Happy Tuesday everyone! For millions of children around the world, there are countless days in the backyard and local parks, playing out their dreams of reaching the highest level in their sport.

For five Cowboys, that dream took a major step to become a reality yesterday.

We’ve got the breakdown of yesterday’s MLB draft, as well as a preview of Wednesday’s trip to Big 12 Media Days.

And don’t you worry, we’ve also got Cowgirls shining both on the course and in the classroom.

What else is stirring in today’s edition of the Brew? Check it out!

⚾️ The Pick Is In…
🏈 Next On Stage
⛳️ Acing Academics
🤠 And so much more!

🎧 OSU MAX PODCASTS

One of those five Cowboys that heard his name called yesterday was Roc Riggio, the star infielder for OSU over the past two seasons.

Earlier this spring, OSU Max sat down for a special Face-to-Face with Riggio to talk about his baseball journey, how he got to Stillwater and what it means to be a part of Cowboy.

Take a few minutes and get to learn just what the scouts saw in our guy Roc.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Give 'Em Five Stars. For the third time in eight years, Orange and Black was all over the first 10 rounds of the MLB Draft.

OSU had five players selected on day two of the MLB draft (rounds 4-10) on Monday, marking the second straight year (seven last year), that five or more Cowboys went in the first 10 rounds.

Jauron Watts-Brown (Round 3, Blue Jays), Nolan McLean (Round 3, Mets), Roc Riggio (Round 4, Yankees), Marcus Brown (Round 5 - Nationals) and Brian Hendry (Round 10, Yankees) all got the call of a lifetime yesterday.

Watts-Brown joined the Cowboys this past spring after two years at Long Beach State. He led the Big 12 in strikeouts (124) and strikeout rate (13.6). He posted double-digit strikeouts four times this spring, including 13 on two occasions.

McLean was drafted for the second straight year as one of the more intriguing two-way prospects in the country. At the plate, he hit nine HRs and drove in 29 RBIs in 124 at-bats, while on the mound, he tossed 30.0 innings, striking out 34 and holding an ERA of 3.30.

In two seasons at second base, Riggio was a standout in the Big 12, posting a .316 average of the past two years, while posting a .438 on-base percentage, hitting 29 HRs, 31 doubles and 108 RBIs.

Brown was a two-time All-Big 12 honoree, piling up a .302 average in three seasons, racking up 27 doubles, 13 HRs, and 74 RBIs.

After three seasons at St. John’s, Hendry came to Stillwater and provided a versatile power arm to the Cowboys arsenal. He appeared in 16 games, five of which were starts, piling up 36.2 innings of work, striking out 51 times and walking just 14.

🔼 Set the DVR. Is that still a thing? Probably not, but set your calendar for ESPNU and ESPN+ as live coverage from Big 12 Media Days will be on your screens starting at 12 p.m. CT on Wednesday (July 12) and 8:30 a.m. CT on Thursday (July 13).

Our Cowboys are one of the seven teams on tap for Wednesday as Coach Gundy, along with student-athletes Collin Oliver, Korie Black, Brennan Presley and Preston Wilson, will all be speaking about the upcoming season.

🔼 Hungary? Why Wait. Two of OSU’s best are heading to Hungary later this summer to take on the best in the world.

Reigning World Champion Shot Putter Chase Ealey will be joined by Kaela Edwards as the duo join Team USA at the 2023 World Championships, which take place later this summer in Budapest, Hungary from August 19-27.

Overall, OSU put on quite a show at this past weekend’s 2023 US Championships in Eugene with three top-4 finishes and four other top-20 performances against the best the country has to offer.

Edwards earned a spot on Team USA at the World Championships with a third-place finish in the 800m with a time of 2:00.52. Ealey finished fourth in the shot put with a toss of 18.62m, but her spot at the 2023 World Championships was already secure as she is an automatic bid due to her reigning world championships status.

Sinclaire Johnson narrowly missed a top-three finish, placing fourth in the 1500m with a time of 4:03.49, while former Cowboy Josh Thompson actually won the 1500m on the men’s side, however, officials declared that he touched an opponent during the race and disqualified his win.

🔼 Three’s Company. Simply put, playing at Pebble Beach is special for anyone.

Playing against the best in the world at one of women’s golf’s most prestigious events? That’s just the cherry on top.

Two former Cowgirls and current golfer Maddison Hinson-Tolchard did just that this weekend at the 78th U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach. 

Maja Stark, a 2021 alum, took home her first top-10 finish at a U.S. Women’s Open, finishing ninth with a 1-over on the weekend.

Hinson-Tolchard was one of just 28 amateurs to qualify for the weekend, recording a 14-over 158, besting seven of other amateurs, as well as 10-time major champion Annika Sorenstam.

Appearing in her 11th consecutive U.S. Women's Open, former Cowgirl Pernilla Lindberg narrowly missed the cut at 7-over.

🔼 Acing Academics. A hole in one in golf is a rarity. It’s one of the most celebrated moments in the sport.

Well, pulling off an ace doesn’t seem to hard for the OSU Cowgirls golf squad as a quartet of them are acing their game off the course.

Maddison Hinson-Tolchard, Han-Hsuan Yu, Rina Tatematsu and Cecilie Leth-Nissen were all named to the 2022-23 All-American Scholar Team by the Women's Golf Coaches Association.
 
With the four additions, Oklahoma State has now claimed 62 NGCA/WGCA All-American Scholar selections since 1985. The announcement marks just the fourth time in program history at least four Cowgirls have been named All-American Scholars in the same season.

🏈 COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 53 DAYS

Coming in as an incredibly highly-touted RB, there was high excitement around the arrival of Ollie Gordon II.

After playing in every game as a true freshman and earning a start in a bowl game, let’s say he’s lived up to the hype and we are PUMPED to see what’s in store.

To help us wait to see Ollie this fall, let’s go back to his first collegiate TD, a
53-yard scamper down the sideline to seal a dominating home win last September.

Gordon finished third on the team in rushing with 62 carries for 308 yards and two scores. He averaged 4.9 yards per carry, while also adding 12 catches and two receiving TDs to his resume. His rushing yardage was the most for a true freshman at OSU since 2017.

We kinda like this guy, even if he’s a little high maintenance…

🤔 COWBOY TRIVIA

Tonight marks the 94th edition of the mid-summer classic with the MLB All-Star game, this place taking place in Seattle.

72 different OSU alums have reached the big leagues.

Do you know how many of those alums earned MLB All-Star accolades during their career? And can you name them?

Think you got it?

Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🎥 OSU MAX

Although the stands were filled with gold that Saturday in Waco, the only ones seeing gold at the end were the Cowboys as OSU exacted a little bit of revenge in a thrilling 36-25 road win over Baylor.

The Cowboys moved to a perfect 4-0 and remained in the top-10 nationally with the victory, that was sparked by a 98-yard kickoff return by Jaden Nixon to start the second half.

Go behind the scenes and relive all the excitement from last year’s victory.

🎥 OSU Access: The Revenge Tour in Waco

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: The magic number is 6.

Allie Reynolds was the first former Cowboy to earn an All-Star nod and also has the most MLB All-Star appearances by an OSU alum, participating in the event six times (1945, ‘49, ‘50, ‘52, ‘53, and ‘54).

Joe Horlen was next, earning a spot in 1967 during his 19-7 campaign with the Chicago White Sox.

Mickey Tettleton was the first Cowboy to be named an MLB All-Star, going on to play in the mid-summer classic in 1989 and 1994.

Robin Ventura was also a two-time All-Star, earning the recognition in 1992 and 2002.

Lastly, Jeromy Burnitz and Scott Williamson are the only two OSU alums to play in the SAME All-Star game, both participating in the 1999 All-Star game at Fenway park in Both.

Enjoy your Tuesday ya’ll!