Oklahoma Sooners baseball

Oklahoma Sooners
Founded: 1898
University	University of Oklahoma
Conference	Big 12
Location	Norman, OK
Head Coach	Sunny Golloway (5th year)
Home Stadium	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park (Capacity: 2,700)
Nickname	Sooners
Colors	Crimson and Cream
National Championships
1951, 1994
CWS Appearances
1951, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2010
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1947, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011
Conference Tournament Champions
1997
Conference Champions
1930, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1992, 1995

Oklahoma Sooners baseball is the NCAA Division I collegiate baseball team of the University of Oklahoma based in Norman, Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma Baseball tradition is long and storied, with two National Championships in 1951 and 1994, along with numerous All-Americans. Dale Mitchell, Bobby Jack, Jackson Todd, Glen Castle, and Keith Drumwright all include two-time All-Americans to play baseball for the University of Oklahoma Sooners baseball team. Their home field is L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park, named after famed player Dale Mitchell. The current coach is Sunny Golloway. The baseball program was a source of recent controversy when the head coach, Larry Cochell, resigned after making racially insensitive remarks about one of the players on the team.

During the 2005–2006 season, the Sooners were given a home regional at L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park and were named the No. 1 seed. They beat the University of Houston, Texas Christian University, and Wichita State University to win the regional and advanced to a Super Regional where they were defeated by Rice University in a best-of-three series. Oregon State University went on to win the College World Series that year.

Prior to 2006, the Sooners hosted regionals at minor league parks in Oklahoma City, first All Sports Stadium and then AT&T Bricktown Ballpark. Scheduling conflicts with the Oklahoma Redhawks, the Class AAA affiliate of the Texas Rangers, led OU to bid for future regionals at its on-campus stadium.

History

The early years

Unlike many programs, such as LSU and USC, Oklahoma did not lack consistency among the coaching ranks in the early to mid 1900s. Bennie Owen is credited as the first head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners baseball program. Owen's first season is listed as 1906 and his final season being 1922. Owen coached the Sooners for a total of 17 years, compiling an overall record of 142–102–4. In 1923 Bill Owen took over as head coach and remained in the position for 4 years. During his tenure the program had a .764 winning percentage with a record of 42–13. OU named Lawrence Haskell the third head coach in the programs history in 1927. He led the Sooners for 15 years, compiling an overall record of 176–74–2.^[1]

Jack Baer era

Jack Baer became the fourth head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners baseball program in 1942. The previous 4 years under Lawrence Haskell were very successful as Haskell finished with a .752 winning percentage. In his 10th year as coach though, Baer led the program to new heights claiming the 1951 National Championship, the first in baseball for the school. Baer would go on to coach the Sooners until 1967. During his 26 year tenure as coach, Baer amassed 281 victories, a .529 winning percentage, and still remains OU's longest tenured baseball coach.

Enos Semore era

Enos Semore replaced Jack Baer in 1968. Semore became the 5th head coach in the programs history, and lead the program through some of its most successful years. During his 22 year tenure as coach, Semore's teams averaged 38.5 victories a year, while claiming 9 conference championships, and 2 conference tournament titles. Under his direction, the Sooners claimed 4 straight Big Eight titles while also making 5 consecutive trips to Omaha from 1972–1976. His 1976 squad set a school record that still stands today with 62 victories. The 851 victories he compiled while head coach of the Sooners still ranks first in the programs history. Semore retired after the 1989 season with a of 851–370–1 while at OU. Semore's career winning percentage of .697 ranks in the top 50 all-time in NCAA Division I history.^[2]

Larry Cochell era

Main article: Larry Cochell

After Enos Senmore called it quits, OU hired Stan Meek. Meek managed to survive only 1 season at OU. The 1990 Sooners baseball team finished 31–26 overall and failed to make the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament for the first time since 1983. To replace Meek, the Sooners traveled out west and hired Larry Cochell away from Cal. St. Fullerton. Cochell replaced legendary coach Augie Garrido at Fullerton when Garrido left for Illinois. During his 3 seasons at Fullerton, Cochell's teams went 109–68. Although Fullerton is widely considered one of the best baseball programs around, OU offered Cochell a financial package that he could not turn down. In 1991, Cochell became the 7th head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners baseball program.

Cochell wasted no time bringing the team back into the national spotlight. In his first year, Cochell led the team to an overall record of 40–23 and second place finish in the Big Eight. The Sooners earned a spot in post-season play, but were quickly eliminated. The Sooners went 0–2 in the 1991 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, losing their second game to eventual National Champion LSU. The following year, the Sooners tied for the Big Eight conference championship, and once again were awarded with a spot in the post-season. The Sooners fared much better winning the NCAA Mideast Regional to earn their first trip to the College World Series since 1976. The Sooners tied for 5th in the 1992 College World Series winning 1 game and losing 2, but Cochell would use the 1992 season to catapult the Sooners to national prominence. The 1992 team finished the season 43–24 overall. After a rebuilding year 1993, Cochell was poised to return the program to glory.

1994 National championship

Main article: 1994 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team

In 1994, Cochell entered his 4th season at the helm of the Sooner program. The Sooners breezed through the 1994 regular season with a record of 42–17. They also posted a 21–9 mark in conference play, but that was only good enough to finish 2nd in the conference. The Sooners were placed in the NCAA Central Regional along with Arkansas St., Stanford, and Texas. In their first game of the regional, OU defeated Arkansas St. 10–3 setting up a second round game with Stanford. Once again OU had no trouble putting runs on the board defeating Stanford 10–4. After winning their first two games, OU was in the driver's seat for the remainder of the regional. With a birth in the regional championship on the line, the Sooners delivered. They defeated Texas 15–4. Texas avoided elimination to setup a rematch with OU in the championship, but the result turned out the same. The Sooners claimed the Central Regional championship defeating the Longhorns 6–3. The Sooners were on their way to Omaha earning their 8th trip to the College World Series.

The Sooners were the No. 4 seed in the 1994 College World Series, which setup a first round game with the No. 5 seed Auburn Tigers. OU continued their winnings ways defeating the Tigers 5–4. The win placed the Sooners in the winner's bracket and setup a second round game against Arizona St. Arizona St. surprised top seeded Miami in the opening round 4–0 to advance to the winner's bracket. OU once again was able to win by a single run, 4–3, to advance to the semi-finals. After defeating Miami for a second game and eliminating the Hurricanes, the Sun Devils were looking for revenge, but the Sooners rose to the occasion. Oklahoma eliminated Arizona St., 6–1, to advance to the championship round. The Sooners played Georgia Tech for the championship who had also won its first 3 games in Omaha that year. OU's bats came alive in the championship game as OU defeated the Yellow Jackets 13–5 to claim the second national title in school history. Cochell guided the Sooners to a 50–17 overall record after winning the CWS.

Retirement and legacy

On May 1, 2005 Cochell submitted his letter of resignation to Oklahoma. Cochell resigned after making racial remarks during two separate interviews. Cochell used racially insensitive remarks to describe Joe Dunigan III who was a freshman outfielder and is an African-American. The remarks were not during taped interviews, but were brought to the attention of the university by ESPN after the fact. Cochell would later issue a public statement in which he apologized for the remarks, and the Dunnigan family would later state they forgave Cochell.^[3]

Cochell was the keeper of the OU baseball program for nearly 15 full seasons. He led the program through one of most successful eras of its history, including leading OU to the 1994 championship, but his time at OU and legacy as a coach will always be tainted by the actions that caused him to retire.

All-in-all, Cochell coached for 39 seasons. During those seasons he coach at Emporia St. 1967–69, Creighton 70–71, Cal St. L.A. 72–76, Oral Roberts 77–86, Northwestern 87, Cal St. Fullerton 88–90, and Oklahoma 91-2005. He finished his coaching career with a .621 winning percentage and an overall record of 1,331–813–3.^[4]

Sunny Golloway era

Main article: Sunny Golloway

Sonny Golloway was promoted from associate head coach to interim head coach on May 1, 2005 following the resignation of Larry Cochell. Golloway held the interim tag for the remainder of the 2005 season posting a 12–6 record. The Sooners earned an berth in the 2005 NCAA tournament, but were eliminated in the Oxford regional finals by Ole Miss. Following the 2005 season, the interim tag was removed from the title, and Golloway became head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners baseball program.

Prior to becoming head coach at OU, Golloway returned to Norman for his second stint with the Sooners Program. Golloway was an assistant coach under Cochell from 1992–1995 before leaving to become the head coach at Oral Roberts. Golloway would coach a total of 8 seasons at Oral Roberts posting a 335–156 record. Following the 2003 season, Golloway left Oral Roberts to return to Norman as associate head coach.

In his first full season as head coach of the Sooners, Golloway led the team to a 45–22 record overall. The 2006 team finished 3rd overall in the Big 12, and earned its second straight NCAA post-season berth. In the post-season, Oklahoma was awarded a host site for the regional round of the tournament. After losing their first game to TCU, the Sooners would win 4 straight to earn their first regional title since 1995 and a berth in the super regional round for the first time. Oklahoma traveled to Houston to face the Rice Owls, with the winner earning a berth in the 2006 College World Series. Rice won the first game, but OU was able to come back with a victory in game 2 to force a rubber game. Rice, the No. 2 overall seed that year, was just too much in the pivotal third game of the super regionals, and ended OU's season.

After a promising first full season as coach, expectations for Golloway were increasing. Unfortunately in 2007, the Sooners never lived up to their potential finishing the season 34–24. They failed to make the post-season, but Golloway was determined to keep the program moving in the right direction. The following year, the Sooners finished the season 36–26–1 overall, and once again earned a trip to the post-season. The Sooners would make it all the way to the Tempe regional finals, before coming up short against Arizona St. to end the 2008 season.

In his fourth full year as head coach at Oklahoma, Golloway was once again able to keep the program moving in the right direction. OU finished second in the Big 12 posting a 17–10 record in conference play, only a half game behind Texas for the regular season title. After earning the No. 2 seed in the 2009 Big 12 Baseball Tournament, the Sooners posted a disappointing 1–2 record in pool play. Following the Big 12 championship, the Sooners had a record of 41–18. Despite their poor performance in the Big 12 tournament, they were still rewarded with a host site and the No. 7 national seed in the 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. After winning their first game in the Norman regional, the Sooners feel to Arkansas in the second round. The Sooners would bounce back and defeat Washington St. in an elimination, but once again lost to Arkansas. The Sooners finished the 2009 season 43–20.

In 2010, the Sooners finished 50–18. The team swept through their regional and won the super regional against the Virginia Cavaliers 2–1. The Super Regional was highlighted by Cody Reine who had back to back multi-homerun games in games 2 and 3. The Sooners earned their 10th appearance in the College World Series where they won their first game against the South Carolina Gamecocks 4–3. The Sooners then lost to the Clemson Tigers and then lost on a walk-off hit to the Gamecocks in a rematch.

L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park

Main article: L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park

L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park is a baseball stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. It is the home field for the University of Oklahoma Sooners college baseball team. It is named after the former OU player Dale Mitchell who holds OU's career and single-season batting records. The park was originally constructed at a cost of $1.27 million and was dedicated in 1982. After two renovations, the current capacity is 2,700 people.

Conference affiliations

The Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association was not officially renamed until 1964. In 1964 it became the Big Eight, but was nicknamed the Big Six and Big Seven prior to its official renaming.

• Southwest Athletic Conference (1914–1918)
• Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1919–1927)
• Big Six (1928–1947)
• Big Seven (1948–1957)
• Big Eight (1958–1996)
• Big XII (1997 – present)

Head coaches

• Records are through the end of the 2009 Season

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct. 1906–1922 Bennie Owen 17 142–102–4 .581 1923–1926 Bill Owen 4 42–13 .764 1927–1941 Lawrence Haskell 15 176–74–2 .702 1942–1967 Jack Baer 26 281–250 .529 1968–1989 Enos Semore 22 851–370–1 .697 1990 Stan Meek 1 31–26 .544 1991–2005 Larry Cochell 15 511–336–1 .603 2005 – present Sunny Golloway 5 170–98–1 .634 Totals 8 coaches 105 2,204–1,269–9 .634 Longest Tenure Rank Name Seasons 1 Jack Baer 26 2 Enos Semore 22 3 Bennie Owen 17 Most Wins Rank Name Wins 1 Enos Semore 851 2 Larry Cochell 511 3 Jack Baer 281 Best Winning Pct. Rank Name Pct. 1 Bill Owen .764 2 Lawrence Haskell .702 3 Enos Semore .697 Year-by-year NCAA Division I results Records taken from the 2009 Oklahoma Sooners baseball media guide page 127.[5] Year-by-Year Results Year Head Coach Overall Wining % Conference Winning % Conf. Finish Notes 1898 – 2–1 .667 – – – 1899 – 2–1 .667 – – – 1900 – 1–3 .250 – – – 1901 – – – – – – No Team 1902 – – – – – – No Team 1903 – – – – – – No Team 1904 – 4–5–1 .450 – – – 1905 – 1–3 .250 – – – 1906 Bennie Owen 10–6 .625 – – – 1907 Bennie Owen 12–5 .706 – – – 1908 – – – – – – No Team 1909 Bennie Owen 13–4 .765 – – – 1910 Bennie Owen 11–9 .550 – – – 1911 Bennie Owen 11–6 .647 – – – 1912 Bennie Owen 6–6–1 .541 – – – 1913 Bennie Owen 11–6 .647 – – – 1914 Bennie Owen 12–7–1 .625 – – – 1915 Bennie Owen 17–4 .810 – – – 1916 Bennie Owen 7–9 .438 – – – 1917 – – – – – – No Team 1918 Bennie Owen 10–6 .625 – – – 1919 Bennie Owen 6–7 .462 – – – 1920 Bennie Owen 5–8–1 .392 – – – 1921 Bennie Owen 6–9–1 .406 – – – 1922 Bennie Owen 5–10 .333 – – – 1923 Bill Owen 12–4 .750 – – – 1924 Bill Owen 9–3 .750 – – – 1925 Bill Owen 11–2 .846 10–1 .909 – MVIAA Champions 1926 Bill Owen 10–4 .714 8–4 .667 – MVIAA Champions 1927 Lawrence Haskell 12–5 .706 12–5 .706 – MVIAA Champions 1928 Lawrence Haskell 7–9 .438 – – – 1929 Lawrence Haskell 9–7–1 .559 5–6 .455 4th 1930 Lawrence Haskell 11–4–1 .719 9–3–1 .731 t-1st Big 8 Champions 1931 Lawrence Haskell 10–1 .909 6–1 .857 t-1st Big 8 Champions 1932 Lawrence Haskell 5–7 .417 1–3 .250 5th 1933 Lawrence Haskell 11–5 .688 3–2 .600 t-1st Big 8 Champions 1934 Lawrence Haskell 15–3 .833 4–2 .667 – 1935 Lawrence Haskell 14–3 .824 7–0 1.000 1st Big 8 Champions 1936 Lawrence Haskell 18–3 .857 6–0 1.000 t-1st Big 8 Champions 1937 Lawrence Haskell 13–5 .722 6–1 .857 6th 1938 Lawrence Haskell 12–6 .667 6–2 .750 2nd 1939 Lawrence Haskell 14–5 .737 9–1 .900 1st Big 6 Champions 1940 Lawrence Haskell 16–5 .762 9–1 .900 1st Big 6 Champions 1941 Lawrence Haskell 9–6 .600 6–2 .750 2nd 1942 Jack Baer 17–7 .708 6–1 .857 2nd 1943 – – – – – – No Team (WWII) 1944 – – – – – – No Team (WWII) 1945 – – – – – – No Team (WWII) 1946 Jack Baer 17–3 .850 5–1 .857 1st Big 6 Champions 1947 Jack Baer 15–13 .536 7–4 .636 1st Big 6 Champions 1948 Jack Baer 7–14 .333 5–9 .357 6th 1949 Jack Baer 10–10 .500 7–5 .583 2nd 1950 Jack Baer 14–8 .636 7–5 .583 3rd 1951 Jack Baer 19–9 .679 10–1 .909 1st Big 7 Champions CWS Champions 1952 Jack Baer 7–14 .333 4–7 .364 6th 1953 Jack Baer 11–11 .500 7–2 .778 1st Big 7 Champions 1954 Jack Baer 12–8 .600 8–4 .667 2nd 1955 Jack Baer 13–10 .565 9–1 .900 1st Big 7 Champions 1956 Jack Baer 11–7 .611 7–2 .778 1st Big 7 Champions 1957 Jack Baer 10–8 .556 9–6 .600 2nd 1958 Jack Baer 12–8 .600 11–5 .688 3rd 1959 Jack Baer 12–11 .522 7–10 .412 5th 1960 Jack Baer 13–10 .565 12–7 .632 3rd 1961 Jack Baer 10–15 .400 9–10 .474 5th 1962 Jack Baer 9–17 .346 8–13 .381 7th 1963 Jack Baer 14–10 .583 13–5 .722 2nd 1964 Jack Baer 17–10 .630 13–8 .619 2nd 1965 Jack Baer 7–20 .259 6–15 .286 8th 1966 Jack Baer 13–11 .542 11–6 .647 2nd 1967 Jack Baer 11–16 .407 11–9 .550 3rd 1968 Enos Semore 13–14 .481 10–8 .556 3rd 1969 Enos Semore 23–10 .697 17–4 .810 2nd 1970 Enos Semore 20–17 .541 10–9 .526 4th 1971 Enos Semore 24–11 .686 13–8 .619 T-2nd 1972 Enos Semore 35–17 .673 12–8 .600 1st Big 8 Champions 1973 Enos Semore 48–12 .800 17–4 .810 1st Big 8 Champions 1974 Enos Semore 43–8 .843 18–3 .857 1st Big 8 Champions 1975 Enos Semore 52–10 .839 15–3 .833 1st Big 8 Champions 1976 Enos Semore 62–19 .765 4–2 .667 2nd 1977 Enos Semore 37–11 .771 9–1 .900 T-1st Big 8 Champions Big 8 Tournament Champions 1978 Enos Semore 39–20 .661 10–2 .833 1st Big 8 Champions 1979 Enos Semore 36–27 .571 12–8 .600 T-3rd Big 8 Tournament Champions 1980 Enos Semore 33–24–1 .578 8–10 .444 5th 1981 Enos Semore 40–15 .727 11–13 .458 5th 1982 Enos Semore 35–25 .583 11–6 .647 3rd 1983 Enos Semore 39–20 .661 18–6 .750 2nd 1984 Enos Semore 42–15 .737 14–4 .778 2nd 1985 Enos Semore 55–14 .797 18–6 .750 2nd 1986 Enos Semore 44–21 .677 19–3 .864 1st Big 8 Champions 1987 Enos Semore 42–20 .667 17–7 .708 2nd 1988 Enos Semore 45–21 .682 16–8 .667 2nd 1989 Enos Semore 44–19 .698 18–6 .750 3rd 1990 Stan Meek 31–26 .544 9–15 .375 7th 1991 Larry Cochell 40–23 .635 13–11 .542 2nd 1992 Larry Cochell 43–24 .642 17–7 .708 T-1st 1993 Larry Cochell 31–24 .564 13–14 .481 5th 1994 Larry Cochell 50–17 .746 21–9 .700 2nd CWS Champions 1995 Larry Cochell 42–16 .724 21–7 .750 1st Big 8 Champions 1996 Larry Cochell 32–25 .561 14–12 .538 3rd 1997 Larry Cochell 39–20 .661 18–11 .621 4th Big 12 Tournament Champions 1998 Larry Cochell 42–20 .677 17–11 .607 4th 1999 Larry Cochell 30–29 .508 12–18 .333 8th 2000 Larry Cochell 41–23 .641 20–10 .667 3rd 2001 Larry Cochell 25–33–1 .432 13–16–1 .450 7th 2002 Larry Cochell 35–27 .565 15–12 .556 4th 2003 Larry Cochell 23–31 .426 10–17 .370 7th 2004 Larry Cochell 38–24 .613 19–8 .704 2nd 2005 Cochell/Golloway 35–26 .574 14–13 .519 5th 2006 Sunny Golloway 45–22 .672 17–10 .630 3rd 2007 Sunny Golloway 34–24 .586 11–16 .407 7th 2008 Sunny Golloway 36–26–1 .579 9–17–1 .352 8th 2009 Sunny Golloway 43–20 .683 17–10 .630 2nd National championships Year Coach Record Result 1951 Jack Baer 16–9 Beat Tennessee, 3–2 1994 Larry Cochell 50–17 Beat Georgia Tech, 13–5 Total national championships 2 OU in the NCAA tournament The NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament started in 1947. The format of the tournament has changed through the years. Year Record Pct Notes 1947 0–1 .000 Lost in Western Playoff bracket OU did not make the tournament from 1948 to 1950. 1951 4–0 1.000 College World Series Champions OU did not make the tournament from 1952 to 1954. 1955 1–2 .333 Lost in District 5 series to Oklahoma St. 1956 0–1 .000 Eliminated by North Dakota State in NCAA District Tournament OU did not make the tournament from 1957 to 1971. 1972 3–2 .600 NCAA Tournament District Champions College World Series (5th Place) 1973 4–2 .667 NCAA Tournament District Champions College World Series (5th Place) 1974 3–2 .600 NCAA Tournament District Champions College World Series (5th Place) 1975 7–3 .700 Won the Midwest Regional College World Series (3rd Place) 1976 3–3 .500 Won the South Central Regional College World Series (7th Place) 1977 1–2 .333 Eliminated by Michigan in NCAA South Central Regional OU did not make the tournament in 1978. 1979 1–2 .333 Eliminated by Hawaii in the Midwest Regional OU did not make the tournament in 1980 or 1981. 1982 2–2 .500 Eliminated by Eastern Michigan in NCAA Central Regional OU did not make the tournament in 1983. 1984 0–2 .000 Eliminated by Lamar in NCAA Central Regional 1985 2–2 .500 Eliminated by Lamar in NCAA Central Regional 1986 1–2 .333 Eliminated by Tulane in NCAA South I Regional 1987 0–2 .000 Eliminated by Texas in NCAA Central Regional 1988 0–2 .000 Eliminated by Arizona St. in NCAA West II Regional 1989 1–2 .333 Eliminated by Loyola Marymoun in NCAA WEst I Regional OU did not make the tournament in 1990. 1991 0–2 .000 Eliminated by LSU in NCAA South Regional 1992 5–3 .625 Won NCAA Mideast Regional College World Series (5th Place) OU did not make the tournament in 1993. 1994 8–0 1.000 Won NCAA Central Regional College World Series Champions 1995 4–2 .667 Won NCAA Midwest II Regional College World Series (7th Place) OU did not make the tournament in 1996. 1997 0–2 .000 Eliminated by LSU in NCAA South I Regional 1998 2–2 .500 Eliminated by Auburn in the Atlantic II Regional OU did not make the tournament in 1999. 2000 2–2 .500 Lost to UCLA in the Oklahoma City Regional Finals OU did not make the tournament in 2001. 2002 0–2 .000 Eliminated by Wichita St. in the Wichita Regional OU did not make the tournament in 2003. 2004 1–2 .333 Eliminated by UCLA in the Oklahoma City Regional 2005 2–2 .500 Lost to Ole Miss in the Oxford Regional Finals 2006 5–3 .625 Won the Norman Regional Lost to Rice in the Houston Super Regional OU did not make the tournament in 2007. 2008 2–2 .500 Lost to Arizona St. in the Tempe Regional Finals 2009 2–2 .500 Lost to Arkansas in the Norman Regional Finals TOTALS Player awards All Americans The following is a listing of first team selections. Other selections are available at Oklahoma's official web site.[6] 1953 Gene Sheets (2b) 1971 Glen Castle (ss) 1972 Bobby Jack (2b) 1976 Kelly Snider (1b) 1979 Nick Capra (2b) 1983 Ray Hayward (p) 1985 Bobby Witt (p) 1986 Kevin Burdick (dh) 1992 Brian Eldridge (2b) 1994 Rick Guiterrez (2b) 1995 Mark Redman (p) 1997 Javier Flores (c) 2000 Jeff Bajenaru (utl) 2009 J.T. Wise (c) – NCBWA All College World Series The following is a listing of first team selections. Other selections are available at USC's official web site.[7] ^ denotes player was named MOP of the College World Series 1973 Bob Shirley (p) 1992 Byron Matthews (of) 1994 Ryan Minnigor (1b) Rick Gutierrez (2b) Darvin Traylor (of) Chip Glass^ (of) Mark Redman (p) All-Conference Teams Selections from 1958 were affiliated with the Big 7 conference, selections from 1976–1996 were affiliated with the Big 8 conference, and selections from 1997 on were affiliated with the Big 12 conference. ^ and ^^ respectively denote Big Eight and Big 12 Conference Player of the Year * and ** respectively denote denotes Big Eight and Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year 1958 Eddie Fisher (p) Dennis Price (2b) 1959 Brewster Hobby (of) Don Nipp (c) 1960 George Kernek (1b) Paul Mersch (1b) Don Nipp (c) 1961 George Kernek (1b) 1963 Dale Mitchell (of) 1964 Jann Christian (ss) John Kern (1b) Dale Mitchell (of) 1965 Carl Schreiner (of) 1966 Jay Cronley (2b) 1967 Gary Harper (2b) Tom Maxwell (3b) Ralph Rickey (of) 1968 Gary Brooks (c) Dick Turner (of) 1969 Chris Rickey (3b) Mike Swenton (of) 1970 Scott Harrington (2b) Bobby Jack (1b) Mike Swenton (of) 1971 Glen Gastle (ss) Bobby Jack (1b) Mike Swenton (of) Gary Weese (p) 1972 Bobby Jack (1b) Joe Simpson (of) Jackson Todd (p) Bill Severns (of) 1973 Joe Simpson (of) Jackson Todd (p) Mike Umfleet (3b) 1974 Keith Drumright (2b) Kenny King (of) Stan Lawrence (dh) Stan Meek (p) Mike Umfleet (3b) 1975 Jacky Parish (c) Bill Severns (of) Bob Shirley (p) Mike Umfleet (3b) 1976 Terry Bogener (of) Keith Drumright (2b) Gary Krug (dh) Kelly Snider (1b) 1977 Gary Krug (1b) Roger LaFrancois (c) Mark Nipp (p) Gary Thweatt (of) 1978 Terry Bogener (of) Mark Nipp (p) 1979 Nick Capra (2b) David Luethy (ss) Bryan Stafford (of) Tommy Thompson (3b) 1980 Robb Glendening (2b) Fran Meraz (of) 1981 Ray Hayward (p/1b) John Russell (of) 1982 Kevin Bates (2b) John Russell (of) 1983 Ray Hayward (p/dh) Ron Leon (of) Jay Searcy (3b) Paul Williams (of) 1984 Ron Leon (of) Rusty McGinnis (1b) Bobby Witt (p) 1985 Rusty McGinnis (1b) Steve Peters (p) John Toal (2b) Bobby Witt (p) 1986 Kevin Burdick (utl) Scott Hamilton (p) Kevin Pearson (ss) 1987 Jack Armstrong (p) Baine Brooks (of) Kevin Burdick (2b) Chris Ebright (of) 1988 Chris Ebright (of) 1989 Mark Cole (ss) Darron Cox^ (c) Chris Ebright (of) Kevin King (p) 1990 Scott Campbell (of/3b) 1991 Brian Eldridge (2b) Scott Moore (p) Mary Neff (of) 1992 Brian Eldridge (2b) Jason Evans (dh) Zak Krislock (p) Casey Mendenhall (p) 1993 Rick Gutierrez (2b) Rich Hills (ss) 1994 Bucky Buckles (p) Rick Gutierrez^ (2b) Rich Hills (ss) Mark Redman* (p) Darvin Traylor (of) 1995 Javier Flores (c) Rich Hills (ss) Mark Redman (p) Aric Thomas (of) 1996 Bobby Brown (of) Javier Flores (c) 1997 Casey Bookout (dh) Javier Flores (c) Geoff Geary (p) 1998 Casey Bookout (dh) Geoff Geary (p) Corey Hart (inf) Willy Hill (of) Derek Wathan (ss) 1999 Casey Bookout (dh) 2000 Jeff Bajenaru (of) Jason Bartlett (3b) 2001 Greg Dobbs** (of) 2002 Jason Fransz (of) 2003 Eddie Cornejo (2b) 2004 Jarod McAuliff (p) Russell Raley (2b) 2007 Bryant Hernandez (inf) Jame Johnson (of) J.T. Wise^^ (c) Conference All-Tournament Teams Selections from 1976–1996 were affiliated with the Big 8 conference, and selections from 1997 on were affiliated with the Big 12 conference. ^ denotes player was selected as the MVP of the tournament. 1976 Keith Drumright (2b) Greg Stitzinger (3b) Roger LaFrancois (c) Ken Palmer (p) 1977 Greg Krug (1b) Art Toal (2b) Mike Cunico (ss) Tommy Thompson (3b) Gary Thweatt (of) Terry Bogener (dh) Roger LaFrancois (c) Mark Nipp^ (p) 1978 Don Morris (of) Mark Nipp (p) 1979 Nick Capra^ (2b) David Luethy (ss) Donnie Graham (of) Josh Randall (p) Tom Kohl (p) 1982 Greg Carlton (3b) John Russell (of) Darrell Rodgers (p) 1983 Ron Leon (of) Ray Hayward (p) Pete Zeegers (p) 1984 Rusty McGinnis (1b) Jay Searcy (3b) Ron Leon (of) John Toal (dh) Keith Hamilton (p) 1985 Rusty McGinnis (1b) Jim Richardson (3b) Andy Franks (of) Keith Hamilton (p) Steve Peters (p) 1986 John Toal (2b) Tony Gwinn (c) Chris Stull (of) Scott Hamilton (p) 1987 Kevin Burdick (ss) Chris Ebright (of) Baine Brooks (of) Jack Armstrong (p) Mike Hensley (p) 1988 Mark Cole (ss) Chris Ebright (of) Todd Butler (of) Matt Anderson (dh) Chris Burgin (p) 1989 Mark Cole (ss) 1991 Derrick White (1b) Brian Eldridge (2b) Matt Ruebel (p) 1992 Jason Evans (3b) Greg Norton (ss) Scott Marr (of) Britt Bonneau (of) Clifton Foster (p) 1993 Rich Hills (3b) 1994 Ryan Minor (1b) Rick Gutierrez (2b) M.J. Mariani (3b) Rich Hills (ss) Chip Glass (of) Bucky Buckles (p) 1995 Tristan Paul (3b) 1996 Javier Flores (c) Brian Shackelford (util) 1997 Javier Flores (c) Corey Hart (2b) Derek Wathan (ss) Brian Shackelford^ (of) Jeff Andra (p) 1998 Rick Park (dh) 1999 Bobby Walters (of) Rick Park (dh) 2000 Rick Park (1b) Zach Lekse (2b) 2001 Jason Bartlett (3b) Greg Dobbs (util) 2002 Jason Fransz (of) Mark Roberts (p) 2007 Joseph Hughes (of) Aaron Reza (3b) 2008 Andrew Doyle (p) 2009 Andrew Doyle (p) Jamie Johnson (of) J.T Wise (c) References ^ All-Time Coaches ^ 2009 OU Baseball Media Guide Section 1 ^ Report: Player, father did not want coach removed ^ Baseball Coaching Records ^ 2009 Baseball Media Guide Section 8 ^ OU All-Americas ^ All Tournament Teams