Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Baseball Picked Sixth
February 15, 2011 | Cowboy Baseball
Feb. 15, 2011
IRVING, Texas – Oklahoma State has been picked to finish sixth in the 2011 Big 12 Conference baseball standings in a preseason vote of the league's head coaches, it was announced by the conference office today.
Eighth-year head coach Frank Anderson's Cowboys are coming off a 29-26 season in which they finished 10th in the conference standings with an 8-19 record. OSU returns five position starters from a year ago, including All-Big 12 second baseman Davis Duren, who led the Cowboys in hitting in 2010. Anderson's club also returns sophomore southpaw Andrew Heaney, who led the Pokes in wins a year ago.
Oklahoma was the coaches' choice to win the conference championship as the Sooners received six first-place votes. Texas, the two-time defending Big 12 champion, was second with four first-place votes. Texas A&M was third, followed by Baylor, and Kansas State occupied the fifth spot. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team.
OSU opens the season Friday when the Cowboys host Bryant at 4 p.m. at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium.
2011 Big 12 Conference Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll
Rank Team (1st place votes) Points
1. Oklahoma (6) 78
2. Texas (4) 76
3. Texas A&M 63
4. Baylor 57
5. Kansas State 49
6. Oklahoma State 37
7. Texas Tech 31
8. Nebraska 22
9. Kansas 20
10. Missouri 17
