Cowboy Baseball Opens 2026 Season

Friday, February 13

Arlington, TX

7:00 PM

Oklahoma State University

Arkansas

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Image Taken at the Shriner Childrens' College Showdown, Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Texas Longhorns, Sunday, February 16, 2025, Globe Life Field, Arlington, TX. Bruce Waterfield/OSU Athletics

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February 12, 2026 | Cowboy Baseball

2026 Game Notes 1 Shriners Children's Showdown

Shriners Children's College Showdown • Feb. 13-15 • Arlington, Texas • Globe Life Field

OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS
0-0 overall (0-0 Big 12)

Tourney Opponents
#5 Arkansas • Fri., Feb. 13 • 7 p.m.
#19 Oklahoma • Sat., Feb. 14 • 3 p.m.
#17 Vanderbilt • Sun., Feb. 15 • 10:30 a.m.

TV: FloCollege - www.flocollege.com (Tyler Denning, Ty Harrington, Ben Wilson, Pat Combs & Scott Sudikoff)
Radio: Cowboy Radio Network & The Varsity App 93.7 KSPI FM/780 AM okla.state/GetVarsity (Rex Holt & Tom Holliday)
Stats: okstate.statbroadcast.com
X: @osubaseball (in-game scoreboard/updates)

Oklahoma State begins the 2026 season against three ranked opponents in the Shriners Children's College Showdown at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
The Cowboys open with No. 5 Arkansas before facing Bedlam-rival and 19th-ranked Oklahoma. They close out the tourney against No. 17 Vanderbilt.
This marks the second consecutive season the Pokes have opened their season at the Shriners Showdown. They went 1-2 at the tourney a year ago.
OSU is coming off a 30-25 season in which it advanced to the finals of the NCAA Athens Regional. The Cowboys finished seventh in the Big 12 with a 15-12 mark.
The 2026 season marks OSU's 14th under the direction of head coach Josh Holliday.

Stout Competition
• OSU is 103-97 against ranked opponents under Josh Holliday, including a 5-9 mark last season. A look inside those numbers includes:
     • Home: 41-38
     • Road: 36-38
     • Neutral: 26-21

Home Away From Home
• Over the last four seasons, OSU has played 34 games at Globe Life Field. The Pokes are 19-15 all time at the home of the Texas Rangers, going 5-5 in 2022, 5-4 in 2023, 7-2 in 2024 and 2-4 last season.