#15 |
OKLAHOMA STATE
cowboys
(44-18, 18-9)
final 2008 ranking: 17 |
Oklahoma State had a wave of wins late in the season
to charge into the top ten. Yet the Cowboys’ title
aspirations were doused by a pair of losses to Wichita
State in which the team’s ace, Andrew Oliver (7-2,
2.20), was prematurely ruled ineligible by the NCAA.
The talented tandem of Oliver and Tyler Lyons (12-2,
3.31) returns to Stillwater and should keep the Cowboys
competitive in the Big 12 title race and make them a
contender to return to Omaha for the 20th time in school
history. Whether or not they return to Rosenblatt will
depend on if Coach Frank Anderson will have someone
step up to drive in the sweet swinging Thomas Belza
(.386, 2, 34), the Big 12’s leading hitter last
season. Despite some big pluses coming into the season,
all conference players at first base, shortstop and
catcher won’t be back on campus.
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