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2026 Oklahoma State Cowboy Baseball Season Superlatives
July 21, 2026 | Cowboy Baseball
• Oklahoma State ended the season with a 39-22 record.
• The Cowboys earned a 13th consecutive NCAA Regional berth. It's the nation's second-longest current streak behind only Florida's 18.
• OSU's NCAA Regional berth was the 51st in program history, which is tied for the third most in NCAA history.
• OSU advanced to the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional final. It marked the ninth time in 13 Regional appearances under Josh Holliday that the Cowboys have reached a Regional final.
• OSU was ranked 25th in the final D1Baseball national poll.
• OSU came in at No. 29 in the final NCAA RPI; it ranked 48th nationally in strength of schedule.
• Cowboy Baseball raised its total number of All-America honors to 158.
• Outfielder Kollin Ritchie became the 28th player in Cowboy Baseball history to earn First Team All-America honors as he received that honor from ABCA/Rawlings. Ritchie also collected All-America Second Team honors from the NCBWA, D1 Baseball, Baseball America and Perfect Game.
• Aidan Meola was named to the Perfect Game All-America Third Team at 3B.
• Kollin Ritchie was a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award and the Dick Howser Trophy.
• Three Cowboys were named ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region, with Aidan Meola and Kollin Ritchie making the first team and Ethan Lund selected for the second team.
• Colin Brueggemann (1B), Garrett Shull (2B), Avery Ortiz (3B) and Kollin Ritchie (OF) were named to the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional All-Tournament Team.
• OSU had six players garner All-Big 12 accolades. Outfielders Kollin Ritchie and Alex Conover were named to the All-Big 12 First Team while starting pitcher Ethan Lund and infielder Aidan Meola earned spots on the All-Big 12 Second Team.
• Infielder Brock Thompson and relief pitcher Stormy Rhodes were All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selections.
• TP Wentworth was a semifinalist for the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award.
• Ethan Lund was selected for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team and competed at the World Collegiate Baseball Championship in Taiwan.
• Aidan Meola was named the Big 12 Player of the Week on Feb. 23, and Ethan Lund was the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week on March 2.
• OSU smashed 150 home runs, a total that ranked second nationally. The total marked the second most ever by a Cowboy team behind only the 1988 club's 154.
• The Cowboys have topped 100 homers in three of the last four seasons and 13 times in school history.
• Seven Cowboys tallied double-digit home runs, a total that tied for the second most in a season in program history behind only the 1987 club's eight and was the most by an OSU team since 1997. Kollin Ritchie (31), Aidan Meola (17), Colin Brueggemann (17), Alex Conover (14), Garrett Shull (14), Brock Thompson (11) and Campbell Smithwick (10) all reached double figures.
• OSU ranked sixth nationally in slugging percentage (.560) and walks (352) and eighth in runs (517).
• Kollin Ritchie had a historic slugging season. His 31 home runs were the second most in a season in program history behind only Pete Incaviglia's NCAA record 48 in 1985. Ritchie is one of just four Cowboys to hit 30 or more homers in a season and the first since 1999.
• Ritchie had a pair of three home run games, achieving the feat against Sam Houston and TCU, to become the fifth player in OSU history to post multiple three-homer games in a career. He is the 15th different player in program history to hit three homers in a game.
• Ritchie's .804 slugging percentage tied for the eighth highest in a season in program history.
• Ritchie ranked among the NCAA leaders in numerous categories in 2026.
* Home Runs: 31 – 4th
* Home Runs Per Game: 0.52 – 3rd
* Runs: 81 – 7th
* RBIs: 75 – 12th
* Slugging Pct.: .804 – 7th
* Total Bases: 185 – 6th
• In three seasons at OSU, Ritchie has 53 home runs to put him in a tie for eighth on the program's career list.
• Brock Thompson posted a streak of 43 games reaching base safely, the longest by a Cowboy since 2007; the streak ranks in the top 10 longest in the Big 12 since 2003.
• OSU's pitching staff recorded 601 strikeouts, marking only the fourth time in program history the Cowboys have reached the 600-strikeout mark.
• Ethan Lund recorded 137 strikeouts, which ranked second in the NCAA in 2026 and is the eighth highest single-season total by an OSU pitcher. He became the 20th Cowboy pitcher to record 100 Ks in a season; the feat has now been accomplished 24 times in program history.
• Lund also ranked third nationally in strikeouts per nine innings at 14.62.
• Lund's 100-strikeout milestone marked the sixth consecutive season the Cowboys have had a pitcher record at least 100 Ks, which is a program record.
• Alex Conover turned in a Big 12-best .416 batting average in conference play and also had nine doubles, 11 home runs and 24 RBIs in league games.
• Aidan Meola ranked 4th nationally in RBIs per game with 1.38.
• Colin Brueggemann capped his four-year career ranked prominently in the OSU record books in several offensive categories.
*Games: 217 – 10th
*At-Bats: 767 – 8th
*Home Runs: 52 – 10th
*RBIs: 205 – 9th
• Drew Blake finished his career as OSU's all-time leader in appearances with 94.
• OSU led the Big 12 and ranked 15th nationally in average home attendance at 4,486 fans per game. In its 28 home dates, O'Brate Stadium counted 125,595 fans, which was 16th in the nation.
• The Cowboys had five players selected in the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft.
*Alex Conover, OF, 4th round, pick 134 – San Diego Padres
*Hudson Barrett, LHP, 8th round, pick 224 – Colorado Rockies
*Mario Pesca, RHP, 9th round, pick 273 – Cleveland Guardians
*Avery Ortiz, INF, 18th round, pick 526 – Washington Nationals
*Kollin Ritchie, OF, 20th round, pick 594 – St. Louis Cardinals
• OSU had three picks in the top 10 rounds of the MLB Draft, marking the fifth consecutive season three or more Cowboys were selected in the first 10 rounds.
• OSU had 16 players earn Academic All-Big 12 honors. Making the list were Hudson Barrett, Drew Blake, Alex Conover, Brady Francisco, Kai Fyke, Jake Kennedy, Bryce LeBlanc, Ethan Lund, Aidan Meola, Mario Pesca, Stormy Rhodes, Kollin Ritchie, Evan Saunders, Garrett Shull, Campbell Smithwick and TP Wentworth.
• Four Cowboys were named to the CSC Academic All-District Team – Ethan Lund, Mario Pesca, Stormy Rhodes and Garrett Shull.
• OSU earned the ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award for the seventh consecutive year. The award honors teams with a cumulative 3.00 or higher grade point average.
• The Cowboys earned a 13th consecutive NCAA Regional berth. It's the nation's second-longest current streak behind only Florida's 18.
• OSU's NCAA Regional berth was the 51st in program history, which is tied for the third most in NCAA history.
• OSU advanced to the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional final. It marked the ninth time in 13 Regional appearances under Josh Holliday that the Cowboys have reached a Regional final.
• OSU was ranked 25th in the final D1Baseball national poll.
• OSU came in at No. 29 in the final NCAA RPI; it ranked 48th nationally in strength of schedule.
• Cowboy Baseball raised its total number of All-America honors to 158.
• Outfielder Kollin Ritchie became the 28th player in Cowboy Baseball history to earn First Team All-America honors as he received that honor from ABCA/Rawlings. Ritchie also collected All-America Second Team honors from the NCBWA, D1 Baseball, Baseball America and Perfect Game.
• Aidan Meola was named to the Perfect Game All-America Third Team at 3B.
• Kollin Ritchie was a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award and the Dick Howser Trophy.
• Three Cowboys were named ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region, with Aidan Meola and Kollin Ritchie making the first team and Ethan Lund selected for the second team.
• Colin Brueggemann (1B), Garrett Shull (2B), Avery Ortiz (3B) and Kollin Ritchie (OF) were named to the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional All-Tournament Team.
• OSU had six players garner All-Big 12 accolades. Outfielders Kollin Ritchie and Alex Conover were named to the All-Big 12 First Team while starting pitcher Ethan Lund and infielder Aidan Meola earned spots on the All-Big 12 Second Team.
• Infielder Brock Thompson and relief pitcher Stormy Rhodes were All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selections.
• TP Wentworth was a semifinalist for the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award.
• Ethan Lund was selected for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team and competed at the World Collegiate Baseball Championship in Taiwan.
• Aidan Meola was named the Big 12 Player of the Week on Feb. 23, and Ethan Lund was the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week on March 2.
• OSU smashed 150 home runs, a total that ranked second nationally. The total marked the second most ever by a Cowboy team behind only the 1988 club's 154.
• The Cowboys have topped 100 homers in three of the last four seasons and 13 times in school history.
• Seven Cowboys tallied double-digit home runs, a total that tied for the second most in a season in program history behind only the 1987 club's eight and was the most by an OSU team since 1997. Kollin Ritchie (31), Aidan Meola (17), Colin Brueggemann (17), Alex Conover (14), Garrett Shull (14), Brock Thompson (11) and Campbell Smithwick (10) all reached double figures.
• OSU ranked sixth nationally in slugging percentage (.560) and walks (352) and eighth in runs (517).
• Kollin Ritchie had a historic slugging season. His 31 home runs were the second most in a season in program history behind only Pete Incaviglia's NCAA record 48 in 1985. Ritchie is one of just four Cowboys to hit 30 or more homers in a season and the first since 1999.
• Ritchie had a pair of three home run games, achieving the feat against Sam Houston and TCU, to become the fifth player in OSU history to post multiple three-homer games in a career. He is the 15th different player in program history to hit three homers in a game.
• Ritchie's .804 slugging percentage tied for the eighth highest in a season in program history.
• Ritchie ranked among the NCAA leaders in numerous categories in 2026.
* Home Runs: 31 – 4th
* Home Runs Per Game: 0.52 – 3rd
* Runs: 81 – 7th
* RBIs: 75 – 12th
* Slugging Pct.: .804 – 7th
* Total Bases: 185 – 6th
• In three seasons at OSU, Ritchie has 53 home runs to put him in a tie for eighth on the program's career list.
• Brock Thompson posted a streak of 43 games reaching base safely, the longest by a Cowboy since 2007; the streak ranks in the top 10 longest in the Big 12 since 2003.
• OSU's pitching staff recorded 601 strikeouts, marking only the fourth time in program history the Cowboys have reached the 600-strikeout mark.
• Ethan Lund recorded 137 strikeouts, which ranked second in the NCAA in 2026 and is the eighth highest single-season total by an OSU pitcher. He became the 20th Cowboy pitcher to record 100 Ks in a season; the feat has now been accomplished 24 times in program history.
• Lund also ranked third nationally in strikeouts per nine innings at 14.62.
• Lund's 100-strikeout milestone marked the sixth consecutive season the Cowboys have had a pitcher record at least 100 Ks, which is a program record.
• Alex Conover turned in a Big 12-best .416 batting average in conference play and also had nine doubles, 11 home runs and 24 RBIs in league games.
• Aidan Meola ranked 4th nationally in RBIs per game with 1.38.
• Colin Brueggemann capped his four-year career ranked prominently in the OSU record books in several offensive categories.
*Games: 217 – 10th
*At-Bats: 767 – 8th
*Home Runs: 52 – 10th
*RBIs: 205 – 9th
• Drew Blake finished his career as OSU's all-time leader in appearances with 94.
• OSU led the Big 12 and ranked 15th nationally in average home attendance at 4,486 fans per game. In its 28 home dates, O'Brate Stadium counted 125,595 fans, which was 16th in the nation.
• The Cowboys had five players selected in the 2026 Major League Baseball Draft.
*Alex Conover, OF, 4th round, pick 134 – San Diego Padres
*Hudson Barrett, LHP, 8th round, pick 224 – Colorado Rockies
*Mario Pesca, RHP, 9th round, pick 273 – Cleveland Guardians
*Avery Ortiz, INF, 18th round, pick 526 – Washington Nationals
*Kollin Ritchie, OF, 20th round, pick 594 – St. Louis Cardinals
• OSU had three picks in the top 10 rounds of the MLB Draft, marking the fifth consecutive season three or more Cowboys were selected in the first 10 rounds.
• OSU had 16 players earn Academic All-Big 12 honors. Making the list were Hudson Barrett, Drew Blake, Alex Conover, Brady Francisco, Kai Fyke, Jake Kennedy, Bryce LeBlanc, Ethan Lund, Aidan Meola, Mario Pesca, Stormy Rhodes, Kollin Ritchie, Evan Saunders, Garrett Shull, Campbell Smithwick and TP Wentworth.
• Four Cowboys were named to the CSC Academic All-District Team – Ethan Lund, Mario Pesca, Stormy Rhodes and Garrett Shull.
• OSU earned the ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award for the seventh consecutive year. The award honors teams with a cumulative 3.00 or higher grade point average.
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