were named to preseason awards lists by various publications, including: Baseball America Preseason All-America Andrew Oliver (second team) Louisville Slugger Preseason All-America Andrew Oliver (second team) Tyler Lyons (third team) Rivals.com Preseason All-America Andrew Oliver Golden Spikes Award Watch List Tyler Lyons, Andrew Oliver Wallace Award Watch List Tom Belza, Tyler Lyons, Andrew Oliver, Neil Medchill OKLAHOMA S TA TE 2
Named OSU s 14th head coach on June 25, 2003 Overall record: 231-130 (.640) Big 12 Conference record: 88-71 (.553) * The Cowboys 79 wins in Big 12 play from 2004-08 was the second most in the conference during that span * OSU finished in the top three in the Big 12 regular season standings from 2006-08, including a pair of second-place finishes 40-win seasons - 3 2006-41; 2007-42; 2008-44 NCAA Regional Appearances - 5 (2004, 06-09) NCAA Regional #1 Seed - 2 (2006, 2008) NCAA Regional host - 2008 * OSU s first time to host Regional since 1997 NCAA Super Regionals - 1 * 2007, OSU s first Super Regional since 1999 Big 12 Conference champions in 2004 All-Big 12 Conference players - 48, including 12 first teamers Big 12 Player of the Year - 1 * Tyler Mach, 2006, first-ever OSU Big 12 POY Big 12 Freshman Player of the Year - 1 * Corey Brown, 2005 All-Americans - 14 MLB Draft Picks - 31, including three first rounders * OSU had a school record 11 players selected in the 2007 MLB Draft * The Cowboys have had 15 players selected in the draft s first 10 rounds and 22 in the first 20 rounds * OSU has averaged eight MLB Draft picks over the last three years (2006-7; 2007-11; 2007-7) Freshman All-Americans 3 * Corey Brown - 05; Jordy Mercer - 06; Tom Belza - 08 USA Baseball - 3 * Jordy Mercer - 07; Andrew Oliver & Tyler Lyons - 08 Academic All-Big 12 Conference - 33, including 22 first teamers Anderson Year-By-Year At OSU Overall Big 12 2004 38-24 15-11 2005 34-25 12-15 2006 41-20 18-9 2007 42-21 16-11 2008 44-18 18-9 2009 32-22 9-16 Totals 231-130 (.640) 88-71 (.553) Lyons Share During the 2008 season, Tyler Lyons established himself as one of the Big 12 s best and most consistent hurlers. A product of Lubbock, Texas, Lyons was a second-team All-Big 12 pick a year ago after compiling a 12-2 mark and 3.31 ERA to go along with 92 strikeouts and only 19 walks. In 15 starts, he led the Big 12 with 108.2 innings pitched, and he tied for the league lead with four complete games. Lyons 12 wins tied for fourth nationally in 2008. His win total also marked the eighthmost wins in a single season in OSU history, and the most by a Cowboy hurler since 2004. In Big 12 play, Lyons was 7-1 with a 2.99 ERA and four complete games in 12 starts. Lyons pitched OSU to an opening-round win over Western Kentucky in the NCAA Stillwater Regional with an 8.2 inning effort and was named to the All-Tournament Team. With a 6-5 mark in 2009, Lyons has won 18 of his 25 career decisions, including a stretch of 13 in a row. Lyons is 18-7 with a 3.69 ERA in his OSU career. The Big O One of the nation s top Friday night starters resides in Stillwater in the form of southpaw Andrew Oliver. In the first start of his junior season, Oliver tied a career high with 11 strikeouts against BYU, and he is 4-3 this season with 53 strikeouts in 45.2 innings of work. Oliver is coming off a dominating sophomore campaign in which he went 7-2 with a 2.20 ERA in 15 games. In nine Big 12 starts, he notched a 2.48 ERA and picked up three wins and a complete game. The Vermilion, Ohio native allowed two or fewer earned runs in 12 of his 14 starts in 2008 and opponents hit just.211 against him. Further proof of Oliver s dominance he racked up 96 strikeouts in 98.1 innings and struck out six or more in 10 of his starts, including reaching double figures three times. Oliver notched a career-best performance on April 11, pitching the Cowboys to a 1-0 win over No. 6 Nebraska with a complete game, three-hit shutout. He struck out 10 and did not allow a walk. He retired the first 15 batters in order, taking a perfect game into the sixth. Oliver is 18-9 with a 4.08 ERA in his OSU career, and he has racked up 229 strikeouts in 223.0 innings of work. He s Back On the strength of a first-team All-Big 12 sophomore campaign, Neil Medchill was a 33rd round draft pick of the New York Mets last June. But the Cowboy outfielder spurned pro baseball to return to Stillwater for his junior campaign and add a boost to the OSU lineup. Medchill is hitting.337 with 14 homers and 55 RBIs in 2009. He ranks in the top 10 in the Big 12 in runs, home runs, RBIs, total bases and slugging percentage and was named a second-team All-Big 12 performer. In his first season in an OSU uniform in 08, Medchill ranked fourth on the team with a.349 batting average to go along with 11 homers and 41 RBIs. He also led the Cowboys and ranked fifth in the Big 12 with a.628 slugging percentage. Along with his 2008 All-Big 12 honor, Medchill was named to the 2008 NCAA Stillwater Regional All-Tournament team. Big 12 s Best Tom Belza burst onto the scene in his first season of collegiate baseball and established himself as one of the nation s top freshmen. Belza moved into the Cowboys starting lineup early in the 2008 conference season and quickly proved to be a slick fielder and one of OSU s most dependable bats. A native of Loveland, Ohio, Belza led the Big 12 with a.386 batting average and collected three or more hits in 10 games, including a 6-for-6, six-run, five-rbi effort against Arkansas-Pine Bluff in March. The six-hit performance tied an OSU and Big 12 record, and the six runs also tied the school mark. Named a Freshman All-American by Louisville Slugger, Belza also earned secondteam All-Big 12 honors and was named to the NCAA Stillwater Regional All-Tournament Team after going 5-for-14 (.357) with a homer and four RBIs. After spending last season at second base, Belza has spent the majority of his time at shortstop in 2009. He hit safely in OSU s first two games this season to extend a career-best hitting streak to 16 games. After hitting safely in OSU s final 12 conference games, Belza enters the 09 postseason hitting.336 and is third on the club with 43 RBIs. Belza was a prep star at Cincinnati s famed Moeller High, which produced such major leaguers as Ken Griffey Jr. and Barry Larkin. OKLAHOMA S TA TE 3
OSU Baseball Tradition By The Numbers 100 Career home runs hit by Cowboy Pete Incaviglia, an NCAA record 61 OSU s record for wins in a season, set in 1984 & 1988 58 Consecutive game hitting streak for Robin Ventura in 1987, an NCAA record 48 & 143 Number of home runs & RBIs for Pete Incaviglia during the 1985 season, both NCAA r e c o r d s 37 NCAA Tournament berths for OSU baseball 31 Cowboys named first-team All-American 25 Number of Cowboys to earn first-team All-Big 12 h o n o r s 23 Big Eight Conference championships, a record 19 College World Series appearances by the Cowboys, which ranks fifth all time 17 Cowboys drafted in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft 16 OSU won an NCAA record 16-straight Big Eight Conference championships from 1981-1996 13 Top 10 finishes in Baseball America final season polls (since 1981) 11 NCAA team and individual records held by OSU 10 OSU has had 10 players named to a USA Baseball National Team roster 7 50 win seasons by the Cowboys 6 Berths in the College World Series championship g a m e 3 Cowboys in the National College Baseball Hall of Fame Robin Ventura, Pete Incaviglia & Gary Ward 2 NCAA Super Regional appearances by the Cowboys 1999 & 2007 1 National championship for OSU, which came in 1959 1 Golden Spikes Award winner Robin Ventura in 1988 Strong Armed OSU s pitching depth is one of its biggest strengths this season. The Cowboys have a solid group of veterans to go along with several new faces who have shown the ability to contribute. Thomas Keeling - Keeling is 5-1 with a save in 15 appearances this season. A redshirt sophomore, the southpaw has racked up 71 strikeouts in just 48.1 innings. He earned his first career win at Arizona with a seven-inning, 12-strikeout effort. Jeff Breedlove - A senior hurler, Breedlove has made 69 appearances in his OSU career, which is sixth on OSU s all-time list, and has proven effective both as a starter and out of the bullpen. Brad Propst - Propst has appeared in 14 games on the mound and is 1-1 with a teambest 2.20 ERA. The sophomore, who earned his first-career save against Arizona, has recorded 25 strikeouts in 28.2 innings of work. Uriah Fisher - The freshman right hander has made nine appearances and is 2-0 with two saves and a 3.76 ERA. He earned a win in his first-career start against Western Illinois. Brett Davis - A senior southpaw who has made 24 appearances for the Cowboys over the last two seasons, Davis is 3-2 with 24 strikeouts in 28.0 innings during his OSU career. He is 1-0 in 10 appearances in 09. New Faces The Cowboys 2009 roster includes 12 newcomers, with six freshmen and five junior college transfers and one player who is starting his collegiate baseball career as a junior. Three of OSU s recruits have been selected in the MLB Draft, including freshmen Mark Ginther and Marcus Knecht in 2008. Highlighting the freshman class are a pair of infielders/right-handed pitchers from Oklahoma in Ginther and Randy McCurry. Ginther was a two-sport star at Jenks High School, while McCurry led Tupelo High School to three state championships. The group of junior college newcomers includes JUCO All-American Doug Kroll, who slugged 37 career homers and hit over.400 in both of his seasons at Iowa Western CC. After redshirting at OSU two years ago, Eric Walker played at Grayson County College last season and hit.372 with five homers and 62 RBIs while leading his team to a JUCO World Series title. Stars and Stripes During the summer of 2008, Cowboy pitchers Andrew Oliver and Tyler Lyons were members of the Team USA club that led the United States to a gold medal at the FISU World Championships. The duo was part of a squad that went 24-0 during its tour and a pitching staff that combined for a National Team Record 0.88 ERA. In 11 appearances with Team USA, Lyons was 2-0 with 17 strikeouts in 14 innings, and he did not allow an earned run. Oliver made four starts for Team USA and was 2-0 with a 0.93 ERA while racking up 24 strikeouts in 19.1 innings. OSU has had 10 players earn a spot on a Team USA roster, including three Lyons, Oliver and Jordy Mercer under head coach Frank Anderson. Feeling A Draft A trio of Cowboys are expected to be among the top prospects for the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. According to Baseball America, OSU has three of the top 100 college prospects for the 09 Draft in juniors Andrew Oliver, Tyler Lyons and Neil Medchill. Oliver is listed as the nation s seventh-best college draft prospect and Lyons the 23rd, while Medchill comes in at No. 87. Oliver is listed by Baseball America as the 11th-best overall prospect for this year s draft. The Closer OSU has a long tradition of players from small-town Oklahoma blossoming into collegiate stars, and it looks like the Cowboys could have another in freshman Randy McCurry. A native of Tupelo, Okla., which has a population of approximately 360, McCurry has made a team-high 25 appearances on the mound and has nailed down the role as the Cowboys closer. In those 25 outings, in which he has worked 36.2 innings and compiled a 2.45 ERA and 49 strikeouts, the right hander is 3-1 with nine saves. His nine saves ranks third in the Big 12 and is just one shy of OSU s singleseason record of 10, shared by Marques Davis (1997) and Dennis Livingston (1982). In limited action at the plate, McCurry is hitting.355 with three home runs and 10 RBIs. During his prep career, McCurry hit over 100 home runs and led Tupelo High School to three state championships. OKLAHOMA S TA TE 4
Cowboys in 2009 Overall.........................32-22 At Home.........................19-9 On the Road......................8-10 On a Neutral Field..................5-3 In Day Games...................18-10 In Night Games..................14-12 In Extra Innings....................0-1 vs. Left-handed Starters.............10-8 vs. Right-handed Starters..........22-14 When Scoring First.................21-7 When Opponent Scores First........11-15 When Leading After 6 Innings........28-1 When Trailing After 6 Innings.........2-18 When Tied After 6 Innings............2-3 When Leading After 8 Innings........30-0 When Trailing After 8 Innings.........0-19 When Tied After 8 Innings............1-2 vs. Top 5 Teams....................0-0 vs. Top 10 Teams...................3-4 vs. Top 30 Teams...................5-7 In One-Run Games.................5-6 In Two-Run Games..................2-3 In Three+Run Games..............25-13 When Scoring 0-5 Runs.............6-19 When Scoring 6-9 Runs.............11-3 When Scoring 10+ Runs............15-0 On Weekdays.....................12-4 On Weekends (Fri.-Sun.)...........20-18 On Mondays.......................0-1 On Tuesdays......................6-0 On Wednesdays....................6-2 On Thursdays......................1-1 On Fridays........................5-9 On Saturdays......................8-4 On Sundays.......................6-5 In Three-Game Series...............3-5 In Two-Game Series...............4-1-5 In Single-Game Series...............8-2 In February........................6-1 In March.........................13-7 In April...........................10-9 In May............................3-5 In June...........................0-0 vs. Atlantic 10......................1-1 vs. Big 12........................9-16 vs. Big West.......................1-2 vs. Conference USA.................1-1 vs. Metro Atlantic...................2-0 vs. Missouri Valley..................2-1 vs. Mountain West..................4-0 vs. Pac-10.........................3-0 vs. Southern.......................1-0 vs. Southland......................1-0 vs. The Summit League..............1-1 vs. SWAC.........................3-0 vs. West Coast.....................2-0 Hot Hitter After appearing in just 12 games as a freshman in 2007 and missing last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery, Kevin David has blossomed into one of the Cowboys top hitters in 2009. David, who has played catcher, first base and DH this season, earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors on March 16 after a sixgame stretch in which he hit.542 (13-for-24) with five doubles, a triple, a home run and 12 RBIs. He also scored five runs, walked seven times and had a.958 slugging percentage. During the six-game stretch, David collected multiple hits five times and also had RBIs in five of the six games. David is hitting.332 on the season and is second in the Big 12 with 23 doubles. He has a pair of seven-rbi games (vs. Western Illinois and Arkansas-Pine Bluff). Big 12 Bashing Senior outfielder Micheal Dabbs capped his career by earning first-team All-Big 12 honors and for good reason. In OSU s 25 Big 12 games, Dabbs hit.392 with nine home runs, seven doubles, three triples and 16 RBIs. He also sported a.784 slugging percentage in conference games, the highest in league play. Dabbs, who is fourth on OSU with a.335 batting average, had a career-long 12-game hitting streak earlier this season during which he hit.395 with three triples, five homers and 12 RBIs. A native of Chandler, Okla., Dabbs leads the Big 12 with six triples and ranks third with a.687 slugging percentage. Down Under Thunder Australia native Tyrone Hambly is another of OSU s hottest hitters. A senior infielder who has spent most of the season at third base, Hambly s production at the plate over the last several months has resulted in a dramatic rise in his batting average. After a March 10 game at Arizona, the Aussie was hitting.238, but his offensive tear has raised his average to.338, which leads the Cowboys. Hambly had a career-best nine-game hitting streak snapped at Missouri State. During the streak, he hit.452 (14-for-31). Entering the Baylor series, Hambly had hit safely in nine-straight Big 12 games and was 18-for-35 (.514) with six RBIs during that span. Coming Of Age After two seasons of showing glimpses of the talent that made him a 34th-round draft pick of the Baltimore Orioles out of high school, Tyler Blandford has emerged as one of OSU s top pitchers in 2009. A hard-throwing right-hander, Blandford is 7-3 in 12 starts this season and leads the Cowboys with 95 strikeouts and 76.1 innings of work. Opponents are hitting just.199 against him, the second-lowest mark of any Big 12 hurler. Those numbers helped him earn second-team All-Big 12 honors in 2009. Blandford has recorded at least five strikeouts in 11 of his 12 outings this season, including a stretch of three-straight games in which he had double figures in whiffs. He had backto-back, 11-strikeout efforts against Rhode Island and Nebraska. In his eight Big 12 starts this season, Blandford was 4-3 with 59 strikeouts in 51.2 innings of work. Against OU, he racked up a career-high 12 strikeouts and allowed just one run on two hits to the league s top hiting team. He tossed 8.1 innings against the Sooners and threw 166 pitches, 101 of them for strikes. Blandford s seven wins are a career-high, besting his previous high of four last season. Short Hops The Cowboys are 8-11 against ranked teams in 2009, including three wins over Top 10 teams (#6 Cal State Fullerton, #7 Baylor & #9 Texas). The last time OSU earned a No. 3 seed at the NCAA Tournament came in 2007. That season, the Cowboys won the Fayetteville Regional and advanced to the second Super Regional in school history. In the latest official NCAA RPI rankings, OSU came in at No. 26. The Big 12 Conference had seven teams among the top 31 in the RPI. Two Cowboy pitchers had career-best strikeout performances against Oklahoma. Tyler Lyons racked up 13 strikeouts, the most by an OSU pitcher this season and three more than his previous career high, and Tyler Blandford bested his previous high with a 12-strikeout effort. Sophomore Tom Belza hit safely in the final 12 Big 12 Conference games, hitting.500 (23-for-46) with 10 RBIs during the streak. Tyler Blandford (95) and Andrew Oliver (91) are both on the verge of reaching the century mark in strikeouts this season. OSU has not had a pitcher collect 100 strikeouts in a season since Matt Smith had 114 in 2000. OKLAHOMA S TA TE 5
09 Cowboy Baseball Quick Hits 229 - Career strikeouts for Andrew Oliver, which ranks 9th on OSU s career list 145 - Of OSU s 364 RBIs this season have come with two outs 91 - Two Cowboy pitchers have at least 91 strikeouts in 2009 Blandford (95) & Oliver (91) 18 - OSU had been ranked in at least three national polls for 18 consecutive weeks prior to April 13 11 - Number of players on OSU s current roster who have been drafted by Major League Baseball 6 - Cowboy regulars in the starting lineup hitting.325 or better 5 - Number of times Neil Medchill and Doug Kroll have homered in consecutive at bats this season. Kroll has done it three times. 1 - Number of saves OSU freshman closer Randy McCurry needs to tie OSU s single-season record of 10.977 - OSU s fielding percentage this season. The Cowboys tied a school record with a.974 fielding percentage in 2008.455 - Batting average for Neil Medchill during a 13-game hitting streak earlier this season, which marked the longest of the season by a Cowboy and the longest of Medchill s career.313 - OSU s batting average with runners in scoring position.279 - The Cowboys batting average with two outs Team Hitting At bats: 52... vs. Western Illinois (3/18) Runs: 30... vs. Western Illinois (3/18) Hits: 27... vs. Western Illinois (3/18) RBIs: 30... vs. Western Illinois (3/18) Doubles: 9... vs. W. Illinois (3/18) Triples: 3... vs. W. Illinois (3/18) Home runs: 5... vs. W. Illinois, TC Total bases: 57... vs. W. Illinois (3/18) Walks: 12... vs. Gonzaga, UNLV Strikeouts: 15... vs. OU (5/9) Sac hits: 4... vs. Missouri State (4/8) Sac flies: 2... vs. BYU, UAPB Stolen bases: 3... five games Hit by pitch: 5... vs. BYU (2/20) Caught stealing: 2... vs. OU (5/8) Runners LOB: 15... vs. GU, URI Hit into DP: 4... vs. Arizona (3/11) Errors (defense): 4... vs. W. Illinois (3/18) Team Pitching Innings pitched: 9.1... vs. Kansas (4/12) Runs allowed: 14... vs. BYU, ECU Earned runs: 14... vs. BYU, ECU Walks allowed: 8... vs. BYU (2/20) Strikeouts: 15... vs. BYU (2/21) Hits allowed: 20... vs. BYU, ECU Doubles allowed: 4... vs. CSF, Mizzou Triples allowed: 2... vs. NU, TTU Homers allowed: 3... vs. Texas, MSU Wild pitches: 4... vs. UCR (3/8) Hit batters: 3... vs. NU, KU, BU OSU Cowboys 2009 Game Highs Individual Hitting At bats: 7... Belza vs. Gonzaga, W. Illinois Runs: 6... David vs. Western Illinois (3/18) Hits: 5... Belza vs. Texas Tech (5/16) RBIs: 7... David vs. WIU, UAPB Doubles: 2... 10 times Triples: 2... Duren vs. UA (3/10) Home runs: 2... eight times Total bases: 10... Kroll vs. MC, UNLV Walks: 4... Thomas vs. MC (2/22) Strikeouts: 3... nine times Sac hits: 2... David vs. GU (3/5) Sac flies: 2... Hambly vs. UAPB Stolen bases: 2... Duren (3x), Kroll, Dabbs Hit by pitch: 3... Thomas vs. WIU (3/18) Caught stealing: 1... 14 times Runners LOB: 5... Duren, Ginther Errors (defense): 3... Ginther vs. NU (3/14) Individual Pitching Innings pitched: 9.0... Lyons vs. MU (3/30) Runs allowed: 8... Lyons, Blandford, Oliver Earned runs: 8... Oliver vs. TTU (5/15) Walks allowed: 6... Blandford (3x) Strikeouts: 13... Lyons (5/9) Hits allowed: 12... Lyons vs. CSF (3/14) Doubles allowed: 4... Oliver vs. Mizzou (3/29) Triples allowed: 2... Lyons vs. TTU (5/16) Homers allowed: 2... seven times Wild pitches: 3... Blandford vs. NU (3/22) Hit batters: 3... Blandford vs. BU (4/17) OSU In The Big 12 Conference Rankings (Games through 5/27/09) TEAM Category OSU (Rank) Big 12 Leader Batting average.304 (3rd) Oklahoma (.322) Triples 21 (T-1st w/kansas State) Home Runs 73 (3rd) Oklahoma (87) Slugging Pct..506 (2nd) Oklahoma (.530) Saves 14 (3rd) Texas (16) Strikeouts 486 (2nd) Texas A&M (544) Fielding Pct..977 (2nd) Texas (.978) INDIVIDUAL Category OSU (Rank) Big 12 Leader Doubles David, 23 (2nd) Thompson, KU - 25 Home Runs Medchill, 14 (T-4th) Thompson, KU - 19 Runs Medchill, 62 (T-3rd) Johnson, OU - 73 Slugging Pct. Dabbs,.687 (3rd) Thompson, KU -.730 Total Bases Medchill, 132 (5th) Thompson, KU - 168 Triples Dabbs, 6 (1st) Wins Blandford, 7 (T-5th) Morris, KSU - 13 Strikeouts Blandford, 95 (4th) Gibson, MU - 123 Saves McCurry, 9 (T-3rd) Duke, OU - 15 Opp. Batting Avg. Blandford,.199 (2nd) Jungmann, UT -.197 Innings Pitched Lyons, 84.0 (7th) Morris, KSU - 107.1 OKLAHOMA S TA TE 6
#39 Tom Belza, INF H 5 vs. Texas Tech May 16 R 4 vs. Western Illinois March 18 RBI 4 vs. Texas Tech May 16 BB 2 last time vs. Texas Tech May 15 SO 2 last time vs. Texas-Arlington April 28 SB 1 vs. Missouri State April 8 H 6 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3/19/08 R 6 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3/19/08 RBI 5 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3/19/08 BB 2 vs. Texas April 4 SO 2 last time vs. Texas-Arlington April 28 SB 1 last time vs. Missouri State April 8 #42 Tyler Blandford, RHP IP 8.2 vs. Rhode Island March 14 H 9 vs. Texas A&M April 26 ER 6 last time vs. Texas A&M April 26 BB 6 last time vs. Oklahoma May 10 SO 12 vs. Oklahoma May 10 IP 8.2 vs. Rhode Island March 14 H 9 last time vs. Texas A&M April 26 ER 7 vs. Baylor 3/16/08 BB 6 last time vs. Oklahoma May 10 SO 12 vs. Oklahoma May 10 #5 Jeff Breedlove, RHP IP 6.1 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff April 14 H 10 vs. East Carolina Feb. 26 ER 4 last time vs. Texas A&M April 25 BB 2 last time vs. Nebraska March 20 SO 7 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff April 14 IP 6.2 vs. Western Illinois 2/25/06 H 11 vs. Texas A&M 4/20/07 ER 6 vs. Missouri State 3/11/08 BB 3 last time vs. Oklahoma 5/4/07 SO 7 last time vs. UAPB April 14 #2 Micheal Dabbs, OF H 3 last time vs. Texas Tech May 17 R 3 last time vs. Texas Tech May 15 RBI 4 last time vs. Texas Tech May 15 BB 2 vs. BYU Feb. 20 SO 2 last time vs. Texas Tech May 16 SB 2 vs. Nebraska March 22 H 3 last time vs. Texas Tech May 17 R 3 last time vs. Texas Tech May 15 RBI 5 vs. Texas A&M 3/23/08 BB 3 vs. Gonzaga 2/22/08 SO 3 vs. Arizona 3/25/08 SB 2 vs. Nebraska March 22 #25 Kevin David, C H 4 last time vs. Texas A&M April 26 R 6 vs. Western Illinois March 18 RBI 7 last time vs. UAPB April 14 BB 3 vs. Rhode Island March 15 SO 3 vs. Oklahoma May 9 SB n/a H 4 last time vs. Western Illinois March 18 R 6 vs. Western Illinois March 18 RBI 7 last time vs. UAPB April 14 BB 3 vs. Rhode Island March 15 SO 3 vs. Oklahoma May 9 SB n/a PLAYER SEASON/OSU CAREER HIGHS #31 Brett Davis, LHP IP 4.0 vs. Arizona March 11 H 2 last time vs. Tabor College April 1 ER 2 last time vs. Baylor April 17 BB 2 vs. Baylor April 17 SO 3 vs. Western Illinois March 18 IP 4.0 vs. Arizona March 11 H 3 last time vs. Rice 5/7/08 ER 4 vs. San Diego State 3/9/08 BB 3 vs. Wichita State 4/23/08 SO 3 last time vs. Western Illinois March 18 #38 Davis Duren, INF H 4 vs. Arizona March 10 R 3 last time vs. Western Illinois March 18 RBI 5 vs. Western Illinois March 18 BB 2 last time vs. Rhode Island March 14 SO 3 vs. East Carolina Feb. 27 SB 2 last time vs. Texas Tech May 15 H 5 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3/19/08 R 3 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3/19/08 RBI 5 last time vs. Western Illinois March 18 BB 2 last time vs. Rhode Island March 14 SO 3 vs. East Carolina Feb. 27 SB 2 last time vs. Texas Tech May 15 #46 Uriah Fisher, RHP IP 7.0 vs. Western Illinois March 18 H 9 vs. Western Illinois March 18 ER 4 vs. Missouri State April 22 BB 2 last time vs. Missouri State April 22 SO 6 vs. UAPB April 15 #14 Mark Ginther, INF/RHP (Pitching) IP 1.2 last time vs. Arizona March 11 H 6 vs. BYU Feb. 20 ER 6 vs. BYU Feb. 20 BB 3 vs. BYU Feb. 20 SO 3 vs. Arizona March 1 (Hitting) H 3 last time vs. UAPB April 14 R 4 vs. Western Illinois March 18 RBI 2 last time vs. Texas Tech May 16 BB 2 vs. Missouri State April 22 SO 3 vs. San Francisco March 7 #33 Dean Green, 1B/DH H 3 last time vs. Nebraska March 22 R 3 vs. BYU Feb. 20 RBI 3 last time vs. Missouri March 29 BB 3 vs. UNLV March 25 SO 2 last time vs. Oklahoma May 9 H 3 last time vs. Nebraska March 22 R 3 last time vs. BYU Feb. 20 RBI 4 vs. Western Illinois 5/13/08 BB 3 vs. UNLV March 25 SO 2 last time vs.oklahoma May 9 SB 1 last time vs. Nebraska 4/11/08 #23 Tyrone Hambly, 3B H 4 vs. Kansas April 12 R 2 last time vs. Texas Tech May 15 RBI 4 vs. Kansas April 11 BB 2 last time vs. Texas A&M April 25 SO 3 vs. Cal State Fullerton March 13 SB 1 last time vs. Kansas April 11 H 4 last time vs. Kansas April 12 R 4 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3/19/08 RBI 5 vs. Missouri State 3/11/08 BB 2 last time vs. Texas A&M April 25 SO 3 last time vs. CS Fullerton March 13 SB 2 vs. Nebraska 5/24/08 #24 Dusty Harvard, OF H 2 last time vs. UAPB April 14 R 3 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff April 14 RBI 2 vs. East Carolina Feb. 26 BB 3 last time vs. Gonzaga March 5 SO 2 last time vs. Texas-Arlington April 28 SB 1 last time vs. Kansas State May 1 H 2 last time vs. UAPB April 14 R 3 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff April 14 RBI 2 last time vs. East Carolina Feb. 26 BB 3 last time vs. Gonzaga March 5 SO 3 vs. Ball State 2/18/07 SB 1 last time vs. Kansas State May 1 #36 Thomas Keeling, LHP IP 7.0 last time vs. UNLV March 24 H 7 last time vs. UNLV March 24 ER 3 last time vs. Kansas April 11 BB 3 vs. Texas-Arlington April 28 SO 12 vs. Arizona March 10 IP 7.0 last time vs. UNLV March 24 H 7 last time vs. UNLV March 24 ER 3 last time vs. Kansas April 11 BB 4 vs. Gonzaga 2/24/08 SO 12 vs. Arizona March 10 #41 Joe Kent, LHP IP 2.0 vs. UC Riverside March 8 H 3 vs. UC Riverside March 8 ER 2 vs. UC Riverside March 8 BB 3 vs. UC Riverside March 8 SO 1 vs. Tabor College April 1 IP 6.1 vs. Baylor 5/23/07 H 9 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 4/26/06 ER 5 vs. Cal State Northridge 3/5/06 BB 2 last time vs. Arkansas 6/2/07 SO 8 vs. Baylor 5/23/07 #34 Marcus Knecht, OF/DH H 1 last time vs. Tabor College April 1 R 1 last time vs. Tabor College April 1 RBI 3 vs. Western Illinois March 18 BB 1 last time vs. Wichita State April 21 SO 1 last time vs. UAPB April 14 SB n/a #15 Doug Kroll, OF/DH H 4 vs. Texas Tech May 16 R 3 last time vs. UAPB April 14 RBI 6 vs. UNLV March 25 BB 3 vs. BYU Feb. 20 SO 3 vs. Texas April 4 SB 2 vs. Nebraska March 20 #13 Tyler Lyons, LHP IP 9.0 vs. Missouri March 30 H 12 vs. Cal State Fullerton March 14 ER 6 vs. Cal State Fullerton March 14 BB 3 last time vs. Oklahoma May 9 SO 13 vs. Oklahoma May 9 IP 9.0 last time vs. Missouri March 30 H 12 vs. Cal State Fullerton March 14 ER 6 vs. Cal State Fullerton March 14 BB 3 last time vs. Oklahoma May 9 SO 13 vs. Oklahoma May 9 OKLAHOMA S TA TE 7
#19 Randy McCurry, INF/RHP (Pitching) IP 3.2 vs. Texas Tech May 17 H 4 last time vs. Oklahoma May 8 ER 2 last time vs. Oklahoma May 8 BB 3 vs. Oklahoma May 9 SO 4 last time vs. Missouri State April 22 (Hitting) H 3 vs. Tabor College April 1 R 3 vs. Tabor College April 1 RBI 5 vs. Tabor College April 1 BB n/a SO 2 last time vs. Texas April 5 #28 Neil Medchill, OF H 3 last time vs. Nebraska March 22 R 4 vs. Western Illinois March 18 RBI 5 vs. Western Illinois March 18 BB 3 vs. UNLV March 25 SO 3 last time vs. Oklahoma May 9 SB 1 last time vs. UNLV March 25 H 4 vs. Nebraska 4/12/08 R 4 last time vs. Western Illinois March 18 RBI 6 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3/19/08 BB 3 vs. UNLV March 25 SO 3 last time vs. Oklahoma May 9 SB 1 last time vs. UNLV March 25 #27 Andrew Oliver, LHP IP 8.2 vs. Kansas State May 1 H 9 last time vs. Kansas State May 1 ER 8 vs. Texas Tech May 15 BB 4 last time vs. Texas A&M April 24 SO 11 vs. BYU Feb. 21 IP 9.0 vs. Nebraska 4/11/08 H 9 last time vs. Kansas State May 1 ER 8 vs. Texas Tech May 15 BB 6 vs. Texas Tech 5/13/07 SO 11 vs. BYU Feb. 21 #17 Brad Propst, RHP (Pitching) IP 5.2 vs. Texas Tech May 15 H 4 last time vs. Baylor April 17 ER 4 vs. Nebraska March 21 BB 2 last time vs. Texas Tech May 15 SO 8 vs. Texas Tech May 15 PLAYER SEASON/OSU CAREER HIGHS #11 Jared Starks, RHP IP 5.1 vs. Western Illinois March 18 H 4 vs. Manhattan Feb. 21 ER 3 vs. East Carolina Feb. 26 BB 2 vs. Missouri State April 22 SO 6 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff April 15 IP 5.1 vs. Western Illinois March 18 H 4 vs. Manhattan Feb. 21 ER 3 vs. East Carolina Feb. 26 BB 2 vs. Missouri State April 22 SO 6 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff April 15 #1 Rafael Thomas, OF H 3 vs. Western Illinois March 18 R 4 vs. Western Illinois March 18 RBI 2 last time vs. UAPB April 14 BB 4 vs. Manhattan Feb. 22 SO 2 last time vs. Baylor April 18 SB 1 last time vs. Wichita State April 21 H 3 vs. Western Illinois March 18 R 4 vs. Western Illinois March 18 RBI 6 vs. Mid-AM Christian 4/16/08 BB 4 vs. Manhattan Feb. 22 SO 2 last time vs. Baylor April 18 SB 1 last time vs. Tabor College April 1 #43 Anthony Trevino, RHP IP 3.2 vs. Western Illinois March 18 H 4 vs. Western Illinois March 18 ER 3 vs. Western Illinois March 18 BB 5 vs. Western Illinois March 18 SO 3 vs. Western Illinois March 18 #9 Eric Walker, C H 2 last time vs. Rhode Island March 14 R 2 last time vs. CS Fullerton March 14 RBI 3 vs. Gonzaga March 5 BB 2 vs. Texas Tech May 16 SO 2 last time vs. Oklahoma May 10 SB 1 vs. Gonzaga March 5 #10 Jared Womack, C H 2 vs. Missouri State April 22 R 1 last time vs. Texas A&M April 26 RBI 3 vs. Texas A&M April 26 BB 1 last time vs. Oklahoma May 10 SO 2 last time vs. Texas Tech May 15 SB n/a 2009 Inside The Numbers MULTIPLE-HIT GAMES 2 3 4 5+ Tot Neil Medchill 18 5 - - 23 Tyrone Hambly 16 3 1-20 Micheal Dabbs 11 7 - - 18 Tom Belza 9 4 3 1 17 Kevin David 8 5 3-16 Doug Kroll 10 4 1-15 Dean Green 10 2 - - 12 Mark Ginther 7 4 - - 11 Davis Duren 4 4 1-9 Eric Walker 4 - - - 4 Dusty Harvard 3 - - - 3 Randy McCurry 2 1 - - 3 Rafael Thomas 1 1 - - 2 Jared Womack 1 - - - 1 TEAM 104 40 9 1 154 MULTIPLE-RBI GAMES 2 3 4 5+ Tot Neil Medchill 8 5 1 1 15 Tyrone Hambly 9 2 1-12 Tom Belza 8 2 1-11 Kevin David 4 3 1 2 10 Micheal Dabbs 6 2 2-10 Davis Duren 6 1-1 8 Doug Kroll 3 2 2 1 8 Dean Green 5 2 - - 7 Mark Ginther 6 - - - 6 Rafael Thomas 3 - - - 3 Eric Walker 1 1 - - 2 Randy McCurry - - 1 1 2 Marcus Knecht - 1 - - 1 Dusty Harvard 1 - - - 1 Jared Womack - 1 - - 1 TEAM 60 22 9 6 97 HITTING STREAKS Longest Current Tom Belza 16* 8 Neil Medchill 13 9 Micheal Dabbs 12 6 Tyrone Hambly 10 10 Kevin David 10 5 Doug Kroll 10 3 Dean Green 7 2 Mark Ginther 7 - Dusty Harvard 6 - Jared Womack 4 - Eric Walker 3 1 Rafael Thomas 3 - Randy McCurry 2 - Davis Duren 2 - * - Belza s streak dated back to the 2008 season, which he ended by hitting safely in 14-straight games. OKLAHOMA S TA TE 8
PLAYER CAREER STATISTICS (prior to 2009 season) Belza, Tom 2008.386 50-43 166 31 64 12 2 2 34 86.518 7 1 31.404 1-5 4 4 Career.386 50-43 166 31 64 12 2 2 34 86.518 7 1 31.404 1-5 4 4 Blandford, Tyler 2007 2-0 3.52 11 2 0 0/0 0 23.0 21 9 9 10 21 81.259 5 5 1 2008 4-6 6.23 13 12 0 0/0 1 60.2 66 49 42 31 51 239.276 3 9 3 Career 6-6 5.05 24 14 0 0/0 1 83.2 87 58 52 41 72 320.272 8 14 4 Breedlove, Jeff 2006 2-1 3.32 24 1 0 0/1 0 43.1 46 19 16 18 27 170.271 0 5 2 2007 0-4 5.36 20 7 0 0/0 1 48.2 69 35 29 15 39 205.337 3 8 0 2008 2-0 5.94 9 2 0 0/0 0 16.2 21 14 11 1 12 69.304 0 1 0 Career 4-5 4.64 53 10 0 0/1 1 108.2 136 68 56 34 78 444.306 3 14 2 Dabbs, Micheal 2008.291 43-27 127 23 37 4 4 3 28 58.457 5 6 29.348 3-5 0 2 Career.291 43-27 127 23 37 4 4 3 28 58.457 5 6 29.348 3-5 0 2 David, Kevin 2007.278 12-10 36 6 10 1 0 0 9 11.306 6 1 4.378 0-0 2 0 Career.278 12-10 36 6 10 1 0 0 9 11.306 6 1 4.378 0-0 2 0 Davis, Brett 2007 (at ASU) 0-0 6.23 3 0 0 0/0 1 4.1 8 3 3 3 5 20.400 0 1 1 2008 2-2 5.74 14 1 0 0/0 0 15.2 20 13 10 10 14 66.303 0 4 1 Career 2-2 5.85 17 1 0 0/0 1 20.0 28 16 13 13 19 86.326 0 5 2 Duren, Davis 2008.452 27-7 42 13 19 3 2 0 9 26.619 1 1 4.457 0-0 2 1 Career.452 27-7 42 13 19 3 2 0 9 26.619 1 1 4.457 0-0 2 1 Green, Dean 2008.319 52-44 144 27 46 4 1 5 24 67.465 22 8 27.432 2-2 2 0 Career.319 52-44 144 27 46 4 1 5 24 67.465 22 8 27.432 2-2 2 0 Hambly, Tyrone 2008.277 58-53 177 35 49 6 2 6 34 77.435 13 13 39.359 3-5 6 12 Career.277 58-53 177 35 49 6 2 6 34 77.435 13 13 39.359 3-5 6 12 Harvard, Dusty 2007.250 29-10 44 12 11 2 1 0 2 15.341 6 0 18.340 1-1 0 1 2008.176 35-3 17 3 3 0 0 0 3 3.176 2 0 6.263 1-2 0 2 Career.230 64-13 61 15 14 2 1 0 5 18.295 8 0 24.319 2-3 0 3 Horner, Kendall AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG % BB HBP SO OB% SB-SBA SF SH 2006.286 15-2 21 3 6 1 0 0 1 7.333 0 0 5.286 0-0 0 1 2007.232 28-12 56 7 13 4 0 0 9 17.304 4 0 11.274 0-0 2 0 Career.247 43-14 77 10 19 5 0 0 10 24.312 4 0 16.277 0-0 2 1 OKLAHOMA S TA TE 9
PLAYER CAREER STATISTICS (prior to 2009 season) Keeling, Thomas 2008 0-0 21.60 3 1 0 0/0 0 1.2 1 6 4 7 2 7.143 1 1 0 Career 0-0 21.60 3 1 0 0/0 0 1.2 1 6 4 7 2 7.143 1 1 0 Kent, Joe 2006 1-0 8.31 9 2 0 0/0 0 13.0 15 15 12 10 8 52.288 2 3 0 2007 4-3 3.88 13 12 0 0/1 0 51.0 46 28 22 18 48 196.235 5 2 0 2008 0-0 9.82 3 0 0 0/0 0 3.2 1 4 4 5 4 11.091 0 0 0 Career 5-3 5.05 25 14 0 0/1 0 67.2 62 47 38 33 60 259.239 7 5 0 Lyons, Tyler 2007 0-0 5.71 20 0 0 0/0 1 17.1 22 13 11 5 17 70.314 1 3 2 2008 12-2 3.31 15 15 4 0/0 0 108.2 111 46 40 19 92 426.261 5 9 2 Career 12-2 3.64 35 15 4 0/0 1 126.0 133 59 51 24 109 496.268 6 12 4 Oliver, Andrew 2007 6-1 5.52 13 11 0 0/1 0 44.0 45 30 27 26 42 168.268 10 8 3 2008 7-2 2.20 15 14 1 1/0 0 98.1 72 28 24 36 96 341.211 1 2 5 Career 13-3 3.22 28 25 1 1/0 0 142.1 117 58 51 62 138 509.230 11 10 8 Peck, Matt 2008 2-1 2.83 25 0 0 0/0 5 47.2 38 16 15 17 24 170.224 4 3 0 Career 2-1 2.83 25 0 0 0/0 5 47.2 38 16 15 17 24 170.224 4 3 0 Starks, Jared 2008 0-0 0.00 6 0 0 0/0 1 8.2 7 4 0 4 6 32.219 0 3 0 Career 0-0 0.00 6 0 0 0/0 1 8.2 7 4 0 4 6 32.219 0 3 0 Thomas, Rafael 2008.167 28-13 42 17 7 2 0 1 7 12.286 8 3 9.333 2-3 1 2 Career.167 28-13 42 17 7 2 0 1 7 12.286 8 3 9.333 2-3 1 2 Willis, Matt 2007 1-0 5.87 6 1 0 0/0 0 7.2 12 5 5 3 5 33.364 2 1 0 2008 1-0 3.12 8 3 0 0/0 1 26.0 34 10 9 4 13 107.318 2 2 0 Career 2-0 3.74 14 4 0 0/0 1 33.2 46 15 14 7 18 140.329 4 3 0 OKLAHOMA S TA TE 10
The Last Time... A Cowboy Hitter Had... 8 At Bats in a Game:.....................................................Jeff Salazar/Daylon Monette vs. Oklahoma, May 16, 2002 5+ Hits in a Game:..................................................................Tom Belza (5) at Texas Tech, May 16, 2009 6 Runs in a Game:...................................Kevin David (6 - tied school record) vs. Western Illinois, March 18, 2009 (Game 1) 5 Runs in a Game:..............................................................Corey Brown at Texas-Arlington, March 6, 2007 3 Doubles in a Game:...........................................Thomas Belza (6) vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, March 19, 2008 (Game 2) 2 Triples in a Game:..................................................................Davis Duren vs. Arizona, March 10, 2009 A Grand Slam:.........................................................Kevin David vs. Western Illinois, March 18, 2009 (Game 1) A Pinch-Hit Home Run:.........................................................Randy McCurry vs. Missouri State, April 22, 2009* Hit For the Cycle:............................................................Josh Fields vs. Texas-Pan American, April 15, 2003 9 RBI in a Game:..............................................................Jason Heath (10) at Kansas State, April 24, 1993 8 RBI in a Game:.......................................................................Adam Carr vs. Kansas, May 22, 2005 7 RBI in a Game:....................................................Kevin David vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, April 14, 2009 (Game 2)* 6 RBI in a Game:....................................................................... Doug Kroll vs. UNLV, March 25, 2009 10+ Total Bases:....................................................................Doug Kroll (10) vs. UNLV, March 25, 2009* 5 Walks in a Game:..............................................................Corey Brown (5) vs. Texas Tech, May 11, 2007 4 Walks in a Game:...............................................................Rafael Thomas vs. Manhattan, Feb. 22, 2009 4 Strikeouts in a Game:................................................................Dylan Brown vs. Baylor, March 14, 2008 Stole Home:......................................................................Tyrone Hambly vs. Nebraska, May 24, 2008 4 Stolen Bases in a Game:.....................................................Justin Colbert vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Feb. 4, 2004 3 Stolen Bases in a Game:.........................................................Rod Allen vs. Eastern Michigan, Feb. 14, 2004 3 HRs in a Game:........................................................................Jordy Mercer vs. TCU, June 1, 2008 HRs in Consecutive At Bats:........................................Randy McCurry (3rd and 4th inn.) vs. Tabor College, April 1, 2009* Inside-the-Park Home Run:.........................................Tyrone Hambly vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, March 19, 2008 (Game 2) 2 Hits in an Inning:.............................................................Donnie Webb (3rd inn.) vs. Baylor, May 23, 2008 3 Hits in an Inning:...............................................Toby Rhodes vs. Grambling, Feb. 11, 2000 (Tied for NCAA Record) 3 HBP in a Game:.................................................Rafael Thomas (3) vs. Western Illinois, March 18, 2009 (Game 2) 2 HBP in a Game:..................................................................Dean Green vs. Manhattan, Feb. 21, 2009* Led Off Game with HR:..............................................................Donnie Webb vs. Oklahoma, May 18, 2008 Walk-Off Home Run:......................................................................Jordy Mercer vs. TCU, June 1, 2008 A Cowboy Pitcher Had... A Complete Game:...................................................................Tyler Lyons vs. Missouri, March 30, 2009 A Complete Game (7 Innings):...................Tyler Lyons vs. Kansas State May 1, 2009 (Game 2-6.2 innings/game called due to rain)* A Complete Game by a Freshman:...........................................................Matt Smith at Baylor, April 18, 1998 Four-Straight Complete Games:...................Spencer Grogan vs. Kansas State 4/25; Kansas 4/17; Baylor 4/11; Texas A&M 4/3, 2004 Consecutive Complete Games:....................................Tyler Lyons vs. Missouri, April 5, 2008; vs. Nebraska, April 12, 2008 Consecutive Complete Games (7 Innings):........................Matt Smith at Baylor (9), April 18, 1998; vs. Nebraska (7), April 24, 1998 A Shutout:.........................................................................Andrew Oliver vs. Nebraska, April 11, 2008 A Shutout (7 Innings):................................................................Frank Bludau vs. Kansas, March 19, 2000 Consecutive Shutouts:.............................................Matt Smith at Baylor, April 18, 1998; vs. Nebraska, April 24, 1998 A Combined Shutout:...................Uriah Fisher (5.0), Jared Starks (3.0), Randy McCurry (1.0) vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, April 15, 2009* A Combined Shutout (7 Innings):.............................Andrew Oliver (5), Brandon Adams (0.1), Justin Friend (1.2), May 13, 2007 A Shutout by a Freshman:...............................................................Matt Smith vs. Nebraska, April 24, 1998 Hit Four Batters in a Game:.............................................................Matt Gardner vs. La Salle, Feb. 16, 2007 A Three-Pitch Inning:.........................................................Rick Rivas (5th inn.) vs. Dallas Baptist, April 11, 2006 Had 10+ Strikeouts in a Game:..............................................................Tyler Blandford (12), May 10, 2009* A 2-Hit Game:.............................................Tyler Blandford (8.1) & Jeff Breedlove (0.2), vs. Oklahoma, May 10, 2009* A 1-Hit Game:........................................................................Matt Smith vs. Nebraska, April 24, 1998 A No-Hitter:......................................................................Bob Richardson at Houston, March 26, 1968 A No-Hitter (7 Innings):..............................................................Joe Giordanella vs. Oklahoma, April 1, 1985 A Combined No-Hitter:..........Jason Bell (5.2), Brent Nichols (1.1), Rob Gaiko (1), Marcus Cuper (1) vs. Missouri Southern, March 16, 1993 OKLAHOMA S TA TE 11