Down Goes No. 1:
Matt Ramos (Purdue), trailing 7-5 with less than one minute remaining in the final period of the match, pins top-ranked Spencer Lee (Iowa).
Goliath has been slain.
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baseball picks up a commitment/NLI signature from ‘24 catcher Sir Jamison Jones.
Is rated as a top 100 prospect in his class and holds a 9.5/10 rating from Perfect Game.
He becomes OSU’s fifth top 100 recruit in the 2024 class.
Former
#OkState
/Ole Miss center Moussa Cisse is in attendance for OSU’s game against BYU.
Cisse posted a picture on social media earlier this week indicating that he was on a visit to OSU.
FINAL:
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9,
#Sooners
5
The final chapter of the
#Bedlam
weekend series has been written. The Cowboy earn the last laugh.
OSU improves to 21-11 overall and 7-5 in Big 12 play. OU falls to 17-14 overall and 8-4 in Big 12 play.
And that’s all she wrote.
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coach Mike Gundy on his house eight-bedroom Stillwater house being listed on the market:
“It’s too big of a house for two people (he and his wife.”
His next remark: “Any buyers?”
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baseball picks up a big time commitment from ’25 middle infielder, Terrance Bowen.
OSU beats out LSU, TCU, Florida, Georgia and others for the top 100 prospect and nation’s second-ranked second baseman according to Perfect Game.
Huge win for Josh Holliday and Co.
Kale Davis enters the game in relief for OU in the top of the eighth.
Davis, a former pitcher for
#OkState
, is met with a herd of “boos” from the OSU faithful.
“Should’ve Been A Cowboy” by Toby Keith, blares through the sound system at O’Brate Stadium.
Matt Holliday, brother Ethan and former
#OkState
coach Tom Holliday are in attendance at Fenway Park to watch Jackson Holliday's MLB debut against the Boston Red Sox this evening.
Danny Okoye (
@itsdanielokoye
) has become a hot commodity in the realm of college recruiting.
But he’s an exception.
The last home-schooled recruit to be taken in the NFL draft was Tim Tebow. Okoye hopes to be the next.
“I’m playing to make history.”
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picks up a commitment from former Mississippi State shortstop, Lane Forsythe.
The soon-to-be senior hit .248 this past season in Starkville, recording two home runs and appearing in 38 games. He held a .273 average in 2022.
Forsythe becomes OSU’s fourth portal commit.
Per his instagram: BYU freshman pitcher Janzen Keisel is transferring to
#OkState
He joins Brennan Holt (LSU), Chad Castillo (Cal Baptist), and Noah Turley (Arizona) as part of OSU’s transfer portal class.
Keisel recorded a 4.27 ERA on the mound with 58 strikeouts in 2022.
Stillwater HS 151-pounder Ladarion Lockett — the No. 6 overall recruit in the 2025 class — commits to
#OkState
.
Chose the Cowboys over the likes of Iowa, Iowa State, Oklahoma and others.
Huge get for John Smith and Co.
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appears in the D1Baseball Top 25 for the first time this season.
The Cowboys (21-11) check in at No. 21 in this week’s rankings shortly after winning 2/3 in the
#Bedlam
series this past weekend.
"(Mike Gundy) has been (at OSU) forever. He's one of the best coaches in the country and I think that this might be one of his best coaching jobs he's done. Fifty-two new players on their team."
-Houston coach Dana Holgorsen during his Monday press conference.
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FINAL/14:
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2, No. 2 Arkansas 1
Cowboys win it with a walk-off suicide squeeze. Perfectly executed by Lane Forsythe at the plate.
What a game! Instant classic.
Cowboys go to 4-2 with the win.
Next up: No. 7 Oregon State tomorrow at 5 p.m.
Following today’s exhibition, members of both sides gathered for a group picture.
“Outside of baseball, we were winners today because we played against the United States Air Force Academy and we met kids who are preparing to defend our country”
-
#OkState
head coach Josh Holliday
#OkState
receives a commitment from Seminole State Junior College shortstop, Caden Powell.
Through 34 games played this season, Powell is batting .511, while hitting 16 home runs and logging 65 RBI.
Good pickup for the Cowboys.
Being the mother of a Power Five quarterback isn’t easy.
Just ask Carrie Sanders, the mother of OSU star quarterback Spencer Sanders (
@SpenceSanders
)
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’s Troy Spratley after his 8-1 decision over 11-seed Cooper Flynn of Virginia Tech.
With the win, Spratley advances to the 125-pound quarterfinals.
Heck of a turnout in GIA, eh?
No. 5
#OkState
(9-0) vs No. 4 Iowa State (10-1) coming up in about five minutes.
Today’s dual will start at 125 pounds. Follow along, if you wish!
@ocollysports
has you covered, as always.
Kanion Williams posted this on his Instagram story shortly after the news broke that
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wide receiver Bryson Green had entered the transfer portal.
157: Teague Travis upsets No. 10 Brock Mauller of Missouri via a 4-2 decision.
Travis got an early takedown and displayed stout defense the latter two periods to clinch the upset bid.
The Cowboys are wrestling as good as I’ve seen them.
#OkState
leads 18-0 through five bouts.
Rob Rogalski, the father of former
#OkState
commit, Nate Rogalski, throws out today’s ceremonial first pitch.
Nate was a top 100 prospect out of high school and committed to OSU before passing away from bacterial meningitis in January 2022.
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baseball’s list of probable starters ahead of the College Baseball Showdown have been released.
Juaron Watts-Brown will get the nod on the mound for the Cowboys on Opening Day, true freshman Brennan Phillips will start on Saturday. Sunday’s starter is TBD.
174: Brayden Thompson upsets fifth-ranked Peyton Mocco 8-1 in sudden victory.
Almost got the pin, but a takedown and four nearfall points solidifies it.
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now leads Missouri 21-3 through seven bouts.
197: (I can't believe what I'm typing right now) Jersey Robb downs 30th-ranked Julien Broderson of Iowa State via a 15-6... major decision.
And just like that,
#OkState
has mathematically clinched tonight's dual. The Cowboys are set to improve to 10-0.
OSU leads 21-9.
It appears
#OkState
has landed a commitment from California Baptist junior outfielder Chad Castillo out of the portal.
Castillo hit over .300 the past four seasons at Cal Baptist, including 2022 where he batted .386 and blasted 11 home runs.
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associate head coach Coleman Scott fills in for John Smith post dual.
Scott’s opening statement following No. 2 OSU’s 31-6 win over No. 12 South Dakota State.
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's 141.5 team-point total is the highest for a second-place team ever.
"I want to emphasize that Iowa State won that tournament. We didn't lose it."
- John Smith
And that’s a program-record, four-home run day for
#OkState
slugger Nolan Schubart.
21-5 Cowboys in the bottom of the sixth. Ninth home run on the day for the Cowboys.
Josh Holliday having a postgame convo with freshmen Donovan LaSalle and Charlie Carter.
LaSalle was
#OkState
’s winning run. Carter got him to third base with a base hit.
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checks in at No. 15 in D1Baseball’s latest top-25 rankings.
The Cowboys are coming off a series sweep at homers against Cincinnati this past weekend.
OSU is winners of 14 of its last 17 games, including five in a row.
Since the preseason, John Smith stated how his team’s success will be measured by its development.
Three months later, OSU has recorded consecutive top 10 wins.
Are the Cowboys starting to mesh into national contenders?
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Since 2013, Josh Holliday’s first season as
#OkState
’s head coach, OSU is 36-14 against the
#Sooners
.
The Cowboys have clinched 9/11
#Bedlam
series in that span.
FINAL:
#OkState
9,
#Sooners
5
The final chapter of the
#Bedlam
weekend series has been written. The Cowboy earn the last laugh.
OSU improves to 21-11 overall and 7-5 in Big 12 play. OU falls to 17-14 overall and 8-4 in Big 12 play.
And that’s all she wrote.
FINAL: No. 3
#OkState
24, No. 5 Mizzou 10
Konner Doucet falls to Zach Elam via a 1-0 decision to end the day.
The Cowboys improve to 12-0 overall for the first time since the 2018-19 season.
And pending NWCA’s updated rankings, they’ll be ranked No. 2. First time since 18-19
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coach Josh Holliday confirms
#Bedlam
baseball will continue in the “years to come.”
Said the structure will likely consist of a lone midweek game each season. Sites will alternate year-by-year.
Life update:
I’m extremely blessed and grateful to announce I will be the sports intern for the
@tulsaworld
this summer.
I’d like to start by thanking
@jasoncollington
and the rest of those on staff for taking a chance on a young, sophomore student journalist.
(Continued…)
B1: Aidan Meola puts
#OkState
in front with a moonshot over the left field wall. Grand Slam.
Cowboys lead Cincinnati 4-1 with one out in the bottom of the first.
Texas sweeps the twin bill in Norman to clinch a series win over Oklahoma.
#OkState
(14-7 Big 12) now sits one game behind OU (15-6 Big 12) for first place in the B12 conference standings.
The Cowboys have a pivotal series upcoming against the Longhorns in Austin next weekend.
Former
#OkState
cornerback DJ McKinney is headed to Colorado to place for Coach Prime.
Thirty-eight total tackles and five pass deflections for McKinney as a redshirt freshman this past season.
A year ago, Ben Abram was a backend bullpen option at OU.
Fast forward, a scoreless five-inning start propelled No. 25
#OkState
to a
#Bedlam
series win, and a three-way share of its first Big 12 baseball regular season title since 2014.
According to Josh Holliday, he seldom checked the conference standings throughout
#OkState
’s hunt for a Big 12 title.
On Saturday, Holliday didn’t hold back any emotions at L Dale Mitchell Park as his team clinched a share of the conference title.
At AAC Media Days, I asked UAB coach Trent Dilfer about his thoughts on
#OkState
true freshman quarterback, Zane Flores.
Dilfer worked with and coached Flores during last year’s Elite 11.
Dilfer even snuck in a subtle Patrick Mahomes comparison.
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is red hot right now. Winners of five consecutive and 14-3 over their past 17 games.
The Cowboys will be tested on Tuesday when No. 15 DBU comes to town.
The Patriots run ruled OSU, 14-4 in on Feb. 27 in Dallas. DBU is 17th nationally in team home runs with 59.
FINAL: No. 21
#OkState
10, Cincy 6
The Cowboys clinch the series sweep over the Bearcats off a 14-hit, five-home run day from the OSU offense.
OSU improves to 25-11 overall and 10-5 in Big 12 play.
Next up: No. 15 Dallas Baptist at home on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
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184-pounder Dustin Plott after his 17-3 win over James Conway (Franklin and Marshall College).
Plott advances to the 184-pound quarterfinals with the win.
Some news
#OkState
students may enjoy:
College Bar isn’t closing down. Merely moving to a new location.
Bingo Mondays and Trivia Wednesdays will live on.
#OkState
is ranked No. 12 in Collegiate Baseball’s Preseason Top 25 rankings.
Will be interesting to see where the Cowboys vary in the remainder of the preseason polls.
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coach Mike Gundy says multiple transfer portal prospects visited OSU in the off-season.
He and his staff were interested, but found out later they were academically ineligible.
“They just took a free visit.”
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baseball receives a commitment from Wichita State right-handed pitching transfer, Robert Cranz.
In his sophomore season (2023) with the Shockers, Cranz posted a 3.98 ERA, 43 K’s and producing a .243 opponent batting average in 19 appearances/31.2 innings pitched.
All glory to god. Blessed to announce that i will be continuing my athletic and academic career at Oklahoma State University. Thank you to my family and friends for supporting me through this process. Go Pokes!
FINAL:
#OkState
8, Michigan 5
The Cowboys (30-13) earn their seventh consecutive win and second straight weekend series sweep.
Next up: ORU on the road on Tuesday and East Tennessee State in a three-game home series next weekend.
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coach Mike Gundy said he anticipates linebacker Justin Wright’s medical redshirt waiver to be approved.
Wright played in two games for OSU this season before missing the remainder of the year due to injury.
141: Tagen Jamison downs eighth-ranked Anthony Echemendia with a takedown in sudden victory.
Jamison’s 4-1 decision puts the Cowboys up 10-0 over Iowa State through three matches on the day.
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When Roc Riggio trots onto the baseball field, mixed reactions ensue:
#OkState
fans love him and opposing fans hate him.
“He’s the kind of guy that you love to have on your team and one that you hate to play against.”
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No. 12
#OkState
beats Dallas Baptist 20-4, run ruling the Patriots in seven innings.
It’s OSU’s third run-rule victory the past three weeks. The Cowboys go to 15-3 on the season and extends their win streak to 12.
Next up: Texas Tech in Lubbock to open Big 12 conference play.
Under Mike Gundy, two true freshmen quarterbacks have earned a starting spot ahead of his team’s season opener.
Could Zane Flores, a former Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year and Elite 11 participant, be the third?
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Life for college football players isn’t easy.
To ease all stress that comes with it, Braden Cassity and Spencer Sanders go duck hunting.
Read more about how the two use the outdoors lifestyle as a an escape from reality.
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184: Dustin Plott earns a 8-2 decision over No. 14 Clayton Whiting of Missouri.
And just like that,
#OkState
has mathematically clinched today’s dual.
The Cowboys are set to improve to 12-0 on the season and 6-0 in Big 12 play.
OSU leads Missouri 24-3.
FINAL: No. 14
#OkState
21, Wichita State 6
The Cowboys complete the three-game midweek sweep of Wichita State and have now won 11 of their past 12 against the Shockers.
OSU improves to 31-14 overall and has won six straight.
Next up: Texas in a three-game series in Austin, TX.
Redshirt junior and former walk-on Riley Taylor (
@Rdawg2812
) hadn’t garnered any mound time in five years at
#OkState
.
That was, until Sunday evening.
Taylor took the mound in the eighth inning of the Big 12 championship, fulfilling a lifelong dream.
And that’ll do it
No. 8 Oklahoma State erases a 7 run deficit to come from behind and claim the series finale over No. 10 Texas, 10-8, earning the series sweep
This is the first time OSU has swept Texas since 2019 and the first sweep in Austin since 2016
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184:
#OkState
’s Dustin Plott earns a 16-6 major decision over 6-seed Bernie Truax of Penn State.
Plott earns All-American honors for the third consecutive year.
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senior safety Jason Taylor was tabbed as a second team All-American.
Taylor recorded 87 total tackles, 72 solo, and six interceptions this past season.
FINAL: No. 19
#OkState
12, BYU 5
The Cowboys sweep the twin bill to earn the series sweep over BYU. It's their second in Big 12 play.
OSU hit 13 home runs in the series, a season-high total.
With the win, OSU improves to 30-14 overall and 14-7 in Big 12 play.
FINAL:
#OkState
9, Wichita State 5
The Cowboys pitching staff strands 16 Shocker runners on base behind a solid relief outing from the group.
OSU improves to 22-11 with the win.
Next up: Cincinnati in a three-game set this weekend. First pitch is set for Friday at 6 p.m.
Source:
#OkState
will have a public search to find John Smith’s replacement. By Oklahoma State Law, OSU must keep the job open for at least five days before filling its head wrestling coach position. So, even if OSU wanted to fill the spot internally it must wait a week.