Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Head West For Six-Game Road Trip
March 06, 2009 | Cowboy Baseball
#11 Oklahoma State (6-1)
at Palm Springs Invitational
March 5-8 • Thur. vs. Gonzaga (8 p.m.)
Fri. vs. #24 Oregon State (4 p.m.)
Sat. vs. San Francisco (8 p.m.)
Sun. vs. UC Riverside (8 P.m.)
Palm Springs, Calif. • Palm Springs Stadium
...
At Arizona
March 10-11 • Tues. & Wed. (9 p.m.)
Frank Sancet Stadium (6,500)
Oklahoma State
The Cowboys are 6-1 on the season and won last week's Keith LeClair Classic at East Carolina with wins over College of Charleston and the host Pirates. OSU is hitting .305 on the season and have outscored their opponents by a 67-52 margin.
Up next, the Cowboys embark on an eight-day road trip in which they are scheduled to play six games. First up is a trip to Palm Springs, Calif., where they open play Thursday at the Palm Springs Invitational. Following the tourney, OSU will head to Tucson, Ariz., for a pair of midweek games against Arizona.
Palm Springs Invitational
OSU will play four games in four days at the Palm Springs Invitational field, opening with Gonzaga (6-2) before battling Oregon State (4-2), San Francisco (3-6) and UC Riverside (7-2).
In The Polls
Oklahoma State's highest ranking is No. 11 by the NCBWA, 13th by Collegiate Baseball and in the USA Today/ESPN coaches' poll and 23rd by Baseball America.
Oregon State is the only team in the Palm Springs Invitational that is ranked. The Beavers are 24th by Baseball America.
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 commentary.
Radio broadcasts can also be accessed via www.okstate.com (link is available under Audio/Video - Live Events). Those wishing to follow OSU's games via live stats can click on the Palm Springs Tournament link found at www.okstate.com.
Live stats for the games at Arizona can be accessed via www.arizonaathletics.com.
OSU vs. The PSI Field
OSU is 12-3 all time against the teams in this year's Palm Springs Invitational field.
• Gonzaga - The Cowboys are 7-1 all time against the Bulldogs.
Probable Starting Pitcher vs. OSU
RHP Matt Fields
0-0, 2.03 ERA
• Oregon State - The Cowboys are 0-2 all time against the Beavers.
Probable Starting Pitcher vs. OSU
RHP Tyler Waldron
0-0, 4.09 ERA
• San Francisco - The Cowboys are 3-0 all time against the Dons.
Probable Starting Pitcher vs. OSU
RHP Alex Kalogrides
0-1, 12.27 ERA
• UC Riverside - The Cowboys are 2-0 all time against the Highlanders.
Probable Starting Pitcher vs. OSU
RHP Matt Montgomery
2-0, 1.29 ERA
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.
OSU was 28-6 at home last season and is 725-150 (.829) all-time at Reynolds Stadium. The Cowboys have lost more than two consecutive games on their home turf only once.
The Cowboys are 4-0 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 a career record of 205-109.
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.
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.
The Cowboys led the Big 12 with a 3.98 team ERA and also topped the league with 21 saves. The staff returns 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 have been 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
at Palm Springs Invitational
March 5-8 • Thur. vs. Gonzaga (8 p.m.)
Fri. vs. #24 Oregon State (4 p.m.)
Sat. vs. San Francisco (8 p.m.)
Sun. vs. UC Riverside (8 P.m.)
Palm Springs, Calif. • Palm Springs Stadium
...
At Arizona
March 10-11 • Tues. & Wed. (9 p.m.)
Frank Sancet Stadium (6,500)
Oklahoma State
The Cowboys are 6-1 on the season and won last week's Keith LeClair Classic at East Carolina with wins over College of Charleston and the host Pirates. OSU is hitting .305 on the season and have outscored their opponents by a 67-52 margin.
Up next, the Cowboys embark on an eight-day road trip in which they are scheduled to play six games. First up is a trip to Palm Springs, Calif., where they open play Thursday at the Palm Springs Invitational. Following the tourney, OSU will head to Tucson, Ariz., for a pair of midweek games against Arizona.
Palm Springs Invitational
OSU will play four games in four days at the Palm Springs Invitational field, opening with Gonzaga (6-2) before battling Oregon State (4-2), San Francisco (3-6) and UC Riverside (7-2).
In The Polls
Oklahoma State's highest ranking is No. 11 by the NCBWA, 13th by Collegiate Baseball and in the USA Today/ESPN coaches' poll and 23rd by Baseball America.
Oregon State is the only team in the Palm Springs Invitational that is ranked. The Beavers are 24th by Baseball America.
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 commentary.
Radio broadcasts can also be accessed via www.okstate.com (link is available under Audio/Video - Live Events). Those wishing to follow OSU's games via live stats can click on the Palm Springs Tournament link found at www.okstate.com.
Live stats for the games at Arizona can be accessed via www.arizonaathletics.com.
OSU vs. The PSI Field
OSU is 12-3 all time against the teams in this year's Palm Springs Invitational field.
• Gonzaga - The Cowboys are 7-1 all time against the Bulldogs.
Probable Starting Pitcher vs. OSU
RHP Matt Fields
0-0, 2.03 ERA
• Oregon State - The Cowboys are 0-2 all time against the Beavers.
Probable Starting Pitcher vs. OSU
RHP Tyler Waldron
0-0, 4.09 ERA
• San Francisco - The Cowboys are 3-0 all time against the Dons.
Probable Starting Pitcher vs. OSU
RHP Alex Kalogrides
0-1, 12.27 ERA
• UC Riverside - The Cowboys are 2-0 all time against the Highlanders.
Probable Starting Pitcher vs. OSU
RHP Matt Montgomery
2-0, 1.29 ERA
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.
OSU was 28-6 at home last season and is 725-150 (.829) all-time at Reynolds Stadium. The Cowboys have lost more than two consecutive games on their home turf only once.
The Cowboys are 4-0 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 a career record of 205-109.
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.
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.
The Cowboys led the Big 12 with a 3.98 team ERA and also topped the league with 21 saves. The staff returns 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 have been 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
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