Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball is the varsity intercollegiate baseball team of Oklahoma State University, based in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States. It competes in the NCAA Division I Big 12 Conference.
The program has won 30 conference championships as well as 19 conference tournament championships. The Cowboys have also received 38 NCAA Tournament bids and have played in 19 College World Series (sixth most all-time), including seven straight from 1981–87, with their lone national championship coming in 1959. The current head coach is Josh Holliday.
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