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Kollin Ritchie & Aidan Meola
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Cowboy Baseball Trio Collects All-Region Accolades
June 09, 2026 | Cowboy Baseball
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State had three players selected as 2026 ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region performers as Aidan Meola, Kollin Ritchie and Ethan Lund earned that distinction.
Meola was the All-Central Region First Team third baseman, while Ritchie also collected first-team honors as an outfielder. Lund was named an All-Central Region Second Team pitcher.
The Central Region includes players from the 37 Division I teams in the states of Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota and South Dakota.
In his final collegiate season, Meola enjoyed a career year, playing in 50 games and hitting .320 while ranking second on the Cowboys in home runs (17) and RBIs (69).
Meola also tallied 125 total bases, a .644 slugging percentage and a 1.069 OPS. He ranks fourth nationally in RBIs per game at 1.38.
Ritchie enjoyed one of the best slugging seasons in the country and in OSU program history in '26.
In 60 games, Ritchie posted a .326 batting average to go along with 31 home runs, 13 doubles and 75 RBIs. He tallied 185 total bases, an .804 slugging percentage and a 1.266 OPS.
Ritchie ranks in the top 12 nationally in homers, total bases, runs, slugging percentage and RBIs.
Lund spearheaded OSU's weekend starting pitching rotation for most of the season. In 17 appearances, 16 of those as a starter, the southpaw posted a 5-3 record and 5.34 ERA while racking up 137 strikeouts in 84 1/3 innings.
Lund's 137 punchouts are the second most in the NCAA this season and the eighth most in a season in OSU history. He also ranks third nationally in strikeouts per nine innings at 14.62.
Meola was the All-Central Region First Team third baseman, while Ritchie also collected first-team honors as an outfielder. Lund was named an All-Central Region Second Team pitcher.
The Central Region includes players from the 37 Division I teams in the states of Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota and South Dakota.
In his final collegiate season, Meola enjoyed a career year, playing in 50 games and hitting .320 while ranking second on the Cowboys in home runs (17) and RBIs (69).
Meola also tallied 125 total bases, a .644 slugging percentage and a 1.069 OPS. He ranks fourth nationally in RBIs per game at 1.38.
Ritchie enjoyed one of the best slugging seasons in the country and in OSU program history in '26.
In 60 games, Ritchie posted a .326 batting average to go along with 31 home runs, 13 doubles and 75 RBIs. He tallied 185 total bases, an .804 slugging percentage and a 1.266 OPS.
Ritchie ranks in the top 12 nationally in homers, total bases, runs, slugging percentage and RBIs.
Lund spearheaded OSU's weekend starting pitching rotation for most of the season. In 17 appearances, 16 of those as a starter, the southpaw posted a 5-3 record and 5.34 ERA while racking up 137 strikeouts in 84 1/3 innings.
Lund's 137 punchouts are the second most in the NCAA this season and the eighth most in a season in OSU history. He also ranks third nationally in strikeouts per nine innings at 14.62.
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