1994 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team

The 1994 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1994 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sooners played their home games at L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park. The team was coached by Larry Cochell in his 4th season at Oklahoma.

1994 Oklahoma Sooners baseball
ConferenceBig 8 Conference
1994 record50-17 (21-9 Big 8)
Head coachLarry Cochell (4th year)
Home stadiumL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park
1994 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 12 Oklahoma State  ‍†‍‡‍y 21–6 .778  49–17 .742
No. 1 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y 21–9 .700  50–17 .746
No. 25 Kansas  ‍‍‍y 17–9 .654  40–18 .690
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 15–14 .517  30–28 .517
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .467  32–28 .533
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9–19 .321  32–26 .552
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 3–27 .100  13–43 .232
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1994[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Sooners won the College World Series, defeating the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the championship game.

Roster
1994 Oklahoma Sooners Roster
 

Pitchers

  

Infielders

  • Chris Bradshaw
  • Jorge Diaz
  • Rick Gutierrez
  • Rich Hills
  • M.J. Mariani
  • Ryan Minor
  • Mark Soto
  • Duane Stelly

Catchers

  • Chris Briones
  • Javier Flores
  

Outfielders

  • Chip Glass
  • Dustin Hansen
  • Damon Minor
  • Mick Meunier
  • Aric Thomas
  • Darvin Traylor
  • Jerry Whittaker
  • Fabien Maigrat
  

Bat Boy: Sunny Golloway

Schedule
1994 Oklahoma Sooners Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February (7–1)
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big 8
February 5Missouri SouthernL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park14-01-0–
February 6Missouri SouthernL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park9-12-0–
February 20Oklahoma CityL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park9-43-0–
February 20Oklahoma CityL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park14-14-0–
February 22at TCUTCU Diamond12-115-0–
February 25vs. Georgia TechGoodwin Field8-66-0–
February 26at Cal State FullertonGoodwin Field1-46-1–
February 27vs. San DiegoGoodwin Field10-97-1–
March (13–7)
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big 8
March 4at TexasDisch-Falk Field5-48-1–
March 5at TexasDisch-Falk Field4-68-2–
March 7vs. Sam Houston StateCougar Field13-79-2–
March 7at HoustonCougar Field7-310-2–
March 8vs. CreightonCougar Field8-011-2–
March 9at HoustonCougar Field3-811-3–
March 11Iowa StateL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark6-112-31-0
March 12Iowa StateL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark9-313-32-0
March 13MississippiL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark6-514-3–
March 14MississippiL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark9-1314-4–
March 16Emporia StateL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark12-315-4–
March 19KansasL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark4-1415-52-1
March 20KansasL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark7-915-62-2
March 22South AlabamaL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark12-1116-6–
March 23South AlabamaL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark14-717-6–
March 25at KansasHoglund Ballpark4-617-72-3
March 26at KansasHoglund Ballpark1-217-82-4
March 27at KansasHoglund Ballpark9-718-83-4
March 29Kansas StateL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark6-119-84-4
March 30Kansas StateL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark6-020-85-4
April (12–6)
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big 8
April 1Texas TechL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark3-620-9–
April 2Texas TechL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark10-821-9–
April 4TCUL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark8-722-9–
April 6ArkansasL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark11-223-9–
April 9at Iowa StateCap Timm Field8-624-96-4
April 9at Iowa StateCap Timm Field8-625-97-4
April 10at Iowa StateCap Timm Field12-326-98-4
April 13at MissouriSimmons Field7-427-99-4
April 13at MissouriSimmons Field5-428-910-4
April 15vs. Oklahoma StateDrillers Stadium3-428-1010-5
April 16vs. Oklahoma StateAll Sports Stadium4-1128-1110-6
April 17vs. Oklahoma StateAll Sports Stadium8-229-1111-6
April 19Oklahoma StateL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark4-230-1112-6
April 20at Oklahoma StateAllie P. Reynolds Stadium5-1030-1212-7
April 22at Kansas StateTointon Family Stadium7-331-1213-7
April 23at Kansas StateTointon Family Stadium14-1631-1313-8
April 24at KansasHoglund Ballpark21-732-1314-8
April 26at Wichita StateL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark1-432-14–
May (7–1)
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big 8
May 7NebraskaL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark3-133-1415-8
May 7NebraskaL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark7-534-1416-8
May 8NebraskaL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark13-935-1417-8
May 10at NebraskaBuck Belzer Stadium6-735-1517-9
May 11at NebraskaBuck Belzer Stadium4-036-1518-9
May 14MissouriL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark7-637-1519-9
May 15MissouriL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark4-138-1520-9
May 16MissouriL. Dale Mitchell Ballpark7-639-1521-9
Postseason
Big 8 Conference Tournament (3–2)
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record
June 19vs. NebraskaAll Sports Stadium2-339-16
June 20vs. MissouriAll Sports Stadium15-240-16
June 21vs. Iowa StateAll Sports Stadium5-341-16
June 22vs. NebraskaAll Sports Stadium21-442-16
June 22vs. Oklahoma StateAll Sports Stadium3-642-17
Central Regional (4–0)
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record
June 27vs. Arkansas StateDisch-Falk Field10-343-17
June 28vs. StanfordDisch-Falk Field10-444-17
June 29vs. TexasDisch-Falk Field15-445-17
June 30vs. TexasDisch-Falk Field6-346-17
1994 College World Series (4–0)
Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record
June 4vs. AuburnRosenblatt Stadium5-447-17
June 5vs. Arizona StateRosenblatt Stadium4-348-17
June 9vs. Arizona StateRosenblatt Stadium6-149-17
June 11vs. Georgia TechRosenblatt Stadium13-550-17

Awards and honors
Bucky Buckles
  • All-Big Eight First Team[2]
  • Big Eight All-Tournament Team[2]
Chip Glass
Rick Gutierrez
  • All-America First Team[2]
  • Big Eight Player of the Year[2]
  • All-Big Eight First Team[2]
  • Big Eight All-Tournament Team[2]
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
Rich Hills
  • All-America Second Team[2]
  • All-Big Eight First Team[2]
  • Big Eight All-Tournament Team[2]
Kevin Lovingier
  • All-Big Eight First Team[2]
M.J. Mariani
  • Big Eight All-Tournament Team[2]
Ryan Minor
  • Big Eight All-Tournament Team[2]
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
Mark Redman
  • Big Eight Newcomer of the Year[2]
  • All-Big Eight First Team[2]
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
Darvin Traylor
  • All-Big Eight First Team[2]
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]

Sooners in the 1994 MLB Draft

The following members of the Oklahoma Sooners baseball program were drafted in the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft.[3]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Jerry WhittakerOF2nd60thChicago White Sox
Bucky BucklesRHP7th197thTexas Rangers
Kevin LovingierLHP25th698thSt. Louis Cardinals
Ricky Gutierrez2B28th773rdCleveland Indians
Chip GlassOF37th1025thCleveland Indians
Rich HillsSS48th1320thAtlanta Braves

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1994". Boyd's World. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  2. "2012 Media Guide" (PDF). SoonerSports.com. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)"". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
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