In this eight-part series, The O’Colly will revisit the 1981-87 Oklahoma State baseball teams, an era that is recognized as one of the most dominant stretches in college baseball history.
The Cowboys’ seven consecutive College World Series appearances mark the longest stretch in the sport’s history, but they never came away with a national championship.
Tom Holliday gripped his phone with a pressing opinion in mind.
As a phone call with Oklahoma State coach Gary Ward regarding the Cowboys’ 1981 lineup progressed, Holliday, OSU’s pitching coach, grew bullish as he read each name off the handwritten roster.