Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Baseball Readies for World Series
April 09, 2003 | Cowboy Baseball
Where the Cowboys stand in the polls: Collegiate Baseball (8); Baseball America (9); Baseball Weekly 23.
Setting The Scene: Oklahoma State looks to capture its second NCAA baseball championship in school history as the Cowboys travel to Omaha, Neb. for the 1999 College World Series. OSU will open the annual affair against Alabama on Fri., June 11 at 2:30 p.m. CT. The winner of the game will face the victor of the Rice/Miami matchup on Sunday, June 13 at 2:30 p.m. while the two losers will play at 6:30 p.m. All the OSU games will air on the Cowboy Baseball Radio Network (flagship 93.7 KSPI in Stillwater) with Rex Holt (Play-by-Play) and Robert Allen (Analyst) calling the action.
Oklahoma State Probable Starters
Pos. No. Name G/GS Season Stats C 6 Ryan Budde 58/51 .277, 18 2B, 39 RBI 1B 32 Jay McCullough 58/52 .320, 13 HR, 57 RBI 2B 22 Kevin Lucas 65/62 .342, 7 HR, 46 RBI SS 8 Billy Gasparino 64/64 .372, 24 HR, 90 RBI 3B 9 Josh Holliday 65/65 .291, 15 HR, 64 RBI LF 1 Carl—s Gautreaux 44/36 .345, 2 HR, 30 RBI or 34 Matt Mabrey 42/19 .241, 2 HR, 14 RBI CF 17 Jimbo McAuliff 59/42 .305, 7 HR, 31 RBI or 2 Toby Rhodes 46/16 .310, 6 HR, 21 RBI RF 30 Lamont Matthews 65/64 .396, 30 HR, 105 RBI DH 33 Chris Becerra 54/38 .356, 10 HR, 39 RBI P 36 Matt Smith 9-5, 2.93 ERA, 134 K's P 38 Thom Dreier 8-5, 3.61 ERA, 75 K's P 14 Jeremy Krismer 6-0, 5.30 ERA, 58 K's QUICK FACTS * Location Stillwater, Okla. * Founded 1890 * Enrollment 20,466 * Colors Orange & Black * Nickname Cowboys * Conference Big 12 * Affiliation NCAA Division I * Home Stadium Allie P. Reynolds Stadium (4,000) * President Dr. James Halligan (Iowa State, '60) * Athletics Director Terry Don Phillips (Arkansas, '69) * 1999 Record 46-19 * 1999 Big 12 Record 18-9 (4th) * Head Coach Tom Holliday * Record at OSU (yrs.) 132-59 (3) * Overall Record Same * Assistant Coaches John Farrell, Robbie Wine * Office Phone (405)744-5849 * Starters Returning/Lost 5/4 * Letterwinners Returning/Lost 18/11
OSU vs. the CWS Field vs. Alabama Oklahoma State's only meeting with Alabama on the diamond occurred three years ago, when the Crimson Tide entered the College World Series as the top seed and OSU was the No. 8 seed. Alabama defeated the Cowboys, 7-5, with four runs in the bottom of the ninth inning on Chris Moller's second home run of the day. In that game, OSU third baseman Josh Holliday went 1-for-4 with a walk. Jay McCullough, on the team that season, did not play in the game.
vs. Cal State-Fullerton Oklahoma State is 3-2 all-time vs. the Titans, including a 1-1 mark in NCAA regional play and a 1-1 record in the College World Series. OSU's last meeting with CSUF was in the 1994 NCAA Midwest I Regional in Stillwater. The Titans won the game, 6-5, advancing to the CWS. OSU had won the earlier game in the day, 13-11. In Omaha, the Cowboys defeated Cal State-Fullerton, 14-4, in the first game of the 1990 World Series en route to a second-place finish. The only other meeting between the two teams in Omaha was in 1984, when CSUF defeated OSU, 10-2, to advance to the championship game.
vs. Florida State OSU has met the Florida State Seminoles just once on the diamond in school history, and that was at the 1986 College World Series. FSU won that game, 6-5, as Oklahoma State finished fourth at the CWS. Florida State went on to finish runnerup to Arizona that season.
vs. Miami OSU is 2-4 all-time vs. the Miami Hurricanes, including a 1-2 mark in the College World Series. The first College World Series meeting between these two schools was in 1981, when Oklahoma State defeated Miami, 12-6, in the second round of the tournament. The Cowboys went on to finish second to Arizona State in the Series. Miami and OSU met two more times in the CWS in back-to-back seasons in 1985 and 86. The Hurricanes won the 85 meeting, 2-1, en route to the national championship, and defeated the Cowboys, 6-2, in the first round of the 1986 World Series.
vs. Rice Oklahoma State is 20-11 all-time vs. the Rice Owls, although the two teams have never met in the postseason. The last meeting between the two teams was in the 1998 Big Ball Sports Classic in Houston, Texas, and ended in a 13-12 Rice win. In fact, Rice has won the last two meetings, both in the Holliday era.
vs. Stanford Oklahoma State is 4-1 all-time vs. Stanford, with all five games being played in the postseason. The Cowboys are 2-0 vs. the Cardinal in NCAA regional games, and 2-1 in the College World Series. The last meeting between these two schools was in the 1987 national championship finals, when Stanford defeated OSU, 9-5, to win the CWS. The Cowboys had defeated the Cardinal, 6-2, earlier in the tournament. The two teams met a year earlier in the Midwest Regional in Stillwater, with Oklahoma State sweeping Stanford, 16-8 and 3-0. The only other meeting was in the 1983 World Series, with OSU taking a 3-1 first-round win.
vs. Texas A&M The only team in the field that OSU has played this season, Texas A&M is the other Big 12 school in the College World Series this season. OSU is 13-11 all-time vs. the Aggies, although A&M won all four meetings this season. The last was a 4-2 win in the Big 12 Tournament three weeks ago. The two teams have never met in the College World Series, and the last postseason play between the two was in 1987, when OSU came back to win two games vs. the Aggies to advance to the CWS out of the Mideast regional in Starkville, Miss. The only other postseason game was in the 1984 Midwest regional in Stillwater, when OSU defeated A&M 5-0 en route to the CWS.
OSU vs. Overall NCAA Postseason CWS
Alabama 0-1 0-1 0-1 Cal State-Fullerton 3-2 2-2 1-1 Florida State 0-1 0-1 0-1 Miami 2-4 1-2 1-2 Rice 20-11 0-0 0-0 Stanford 4-1 4-1 2-1 Texas A&M 13-11 3-1 0-0 Totals 42-31 10-8 4-6
The Rankings: For the first time this season OSU cracked the Top 10 in the national rankings. OSU is ranked No. 8 in Collegiate Baseball, and No. 9 in Baseball America. The ESPN/Baseball Weekly Coaches Poll has the Cowboys at No. 23, but stopped updating its poll until after the College World Series.
Cowboys Week-By-Week in the Polls
Collegiate Baseball--ESPN/Baseball Weekly--Baseball America Jan. 1 19 24 21 Feb. 8 20 24 22 Feb. 15 19 25 NR Feb. 22 13 21 16 Mar. 1 23 NR 20 Mar. 8 29 NR NR Mar. 15 27 NR NR Mar. 22 27 NR NR Mar. 29 29 NR NR Apr. 4 25 25 23 Apr. 11 29 NR NR Apr. 19 28 NR NR Apr. 26 25 NR 24 May 3 27 NR NR May 10 20 21 19 May 17 17 17 16 May 24 20 23 25 May 31 14 23 16 June 1 8 23 9
Cowboy Coach Tom Holliday: Oklahoma State head coach Tom Holliday is now in his third year as the pilot of the Cowboys program and has continued the Cowboy legacy with three NCAA appearances and 40 win seasons under his watch. Holliday moved past the legendary Henry P. Iba into fourth place on the Cowboys coaching list with OSU's 12-2 win over San Diego State on Feb. 20. Holliday's record of 132-59 (.691) is tops among the Cowboys' all-time coaches records in three seasons. He reached the 100-win plateau with the Pokes 5-4 win against Iowa State on March 20. Holliday previously served as an assistant at Oklahoma State from 1977-96. He is making his first College World Series appearance as head coach and the team's first since 1996.
On the Mound: Oklahoma State has a three-man rotation of lefthander Matt Smith, Thom Dreier and Jeremy Krismer.
Smith is considered the No. 1 starter but has a sore arm and could be pushed back in the rotation. He is 9-5 on the season with a 2.93 ERA, but has not won since defeating North Carolina State, 4-1, on April 21, a span of six starts. The Henderson, Nev. native has posted 134 strikeouts in 107.2 innings pitched and has limited opponents to a .225 batting average. The lefthander only lasted two innings in his last start against Baylor on June 4. Smith gave up seven runs, only one earned, on six hits while walking one. Dreier is 8-5 this season and has a 3.61 ERA, but has not won in his last three starts. Dreier had a string of three straight wins snapped against Texas A&M on May 20 at the Big 12 Tournament. He took the loss in his last outing against Baylor on June 5. He allowed four runs on three hits while walking five in five innings.
Krismer could be the Cowboys starter should they go to a third game. Krismer is a perfect 6-0 this season with a 5.30 ERA. The Tulsa native hurled an inning and a third of relief and gave up five runs on five hits (three home runs) in OSU's 17-7 loss to Baylor last Saturday.
Junior righty Frank Bludau (3-0, 5.73 ERA) and freshman righthander Ryan Herrmann (4-3, 4.34 ERA) could also see action as starters. The OSU closer's role belongs to junior righty Rusty Rushing. Rushing has picked up the win in his last three appearances including OSU's 6-2 win over Baylor last Sunday. On the season, Rushing is 4-1 with a 2.68 ERA in 37.0 innings pitched. He has notched four saves while also striking out 45 batters in 18 games finished this year.
The Cowboys in NCAA Play: OSU is in its 19th straight NCAA appearance and its 37th overall. This will be Oklahoma State's 19th College World Series, the last time in 1996, and has one national championship in 1959. OSU has posted a 65-24 ledger in regional play since 1978. From 1947 to 1953 various tournaments and playoffs took place around the country, but were not considered part of the NCAA Championship, similar to the current play-in system. OSU has made 30 NCAA Regional appearances and boasts a combined 227-130 (.636) in regional and CWS play.
Recapping Baylor: OSU took two of three from Baylor in Waco, Texas to advance to the CWS. The Cowboys wrapped 13 hits off of four Bear pitchers, including Big 12 Player of the Year Jason Jennings, to beat Baylor 18-11 in the series opener on June 4. Baylor responded with a 17-7 pounding of OSU on Saturday to even the series at 1-1, despite the outstanding performance of right fielder Lamont Matthews who hit his 29th and 30th homers of the year. Josh Scott held Oklahoma State to only three hits on Sunday through seven innings before the Pokes rallied for three runs in the eighth and three more in the ninth to steal the victory away from the Bears. Billy Gasparino knocked in four of the Pokes six runs, including the two that tied the game in the eighth.
Recapping Wichita: After falling to UCLA, 12-6, to open the NCAA play, Oklahoma State roared back for four straight wins including two straight over host and No. 8 ranked Wichita State last Sunday. The Pokes bats came alive scoring in double digits in three straight games against Oral Roberts (12), UCLA (17) and Wichita State (11). OSU improved to 30-0 on the season in games in which they score 10 or more runs.
Leading the OSU charge was junior right fielder Lamont Matthews who went 13-for-20 during the five game stretch with five homers, three doubles and 13 RBIs. Matthews was named the regional's Most Outstanding Player and was later named the Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week. Other Cowboys named to the Wichita Regional All-Tournament team included second baseman Kevin Lucas, shortstop Billy Gasparino (named as a DH) and reliever Rusty Rushing. Rushing played an integral part in the Cowboys success on Sunday, picking up wins in both of the Wichita State contests in relief. The junior reliever is currently 3-1 with a 2.91 ERA and has notched 43 strikeouts in 34 innings pitched while holding opponents to a .180 batting average.
Smith and Budde Invited To USA Tryouts: Pitcher Matt Smith and freshman catcher Ryan Budde will represent Oklahoma State at the 1999 USA Baseball National Team tryouts this summer. On May 4 USA Baseball announced the first 33 player invitations to its summer camp scheduled to open June 8 at Hi Corbett Field in Tuscon, Ariz. Smith was invited to the tryouts as a freshman last season but did not make the squad. Budde is currently hitting .278 with 17 doubles this season with 37 RBIs.
Cowboy Briefs: The Cowboys have hit 130 homers in 65 games (2 per game) ... second baseman Kevin Lucas has struck out only 11 times in a team leading 260 at-bats ... OSU is 31-0 when scoring 10 runs or more ... Matt Smith has pitched three complete games this season but has lost two of them (Baylor, Oklahoma).
Eight Cowboys Make All-Big 12 Team Eight Oklahoma State baseball players were named to the All-Big 12 team as voted upon by the league coaches and released by the conference office. Shortstop Billy Gasparino, third baseman Josh Holliday, right fielder Lamont Matthews and starting pitcher Matt Smith were each selected to the first team, the most by any of the conference schools. Second baseman Kevin Lucas was a second team choice while first baseman Jay McCullough along with pitchers Thom Dreier, Jeremy Krismer and Rusty Rushing were honorable mention selections.
Holliday Receives More Awards...: Third baseman/catcher Josh Holliday added another award to the many plaudits he has received in his distinguished career at Oklahoma State when he was named the OSU Male Student-Athlete of the Year at the school's annual Student-Athlete Academic Awards Banquet held April 22. He was also named baseball's outstanding graduating senior. Holliday, a Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-American, will earn his degree in health promotions and was named to the third-team GTE Academic All-American baseball team two weeks ago. Holliday was the lone Oklahoma State representative on the squad which featured five other Big 12 players.
And Keeps Climbing Up The Career Charts: In addition to gaining numerous awards due to his performance on and off the baseball diamond, Holliday is climbing closer and closer to the top of the Cowboy career charts in several categories. The senior from Stillwater, Okla. is No. 2 in the Cowboys career record books in career at-bats (887) and No. 3 with 52 hit by pitches. He is also near the top in games played, homers, runs, doubles, total bases and bases on balls (see chart- pg 5). He broke Monty Farris record of 224 career walks with his 225th against Baylor on June 6.
Season Streaks: The Cowboys entered the 1999 season with two long-standing streaks to build on. With a win on May 16, Oklahoma State won 40 games for the 20th straight season to capture its first goal. Its second goal was to make the NCAA tournament for the 19th straight year and it accomplished that May 24. The tournament streak is the third-longest streak in the nation. Only Miami (Fla.) with 26 and Florida State with 21 NCAA treks in a row have longer skeins.
Gasparino and Matthews- All-Americans: The Louisville Slugger NCAA Division I All-American baseball team was announced last Friday with two Oklahoma State Cowboys among the three teams. Senior shortstop Billy Gasparino was named to the second team and Lamont Matthews was on the third team on the team selected by the staff of Collegiate Baseball.
Gasparino, is currently hitting .379 with 24 home runs this season, transferred to OSU from Georgia two years ago and has become a major force in the middle of the Cowboys' batting order. Matthews, a transfer from Kishwaukee Community College this season, leads the team with 27 homers and 99 RBIs and plays a solid defensive right field.
OSU In The CWS: In OSU's 18 CWS appearances before this season, the Cowboys have reached the championship game six times, most recently in the 1990 season against Georgia. The Pokes won its only national title 40 years ago with a 5-3 win over Arizona on June 18, 1959. In 1996, the Pokes lost two straight and were done for the first time in 10 CWS appearances. OSU is 38-34 (.513) in its previous 18 trips to Omaha and has recorded the one first place finish, five runner-up showings, four third places, two fourths, one fifth and two sevenths.
#1 Carlos Gautreaux (Jr.) - DH/Outfield * Started last seven games in leftfield. * Sparkplug at the top of the lineup hitting .371 in NCAA play. * A gamer when healthy, has suffered through various leg injuries throughout the season. * Suffered left quad strain against Iowa State on 3/21; missed the UALR series. * Saw action in the Cowboys first two games before injuring himself on the base paths against Wisconsin-Milwaukee on 2/13.
Career/Season Game Highs * Hits- 3* Texas Tech (5/16/99) * RBIs- 5 Baylor (6/4/99) * Home Runs- 1 Kansas State (4/4/99) * Doubles- 2 Nebraska (4/10/99) * Triples- 1* Oklahoma (5/11/99) * Runs- 2* Baylor (6/4/99) * At-bats- 5* Baylor (6/5/99) * Walks- 2* Oral Roberts (5/29/99)
#2 Toby Rhodes (Fr.) - Centerfielder * Speedy outfielder who is short in stature but has pop in his bat with six homers in 67 at-bats. * Platoons in center, starts against righthanders. * Played in 46 games with 16 starts. * Hit a leadoff homer against Dartmouth on 3/27. * Made first career start against Texas A&M (2/27/99)
Career/Season Game Highs * Hits- 3 Chicago State (2/24/99) * RBIs- 3 Chicago State (2/24/99) * Home Runs- 1* Nebraska (4/10/99) * Doubles- 1* Arkansas-Little Rock (3/23/99) * Triples- 1 Wichita State (5/30/99) * Runs- 2* Dartmouth (3/27/99) * At-bats- 5 Oklahoma (5/11/99) * Walks- 2 Oral Roberts (5/29/99)
#3 Ryan Herrmann (Fr.) -Pitcher (R) * Top reliever with 47.2 innings pitched in 24 appearances. * Earned win with six shutout innings in relief against Baylor on 6/4. * Made first career start against Wichita State on 5/30. * Picked up first career win against Arizona on 2/21 hurling 4.1 innings in relief and allowed only one hit while striking out three. * Closed out the Wisconsin-Milwaukee contest on 2/14, not allowing a hit and striking out one in an inning of work. (first appearance).
Last Outing: Baylor (6/4) IP H R ER BB SO AB BF 6.0 3 0 0 4 7 20 24 Career/Season Game Highs
* Innings Pitched- 6.0 Baylor (6/4/99) * Strikeouts- 7 Baylor (6/4/99) * Hits Allowed- 6 Wichita State (5/30/99) * Walks Allowed- 4* Baylor (6/4/99)
#6 Ryan Budde (Fr.) -Catcher/Third Base * Honorable Mention Freshman All-American. * Slumped as of late offensively, dropping over .100 points in a month's time. * Will tryout for the US A National Team in June. * Played in 58 games with 51 starts (10 at 3B, 48 at C)
Career/Season Game Highs * Hits- 5 Chicago State (2/24/99) * RBIs- 3* Nebraska (4/10/99) * Home Runs- 1 Nebraska (4/10/99) * Doubles- 2* Kansas State (4/4/99) * Triples- 1 Texas (5/8/99) * Runs- 4* Prairie View A&M (3/2/99) * At-bats- 7 Chicago State (2/24/99) * Walks- 1* Wichita State (5/30/99)
#7 Lance Smith (Jr.) -Third Base * Utility player with limited action this season. * Missed 10 games with back spasms, has played well in limited action since his return on 3/23 * Hit grand slam homer against Dartmouth 3/27. * Has not started since Hillsdale on May 12
Career/Season Game Highs * Hits- 2* Hillsdale (5/12/99) * RBIs- 4 Dartmouth (3/27/99) * Home Runs- 1* Kansas State (4/2/99) * Doubles- 1* Oklahoma (5/11/99) * Triples- 0 * Runs- 3 Dartmouth (3/27/99) * At-bats- 4* Oklahoma (5/11/99) * Walks- 2 Dartmouth (3/27/99)
CAREER STATISTICS AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO 1999 .400 41 15 16 8 0 3 16 13 11 1998 .242 33 7 8 1 0 2 8 5 9 Total .324 74 22 24 9 0 5 24 18 20 #8 Billy Gasparino (Sr.) - Shortstop * Second Team All-American (Collegiate Baseball) * Third Team NCBWA Super Team * Wichita Regional All-Tournament Team (DH) * First Team All-Big 12. * Has been hit by pitch 55 times in his career. * Started 64 games at shortstop. * Second on the team with 24 dingers and second with 90 RBIs. (both career highs) * OSU single season record holder with 33 errors this season. * Has hit hit two homers in a game three times. * Hit two homers in each of the first two games and one the next day, giving him five in team's first three games.
CAREER STATISTICS AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO 1999 .372 239 96 89 19 3 24 90 40 33 1998 .336 217 72 73 17 2 13 59 37 21 1997 .336 265 89 89 26 4 18 62 47 47 Totals .348 721 257 251 62 9 55 211 124 101
Career/Season Game Highs * Hits- 4 Chicago State (2/24/99) * RBIs- 6* Chicago State (2/24/99) * Home Runs- 2* Chicago State (2/24/99) * Career High 3 Kansas State (3/7/97) * Doubles- 2* Kansas (4/17/99) * Triples- 1* Kansas (4/17/99) * Runs- 4* Chicago State (2/24/99) * At-bats- 5* Texas Tech (5/15/99) * Career High 7 Kansas (2/28/98) * Walks- 3* Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2/13/99)
#9 Josh Holliday (Sr.) - Third Base * Is climbing the career charts in eight different categories. (See chart) * Third team GTE Academic All-American. * Third Team NCBWA Super Team. * First Team All-Big 12. * Plays predominantly at third but also has seen time at first and catcher. Started all 65 games this season. * Tops in the Big 12 with 71 walks. * Academic All-Big 12 and District VI Academic selection. * Preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball.
CAREER STATISTICS AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO 1999 .291 213 77 62 12 1 15 64 71 30 1998 .309 223 65 69 14 1 18 60 53 42 1997 .323 223 68 72 21 1 14 60 50 43 1996 .320 228 62 73 15 0 6 52 51 34 Totals .311 887 260 276 62 3 53 236 225 149
Career/Season Game Highs * Hits- 3* Chicago State (2/24/99) * Career High 4* Iowa State (3/13/96) * RBIs- 5* Chicago State (2/24/99) * Home Runs- 2* Kansas (4/17/99) * Doubles- 2* Loyola Marymount (2/20/99) * Triples- 1* Prairie View A&M (3/3/99) * Runs- 4 Chicago State (2/23/99) * At-bats- 6 Kansas (4/17/99) * Career High 7* Rice (2/14/98) * Walks- 6 Oral Roberts (5/29/99)
#14 Jeremy Krismer (Jr.) -Pitcher (R) * Named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (5/10) * Is 6-0 this year; 3-0 in Big 12 play. * Moved into starting rotation with first start of the season against BYU (4/24). * Picked up wins in relief against Iowa State (3/21) and Oral Roberts (3/31) Kansas (4/18) and Oral Roberts (5/29).
Last Outing Baylor (6/5) IP H R ER BB SO AB BF 1.1 5 5 5 2 0 8 11
CAREER STATISTICS W-L ERA SV IP H R ER BB SO 1999 6-0 5.30 0 52.2 56 33 31 23 58 1998 3-2 7.27 1 52.0 73 53 42 19 47 Total 9-2 6.27 1 104.2 129 86 73 42 105
Career/Season Game Highs * Innings Pitched- 7.0 Texas (5/9/99) * Strikeouts- 7* BYU (4/24/99) * Hits Allowed- 7 Kansas (4/18/99) * Career High- 10* Nebraska (4/25/98) * Walks Allowed- 5 Kansas (4/18/99)
#15 Dale Pearson (Sr.) -Pitcher (L) * Started 11 games for the Cowboys. * Picked up first career save against Texas on 5/8 * No. 4 starter has seven no-decisions on the year. * Pitched career-high 7.2 innings against UCLA on 5/29.
Last Outing: UCLA (5/29) IP H R ER BB SO AB BF 7.2 12 7 6 4 6 35 39
CAREER STATISTICS W-L ERA SV IP H R ER BB SO 1999 3-1 6.02 1 52.1 69 37 35 25 46 1998 6-2 4.60 0 60.2 71 42 31 24 45 Total 9-3 5.26 1 113.0 140 79 66 49 91
Career/Season Game Highs * Innings Pitched- 7.2 UCLA (5/29/99) * Strikeouts- 6* UCLA (5/29/99) * Career High 9 Georgia Tech (5/24/98) * Hits Allowed- 12 UCLA (5/29/99) * Walks Allowed- 4 UCLA (5/29/99)
#16 Frank Bludau (Jr.) -Pitcher (R) * Pitched six solid innings as a starter against Baylor in last Sunday's series clincher. * Started first game against Wichita on 5/30. * Slowly recovering from off-season shoulder surgery, pitched for the first time against Kansas State (4/2) since Mar. 7 against Baylor.
Last Outing: Baylor (6/6) IP H R ER BB SO AB BF 6.0 4 2 1 2 4 21 24
CAREER STATISTICS W-L ERA SV IP H R ER BB SO 1999 3-0 5.73 0 33.0 42 25 21 20 25 1998 4-3 4.09 0 61.2 62 38 28 11 45 Total 7-3 4.65 0 94.2 104 63 49 31 70
Career/Season Game Highs * Innings Pitched- 6.0 Baylor (6/6/99) * Career High 7.2 Iowa State (4/21/98) * Strikeouts- 5 Wichita State (5/30/99) * Career High 7 Iowa State (4/21/98) * Hits Allowed- 7 Wichita State (5/30/99) * Career High 9 Iowa State (4/21/98) * Walks Allowed- 4 Baylor (3/7/99)
#17 Jimbo McAuliff (So.) -Centerfield * Started 42 of 59 games played- all starts in CF * Platoons and plays against lefthanders. * Third with 20 stolen bases (in 24 att.)
CAREER STATISTICS AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO 1999 .305 167 58 51 8 3 7 31 34 44 1998 .308 107 35 33 6 0 5 26 19 28 Total .307 274 93 84 14 3 12 57 53 72
Career/Season Game Highs * Hits- 3* Baylor (6/6/99) * RBIs- 4* Kansas (4/18/99) * Home Runs- 2 Kansas (4/18/99) * Doubles- 1* Baylor (6/4/99) * Career High 2 Missouri (5/9/98) * Triples- 1* Baylor (6/4/99) * Runs- 5 Missouri Southern (2/7/99) * At-bats- 5* Wichita State (5/30/99) * Walks- 3 Missouri Southern (2/7/99)
#18 Stu Hunt (So.) -Pitcher (L) * Durable reliever with 22 appearances out of the pen. * Tagged for six runs in two innings in last outing against Baylor 6/5. * Came on in relief in both games against Wichita State on 5/30. * Picked up first save against Iowa State (3/19). * Picked up first win against BYU (4/23).
Last Outing: Baylor (6/5) IP H R ER BB SO AB BF 2.0 7 6 6 1 2 13 15
CAREER STATISTICS W-L ERA SV IP H R ER BB SO 1999 1-1 7.42 1 30.1 38 34 25 13 33 1998 1-0 5.64 2 22.1 20 18 14 13 20 Total 2-0 6.67 3 52.2 58 52 39 26 53
Career/Season Game Highs * Innings Pitched- 3.0* Texas Tech (5/15/99) * Career High 4.0* Missouri (5/10/98) * Strikeouts- 6* Chicago State (2/23/99) * Hits Allowed- 6 BYU (4/23/99) * Walks Allowed- 2 North Carolina State (4/20/99) * Career High 4 Arkansas-Little Rock (3/25/99)
#19 Mike Lorsbach (Fr.) -Outfielder * Mainly used as a pinch runner and as a reserve in the outfield. * Played in leftfield the entire game against UCLA on 5/28 due to back injury to Chris Becerra. * Seen action in 24 games with six starts. * First hit of his collegiate career was a two-RBI single against Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2/13).
Career/Season Game Highs * Hits- 3* Hillsdale (5/11/99) * RBIs- 2* Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/9/99) * Home Runs- 1* Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/9/99) * Doubles- 2 Dartmouth (3/27/99) * Triples- 1 Hillsdale (5/11/99) * Runs- 2* Dartmouth (3/27/99) * At-bats- 5 Prairie View A&M (3/3/99) * Walks- 1* Dartmouth (3/27/99)
#20 Rusty Rushing (Jr.) -Pitcher (R) * Pitched three scoreless innings against Baylor to pick up his fourth win last Sunday. * Is 3-0 this postseason with a 1.23 ERA. * Named to Wichita Regional All-Tournament team. * Picked up wins in both Wichita State games on 5/30. * Honorable Mention All-Big 12. * Tops on the team with 18 games finished. Leads the team with four saves. * Earned first career win against Texas Tech on 5/16. * Pitched for first time in two weeks against Kansas State on 4/2 after recovering from broken right hand. * Pitched three innings against Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2/13) and picked up the save.
Last Outing: Baylor (6/6) IP H R ER BB SO AB BF 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 9 11
Career/Season Game Highs * Innings Pitched- 3.1 Texas Tech (5/16/99) * Strikeouts- 4* Nebraska (4/10/99) * Hits Allowed- 3 Texas Tech (5/16/99) * Walks Allowed- 2 Texas Tech (5/16/99)
#22 Kevin Lucas (Sr.) -Second Base * Named to Wichita Regional All-Tournament team. * Master of the bunt base hit. * Second team All-Big 12. * Two-year starter made move from short to second this season. * Second on team with four triples. * Has struck out only 11 times in 260 at bats this season.
CAREER STATISTICS AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO 1999 .342 260 73 89 12 4 7 45 10 11 1998 .332 238 48 79 17 3 7 53 15 20 Total .337 498 121 168 29 7 14 98 25 31
Career/Season Game Highs * Hits- 4 BYU (4/23/99) * Career High 5 Texas Tech (3/27/98) * RBIs- 3* Texas Tech (5/16/99) * Career High 4* Missouri (5/10/98) * Home Runs- 1* Wichita State (5/30/99) * Doubles- 2* Kansas (4/18/99) * Triples- 1* Oral Roberts (3/31/99) * Runs- 3* UCLA (5/29/99) * Career High 4 Georgia Tech (5/21/98) * At-bats- 6* Baylor (6/4/99) * Career High 7 Texas Tech (3/27/98) * Walks- 1* UCLA (5/28/99) * Career High 2 Kansas (3/1/98)
#24 Trevor Leu (So.) -First Base/DH/LHP * Had game-winning hit in bottom of the ninth to beat Wichita State 7-6 on 5/30. * Versatile player who has seen time at first, DH and as a relief pitcher. * Started 11 games at first, 14 at DH
CAREER STATISTICS AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO 1999 .284 102 24 29 6 0 4 28 17 24 1998 .167 12 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 Total .272 114 26 31 6 0 5 30 18 26 Career/Season Game Highs * Hits- 3 Prairie View A&M (3/3/99) * RBIs- 5 Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2/14/99) * Home Runs- 1* Kansas (4/18/99) * Doubles- 1* Kansas (4/18/99) * Triples- 0 * Runs- 3 Prairie View A&M (3/3/99) * At-bats- 4* Wichita State (5/30/99) * Walks- 2* Iowa State (3/19/99)
Last Outing UCLA (5/29) IP H R ER BB SO AB BF 1.1 2 3 3 2 3 7 9
CAREER STATISTICS W-L ERA SV IP H R ER BB SO 1999 0-0 3.68 1 7.1 3 3 3 9 12 1998 0-3 5.73 0 11.0 13 12 7 16 12 Tota l 0-3 4.82 1 18.2 16 15 10 25 24
Career/Season Game Highs * Innings Pitched- 1.2 Oklahoma (4/21/99) * Career High- 3.0 Northeastern (3/22/98) * Strikeouts- 3* UCLA (5/29/99) * Hits Allowed- 2 UCLA (5/29/99) * Career High- 5 Northeastern (3/22/98) * Walks Allowed- 2 UCLA (5/29/99) * Career High 3* Western Illinois (4/12/98)
#24 Brad Smith (So.) -First Base/DH * Hit homer in first at-bat of the season against TCU on 4/13. * Recovering from shoulder injury which has hampered him since high school.
CAREER STATISTICS AVG. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO 1999 176 17 2 3 0 0 1 3 2 6 1998 .242 33 7 8 1 0 2 8 5 9 Total .220 50 9 11 1 0 3 11 7 15
Career/Season Game Highs * Hits- 1*
