Oklahoma State University Athletics
Brennan Phillips
Cowboy Baseball Opens Road Swing At Missouri State
March 23, 2026 | Cowboy Baseball
Game 25: Missouri State • March 24 / 3 p.m. • Springfield, Missouri • Hammons Field (8,000)
OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS
16-8 overall (2-4 Big 12)
National Ranking: n/a • NCAA RPI: 50
Streak: Won 2 • H: 12-2 • A: 3-4 • N: 1-2
Head Coach: Josh Holliday, 14th Season at OSU (491-271-2)
MISSOURI STATE BEARS
15-7 overall (5-1 Conference USA)
National Ranking: n/a • NCAA RPI: 9
Streak: Won 3 • H: 10-0 • A: 5-7 • N: 0-0
Head Coach: Joey Hawkins, 2nd Season at MSU (45-32)
TV: ESPN+ (Tom Ladd & Tom Mast)
Radio: Cowboy Radio Network & The Varsity Network App 93.7 KSPI-FM okla.state/GetVarsity (Rex Holt)
Stats: okstate.statbroadcast.com
X: @osubaseball (in-game scoreboard/updates)
Series: Cowboys lead, 23-10
Last: 3/3/26 in Stillwater; Cowboys won, 8-7
- Oklahoma State hits the road for four games this week as the Cowboys travel to Springfield to take on Missouri State on Tuesday before a Thursday-Saturday Big 12 series at BYU.
- The Pokes are 16-8 on the season and 2-4 in the Big 12; they are coming off series win over Baylor at home as they took the final two games of the series.
- OSU is hitting .277 as a team and ranks eighth nationally with 45 home runs. The Cowboys' pitching staff sports a 5.48 ERA and has 243 strikeouts over 202 IP.
- The 2026 season marks OSU's 14th under the direction of Holliday, who is nine wins shy of 500 for his career.
- Missouri State is 15-7 on the season, which includes a 10-0 mark on its home field. The Bears are coming off a weekend series sweep of Middle Tennessee at home.
- The Bears own a .303 team batting average, while their pitching staff sports a 5.38 ERA.
- Joey Hawkins owns a career 30-25 record in his second season at his alma mater, where he was a shortstop for the Bears from 2012-15.
- OSU enters the week No. 50 in the official NCAA RPI, while Missouri State is No. 9.
- The Cowboys defeated Missouri State, 8-7, in Stillwater on March 3. Colin Brueggemann hit a grand slam in the game, and seven Cowboy pitchers saw time on the mound.
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