BYU-OSU baseball series moving to Globe Life Field

PROVO, Utah — Due to inclement weather and cold temperatures, the BYU-Oklahoma State baseball series scheduled for March 10-12 in Provo is being moved to Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, home of the Texas Rangers.

“We were looking forward to hosting Oklahoma State at Miller Park, but the weather forecast for Provo does not look good this week,” said BYU head coach Mike Littlewood. “We are excited about the opportunity to play at Globe Life Field and appreciate everyone involved in making the move possible. It will be an incredible experience for our players to play in a Major League Baseball facility and should be a great opportunity as we prepare to move into the Big 12.”

The three-game series between the Cougars and the Cowboys remains scheduled for March 10-12, with game times set for 6:30 p.m. CST Thursday, 6:30 p.m. on Friday and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. 

Tickets for the three-game series at Globe Life Field are available online at texasrangers.com/collegebaseball. 

BYU is 7-3 on the year and received votes this week in the USA Today Baseball Top 25 Poll. The Cougars have wins over Ohio State and Marshall to go along with series victories over Arizona State and Milwaukee. OSU is current 6-4 and ranked No. 6 in the country with series victories over Vanderbilt, ASU and Wright State. 

The two universities have previously played 16 times in baseball with OSU holding a 12-4 series lead. The first game was played on Feb. 22, 1979, which the Cowboys won 7-5. The series is tied 3-3 in neutral-site games. 

Globe Life Field opened in 2020. The facility is scheduled to host the Big XII Baseball Championship from 2022-24. Globe Life Field was built as a public-private partnership between the City of Arlington and the Rangers and is a multipurpose sports and entertainment venue that measures 1.8 million square feet. The 5.5-acre retractable roof is the largest single-panel operable roof in the world. It weighs 24-million pounds and can be opened in approximately 12 minutes. The field features a specially designed synthetic grass playing surface that was provided by Shaw Sports Turf.

The Cougars began playing baseball in 1908 and have made 14 NCAA Tournament appearance and won 18 conference championships. BYU has had 61 All-Americans and 118 players taken in the MLB Draft. Over the past 10 seasons under Mike Littlewood, the Cougars are 239-188 and won WCC Titles in 2016, 2017 and 2019.

The Cowboys began playing baseball in 1909 and have traditionally been one of the top programs in college baseball. Oklahoma State won the 1959 national championship, has appeared in the national championship game six times and made 20 trips to the College World Series, which ranks fourth all-time. They have 46 NCAA Tournament berths, including 19 straight from 1981-1999 and have captured 19 NCAA Regional titles. In nine seasons under head coach Josh Holliday, OSU is 320-177-2 and won Big 12 Championships in 2014, 2017 and 2019.