OSU's Jonah Nickerson at the College World Series
Pitching and defense are the main reasons that OSU is currently matching the performance to date of the 2005 team. While the team batting average is not as high as other OSU teams that have made it to the College World Series, both team ERA and opponents scoring per game is the lowest of the last 6 seasons.
Selected season statistics for OSU baseball teams.
| Year | Record | Team ERA | Team BA | Runs/game | ||||
| W-L | Pct | OSU | OPP | OSU | OPP | OSU | OPP | |
| 2011 | 27-7 | 0.794 | 2.78 | 6.00 | 0.278 | 0.236 | 6.7 | 3.6 |
| 2010 | 32-24 | 0.571 | 4.19 | 4.79 | 0.267 | 0.260 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
| 2009 | 37-19 | 0.661 | 3.93 | 5.83 | 0.278 | 0.245 | 6.8 | 4.4 |
| 2008 | 28-24 | 0.539 | 5.29 | 5.78 | 0.292 | 0.264 | 6.8 | 6.3 |
| 2007 | 49-18 | 0.731 | 3.48 | 5.91 | 0.287 | 0.243 | 6.8 | 3.8 |
| 2006 | 50-16 | 0.758 | 3.41 | 5.90 | 0.302 | 0.236 | 7.0 | 4.0 |
| 2005 | 46-12 | 0.793 | 3.06 | 6.22 | 0.316 | 0.224 | 7.3 | 3.9 |
Post-season performance of recent OSU teams:
2010 3rd place, Gainesville Regional
2009 2nd place, Fort Worth Regional
2008 No post-season
2007 National Champions
2006 National Champions
2005 7th place tie, CWS
