Good Morning Pokes. After the next month, he may not be wearing the OSU uniform anymore, but Rob Walton will forever be a Cowboy.

What’s all stirring in today’s Brew? Check it out below!

👏 Forever A Cowboy
🏀 The Mack Attack
⚾️ Tourney Time
🤠 And much more!

🎥 OSUMAX: RAISING THE BAR

OSU distance runner Brian Musau is having a big impact on the cross country
and track and field team winning two Big 12 Cross Country titles and the
2025 NCAA Indoor 5,000 meters crown in his first two seasons in Stillwater.

Learn more about Musau, his road to Stillwater and what winning
the school's 199th individual NCAA title means to him.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Forever A Cowboy. On Monday, longtime Cowboy Rob Walton announced that he will be retiring at the conclusion of the 2025 season

A 2018 inductee into the Cowboy Baseball Hall of Fame, Walton was a standout pitcher for OSU in his playing days. He went 20-3 in 54 career appearances and helped the Cowboys to College World Series trips in each of his four seasons.

He went on to play in the Baltimore Orioles organization and work with the Cleveland Indians before returning to the college game as an assistant coach at Oral Roberts from 1999-2003. He was elevated to head coach in 2004, launching a period of great success for ORU.

Following the 2012 season, Walton surprised the baseball world when he chose to leave his successful position as ORU head coach to join Holliday's OSU staff as pitching coach.

In the 12-plus seasons since, the Cowboys won five Big 12 championships, earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament every year, advanced to three Super Regionals and returned to the College World Series.

⚾️ More on Walton’s Incredible Career

🔼 The Mack Attack. After solidifying her spot in the league last season, OSU legend Natasha Mack is back and ready for more.

Mack spent all training camp with the Phoenix Mercury and is on the active roster as the squad opened up the 2025 season this past weekend.

The former Cowgirl is currently battling a back injury, but is hoping to make her season debut soon.

Mack was a second round draft pick by the Chicago Sky in 2021 and played four games that season before going overseas and returning last season with Phoenix, where she played in 40 games, averaging over 15 minutes a night.

🔼 Welcome Home. After a historic 2025 season for the OSU wrestling program, the Cowboys have a new voice on their staff as Coach Taylor announced the addition of former OSU standout Kevin Ward to the coaching staff.

Most recently working at Army West Point for the past 11 years, Ward has served as a collegiate head coach since the 2010-11 season. He was part of the Cowboy wrestling team from 2001-2006, winning a Big 12 title at 157 pounds and earning recognition on the NWCA Scholar All-America team three times. He also served as an OSU graduate assistant the year following his final season of competition.

Ward's coaching accolades include being named the 2014 NCAA Div. II Coach of the Year, the 2019 EIWA Coach of the Year and a finalist for the 2019 NWCA National Coach of the Year.

🤠 More On Ward’s Return

⚾️ IT’S TOURNEY TIME

Winners in nine of their final 10 games of the regular season, the Cowboys will be the sixth seed when play gets underway tomorrow at the Big 12 Tournament Globe Life Park in Arlington.

OSU is set to take on a gritty Baylor squad with first pitch set for 4 pm tomorrow, with the winner advancing to face No. 2-seed Kansas in the quarterfinals on Thursday at 4 p.m. Both games will be televised on ESPNU and available via ESPN+.

🏆 Championship Central

🤔 POKES TRIVIA

During his tenure on the OSU coaching staff, how many MLB draft picks did Rob Walton coach?

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🎥 OSUMAX: DIRTY HARRY

After picking up his 10th victory of the season and solidifying his name among
the top pitcher in the Big 12, there’s no better time to learn more about the southpaw.

Harrison Bodendorf joined the Orange Power Podcast this week to talk
about his season, his story and much more.

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📅 ON THE DOCKET

Wednesday, May 21st
⚾️ Baseball vs. Baylor @ 4pm (Big 12 Tournament - Globe Life Park - Arlington, Texas)

Thursday, May 22nd
⚾️ Baseball at Big 12 Tournament @ TBD (Globe Life Park - Arlington, Texas)

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 41

🤠 Have a great one!