1968 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

1968 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
Big Eight champions District V champions
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	21–9 (15–3 Big 8)
Head coach	Chet Bryan (4th season)

1968 Big Eight Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Oklahoma State  ‍†‍‍^y	15	–	3		.833			23	–	9		.719
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	13	–	7		.650			15	–	16		.484
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍	10	–	8		.556			13	–	14		.481
Iowa State  ‍‍‍	9	–	9		.500			11	–	16		.407
Missouri  ‍‍‍	9	–	11		.450			11	–	16		.407
Colorado  ‍‍‍	6	–	10		.375			9	–	13		.409
Nebraska  ‍‍‍	7	–	13		.350			10	–	15		.400
Kansas  ‍‍‍	5	–	13		.278			7	–	10		.412
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1968[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1968 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented the Oklahoma State University in the 1968 NCAA University Division baseball season. The team was coached by Chet Bryan in his 4th year at Oklahoma State.

The Cowboys won the District V playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Southern Illinois Salukis.

Roster

1968 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town RHP Mike Camp /R — — So LHP Bill Dobbs /L — — Jr Oklahoma City, Oklahoma C Fred Dumler / — — So Murl Etter / — — Jim Hays / — — Sr OF Steve Houck / — — So Bob Hudspeth / — — INF Alan Johnson R/ — — RHP Danny Loerwald /R — — RHP Bill Maxwell /R — — Jr Tulsa, Oklahoma P Bob Richardson / — — Steve Roney / — — P Richard Schmidt / — — Jr Joe Sorenson / — — Mike Tate / — — INF Danny Thompson R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Capron, Oklahoma 14 OF Wayne Weatherly / — — Sr Rod Wisley / — —	Head coach 24 Chet Bryan Assistant coach(es) Dean Alexander Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 23, 2021

Schedule

1968 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball game log
Regular season
March (3–4) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 1 March 23 at Texas A&M Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas 0–4 0–1 – 2 March 23 at Texas A&M Kyle Baseball Field • College Station, Texas 2–3 0–2 – 3 March 25 at Houston Cougar Field • Houston, Texas 5–6 0–3 – 4 March 26 at Houston Couagr Field • Houston, Texas 2–1 1–3 – 5 March 27 at Houston Cougar Field • Houston, Texas 9–1 2–3 – 6 March 28 at Houston Cougar Field • Houston, Texas 6–4 3–3 – 7 March 29 at Houston Cougar Field • Houston, Texas 3–4 3–4 –
April (7–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 8 April 5 at Iowa State Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 9–2 4–4 1–0 9 April 5 at Iowa State Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 4–3 5–4 2–0 10 April 6 at Iowa State Cap Timm Field • Ames, Iowa 22–4 6–4 3–0 11 April 12 Colorado Unknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma 2–1 7–4 4–0 12 April 12 Colorado Unknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma 3–1 8–4 5–0 13 April 13 Colorado Unknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma 5–1 9–4 6–0 14 April 26 at Kansas State KSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas 4–5 9–5 6–1 15 April 26 at Kansas State KSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas 2–3 9–6 6–2 16 April 27 at Kansas State KSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas 10–2 10–6 7–2
May (8–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 17 May 3 Kansas Unknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma 10–1 11–6 8–2 18 May 3 Kansas Unknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma 4–5 11–7 8–3 19 May 4 Kansas Unknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma 14–4 12–7 9–3 20 May 10 at Nebraska Husker Diamond • Lincoln, Nebraska 5–1 13–7 10–3 21 May 10 at Nebraska Husker Diamond • Lincoln, Nebraska 5–0 14–7 11–3 22 May 11 at Nebraska Husker Diamond • Lincoln, Nebraska 4–0 15–7 12–3 23 May 17 at Missouri Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 5–3 16–7 13–3 24 May 17 at Missouri Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 10–3 17–7 14–3 25 May 18 at Missouri Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 4–1 18–7 15–3
Postseason
District V (2–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 26 May 29 Bradley Unknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma 13–1 19–7 15–3 27 May 29 Bradley Unknown • Stillwater, Oklahoma 2–3 20–7 15–3
College World Series (01–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 28 June 10 vs Texas Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 8–5 21–7 15–3 29 June 13 vs Southern California Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 5–6 21–8 15–3 30 June 13 vs Southern Illinois Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 1–7 21–9 15–3

Awards and honors

Steve Houck

• All-Big Eight Conference

Danny Thompson

• First Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
• All-Big Eight Conference
• College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]

Wayne Weatherly

• All-Big Eight Conference
• College World Series All-Tournament Team

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1968". Boyd's World. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
2. "CWS record Book" (PDF). www.ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved February 12, 2021.