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Cowboy Baseball Hosts Big 12 Leading Kansas
April 16, 2026 | Cowboy Baseball
Games 38-40: Kansas • April 17-19 • Stillwater, Oklahoma • O'Brate Stadium (8,000)
OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS
23-14 overall (7-8 Big 12)
National Ranking: n/a • NCAA RPI: 42
Streak: Won 2 • H: 15-3 • A: 6-8 • N: 2-2
Head Coach: Josh Holliday, 14th Season at OSU (498-277-2)
#18 KANSAS JAYHAWKS
27-10 overall (12-3 Big 12)
National Ranking: 18 • NCAA RPI: 23
Streak: Won 11 • H: 14-2 • A: 12-8 • N: 1-0
Head Coach: Dan Fitzgerald, 4th Season at KU (126-82)
23-14 overall (7-8 Big 12)
National Ranking: n/a • NCAA RPI: 42
Streak: Won 2 • H: 15-3 • A: 6-8 • N: 2-2
Head Coach: Josh Holliday, 14th Season at OSU (498-277-2)
#18 KANSAS JAYHAWKS
27-10 overall (12-3 Big 12)
National Ranking: 18 • NCAA RPI: 23
Streak: Won 11 • H: 14-2 • A: 12-8 • N: 1-0
Head Coach: Dan Fitzgerald, 4th Season at KU (126-82)
TV: ESPN+ (Dave Hunziker & Tom Holliday)
Radio: Cowboy Radio Network & The Varsity Network App 93.7 KSPI-FM okla.state/GetVarsity (Rex Holt, Gary Ward & Dave Holliday)
Stats: okstate.statbroadcast.com
X: @osubaseball (in-game scoreboard/updates)
Series: Cowboys lead, 155-69
Last: 5/22/25 in Arlington, TX; Jayhawks won, 7-6
- Oklahoma State is back home for Big 12 action as the Cowboys host Kansas this weekend at O'Brate Stadium. The Cowboys are coming off a win over Bedlam rival Oklahoma Tuesday night in Tulsa.
- The Pokes are 23-14 on the season, which includes a 7-8 mark in Big 12 play to put them in a tie for eighth in the conference standings.
- OSU is hitting .272 as a team and ranks third nationally with 79 home runs. The Cowboys' pitching staff sports a 6.06 ERA and has 374 strikeouts over 316 1/3 IP.
- The 2026 season marks OSU's 14th under the direction of Josh Holliday, who is two wins shy of 500 for his career.
- Kansas is 27-10 overall and sits atop the Big 12 standings with a 12-3 mark in conference play. The Jayhawks won at home Tuesday against Wichita State to claim their 11th consecutive victory.
- The Jayhawks own a .282 team batting average, while their pitching staff sports a 4.36 ERA.
- Dan Fitzgerald is in his fourth season as KU's head coach and has led the Jayhawks to a 126-82 record.
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