Cowboy Baseball Opens Five-Game Homestand

Tuesday, March 4

Stillwater, OK

4:00 PM

Oklahoma State University

Winthrop

March 04, 2025 | Cowboy Baseball

Cowboy Baseball Game Notes 6 Winthrop

Games 11-12: Winthrop • March 4-5 / 4 p.m. • Stillwater, Okla. • O'Brate Stadium (8,000)

#14 OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS
6-4 overall (0-0 Big 12)

National Ranking: 14 • NCAA RPI: 16
Streak: Won 2 • H: 2-0 • A: 0-0 • N: 4-4
Head Coach: Josh Holliday, 13th Season at OSU (451-242-2)

WINTHROP EAGLES
7-4 overall (0-0 Big South)

National Ranking: n/a • NCAA RPI: 181
Streak: Won 3 • H: 7-4 • A: 0-1 • N: 0-0
Head Coach: Mike McGuire, 1st Season at Winthrop
16th season overall (484-360-1)

Oklahoma State is 6-4 after winning two of its three games in Houston at last weekend's Astros Foundation College Classic. The Cowboys picked up wins over No. 1 Texas A&M and No. 15 Mississippi State at the tourney.

The Cowboys open a five-game homestand at O'Brate Stadium Tuesday as they will host Winthrop for two midweek games before a weekend series against Illinois State.

OSU is the preseason Big 12 Conference favorite and was ranked as high as #13 in the national preseason polls. This week, the Cowboys are ranked as high as 14th and check in at No. 16 in the first official NCAA RPI.

The Pokes own a .287 team batting average and .487 slugging percentage. Garrett Shull ranks third in the Big 12 with a .458 batting average and second with a .567 on-base percentage.

OSU's pitching staff sports a 3.10 ERA and leads the Big 12 in strikeouts per nine innings at 12.10.

Winthrop is 7-4 on the season and coming off a three-game series sweep of Wagner at home last weekend. The Eagles have played just one road game this season, losing at No. 7 Clemson on Feb. 25.

The Eagles are hitting .319 as a team and averaging over nine runs per game. Jaylen Hernandez leads the way with a .468 batting average, three homers and 18 RBIs.