Oklahoma State University Athletics
Ryan Sluder
Cowboy Baseball 2017: The Outfielders
February 09, 2017 | Cowboy Baseball
Oklahoma State opens the 2017 season next week, and expectations are again high for the Cowboys under fifth-year head coach Josh Holliday.
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OSU is ranked as high as No. 11 nationally in the preseason polls, and Big 12 Conference coaches picked the Cowboys to finish second in the league standings.
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Holliday's ballclub is coming off a memorable 2016 season in which it made the 20th College World Series appearance in program history and first since 1999. The Cowboys ended the season with a 43-22 record and finished second in the league standings with a 16-8 mark. OSU's NCAA Tournament appearance was its fourth straight under Holliday, and the Pokes have finished either first or second in the conference each of his four seasons at the helm.
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With the season almost upon us, we're taking a look at the Cowboys heading into 2017 with a breakdown of the roster by position. We continue today with the outfield.
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Garrett McCain, 6-0, 186, R/L
• Junior who plays primarily in left field and also has experience in center
• Career .260 hitter in 73 games, including 39 starts
• Owns a .426 career on-base percentage
• Is 18-of-20 in his career on stolen base attempts, including 11-of-13 a year ago
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Ryan Sluder, 6-2, 197, R/R
• Senior veteran has experience in center field and left field
• Has played in 138 career games with 109 starts and owns a .255 batting average with 10 homers and 24 doubles
• Started 51 games in center field in 2016
• An All-Big 12 Second Team performer in 2015 after hitting .309 with a team-high six homers and 14 doubles
• As a junior led Big 12 with a .403 batting average and .710 slugging percentage in conference-only games
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Jon Littell, 6-3, 205, R/R
• Junior who has experience in left and right field
• Has played in 88 career games, 80 of those as a starter, and sports a .247 batting average with 38 RBIs
• Named to the NCAA Clemson All-Tournament Team in 2016
• Was OSU's second-leading hitter in last year's NCAA tourney with a .379 average in nine games
• 39th-round pick of Washington in 2014 Major League Baseball Draft
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Bryce Fischer, 6-1, 197, L/L
• JUCO transfer from Cowley County CC
• Hit .327 with two homers and 30 RBIs as a sophomore
• Helped lead the Tigers to the 2016 JUCO World Series
• Recorded a .440 batting average with 16 doubles and 60 RBIs as a Cowley Co. freshman
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Cade Cabbiness, 6-3, 215, L/R
• Freshman from Bixby, Okla.
• Hit .472 with six homers, 36 RBIs and an .821 slugging percentage as a senior at Bixby HS
• Named the 2016 Jim Thorpe High School Baseball Player of the Year
• 21st-round pick of Washington in 2016 Major League Baseball Draft
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Trevor Boone, 6-2, 217, R/R
• Freshman from Tulsa, Okla.
• Four-time all-district performer at Memorial HS
• Hit .388 with three homers and 22 RBIs as a prep senior
• Honored as a 2016 Ferguson Jenkins Outstanding Student-Athlete Award
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John Radetsky, 5-11, 203, L/R
• Freshman from Lake Mary, Fla.
• Hit .315 and led Lake Mary HS in doubles as a senior
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Connor Kimple, 6-3, 196, R/R
• Freshman from Whitefish Bay, Wis.
• Two-time all-state performer at Marquette University HS
• Hit .414 with 38 RBIs and 32 stolen bases as a senior
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OSU is ranked as high as No. 11 nationally in the preseason polls, and Big 12 Conference coaches picked the Cowboys to finish second in the league standings.
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Holliday's ballclub is coming off a memorable 2016 season in which it made the 20th College World Series appearance in program history and first since 1999. The Cowboys ended the season with a 43-22 record and finished second in the league standings with a 16-8 mark. OSU's NCAA Tournament appearance was its fourth straight under Holliday, and the Pokes have finished either first or second in the conference each of his four seasons at the helm.
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With the season almost upon us, we're taking a look at the Cowboys heading into 2017 with a breakdown of the roster by position. We continue today with the outfield.
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Garrett McCain, 6-0, 186, R/L
• Junior who plays primarily in left field and also has experience in center
• Career .260 hitter in 73 games, including 39 starts
• Owns a .426 career on-base percentage
• Is 18-of-20 in his career on stolen base attempts, including 11-of-13 a year ago
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Ryan Sluder, 6-2, 197, R/R
• Senior veteran has experience in center field and left field
• Has played in 138 career games with 109 starts and owns a .255 batting average with 10 homers and 24 doubles
• Started 51 games in center field in 2016
• An All-Big 12 Second Team performer in 2015 after hitting .309 with a team-high six homers and 14 doubles
• As a junior led Big 12 with a .403 batting average and .710 slugging percentage in conference-only games
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Jon Littell, 6-3, 205, R/R
• Junior who has experience in left and right field
• Has played in 88 career games, 80 of those as a starter, and sports a .247 batting average with 38 RBIs
• Named to the NCAA Clemson All-Tournament Team in 2016
• Was OSU's second-leading hitter in last year's NCAA tourney with a .379 average in nine games
• 39th-round pick of Washington in 2014 Major League Baseball Draft
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Bryce Fischer, 6-1, 197, L/L
• JUCO transfer from Cowley County CC
• Hit .327 with two homers and 30 RBIs as a sophomore
• Helped lead the Tigers to the 2016 JUCO World Series
• Recorded a .440 batting average with 16 doubles and 60 RBIs as a Cowley Co. freshman
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Cade Cabbiness, 6-3, 215, L/R
• Freshman from Bixby, Okla.
• Hit .472 with six homers, 36 RBIs and an .821 slugging percentage as a senior at Bixby HS
• Named the 2016 Jim Thorpe High School Baseball Player of the Year
• 21st-round pick of Washington in 2016 Major League Baseball Draft
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Trevor Boone, 6-2, 217, R/R
• Freshman from Tulsa, Okla.
• Four-time all-district performer at Memorial HS
• Hit .388 with three homers and 22 RBIs as a prep senior
• Honored as a 2016 Ferguson Jenkins Outstanding Student-Athlete Award
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John Radetsky, 5-11, 203, L/R
• Freshman from Lake Mary, Fla.
• Hit .315 and led Lake Mary HS in doubles as a senior
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Connor Kimple, 6-3, 196, R/R
• Freshman from Whitefish Bay, Wis.
• Two-time all-state performer at Marquette University HS
• Hit .414 with 38 RBIs and 32 stolen bases as a senior
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