Daniel Allen

Stillwater

Oklahoma State University ‘25 alumnus | Past @ocolly @tulsaworld @TheOklahoman_ @StwNewsPress | Philippians 4:13 | Proverbs 16:9

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Articles

Kansas' rally leaves Oklahoma State's baseball postseason fate in jeopardy

1 month ago | tulsaworld.com | Daniel Allen

ARLINGTON, Texas — Brock Thompson dove toward left-field hoping to salvage the ballgame, and potentially, his team’s season. Instead, the Oklahoma State freshman third baseman watched the ball drop inches in front of his glove. Shortly after, a roar of elation erupted from the visitor’s dugout as the third-base runner darted toward home with no defender covering the plate. Ballgame.
Mario Pesca's 'tough' relief outing lifts OSU past Baylor

1 month ago | tulsaworld.com | Daniel Allen

ARLINGTON, Texas — With his team trailing in the top of the fifth inning of a must-win game, Mario Pesca heard his name called in the Oklahoma State bullpen.
Josh Holliday emphasizing 'One game at a time' mantra heading into Big 12 Tournament

1 month ago | tulsaworld.com | Daniel Allen

ARLINGTON, Texas — Standing along the first-base line adjacent to the home dugout at Globe Life Field, Josh Holliday took a moment to reflect. The Oklahoma State coach didn’t mince his words. Instead, he spoke bluntly. About his team’s disappointing start to its 2025 season. About the plethora of first-year prospects who have been forced to develop off the cuff.
How watching his idols made Harrison Bodendorf a premier college baseball arm

1 month ago | ocolly.com | Daniel Allen

Any time Harrison Bodendorf attended Major League Baseball games during his youth, he found himself in repetition. Residing in Temecula, California, the Bodendorf family was within driving distance of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Anaheim Angels, San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics. But the shortest drive was to San Diego. Harrison and his parents, David and Cheryl, became regulars. Padres legends Will Myers and Justin Upton were fixtures of his childhood.
Analyzing OSU baseball's path to the postseason

1 month ago | ocolly.com | Daniel Allen

The final stretch of the college baseball regular season is underway. Three weeks out of NCAA Tournament selection day, Oklahoma State is in unfamiliar territory, sitting on the outside looking in amid the race for an at-large regional bid. The Cowboys haven't missed the NCAA Tournament under coach Josh Holliday, making 11 straight postseason appearances. The 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Allen: Rob Walton deserves most of the credit for OSU baseball's late-season surge

1 month ago | ocolly.com | Daniel Allen

His pitchers claim him to be “The Wizard” for a reason. For 13 years, Rob Walton has manned Oklahoma State baseball’s pitching staff, developing, molding and producing a handful of stellar arms — Thomas Hatch, Justin Wrobleski, Justin Campbell, Victor Mederos and Peyton Battenfield. This season, however, hasn’t been as easy to maneuver as ones in recent years.
OSU overcomes late-game woes to earn series sweep of UCF

1 month ago | ocolly.com | Daniel Allen

As the throw from Brayden Smith collided with the webbing in Colin Brueggemann’s glove at first base to record the game’s final out, Brueggemann pumped his left fist. A frenzy of roars erupted from the stands at O’Brate Stadium. Players and fans sporting orange and black attire knew the reality of the situation and comprehended its magnitude. Thus, Brueggemann, Oklahoma State’s first baseman, said he couldn’t help but celebrate a little extra once postgame festivities and celebrations commenced.
In OSU baseball's 12-0 win against UCF, Brock Thompson showed he's starting to blossom

1 month ago | ocolly.com | Daniel Allen

Harrison Bodendorf rarely watches games from the dugout when he’s not pitching. Normally, the Oklahoma State baseball pitcher spends offensive frames pacing the dugout and mentally preparing himself for his next inning of work to complement his dominant outings, which have become routine for the junior lefty, as shown in a seven-strikeout, eight-inning performance in a 12-0 series-opening win against UCF on Friday at O’Brate Stadium. Thus, Bodendorf often misses his teammates' at-bats.
How a gold chain has carried Sean Youngerman through his 'hard' college career

1 month ago | ocolly.com | Daniel Allen

Every time Sean Youngerman takes the mound, he can be seen rubbing his neck. Not for the sake of superstition. Not merely from force of habit. But rather as an homage to a loved one, commemorated by one of the Oklahoma State pitcher's most prized possessions. A gold chain. Dangling from the chain he rubs is a No. 64 pendant adorned with bijou diamonds scattered across, with the diamond from his mother Eileen Youngerman’s wedding ring ingrained at its central point.
How a stat keeper saved Robin Ventura's 58-game hitting streak

1 month ago | ocolly.com | Daniel Allen

On a 1987 Saturday afternoon in Lawrence, Kansas, Gary Ward grabbed a pencil in the visitor’s dugout at Hoglund Ballpark. In the fifth inning of his Oklahoma State baseball team's first game of a doubleheader against Kansas, the Cowboys coach began toying with his lineup card. One by one, the starters had thick lead lines drawn through their names as bench players were etched in their place. All-American hitter Robin Ventura, who was 0 for 3 to that point, was among the names crossed out.