1985 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

1985 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
Big Eight champions Midwest Regional champions
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Big Eight Conference
CB	No. 5
Record	58–16–1 (19–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Gary Ward (8th season)
Pitching coach	Tom Holliday (8th season)
Home stadium	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium

1985 Big Eight Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Oklahoma State  ‍†‍‡‍y	19	–	4		.826			58	–	16		.784
No. 15 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y	18	–	6		.750			55	–	14		.797
Nebraska  ‍‍‍	16	–	6		.727			45	–	24		.652
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	8	–	14		.364			29	–	33		.468
Missouri  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			36	–	27		.571
Iowa State  ‍‍‍	6	–	15		.286			22	–	38		.367
Kansas  ‍‍‍	5	–	17		.227			19	–	30		.388
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1985 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1985 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented the Oklahoma State University in the 1985 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys played their home games at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium. The team was coached by Gary Ward in his 8th year at Oklahoma State.

The Cowboys won the Midwest Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Miami Hurricanes.

Roster

1985 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town INF Jimmy Barragan / — — Fr P Tony Bartolomucci / — — Sr RHP Chris Bayley /R — — RHP Jeff Bronkey R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Klamath Falls, Oregon OF Doug Dascenzo S/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Brownsville, Pennsylvania Alton Davis / — — C Mike Day L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Chris Deaton / — — C Carlos Diaz R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Elizabeth, New Jersey P Gordie Dillard / — — INF Sergio Espinal R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Kevin Fowler / — — Stillwater, Oklahoma Joe Giordanella / — — OF Pete Incaviglia R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Pebble Beach, California Ron Johnson / — — OF Bryan Kostishion / — — LHP Reese Lambert L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) P Steve Lienhard / — — James Long / — — Fr Bob McKercher / — — RHP Marv Rockman /R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) P Durrell Schoenly / — — OF Billy Smith R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Chuck Tate / — — LHP Mike Trapasso L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr St. Louis, Missouri Ed Veres / — — RHP Rob Walton /R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Rutherford, New Jersey INF Randy Whisler R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Klamath Falls, Oregon	Head coach 20 Gary Ward Assistant coach(es) Wade Robertson Pitching coach(es) Tom Holliday Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 13, 2021

Schedule

1985 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball game log
Regular season
March (21–7–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 1 March 1 at South Florida Red McEwen Field • Tampa, Florida 11–12 0–1 – 2 March 2 at South Florida Red McEwen Field • Tampa, Florida 11–8 1–1 – 3 March 2 vs South Florida Red McEwen Field • Tampa, Florida 8–9 1–2 – 4 March 3 vs Eastern Michigan Joker Marchant Stadium • Lakeland, Florida 7–6 2–2 – 5 March 4 vs Western Michigan Joker Marchant Stadium • Lakeland, Florida 4–5 2–3 – 6 March 4 vs Western Michigan Joker Marchant Stadium • Lakeland, Florida 2–2 2–3–1 – 7 March 5 vs Florida Southern Joker Marchant Stadium • Lakeland, Florida 6–9 2–4–1 – 8 March 6 at Florida Perry Field • Gainesville, Florida 12–8 3–4–1 – 9 March 7 vs Eastern Michigan Joker Marchant Stadium • Lakeland, Florida 7–6 4–4–1 – 10 March 8 vs Stetson Perry Field • Gainesville, Florida 6–11 4–5–1 – 11 March 9 vs Stetson Perry Field • Gainesville, Florida 15–3 5–5–1 – 12 March 10 vs Maine Unknown • Miami, Florida 13–11 6–5–1 – 13 March 11 vs St. Thomas University Unknown • Miami, Florida 22–9 7–5–1 – 14 March 11 vs Florida Atlantic Unknown • Miami, Florida 13–1 8–5–1 – 15 March 12 vs Maine Unknown • Miami, Florida 7–2 9–5–1 – 16 March 12 vs Bowling Green Unknown • Miami, Florida 11–2 10–5–1 – 17 March 13 vs Maine Unknown • Miami, Florida 7–2 11–5–1 – 18 March 15 vs St. Francis Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, Louisiana 11–8 12–5–1 – 19 March 15 vs St. Francis Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, Louisiana 6–1 13–5–1 – 20 March 16 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, Louisiana 0–7 13–6–1 – 21 March 23 South Dakota State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 19–2 14–6–1 4–0 22 March 23 South Dakota State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 5–2 15–6–1 – 23 March 24 South Dakota State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 6–2 16–6–1 – 24 March 24 South Dakota State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 7–0 17–6–1 – 25 March 26 Arkansas Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 3–1 18–6–1 – 26 March 28 Fort Hayes State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 11–1 19–6–1 – 27 March 28 Fort Hayes State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 21–1 20–6–1 – 28 March 31 Oklahoma Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 8–21 20–7–1 0–1 29 March 31 Oklahoma Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 11–1 21–7–1 1–1
April (24–3) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 30 April 1 Oklahoma Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 11–6 22–7–1 2–1 31 April 1 Oklahoma Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 8–0 23–7–1 3–1 32 April 2 at Arkansas George Cole Field • Fayetteville, Arkansas 14–6 24–7–1 3–1 33 April 3 Missouri Southern Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 13–11 25–7–1 3–1 34 April 3 Missouri Southern Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 9–4 26–7–1 3–1 35 April 6 at Kansas State KSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas 2–4 26–8–1 3–2 36 April 6 at Kansas State KSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas 6–1 27–8–1 4–2 37 April 7 at Kansas State KSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas 18–2 28–8–1 5–2 38 April 7 at Kansas State KSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas 6–4 29–8–1 6–2 39 April 9 at North Texas State Mack Park • Denton, Texas 23–10 30–8–1 6–2 40 April 9 at North Texas State Mack Park • Denton, Texas 6–5 31–8–1 6–2 41 April 10 Wichita State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 9–11 31–9–1 6–2 42 April 12 Saint Louis Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 21–1 32–9–1 6–2 43 April 12 Saint Louis Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 15–5 33–9–1 6–2 44 April 13 Saint Louis Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 14–1 34–9–1 6–2 45 April 14 at Texas Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas 4–9 35–9–1 6–2 46 April 15 at Texas Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas 12–13 35–10–1 6–2 47 April 19 at Missouri Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 10–8 36–10–1 7–2 48 April 20 at Missouri Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 17–16 37–10–1 8–2 49 April 20 at Missouri Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 6–4 38–10–1 9–2 50 April 21 at Missouri Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 20–4 39–10–1 10–2 51 April 24 at Wichita State Eck Stadium • Wichita, Kansas 8–4 40–10–1 10–2 52 April 27 at Kansas Unknown • Lawrence, Kansas 25–19 41–10–1 11–2 53 April 27 at Kansas Unknown • Lawrence, Kansas 22–1 42–10–1 12–2 54 April 28 at Kansas Unknown • Lawrence, Kansas 8–4 43–10–1 13–2 55 April 28 at Kansas Unknown • Lawrence, Kansas 13–3 44–10–1 14–2 56 April 30 Kansas State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 12–1 45–10–1 14–2
May (6–3) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 57 May 2 North Texas State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 5–4 46–10–1 14–2 58 May 2 North Texas State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 6–5 47–10–1 14–2 59 May 4 Nebraska Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 8–21 47–11–1 14–3 60 May 4 Nebraska Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 5–11 47–12–1 14–4 61 May 5 Nebraska Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 24–9 48–12–1 15–4 62 May 5 Nebraska Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 16–9 49–12–1 16–4 63 May 11 at Iowa State Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 7–9 49–13–1 16–5 64 May 11 at Iowa State Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 14–2 50–13–1 17–5 65 May 12 at Iowa State Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 18–7 51–13–1 18–5
Postseason
Big Eight Conference Tournament (3–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 66 May 15 vs Kansas State Unknown • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 10–4 52–13–1 18–5 67 May 16 vs Oklahoma Unknown • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 11–5 53–13–1 18–5 68 May 16 vs Oklahoma Unknown • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 19–4 54–13–1 18–5
NCAA Midwest Regional (3–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 69 May 24 Minnesota Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 8–3 55–13–1 18–5 70 May 25 Wichita State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 15–8 56–13–1 18–5 71 May 26 Wichita State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 2–7 56–14–1 18–5 72 May 27 Wichita State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 10–6 57–14–1 18–5
College World Series (1–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 73 May 31 vs Mississippi State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 3–12 57–15–1 18–5 74 June 2 vs South Carolina Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 16–11 58–15–1 18–5 75 June 6 vs Miami (FL) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 1–2 58–16–1 18–5

Awards and honors

Jeff Bronkey

• College World Series All-Tournament Team

Doug Dascenzo

• All-Big Eight Conference
• Big Eight Conference All-Tournament Team

Mike Day

• Big Eight Conference All-Tournament Team

Sergio Espinal

• Big Eight Conference All-Tournament Team

Pete Incaviglia

• All-Big Eight Conference
• Big Eight Conference All-Tournament Team
• First Team All-American Baseball America
• First Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association

Kevin Fowler

• All-Big Eight Conference

Randy Whisler

• College World Series All-Tournament Team