Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Picked To Finish Fifth By Conference Coaches
February 21, 2008 | Cowboy Baseball
IRVING, Texas — Oklahoma State was picked to finish fifth in the 2008 Big 12 Conference baseball race in a preseason vote of the league's head coaches, it was announced by the conference office today.
Coach Frank Anderson's Cowboys are coming off a 42-21 season in which they finished third in the conference standings with a 16-11 mark. OSU's best-ever Big 12 finish came in 2006, when the Pokes went 18-9 to earn a second-place finish in the league.
For the seventh consecutive year, Texas was selected as the preseason favorite to win the conference, earning eight of the 10 first-place votes. Missouri was tabbed to finish second, while Baylor and Texas A&M rounded out the top four.
OSU opens the 2008 season Friday when they host the first of four weekend games against Gonzaga at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium.
Coach Frank Anderson's Cowboys are coming off a 42-21 season in which they finished third in the conference standings with a 16-11 mark. OSU's best-ever Big 12 finish came in 2006, when the Pokes went 18-9 to earn a second-place finish in the league.
For the seventh consecutive year, Texas was selected as the preseason favorite to win the conference, earning eight of the 10 first-place votes. Missouri was tabbed to finish second, while Baylor and Texas A&M rounded out the top four.
OSU opens the 2008 season Friday when they host the first of four weekend games against Gonzaga at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium.
| 2008 Big 12 Conference Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll | ||
| Rank | Team (1st place votes) | Points |
| 1. | Texas (8) | 80 |
| 2. | Missouri (1) | 71 |
| 3. | Baylor (1) | 65 |
| 4. | Texas A&M | 60 |
| 5. | Oklahoma State | 46 |
| 6. | Nebraska | 36 |
| T7. | Kansas State | 30 |
| T7. | Oklahoma | 30 |
| 9. | Kansas | 17 |
| 10. | Texas Tech | 15 |
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