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Josh Holliday

Head Coach

10 seasons at Oklahoma State
Career Record: 362-199-2 (.645)
2016 Midwest Regional Coach of the Year
2014 Big 12 Coach of the Year

Cowboy Baseball Under Josh Holliday

• 9 NCAA Regional Appearances

• 3 Super Regional berths

• 2016 College World Series

• 3-time Big 12 Conference champions – 2014, 2017, 2019

• Finished in top two of Big 12 standings six times

• Two top-10 finishes in final national polls

• Coached 83 All-Big 12 Conference performers, 12 All-Americans, 2 Big 12 Pitcher of the Year honorees, 1 Big 12 Player of the Year and 2 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year winners

• 58 Major League Baseball Draft picks, with 22 of those selected in the top 10 rounds

Josh Holliday returned home to Stillwater in 2012 poised to lead the Oklahoma State baseball program back to national prominence, and he has done just that over the last decade.

Holliday took over OSU baseball on June 8, 2012, when he was named the 15th head coach in program history. The Oklahoma State alumnus and native of Stillwater had served the previous three seasons as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt and established himself as one of the nation’s top assistant coaches over a span of just over a decade.

“I’m very honored and very humbled to be given an opportunity to come back to OSU and return to a place that has meant so much to me and my family over the past 30-plus years,” Holliday said. “I’m excited about the unique opportunity to build a future with a program that celebrates and recognizes its proud history, embraces the current players and works towards a future that everyone will be proud of and unite behind.

“Our goal is going to be to approach every day with a tremendous amount of pride and discipline in becoming the best we can be in every facet of our lives, as coaches, as players and anyone involved with our kids. We’re going to work to win each day, and over the course of time we’re going to work to win a national championship. We’re going to do that together and do it in a way that enhances our players’ lives academically, socially and athletically. I hope that plan of attack and approach is going to train our players with an approach that will stay with them the rest of their lives.”

Holliday’s hire has paid huge dividends as he has led the OSU program back to national prominence in his first 10 seasons at the helm.

Since Holliday took over the reins, the Cowboys have never failed to make the postseason as he has guided them to nine NCAA Regional appearances. During his tenure, the program has also celebrated three Big 12 Conference championships, including the program’s first-ever regular season title, three NCAA Super Regional berths and a return to the College World Series for the first time since his playing days in 1999.

Over the last 10 years, OSU has won 362 games, the second-highest win total among Big 12 teams during that span, and has finished first or second in the conference standings six times. His win total ranks as the second highest in program history, trailing only Gary Ward’s 953.

OSU’s decade under Holliday’s guidance has also yielded 83 All-Big 12 Conference performers, 58 Major League Baseball Draft picks, 12 All-Americans, two Big 12 Pitcher of the Year honorees, a Big 12 Player of the Year and two Big 12 Newcomer of the Year winners.

The Cowboys have also raised their performance in the classroom under Holliday. OSU has earned the ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award each of the last three years, posting a team grade point average above 3.0 from 2020-22.

During his tenure, the program has counted 107 graduates, and 10 of those graduated with honors.

OSU has had 124 Academic All-Big 12 performers under Holliday, including a conference-record 20 in 2021.

The Cowboys are coming off a 2022 season in which they hosted an NCAA Regional for the fourth time under Holliday, and they were awarded the No. 7 national seed in the tournament, their highest ever.

OSU posted a 42-22 record, finishing second in the Big 12 Conference standings (one game out of first) and advance to an NCAA Regional final for the sixth time under Holliday.

The 2022 season also saw three Cowboys - Justin Campbell, Jake Thompson and Nolan McLean - earn All-America honors, while Roc Riggio was a Freshman All-American. Twelve Pokes collected All-Big 12 accolades.

Nine OSU players heard their names called in the 2022 MLB Draft, and the nine draft picks tied for third most in Division I in ’22 and were the fourth most in program history. A record seven of those Cowboy draft picks were selected in the top 10 rounds.

Holliday led the Cowboys to the NCAA Tucson Regional in 2021 in a season that saw him record his 300th career win and guide OSU to the Big 12 Championship title game for the fifth time in eight tournaments. The season also saw the program add two more All-Americans to its list in Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Justin Campbell.

OSU ended the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season 13-5, which came on the heels of a 2019 season in which it finished 41-20 and advanced to its third NCAA Super Regional under Holliday, where the Cowboys were one win shy of a College World Series berth. The Pokes finished No. 11 in the final national rankings.

After winning the 2019 Big 12 Championship title, the program’s 33rd conference crown, the Cowboys were awarded the No. 9 national seed in the NCAA Tournament and were the top seed at the NCAA Oklahoma City Regional, which OSU hosted at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. The Pokes would claim the Regional championship, their third under Holliday, to advance to the NCAA Lubbock Super Regional.

Other notable accomplishments for the 2019 club include:

• Nine Cowboys earned All-Big 12 honors.
• OSU swept a three-game series at No. 2 Oregon State, marking the first time the defending NCAA champion Beavers had been swept on their home field since 2010.
• The Cowboys hit 93 home runs, the fourth most in the NCAA in 2019 and the highest total by an OSU team since 1999.
• OSU hit a school-record 12 home runs in its series opener at Kansas. The Cowboys’ 12 round trippers in the 27-6 win tied for the fourth most in a single game in NCAA history.

In 2018, OSU finished second in the Big 12 standings, just one win shy of a title, as they swept four conference series. The Cowboys had 11 all-conference performers, including Big 12 Newcomer of the Year Matt Kroon, and earned a berth in the NCAA DeLand Regional where they advanced to the finals.

OSU made history in 2017 when it became the first No. 8 seed in Big 12 history to win the conference tournament. The Cowboys went 4-0 at the tourney to secure the league’s automatic NCAA Regional bid.

Holliday began laying a foundation for success immediately and that culminated with the Cowboys returning to Omaha and the College World Series in 2016.

OSU’s impressive ’16 run saw the Pokes make their 20th College World Series appearance, and Holliday became one of only 17 people in NCAA history to reach the CWS as both a player and head coach after playing for OSU teams in 1996 and 1999 that advanced to Omaha.

Holliday, who was named the 2016 ABCA/Diamond Midwest Regional Coach of the Year, guided OSU to a 43-22 overall record, and the Cowboys finished the season ranked No. 4 in the final national polls.

Other 2016 highlights:

• OSU went 7-0 in their first seven NCAA Tournament games and never trailed in any of those contests as they went 3-0 at the NCAA Clemson Regional before winning the first two games of the NCAA Columbia Super Regional against South Carolina to advance to the CWS. The Cowboys then won their first two games in Omaha, both by 1-0 counts to mark the first time in history a team recorded back-to-back 1-0 shutouts at the CWS.
• For the first time in program history, OSU swept three Big 12 road series in a single season.

• Nine Cowboys earned All-Big 12 honors, while Thomas Hatch was named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Year.
• OSU had two players — Hatch and Donnie Walton — achieve All-America status.
• A program record 11 players were selected in the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft. That total marked the third most of any Division I program in 2016.

OSU’s magical 2016 season continued a winning trend that Holliday established immediately in his first season in 2013 when he led the Cowboys to a 41-19 record and the finals of the NCAA Louisville Regional.

OSU’s 41 wins in 2013 was its most since 2008, and the Cowboys’ second-place finish in the Big 12 Conference was also its best in five years.

Under Holliday’s direction, the Cowboys won five of their eight Big 12 series, including four in a row to end the season.

Among the other highlights in year one of the Holliday era were:

• OSU was nationally ranked for the final 13 weeks of the season. The Cowboys climbed to as high as No. 12 and finished the season with a high ranking of 19th.
• The Cowboys had 18 come-from-behind wins.
• OSU had 11 players garner All-Big 12 accolades, its most since 2008.
• The OSU pitching staff recorded its lowest ERA since 1973, while the Cowboys led the Big 12 in doubles and walks and ranked second in batting average, slugging percentage, home runs and on-base percentage.

OSU’s second season under Holliday was even better, and he became the first-ever Cowboy skipper to be named the Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year.

In 2014, the Cowboys went 48-18, marking the most wins for the program since 1994. OSU captured the Big 12 regular season crown with an 18-6 mark, then went on to win the NCAA Stillwater Regional championship and advance to the NCAA Stillwater Super Regional, its first Super Regional appearance since 2007.

OSU was ranked in the national polls throughout the 2014 campaign and finished the year ranked 10th in each of the final national polls, its first top 10 final ranking since 1999.

The 2014 season also saw the Cowboys:

• Record 28 come-from-behind wins.
• Win their final seven Big 12 Conference series .
• Turn in a 12-game winning streak, its longest since 2008.
• Host an NCAA Regional at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium for the first time since 2008.
• Rank in the top 10 nationally in five categories, including home runs, walks, sacrifice bunts and winning percentage.

Further adding to the accolades, 2014 also saw a pair of Cowboys — Brendan McCurry and Zach Fish — earn All-America honors. Fish was named the Big 12 Player of the Year and was one of 11 Cowboys to garner All-Big 12 accolades, which included a school-record six first-team honorees.

The success continued in year three of the Holliday era as OSU went 38-20 and hosted an NCAA Regional for the second-straight year.

Other 2015 highlights included:

• OSU finished second in the Big 12 Conference regular season standings, marking the third consecutive year the Cowboys finished in the top two of the league.
• OSU finished as high as No. 17 in the final national polls, earning that ranking from D1Baseball.
• The Cowboys were ranked in at least one national poll every week of the 2015 season, running their streak of consecutive weeks in the national rankings to 48 dating back to 2013. They peaked at No. 5 in the polls in ’15.
• Michael Freeman became the 23rd player in OSU history to be named a first-team All-American and the second to earn Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year honors.
• The Cowboys ranked eighth nationally in ERA. Their 2.84 ERA was the lowest by an OSU pitching staff since 1973.

Holliday is the first former OSU player to serve as the program’s head coach. A four-year letterwinner for the Cowboys from 1996-99, Holliday was a starter on Cowboy teams that made four NCAA Tournament appearances and reached the College World Series in 1996 and 1999.

During a career that spanned 256 games, which ranks second all time at OSU, Holliday compiled a career .311 batting average to go along with 53 home runs, 62 doubles and 237 RBIs. He was inducted into the OSU Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003.

Holliday’s name is prominent throughout the OSU record book. He is OSU’s all-time leader in base on balls with 225 and also ranks in the top five on the Cowboys’ career lists in games, at bats, runs, hits, doubles, total bases, RBIs and hit by pitches. He also ranks seventh all-time in homers.

Holliday was a three-time All-Big 12 performer, earning first-team honors in 1998 (at catcher) and 1999 (at third base). He was a second-team selection as a utility player in 1997 and was named the Big Eight Conference Freshman of the Year and a Freshman All-American in 1996.

Also a standout in the classroom at OSU, Holliday was a first-team academic all-conference honoree in each of his four seasons, earning that distinction in both the Big Eight (1996) and Big 12 (1997-99) Conferences. He was named an Academic All-American and the OSU Male Student-Athlete of the Year in 1999.

Holliday was selected in the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft by Toronto in the ninth round and spent two years in the Blue Jays organization. Following his professional baseball career, Holliday returned to Stillwater and joined the OSU coaching staff, where he served as an assistant for three seasons. He was a student assistant in 2001 before joining the full-time staff the following year.

Holliday left Stillwater to continue his coaching career in 2004, and over an 11-year span, he served as an assistant coach at some of the nation’s top baseball programs, serving stints on the staffs at North Carolina State, Georgia Tech, Arizona State and Vanderbilt. He coached on seven NCAA Tournament teams and three of those advanced to the College World Series (Georgia Tech in 2006, Arizona State in 2009 and Vanderbilt in 2011).

In 2004, Holliday joined the coaching staff at North Carolina State and helped that team reach an NCAA Regional.

Following that season, he moved to Georgia Tech and in his first year was part of the Yellow Jackets’ ACC regular season and tournament championships. During that 2005 season, Georgia Tech ranked in the top five nationally in batting average and runs per game. The following year, the Yellow Jackets reached the College World Series.

In 2008, Holliday was on the staff at Arizona State and helped bring in the top recruiting class in the nation, which helped the Sun Devils reach the 2009 College World Series.

Following two years in Tempe, Holliday joined Tim Corbin’s staff at Vanderbilt and in three seasons as an assistant and the program’s recruiting coordinator, Holliday was a part of three NCAA Tournament teams, including the Commodores’ 2011 College World Series team.

Holliday once again proved his skill as a recruiter at Vandy as he landed the 12th-ranked incoming class in his first season and signed the top-ranked class in 2011 by bringing in 13 new players.

A prep standout on both the baseball diamond and gridiron at Stillwater High School, Holliday was drafted in the 14th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft by Minnesota. He was the USA Today Gatorade Player of the Year in Oklahoma and a Mizuno/Collegiate Baseball High School All-American as well as co-valedictorian of his graduating class.

Holliday is the son of Tom Holliday, who served as OSU’s assistant coach from 1978-1996 and was the program’s head coach from 1997-2003. Holliday’s younger brother, Matt, was a seven-time Major League Baseball All-Star outfielder and now serves on the Cowboy Baseball coaching staff.

Holliday is married to the former Jenny Moore, and the couple has two children, Olivia and Brady.

The Holliday File

• 1996-99: Played at Oklahoma State
• 1999-00: Played in Toronto Blue Jays organization
• 2001-03: Oklahoma State assistant coach
• 2004: North Carolina State assistant coach
• 2005-07: Georgia Tech assistant coach
• 2008-09: Arizona State assistant coach
• 2010-12: Vanderbilt assistant coach
• 2013-: Oklahoma State head coach

Major League Baseball Players Coached By Josh Holliday

Scott Baker
Jason Jaramillo
Josh Fields
Luke Scott
Jeff Salazar
Joey Devine
Matt Wieters
Tyler Greene
Blake Wood
Ike Davis
Jason Kipnis
Brett Wallace
Mike Leake
Josh Spence
Austin Barnes
Jake Elmore
Kole Calhoun
Curt Casali
Mike Yastremski
Sonny Gray
Sam Selman
Tyler Beede
Taylor Hill
Koda Glover
Jason Hursh
Donnie Walton
Thomas Hatch
Jonathan Heasley

Rob Walton

Pitching Coach

The Walton File

• 1983-86: Played at Oklahoma State
• 1986-89: Played in Baltimore Orioles organization
• 1996-98: Area Supervisor for Cleveland Indians
• 1999-2003: Oral Roberts assistant coach
• 2004-12: Oral Roberts head coach
• 2013-: Oklahoma State assistant coach

• In 10 seasons as OSU's pitching coach, he has coached 32 All-Big 12 pitchers, four All-Americans, two Big 12 Pitcher of the Year honorees and two first-round MLB Draft picks
• Under his guidance, the 2022 OSU pitching staff shattered the program record for strikeouts in a season with 679
• Named the 2016 ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year
• In nine seasons (2004-12) as head coach at Oral Roberts compiled a 367-167 (.687) record
• Led Golden Eagles to nine NCAA Tournament appearances
• ORU had five 40-plus win seasons and a 50-win campaign in 2004
• Coached 16 All-Americans, 14 conference players of the year and 12 conference pitchers of the year at ORU
• Five-time Summit League Coach of the Year
• Was named the 2004 ABCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year
• Served as Team USA head coach in 2008 and led club to FISU gold medal
• Was Team USA assistant coach in 2005 & 2011

Former Oklahoma State standout Rob Walton returned to Stillwater in June 2012 to join Cowboy head coach Josh Holliday’s staff as pitching coach.

A 2018 inductee into the Cowboy Baseball Hall of Fame, Walton’s tutelage has been a significant key to OSU’s resurgence over the last decade, with his pitching staffs a key force behind a run that includes a College World Series berth, nine NCAA Regional appearances, three NCAA Super Regionals and a trio of Big 12 Conference championships. In 2016, he was named the ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year in college baseball.

“Pitching and defense are the keys to winning at any level,” Walton said. “We want to be able to put together a pitching staff that is in the top 10 in the country year in and year out. We have to recruit really good athletes who have an opportunity to get better and get our pitching staff among the best in the country. If we can, that will give us an opportunity to win every game that we play.”

The Cowboys’ success under Walton includes 32 All-Big 12 pitchers, four All-Americans, two Big 12 Pitcher of the Year honorees and 31 Major League Baseball Draft picks, including two rounders.

Additionally, OSU’s pitching staff led the Big 12 in ERA in conference-only games in 2014 and 2015, and the ’15 group turned in the lowest ERA by a Cowboy pitching staff in over 40 years.

In 2022, OSU’s pitching staff shattered the program record for strikeouts in a season with 679. Led by two-time All-American Justin Campbell, the Cowboys ranked fifth nationally in punchouts and seventh in strikeouts per nine innings at 10.7.

The 2022 staff also had six hurlers collect All-Big 12 honors, and seven pitchers were selected in the ’22 Major League Baseball Draft.

Walton made an immediate impact in his first season back in Stillwater. The Cowboys’ pitching staff finished with a 3.04 ERA, the lowest by an OSU staff since 1973, and ranked in the top 10 nationally in strikeout-to-walk ratio.

Under Walton’s guidance, six Cowboys earned All-Big 12 accolades in 2013 and a pair of Cowboy hurlers finished in the top 10 in the Big 12 Conference in ERA. He also helped Jason Hursh develop into a first-round draft pick of the Atlanta Braves in the Major League Baseball Draft in June.

In 2014, OSU finished second in the Big 12 in strikeouts and saves, and two Cowboy hurlers — Vince Wheeland and Jon Perrin — ranked in the top 10 in the league in ERA and wins. Walton also coached a trio of All-Big 12 First Team hurlers (Wheeland, Perrin and Brendan McCurry), while McCurry set OSU’s single-season and career saves records and was a consensus All-American.

Walton’s third OSU staff also shined. The Cowboys ranked eighth in the NCAA in 2015 with a 2.84 team ERA, the lowest by an OSU group since 1973. In Big 12 Conference play, that ERA dipped to a league-best 2.50.

The 2015 season also saw Walton pupil Michael Freeman blossom into one of college baseball’s top pitchers. The southpaw was a consensus All-American and the Big 12 Pitcher of the Year, and he ranked sixth nationally with a 1.31 ERA, the fifth lowest in a single season in OSU history.

The 2016 season saw OSU return to the College World Series for the first time since 1999, and pitching was the biggest reason why.

Led by All-American and Big 12 Pitcher of the Year Thomas Hatch, the Cowboys racked up 10 shutouts, 574 strikeouts and 21 saves, all of which ranked as the second-highest totals in program history.

In the postseason, OSU’s pitching staff carried it to Omaha. The Cowboys turned in a 1.58 ERA in their nine NCAA Tournament games, the lowest of any team in the tourney, as they allowed only 14 earned runs in 80 innings and also tossed a tournament-best three shutouts.

At the College World Series, where OSU finished third, the Cowboys opened play with consecutive 1-0 wins, marking the first time in history a team recorded back-to-back 1-0 shutouts at the CWS.

Seven pitchers off OSU’s 2016 pitching staff were drafted by Major League Baseball, with Hatch’s third-round selection leading the way.

In 2019, OSU’s pitching staff tossed seven shutouts, the sixth most in the NCAA that season. The total tied for the fourth highest in a single season in program history and marked only the seventh time the Cowboys have posted seven or more shutouts in a season — four of those seasons have come under Walton’s guidance.

Walton’s tutelage resulted in Jensen Elliott leading the Big 12 with 10 wins in 2019, and he also finished his career with 22 wins, the 10th most in OSU history. Additionally, Parker Scott turned in a Big 12-best 1.11 ERA in conference games.

Five members of the Cowboys’ pitching staff were selected in the 2019 MLB Draft, including top-10 rounders Logan Gragg and Peyton Battenfield.

In 2021, Walton helped mold Justin Campbell into an All-American, and the Cowboys tossed seven shutouts, the 11th most in the NCAA on the season and the fourth highest total in a season in program history.

Prior to returning to Stillwater, Walton spent the previous 14 years at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, where he was the Golden Eagles’ head coach for nine seasons. He was a four-year letterwinner as a pitcher at OSU from 1983-86 and played on four College World Series teams for the Cowboys.

In his nine seasons at the helm of ORU, Walton compiled a 367-167 (.687) record and was named the Summit League Coach of the Year five times. Under his direction, the Golden Eagles were an NCAA Tournament team each year and produced five seasons with 40 or more wins, including a 50-win campaign in 2004.

In his 14 seasons in Tulsa, Walton helped ORU produce 16 All-Americans, 14 conference player or co-players of the year and 12 conference pitchers of the year. Additionally, the Golden Eagles had 45 players selected in the Major League Baseball Draft over that span.

During Walton’s tenure, ORU continued its record streak of conference championships, which reached 15 in 2012. With Walton as head coach, the Golden Eagles made nine NCAA Regional appearances and reached a Super Regional in 2006.

“We’re really excited to bring someone of Rob’s caliber to the program. He possesses the talents and character traits that identify our mission to develop and groom our players in an environment where teaching, discipline, passion, the ability to develop a person in all phases of their life, on the field and off, are the focus, as is the commitment to building a championship team,” Holliday said. “When this opportunity to bring Rob into our program presented itself, and after sitting and talking with him and his family and sensing the true passion for Oklahoma State, his unique and well-known talents in the game and his desire to team up and pour himself into the kids and help us become great, it was just a tremendous fit.

“His history is of great value,” added Holliday. “He will be as good a mentor and teacher of pitching that any young athlete could hope to find. His reputation and credibility amongst the baseball community in the state of Oklahoma and across the country will enhance our recruiting efforts tremendously. He’s a winner, he’s a Cowboy, and he’s got a tremendous amount of energy to get started and be a part of what we’re doing.”

In four seasons as a pitcher at OSU from 1983-86, Walton compiled a 20-3 record and 3.74 ERA in 54 appearances. In 204.2 career innings, he collected 147 strikeouts and tossed 10 complete games.

As a senior, Walton led the Cowboys in wins and was 13-2 with a 3.20 ERA in 19 appearances. He also tossed nine complete games, the fourth most in a single season in OSU history.

Following his OSU playing career, Walton was drafted by Baltimore in the 25th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball Draft and spent four seasons in the Orioles organization.

After his stint as a player, Walton spent time as an area supervisor for the Cleveland Indians before joining the coaching ranks at Oral Roberts.

In addition to his success at ORU, Walton served as the head coach of the 2008 USA Baseball National Team and led the club to the FISU Gold Medal. He also served as an assistant on the 2005 and 2011 USA Baseball teams.

Walton was a three-sport star at Rutherford (N.J.) High School, earning All-State honors in baseball, basketball and soccer. He was a sixth-round draft pick of the Texas Rangers in 1982.

Walton and his wife, Michelle, have three children — Davis, Donnie and Cassie. Donnie was an All-American shortstop for the Cowboys, starring from 2013-16, and made his Major League Baseball Debut in 2019 with Seattle.

Mark Ginther

Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator

Mark Ginther returned to Oklahoma State as an assistant coach and the Cowboys' recruiting coordinator in July 2023.

A former player and staff member for the Cowboys, Ginther spent five seasons as an assistant coach at West Virginia from 2019-2023. The Tulsa native was a standout infielder for the Pokes from 2009-12 before serving four seasons on the OSU staff from 2015-18.

“Mark is coming back home after being part of a very successful West Virginia program that has put together some of the best teams in school history in recent years,” Holliday said. “He has an outstanding understanding of the game and a passion for all phases of the game. He will lead our defensive efforts and his expertise in infield play will be a big part of building a championship team. In addition, he will provide daily instruction as we build our team offensive concepts. The experience he has gained on the recruiting side has been invaluable, and he will help organize our efforts to bring top-notch talent to campus and develop those players upon arrival.

“During Mark’s time here on staff, he was a valuable part of a College World Series team and a Big 12 championship club. It couldn’t have been clearer to me in the process of putting the staff together that Oklahoma State Baseball is what he is all about, and he is prepared to put the work in to help the program continue to grow.”

In his time at West Virginia, Ginther was instrumental in helping sign some of the top recruiting classes in program history while serving as the infield coach and assisting with the Mountaineers’ hitters.

With Ginther on staff, WVU made NCAA Regional appearances in 2019 and 2023 and earned the first Big 12 championship in program history with a shared regular-season title last season.

In Ginther’s first season in 2019, the Mountaineers hosted an NCAA Regional and finished the season ranked No. 19 while also setting a program record with eight Major League Baseball Draft picks and 11 All-Big 12 honorees.

The 2022 season saw WVU set a program mark for Big 12 wins and rank second nationally in stolen bases with 156, and in 2023, the Mountaineers counted 15 conference wins and 13 All-Big 12 honorees, including the league’s player of the year.

Ginther helped coach 17 MLB Draft picks at WVU and under his tutelage, seven position players earned All-Big 12 status while J.J. Wetherholt became a consensus All-American second baseman in 2023.

A standout third baseman for the Cowboys, Ginther was a two-time All-Big 12 Honorable Mention performer. In 209 career games, he hit .296 with 32 home runs, 140 RBIs and 50 doubles, and he ranks in the top 10 in program history in career at-bats, doubles and sacrifice flies.

Ginther was a three-time Major League Baseball Draft pick, the first time out of Jenks High School in 2008 and then again in 2011 and 2012.

Following his senior season with the Cowboys, he signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks after being selected in the 24th round and played one professional season at the Class-A level.

Ginther joined the OSU staff in 2014 as a graduate manager before serving as the program’s player development coordinator in 2015.

In his first season as a volunteer assistant coach for the Cowboys in 2016, he served as first base coach on OSU’s College World Series team. He was also the volunteer assistant for the 2017 Big 12 championship team and again in 2018.

“I’m very excited to rejoin Coach Holliday and the Oklahoma State baseball family,” Ginther said. “OSU is a special place to me and my family. I’m an Oklahoma kid born and raised, and it’s always been a dream to come back to OSU and coach at my alma mater.

“With the history and tradition of the program and the expectations of the best fan base in college baseball, I can’t wait to get back to Stillwater and get to work!”

Victor Romero

Assistant Coach

Victor Romero is in his seventh season on the full-time staff with OSU baseball and was named the Cowboys' director of baseball operations in August 2019.

Romero spent the 2018 season as the Cowboys' volunteer assistant coach, where he helped lead OSU to Big 12 and NCAA Regional championships and the fifth NCAA Super Regionals appearance in program history, where the Pokes fell one win shy of a College World Series berth.

“Victor was the spark that got this thing rolling when I was hired seven years ago,” Holliday said. “A great leader and energy giver as a catcher for us, Victor has been a valuable member of this program in numerous roles, and I’m excited to have him working side-by-side with myself and the staff as we continue to build Cowboy Baseball."

Romero joined OSU’s full-time staff in 2017 as the director of player development after spending three seasons as the Cowboys’ graduate manager.

As the director of player development, Romero spent much of his time heavily involved in the Cowboys’ academic welfare. Over the last several years, the program has thrived academically, setting a number of records in the classroom. He also assisted the coaching staff in developing practice plans and compiling scouting reports along with various other duties.

A native of California, Romero was a catcher for the Cowboys during the 2012 and 2013 seasons. As a senior, he was an All-Big 12 Conference Second Team selection and a semifinalist for the Johnny Bench Award, given to the top catcher in Division I baseball, as he helped lead OSU to the NCAA Tournament. Romero was also named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team in 2013 and was twice named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Romero came to OSU after two standout seasons at Solano Community College in Farifield, Calif., where he was an All-American and two-time all-conference pick.

A 2013 Oklahoma State graduate with a degree in University Studies, Romero completed a master’s degree in leadership studies at OSU in 2017.

Garrett Bayliff

Strength & Conditioning/Sports Performance

Bayliff came to Stillwater from Wichita State, where he was the associate head of strength and conditioning/director of health and wellness for the Shockers.

“We are thrilled to add Garrett to our coaching staff,” said OSU head coach Josh Holliday. “He brings with him the perfect combination of baseball-specific background in the field of strength and conditioning and the unique experience of having played college baseball. He is experienced and highly educated in his field having started his career here at Oklahoma State with Coach (Rob) Glass.

“Garrett will be a game changer in the development of our players and the health and discipline piece of our group.”

A native of Tuttle, Okla., Bayliff played baseball at Wichita State from 2010-14, appearing in 186 games and posting a career .327 batting average. He was an All-Missouri Valley Conference performer and was named the 2013 MVC Tournament MVP.

Following his collegiate playing career, Bayliff was a graduate assistant at Oklahoma State while earning his master’s degree. During that time, he assisted with the strength and conditioning of the football, baseball, wrestling and track and field programs.

After a year as the director of strength and conditioning at Ponca City High School, Bayliff returned to Wichita State in September 2019 as an assistant strength and conditioning coach before being promoted in October 2021 to associate head of strength and conditioning/director of health and wellness.

Trey Cobb

Player Development Coordinator

Former Oklahoma State standout Trey Cobb joined the Cowboy Baseball staff in July 2024 as the player development coordinator.

Cobb starred on the mound for the Pokes from 2014-17 before playing five professional seasons in the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies organizations. He most recently served as a scout for the Mets.

“Trey was a huge part of Cowboy Baseball for four years who was on some special teams, and he was a key contributor to countless moments that we will always celebrate,” said OSU head coach Josh Holliday. “Since the day he entered professional baseball, he pursued his dream of being a big league pitcher and learning as much about the game as he could with a long-term goal of becoming a teacher and coach inside the game.

“Trey’s playing career and his recent job as a scout with the Mets have provided him amazing work experience and helped him develop skills that will no doubt allow him to help us grow our program and the players inside of it.”

A native of Broken Arrow, Okla., Cobb is OSU’s career leader with 92 appearances and was a two-time honorable mention All-Big 12 performer. The right-hander posted a record of 10-10 with 11 saves and a 2.99 ERA during his four seasons in Stillwater.

As a junior in 2016, Cobb won four games and recorded six saves and 100 strikeouts in 24 appearances, including 12 starts, for OSU’s College World Series team.

“I have dreamed of getting back in the door since the moment I left Stillwater,” Cobb said. “Getting to walk into this beautiful facility and get a chance to work day in and day out with this incredible staff is an unbelievable blessing.”

Cobb was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2016 but returned to OSU for his senior year. Following the Cowboys’ 2017 season, he was an eighth-round pick of the Mets and embarked on his pro career.

In his five minor league seasons, Cobb pitched in 163 games, recording 15 wins and tallying 18 saves, and played at the Triple A level for three years.

Cobb earned a degree in economics from OSU in 2017. He and his wife, Kaci, have three children – twin daughters, Olivia and Carolina, and son Cooper.

Jack Montgomery

Director of Video, Analytics & Data

Jack Montgomery joined the Oklahoma State staff as the director of video, analytics and data in August 2023.

Montgomery, who spent the 2023 season as OSU’s graduate assistant, is responsible for overseeing the Cowboys’ video operations and scouting reports and operating the team’s technology systems.

“Jack is one of the brightest young men I have come across in baseball,” Holliday said. “His attention to detail and his knowledge of what is going on in baseball along with the new tools and trends being used is second to none.

“He takes the work very seriously as he knows the ability to use information and provide the coaches and players the insight both analytically and through video are crucial in the learning process. He will be a key piece of our staff and will contribute to our team’s preparation and performance in a big way.”

Montgomery graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a degree in sports management in 2022.

A former Major League Baseball Draft pick of Seattle in 2018, Montgomery served as a baseball operations intern with the Los Angeles Angels in 2022 with a focus on analyzing draft prospects, and he was a general manager intern and MLB scout liaison with the Cape Cod League’s Chatham Anglers from 2019-21.

Hub Roberts

Director of Operations

Jacob “Hub” Roberts returned to the Oklahoma State program in August 2023 as the director of baseball operations.

Roberts has over a decade of experience working in college and professional baseball. He is a 2019 graduate of Oklahoma State with a degree in sports media, and he also earned his master’s degree in Stillwater in leisure and recreation studies in 2021.

“Hub, like so many on our staff, is a proud alum of Oklahoma State, and his return to campus and our program means a lot to him,” Holliday said. “He will help us continue to grow our program in all spaces, as well as providing us a first-class day-to-day operation.”

During his time as a student at OSU, Roberts served as a Cowboy Baseball equipment manager for three seasons before spending three years as a graduate assistant with the program, working in an assistant director of operations role.

In his first tenure with Cowboy Baseball, Roberts took on a variety of duties, including assisting with travel and recruiting, video, analytics and scouting and helping develop social media strategies and optimization.

Roberts was the head clubhouse manager for the Winston-Salem Dash, the High-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, during the 2022 season after also serving in that role during Spring Training, Instructional League and Fall League for Chicago’s Triple A affiliate.

In December 2022, Roberts joined the Appalachian State program as its director of baseball operations, serving in that capacity for the 2023 season.

A native of Birmingham, Ala., Roberts began working in baseball operations for the Double A Birmingham Barons in 2012 as an assistant clubhouse manager and served in that role for five years.