1987 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

American college baseball season

1987 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball

Big 8 Champions
Mideast Regional champions

College World Series, 2nd

Conference| Big Eight Conference
CB| No. 2
Record| 59–13 (15–6 Big 8)
Head coach|

* Gary Ward (10th year)

Home stadium| Allie P. Reynolds Stadium

Seasons

<- 1986

1988 ->

1987 Big Eight Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 2 Oklahoma State †‡y ‍‍‍ | 15 | - | 6 |  | .714 |  |  | 59 | - | 13 |  | .819
No. 26 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y | 17 | - | 7 |  | .708 |  |  | 42 | - | 20 |  | .677
Nebraska ‍‍‍ | 12 | - | 8 |  | .600 |  |  | 36 | - | 21 |  | .632
Missouri ‍‍‍ | 14 | - | 10 |  | .583 |  |  | 36 | - | 26 |  | .581
Kansas State ‍‍‍ | 9 | - | 12 |  | .429 |  |  | 28 | - | 24 |  | .538
Iowa State ‍‍‍ | 7 | - | 13 |  | .350 |  |  | 25 | - | 27 |  | .481
Kansas ‍‍‍ | 3 | - | 21 |  | .125 |  |  | 15 | - | 39 |  | .278
† - Conference champion
‡ - Tournament champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1987 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in the 1987 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys played their home games at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The team was coached by Gary Ward in his tenth season at Oklahoma State.

The Cowboys reached the College World Series, finishing as the runner up to Stanford.

The Cowboys also won the Big Eight Conference championship, the seventh in a string of sixteen consecutive conference titles which lasted until the league merged with the Southwest Conference.

## Roster

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1987 Oklahoma State Cowboys roster[2]

* \- John Autolino
* \- Brent Bell
* \- Bret Bouher
* \- Darwin Devaughan
* \- Hart Lee Dykes
* \- Mark Gardella
* \- Thomas Hardgrove
* \- Mark Hudson
* \- Nicholas Kounas
* \- Paul Ludwig
* \- Mark Malizia
* \- Tom Mann
* \- Brad Maroney
* \- Jerry A. Retton
* \- Scott Sadler
* \- James Sloan
* \- Donald Ward

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Pitchers

* \- Pat Hope
* \- Steve Lienhard
* \- Jimmy Long
* \- Tim Pugh
* \- Marv Rockman

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Infielders

* \- Jimmy Barragan
* \- Brad Beanblossom
* \- Monty Fariss
* \- Jim Ifland
* \- Robin Ventura

Catchers

* \- Adam Smith
* \- Rocky Ward

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Outfielders

* \- Anthony Blackmon
* \- Benigno E. Castillo
* \- Ray Ortiz

## Schedule

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Legend

| Oklahoma State win
| Oklahoma State loss
1987 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball game log[3]

Regular season
| February/March

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | Big 8 record
Feb 19 | Nicholls State* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 10–3 | 1–0 |
Mar 4 | Texas Tech* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 13–6 | 2–0 |
Mar 5 | Texas Tech* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 14–6 | 3–0 |
Mar 7 | Air Force* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 13–3 | 4–0 |
Mar 7 | Air Force* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 12–0 | 5–0 |
Mar 8 | Air Force* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 18–12 | 6–0 |
Mar 10 | at Texas–Arlington* | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | W 9–5 | 7–0 |
Mar 11 | North Texas State* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | L 7–8 | 7–1 |
Mar 13 | vs Washington State* | Bossier City, LA
(Bossier City Classic) | W 5–4 | 8–1 |
Mar 14 | vs Maine* | Bossier City, LA
(Bossier City Classic) | W 19–1 | 9–1 |
Mar 15 | vs North Carolina* | Bossier City, LA
(Bossier City Classic) | W 9–8 | 10–1 |
Mar 18 | Missouri Southern* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 23–1 | 11–1 |
Mar 18 | Washington State* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 9–1 | 12–1 |
Mar 20 | South Dakota State* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 23–13 | 13–1 |
Mar 20 | South Dakota State* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 21–2 | 14–1 |
Mar 21 | South Dakota State* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 13–3 | 15–1 |
Mar 21 | South Dakota State* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 15–0 | 16–1 |
Mar 24 | Centenary* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 17–2 | 17–1 |
Mar 25 | Arkansas* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 8–1 | 18–1 |
Mar 27 | at Kansas State | Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS | W 16–6 | 19–1 | 1–0
Mar 31 | TCU* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 10–7 | 20–1 |
| April

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | Big 8 record
Apr 1 | TCU* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 11–4 | 21–1 |
Apr 2 | Missouri Southern* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 15–11 | 22–1 |
Apr 3 | at Oral Roberts* | J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK | W 14–8 | 23–1 |
Apr 4 | Oral Roberts* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 8–5 | 24–1 |
Apr 5 | Southwest Missouri State* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 13–7 | 25–1 |
Apr 6 | at Wichita State* | Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS | W 9–8 | 26–1 |
Apr 7 | North Texas State* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 17–0 | 27–1 |
Apr 7 | North Texas State* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 13–3 | 28–1 |
Apr 8 | North Texas State* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 14–13 | 29–1 |
Apr 10 | Missouri | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 13–0 | 30–1 | 2–0
Apr 10 | Missouri | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 8–2 | 31–1 | 3–0
Apr 11 | Missouri | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | L 4–5 | 31–2 | 3–1
Apr 12 | Missouri | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 11–6 | 32–2 | 4–1
Apr 13 | Texas A&M* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 14–11 | 33–2 |
Apr 15 | Arkansas–Little Rock* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | L 4–7 | 33–3 |
Apr 15 | Arkansas–Little Rock* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 11–3 | 34–3 |
Apr 16 | Texas Wesleyan* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 19–9 | 35–3 |
Apr 16 | Texas Wesleyan* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 11–6 | 36–3 |
Apr 18 | at Kansas | Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS | W 13–3 | 37–3 | 5–1
Apr 19 | at Kansas | Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS | W 12–1 | 38–3 | 6–1
Apr 19 | at Kansas | Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS | W 15–2 | 39–3 | 7–1
Apr 20 | at Kansas | Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS | W 21–3 | 40–3 | 8–1
Apr 21 | at Arkansas* | George Cole Field • Fayetteville, AR | L 8–9 | 40–4 |
Apr 24 | Nebraska | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 21–5 | 41–4 | 9–1
Apr 25 | Nebraska | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 8–3 | 42–4 | 10–1
Apr 25 | Nebraska | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 13–7 | 43–4 | 11–1
Apr 26 | Nebraska | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | L 14–15 | 43–5 | 11–2
| May

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | Big 8 record
May 1 | at Iowa State | Cap Timm Field • Ames, IA | W 9–4 | 44–5 | 12–2
May 1 | at Iowa State | Cap Timm Field • Ames, IA | L 8–9 | 44–6 | 12–3
May 2 | at Iowa State | Cap Timm Field • Ames, IA | W 12–2 | 45–6 | 13–3
May 3 | at Iowa State | Cap Timm Field • Ames, IA | L 2–3 | 45–7 | 13–4
May 8 | Oklahoma | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | L 4–8 | 45–8 | 13–5
May 9 | Oklahoma | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 23–7 | 46–8 | 14–5
May 9 | Oklahoma | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 14–2 | 47–8 | 15–5
May 10 | vs Oklahoma | All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK
(Bedlam Series) | L 8–15 | 47–9 | 15–6
Post-season
| Big Eight Tournament

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | Big 8 T Record
May 13 | Missouri | All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 5–2 | 48–9 | 1–0
May 14 | Oklahoma | All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | L 4–9 | 48–10 | 1–1
May 15 | Missouri | All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 18–14 | 49–10 | 2–1
May 16 | Oklahoma | All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 15–6 | 50–10 | 3–1
May 17 | Oklahoma | All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | W 9–6 | 51–10 | 4–1
| NCAA Mideast Regional

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | NCAAT record
May 21 | Western Carolina | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 6–3 | 52–10 | 1–0
May 22 | NC State | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 8–6 | 53–10 | 2–0
May 22 | Texas A&M | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | L 1–4 | 53–11 | 2–1
May 24 | Western Carolina | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 9–6 | 54–11 | 3–1
May 24 | Texas A&M | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 7–4 | 55–11 | 4–1
May 25 | Texas A&M | Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS | W 11–9 | 56–11 | 5–1
| College World Series

Date  | Opponent  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Overall record  | CWS record
May 29 | Arizona State | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 8–3 | 57–11 | 1–0
June 1 | LSU | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 8–7 | 58–11 | 2–0
June 4 | Stanford | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 6–2 | 59–11 | 3–0
June 5 | Texas | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 5–6 | 59–12 | 3–1
June 7 | Stanford | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 5–9 | 59–13 | 3–2

## References

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1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1987". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
2. ^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Oklahoma State Cowboys. pp. 113–117. Retrieved May 14, 2018.113-117&rft.pub=Oklahoma+State+Cowboys&rft_id=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/okstate.com/documents/2018/2/6/2018_Oklahoma_State_Baseball_Media_Guide.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:1987+Oklahoma+State+Cowboys+baseball+team" class="Z3988">
3. ^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Oklahoma State Cowboys. pp. 71–72. Retrieved May 14, 2018.71-72&rft.pub=Oklahoma+State+Cowboys&rft_id=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/okstate.com/documents/2018/2/6/2018_Oklahoma_State_Baseball_Media_Guide.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:1987+Oklahoma+State+Cowboys+baseball+team" class="Z3988">

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