1966 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

American college baseball season

1966 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
Big 8 champion
District 5 champion
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
CBNo. 2
Record21–11 (13–7 Big 8)
Head coach
  • Chet Bryan (2nd year)
Seasons
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1967 →
1966 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y 13 7   .650 21 11   .656
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 11 6   .647 13 11   .542
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 12 8   .600 16 9   .640
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 10 10   .500 19 14   .576
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 8 8   .500 9 11   .450
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500 13 12   .520
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 14 13   .519
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 3 15   .167 8 17   .320
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1966[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1966 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in the 1966 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Cowboys played their home games at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The team was coached by Chet Bryan in his second season at Oklahoma State.

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

Roster

1966 Oklahoma State Cowboys roster[2]
 
  • - Marvin Fiocchi
  • - Richard Lynn Frank
  • - James Hays Jr.
  • - Gary Lee Howard
  • - George Keely
 

Pitchers

  • - Larry Burchart
  • - Frank Warrington
 

Infielders

  • - Tracy Freeny
  • - Ronald Chester McCord
  • - Phillip Lee Spyres
  • - Robert Toney

Catchers

  • - Anthony Sellari
 

Outfielders

  • - Don Kuykendall
  • - Alan Johnson
  • - Wayne Weatherly

Schedule

Legend
  Oklahoma State win
  Oklahoma State loss
1966 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball game log[3]
Regular season
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record
Mar 21 at Houston* Cougar Field • Houston, TX W 11–6 1–0
Mar 22 at Houston* Cougar Field • Houston, TX L 1–10 1–1
Mar 23 at Houston* Cougar Field • Houston, TX W 6–5 2–1
Mar 24 at Houston* Cougar Field • Houston, TX L 0–4 2–2
Mar 25 at Houston* Cougar Field • Houston, TX W 6–1 3–2
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record
Apr 8 Colorado Stillwater, OK W 3–2 4–2 1–0
Apr 8 Colorado Stillwater, OK W 2–1 5–2 2–0
Apr 9 Colorado Stillwater, OK W 7–2 6–2 3–0
Apr 15 at Iowa State Ames, IA W 6–3 7–2 4–0
Apr 16 at Iowa State Ames, IA W 5–3 8–2 5–0
Apr 16 at Iowa State Ames, IA L 0–1 8–3 5–1
Apr 22 at Nebraska Husker DiamondLincoln, NE L 0–3 8–4 5–2
Apr 22 at Nebraska Husker Diamond • Lincoln, NE W 7–0 9–4 6–2
Apr 23 at Nebraska Husker Diamond • Lincoln, NE W 4–0 10–4 7–2
Apr 29 Oklahoma Stillwater, OK L 4–6 10–5 7–3
Apr 29 Oklahoma Stillwater, OK W 2–0 11–5 8–3
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record
May 6 at Missouri Columbia, MO L 0–1 11–6 8–4
May 6 at Missouri Columbia, MO L 2–3 11–7 8–5
May 7 at Missouri Columbia, MO L 0–7 11–8 8–6
May 13 at Kansas State Tointon Family StadiumManhattan, KS W 4–2 12–8 9–6
May 13 at Kansas State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 2–3 12–9 9–7
May 14 at Kansas State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 9–5 13–9 10–7
May 20 Kansas Stillwater, OK W 9–5 14–9 11–7
May 20 Kansas Stillwater, OK W 10–1 15–9 12–7
May 21 Kansas Stillwater, OK W 8–1 16–9 13–7
Post-season
NCAA District 5 playoff
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record
June 2 Saint Louis Stillwater, OK W 4–3 17–9 1–0
June 3 Saint Louis Stillwater, OK W 4–3 18–9 2–0
College World Series
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record
June 13 Ohio State Johnny Rosenblatt StadiumOmaha, NE L 2–4 18–10 0–1
June 14 North Carolina Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 5–1 19–10 1–1
June 15 Texas Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 6–1 20–10 2–1
June 17 St. John's Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 6–1 21–10 3–1
June 18 Ohio State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 2–8 21–11 3–2

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1966". Boyd's World. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  2. ^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Oklahoma State Cowboys. pp. 113–117. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  3. ^ 2018 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Oklahoma State Cowboys. p. 66. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
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