1982 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

The 1982 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented the Oklahoma State University in the 1982 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 5th year at Oklahoma State.

1982 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
Big Eight champions Midwest Regional champions
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Big Eight Conference
CB	No. 6
Record	57–16 (19–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Gary Ward (5th season)
Assistant coach	Wade Robertson
Pitching coach	Tom Holliday (5th season)
Home stadium	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium

1982 Big Eight Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Oklahoma State  ‍†‍‡‍y	19	–	5		.792			57	–	16		.781
No. 19 Nebraska  ‍‍‍	15	–	5		.750			44	–	13		.772
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍	11	–	6		.647			35	–	25		.583
Missouri  ‍‍‍	12	–	9		.571			38	–	17		.691
Kansas  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			23	–	27		.460
Iowa State  ‍‍‍	6	–	18		.250			26	–	26		.500
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	4	–	20		.167			29	–	27		.518
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1982 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Cowboys won the Midwest Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Wichita State Shockers.

Roster

1982 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town LHP Tony Bartiolomucci /L — — OF Stan Baughn S/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Bartlesville, Oklahoma RHP John Blankenship /R — — C Michael Day / — — OF Benji de la Rosa / — — RHP John Duval /R — — OF Glenn Edwards R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RHP John Farrell R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Monmouth Beach, New Jersey RHP Matt Ford /R — — INF Kevin Fowler / — — INF Don Freeman S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) INF Gary Green R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania RHP Roger Hoeltzel /R — — 1 OF James Hudson R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Lake Elsinore, California RHP Gary Kanwisher /R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Hillsdale, New Jersey INF Bruce Kipper / — — OF Tim Knapp L/ — — Lima, Oklahoma OF Bryan Kostishion / — — RHP Kurt Leiter /R — — 10 LHP Dennis Livingston R/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So North Reading, Massachusetts RHP Danny McDede /R — — INF Steve O'Donnell S/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Connellsville, Pennsylvania C Arnoldo Pacheco / — — INF Clint Ramsey / — — RHP Andy Pavlovic /R — — OF Dale Rath / — — RHP Rob Thompson /R — — 34 INF Jim Traber L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr Columbia, Maryland LHP Craig Trice /L — — Scott Wade R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Seabrook, Maryland INF Randy Whisler R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Klamath Falls, Oregon C Robbie Wine R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Norristown, Pennsylvania INF Steve Yoder / — —	Head coach 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: February 28, 2021

Schedule

1982 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball game log
Regular season
February (1–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 1 February 27 vs Western Michigan Joker Marchant Stadium • Lakeland, Florida 1–3 0–1 – 2 February 28 vs Eastern Michigan Joker Marchant Stadium • Lakeland, Florida 13–2 1–1 –
March (22–7) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 3 March 1 vs Evansville Joker Marchant Stadium • Lakeland, Florida 5–4 2–1 – 4 March 1 vs Western Michigan Joker Marchant Stadium • Lakeland, Florida 5–7 2–2 – 5 March 2 vs Western Michigan Joker Marchant Stadium • Lakeland, Florida 11–8 3–2 – 6 March 3 vs Evansville Joker Marchant Stadium • Lakeland, Florida 11–5 4–2 – 7 March 3 vs Evansville Joker Marchant Stadium • Lakeland, Florida 5–1 5–2 – 8 March 4 vs Eastern Michigan Joker Marchant Stadium • Lakeland, Florida 3–2 6–2 – 9 March 6 vs Purdue Joker Marchant Stadium • Lakeland, Florida 4–1 7–2 – 10 March 6 vs Eastern Michigan Joker Marchant Stadium • Lakeland, Florida 1–0 8–2 – 11 March 8 vs Baylor Unknown • Edinburg, Texas 1–0 9–2 – 12 March 9 vs Baylor Unknown • Edinburg, Texas 4–3 10–2 – 13 March 9 at Texas–Pan American Unknown • Edinburg, Texas 6–1 11–2 – 14 March 10 at Texas–Pan American Unknown • Edinburg, Texas 8–9 11–3 – 15 March 11 vs Baylor Unknown • Edinburg, Texas 10–4 12–3 – 16 March 12 vs Baylor Unknown • Edinburg, Texas 6–2 13–3 – 17 March 12 at Texas–Pan American Unknown • Edinburg, Texas 6–7 13–4 – 18 March 12 at Texas–Pan American Unknown • Edinburg, Texas 4–5 13–5 – 19 March 19 South Dakota State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 15–0 14–5 – 20 March 19 South Dakota State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 20–0 15–5 – 21 March 20 South Dakota State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 7–4 16–5 – 22 March 20 South Dakota State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 13–3 17–5 – 23 March 23 North Dakota State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 13–1 18–5 – 24 March 24 North Dakota State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 23–1 19–5 – 25 March 24 North Dakota State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 7–5 20–5 – 26 March 27 at Nebraska Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 4–2 21–5 1–0 27 March 27 at Nebraska Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 3–4 21–6 1–1 28 March 28 at Nebraska Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 4–11 21–7 1–2 29 March 29 at Nebraska Buck Beltzer Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska 11–10 22–7 2–2 30 March 31 at Oklahoma City Jim Wade Stadium • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 14–4 23–7 2–2 31 March 31 at Oklahoma City Jim Wade Stadium • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1–7 23–8 2–2
April (18–4) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 32 April 3 Iowa State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 18–4 24–8 3–2 33 April 3 Iowa State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 20–7 25–8 4–2 34 April 4 Iowa State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 9–7 26–8 5–2 35 April 4 Iowa State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 0–3 26–9 5–3 36 April 9 at Oklahoma Unknown • Norman, Oklahoma 5–7 26–10 5–4 37 April 10 at Oklahoma Unknown • Norman, Oklahoma 7–1 27–10 6–4 38 April 10 at Oklahoma Unknown • Norman, Oklahoma 21–8 28–10 7–4 39 April 11 at Oklahoma Unknown • Norman, Oklahoma 12–11 29–10 8–4 39 April 14 Northeastern Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 9–2 30–10 8–4 40 April 16 Oklahoma City Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 7–6 31–10 8–4 41 April 17 Kansas State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 12–3 32–10 9–4 42 April 17 Kansas State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 10–1 33–10 10–4 43 April 18 Kansas State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 15–2 34–10 11–4 44 April 18 Kansas State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 10–8 35–10 12–4 45 April 21 Arkansas–Little Rock Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 10–0 36–10 12–4 46 April 21 Arkansas–Little Rock Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 7–4 37–10 12–4 47 April 22 Arkansas–Little Rock Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 13–0 38–10 12–4 48 April 23 Missouri Southern Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 26–12 39–10 12–4 49 April 24 Missouri Southern Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 8–7 40–10 12–4 50 April 24 Missouri Southern Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 14–0 41–10 12–4 51 April 27 at Wichita State Shocker Field • Wichita, Kansas 3–8 41–11 12–4 52 April 28 at Oral Roberts J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma 3–7 41–12 12–4
May (7–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 53 May 1 at Missouri Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 6–4 42–12 13–4 54 May 1 at Missouri Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 7–4 43–12 14–4 55 May 2 at Missouri Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 3–2 44–12 15–4 56 May 2 at Missouri Simmons Field • Columbia, Missouri 5–4 45–12 16–4 57 May 4 Oklahoma City Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 6–8 45–13 16–4 58 May 8 Kansas Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 2–8 45–14 16–5 59 May 8 Kansas Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 2–1 46–14 17–5 60 May 9 Kansas Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 10–2 47–14 18–5 61 May 9 Kansas Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 14–7 48–14 19–5
Postseason
Big Eight Conference Tournament (3–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 62 May 14 vs Missouri Unknown • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 19–8 49–14 19–5 63 May 15 vs Oklahoma Unknown • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 7–6 50–14 19–5 64 May 16 vs Oklahoma Unknown • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 5–3 51–14 19–5
May (2–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 65 May 22 Hardin–Simmons Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 3–2 52–14 19–5 66 May 23 Hardin–Simmons Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 10–0 53–14 19–5
NCAA Midwest Regional (3–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 67 May 27 Minnesota Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 16–9 54–14 19–5 68 May 28 Middle Tennessee Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 5–3 55–14 19–5 69 May 29 Middle Tennessee Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 7–3 56–14 19–5
College World Series (1–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 70 June 5 vs Texas Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 1–9 56–15 19–5 71 June 6 vs South Carolina Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 10–8 57–15 19–5 72 June 9 vs Wichita State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 2–13 57–16 19–5

Awards and honors

Benji de la Rosa

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

Don Freeman

• Big Eight Conference All-Tournament Team

Gary Green

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

James Hudson

• All-Big Eight Conference

Gary Kanwisher

• Big Eight Conference All-Tournament Team

Kurt Leiter

• All-Big Eight Conference

Dennis Livingston

• Third Team All-American Baseball America

Scott Wade

• Big Eight Conference All-Tournament Team

Robbie Wine

• All-Big Eight Conference
• Big Eight Conference All-Tournament Team
• First Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
• Second Team All-American Baseball America
• The Sporting News College Baseball Player of the Year