Oklahoma State's legacy of excellence on the diamond has been one of the mainstays of college baseball for decades. OSU won the 1959 national championship, and has appeared in the championship game six times.
The Cowboys have made 20 trips to the College World Series, which ranks fifth all-time. Gary Ward's teams dominated the Big Eight Conference, capturing an NCAA-record 16 consecutive league crowns from 1981-96. The Cowboys won a record 23 Big Eight championships from 1953-96.
The Cowboys have seen a return to national prominence since Josh Holliday returned to Stillwater to helm the program he once played for. The Pokes won the 2014 Big 12 Championship and have hosted two regionals and one super regional under Coach Holliday. In 2016, Oklahoma State returned to Omaha and the NCAA College World Series for the first time since 1999, and were just one win away from appearing in the championship series.
Tucson, Arizona | |
| UC Santa Barbara | L, 14-4 |
| Grand Canyon | W, 5-3 |
| UC Santa Barbara | L, 13-3 |
| Won 1, Lost 2- Finished 3rd | |
Lubbock, Texas | |
| Texas Tech | W, 8-6 |
| Texas Tech | W, 6-5 |
| Texas Tech | L, 8-6 |
| Won 1, Lost 2 | |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| Harvard | W, 2-0 |
| Nebraska | W, 6-5 |
| Connecticut | L, 5-2 |
| Connecticut | W, 3-1 |
| Won 3, Lost 1 - Finished 1st | |
DeLand, Florida | |
| South Florida | W, 9-2 |
| Stetson | L, 10-3 |
| South Florida | W, 6-1 |
| Stetson | L, 11-1 |
| Won 2, Lost 2 - Finished 2nd | |
Fayetteville, Arkansas | |
| Missouri State | L, 6-5 |
| Oral Roberts | L, 14-6 |
| Won 0, Lost 2 - Finished 4th | |
Omaha, Nebraska | |
| UC Santa Barbara | W, 1-0 |
| Arizona | W, 1-0 |
| Arizona | L, 9-3 |
| Arizona | L, 5-1 |
| Won 2, Lost 2 - Finished 3rd | |
Columbia, South Carolina | |
| South Carolina | W, 5-1 |
| South Carolina | W, 3-1 |
| Won 2, Lost 0 - Finished 1st | |
Clemson, South Carolina | |
| Nebraska | W, 6-0 |
| Clemson | W, 12-2 |
| Clemson | W, 9-2 |
| Won 3, Lost 0 - Finished 1st | |
Stillwater, Oklahoma | |
| St. John's | W, 5-4 |
| Arkansas | L, 7-5 |
| St. John's | L, 2-1 |
| Won 1, Lost 2 - Finished 3rd | |
Stillwater, Oklahoma | |
| UC Irvine | L, 8-4 |
| UC Irvine | L, 1-0 |
| Won 0, Lost 2 | |
Stillwater, Oklahoma | |
| Binghamton | W, 8-0 |
| Cal State Fullerton | W, 13-7 |
| Cal State Fullerton | W, 6-4 |
| Won 3, Lost 0 - Finished 1st | |
Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Miami | L, 0-7 |
| Bowling Green | W, 7-3 |
| Miami | W, 7-1 |
| Louisville | L, 3-12 |
| Won 2, Lost 2 - Finished 2nd | |
Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Troy | L, 2-9 |
| Belmont | L, 2-3 |
| Won 0, Lost 2 - Finished 4th | |
Clemson, South Carolina | |
| Alabama | W, 10-6 |
| Clemson | W, 3-2 |
| Clemson | L, 1-15 |
| Wichita State | L, 5-6 |
| Won 2, Lost 2 - Finished 2nd | |
Stillwater, Oklahoma | |
| Western Kentucky | W, 5-3 |
| Wichita State | L, 3-5 |
| TCU | W, 9-8 |
| Wichita State | L (10), 7-11 |
| Won 2, Lost 2 - Finished 2nd | |
Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Louisville | L, 0-9 |
| Louisville | W (12), 3-2 |
| Louisville | L, 2-20 |
| Won 1, Lost 2 - Finished 2nd | |
Fayetteville, Arkansas | |
| Creighton | W, 6-4 |
| Arkansas | W, 14-3 |
| Arkansas | W, 7-6 |
| Won 3, Lost 0 - Finished 1st | |
Fayetteville, Arkansas | |
| Princeton | W, 4-1 |
| Oral Roberts | L, 4-5 |
| Arkansas | W, 6-5 |
| Oral Roberts | L, 2-9 |
| Won 2, Lost 2 - Finished 2nd | |
Tallahassee, Florida | |
| UCF | L, 3-7 |
| Bethune-Cookman | W, 4-1 |
| UCF | L (10), 9-12 |
| Won 1, Lost 2 - Finished 3rd | |
New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| Mississippi | W, 5-4 |
| Tulane | L, 10-13 |
| Mississippi | W, 16-7 |
| Tulane | L, 8-9 |
| Won 2, Lost 2 - Finished 2nd | |
Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Alabama | L, 3-11 |
| Rice | L, 2-7 |
| Lost 2 - Finished 7th | |
Waco, Texas | |
| Baylor | W, 18-11 |
| Baylor | L, 6-17 |
| Baylor | W, 6-2 |
| Won 2, Lost 1 - Finished 1st | |
Wichita, Kansas | |
| UCLA | L, 6-12 |
| Oral Roberts | W, 12-4 |
| UCLA | W, 17-10 |
| Wichita State | W, 11-8 |
| Wichita State | W, 7-6 |
| Won 4, Lost 1 - Finished 1st | |
Wichita, Kansas | |
| Georgia Tech | W, 13-4 |
| Arizona State | W, 13-8 |
| Arizona State | L, 5-13 |
| Georgia Tech | L, 5-6 |
| Won 2, Lost 2 - Finished 3rd | |
Stillwater, Oklahoma | |
| Stetson | W, 8-1 |
| Tennessee | W, 6-1 |
| Harvard | W, 10-7 |
| UCLA | L, 2-14 |
| UCLA | L, 2-22 |
| Won 3, Lost 2 - Finished 2nd | |
Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Alabama | L, 5-7 |
| Clemson | L, 5-8 |
| Lost 2 - Finished 7th | |
Lubbock, Texas | |
| Arkansas | W, 6-5 |
| Fresno State | W, 12-5 |
| Southern California | W, 9-3 |
| Southern California | W, 10-2 |
| Won 4 - Finished 1st | |
Knoxville, Tennessee | |
| Pittsburgh | W, 6-3 |
| California | W, 15-4 |
| Tennessee | L, 10-14 |
| Pittsburgh | W, 15-13 |
| Tennessee | L, 1-3 |
| Won 3, Lost 2 - Finished 2nd | |
Stillwater, Oklahoma | |
| Illinois State | W, 8-2 |
| Memphis | L, 4-12 |
| TCU | W, 10-8 |
| Cal State Fullerton | W, 13-11 |
| Cal State Fullerton | L, 5-6 |
| Won 3, Lost 2 - Finished 2nd | |
Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Texas | L, 5-6 |
| Arizona State | W, 5-4 |
| Texas | W, 7-6 |
| Wichita State | L, 4-10 |
| Won 2, Lost 2 - Tied 3rd | |
Stillwater, Oklahoma | |
| Connecticut | W, 9-5 |
| Auburn | W, 14-10 |
| North Carolina State | W, 8-3 |
| Arizona | L, 0-4 |
| Arizona | W, 11-10 |
| Won 4, Lost 1 - Finished 1st | |
Wichita, Kansas | |
| Minnesota | W, 12-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | W, 5-0 |
| Wichita State | L, 0-5 |
| Minnesota | W, 15-6 |
| Wichita State | L, 2-5 |
| Won 3, Lost 2 - Finished 2nd | |
Austin, Texas | |
| Rutgers | W, 9-4 |
| Long Beach State | L, 5-7 |
| UAB | W, 8-7 |
| Texas | W, 6-1 |
| Long Beach State | W, 12-8 |
| Long Beach State | L, 4-8 |
| Won 4, Lost 2 - Finished 2nd | |
Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Cal State Fullerton | W, 14-4 |
| LSU | W, 7-1 |
| LSU | W, 14-3 |
| Georgia | L, 1-2 |
| Won 3, Lost 1 - Finished 2nd | |
Tempe, Arizona | |
| UC Santa Barbara | W, 7-2 |
| Washington State | W, 14-0 |
| Arizona State | W, 17-9 |
| Arizona State | W, 10-5 |
| Won 4 - Finished 1st | |
Austin, Texas | |
| Sam Houston State | W, 6-5 |
| Western Michigan | W, 8-3 |
| Texas | L, 7-8 |
| New Orleans | L, 2-3 |
| Won 2, Lost 2 - Finished 3rd | |
Stillwater, Oklahoma | |
| McNeese State | W, 14-4 |
| Arkansas | W, 13-7 |
| Wichita State | L, 5-8 |
| Loyola-Marymount | W, 8-6 |
| Wichita State | W, 12-7 |
| Wichita State | W, 5-15 |
| Won 4, Lost 2 - Finished 2nd | |
Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Arizona State | W, 8-3 |
| LSU | W, 8-7 |
| Stanford | W, 6-2 |
| Texas | L, 5-6 |
| Stanford | L, 5-9 |
| Won 3, Lost 2 - Finished 2nd | |
Starkville, Mississippi | |
| Western Carolina | W, 6-3 |
| North Carolina State | W, 8-6 |
| Texas A&M | L, 1-4 |
| Western Carolina | W, 9-6 |
| Texas A&M | W, 7-4 |
| Texas A&M | W, 11-9 |
| Won 5, Lost 1 - Finished 1st | |
Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Miami | L, 2-6 |
| Indiana State | W, 4-0 |
| Loyola-Marymount | W, 11-5 |
| Florida State | L, 5-6 |
| Won 2, Lost 2 - Finished 4th | |
Stillwater, Oklahoma | |
| Richmond | W, 20-8 |
| Appalachian State | W, 23-2 |
| Stanford | W, 16-8 |
| Stanford | W, 3-0 |
| Won 4 - Finished 1st | |
Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Mississippi State | L, 3-12 |
| South Carolina | W, 16-11 |
| Miami | L, 1-2 |
| Won 1, Lost 2 - Finished 5th | |
Stillwater, Oklahoma | |
| Minnesota | W, 8-3 |
| Wichita State | W, 15-8 |
| Wichita State | L, 2-7 |
| Wichita State | W, 10-6 |
| Won 3, Lost 1 - Finished 1st | |
Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Maine | W, 9-5 |
| Arizona State | L, 12-23 |
| New Orleans | W, 9-7 |
| Texas | W, 18-13 |
| Cal State Fullerton | L, 2-10 |
| Won 3, Lost 2 - Finished 3rd | |
Stillwater, Oklahoma | |
| Grambling | W, 21-5 |
| Oklahoma City | L, 2-5 |
| Texas A&M | W, 5-0 |
| Oklahoma City | W, 11-1 |
| Oklahoma City | W, 9-4 |
| Won 4, Lost 1 - Finished 1st | |
Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Stanford | W, 3-1 |
| Texas | L, 5-6 |
| Arizona State | L, 5-6 |
| Won 1, Lost 2 - Finished 5th | |
Stillwater, Oklahoma | |
| Wichita State | W, 9-2 |
| Oral Roberts | W, 9-8 |
| Oral Roberts | W, 10-9 |
| Won 3 - Finished 1st | |
Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Texas | L, 1-9 |
| South Carolina | W, 10-8 |
| Wichita State | L, 2-13 |
| Won 1, Lost 2 - Finished 5th | |
Stillwater, Oklahoma | |
| Minnesota | W, 16-1 |
| Middle Tennessee State | W, 5-3 |
| Middle Tennessee State | W, 7-3 |
| Won 3 - Finished 1st | |
Omaha, Nebraska | |
| South Carolina | W, 8-5 |
| Miami | W, 12-6 |
| Arizona State | W, 11-10 |
| Texas | L, 8-15 |
| Arizona State | L, 4-7 |
| Won 3, Lost 2 - Finished 2nd | |
Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| Oral Roberts | W, 4-3 |
| Southern Illinois | W, 9-4 |
| Oral Roberts | W, 8-5 |
| Won 3 - Finished 1st | |
Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| Oral Roberts | L, 3-10 |
| Michigan State | W, 7-6 |
| Southern Illinois | L, 0-4 |
| Won 1, Lost 2 - Finished 3rd | |
Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| Tulsa | L, 4-5 |
| Tulsa | L, 4-8 |
| Lost 2 - Finished 2nd | |
Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Texas | W, 8-5 |
| Southern California | L, 5-6 |
| Southern Illinois | L, 1-7 |
| Won 1, Lost 2 - Finished 5th | |
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| Bradley | W, 13-1 |
| Bradley | W, 3-0 |
| Won 2 - Finished 1st | |
Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Arizona State | L, 2-7 |
| Rider | L, 1-3 |
| Lost 2 - Finished 7th | |
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| Cincinnati | W, 4-0 |
| Cincinnati | L, 2-3 |
| Cincinnati | W, 1-0 |
| Won 2, Lost 1 - Finished 1st | |
| 1966 College World Series at Omaha, Neb. | |
| Opponent | Result |
| Ohio State | L, 2-4 |
| North Carolina | W, 5-1 |
| Texas | W, 6-1 |
| St. John's | W, 6-1 |
| Ohio State | L, 2-8 |
| Won 3, Lost 2 - Finished 2nd | |
| 1966 NCAA District V | |
| Opponent | Result |
| St. Louis | W, 4-3 |
| St. Louis | W, 4-3 |
| Won 2 - Finished 1st | |
| 1961 College World Series at Omaha, Neb. | |
| Opponent | Result |
| Duke Syracuse | W, 3-2 W, 12-9 |
| Southern California | L, 2-4 |
| Syracuse | W, 8-0 |
| Southern California | L, 0-1 |
| Won 3, Lost 2 - Finished 2nd | |
| 1961 NCAA District V | |
| Opponent | Result |
| Iowa Teachers | W, 10-0 |
| Iowa Teachers | W, 11-8 |
| Won 2 - Finished 1st | |
| 1960 NCAA Finals at Omaha, Neb. | |
| Opponent | Result |
| Arizona | L, 1-2 |
| North Carolina | W, 7-0 |
| Boston College | W, 1-0 |
| Minnesota | L, 1-3 |
| Won 2, Lost 2 - Finished 3rd | |
| 1959 NCAA District V | |
| Opponent | Result |
| Bradley | W, 7-6 |
| Bradley | W, 6-2 |
| Won 2 - Finished 1st | |
| 1959 NCAA Finals at Omaha, Neb. | |
| Opponent | Result |
| Western Michigan | W, 10-2 |
| Penn State | W, 18-6 |
| Arizona | L, 3-5 |
| Penn State | W, 4-3 |
| Fresno State | W, 4-0 |
| Arizona | W, 5-3 |
| Won 5, Lost 1 - Finished 1st | |
| 1955 NCAA Finals | |
| Opponent | Result |
| Springfield | W, 5-1 |
| Western Michigan | L, 4-5 |
| Colgate | W, 4-2 |
| Arizona | W, 5-4 |
| Wake Forest | L, 0-2 |
| Won 3, Lost 2 - Finished 3rd | |
| 1955 NCAA District V | |
| Opponent | Result |
| Oklahoma | L, 0-3 |
| Oklahoma | W, 6-3 |
| Oklahoma | W, 6-2 |
| Won 2, Lost 1 - Finished 1st | |
| 1954 NCAA Finals | |
| Opponent | Result |
| Rollins | L, 5-9 |
| Lafayette | W, 4-2 |
| Arizona | W, 5-3 |
| Missouri | L, 3-7 |
| Won 2, Lost 2 - Finished 4th | |
| 1954 NCAA District V | |
| Opponent | Result |
| Texas | W, 7-6 |
| Texas | L, 3-6 |
| Texas | W, 16-12 |
| Won 2, Lost 1 - Finished 1st | |
| 1949 NCAA District V and VI at Austin, Texas | |
| Opponent | Result |
| Texas | L, 2-3 |
| Texas | L, 3-7 |
| Lost 2 - Finished 2nd | |
| 1949 NCAA District V at Stillwater, Okla. | |
| Opponent | Result |
| Kansas | W, 4-1 |
| Kansas | L, 3-6 |
| Kansas | W, 12-2 |
| Won 2, Lost 1 - Finished 1st | |
| 1948 NCAA Tournament at Denver | |
| Opponent | Result |
| Colorado State | W, 13-7 |
| Southern California | L, 1-7 |
| Baylor | L, 8-9 |
| Won 1, Lost 2 - Finished 4th | |
| 1948 District V Tournament at Lincoln, Neb. | |
| Opponent | Result |
| Nebraska | L, 4-7 |
| Nebraska | W, 5-4 |
| Nebraska | W, 8-5 |
| Won 2, Lost 1 - Finished 1st | |
| 1947 NCAA District at Oklahoma City, Okla. | |
| Opponent | Result |
| Oklahoma | L, 2-6 |
| Lost 1 - Finished 2nd | |
| From 1947 to 1953 various tournaments and playoffs took place around the country, but were not considered part of the NCAA Championship, similar to the current play-in system. | |
