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2014 Oklahoma State Cowboy Baseball Season Superlatives
June 30, 2014 | Cowboy Baseball
June 30, 2014
• Oklahoma State finished 48-18, marking the most wins for the program since 1994.
• The Cowboys' 48 wins tied for the fifth most in the NCAA in 2014, while its .727 winning percentage tied for eighth nationally.
• OSU's 48-18 mark tied for the best record in the Big 12 Conference.
• OSU's NCAA Regional berth was the 40th in the program's history, which ranks fourth all time.
• The Cowboys hosted an NCAA Regional at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium for the first time since 2008 and the 11th time overall.
• OSU captured its first NCAA Regional championship since 2007 as the Cowboys claimed the NCAA Stillwater Regional title with wins over Binghamton and Cal State Fullerton (2).
• OSU advanced to the third Super Regional in program history, joining the 1999 and 2007 clubs, and hosted a Super Regional for the first time.
• OSU claimed its first-ever Big 12 Conference regular season championship, finishing with an 18-6 league mark. The conference title marked the 31st in program history.
• The Cowboys won their final seven Big 12 series, the first time in history OSU has won seven Big 12 series in a row in a season.
• OSU was ranked No. 10 in each of the final national polls. The Cowboys secured the 10th spot in the final national rankings of the NCBWA, Collegiate Baseball, USA Today and Baseball America.
• The Cowboys were ranked in at least one national poll every week of the 2014 season, running their streak of consecutive weeks in the rankings to 32 dating back to 2013. They peaked at No. 3 in the June 3 NCBWA poll, which marked their highest-ever ranking as a member of the Big 12 (since 1997).
• OSU's top 10 ranking marked its first since the 1999 team finished No. 8. It's the 19th time in program history the Cowboys have ended the season ranked in the top 10 nationally.
• OSU was 13-9 against ranked teams.
• OSU had 28 come-from-behind wins.
• The Cowboys opened the season 7-0, marking the best start to a season since the 1995 team won 11 in a row to open the year. After 11 games, the Pokes were 10-1, also their best start since '95.
• OSU turned in a 12-game winning streak from April 26-May 16, tying for its longest as members of the Big 12 Conference. The Cowboys also won 12 in a row in 2008 and 1998.
• Relief pitcher Brendan McCurry was a consensus All-American, earning first-team honors from the NCBWA, second-team accolades from Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America and third-team honors from Rawlings/ABCA and Perfect Game.
• Brendan McCurry became the 22nd player in OSU history to be named a first-team All-American.
• Zach Fish was named a third-team All-American by Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball, Rawlings/ABCA and Baseball America.
• Brendan McCurry was one of three finalists for the National College Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher of the Year Award.
• Brendan McCurry was one of five finalists for the 2014 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award.
• Vince Wheeland and Brendan McCurry earned spots on the College Baseball Hall of Fame's 2014 Pitcher of the Year Award Watch List.
• Donnie Walton was on the College Baseball Hall of Fame's 2014 Brooks Wallace Shortstop of the Year Award Watch List.
• Brendan McCurry was named the NCBWA District VI Co-Player of the Year.
• Four Cowboys were named to the ABCA All-Midwest Region Team. Earning first-team honors were outfielder Zach Fish and relief pitcher Brendan McCurry, while catcher Gage Green and starting pitcher Jon Perrin were named to the second team.
• OSU outfielder Zach Fish became OSU's second Big 12 Conference Player of the Year, joining Tyler Mach (Co-Player of the Year in 2006) in earning that distinction.
• Josh Holliday was named the Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year, the first such honor for an OSU coach in program history.
• OSU had 11 players garner All-Big 12 accolades in 2014, including six who earned spots on the first team. The six All-Big 12 first teamers are the most in program history, surpassing the four of the 1999 and 2003 Cowboys. Named to the All-Big 12 First Team were outfielder Zach Fish, catcher Gage Green, infielder Donnie Walton and pitchers Jon Perrin, Brendan McCurry and Vince Wheeland. Tim Arakawa earned second-team honors, while infielders Tanner Krietemeier and Craigh McConaughy were named honorable mention.
• Blake Battenfield and Tyler Buffett were named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team.
• Vince Wheeland and Zach Fish became the sixth and seventh players in OSU history to earn All-Big 12 First Team accolades twice in a career, joining Josh Holliday (1998-99), Jason Jaramillo (2003-04), Corey Brown (2005, 2007), Tyler Mach (2006-07) and Jordy Mercer (2006, 2008).
• OSU had a player honored with a Big 12 weekly award three times.
- Donnie Walton, Big 12 Player of the Week, Feb. 2
- Zach Fish, Big 12 Player of the Week, May 12
- Jon Perrin, Big 12 Pitcher of the Week, May 12
• OSU ranked in the top 10 in the NCAA in five categories in 2014. The Cowboys were second nationally with 324 walks and third with 88 sacrifice bunts and one triple play. They ranked eighth in home runs (53) and won-loss percentage (.727).
• OSU led the Big 12 in five offensive categories: on-base percentage (.385), runs (400), home runs (53), RBIs (359) and walks (324). The Cowboys finished second in slugging percentage (.401) and sacrifice bunts (88).
• OSU's 53 home runs was 23 more than the next-highest Big 12 opponent, and 14 different Cowboys homered in 2014.
• The Cowboys' pitching staff finished second in the Big 12 in strikeouts (479) and saves (21).
• Sophomore Donnie Walton set the OSU record for single-season sacrifice bunts with 22, which ranked fourth in the NCAA in 2014.
• Walton also now owns the OSU career record with 40 sacrifice bunts.
• Relief pitcher Brendan McCurry set an OSU record and led the Big 12 with 35 appearances.
• Brendan McCurry set the OSU single-season record with 19 saves and also the program's career saves mark with 27.
• Two Cowboy pitchers finished in the top 10 in the Big 12 in ERA – Vince Wheeland was third at 1.52, while Jon Perrin was ninth at 2.38.
• Senior Vince Wheeland tied for the Big 12 lead with 10 wins and ranked in the top 10 in the league in ERA (third at 1.52), opponent batting average (sixth at .226) and appearances (tied-second with 31).
• Junior Jon Perrin ranked in the top 10 in the Big 12 in five categories: wins (eighth with eight), strikeouts (fifth with 81), shutouts (tied-second with two), innings pitched (seventh with 102.0) and complete games (tied-third with two).
• Brendan McCurry's 19 saves ranked fifth in the NCAA and were the second most in the Big 12.
• Junior Zach Fish finished in the top 10 in the Big 12 in home runs (second with 11), total bases (fourth with 124), slugging percentage (fourth at .517), doubles (tied-fifth with 17), RBIs (sixth with 41) and hits (tied-ninth with 74).
• Sophomore Donnie Walton ranked in the top 10 in the Big 12 in sacrifice bunts (first at 22), hits (third with 78), walks (sixth with 38) and on-base percentage (ninth at .407).
• Junior Tim Arakawa ranked second in the Big 12 and 11th nationally with 47 walks, the most by a Cowboy since 2007. He also had 15 stolen bases, which tied for eighth in the league.
• Senior Tanner Krietemeier ranked in the top 10 in the Big 12 in four offensive categories: RBIs (second at 52), home runs (tied-third with 10), total bases (fifth at 119) and runs (fifth at 48).
• Junior Gage Green ranked ninth in the Big 12 with 74 hits and fourth in the league with 20 stolen bases.
• Five Cowboys were selected in the 2014 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
- Zach Fish, OF, 11 round by the Chicago White Soxth
- Brendan McCurry, RHP, 22nd round by the Oakland Athletics
- Tanner Krietemeier, 1B, 23rd round by the Atlanta Braves
- Vince Wheeland, RHP, 24th round by the Houston Astros
- Jon Perrin, RHP, 33rd round by the Detroit Tigers
• OSU had eight players named Academic All-Big 12, with half of those earning first-team accolades. Named to the first team were senior Mark Robinette, juniors Gage Green and Jon Perrin and sophomore Conor Costello. Earned second-team honors were seniors Aaron Cornell and Heath Holliday, along with sophomores Alex Hackerott and Corey Hassel.
• Gage Green was named to the Capital One Academic All-District 7 First Team.
