1983 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team

1983 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball
Big Eight champions Midwest Regional champions
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Big Eight Conference
CB	No. 5
Record	48–16 (11–3 Big 8)
Head coach	Gary Ward (6th season)
Pitching coach	Tom Holliday (6th season)
Home stadium	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium

1983 Big Eight Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Oklahoma State  ‍†‍‡‍y	11	–	3		.786			48	–	16		.750
No. 26 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍	18	–	6		.750			39	–	20		.661
Kansas  ‍‍‍	8	–	7		.533			17	–	17		.500
Missouri  ‍‍‍	7	–	8		.467			25	–	16		.610
Nebraska  ‍‍‍	8	–	10		.444			42	–	15		.737
Iowa State  ‍‍‍	5	–	9		.357			21	–	26		.447
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	2	–	16		.111			18	–	25		.419
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1983 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1983 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team represented the Oklahoma State University in the 1983 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 6th year at Oklahoma State.

The Cowboys won the Midwest Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Roster

1983 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town C John Apicella / — — LHP Tony Bartiolomucci /L — — RHP Chris Bayley /R — — INF Chris Beck / — — U Brad Bell / — — C Michael Day / — — C Carlos Diaz / — — RHP John Duval /R — — 42 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 INF Kevin Fowler /R — — INF Joe Gorman /L — — 7 INF Gary Green R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania RHP Mike Henneman /R — — OF Pete Incaviglia /L — — Fr INF Kevin Jagielo / — — RHP Gary Kanwisher /R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Hillsdale, New Jersey OF Tim Knapp L/ — — Lima, Oklahoma OF Bryan Kostishion / — — LHP Reese Lambert /L — — LHP Paul Lepre /L — — 10 LHP Dennis Livingston R/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So North Reading, Massachusetts INF Steve O'Donnell S/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Connellsville, Pennsylvania RHP Eric Schmidt /R — — 25 U Scott Wade R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Seabrook, Maryland RHP Rob Walton /R — — INF Randy Whisler R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Klamath Falls, Oregon 15 C Robbie Wine R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Norristown, Pennsylvania	Head coach 24 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

1983 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball game log
Regular season
February (2–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 1 February 26 at Cal State Fullerton Titan Field • Fullerton, California 7–4 1–0 – 2 February 28 at UNLV Unknown • Las Vegas, Nevada 18–5 2–0 –
March (16–6) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 3 March 1 at UNLV Unknown • Las Vegas, Nevada 9–6 3–0 – 4 March 4 at Texas Tech Tech Diamond • Lubbock, Texas 5–7 3–1 – 5 March 4 at Texas Tech Tech Diamond • Lubbock, Texas 7–8 3–2 – 6 March 5 at Texas Tech Tech Diamond • Lubbock, Texas 15–4 4–2 – 7 March 7 vs Arkansas State Unknown • Edinburg, Texas 5–6 4–3 – 8 March 7 at Texas–Pan American Unknown • Edinburg, Texas 2–9 4–4 – 9 March 8 vs Stephen F. Austin Unknown • Edinburg, Texas 9–2 5–4 – 10 March 9 vs Arkansas State Unknown • Edinburg, Texas 3–4 5–5 – 11 March 10 vs Morningside Unknown • Edinburg, Texas 17–6 6–5 – 12 March 11 vs Central Michigan Unknown • Edinburg, Texas 1–7 6–6 – 13 March 12 vs Arkansas State Unknown • Edinburg, Texas 6–0 7–6 – 14 March 16 Texas Wesleyan Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 11–1 8–6 – 15 March 16 Texas Wesleyan Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 4–1 9–6 – 16 March 21 Phillips Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 11–1 10–6 – 17 March 21 Phillips Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 13–0 11–6 – 18 March 22 Missouri Southern Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 7–6 12–6 – 19 March 22 Missouri Southern Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 11–1 13–6 – 20 March 24 Oklahoma Christian Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 11–3 14–6 – 21 March 27 Midwestern State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 4–1 15–6 – 22 March 27 Midwestern State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 4–0 16–6 – 23 March 28 Midwestern State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 8–7 17–6 – 24 March 28 Midwestern State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 6–4 18–6 –
April (14–7) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 25 April 2 Oklahoma Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 7–9 18–7 0–1 26 April 2 Oklahoma Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 15–14 19–7 1–1 27 April 3 Oklahoma Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 1–6 19–8 1–2 28 April 3 Oklahoma Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 7–11 19–9 1–3 29 April 11 at Kansas State KSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas 13–0 20–9 2–3 30 April 11 at Kansas State KSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas 9–1 21–9 3–3 31 April 15 at Oral Roberts J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma 2–10 21–10 3–3 32 April 16 Oral Roberts Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 6–5 22–10 3–3 33 April 16 Oral Roberts Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 8–10 22–11 3–3 34 April 17 Wichita State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 15–6 23–11 3–3 35 April 17 Wichita State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 1–8 23–12 3–3 36 April 19 Arkansas–Little Rock Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 11–2 24–12 3–3 37 April 19 Arkansas–Little Rock Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 3–5 24–13 3–3 38 April 20 Arkansas–Little Rock Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 4–2 25–13 3–3 39 April 20 Arkansas–Little Rock Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 10–3 26–13 3–3 40 April 23 Missouri Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 5–1 27–13 4–3 41 April 23 Missouri Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 8–2 28–13 5–3 42 April 24 Missouri Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 13–6 29–13 6–3 43 April 24 Missouri Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 18–8 30–13 7–3 44 April 26 Midwestern State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 21–7 31–13 7–3 45 April 27 at Oklahoma City Jim Wade Stadium • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 23–6 32–13 7–3
May (5–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 46 May 4 Oklahoma City Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 6–4 33–13 7–3 47 May 7 Nebraska Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 16–4 34–13 8–3 48 May 7 Nebraska Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 5–2 35–13 9–3 49 May 8 Nebraska Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 3–2 36–13 10–3 50 May 8 Nebraska Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 4–1 37–13 11–3
Postseason
Big Eight Conference Tournament (4–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 51 May 12 vs Nebraska Unknown • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 9–6 38–13 11–3 52 May 15 vs Oklahoma Unknown • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 3–1 39–13 11–3 53 May 16 vs Missouri Unknown • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 6–5 40–13 11–3 54 May 16 vs Oklahoma Unknown • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 8–10 40–14 11–3 55 May 17 vs Oklahoma Unknown • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 13–4 41–14 11–3
May (3–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 56 May 21 Coastal Carolina Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 12–4 42–14 11–3 57 May 22 Coastal Carolina Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 2–0 43–14 11–3 58 May 22 Coastal Carolina Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 13–6 44–14 11–3
NCAA Midwest Regional (3–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 59 May 26 Wichita State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 9–2 45–14 11–3 60 May 27 Oral Roberts Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 9–8 46–14 11–3 61 May 29 Oral Roberts Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 10–9 47–14 11–3
College World Series (1–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Big 8 record 62 June 3 vs Stanford Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 3–1 48–14 11–3 63 June 6 vs Texas Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 5–6 48–15 11–3 64 June 8 vs Arizona State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 5–6 48–16 11–3

Awards and honors

Glenn Edwards

• All-Big Eight Conference
• Third Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
• Second Team All-American Baseball America

Joe Gorman

• Big Eight Conference All-Tournament Team

Pete Incaviglia

• Third Team All-American Baseball America
• College World Series All-Tournament Team

Tim Knapp

• College World Series All-Tournament Team

Dennis Livingston

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

Steve O'Donnell

• Big Eight Conference All-Tournament Team

Eric Schmidt

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

Scott Wade

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

Robbie Wine

• All-Big Eight Conference