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2005 schedule, quick facts
.................................................................... 2
Welcome to Oregon State baseball ................................. 3
Oregon State baseball A to Z .............................................................. 4-6
The Beaver Baseball Experience ..................................................... 7-11
Oregon State baseball facilities .................................................... 12-16
Oregon State baseball staff ............................................ 17
Head coach Pat Casey ............................................................... 18-19
Associate head coach Dan Spencer, assistant coach Marty Lees .......... 20
Volunteer assistant coach Troy Schader, support staff ....................... 21
2005 OSU baseball guide
2005 season ..................................................................... 23
Outlook, roster ......................................................................... 24-26
Player profiles .......................................................................... 27-40
2004 season .....................................................................
41
Season in review ........................................................................... 42-43
Overall statistics, Pacific-10 statistics ........................................... 44-45
Game-by-game results, Pacific- 10 in review .................................... 46
Oregon State baseball history ....................................... 47
Yearly finishes, coaching records ...................................................... 48
School records .................................................................................. 49
Career leaders ....................................................................................... 50
Season leaders .................................................................................. 51
Yearly individual leaders ................................................................ 52-55
Yearly team totals .......................................................................... 55-58
Team awards ...................................................................................... 59
All-league, all-district .......................................................................... 60
All-Americans ................................................................................... 61
Draft picks, free agents, pros in 2004 .................................................. 62
Major Leaguers ............................................................................... 63
1952 College World Series team ...................................................... 64-67
Hall of Fame inductees ...................................................................... 68
All-time lettermen ...... .................................................................. 69-72
Postseason results, series records ........................................................ 73
All-time scores ............................................................................... 74-86
Outside the foul lines ...................................................... 87
Oregon State Dugout Club .................................................................... 88
Media information, baseball directory, sports information directory ... 89
Beaver Sports Properties, Oregon State Diamonds .............................. 90
Oregon State University .................................................. 91
Academics ...................................................................................... 92-96
Student life ...................................................................................... 97-99
Athletics .................................................................................... 100-106
President Dr. Edward Ray, Athletic Director Bob De Carolis ............ 107
Athletic traditions ............................................................................. 107
Campus map ..................................................................................... 108
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Oregon State University
Location ............................... Corvallis, Oregon
Enrollment ............................................. 19,000
Founded ................................................... 1868
President ................................ Dr. Edward Ray
Athletic director ...................... Bob De Carolis
Colors ................................... Orange and black
Nickname ............................................. Beavers
Affiliation ............................. NCAA Division I
Conference ........................................ Pacific-10
University website .......... www.oregonstate.edu
Athletics website ............ www.osubeavers.com
Baseball
Baseball coach ................ Pat Casey (11th year)
Record at OSU ................ 295-225-4 (10 years)
Career record ................... 466-3 3 8-5 (17 years)
Associate head coach .................... Dan Spencer
Assistant coaches .. Marry Lees, Troy Schader
Casey office phone ............... (541) 737-2825
Spencer office phone ........... (541) 737-7484
Lees office phone ................ (541) 737-5738
2004 overall record ................................. 31-22
2004 Pacific-10 record ..... 10-14 (6th place tie)
Lettermen returning/lost .......................... 17/13
Position players ..................................... 11/7
Pitchers ................................................... 6/6
Starters returning/lost ................................ 10/9
Position players ........................................ 6/3
Pitchers ..................................................... 4/6
All-conference returning/lost ....................... 2/3
First varsity season .................................. 1907
All-time record ......................... 1,778-1,238-15
Ballpark .......... Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
Capacity .............................................. 2,000
Opened .................................................. 1907
Leftfield ........................ 330 ft (11-ft. fence)
Left-centerfield ............. 365 ft. (11-ft. fence)
Centerfield ...................... 400 ft. (8-ft. fence)
Right-centerfield ............. 365 ft. (8-ft. fence)
Rightfield ........................ 330 ft. (8-ft. fence)
Press box phone ....................... (541) 737-7475
Website .......................... www.osubeavers.com
Sports information
Baseball contact ............................. Kip Carlson
Carlson office phone ............ (541) 737-7472
Carlson home phone ............. (541) 745-5636
Carlson e-mail .. kip.carlson@oregonstate.edu
Sports information director ............ Steve Fenk
Assistants ....................... Michelle Westerberg,
Roger Home, JasonAmberg
Student assistants ......................... Nick Eggers,
Mike Laport, Melody Stockwell,
Casey Tamblyn, Lindsay Wallace
Office switchboard .................. (541) 737-3720
2005 OREGON STATE SCHEDULE
Site
Day
Opponent
Thu-Sun. at Bob Schaefer Memorial Tournament Tempe, Ariz.
Feb. 3
vs. New Mexico State
Thu.
Feb. 4
Fri.
vs. Gonzaga
Feb. 5
Sat.
vs. New Mexico State
Feb. 6
at Arizona State
Sun.
hoenix, Ariz.
Feb. 11-13 Fri.-Sun. at Oakland Athletics Tournament
Feb. I1
Fri.
vs. Missouri
Date
Feb. 3-6
Feb. 12
Feb. 13
Feb. 19-21
Feb. 19
Feb. 20
Feb. 21
Feb. 25
Feb. 26
Feb. 27
MAR. 4
MAR. 5
MAR. 6
vs Kansas State
vs. Northwestern
Sun.
vs. Missouri
Sat.-Mon. at San Diego Tournament
Sat.
vs. California-Davis
Sun.
at San Diego
Mon.
at San Diego
Fri.
at California-Santa Barbara
Sat.
at California-Santa Barbara
Sun.
at California-Santa Barbara
Sat.
FRI.
SAT.
SUN.
Mar. 11-13 Fri.-Sun.
Mar. 11
Fri.
Mar. 12
Sat.
Mar. 13
Sun.
MAR. 18 FRI.
MAR. 19 SAT.
MAR. 20 SUN.
Mar. 22
Tue.
Malibu, Calif.
10a.m.
2 p.m.
10 a.m.
vs. Winthrop
CAL STATE-SACRAMENTO
CAL STATE-SACRAMENTO
CAL STATE-SACRAMENTO
CORVALLIS
CORVALLIS
CORVALLIS
4 P.M.
1 P.M.
1 P.M.
at Portland
Portland, Ore.
2 p.m.
DALLAS BAPTIST
DALLAS BAPTIST
DALLAS BAPTIST
BRIGHAM YOUNG
BRIGHAM YOUNG
CALIFORNIA*
CALIFORNIA*
CALIFORNIA*
CORVALLIS
CORVALLIS
CORVALLIS
CORVALLIS
CORVALLIS
CORVALLIS
CORVALLIS
CORVALLIS
Stanford, Calif.
Stanford, Calif.
Stanford, Calif.
CORVALLIS
4 P.M.
4 P.M.
1 P.M.
5 P.M.
1 P.M.
5 P.M.
1 P.M.
1 P.M.
TUE.
PORTLAND
at Arizona*
at Arizona*
at Arizona*
May 6
May 7
May 8
May 13
May 14
May 15
May 17
1 P.M.
at Pepperdine Tournament
vs. Cal State-Northridge
at Pepperdine
Fri.
SUN.
Fri.
Calif.
4 P.M.
1 P.M.
1 P.M.
at Stanford*
at Stanford*
at Stanford*
SAT.
1:30 p.m.
San Diego,
CORVALLIS
CORVALLIS
CORVALLIS
Sat.
Sun.
FRI.
8 a.m.
CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE
CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE
CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE
Apr. 9
Apr. 10
APR. 12
Apr. 15
Apr. 16
Apr. 17
APR. 22
APR. 23
APR. 24
APR. 29
APR. 30
MAY 1
MAY 3
SAT.
2 p.m.
2 p.m.
anta Barbara, Calif.
Santa Barbara, Calif.
Santa Barbara, Calif.
THU.
MON.
TUE.
5 p.m.
12 noon
6 p.m.
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MAR. 25
MAR. 26
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MAR. 29
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APR. 2
APR. 3
Apr. 8
FRI.
Time
Tucson, Ariz.
6 p.m.
1 P.M.
1 P.M.
5 P.M.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
12 noon
WASHINGTON STATE*
WASHINGTON STATE*
WASHINGTON STATE*
ARIZONA STATE*
ARIZONA STATE*
ARIZONA STATE*
PORTLAND
at UCLA*
at UCLA*
at UCLA*
Tucson, Ariz.
Tucson, Ariz.
CORVALLIS
CORVALLIS
CORVALLIS
CORVALLIS
CORVALLIS
CORVALLIS
CORVALLIS
Los Angeles, Calif
Los Angeles, Calif.
Los Angeles, Calif
at Washington*
at Washington*
at Washington*
at Portland
Seattle, Wash.
Seattle, Wash.
Seattle, Wash.
Portland, Ore.
6:30 p.m.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA*
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA*
SAT.
SUN.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA*
Fri.-Mon. NCAA Regionals
Fri.-Mon. NCAA Super Regionals
CORVALLIS
CORVALLIS
CORVALLIS
5 P.M.
1 P.M.
12 NOON
To be announced
To be announced
Fri.-Sun. College World Series
Omaha, Neb.
TBA
TBA
TBA
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TUE.
Fri.
Sat.
Sun.
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Office fax ............................... (541) 737-3072,
(541) 737-4171
MAY 20
MAY 21
MAY 22
Jun. 3-6
Jun. 10-13
Jun. 17-26
Website .......................... www.osubeavers.com
All times Pacific
FRI.
5 P.M.
1 P.M.
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5 P.M.
1 P.M.
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Beavers have been a big hit since 1907
Some of the highlights
and personalities that
have become part of
OSU's baseball lore
A as in All-Americans: Since the
American Baseball Coaches Association began
selecting All-America teams, Oregon State has
had players named to various All-America
teams 20 times.
The first was outfielder Dwane Helbig in
1952; the most recent was pitcher Scott
Nicholson in 2001. The Beavers have had a
pair of two-time All-Americans with first
baseman Jay Dean in 1954-55 and pitcher
Cecil Ira in 1962-63.
B as in ballpark: OSU has had just one
home since starting baseball as a varsity sport
in 1907 - Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. The
park is located just south of the center of campus, and the field is named for longtime coach
Ralph Coleman.
In 1999, a new chapter in the ballpark's
history began with the addition of Goss Stadium. The stadium is named for the family of
John and Eline Goss, the major donors to the
$2 million project.
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field was designed to blend into the architecture of the
central campus area, with an old-style brick
exterior. The main grandstand extends from
first to third base and seats approximately
1,500, many in theater-style seats. The stadium
includes a lobby/concession area, a ticket area,
restrooms, an enlarged press box with two
private booths, and locker rooms for both
teams connected to their dugouts via tunnel.
For decades, the field was simply known as
the OAC or OSC diamond. The first published
references to it as Coleman Field appeared in
the mid-1940s and the name quickly went into
common usage. It wasn't until 1981, though,
that the ballpark was officially named Coleman
Field by OSU.
Through 95 seasons, OSU's all-time record
in its home ballpark stood at 919-410-1 for a
winning percentage of.691.
Ralph Coleman
Jay Dean
1952 College World Series.
turned it down to become OAC's head coach.
Coming to OSU - then known as Oregon
Agricultural College - as a student from Canby
High, Coleman pitched for OAC in 1918. His
main interest was track and field, though, and
Coleman lettered three years before trying
baseball as a senior.
After serving in World War 1, Coleman
coached at Corvallis High and OAC. He
pitched for the Portland Beavers in the Pacific
Coast League and fared well enough to be
offered a tryout with the Detroit Tigers, but
D as in Diamonds: The Oregon State
Diamonds are a group of OSU women who
volunteer their time to help the Beaver baseball
program. The Diamonds, introduced in 2001,
assist at home games by serving as hostesses
for the press box and Dugout Club lounge and
by working as batgirls. They also help with the
Dugout Club's annual golf tournament.
D as in Dean: Jay Dean was Oregon
State's first two-time All-American. The big
C as in Coleman: Ralph Coleman
served the longest tenure of any coach in Beaver baseball history, 35 seasons from 1923
through 1966. His teams were 561-315-1 with
10 Northern Division titles and a spot in the
Ken Forsch
Cecil Ira
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World Series championship team known as the
"Hitless Wonders." A salary dispute with Sox
owner Charles Comiskey led to Jones leaving
the Windy City, though.
Jones came to the Pacific Northwest to look
after timber and land interests and was enlisted
as OAC's baseball coach, traveling from Portland to Corvallis for practices and games when
ever possible.
The Beavers posted a 13-4-1 record in
1910, claiming the Northwest Collegiate
Championship. Jones eventually went to St.
Louis as a player-manager for that city's entry
in the Federal League from 1914-15. He later
managed the St. Louis Browns from 1916-18.
Fielder Jones
first baseman was a first-team selection in both
1954 and 1955, batting .456 and .465, respectively, in those two seasons. He still holds
OSU's record for career batting average at .379
for his four seasons. As a freshman, Dean
helped Oregon State to the 1952 College World
Series. He was also an outstanding basketball
player, captaining the Beavers to within one
point of the Final Four his senior season. Dean
is one of very few athletes in Oregon State
history to captain Beaver squads in two sports.
D as in draft: Major League Baseball
began its amateur draft in 1965. Since then,
OSU has had 72 players drafted, including
three in the first round.
Shortstop Steve Lyons was the Beavers'
initial first-rounder, being taken with the 19th
pick overall by the Boston Red Sox in 1981.
Pitcher Scott Christman was OSU's highest
selection ever, being nabbed by the Chicago
White Sox with the 17th overall pick in 1993.
Pitcher Mike Thurman was Oregon State's
latest first-rounder, being taken by the
Montreal Expos at No. 31 as a supplemental
pick in 1994.
E as in extra innings: The longest
known game in Beaver baseball history? It was
a 20-inning, 2-1 loss to Washington in 1972 in
Corvallis.
F as in Forsch: Ken Forsch, a
righthander from Sacramento, Calif., was the
Beaver who had the longest Major League
career, 16 seasons. After pitching at OSU in
1967 and 1968, Forsch was 114-113 with a
3.37 earned run average for the Houston Astros
and California Angels from 1970-86. In 1979,
while pitching for Houston, Forsch no-hit the
Atlanta Braves; one of the hitters he retired was
former OSU teammate Bob Beall. Forsch was
assistant general manager for the Anaheim Angels during their 2002 World Series victory.
Steve Lyons
G as in Gill: Slats Gill is best known as
Oregon State's all-time winningest men's basketball coach, going 599-392 with two Final
Four teams in 36 seasons.
But Gill, who had been an OAC athlete
from Salem High, was the Beavers' baseball
coach while Ralph Coleman concentrated on
duties in the physical education department
from 1932-37. Gill's teams went 56-70.
H as in homers: Goss Stadium at
Coleman Field has always been a spacious
ballpark, but the Beaver teams of the late 1970s
and early 1980s tested what was then a 355foot leftfield line with regularity. Five of OSU's
top nine single-season homer marks by a player
were set from 1980-83, including Jim Wilson's
record of 21 in 1982.
1 as in indoors: Oregon State has taken
its game indoors on two occasions. In 1993,
the Beavers played a three-game Northern
Division series against Washington in the
Kingdome in Seattle, winning the final game.
In 1999, Oregon State visited Minnesota for a
non-league series and the three games were
played at the Metrodome, with the Gophers
sweeping the Beavers.
I as in Ira: Cecil Ira was a two-time AllAmerica pitcher on OSU's 1962 and 1963
Northern Division champions. He is still OSU's
career earned run average leader with a 1.79
mark, and was 27-9 from 1961-63. He also
holds the Pacific-10 records for shutouts in a
season, with five in 1963, and shutouts in a
career, with 10 from 1961-63.
J as in Jones: When the Beavers
claimed their first Northwest Collegiate championship in 1910, their coach was Fielder
Jones.
Just four years before, Jones had been a
player-manager on the Chicago White Sox's
K as in K's: The names atop OSU's
strikeout lists are Mason Smith and Ken
Forsch. Smith is the career leader with 267
strikeouts from 1991-94, while Forsch is the
single-season leader with 121 in 1968.
L as in Lyons: Steve Lyons put together
a nine-year career in the Major Leagues after
playing at Oregon State from 1979-81. Nicknamed "Psycho" for his unique approach to the
game, Lyons can now be seen as a broadcaster
during baseball telecasts and other programs or
Fox Sports.
After being the first-round draft pick of the
Boston Red Sox in 1981, Lyons played for the
Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves and
Montreal Expos from 1985-93.
Lyons' on-field moves included playing tictac-toe with opposing players by scratching the
game in the dirt with his spikes. And yes,
Lyons was the guy who dropped his pants to
brush the dirt out after sliding headlong into
first base in 1990.
L as in "Let there be lights!": Goss
Stadium at Coleman Field received its first set
of lights during the 2002 season; the project
was made possible by the generosity of longtime Oregon State boosters Bert and Shirley
Babb. The first-ever night game at the ballpark
saw OSU's Ben Rowe pitch a four-hitter at
fourth-ranked Stanford for a 3-1 victory.
M as in Majors: There have been 16
Beavers who went on to play in the Major
Leagues. One of the first was Ed Coleman,
brother of longtime coach Ralph Coleman. Ed
Coleman pitched for the Beavers in 1924 and
1926, then played for the Philadelphia Athletic:
and St. Louis Browns from 1932-36.
N as in Northern Division: In 1999,
the Pacific- 10 Conference returned to playing
baseball as a single league. However, OSU has
spent most of its baseball history in the Northern Division, which dated back to 1913.
In its final season of 1998, the Northern
Division included Oregon State, Portland State,
Washington and Washington State. Through the
decades, the division also included Oregon,
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Portland, Gonzaga, Eastern Washington, Idaho,
Montana, Whitman, Willamette and Pacific
(Ore.) at various times.
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0 as in Opening Day: Oregon State
has a tradition of playing well on Opening Day.
The Beavers' all-time record in season-openers
is 66-29, and OSU has won 12 of its last 18
season-openers. In home-openers, OSU has an
all-time record of 76-19, with the Beavers winning 15 of their last 17 home-openers and 30 of
their last 33.
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0 as in origins: Varsity baseball began
at OAC in 1907, but the roots of the sport
reach further back.
The official history of Oregon State University lists a baseball game as the school's first
intercollegiate athletic event - a game against
Monmouth Christian College in Corvallis on
April 14, 1883. In that game, OAC wound up
losing 23-7.
Several tries were made at starting the sport
over the next 24 years, but most seem to have
been thwarted by the Pacific Northwest's wet
springs. Indoor baseball was popular, however,
and the Barometer for June, 1900 pictures the
OAC indoor baseball team with its championship banner.
P as in pennants: OSU teams have
brought home 20 pennants over the years. The
first was the 1908 Oregon Collegiate Championship; the latest was the 1994 Pacific-10
Northern Division title. Oregon State raised
three flags in the 1952 season, winning the
championships of the Northern Division, the
Pacific Coast Conference and the Far West
Regional.
Q as in "Quiet, I'm trying to
study!": OSU has had four Academic AllAmericans in baseball: Ken Bowen and Bryan
Ganter in 1986 and 1987, Mason Smith in
1994 and Ben Bertrand in 1998. Another OSU
player was named a Rhodes Scholar: Knute
Buehler, who lettered from 1983-85.
R as in rallying, big-time: The largest
deficit Oregon State has ever overcome to win
a game is 14 runs. That was in 2003, when the
Beavers trailed New Mexico State 14-0 after
five innings in El Paso, Tex. OSU scored five
runs in the sixth inning, three in the seventh
and eight in the eighth for a 16-14 win.
R as in Riley: Jack Riley is Oregon
State's winningest baseball coach ever, going
613-411-5 in 22 seasons. A fiery competitor
who wasn't shy about showing his emotions on
the field, Riley coached at OSU from 1973-94.
His teams won or tied for five Northern Division titles and won two division tournaments.
His 1986 team set a school record for victories,
going 39-15 and finishing third in the Midwest
Regional.
Jack Riley
Wes Schulmerich
An outstanding baseball and basketball
player at nearby Linfield College, Riley was
the NAIA national stolen base leader as a senior. He later played professionally for the
Salem Dodgers.
an OSU record for victories, going 39-15 and
placing third in the NCAA Midwest Regional
at Stillwater, Okla. The record for wins during
the regular season belongs to the 1997 team,
which went 38-12-1.
S as in Schulmerich: Wes
Schulmerich, one of the finest athletes in
school history, ended his collegiate career by
hitting .459 for the 1927 Beavers. The centerfielder went on to play in the Major Leagues
from 1931-34 with the Boston Braves and
Philadelphia Phillies. He was inducted into the
State of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.
T as in television: From 1998-2004,
Oregon State has played on national cable television nearly each season, and the Beavers have
gone 3-3 in those games, including a 3-1 mark at
home. Since Fox Sports Net (formerly Prime
Sports) began televising games in 1990, Oregon State has a 29-16 record in televised
games, including 8-4 in national TV games.
T as in travel: OSU baseball teams have
been journeying far from the Pacific Northwest
since 1920. That year, the Beavers made their
first extended spring trip, going to the Bay
Area for games against Santa Clara, Stanford,
California, the Sacramento Senators and Cal
State-Chico. OSU's first-ever trip to the East
Coast came in 1992 when the Beavers played
in a tournament at Central Florida.
U as in unhittable: Two no-hitters have
been uncovered in Oregon State baseball history. On April 12, 1947, Fred Gallagher
blanked Montana 1-0 in the second game of a
doubleheader at Goss Stadium at Coleman
Field, striking out seven. On April 11, 1967,
Cleve Benson, Eric Selberg and Jack
Humphrey combined to shut out Portland 11-0
at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field.
V as in victories: The 1986 Beavers set
W as in World Series: Oregon State
appeared in the College World Series in 1952.
The Beavers defeated Southern California in
the Pacific Coast Conference Championship
Series and swept Fresno State for the NCAA
Far West Regional championship before a
record Goss Stadium at Coleman Field crowd
of 5,000.
At the College World Series in Omaha,
Neb., the Beavers lost two straight games, 18-7
to Duke and 10-1 to Texas.
X as in exhibitions: Oregon State has
played a wide variety of non-collegiate and
foreign opposition over the years, including
two 1996 games against Nittaidi University of
Japan in the Hawaii Easter Tournament and a
1998 contest against CETYS of Mexico in the
San Diego Classic
Local pros like the Eugene Emeralds and
Salem Senators were frequent opponents into
the 1950s; OSU played the Portland Beavers as
recently as 1981. Goss Stadium at Coleman
Field was the site of two games in the 1920s
against Meiji University of Japan and a 1921
game vs. the New York Colored Sox.
Y as in years without baseball:
Since starting a varsity baseball program in
1907, Oregon State has twice halted the sport.
No team was fielded in 1917 due to World War
I, and there was no team in 1944 or 1945 due
to World War II.
Z as in zipping along: Oregon State
has twice had 18-game win streaks, in 1951
and 1962. Both winning streaks came in the
first 18 games of the season.
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in 2002-03; in 2003, Baseball America magazine honored him as its Minor League Manager of the Year. He pitched and played several
other positions for the Beavers from 1984-86,
earning All-America honors and leading Oregon State into the NCAA Tournament in 198586 A fourth-round draft choice of the Philadelphia Phillies, Brundage's minor league career
included becoming a player-coach in 1993;
he s now been in the Mariners'organization
solely as a coach or manager for 10 seasons.
"My experiences at Oregon State will never
be forgotten. Not only did the Oregon State
baseball program prepare me for professional
baseball, it prepared me as a person, as well.
Coach Jack Riley had a huge impact on my life
not only as a player but, more importantly, as a
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person.
State. This opportunity, combined with my
intense drive to excel, my fathers' love and
discipline, and my wife's support, has shaped
Ben Bertrand is a practicing physical therapist with Mountain Valley
Therapy in La Grande,
Ore. Bertrand caught for
the Beavers from 199698, including a medical
redshirt season, earning
All-Northern Division
honors in 1997-98. He
was an Academic AllAmerican and played in
the San Francisco Giants'
organization. At the con- Bertrand
clusion of his baseball career, Bertrand earned
his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from
Pacific University. In addition to his physical
therapy practice, Bertrand is also the assistant
baseball coach at Eastern Oregon University,
working primarily with hitters and catchers.
"My experiences at Oregon State were
among the most rewarding of my life. I learned
that hard work without a specific goal and a
plan to achieve that goal is just hard work. I
the person I am today.
"To me, Oregon State is not just the university I attended; it is my home away from
home. I made some of my closest friends on
the baseball field at Oregon State and I con-
sider them family. I am thankful that I had the
honor and privilege to put on an Oregon State
baseball uniform and to play the game I love."
Dave Brundage managed San Antonio - the
Seattle Mariners' Class Double-A farm team to back-to-back Texas League championships
Knute Buehler is an orthopaedic surgeon at
the Chiropractic & Neurosurgical Center of the
Cascades in Bend, Ore. He pitched for the
Beavers from 1983-85, playing on teams that
advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 1983
and 1985. Buehler was a Rhodes Scholar and
went on to earn a master of arts degree in
Political Economy from Oxford; he completed
his medical studies at Johns Hopkins School of
Medicine. He is on the board of advisors for
learned that I was capable of so much more
than I gave myself credit for These life lessons
were a direct result of the time I spent with my
teammates, the academic challenges I faced,
and the guidance of coaches Pat Casey and
Dan Spencer.
"Academics came easier to me than base-
ball. As far as athletic ability goes, I was not
the biggest, or strongest, and definitely not the
fastest guy around - not your typical blue-chip
recruit. Coach Casey extended to me the opportunity to compete and play for a Division I
baseball program as a walk-on at Oregon
"When I packed my bags and headed off to
the rude awakening of Minor League baseball,
I was prepared for the real world - mentally and
physically. I once came to Oregon State as a
raw and naive person. I made the comment
early on in my career at OSU that `I've got so
much to learn, it's tough to improve.' But we
all needed to to start somewhere, and OSU was
the best place possible. Sometimes it's not the
best to be a little fish in a big pond, because at
OSU it seemed like everyone is a big fish in a
little pond!
"I have fond memories of my OSU days due
to the closeness of my teammates and staff. The
experiences that I had at OSU will never leave
me. And as Coach Riley put it best on a daily
basis, `It's tough to make chicken salad out of
chicken poop!' Well, at OSU they've done a
great job with their salads so far, and I thoroughly enjoyed my experience."
Oregon State's Cascades Campus in Bend.
Dave Brundage
"Over 20 years since arriving in Corvallis to
attend OSU, the emotions remain intense. The
years have not tempered my feeling of wonder
about making it in a `bigger pond,' the concerns
about the academic challenges, and the exhilaration of the first baseball game as a freshman. It
is inspiring how such latent feelings can be
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triggered today by walks on the campus encountering sites, sounds and even smells of
events so long ago.
"The campus and community remain a large
part of my OSU experience. The calm, beautiful surroundings countered the somewhatfrantic college life. This was certainly true in
the spring, when the azaleas and rhododendrons bloomed during finals week as if to highlight the end-of-the-year accomplishments. The
Corvallis community, like the beautiful campus, was supportive and in sync with my needs.
Local businesses were always willing to accommodate, without complaint, my occasional
need for a new study environment. When I
began to focus on my career options, community surgeons facilitated my first encounter
with knee replacement surgery. Ironically, this
experience foreshadowed my future.
"My education at OSU allowed my future to
meet no closed doors. The knowledge gained
from my microbiology and history degrees
prepared me for the varied challenges of medical school and a Rhodes Scholarship. My education and personal mentoring by OSU professors broadened my horizons from the big pond
of OSU to crossing the pond to attend Oxford
University. Each step of the way my confidence
in my OSU training grew.
"Playing baseball at OSU further enhanced
my experience. Pitching for the Beavers allowed me to mature in ways the classroom does
not allow. I was able to travel throughout the
western United States and play against some of
the nation's best athletes. I learned from Coach
Jack Riley how to compete on the pitching
mound and in the real world. Importantly, I
matured with the knowledge that being a productive team member frequently means finding
one's role.
"My OSU experience added incredible
value to my life. The memories remain intense
since the effort and importance of those building years have so fundamentally shaped my
personality and career. The passing of the years
has done nothing to lessen the experience."
ANDREW CHECKETTS
Andrew Checketts is the pitching coach for
the University of California at Riverside. He
pitched for Oregon State from 1996-98 and
was All-Northern Division in 1997 and 1998
His senior season, Checketts was named the
league's Player of the Year and earned AllAmerica honors. He was drafted by the Boston
Red Sox, and returned to OSU to earn his
degree in Business Administration. Checketts
was pitching coach at Riverside Community
College, helping RCC to its second straight
state title, before being hired at UCR.
"Having the opportunity to go to school and
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two stories - in 1975 as a 17-year-old freshman
from Junction City, and then again in 1989
after my baseball career was over.
"I learned more, and grew up more, in my
first three years at OSU than any other period
of my life. The only reason I went to college
was to play baseball, and I felt very fortunate to
land in the best program in the state. Coach
Jack Riley worked harder than anyone at finding ways to practice and improve despite the
weather.
Knute Buehler
play baseball for the Beavers is an experience
that I cherish. The demands put on studentathletes at OSU undoubtedly prepared me for life
after college. Not only did
I receive an outstanding
education academically,
but also an education in
hard work, dedication,
consistency, and team
play. While many of these
Checketts
lessons were learned in
the classroom, the majority were learned on the
baseball field under Pat Casey and his staff.
"On a daily basis, we were held accountable
for not only our performance on the field, but
also in the classroom and our personal lives.
I'm forever indebted to OSU for the lessons I
learned while attending OSU.
"Consistent hard work is a requirement at
OSU, as in most successful companies and
organizations. The staff at OSU is an outstanding example of how leaders can instill this trait
in their organization, while setting an example
of the importance of being a good person."
JEFF DOYLE
JeffDoyle is cofounder and co-owner of
Diamond Woods Golf Course in Monroe, Ore.
He was an infielder for the Beavers from 197577, earning All-Northern Division honors. He
was drafted in the sixth round by the St. Louis
Cardinals and eventually reached the Major
Leagues, he also played in Japan Diamond
Woods opened in 1997
"My experience at Oregon State really has
"What I am equally grateful for now is the
exposure I got and experiences I gained from
being a college student. One of the best things
was meeting people from different places and
backgrounds. I lived in Cauthorn dorm my
freshman year, and I still keep in touch with
some of the friends I met there. An added bonus was meeting my wife Liz while working
out at McAlexander Fieldhouse. Although I
was a mediocre student, my failings taught me
a lot. I changed majors several times in my
search for something I was good at or liked.
Getting drafted by the St.Louis Cardinals delayed that search, but fulfilled my dream.
"I love sports, but I kept thinking there must
be more to life. In the back of my mind was a
dream of building a golf course with my
brother. In 1984, after my first year in Japan, I
purchased 160 acres of land near Monroe.
"When my baseball career ended, I found
myself at a crossroad, wanting to do something
other than baseball, but having no work experience or training. I started working production
at Evanite Fiber and, at my wife's suggestion,
enrolled 12 hours in the OSU School of Business. It had been 12 years since I last attended
OSU and this time I was going only for the
education - my goal was to learn about business rather than worry about the degree. I finally graduated from OSU in 1992, this time
with a 3.9 GPA in Business. That same year, we
were granted the permit to build Diamond
Woods I've still got lots to learn about running
a business, but my education at OSU helped
fulfill my dream.
"I began school at OSU as a baseball player
from a small town. I am not from a business
family, and had very little experience working
in business so the classroom was my first exposure to a business plan, basic accounting, finance, project management, and daily operations. For anyone who has ever tried starting a
business, they know how many things can go
wrong, and how important a good education is.
I am very thankful for the education I received
at OSU."
KEN FORSCH
Ken Forsch was assistant general manager
for the Anaheim Angels, the 2002 World Series
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champions, before retiring. Forsch pitched at
Oregon State in 1967-68,
and still holds the school
records for strikeouts in a
season and consecutive
scoreless innings pitched.
He went on to a 16-year
career in the Major
Leagues with the Houston
Astros and California
Angels; in 1979, he
pitched a no-hitter for the
Forsch
Astros against the Atlanta
Braves.
"I went back to try to get it all in (and finish
his degree); I think I lacked 13 or 14 hours.
From that point, I had to go to Venezuela and I
had to play three or four winters in Venezuela.
By that time, I was in the big leagues and I
never got back to Oregon State.
"It was a good background, though, that
was the main thing. If I had signed, even out of
junior college, I think physically I wouldn't
have been able to take it; I don't think my arm
would have taken it. But along with that, it
gave me the opportunity to get into banking
and to do different things. You have a college
education like that, and it broadens your horizon. There are so many different things you're
exposed to, and I think that's what really helps.
That afforded me to get into banking, real estate, insurance - I got into that for a little bit. I
took a Business course, the basic economics
course.
"I can honestly say that attending OSU was
an experience that I am very fortunate to have not only as a foundation to a pro baseball career, but more importantly, as a foundation to a
career in Major League Baseball management."
Bryan Ganter is a physician at the Mayo
Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz,
working in Sports Medicine, Musculoskeletal
Medicine and General
Rehabilitation. He was an
outfielder at Oregon State
from 1984-87, playing on
teams that advanced to
the NCAA Tournament in
1985 and 1986. He twice
earned Academic All-
Ganter
America honors while
earning his degree in Pre-Medicine.
"I have really fond memories of the time
that I spent at OSU, in particular my experience as a member of the OSU baseball team.
Two out of the four years, we played well
enough to make it to the NCAA tournament.
The 1986 team was probably the greatest group
and signed was All-Star Ryne Sandberg.
Jeff Doyle
of guys that truly played together as a team; we
were talented and scrappy. We were a true
reflection of our coach, Jack Riley. The lessons
learned on the baseball field were numerous.
Not only were they vital in my devolvement as
a person and a physician, but also are applicable in dealing with life's daily challenges.
"The academic education at OSU was challenging, and valuable. Before coming to OSU,
I was well aware of the strong reputation in the
biological sciences, and was able to experience
it firsthand upon entering. I was lucky to have
a number of professors who took pride in
teaching, and were interested in seeing their
students' progress. As a result, I was well prepared to handle the academic rigors of medical
school, as were my medical school classmates
who were OSU alums.
"I consider myself lucky to have had the
opportunity to attend OSU not only because of
the valuable on- and off-field education, but
also because of all the memorable relationships
that have been forged as a result. I came in
contact with so many wonderful people from so
many walks of life. From fellow teammates,
classmates, administrators, professors, all were
helpful in making my experience at OSU one
that will be cherished forever."
Bill Harper lettered at Oregon State from
1949-51, and he also played on the Beavers'
1949 Final Four men's basketball team He
went on to a successful coaching career at the
high school and college level Harper then
became a professional baseball scout He has
now worked for over 30 years for the Philadelphia Phillies, among the players he scouted
"I've had the opportunity to be around the
Oregon State University
baseball program for
many years, both as a
player and an assistant
coach to Ralph Coleman
and Gene Tanselli. Oregon State, the School of
Education, and the baseball program prepared me
Harper
for a high school teaching
and coaching career at Roseburg (Ore.) High
School before returning to Oregon State.
"My experience at Oregon State also prepared me to become a professional baseball
scout for the Philadelphia Phillies. Oregon
State has been an outstanding baseball program
that has produced many professional players,
several of whom have made it to the Major
League level.
"I have observed many games at OSU after
becoming a scout. The first player I drafted was
from Oregon State - Bob Beall, who went on to
play in the Major Leagues for the Philadelphia
Phillies and Atlanta Braves.
"With the baseball coaching staff and the
new baseball facilities, Oregon State is going to
attract top-level players. As a scout, I've been
to many ballparks, and Goss Stadium at
Coleman Field is one of the best sites to play
college baseball in the nation."
BRYAN INGRAM
Bryan Ingram is a recording artist and
president/cofounder of
EOS Enterprises, Inc.
The corporation includes
a music publishing company, Kings Raven Music;
a clothing line, Stanelli
Clothing; and real estate
ventures. Ingram lives in
both Tucson, Ariz., and
Los Angeles, Calif.
Ingram was an AllPacific-10 catcher while Ingram
playing for the Beavers from 1999-2001, then
was drafted by the Colorado Rockies but suffered a career-ending shoulder injury in 2003.
Ingram's first CD was released in December
2003; information is available at
www.bryaningram coin Ingram has collaborated with many music greats and is currently
writing music in the entertainment industry,
including for film and television.
"When 1 think of my time at OSU, I am
grateful for the foundation that was established,
enabling me to see who I am as an individual
and harness my potential. The philosophies of
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the Oregon State baseball program and head
coach Pat Casey empower each player to experience the paradigm shift needed to succeed
both on and off the field. The driving forces of
perseverance and positive thought, as well as
the creation of an inner drive, has not left me.
"It was in the early mornings under the
guidance and coaching of assistant coach Dan
Spencer, my catching coach, in McAlexander
Fieldhouse that I faced many life lessons. I
realized in those mornings that every day presents a decision; a choice to live each day out
with focus, drive, determination, perseverance
and hard work. Especially during those early
sessions, Coach Spencer demonstrated he is an
amazing motivator and is able to tap into each
player's full potential. Then on game day, I
witnessed the dividends, the results of that hard
work, and could see tangibly how that hard
work paid off individually and as a team.
"Although currently I am not working
within the realm of my major, Political Science,
I consider the many skills and insights my
studies provided me to have been most beneficial - especially as I have traveled domestically
and internationally - with baseball as well as
with my music and business career.
"Ultimately, I am very thankful for my time
at Oregon State University. I know that my
time as a student-athlete has played a key role
in who I am today."
Ryan Lipe was a two-time All-Northern
Division selection while
playing third base for the
Beavers from 1995-98. He
is currently a sales representative for Cardinal
Health, a Fortune 20
supplier of surgical products and services; he lives
in Ashland, Ore.
"The experiences that I
had while attending Oregon State were among
the most rewarding of my life. I played Division I baseball for a premier program, met
some of my closest friends (including my
wife), and earned the degree that carried me
into my career in medical device sales.
"Academically, the education I received at
Oregon State was very strong. As a General
Science/Pre-Medicine major, it was initially my
goal to attend medical school and ultimately
become a physician. My counselor in the College of Science, Chere Pereira, took to the
challenge of coordinating a curriculum around
the demands of my baseball schedule. In addition, she helped to place me in a summer internship in New York City and ultimately earn
and Montreal Expos He authored a book
about his experiences: `Psycho Analysis. "
Steve
"There is no question that my opportunities
at Oregon State went far beyond those of an
average student. Getting the chance to pursue a
potential career in professional baseball, while
having half my education paid for with a partial
scholarship, was like a double whammy for my
future that few people could expect.
"I took full advantage of the situation because I knew I wasn't in a financial position to
attend OSU without the scholarship, and my
talents as a baseball player would never have
been realized without the intense baseball program I became a part of while I was there.
"I believe every student learns more about
themselves, grows up a little, and begins to
shape their future during the years they spend
in college, but the small-town atmosphere and
a feeling of being `home' and comfortable gave
me a chance to gain confidence gradually, and
didn't overwhelm me in any respect of college
life.
admission to medical school. While I opted to
take another career path in the medical sciences, I owe a great deal of gratitude to the
Oregon State science department for the position I hold today.
"My academic experiences were rewarding,
for sure, but it was my experiences competing
on the baseball diamond for the Beavers that I
cherish the most. The excitement of a televised
Beaver-Husky game, with the stands packed
and postseason play on the line, is a feeling
that I cannot put to words. In the midst of
these battles, I developed some of my dearest
and lasting friendships. If I can figure out a
way to come back and do it again, I will. As for
the baseball program itself, playing for Coach
Casey and his staff was an honor. While the
instruction was of the highest caliber, the values they instilled in us have had the biggest
impact on me - hard work, discipline, teamwork and respect. These are values that go
much further than the baseball field.
"In short, the experiences I had as a studentathlete at Oregon State have had a profound
impact on the person I am today. I am thankful
and honored for having had the opportunity to
compete on the baseball field and earn my
degree at Oregon State.
STEVE LYONS
Steve Lyons is a broadcaster for Fox Sports,
with a notable role on the network's telecasts
of Major League Baseball. Lyons played several positions for the Beavers from 1979-81,
concluding his career by becoming OSU's firstever first-round draft pick. He played in the
Major Leagues from 1985-93 for the Boston
Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves
"Having grown up in the state of Oregon, I
think I had the innate sense of being a part of
the best the state had to offer, as a student and
athlete at Oregon State. Through the 15 years
of playing professional baseball and now with
my broadcasting career for Fox, I've traveled
extensively since leaving OSU. I know going
there only intensified my pride in being an
Oregonian. Any success I've had and the person I've become are in direct relation to my
youth in Oregon and my experiences at Oregon
State."
JASON STRANBERG
Jason Stranberg is a project manager for
Adroit Construction Company, Inc., in
Ashland, Ore He played
for the Beavers from
1996-98, earning AllNorthern Division honors
in 1997. He earned his
bachelor's degree in Construction Engineering
Management; while completing his degree, he
Stranberg
helped oversee the construction of Goss Stadium
"Looking back at my career as a studentathlete at Oregon State, I am convinced that
there wasn't another institution that could have
prepared me more for the life I live today.
"The OSU Engineering program opened
opportunities for me that I could never have
imagined. I have come to appreciate the
college's dedication to preparing students for
the professional environment by providing
technical and specialized curriculums that
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actually reflect current `real world' practices.
"Academic success for me was not inherent.
It came through dedication, hard work, and a
competitive nature that demanded success.
Although the seeds of these traits were probably planted in me long before, it wasn't until I
had an opportunity to compete in the Pac- 10
that they actually developed.
"As I give great accolades to the OSU Engineering program, they pale in comparison to
my feelings for the OSU Baseball Program.
Under Pat Casey and his staff's direction, baseball developed in me the skills necessary to
succeed academically and later in the professional world. I will always be indebted to the
OSU Athletic program for the opportunities it
made available to me."
MIKE THURMAN
Mike Thurman is a scout and minor league
pitching coach for the New York Yankees.
Thurman was a Major League pitcher from
1997-2003 for the Yankees and Montreal
Expos. Thurman pitched for OSUfrom 199294, becoming a first-round draft pick.
"Looking back on my baseball career at
Oregon State, I can hardly believe that it has
been over 12 years since I first set foot onto
Coleman Field. It was a dream come true for me
to be able to do just that, coming from
Philomath High, playing at (Corvallis American
Legion program) Richey's Market in the summer of 1991 and then to a Division I, Pac-10
program like Oregon State. To make things even
better, I was joined by fellow Richey's Market
players and great friends like Allen Snelling, Jim
Champion, John Schultz, Kevin Hooker and
later, Brooke Knight.
"As we developed as baseball players and
as men under the instruction of (Coach) Jack
Riley, I think that we all sensed we would be
champions before we left the program. Of
course we had other players who weren't from
the Corvallis area that made great contributions
in our quest for a championship, but the core of
our team was that of local players. Over the
next three years, my teamates and friends made
many memories both on and off of the field,
but there is one thing that really stands out.
"In 1994, we finally won the Pac-10 Northcm Division championship. That championship turned out to be bittersweet, however,
because we did not receive a berth to the
NCAA tournament. With Washington State on
probation for rules violations, our conference
did not have the required six eligible teams and
therefore could not get an automatic berth.
"We were still champions, however, and
that still ranks as one of my proudest moments
in baseball. To reach that goal, in Coach Riley's
last season, with my best friends in the world,
Mike Thurman
is something that I will always cherish and be
proud of. I hope that every current and future
Beaver baseball player can experience the feeling that we had as a team that year."
L',
Norb Wellman is a registered investment
adviser who is a cofounder of Ferguson
Wellman Capital Management, Inc., in Portland,
Ore.; it is one of the few
independent, employeeowned firms specializing
in highly personalized
asset management for
investors with accounts of
$2 million or more. The
Weiiman
firm now manages over
$2 billion for a variety of institutional and
individual clients. Wellman pitched at Oregon
State from 1952-54, helping the Beavers advance to the 1952 College World Series and
being named Oregon State's captain in 1954
His father-in-law, Red Ridings, was the captain
of the Beavers' 1925 Northern Division championship team. More recently, he was a key
figure in the drive to build Goss Stadium.
"Looking back after almost 50 years, my
time at Oregon State was a very positive learning and maturing experience. This opportunity
was made possible by an athletic scholarship
which I have appreciated increasingly over the
years. It gave me four years of being associated
with motivated, achievement-oriented people
with excellent values. These values were especially apparent in the fraternity (Sigma Alpha
Epsilon) and the athletic program. The World
War II vets ran the fraternity as a `tight ship.'
This really helped me make the adjustment
academically and socially, after coming from a
small school (32 in my graduating class at Mt.
Angel). The athletic program, coaches (Ralph
Coleman and Paul Valenti) and the players
provided the experience of learning to compete
and play within the rules. The most significant
event that occurred was meeting my wife, Ann
Ridings; we will celebrate our 48th wedding
anniversary this year.
"My degree at OSU was in Education,
which I pursued for four years. I enjoyed teaching, coaching and administration, but decided
to switch careers. Contacts from the University
have played a major part in my career. Ralph
Coleman helped significantly in obtaining my
first job, coaching and teaching. Don White, a
pitching teammate, was instrumental in securing a position in the training program with a
New York Stock Exchange firm. That started
me on my investment career. These relationships have been very important in my career
and certainly confirm the value of attending an
in-state school, especially if you plan to live
and work in Oregon.
"The most significant athletic experience I
remember as a sophomore in 1952 was when
we won the Northern Division, the Pacific
Coast Conference and the Western Regional.
That put us in the College World Series. I had
the opportunity to pitch the second game in the
series against Southern California and Fresno
State. The seniors, like John Thomas and Cub
Houck, helped create an attitude that we could
beat any team. Defeating USC, the previous
year's national champion, was an experience I
will always remember. Getting together with
the players of that `52 team on several occasions has been most enjoyable.
"The overall experience I had at OSU and
the financial help I received has motivated me
to `give back' to the University through the
OSU Foundation and the athletic program,
baseball in particular. The tradition of a quality
baseball program that has a long history and
produced many scholar-athletes has fostered
my support. We have been fortunate to have
long-term outstanding coaches. Ralph
Coleman, Gene Tanselli, Jack Riley, and now
Pat Casey, have done and are doing a great job
of carrying these values forward.
"I had the opportunity to get to know Pat
Casey when we worked together on the Goss
Stadium project. From the beginning, there
were many people involved, but Pat was the
catalyst and he played the most important role
in bringing this great facility to fruition. I
would be remiss if I didn't mention the help of
the athletic department's Bob Westlund, who
did an outstanding job on the fundraising.
"I'm proud to be part of the OSU family
and to have the opportunity to enjoy the results
of its success."
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Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
Beavers' home is a true original
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field blends one of nation's
oldest diamonds with one of nation's newest stadiums
BALLPARK FIGURES
OPENED: 1907; Goss Stadium added prior to 1999 season
Over the last 97 years, championships have
been won here. At least one former player had
his ashes scattered here. One of the 1998 inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame - who
never played a game in the Major Leagues played here. And a plane once crashed into left
field during a game - sort of.
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field has an
interesting history, to say the least.
When Oregon State began fielding a varsity
baseball team in 1907, the school laid out a
diamond on a lot just south of the main campus. Over 90 years later, that same site still
serves as the home of the Beavers, making
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field the oldest
diamond in the Pacific- 10 Conference and one
of the oldest college fields in the country.
When Goss Stadium was added to Coleman
Field in 1999, OSU owned not only one of the
most historic home ballparks in the country but
one of the finest, as well.
"We're very fortunate at Oregon State,"
OSU head coach Pat Casey said. "We've got
some of the finest baseball facilities on the
West Coast, from the standpoint of both players
and spectators. And we're also very lucky to
have been able to keep our ballpark located in
the center of campus - it makes for a great
atmosphere for college baseball."
Over the past nine decades, the campus has
grown around Goss Stadium at Coleman Field,
making it one of the most picturesque settings
in college baseball. The 2,000-capacity
ballpark is a short walk down Waldo Place
CAPACITY: 2,000
OREGON STATE ALL-TIME HOME RECORD: 919-410-1 (691
winning percentage)
FIRST GAME: Salem High 4, Oregon State 0 on April 12, 1907
FIRST OREGON STATE WIN: Oregon State 12, Willamette 0 on
May 2,1907
FIRST NIGHT GAME: Oregon State 3, Stanford 1 on April 26,
2002
LONGEST WINNING STREAK: 24 games during the 1951 and
1952 seasons
BIGGEST CROWD: 5,000; Oregon State 8, Fresno State 4 in
Far West Regional championshp on June 7, 1952
FENCES: Leftfield, 330 feet, 11 feet high; Left-centerfield, 365
feet, 11 feet high; Centerfield, 400 feet, 8 feet high; Right-centerfield,
365 feet, 8 feet high; Rightfield, 330 feet, 8 feet high
NAMESAKES: Coleman Field is named for Ralph Coleman, who
coached the Beavers for 35 seasons from 1923-66 Goss Stadium is
named for the family of John and Eline Goss, whose major lead gift
to the fundraising effort made the project possible
AMENITIES: Clubhouses for both teams; OSU coaches room;
OSU players lounge; enclosed press box with two private booths
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GOSS STADIUM: John and Lime Goss
Bert and Shirley Babb, Bill and Bonnie Brod, Bert Girod, N B
Guistina Foundation, Ralph and Wilma Hull, Phillip K Knight, Keith
and Pat McKennon, Jim and Beverly Reimann, Al and Pat Reser,
Jon and Jean Walker
RALPH 0. COLEMAN COACHES OFFICE: Wilma Coleman,
Ralph Jr and Elsa Coleman,r
HAROLD "RED" RIDINGS OREGON STATE LOCKER ROOM:
Norb and Ann Ridings Wellman
GARY BAKER OREGON STATE DUGOUT: Mary Beth Baker,
Terry Baker, children Julie, David and Tom, Robert Baker, Robert
Ballin, Richard Brooks, Harry Demorest, David Long, Larry and Terri
Petersen, Bill Wagner, Marcia Starr, Clinton Hinman
JACK RILEY CONCOURSE: Anonymous
GENE TANSELLI DUGOUT: Anonymous
HAROLD TAYLOR LOCKER ROOM: Harold and Margaret
Taylor
WEATHERLY-FEIKE PLAZA: Ramona Feike Ware, Patricia
Weatherly Van Well, Susan Weatherly Biles
McGRATH FAMILY PRESS BOX: Bernie and Sue McGrath,
Terry McGrath
CLIFF ROBINSON PRESS SUITE: Cliff Robinson
GERALD MORRISON FAMILY PRESS SUITE: Jerry and Lola
Morrison
Oregon State's clubhouse (above) and players' lounge (below)
BUILDING MATERIALS AND SERVICES: ABC Roofing,
Cascade Steel Rolling Mills, Chintimini Forest Products, Farwest
Steel, Frank Lumber Company, Hull-Oakes Lumber Company,
Imperial Paint Company, James Hardy Gypsum, States Industries
Inc , Swanson Superior Products, Hilton Trenching, Dave and Nancy
Reece, Anita McEldowney, Craig McEldowney
ADDITIONAL MAJOR DONORS: Bud and Vy Fortier, Larry and
Helen Hearing, the Tim Hennessy family, Glenn Kach, Herb and
Anita Summers, Wayne and Joanne Young
from the Memorial Union and OSU's central
campus area, making it easy for students to
stop by a game between classes.
The field is named for former Oregon State
player and coach Ralph Coleman, who guided
the Beavers for 35 seasons from 1923-66. The
stadium is named for John and Eline Goss,
whose major lead gift to the $2.3-million
fundraising effort made the project possible.
John Goss was an Oregon State track and
field letterman in the 1930s. The naming of the
stadium is also a memorial to his older brother,
James Goss, an Oregon State graduate.
John and Eline Goss have made additional
contributions to OSU that will lead to endowed
scholarships for student/athletes and other top
academic students, including graduates of
Portland's Grant High School and members of
the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
OSU's all-time record at Goss Stadium at
Coleman Field is 919-410-1 ( 691).
The park is symmetrical, measuring 330 feet
down the foul lines, 365 to the power alleys
and 400 to center. The fence is 11 feet high
from leftfield to left-center, then eight feet high
from left-center to rightfield.
Goss Stadium extends roughly from first to
third base around Coleman Field. The concrete,
steel and brick grandstand has approximately
1,500 seats, a press box, a lobby/concession
area, restrooms, locker rooms, dugouts and
storage areas. The stadium was designed to
complement the architecture of the surrounding
campus, and to evoke the aura of baseball's
historic parks
The first game after the addition of Goss
Stadium to Coleman Field was on March 12,
1999, when defending national champion
Southern California topped the Beavers 5-2.
The stadium was dedicated on April 17, 1999
as OSU beat California 11-5 before a crowd of
1,246 and a national cable television audience.
The ballpark saw its first night game on
April 26, 2002, as the Beavers beat fourthranked Stanford 3-1. A set of lights meeting
professional Class Triple-A standards was
installed that spring thanks to the generosity of
longtime OSU boosters Bert and Shirley Babb.
"The lights have been a great addition,"
Casey said. "It's given us a lot of flexibility in
when we can schedule practices and games
around our players' academic schedules."
Coleman Field itself has been upgraded in
recent years. The outfield was rebuilt in the fall
of 1998; the infield was rebuilt in 1996. Stateof-the-art drainage systems were installed in
both areas, and the infield was covered with
Turface for improved consistency.
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field has batting
cages behind the left-field fence. When conditions call for indoor practice, the Beavers head
for OSU's Truax Indoor Practice Facility,
which opened in August, 2001.
The addition of Goss Stadium ended years
of speculation over whether the Beavers would
be able to remain playing baseball at their
longtime home.
As Oregon State expanded, land near the
center of campus became scarce and the
school's master plan called for the site to eventually be turned over to academic uses.
In 1961, The Oregonian newspaper noted:
"In the not-too-distant future, Oregon State
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baseball hopefuls won't have railroad tracks as
a long-distance batting target. Coleman Field
will eventually hold no basepaths, only buildings in this era of construction for higher education. Already one classroom building for this
site is beyond the drawing board stage."
For over 30 years, that possibility prevented
any major improvements to Coleman Field.
Long-term plans for the OSU campus called
for moving the baseball field southeast of the
intersection of Western Boulevard and 26th
Street.
In 1996, the baseball program explored
building a press box and storage/concession
building at Coleman Field. The possibility of
OSU AT HOME
YEAR
W-L
YEAR
WL
1907
.3-1
1959
13-2
...
1908 .............................. 5-2
1960
................................ 4-3
1910 .............................. 6-4-1
1911 ................................ 5-2
1912 ................................ 5-4
1961
1909
10-0
...............................
13-2
1962 ............................... 13-2
1963 ............................... 12-4
1964 ............................... 10-4
1913
..
...............................
4-6
1965 ................................. 6-8
1914
.... .....................
6-5
1966 ................................. 8-7
...............................
.............................. 7-3
1916 .............................. 5-0
1967
1917 .................. World War 1
1-2
1918 ...............................
..
1969 ................................. 7-9
1915
..
...
4-3
1919 ...............................
..
15-3
1968 ............................... 13-3
1970 ................................. 5-5
1971 ................................. 9-5
1920
............................... 9-2
............................... 9-4
7-4
1922 ...............................
..
1923 ............................... .6-4
1924 ............................... 12-3
1972 .............................. 6-10
1921
1973 ............................... 10-6
1925 ................................. 6-0
1977 ............................... 13-3
1926 ..............................
..
5-4
1978 ................................. 9-7
1927
...............................
.
.
...
1928
1976 ............................... 18-1
1979 ............................... 10-4
4-4
1980 ............................... 18-3
7-5
...
.............................
1930 ..............................
...
9-4
1981
...........................
11-3
1982 ............................... 15-2
.5-5
1983
1932 ................................. 4-6
1984
1931
8-5
1975 ............................... 10-4
9-1
1929
..........................
1974
.............................
....
14-3
............................. 8-6
8-3
1985 ............................... 14-5
1934 . ................................ 8-8
1986 ............................ . 14-1
1935 ............................... 10-6
1987
........................... 13-4
............................. 4-12
1988
..............................
1933
1936
................................
.
1989 ............................... 12-5
1938 .............................. 14-1
1990
.............................
12-4
1940
..........................
12-3
.
.
.............................. 10-4
1942 ................................. 9-2
1941
1943
8-3
..
.............................
15-4
..................... 14-3
1992 ............................. 10-10
1993 ............................... 15-3
1991
1994
..............................
1995
16-4
15-5
1944 ................. World War II
1996 ............................... 13-3
World War II
1997 ............................... 16-4
1945 ...............
..
...............................
9-6
1998
1947 ............................... 12-5
1999
1946
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
3-2
..
...............................
................................ 9-2
........................... 6-5
.. 18-0
.............................
.............................. 19-5
...
5-5
..............................
7-3
..
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.
.
1955 .................................
building a stadium was also looked into, and
that gradually became the goal of the baseball
program and many Beaver boosters.
The generous donation from the Goss family was the key to a private fundraising effort in
the late 1990s. The ballpark's name would be
ammended to Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
in their honor in 1999.
With no buildings slated for the Coleman
Field site in the next 20 years, objections to a
stadium were overcome in early 1997. The
OSU campus master plan was changed at that
point, assuring that the Beavers will continue
playing at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field well
14-5
1937 ................................ 4-7
1939
Bell Field and Goss Stadium at Coleman Field in 1967
.............................. 20-4
................................. 6-9
2000 ............................. 13-10
2001
..............................
18-7
2002 ............................... 18-9
2003
............................. 9-12
2004 ............................... 9-11
8-1
1956 ................................. 8-7
1957
10-5
1958
9-6
TOTAL: 919-410-1 (691 winning percentage)
LONGEST BEAVER WINNING STREAKS AT GOSS STADIUM
AT COLEMAN FIELD: 24 games in 1951 and 1952; 21 games from
1959to1961
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Goss Stadium at Coleman Field in 1911
into the future.
Now the Beavers are out to make that future
as interesting as their home ballpark's past.
Over the past nine decades, the campus has
grown to surround Goss Stadium at Coleman
Field. More than 1,200 games have been
played on the site, against foes ranging from
Northern Division rivals to teams from Japan
and Canada, barnstorming Negro Leaguers,
local minor leaguers and military teams.
Coleman began coaching at Oregon State in
1923, and the first reference to the ballpark as
Coleman Field came in the mid-1940s. The
name quickly grew into common usage; how-
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field in 1983
ever, it wasn't until 1981 that OSU officially
named the field in honor of the longtime coach.
When the students at Oregon Agricultural
College got their wish and the school started a
varsity baseball team in 1907, the football field
was located on the present site of McAlexander
Fieldhouse and the physical plant building. The
baseball diamond went on a far corner of the
field, next to brand-new Waldo Hall.
In 1910, "the armory" - now McAlexander
Fieldhouse - was built and football and track
leapfrogged the baseball field to find a new
home behind the first baseline, an area that
became Bell Field. That was the first of many
changes in Goss Stadium at Coleman Field's
surroundings.
The Men's Gymnasium - later renamed
Langton Hall - opened in 1914, adjacent to the
athletic fields. In 1946, the Navy ROTC
quonset huts were tucked behind the right-field
corner and a year later Cascade Hall opened
beyond center field. In 1959, Snell Hall opened
across the street from the left-field corner. In
1967, Finley Hall went up across the railroad
tracks from right field.
In 1973, Bell Field saw its last intercollegiate athletic event as the track and field program moved to a new facility. Dixon Recreation Center opened on that site in 1976 and
Stevens Natatorium was added in 1994.
As Oregon State's campus changed and
grew around Goss Stadium at Coleman Field,
the ballpark itself stayed roughly the same. Sets
of bleachers came and went, fences were torn
down and replaced. The infield was rebuilt
several times, most recently in 1996. Players
were finally treated to the field's first dugouts
in 1972, and that was the same year the first
press box was constructed. The Scott Halbrook
Memorial Scoreboard was added in 1986.
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field has been
the home to 20 pennant-winning OSU teams
over the years. In 1952, the diamond was the
site of two of the greatest moments in Beaver
baseball history.
After winning the Northern Division title,
Oregon State swept Southern California in a
best-of-three series to win the Pacific Coast
Conference championship. The next weekend,
the Beavers swept Fresno State in the NCAA
West Regional series to earn a trip to the College World Series.
OSU nearly earned another trip to the CWS
in 1963 when it met Southern California in a
first-round series of the NCAA West Regional
at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. The Beavers, ranked as high as sixth nationally during
the season, split the first two games with the
Trojans before falling 7-5 in the finale. USC
went on to win the national title.
The first game on the OSU diamond - and
the first varsity game in Oregon State baseball
history - was played on April 12, 1907, and
Salem High handed the Beavers a 4-0 defeat.
BALLPARKS
Here are the ballparks that Major League Baseball teams called
home when Oregon State began playing baseball at Goss Stadium
at Coleman Field in 1907:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
NewYorkYankees
Huntington Avenue Grounds
South Side Park
League Park
.
Bennett Park
Hilltop Park
Philadelphia Athletics
Columbia Park
St. Louis Browns
Sportsman's Park
National Park
Washington Senators
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
St Louis Cardinals
South End Grounds
Washington Park
.
West Side Grounds
Redland Field
Polo Grounds
Baker Bowl
Exposition Park
Robison Field
Headlined "OAC Defeated by Salem High
School," The Barometer student newspaper
reported: "Yesterday afternoon the OAC baseball team was defeated in its first game of the
season. The score being 4 to 0 in favor of the
High school lads. This is due to several reasons. These are lack of support, lack of practice
and interfering with the track work. We have
no complaint to offer as to the result but we
should give our team better support and hope
to see more encouraging results in the future."
After beating both Chemawa and Salem
High in Salem, the Beavers earned their first
home victory ever on May 2, 1907 by drubbing
Willamette 12-0. OAC added wins over
Chemawa and Oregon at home by the end of
the 1907 season, and the Beavers' all-time
home record has been over .500 ever since.
The spring of 1910 saw Goss Stadium at
Coleman Field graced by a coach who had
already managed a World Series winner.
Fielder Jones, who led the Chicago White Sox
to the 1906 title, had left the club over a salary
spat While looking after business interests in
Portland, he found time to lead OAC to the
Northwest Collegiate title.
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field's brush
with pro baseball's color barrier came in 1921,
when the Beavers played host to the New York
Colored Sox. That team of black professional
players was making its spring training trip up
the West Coast and included many of the Kansas City Monarchs, including the late "Bullet"
Joe Rogan, who entered the Baseball Hall of
Fame in 1998. The Barometer's preview of the
game quoted a telegram from New York Giants
manager John McGraw as saying, "If I could
whitewash that aggregation I could use every
one of them on my team. Only their color
keeps them out of the major leagues." The
Colored Sox took a 3-0 win, with Rogan hitting a double and a home run.
In the 1920s, it wasn't unusual for Japanese
universities to send their baseball teams on
tours of theWest Coast. Meiji University visited Goss Stadium at Coleman Field twice; the
Beavers won 7-0 in 1924 and Meiji took a 13-6
win in 1929.
In the 1980s and early 1990s, the Canadian
Baseball Institute - the country's junior national team - often visited OSU for exhibitions.
In the fall of 1992, the Canadians' attention
was split between the field and radios in the
dugout and bullpen as they listened to the
Toronto Blue Jays win the World Series.
Earlier in 1992, the Beavers' Opening Day
win over Concordia had been buzzed by a
radio-controlled airplane. The game was interrupted briefly when the plane took a nosedive
into left field.
One former Beaver pitcher from the 1920s
remains at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field literally. Burton Riley's sons crept into the
ballpark late one night in 1993 and scattered
the lefthander's ashes on the pitcher's mound,
figuring it was the perfect place for him.
Before World War II curtailed baseball at
Oregon State for two seasons, the Beavers
played teams from nearby Camp Adair in 1943,
winning 3-1 and losing 8-4.
Two local minor league teams - the Salem
Senators and Eugene Emeralds - were frequent
visitors in the 1940s and 1950s, with the Beavers holding their own as the pros tuned up for
their seasons.
Many pro careers can be traced back to
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. Beavers who
went on to play in the Major Leagues were
Scott Anderson (lettered at OSU 1981-84),
Lute Barnes (1967-69), Bob Beall (1968-70),
Jamie Burke (1992-93), Ed Coleman (1924,
26), Jeff Doyle (1975-77), Glenn Elliott (1941,
43), Ken Forsch (1967-68), Don Johnson
(1932), John Leovich (1940), Steve Lyons
(1979-81), Howard Maple (1926, 28-29), Wes
Schulmerich (1925-27), Mike Thurman (199294), Chris Wakeland (1995-96) and Jim Wilson
H
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--
Merritt Truax Indoor Center
(1980-82).
When the weather forces an Oregon State
practice session inside, the Beavers are able to
use one of the country's finest indoor practice
facilities - the Merritt Truax Indoor Center. The
building opened in September, 2001.
The 85,000-square-foot building is large
enough to house a regulation football field. The
entire playing surface is Fieldturf, which has
earned a reputation as the artificial turf that
plays most like a natural surface.
In addition, the building is equipped with
four batting cages. Along with the Beaver baseball team, the building is used by OSU's football, softball, men's soccer, women's soccer,
men's golf and women's golf teams for practice
Groundskeepers, left to right: Al
Kirk, Matt Siewell, Eric Riesdorf, Jeff
Frost and Jess Lewis
and physical conditioning.
The Merritt Truax Indoor Center was designed with ample windows to provide daylight
for workouts, and the brick exterior blends
with Oregon State's campus.
The structure is named in honor of Merritt
Truax, a 1934 Oregon State graduate who
founded one of the nation's leading commercial
and retail gasoline outlets.
Oregon State's baseball team also has the
use of two indoor batting cages and pitching
mounds located in McAlexander Fieldhouse,
just across the street from Goss Stadium at
Coleman Field. The building served as OSU's
indoor facility until the Truax Center opened.
ALL-SKILLS CAMP
JUNE 12-13-14 / AGES 8-18
Other specialty camps will be announced;
check www.osubeavers.com for details
Staff for all 2005 Beaver Baseball Camps includes OSU coaches and other
top youth, high school and college instructors from around the region
All camps to be held on the campus of Oregon State University
For more information, call 541-737-5738
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PATCASEY.
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Head coach
11th year
(George Fox, 1990)
In its 11th season under Pat Casey, Oregon
State's baseball program is out to take its tradition of success to new levels.
"This program can be in the top 25 in the
country and compete for a regional on a regular
basis," Casey said. "We need to be fundamentally sound, and be able to adjust to our personnel. You have to do things right to win, and
that's something I stress."
Casey's OSU teams have a record of 295225-4, good for a winning percentage of.567.
That includes a 38-12-1 record in 1997; that
team's winning percentage of 755 was among
the very best in Beaver baseball history.
Casey was also named Co-Coach of the
Year in the Pacific-10 Northern Division for
the 1997 season. The Beavers have set numerous school records during Casey's time at OSU;
he and his coaching staff are aiming to take
Oregon State even further.
"Being a member of the Pac-10, we're part
of the best baseball conference in the country,"
Casey said. "We've made great strides at Oregon State in our level of play, our facilities,
fan interest ... it's an exciting place to be, and
the program is getting stronger each season."
Casey was also instrumental in the drive to
build Goss Stadium at Coleman Field, which
opened at Oregon State's longtime ballpark in
the spring of 1999. The OSU head coach was
heavily-involved in fundraising for the $2.3
million project; when the go-ahead was given
for construction, he had a hand in the
ballpark's design to assure that it would be one
of the most user-friendly facilities in college
baseball. In 2002, the ballpark also received its
first set of lights for night play.
Oregon State hired Casey in the summer of
1994, asking him to follow in the large footsteps of Jack Riley, who retired after 22 seasons as head coach.
Most of the key players from OSU's 1994
Northern Division pennant-winning team had
graduated, but Casey's first season saw the
Beavers battle to a winning record of 25-24-1
in 1995. That set the stage for one of the finest
three-year runs in the long history of baseball
at Oregon State.
In 1996, the Beavers posted a 32-16-1
The Casey family
record and went into the final weekend of the
season needing to sweep a four-game series
from Washington to tie for the pennant and
take a postseason berth. With three straight
wins, OSU took the race to the final day before
dropping the season finale.
In 1997, Oregon State set a school record
for wins in the regular season with a record of
38-12-1. OSU again went into the final weekend of the season with postseason hopes
In 1998, Oregon State broke into the national rankings for the first time in four years
and went 35-14-1. The season included series
sweeps of Arizona, which was ranked in the
top 10 at the time, and UCLA.
After a tough 1999 campaign, the Beavers
rebounded to go 28-27 in 2000 against what
may have been the toughest schedule in school
history. OSU entertained postseason hopes
after winning three straight Pacific- 10 series
midway through the season.
In 2001, Oregon State again made a strong
bid for the postseason, finishing with a 31-24
record. OSU had five wins over teams ranked
in the final Baseball Weekly/USA Today
coaches poll of the regular season - including a
series win over Arizona State - and the Beavers
were 10-9 against teams that were selected to
NCAA regionals.
The 2002 season saw the Beavers again
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Pat Casey at the groundbreaking for Goss Stadium
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postseason in 2004, finishing 31-22; OSU's 7-0
start was the school's best in 42 years. That
team had a school record six players selected in
the Major League draft and another signed as a
CASEY'S CAREER
George Fox College
YEAR
POSITION
W-L-T
PCT.
1988
Head coach
15-14-0
517
1989
Head coach
22-14-0
611
1990
Head coach
24-17-0
585
1991
Head coach
24-21-0
530
1992
Head coach
29-18-0
617
1993
Head coach
26-16-1
.616
1994
Head coach
31-13-0
.721
TOTALS
7 SEASONS
171-113.1
.602
free agent.
Philadelphia Phillies
1999: B R Cook, RHP, 3rd round, St Louis Cardinals; Troy
Oregon State University
Schader, SS, 21st round, San Diego Padres
2000: Scott Nicholson, LHP, 15th round, Texas Rangers (returned
YEAR
POSITION
W-L-T
PCT.
1995
Head coach
25-24-1
510
1996
Head coach
32-16-1
663
1997
Head coach
38-12-1
755
1998
Head coach
35-14-1
710
1999
Head coach
19-35-0
352
2000
Head coach
28-27-0
509
2001
Head coach
31-24-0
564
2002
Head coach
31-23-0
574
2003
Head coach
25-28-0
472
2004
Head coach
31-22-0
585
2003: Seth Pietsch, OF, 8th round, New York Mets; Ben Rowe,
RHP, 24th round, Texas Rangers(returned to school for senior
TOTALS
9SEASONS
295-225-4
.567
season in 2004); Levi Webber, 1 B/DH, 25th round, St Louis Cardinals
Detroit Tigers
2001: Scott Nicholson, LHP, 8th round, Colorado Rockies; Bryan
Ingram, C, 12th round, Colorado Rockies; Josh Carter, OF, 14th
round, San Diego Padres
2002: Mark McLemore, LHP, 4th round, Houston Astros; Brian
Barden, 3B, 6th round, Arizona Diamondbacks; Will Hudson, SS,
20th round, New York Mets
2004: Andy Baldwin, RHP, 5th round, Philadelphia Phillies; Jake
Postlewait , LHP 7th round , Colorado Rockies ; K y leAselton LHP , 11th
Career
TOTALS
to school for senior season in 2001); Joe Gerber, 1 B, 24th round,
,
,
round, Minnesota Twins; Jared Sanders, RHP, 14th round, Cincinnati
16SEASONS
466.338.5
.579
Draft picks at Oregon State
1995: Kevin Hooker, RHP-2B, 31st round, Philadelphia Phillies
1996: David Schmidt, C, 8th round, St Louis Cardinals; Chris
Wakeland, OF, 15th round, Detroit Tigers; Eric Lovinger, RHP, 41st
round, Los Angeles Dodgers
Reds; Aaron Mathews, OF, 19th round, Toronto Blue Jays; Nathan
P en dl ey, LHP, 19th round, San Francisco Giants
Free agent signings at Oregon State
21st round, Boston Red Sox; Matt Bailie, 1 B-RHP, 22nd round,
1997: Ryan McDonald, 2B, Kansas City Royals
1998: Ben Bertrand, C, San Francisco Giants; Val Mencas, LHP,
Shaumburg Flyers
2000: Mark Newell, RHP, Kansas City Royals
2001: Thad Johnson, RHP, Oakland Athletics
2003: Andy Jarvis, 1 B, Philadelphia Phillies; Tom Creighton, UT,
Florence Freedom; Ty Kline, RHP, Kalamazoo Kings
2004: Ben Rowe, RHP, San Diego Padres
make a strong run at postseason play, winding
up with a 31-23 record. The high point of the
season came in late April, when the first-ever
night game at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
saw OSU beat fourth-ranked Stanford; the
Beavers clinched the series against the Cardinal
with another win the next day.
Oregon State made another run at the
1997: Joe Messman, RHP, 7th round, Houston Astros; Tyler
Swinbumson, RHP, 16th round, Cleveland Indians
1998: Chris Pine, RHP, 5th round, Milwaukee Brewers; Brody
Percell, LHP, 7th round, Cleveland Indians; Andrew Checketts, RHP
Casey came to OSU after seven seasons at
George Fox College, an NAIA school in his
native Newberg, Ore. Under Casey, the Bruins
went 171-113-1 overall and were 155-54-1
against NAIA competition; they won three
District 2 titles, five Metro Valley Conference
titles and two Cascade Conference titles.
During his time at George Fox, Casey was
named Coach of the Year three times in District
2, four times in the Metro Valley Conference
and twice in the Cascade Conference.
Casey earned his bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies from George Fox in 1990.
He played for the University of Portland from
1978-80 and was a first-team All-NorPac Conference outfielder his final two seasons. He was
also a second-team All-Region selection in
1980. He also lettered in basketball one season.
After being drafted in the 10th round by the
San Diego Padres in 1980, Casey played seven
professional seasons. He reached Class AAA
with the Calgary Cannons in 1985-86 and the
Portland Beavers in 1987.
After concluding his professional playing
career, Casey took over George Fox's baseball
program; while coaching the baseball team, he
also played basketball for the Bruins while
completing his degree.
Casey was born March 17, 1959 in
McMinnville, Ore. He graduated in 1977 from
Newberg High, where he starred in football,
basketball and baseball.
Casey enjoys fishing, camping and spending
time with his family. He and his wife, Susan,
have four children - Jonathan (19), Brett (18),
Ellie (14) and Joseph (7).
COMMENTS ON CASEY
Bill Krueger
Bill Krueger is a broadcaster for Fox
Sports Net. A former Major League pitcher
Krueger was a college baseball and basketball
teammate of Pat Casey at Portland.
"Pat and I have known each other since
high school, when we were rivals at Newberg
and McMinnville, respectively. I think I admire
Pat the most for his desire to make each kid he
coaches as competitive as he is - which is an
almost unreachable goal. Pat was one of the
great athletes ever to come out of the State of
Oregon ... he should have played in the big
leagues, and had he been moved to catcher, he
probably would have played in the bigs as long
as I did. With all his successes, he has remained the same guy - loyal friend, great family guy, and strong in his convictions. If I were
a high school baseball player trying to decide
where to go, and I really wanted to be the best I
could be, I would not hesitate to go and play
for Pat Casey at Oregon State."
Tom House, PhD
Tom House, a performance analyst for the
National Pitching Association, is one of the
world' foremost experts on training pitchers.
He is a former Major League pitcher and
pitching coach.
"I had the pleasure of working with Pat
when I was a coach and he was a player. I've
had the pleasure of working with him now that
we're both coaches. He's managed the transition from player to coach as well as anybody
I've been around in the last 30 years. He takes
information and instruction and inspires his
players both academically and athletically, and
the program speaks for itself."
Harold Reynolds
Harold Reynolds is co-host of ESPN's Baseball Tonight and a former MajorLeague AllStar; he played against Pat Casey in the minor
leagues. Reynolds is familiar with OSU baseball, having grown up in Corvallis
"The thing about Pat is, he's brutally honest. For any kid, that's what you want - someone who will tell you the truth. I played with
Pat and I've known Pat a long time, and I appreciate how honest he is. You can take him at
his word. For a young player, there's nothing
better than getting a positive evaluation of
where you are as a student-athlete and as a
young person in life. That's dynamite."
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Associate
head coach
Ninth year
(Portland State,
1990)
Dan Spencer joined the Oregon State program prior to the 1997 season and has earned
the position of associate head coach. He oversees the Beavers' pitchers and catchers.
Spencer, 39, came to OSU after spending
five seasons as head baseball coach at Green
River Community College in Auburn, Wash.
Spencer's teams at were 135-79 and reached
the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges Tournament all five seasons,
finishing third each of his last three seasons.
While at GRCC, Spencer was NWAACC
Coach of the Year in 1992 and 1994.
Spencer also has a background in athletic
administration, having served as assistant athletic director at Green River.
In 1990-91, Spencer was assistant baseball
coach at Tacoma Community College
The Spencer family
Spencer coached the Ryder Construction
Senior Babe Ruth team from 1987-92, winning
a national title his final season. Spencer has
coached four players who went on to careers in
the Major Leagues.
Spencer attended Mira Costa Junior College
in Oceanside, Calif., for a year before playing
three seasons at Texas Tech. Spencer earned his
bachelor's degree in History from Portland
State in 1990.
Spencer was born in Portland, Ore. He
graduated in 1983 from Fort Vancouver High in
Vancouver, Wash, where he played football,
basketball and baseball
Spencer enjoys fishing, chess and time with
his family. His wife, Susie, is a Corvallis native;
they have two sons, Wade (10) and Logan (6),
and a daughter, Elizabeth (1).
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Assistant coach
Fourth year
(Western Oregon,
I
1994)
Marty is in his fourth season on Oregon
State's coaching staff, after moving up to
fulltime status for the 2004 season. Lees joined
OSU's coaching staff in the fall of 2001 as a
volunteer assistant. Lees supervises the Beavers' team defense and baserunning and coaches
third base.
Lees, 35, was on the Beavers' staff while
completing his standard teaching certification at
OSU. He was also the athletic director and a
teacher at Harrisburg High. He coached one of
the state's top American Legion programs, the
Pepsi Challengers of Eugene; in 2002, the Challengers went 56-13 and Lees was named the
Oregon AAA Legion Coach of the Year.
Lees became head coach at Harrisburg in
The Lees family
2000, taking a team that was 4-20 the previous
season and going 20-6 in his first year. He also
coached the Eagle girls basketball team to a
league title and into the state tournament for
the first time in 16 years. Before going to Harrisburg, Lees was head baseball coach at
Oakridge High.
Lees played baseball at Western Oregon,
once earning two wins in a doubleheader
against Oregon Tech. He earned his bachelor's
degree in Physical Education in 1994.
Lees also attended Lane Community College, playing baseball and basketball. He
graduated from Lakeview High.
Lees and his wife, Kristy, have two sons,
Brandon (5) and Brady (3).
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TROY SCHADER
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Volunteer
assistant coach
First year
(Oregon State, 2004)
Troy Schader returned to Oregon State's
baseball program as part of its coaching staff in
the fall of 2004 as a volunteer assistant coach.
He works with OSU's hitters, assists with
team defense and coaches first base.
Schader, 27, had an outstanding career as he
played shortstop for the Beavers from 199799. After his senior season, Schader was
drafted by the San Diego Padres; he played
three years in the minor leagues before a back
injury ended his career.
After his retirement as a player, Schader
returned to Oregon State and worked as an
administrative assistant for the Beavers' baseball program while completing his bachelor's
degree in Liberal Studies. Schader is now completing work on a second degree in Turf Management.
Schader was born in Vancouver, Wash.. He
graduated from La Center High in La Center,
Wash., in 1995, where he played football, basketball and baseball. He then played for Green
River Community College for one season,
where one of his coaches was current OSU
assistant coach Dan Spencer.
Schader's hobbies include any and all outdoor activities, and spending time with friends
and family.
F SUPPORT STAFF.
Matt Toth
Athletic trainer
Nathan Dufault
Athletic trainer
Andy Dendas
J.R. Tatum
Athletic trainer
Strength and
conditioning coach
Jenny Siewell
Administrative
assistant
Linda Johnson
Academic services
Jess Lewis
Head
groundskeeper
Joe Klegseth
Marketing and
promotions
Troy Schader
Tom Williams
Equipment
Malisa Hollis
Video operations
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2005 SEASON
OSU finds talent in a mix of old and new
Beavers determined to
make the improvement
necessary to earn a place
in the NCAA tournament
There will be quite a few new faces and
higher expectations for Oregon State when the
2005 baseball season opens, but the Beavers'
goal remains the same this spring: A place in
the NCAA Regionals.
"Our challenge is a little different than last
year, because last year we had a little more
experience going in," said OSU head coach Pat
Casey, now in his 11th season with the Beavers. "This year, we're going to put some
faces out there who have never been there, and
even if they're a junior college guy who has
played a couple years of college baseball or a
high school guy, we've got some kids who
have never played a Division I game and we
have to be prepared for that.
"They need a little game experience, but
we've worked tremendously hard toward
some common goals and that's going to pay
off for us."
Last season, OSU was 31-22 overall and
10-14 in the Pacific-10 to tie for sixth place.
The Beavers have 17 returning lettermen from
that club but will be looking to a number of
new players to contribute.
Even with the number of newcomers, it's
far from a rebuilding year for the Beavers.
OSU has a pair of preseason All-Americans to
build around in sophomore pitcher Dallas
Buck (3-6 record, 5 06 earned run average, 6
saves in 2004) and junior outfielder Jacoby
Ellsbury (.352 batting average, 3 home runs,
20 runs batted in, 20-for-24 stolen bases).
Baseball America magazine named Buck, a
righthander, to its preseason All-America
second team and Ellsbury to its third team.
After earning Summer All-America first
team honors for his performance in the Cape
Cod League in 2004, Buck is the marquee
name on a pitching staff that figures to be one
of OSU's strengths. Three more sophomores
figure to make a huge contribution - lefthander
Kevin Gunderson (6-2, 2.90, 3), who was
named to Collegiate Baseball's Freshman AllAmerica team in 2004; righthander Jonah
Nickerson (4-3, 5.67); and righthander Jake
McCormick (0-0, 3 23).
"We really haven't nailed down people that
Kevin Gunderson
are specifically going to be starters or what
role they're going to be in, but I think we have
some pretty good depth on the staff," Casey
said. "Some guys who have never pitched
Division I baseball are going to have to be part
of that. But we need some people who have
been here to help us out, and we need to establish that rotation. We feel very good about
Dallas Buck being in that rotation, we know
Kevin Gunderson could be one of our starters
if that's the best role for him but he's so effective in so many other roles that we just have
to figure out what's best for the team. Jonah
Nickerson is another guy who could really
help us in a number of roles on our staff."
Those who could step in as key figures on
the mound include junior righthander Nate
Fogle (5-2, 1.84; all-league first team junior
college in 2004), junior lefthanderAnton Maxwell (2-0, 2.82; all-league second team JC),
freshman righthander Daniel Turpen (9-1,
0 98, all-state first team high school) and
freshman righthander Eddie Kunz (all-state
first team HS).
At the plate, the Beavers will continue to
evolve from a power-hitting club to one that
relies more on speed and execution to score.
"I do feel that we can get runners started. I
feel our team speed continues to improve, and
I think we've got a few more options as far as
right-left matchups," Casey said. "There are
some great competitive battles going on for
some spots, and that makes it good. I think
we've got a little more depth."
Oregon State should be able to depend on
production from its outfield, starting with
Ellsbury in center; he was an All-Pacific- 10
first team selection in 2004. He earned an
invitation to the USA Baseball National Team
Trials last year despite missing part of the
season due to injury, and Baseball America
named him the 17th-best pro prospect in the
prestigious Cape Cod League in 2004.
The likely starter in rightfield will be junior
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Mike Lissman
Dallas Buck
Andy Jenkins
Tyler Graham (.346, 0, 9, 7-for-9 SBs), who
made the switch from infield to outfield in
2004 and moved into the starting lineup late in
the season. Sophomore Mike Lissman (349,
8, 34) provides some power in the leftfield
spot after a solid collegiate debut.
Three starters return in the infield - junior
third baseman Shea McFeely (.294, 5, 38),
junior second baseman Chris Kunda (.245, 0,
13) and senior first baseman Andy Jenkins
(.274, 6, 30). Kunda will be pushed for the job
by junior transfer Ryan Gipson (.358, 16-for16 SBs; all-league first team JC) and Jenkins
will battle sophomore Cole Gillespie (.290, 1,
4), who got a number of starts down the
stretch in 2004. The leader for the shortstop
position is freshman Darwin Barney (.611, 8,
25, 19-19 SBs; all-state first team HS).
At catcher, junior Billy Munich (.128, 0, 5)
spent the last two seasons as the backup and
will compete for the job with redshirt freshman Casey Priseman and freshman Rob
Folsom (.426, 6, 22; all-state first team HS).
Sophomore Mitch Canham (.167, 0, 0) could
see time at catcher or first base.
The designated hitter spot could go to
senior Chris Campos (.286, 7, 34) or junior
transfer Joey Ledesma (280 JC).
"Defensively, I think the outfield is going
to be as good as anybody in the Pac-10 as a
whole," Casey said. "I know we'll be better
defensively up the middle than we were last
year. Obviously, we need to have somebody
establish themselves behind the plate - that's
a defensive position and we need someone
there to show that they can do that on a consistent basis. Our corner guys are going to
need to be a little more offensive. Shea had a
good year defensively last year; he needs to be
a guy who drives in runs for us. At first base,
we've got a couple different people who can
play there.
a tough loss. With Jake Postlewait and Aaron
Mathews and Paul Richie, we had some great
leadership; now it's time for some people who
have the same type of ability to do that.
"Our captains are Andy Jenkins and
Jacoby Ellsbury and Kevin Gunderson and
Mike Lissman, and all four of those guys have
the ability to lead us and all four are diversified in what they do for our club."
When it comes to overall team makeup,
Casey likes what he sees.
"I think we've got a great mix of guys,"
Casey said. "I like the fact that we have a
pretty good energy for the game. I think we
have enough new faces that there's a push to
get better and we have enough guys who had
success last year that there's a sense of confidence in what we're doing."
OSU has put together strong campaigns
over the past several years only to have
postseason bids slip away down the stretch.
The aim now is to combine another solid start
with the type of finish that will result in a trip
to the NCAA Regionals.
"The main thing is staying consistent and
believing in what we're doing when we get to
conference play," Casey said. "You might play
12 straight games, four series in a row, against
top 20 clubs in your own conference and you
can't be in a mode where you don't play well
during that time. You've got to get consistent.
"We've got to stay healthy. We've got to
have people pitch at the front of the game and
have people finish for us. Last year I thought
we were just a couple defensive plays away
from being in the tournament and we've
worked hard to become better defensively.
"Our guys should be ready to go."
"We want to be solid, but I think we'll
have a much better defensive club than we had
last year overall. We'll run some balls down,
and the key to everything is to minimize the
runners we put on base through walks and
errors."
In 2004, the Beavers were blessed with
some strong, experienced leaders but most of
those players graduated or were drafted.
"That's the thing we don't know," Casey
said of OSU's leadership. "We haven't been
out on the road, we haven't had a good win or
Returning players
STARTERS (10): Dallas Buck, RHP, so ; Chris Campos, OF-LHP,
sr; Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, jr; Kevin Gunderson, LHP, so ;Andy
Jenkins, 1 B, sr.; Chris Kunda, 2B, jr; Mike Lissman, OF, so ; Jake
McCormick, RHP, so ; Shea McFeely, 3B, jr ; Jonah Nickerson, RHP,
so
LETTERMEN (7): Mitch Canham, IF, so ; Cole Gillespie, IF-OF,
so ; Tyler Graham, IF, jr; Kevin Joslyn, LHP, sr; Billy Munich, C, jr;
Scott Nelson, 1 B, jr ; Kurt Steele, RHP, jr.
REDSHIRTS (2): Jon Koller, RHP, jr.; Casey Priseman, C, fr,
Newcomers
FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE TRANSFERS (2): Danny Anderson, OFC, sr ; Joel Evans, RHP, sr.
JUNIOR COLLEGE TRANSFERS (7): Nic Chapin, OF, jr.; Nate
Fogle, RHP, jr; Ryan Gipson, SS, jr ; Joey Ledesma, OF-1 B, jr.; Anton
Maxwell, LHP, so ; Todd Shelton, IF, jr; Geoff Wagner, 1 B-OF, jr
FIRST-YEAR PLAYERS (11): Darwin Barney, SS-2B, fr ; Reed
Brown, RHP, fr ; Travis Carver, 1 B-C, fr.; A J Davidson, LHP, jr ; Cory
Ellis, 2B, fr ; Rob Folsom, C-2B-OF, fr.; Josh Keller, RHP, fr ; Eddie
Kunz, RHP, fr ; Lonnie Lechelt, IF, fr ; Rob Summers, P-OF, fr ; Daniel
Tureen. RHP. fr.
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Chapin, Nic
Davidson, A.J.
Ellis, Cory
Ellsbury, Jacoby
Evans, Joel
Fogle, Nate
Folsom, Rob
Gillespie, Cole
Gipson, Ryan
Graham, Tyler
Gunderson, Kevin
Jenkins, Andy
Joslyn, Kevin
Keller, Josh
Koller, Jon
Kunda, Chris
Kunz, Eddie
Lechelt, Lonnie
Ledesma, Joey
Lissman, Mike
Maxwell, Anton
McCormick, Jake
McFeely, Shea
Munich, Billy
Nelson, Scott
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Shelton, Todd
Steele, Kurt
Summers, Rob
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Beaverton, OR (Southridge HS)
Edmonds, WA (Woodway HS)
Newberg, OR (Newberg HS)
Modesto, CA (Modesto JC)
Lake Stevens, WA (Lake Stevens HS)
McMinnville, OR (McMinnville HS)
Oregon City, OR (Mt. Hood CC)
Florence, OR (Siuslaw HS)
Portland, OR (Glencoe HS)
Madras, OR (Madras HS)
Redmond, WA (Texas Tech U.)
Gresham, OR (Mt. Hood CC)
Medford, OR (North Medford HS)
West Linn, OR (West Linn HS)
Central Point, OR (Shasta JC)
Great Falls, MT (C.M. Russell HS)
Portland, OR (Central Catholic HS)
Salem, OR (Mt. Hood CC)
Spokane, WA (Columbia Basin CC)
Portland, OR (Cleveland HS)
Carlsbad, CA (U. of California-Irvine)
Philomath, OR (Philomath HS)
Portland, OR (Parkrose HS)
Kennewick, WA (Southridge HS)
Tucson, AZ (Pima CC)
Ontario, OR (Ontario HS)
Anchorage, AK (Feather River CC)
Marysville, CA (Erindale HS, Australia)
Federal Way, WA (Tacoma CC)
El Macero, CA (Jesuit HS)
Eugene, OR (North Eugene HS)
Oregon City, OR (Oregon City HS)
1-Todd Shelton, IF
2-Dallas Buck, RHP
3-Chris Kunda, 2B
4-Kurt Steele, RHP
5-PAT CASEY
6-Kevin Gunderson, LHP
7-MARTY LEES
8-Andy Jenkins, C-1B-3B
9-Cole Gillespie, lB
10-Darwin Barney, SS
11-Mitch Canham, IF-C
12-Rob Folsom, C-OF
13-DAN SPENCER
14-Ryan Gipson, 2B
15-Lonnie Lechelt, IF
16-Kevin Joslyn, LHP
17-Anton Maxwell, LHP
18-Nate Fogle, RHP
19-Jake McCormick, RHP
20-Casey Priseman, C
21-Tyler Graham, OF
22-Danny Anderson, OF
23-Jacoby Ellsbury, OF
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Corvallis, OR (Crescent Valley HS)
Beaverton, OR (Southridge HS)
McMinnville, OR (McMinnville HS)
Redmond, OR (Central Oregon CC)
Casey, Pat - head coach
Spencer, Dan - assistant coach
Lees, Marty - assistant coach
Schader, Troy - assistant coach
24-Chris Campos, OF-LHP-1B
25-Joey Ledesma, lB
26-Mike Lissman, OF
27-Rob Summers, P
28-Dan Turpen, RHP
29-Shea McFeely, 3B
30-Travis Carver, lB
31-ScottNelson, lB
32-Reed Brown, RHP
33-TROY SCHADER
34-Jonah Nickerson, RHP
35-Billy Munich, C
36-Jon Koller, RHP
37-Geoff Wagner, OF
38-A.J. Davidson, LHP
40-Joel Evans, RHP
44-Eddie Kunz, RHP
Nic Chapin, OF
Cory Ellis, 2B
Josh Keller, RHP
Toth, Matt - athletic trainer
Dufault, Nathan - athletic trainer
Tatum, J.R. - athletic trainer
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE:
Nic Chapin - CHAY-pin
Nathan Dufault - doo-FO
Jacoby Ellsbury - juh-KO-bee ELZ-berry
Tyler Graham - GRAM
Kevin Joslyn - JOZ-lin
Jon Koller - KO-ler
Chris Kunda - KOON-duh
Eddie Kunz - KOONZ
Joey Ledesma - leh-DEZ-muh
Lonnie Lechelt - LEH-klt
Marty Lees - LEEZ
Billy Munich - m-YOO-nik
Casey Priseman - PRIZE-man
Kurt Steele - STEEL
Matt Toth - TOE-th
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OREGON STATE PLAYER PROFILES
DANNY ANDERSON - 22
book is Odd Thomas; favorite vehicle is Lincoln Aviator; favorite restaurant is Tony Roma's ... chose OSU because "it felt right, I liked the facilities and it's a good group of guys."
Outfielder - Senior (transfer) - 6-foot-4, 200 lbs.
Modesto, Calif. (Beyer HS/San Joaquin Delta JC/San Jose State U.)
OREGON STATE:
Begins his career at OSU this spring ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Danny was kind of a surprise for us in the fall. He played very well in the
outfield and he has some righthanded power."
SAN JOSE STATE: Lettered 1 year for coach Sam
Piraro at the NCAA Division I school ... batted
.256, 3 doubles, 4 RBIs in 23 games.
SAN JOAQUIN DELTA JUNIOR COLLEGE: Let-
tered 2 years for coach Jim Yanko . . 2-time allconference . . as a sophomore, batted.310, 8 homers, 35 RBIs ... as a freshman, batted.333, 2 homers, 33 RBIs ... drafted in 40th round by Toronto
Anderson
Blue Jays in 2002 ... 3.2 GPA; Dean's List.
BEYER HIGH: Lettered 2 years for coach Paul Cornwell ... 2-time allconference ... also played football, basketball ... prep teammates included Nevada's Chris Hines, Matt Hines; Arkansas-Little Rock's Joe
Petrino ... 3.2 GPA.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Exercise and Sport Science; may become a
doctor ... born in Fullerton, Calif.... parents are Dan and Susan Anderson; family includes brothers Erik (18), Ryan (15), Todd (13) ... enjoys
snowboarding, fishing, hunting ... top athletic thrill is a comeback win ...
favorite athlete is Bo Jackson; favorite movie is Old School; favorite TV
show is ESPN; favorite actor is Ben Stiller; favorite group is Outkast;
favorite vehicle is 1972 Chevy truck; favorite food is steak; favorite
restaurant is Outback Steakhouse ... chose OSU for its baseball facilities,
the chance to play in the Pac-10.
DARWIN BARNEY- 10
Shortstop - Freshman (high school) - 5-foot-10, 170 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Beaverton, Ore. (Southridge HS)
OREGON STATE: Begins his career at OSU this spring ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Darwin played very well in
the fall for us. He made some adjustments and looks
to be the guy who can start for us as a freshman at
shortstop."
SOUTHRIDGE HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coaches
Tom Campbell, Don Fitzgerald ... 2-time all-state
first team ... 2-time league Player of the Year ... as a
senior, batted .611, 8 homers, 25 RBIs, 19-for-19
stolen bases ... as a junior, batted .412, 3 homers, 11
RBIs, 9 stolen bases ... also played soccer ... prep
teammate Rob Summers plays for OSU ... 3.3 GPA.
PERSONAL: Has not decided on a major ... born Barney
in Portland, Ore... parents are Dave and Deedee Barney; family includes
brothers Doug (23), Davey (22), sisters Deanna (20), Darilyn (17) ..
brother Davey played baseball for Pacific (Ore.), cousin Santiago Perez
played in Texas Rangers' system ... enjoys friends and recreation ... top
athletic thrill was winning high school state baseball title as a sophomore
... favorite athlete is Nomar Garciaparra; favorite movie is Mr. Baseball;
favorite TV show is SportsCenter; favorite actor is Jackie Chan; favorite
Pitcher - Freshman (high school) - 6-foot-4, 195 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Edmonds, Wash. (Woodway HS)
OREGON STATE: Begins his career at OSU this spring ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Reed has continued to get
better since last fall. He has a good feel for 3
pitches."
WOODWAY HIGH: Lettered 2 years for coach Joe
Webster ... as a senior, 9-2 record, 68 innings, allleague second team ... 4-time team Best Pitcher
award ... also played football, basketball ... prep
teammate Chris Minaker plays for Stanford, Kyle
Trew plays football for Washington.. 3.7 GPA;
Principal's Award, Social Studies Student of the
Year, Spanish Student of the Year.
PERSONAL: Has not decided on a major ... born Brown
in Seattle, Wash. ... parents are Henry Brown and Lisa Helber, stepparents David Helber and Debbie Brown; family includes sister Tara (21),
half-sisters Hailey (13), Tessa (11), stepbrother Jesse (27), stepsister
Brit (25) ... enjoys chess, wakeboarding, playing video games, watching
movies ... top athletic thrill was pitching 4-hit shutout in final high
school game and finishing among state's top 8 ... favorite athlete is Albert
Belle; favorite movie is Heavyweights; favorite book is Moneyball; favorite musician is Paul Oakenfold; favorite vehicle is Hummer H2; favorite food is steak; favorite restaurant is Quizno's ... chose OSU for its
campus, academic variety, and so his family can watch him play.
DALLAS BUCK - 2
Pitcher - Sophomore (1 letter) - 6-foot-2, 190 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Newberg, Ore. (Newberg HS)
OREGON STATE: Among OSU's 10 returning starters ... named to
Preseason All-America second team, nation's
fourth-best sophomore, Pac-10's top prospect for
2006 draft by Baseball America magazine ... OSU
head coach Pat Casey says: "Dallas had a great
summer. He should be one of the premier guys in
the Pac-10. He's got big makeup with great stuff."
... named to Summer All-America team by Baseball
America for Cape Cod League season with 4-1
record, 0.77 ERA, 58 innings, 26 hits, 20 walks, 65
strikeouts; also named league's third-best pro prospect ... also a defensive back and special teams
player on OSU football team; only true freshman to Buck
play for OSU in 2003 ... (2004) Rated 33rd-best freshman in nation by
Baseball America in preseason ... among Pacific-10leaders through end
of regular season, tied for fifth in saves (6) ... among OSU all-time career leaders through end of regular season, tied for fourth in saves (6) ...
among OSU all-time single-season leaders, third in saves (6) ... moved
into starting rotation March 26 ... 8 or more strikeouts in 3 of 9 starts
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... at least 6.1 innings in 5 of 9 starts ... did not allow an earned run in 8
of 12 relief appearances ... at least 2 strikeouts in 7 of 12 relief appearances ... 1 or fewer walks in 14 of 21 appearances ... 2 of best starts
came after being hit in leg vs. first batter of game; April24 at Southern
California, May 15 at Arizona State ... May 29 vs. UCLA, took loss;
6.1 innings, 8 hits, 5 runs (4 earned), 1 walk, 8 strikeouts ... May 23 vs.
Washington State, first game, took loss; 5.1 innings, 6 hits, 3 runs, 1
walk, 4 strikeouts ... May 21 vs. Washington State, earned save; 1.0
inning, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts ... May 15 at Arizona State,
took loss vs. nation's 14th-ranked team; 7.1 innings, 6 hits, 3 runs, 3
walks, 3 strikeouts ... April 17-April 24, in starts at Sacramento State
and Southern California, 2-0 record, averaging over 7.1 innings, 6.5 hits,
2 runs, 1.5 walks, 6.5 strikeouts per start ... April 24 at Southern California, earned win; 8.2 innings, 7 hits, 3 runs, 3 walks, 4 strikeouts ...
April 17 at Sacramento State, earned win; 6.1 innings, 6 hits, 1 run, 0
walks, 9 strikeouts ... April 10 vs. Stanford, took loss; 1.2 innings, 8
hits, 9 runs (7 earned), 2 walks, 0 strikeouts ... March 28-April 4, in
first 2 starts, averaged just under 6.1 innings, 4.5 hits, 3 runs (2.5
earned), 2 walks, 6 strikeouts ... April 4 vs. Arizona, no decision; 7.0
innings, 7 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), 1 walk, 9 strikeouts ... March 28 at
California, earned win in first career start; 5.1 innings, 2 hits, 2 runs, 3
walks, 3 strikeouts ... March 21 vs. Utah Valley State, lost in relief; 2.0
innings, 4 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), 1 walk, 0 strikeouts ... March 5 vs.
The Citadel, earned save; 1.2 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 3 walks, 2
strikeouts ... March 2 vs. The Citadel, lost in relief; 1 1 innings, 4 hits,
3 runs (2 earned), 0 walks, 1 strikeout ... Feb. 14-Feb. 29, did not allow
an earned run in 4 straight appearances ... Feb. 29 vs Washington,
earned save; 2.1 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts ... Feb. 22
vs. Southwest Missouri State, earned save; 2.0 innings, 0 hits, 2 runs (0
earned), 2 walks, 2 strikeouts ... Feb. 13-Feb. 15, named to Coca-Cola
Classic all-tournament team after earning saves in his first 2 career appearances ... Feb. 14 vs. Gonzaga, earned save; 1.0 inning, 1 hit, 0 runs,
0 walks, 2 strikeouts ... Feb. 13 vs. Utah, earned save; 1.1 innings, 2
hits, 2 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts.
NEWBERG HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Scott Klug ... as a senior,
10-2 record, 2 saves, 0.45 ERA, 85.1 innings, 38 hits, 155 strikeouts;
team won state title; state Player of the Year; rated 46th-best prospect in
nation by Baseball America magazine; drafted in 19th round by Pittsburgh Pirates ... as a junior, 2-3 record, 0.48 ERA in league games; team
reached state final ... 2-time all-league first team ... prep teammates
included Joe Hernandez, football, Northern Arizona; Mallory Webb,
track and field, Fresno State ... also played football, basketball, competed in track and field ... 3.0 GPA.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Sociology ... born in Newberg, Ore. .. parents are Eb and Tina Buck; family includes brothers Cody (10), Isaiah
(9), sister Tiana (21) ... father played basketball, competed in track and
field at George Fox ... enjoys hunting ... top athletic thrill was winning
high school state title ... favorite athlete is Derek Jeter; favorite movie is
Shrek; favorite TV show is MXC; favorite actor is Chris Farley; favorite
group is Bon Jovi; favorite food is mashed potatoes and gravy; favorite
restaurant is La Conga ... chose OSU to play both baseball and football.
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - PITCHING
YEAR
ERA
2004
5 06
W-L Sv
3-6
6
GIGS CG Sh
2119
0
0
IP
H
691
73
R ER BB SO HP WP BK AVG. HR
52 39 30 57 20 6 3 270 5
for us." ... (2004) As a junior, among Pacific- 10 leaders through end of
regular season, fourth in on-base percentage (.474);
tied for 10th in walks (37) ... 9 multi-hit games, 8
multi-RBI games ... at least 1 walk in 25 of 48
games ... May 2-May 29, at least 1 walk in 7 of
last 9 games ... May 18 vs. Portland, second game,
3 RBIs ... April 13 at Washington, made first pitching start since freshman year of high school, no
decision; 2.2 innings, 1 hit, 1 run, 3 walks, 2
strikeouts ... April 8-April 12, in 4 games, batted
.647 with 4 homers, 1 double, 10 RBIs; raised
batting average from.292 to .366 ... March 26April 12, scored a run in 11 straight games ... April Campos
12 at Washington, 3-for-5, 1 homer, 3 RBIs ... April 10 vs. Stanford, 3for-4, 2 homers, 4 RBIs ... April 9 vs. Stanford, 3-for-3, 2 walks ...
April 8 vs. Stanford, 2-for-4, 1 homer, 1 double, 3 RBIs ... April 3 vs.
Arizona, 2-for-4; made pitching debut in relief, 1.0 inning, 0 hits, 0
runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts ... March 28 at California, 4-for-6, 1 homer,
6 RBIs ... March 5 vs. The Citadel, 3-run homer in eighth inning gave
OSU 3-2 win ... March 4 vs. Chicago State, 4 walks ... Feb. 20-Feb. 22
at Texas-Arlington Invitational, 7-for-9 with 1 triple, 1 homer, 6 RBIs,
3 walks, I hit by pitch, 3 runs, reached base in his last 10 plate appearances ... Feb. 22 vs. Southwest Missouri State, 3-for-3, 2 RBIs, 2 walks
... Feb. 21 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock, 3-for-3, 1 triple, 2 runs.
MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE: Lettered 1 year for coach Bo Aiello ...
batted.365, 44 RBIs ... all-conference ... team won conference title.
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT: Lettered 1 year for coach Frank Cruz at the
NCAA Division I school in Los Angeles, Calif. ... batted.270, 29 RBIs.
BEYER HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Paul Cornwell ... batted.420,
29 stolen bases ... 2-time all-district, 2-time all-league ... as a senior, allstate, team won conference title ... 1 of top 7 pro prospects at Team
One Showcase ... prep teammates included Chris Hines, football, Nevada-Reno; Danny Anderson and Brandon Fromm, baseball, San Jose
State; Garret Chagnon, baseball, San Diego State ... also played football
... 3.2 GPA.
PERSONAL: Majoring in History; may become a baseball coach ...
born in Modesto, Calif.... wife is Caresa; parents are Stephen and
Gretchen Campos; family includes brothers Matt (19), Nick (17) ...
grandfather Art Campos played baseball for Chico State ... enjoys hanging out with wife and dog, camping, hiking, the beach ... top athletic
thrill was hitting 3 home runs vs. Stanford in 2004 series ... favorite athlete is Barry Bonds; favorite movie is 61 *; favorite TV show is Baseball
Tonight; favorite vehicle is Cadillac Escalade; favorite food is Mexican;
favorite restaurant is Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. ... chose OSU for its
great campus life, to play in Pac-10.
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
YEAR
AVG. G/GS AB
R
H
BI
2B
3B
286 48/37 126
27
36
34
2
2
2004
HR BB SO HP SB-ATT TB SLUG
7
37
28
63
0-0
10
500
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YEAR
ERA
2004
2 45
WL Sv
0-0
0
GIGS O; Sh
IP
0
32
2/1
0
H
1
R ER BB SO HP WP 9( AVG. HR
1
1
3
4
1
1
0
083
MITcH CANHAM- 11
Infielder/catcher-Sophomore (1 letter)-6-foot-2, 200 lbs.
CHRIS CAMPOS -24
Outfielder/pitcherlfirst baseman - Senior (I letter) -6-foot-1, 208 lbs.
B-LIT-L - Modesto, Calif. (Beyer HS/Loyola Marymount UJModesto JC)
OREGON STATE: Among OSU's 10 returning starters ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Chris became a two-way guy in the fall and did a
real good job; he made great adjustments on the mound. He needs to hit
B-L/T-R - Lake Stevens, Wash. (Lake Stevens HS)
OREGON STATE: Among OSU's 17 returning lettermen ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Mitch is coming off an injury and will be a very
vital player for us, as he can play several different positions." ... (2004)
As a freshman, Feb. 15 vs. Cal State-Northridge, 1-for-3, 1 run in only
start ... had plate appearances in 3 other games.
LAKE STEVENS HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Roger Anderson ...
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as a senior, batted .430, 4 triples, 4 doubles, 30 RBIs, 12 stolen bases
all-league first team utility player; all-area second
0,
team third baseman ... team Sportsmanship Award
... also played football, wrestled ... 3 98 GPA;
Honor Roll, Math Award, Social Studies honor.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business; may become
an athletic center manager ... born in Richland,
Wash. ... parents are Mark and the late Kim
Canham; family includes brothers John Kendal (21),
Dustin Canham (18) ... father played football for
Santa Clara, grandfather Dean Canham played football for Michigan ... enjoys cars, snowboarding,
Canham
hiking, coaching, "anything outdoors" ... OSU
Honor Roll ... top athletic thrill is "simply playing" ... favorite athlete is
Barry Sanders; favorite movie is Caddyshack; favorite TV show is South
Park; favorite "role model" is actor Bruce Lee; favorite book is The Fan;
favorite group is Bone Thugs-n-Harmony; favorite vehicle is
Lamborghini Diablo; favorite food is mashed potatoes; favorite restaurant
is Buka de Bepos ... chose OSU to get away from home and mature, to
be part of a hard-working team, and for its "good coaches and good
guys."
OREGON CITY HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach J.J. Winkle ... as a
senior, batted .440, 15 doubles, 30 RBIs; all-state first team, league CoPlayer of the Year, all-league first team, State-Metro
All-Star series team Most Valuable Player ... as a
junior, all-league first team, all-state honorable mention ... prep teammate Jonah Nickerson plays for
OSU ... 3.49 GPA.
PERSONAL: Majoring in History; may become a
teacher ... born in Portland, Ore.... parents are
Dennis and Rose Chapin; family includes brother
Chris (24), sister Meggan (17) ... top athletic thrill
was going 74-14 in his high school career ... favorite
movie is Braveheart; favorite TV show is Seinfeld;
favorite actor is Denzel Washington; favorite book Chapin
is The Bible; favorite musician is Garth Brooks; favorite vehicle is Chevy
Tahoe; favorite food is grilled chicken; favorite restaurant is Buster's
chose OSU to play in the Pacific-10 and be close to home.
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Pitcher - Junior (high school) - 6-foot-3, 200 lbs.
B-S/T-L - Florence, Ore. (Siuslaw HS)
YEAR
AVG
2004
167
GIGS AB
6/1
6
R
H
1
1
BI
2B
3B
0
0
0
HR BB SO HP SB-ATT TB SLUG
0
0
4
0
0-0
1
167
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First baseman - Freshman (high school) - 6-foot-3, 235 lbs.
B-L/T-R - McMinnville, Ore. (McMinnville HS)
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STATE: Begins his career at OSU this spring ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Travis has the ability to hit
from the left side. He was a catcher in high school,
and we're trying to teach him to play first to take
advantage of his hitting."
McMINNVILLE HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach
Mark Peterson ... 2-time all-league first team ... allstate honorable mention ... prep teammate Daniel
Turpen also plays for OSU ... 3.8 GPA.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Marketing; would like
to own a business ... born in Portland, Ore. ... parents are Lloyd and Judy Carver; family includes
Carver
sisters Kelli (25), Kristi (23) ... father played
basball for Lower Columbia Community College ... enjoys hunting, fishing ... top athletic thrills have been winning league titles and "playing
baseball, no matter what happens" ... favorite athlete is Ken Griffey Jr.;
favorite movie is Caddyshack; favorite TV show is The Simpsons; favorite actress is Jennifer Aniston; favorite group is A Perfect Circle; favorite
vehicle is Dodge Viper; favorite food is peanut butter and jelly sandwich;
favorite restaurant is Red Robin ... chose OSU because he "always
wanted to play baseball here."
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Outfielder - Junior (transfer) - 5-foot-11,185 lbs.
B-LIT-L - Oregon City, Ore. (Oregon City HS/Mt. Hood CC)
OREGON STATE: Begins his career at OSU this spring ... will redshirt.
MT. HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Lettered 2 years for coach Gabe
Sandy ... 2-time all-region first team ... as a sophomore, batted.365, 1
homer, 1 triple, 7 doubles, 10 RBIs, 4 stolen bases ... as a freshman,
batted .318, 3 triples, 9 doubles ... 3.19 GPA.
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OREGON STATE: Begins his career at OSU this spring ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "A.J. is a big strong kid with
a live arm who will push for some innings. We're
really glad he's with us." ... in his fourth year attending OSU but has not played baseball.
SIUSLAW HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Jerry
Affinito ... as a sophomore, all-state honorable
mention outfielder ... 3.3 GPA.
PERSONAL: Has not decided on a major; would
like to become a business owner ... born in Coos
Bay, Ore. ... parents are Phil and Sue Davidson;
family includes brother Matt (23), sister Amber
Davidson
Ferrari (25) ... enjoys hunting, fishing, riding dirt
bikes on sand dunes ... top athletic thrill was playing baseball in Canada,
Las Vegas, Seattle and other cities for Oregon Baseball Association youth
program ... chose OSU for chance to walk on in baseball.
.:CORY ELLS
Second baseman - Freshman (high school)-5-foot-7,160 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Portland, Ore. (Glencoe HS)
OREGON
STATE: Begins his career at OSU this spring ... will redshirt.
GLENCOE HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Matt
Montgomery .. as a senior, batted.409; all-league
first team, all-state honorable mention ... as a junior,
all-league second team ... as a sophomore, all-league
honorable mention ... also played football, basketball ... prep teammates included ErikAinge, who
plays football for Tennessee ... 4.0 GPA; valedictorian, National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Has not decided on a major ... born
in Hillsboro, Ore. ... parents are Scott and Joanie
Ellis; family includes brother Eric (15), sister
Ashley (20) ... enjoys watching football, playing
Ellis
cards ... top athletic thrill was come-from-behind football win at Sunset
as a junior ... favorite athlete is Michael Jordan; favorite movie is Pistol
Pete; favorite TV show is SportsCenter; favorite group is New Found
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Glory; favorite vehicle is 1988 Mazda B2500; favorite food is Chinese;
favorite restaurant is Red Robin ... chose OSU because its baseball program is on the rise and coaches told him he would have an opportunity.
JACOBY ELLSBURY
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23
Outfielder - Junior (2 letters) - 6-foot-1,190 lbs.
B-LIT-L - Madras, Ore. (Madras HS)
OREGON STATE: Co-captain ... among OSU's 10 returning starters ...
named to Preseason All-America third team, Gold
Glove team, nation's 23rd-best junior, Pac-10's
sixth-best prospect for 2005 draft by Baseball
America magazine; also named Pac-I O's fastest
runner, best defensive outfielder by BA ... OSU
head coach Pat Casey says: "Jacoby needs to be a
big part of what we're doing, both offensively and
defensively. He's a team captain, and we're looking
for a great season from him." ... named Cape Cod
League's 17th-best pro prospect by Baseball
America after batting .245, 1 homer, 3 triples, 2
doubles, 7 RBIs, 12-for-15 stolen bases ... (2004) As Ellsbury
a sophomore, All-Pacific- 10 first team ... Pacific- 10 All-Academic honorable mention ... invited to USA Baseball National Team Trials ...
named by Baseball America Magazine to its Midseason All-America
team's sophomore squad ... rated as 29th-best sophomore in nation by
Baseball America in preseason ... among NCAA Division I leaders
through end of regular season, 34th in runs (1.14 per game).. among
Pacific- 10 leaders through end of regular season, third in stolen bases
(20); eighth in hit by pitch (11); tied for eighth in runs (56); 10th in
batting average (.352), on-base percentage (.464) ... among OSU all-time
single-season leaders, tied for second in runs (56); tied for ninth in stolen bases (20) ... 24 multi-hit games, 3 multi-RBI games, 17 multi-run
games ... stole 3 bases in a game 3 times during season.. at least I hit in
38 of 49 games; at least 1 run in 32 of 49 games ... May 30 vs UCLA,
2-for-4, 3 runs ... May 29 vs. UCLA, double, 2 RBIs ... May 4-May
16, in 4 games, batted .563 (9-for-16) with 2 doubles ... May 15 at
Arizona State, 4-for-5, I double, 1 RBI ... Feb. 27-April 25, in 28
games, batted .410 (48-for-117) with 3 homers, 1 triple, 5 doubles, 15
RBIs ... April 24, caught foul ball at Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants game while Beavers were in Los Angeles to play Southern
California ... April 4-April 23, 6-game hitting streak; during streak,
batted.321 (9-for-28) with 1 homer, 5 RBIs ... April 16 at Sacramento
State, singled in first at-bat after coming back from layoff... out of
action April 8-April 13 after diving into fence in top of first inning vs.
Stanford ... April 4 vs. Arizona, 2-for-4, 1 homer, 2 RBIs ... March 4March 31, 13-game hitting streak; during streak, batted.491 (28-for-57)
with 2 homers, 1 triple, 1 double, 8 RBIs, 21 runs, at least 1 run in all
13 games of streak, at least 2 hits in 12 games of streak.. March 28 at
California, 3-for-4, I triple, 4 runs, 2 walks ... March 4-March 21, 9
straight multi-hit games, batted .500 (20-for-40) during that time ...
March 20 vs. Utah Valley State, 3-for-5, 1 homer, 1 double, 3 RBIs;
homer carried to the edge of Washington Way, estimated at 460 feet. .
March 2-March 6, named to First Hawai'i Title Rainbow Tournament
all-tournament team; batted .526 (l0-for-19) with 6 runs ... Feb. 15March 2, 8-game hitting streak; during streak, batted .412 (14-for-34)
with 3 doubles, I triple ... March 2 vs. The Citadel, 3-for-4 ... Feb. 13Feb. 28, successful on first 11 steal attempts of season .. Feb. 28 vs.
Sacramento State, 3 stolen bases ... Feb. 27 at California-Riverside, 3for-5, 2 doubles, 3 runs ... Feb. 21 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock, 3 stolen
bases ... Feb. 13 vs. Utah, 3 stolen bases ... (2003) As a freshman, Collegiate Baseball newspaper Freshman All-America team, BaseballAmerica
magazine Freshman All-America second team ... All-Pacific- 10 honorable
mention ... among Pacific- 10 leaders through end of regular season, tied
for fifth in hit by pitch (11); tied for seventh in stolen bases (14); 10th in
runs (56) ... among OSU all-time single-season leaders, second in runs
(56); tied for 10th in at-bats (206) ... in last 13 games, batted.434 (23for-53) with 5 homers, 1 triple, 3 doubles, 12 RBIs, 17 runs, 6 stolen
bases ... after moving into leadoff spot full-time on May 2, led off game
by reaching base 9 of 12 times (2 homers, 1 double, 4 singles, 2 walks) ...
19 multi-hit games; 8 multi-RBI games ... had a hit in 40 of 53 games; had
a run in 35 of 53 games; had a walk in 22 of 53 games ... had a hit, RBI
and run in 19 of 53 games, including 8 of last 13 ... May 19 at Arizona, 3for-4, 1 RBI, 3 runs ... May 17 at Arizona, 3-for-5, 1 double, 3 runs, 1
stolen base ... May 13-May 19, led off 5 straight games with a hit ...
April 27-May 19, 12-game hitting streak; during streak, batted .469 (23for-49) with 5 homers, I triple, 3 doubles, 12 RBIs, 17 runs, 6 stolen
bases ... May 17-May 19 at 20th-ranked Arizona, batted .467 (7-for- 15)
with 2 doubles, 2 RBIs, 6 runs, 1 stolen base ... April 27-May 14,
homered in 5 of 9 games, led off game with homer 2 times ... May 12May 14 vs. third-ranked Arizona State, batted .500 (6-for-12) with 1
homer, 1 triple, 1 double, 2 RBIs, 4 runs, 2 stolen bases ... May 2 at
UCLA, 3-for-5, 1 homer ... April 22 at Portland, had 1 of OSU's schoolrecord 10 doubles ... March 29-April 8, scored a run in 6 straight games
... April 8 vs. Portland, walked 3 times, hit by pitch 1 time ... March 29April 6, 6-game hitting streak; during streak, batted.370 (10-for-27) with
I homer, 2 doubles, 6 RBIs, 12 runs ... April 1 at Portland, 4-for-6, 1
double, 1 homer, 3 RBIs, 4 runs ... Feb. 28-March 14, 7-game hitting
streak; during streak, batted.433 (13-for-30) with 1 double, 5 RBIs, 2
stolen bases ... Feb. 28-March 12, scored a run in 7 straight games ...
March 9-March 11 vs. Portland, Washington, took homers away from
hitters with centerfield catches in back-to-back games ... Feb. 28 vs. Cal
State-Northridge, first career homer ... Feb. 21-Feb. 27, 5-game hitting
streak; during streak, batted.400 (10-for-25) with 2 doubles, 1 triple, 5
RBIs ... Feb. 22 vs. New Mexico State, 4-for-4, 1 triple, 3 RBIs, 2 stolen
bases ... Feb. 7 at California-Riverside, singled in first career at-bat.
MADRAS HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Bruce Reece ... as a senior,
batted .430 with 3 homers, 4 triples, 9 doubles, 20 RBIs, 29-for-29 stolen bases; all-state first team, league Co-Player of the Year ... as a junior,
batted .458, 2 homers, 4 triples, 5 doubles, 13-for-13 stolen bases; allstate second team, all-league first team . . Area Code Games ... drafted
in 23rd round by Tampa Bay Devil Rays ... also competed in football,
soccer, cross country, basketball ... 3.6 GPA.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business ... born in Madras, Ore. ... parents
are Jim and Margie Ellsbury; family includes brothers Matthew (19),
Tyler (16), Spencer (12) ... enjoys sports, hanging out with friends,
watching movies, listening to music ... favorite athlete is Michael Jordan;
favorite movie is Gladiator; favorite TV show is Seinfeld; favorite food is
Navajo frybread; favorite restaurant is Olive Garden ... chose OSU for
its academic excellence and a chance to play Pac-10 baseball.
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS BATTING
HEN 213
R
A VG. G/GS AB
YEAR
3B
HR M SO HP SBATT TB SLUG
2003
330 53/51
206
56
68
33
10
3
7
26
33
11
14-18
105
.510
2004 ..
TOTALS
352 49/49 196
56
69
20
8
2
3
30
17
11
20-24
90
459
3411021100 402
112
137
53
18
5
10
56
50
22
3442 195
485
JOEL EVANS - 40
Pitcher - Senior (transfer) - 6-foot-5, 230 lbs.
B-RIT.R- Redmond, Wash. (Redmond HS/Columbia Basin CC/Texas Tech U.)
OREGON STATE: Begins his career at OSU this spring ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Joel has some experience at the Division I level
and could help us."
TEXAS TECH: Lettered 1 year for coach Larry Hays at the NCAA
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r
Division I school ... 0-0 record, 3.00 ERA .. 3.6 GPA; Dean's List in
Civil Engineering.
COLUMBIA BASIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Let-
tered 2 years for coach Scott Rogers ... 13-0-2
record, 0.90 ERA, 110 innings, 120 strikeouts, 30
walks ... as a sophomore, all-region first team, allNWAACC tournament team ... as a freshman, allregion second team, drafted in 39th round by Oakland Athletics ... 3.3 GPA.
REDMOND HIGH: Lettered 2 years for coach Pat
Frable ... also played basketball, golf... 3.6 GPA.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Civil Engineering; plans
Evans
to become an engineer ... born in Seattle, Wash....
parents are Dennis and Joyce Evans; family includes brother Jon (26),
sister Megan (16) ... enjoys sports, friends ... top athletic thrill was
pitching a no-hitter ... favorite athlete is Barry Bonds; favorite movie is
Lord Of The Rings; favorite TV show is anything on ESPN; favorite
actor is Harrison Ford; favorite musician is "not country"; favorite vehicle is his car; favorite food is "anything"; favorite restaurant is "anything open and cheap"... chose OSU for its excellence in engineering and
athletics, and to be closer to his fiance, family and friends
Pitcher - Junior (transfer) - 6-foot-3, 220 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Gresham, Ore. (Centennial HS/Mt. Hood CC)
OREGON STATE: Begins his career at OSU this spring .. OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Nate was on the Aloha
Knights (National Baseball Congress) national
championship team last summer and pitched great.
He needs to be a big part of our staff. He can pitch
as a starter or out of the pen."
MT. HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Lettered 2
years for coach Gabe Sandy ... 2-time all-region first
team ... as a sophomore, 5-2 record, 1.84 ERA, 73.1
innings, 42 hits, 33 walks, 86 strikeouts; allNWAACC second team.. as a freshman, 5-2
record, 1.41 ERA, 51 innings, 26 hits, 14 walks, 75
strikeouts.
Fogle
CENTENNIAL HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Brent Childs .. as a
junior, all-state third team ... also wrestled.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Liberal Studies; may become a high school
baseball coach ... born in Portland, Ore. ... parents are Ernest and Sheryl
Fogle; family includes brother Eric (29), sister Cindy (24) ... enjoys playing video games, working out, fishing, watching college football ... top
athletic thrill was winning 2004 National Baseball Congress World Series
with Aloha Knights ... favorite athlete is Randy Johnson; favorite movie
is Rudy; favorite TV show is South Park; favorite actor is Denzel Washington; favorite book is The O'Reilly Factor; favorite musician is
Eminem; favorite vehicle is Yukon Denali; favorite food is steak; favorite
restaurant is Saylor's Old Country Kitchen ... chose OSU because he
"always wanted to be a Beaver since I was a kid."
ROB FOLSOM - 12
Catcher/outfielder- Freshman (high school) - 5-foot-9,180 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Medford, Ore. (North Medford HS)
OREGON STATE: Begins his career at OSU this spring ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Rob was a catcher in high school and was a very
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successful guy. We think he can play more than one position and be an
offensive threat."
NORTH MEDFORD HIGH: Lettered 4 years for
coach Brett Wolfe ... 2-time all-state first team; 4time all-league first team .. as a senior, batted.426,
6 homers, 22 RBIs ... as a junior, batted .541, 9
homers, 36 RBIs .. as a sophomore, all-state second team ... also played football, wrestled ... prep
teammate Russ Vandell plays for Air Force, David
Faaefeete plays football for Oregon, Beau Hovland
plays football for Portland State ... 3.5 GPA; honors classes.
Folsom
PERSONAL: Majoring in Pre-Veterinary Medicine; may become a veterinarian ... born in Salt Lake City, Utah ... parents are David and Mindy Folsom; family includes brother Ryan (17),
sisters Emily (21), Kate (12), Halley (7) ... father played football for
Brown; mother played tennis at Brigham Young ... enjoys hunting, fishing, wakeboarding, working ... top athletic thrills were American Legion
state and regional titles, state finals in wrestling ... favorite athletes are
Pudge Rodriguez and Cael Sanderson; favorite movie is The Man From
Snowy River; favorite TV show is Primos Truth About Hunting; favorite
actor is Will Farrell, actress is Halle Berry; favorite book is Book Of
Mormon; favorite group is The Highwaymen; favorite vehicle is Dodge
pickup; favorite foods are hamburgers, bacon and eggs; favorite restaurant is Elmer's ... chose OSU for its small-town atmosphere and "a great
opportunity to play baseball."
COLE GILLESPIE - 9
First baseman - Sophomore (1 letter) - 6-foot-1, 200 lbs.
B-RIT-R - West Linn, Ore. (West Linn HS)
OREGON STATE: Among OSU's 17 returning lettermen ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Cole shared time at first
base last year and is battling for the job there this
season." ... (2004) As a freshman, 5 multi-hit games
... 9 of 18 hits went for extra bases ... after becoming a starter on April 24, had a hit in 8 of 15 games
... May 29 vs. UCLA, 3-for-4, 1 double ... May 23
at Washington State, second game, 3-for-4, 1 triple
... May 18 vs. Portland, second game, 3 walks ...
May 18 vs. Portland, first game, pinch-hit double
... April 24-May 2, 5-game hitting streak; during
streak, batted.381 (8-for-21) with 1 homer, 1
triple, 3 doubles, 2 RBIs, 5 runs.May 1 vs. Wash- Gillespie
ington, 2-for-6, 1 double, 3 runs ... April 24 at Southern California, 3for-4, 1 homer, 1 double ... April 18 at Sacramento State, 2-for-2, 1
double ... March 6 at Hawai'i, first career hit ... (2003) Redshirted.
WEST LINN HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Curt Scholl ... as a senior, batted .532, 6 homers, 3 triples, 7 doubles, 19 RBIs; 5-2 record,
0.76 ERA, 46 innings, 36 hits, 52 strikeouts, 5 walks; all-state first team
as shortstop, league Co-Player of Year ... as a junior, batted .400; 6-1
record, 0.86 ERA; all-state honorable mention and all-league first team
shortstop, all-league second team pitcher ... Oregon-Washington All-Star
Series team Most Valuable Player, series Outstanding Offensive Player
... also played football, basketball ... 3.1 GPA.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Liberal Studies ... born in Portland, Ore....
parents are Brad and Gay Gillespie; family includes brother Brett (22)
enjoys hanging out with friends, PlayStation 2 ... top athletic thrill was
homering in first at-bat as a starter at Southern California ... favorite
athlete is Barry Bonds; favorite movie is Napoleon Dynamite; favorite
TV show is anything on Discovery Channel; favorite actor is Denzel
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Washington; favorite book is Catcher In The Rye; favorite musician is
Tom Petty; favorite vehicle is teammate Andy Jenkins' "Red Slug Bug";
favorite food is macaroni and cheese; favorite restaurant is Ruby Tuesday ... chose OSU for its campus, athletics and academics, and to play in
Pac-10.
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
AVG. GIGS AB
YEAR
R
H
BI
2B
3B
18
4
6
2
HR BB SO HP SB-ATT TB SLUG
2003 - Redshirted
2004
.
290 29113
62
11
1
8
14
0
1-2
31
500
RYAN GIPSON - 14
Second baseman - Junior (transfer) - 5-foot-11,180 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Central Point, Ore. (Crater HS/Shasta JC)
OREGON STATE: Begins his career at OSU this spring ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Ryan is a guy who will help
us because he plays shortstop and second base, and
he brings some makeup and some speed to our
middle infield."
SHASTA JUNIOR COLLEGE: Lettered 2 years for
as
coach Brad Rupert .. as a sophomore, all-league
first team; batted .358, 1 homer, 3 triples, 9
doubles, 28 RBIs, 16 stolen bases ... as a freshman,
batted .344, 4 triples, 5 doubles, 20 RBIs, 22 stolen
bases ... played for Northern California team in
state all-star game.
CRATER HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Chuck Gipson
I
Dominiak ... as a senior, all-league first team ... also played football ... 3.7
GPA: Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Forestry ... born in Medford, Ore. ... parents
are John and Shellie Gipson; family includes brother Nathan (19), sister
Dannie (16) ... enjoys fishing, golfing, rafting, hunting, snowboarding ...
top athletic thrill was winning high school state title in 2000 ... favorite
athlete is Barry Bonds; favorite movie is Major League; favorite TV
show is SportsCenter; favorite actress is Carmen Electra; favorite food is
seafood ... chose OSU for chance to play in Pac-10 and be close to home.
TYLER GRAHAM - 21
Outfielder - Junior (2 letters) - 6-foot-1,180 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Great Falls, Mont. (C.M. Russell HS)
OREGON STATE: Among OSU's 17 returning lettermen ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Tyler had a great summer
after finishing strong last season. He should be a big
part of what we're able to accomplish this season."
... (2004) As a sophomore, made switch from shortstop to outfield ... among Pacific- 10 leaders
through end of regular season, tied for first in fielding percentage (1.000) ... 10 multi-hit games, 1
multi-RBI game ... had a hit in 14 of last 17 games
... in last 9 games, batted .392 (11-for-28) with 1
double, 3 stolen bases ... May 29 vs. UCLA, 2for-3, 1 run, 2 walks ... May 23 at Washington
State, second game, 2-for-4 ... May 23 at Washing- Graham
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ton State, first game, 2-for-4, 2 stolen bases ... May 21 at Washington
State, threw out tying run at home plate in eighth inning of OSU's 3-2
win ... May 16 at Arizona State, 2-for-4, 1 double ... April 13-May 4,
7-game hitting streak; during streak, batted .444 (12-for-27) with I
double, 3 RBIs ... May 1 vs. Washington, 3-for-3 ... April 25 at Southern California, 2-for-2, 1 RBI ... April 18 at Sacramento State, 3-for-6, 2
RBIs, 1 stolen base, 2 runs; earlier that day, he'd robbed OSU head
coach Pat Casey of a homer by pulling a ball back over the fence when
Casey took a few swings in batting practice ... April 8 vs. Stanford, 2for-4, 1 RBI ... April 4 vs. Arizona, scored winning run as pinch runner
... March 21 vs. Utah Valley State, 2-for-4 ... March 2 vs. The Citadel,
2-for-2, 1 RBI ... (2003) As a freshman, out of action after March 23 ...
had a hit in 5 of 10 games, including 4 of last 5 ... had a run in 5 of 10
games ... did not strike out ... March 15 vs. Washington State, 2-for-4 ...
March 9 at Portland, 2-for-3, 2 runs ... Feb. 28 vs. San Diego State, first
career hit ... Feb. 23 vs. New Mexico State, RBI in OSU rally from 14-0
deficit to 16-14 win.
C.M. RUSSELL HIGH: No prep baseball in state; played American
Legion 4 years for coach Mike Ferradas ... as a senior, batted .430, 6
triples, 15 doubles, 55 RBIs, 71 stolen bases ... 2-time team Outstanding
Hitter ... as a junior, batted.417, 1 homer, 5 triples, 20 doubles, 48
RBIs, 37 stolen bases; team Most Valuable Player ... also played football, basketball ... prep teammates included Montana football players
Mike Murphy, Justin Hartman ... 3.5 GPA; National Honor Society,
Honor Roll.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business ... born in Great Falls, Mont....
parents are Terry and Julie Graham; family includes sister Lindsey (22)
... uncle Jim McMullen played baseball for Mankato State; cousin Jeremy Strand played baseball for Mayville State ... enjoys hunting, fishing
... top athletic thrill was winning high school football state title ... favorite athlete is Jim Edmonds; favorite movie is Animal House; favorite TV
show is Real World; favorite actor is Bruce Willis; favorite book is Where
The Red Fern Grows; favorite vehicle is Chevy Silverado; favorite food
is steak and lobster ... chose OSU to play baseball at a high level.
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
HR BB SO HP SB-ATT TB SLUG
AVG GdGS AB
R
H
BI
2B
3B
11/6
27
6
7
1
0
0
0
4
0
0
0-0
7
259
2004
347 44/18
95
16
33
6
2
0
0
9
17
0
7-9
35
368
TOTALS
328 55/24 122
22
40
7
2
0
0
13
17
0
7-9
42
344
YEAR
2003
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KEVIN GUNDERSON - 6
Pitcher - Sophomore (1 letter) - 5-foot-10,160 lbs.
B-RIT-L - Portland, Ore. (Central Catholic HS)
OREGON STATE: Co-captain ... among OSU's 10 returning starters ...
OSU head coach Pat Casey says: "Kevin was arguably one of the best pitchers in the Pac- 10 last year.
He can pitch in any role and he'll be vital to our
success." ... (2004) Freshman All-America, as selected by Collegiate Baseball newspaper ... AllPacific- 10 honorable mention ... among Pacific- 10
leaders through end of regular season, tied for 10th
in saves (3) ... among OSU all-time single-season
leaders, tied for ninth in saves (3) ... 1 or fewer
earned runs in 20 of 22 appearances ... 1 or fewer
walks in 18 of 22 appearances ... at least 3.0 inGunderson
nings in 9 appearances; at least 2.0 innings in 15
appearances ... May 23 at Washington State, won in relief; 3.0 innings,
2 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, 1 strikeout ... May 16 at Arizona State; 5.0 innings, 4 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts ... April 30-May 2, pitched in
all 3 games of series vs. Washington ... May 1 vs. Washington, took
loss; 0.0 innings, 3 hits, 4 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts ... Named Pacific10 Pitcher of the Week for April 22-April 26; earned saves in back-toback games as OSU won a series at Southern California for first time
ever ... April 25 at Southern California, earned save; 3.0 innings, 2 hits,
0 runs, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts ... April 24 at Southern California, earned
save; 0 1 inning, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout ... April 17 at Sacramento State; 2.2 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts ... April 8
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can watch him play, because "I just felt it was the best fit for me."
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS -PITCHING
ERA
W-L Sv
G/GS CG Sh
YEAR
2004
2 90
6-2
3
22/0
0
0
IP
49 2
R ER BB SO HP WP BK AVG. HR
H
32 22 16 16 38 15 2 0 186 3
Catcher/first baseman/third baseman - Senior (1 letter) -6-foot-0, 200 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Salem, Ore. (South Salem HS/Mt. Hood CC)
OREGON STATE: Co-captain.. among OSU's 10 returning starters ...
OSU head coach Pat Casey says: "Andy is fighting
for the job at first base, and he can catch and play
third if we need him to. He's one of our captains
and he's got great makeup." ... (2004) As a junior, 12
multi-hit games, 7 multi-RBI games .. at least 1 hit
in 24 of 43 games; at least 1 run in 20 of 43 games;
at least 1 walk in 21 of 43 games ... May 23 at
Washington State, first game, 2-for-4 ... May 16 at
Arizona State, 2-for-4 ... April 16 at Sacramento
State, 1-for-3, 1 walk, 3 RBIs ... March 21-March
31, 5-game hitting streak; during streak, batted
Jenkins
.421 (8-for-19) with 2 homers, 5 RBIs ... March
Tyler Graham
vs. Stanford, lost in relief; 0.2 innings, I hit, 3 runs (1 earned), 1 walk, 1
strikeout ... April 4 vs. Arizona, won in relief; 2.0 innings, 1 hit, 1 run, 1
walk, 2 strikeouts ... March 28 at California; 3.0 innings, 2 hits, 1 run, 1
walk, 3 strikeouts ... March 20 vs. Utah Valley State, earned save in
combined shutout; 3.0 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 1 strikeout ... Feb.
14-March 5, won in relief in each of his first 4 career appearances ...
March 5 vs. The Citadel, won in relief; 1.0 inning, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0
walks, 1 strikeout ... Feb. 29 vs. Washington, won in relief; 3.0 innings,
2 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts ... Feb. 21 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock,
won in relief; 3.0 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 4 strikeouts ... Feb. 14
vs. Gonzaga, won in relief; 2.0 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, 2
strikeouts.
CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coaches Jeremy
Beard, Darren Bland ... as a senior, 12-0 record, 3 saves, 0.71 ERA, 79
innings, 25 hits, 8 walks, 156 strikeouts; batted .429; all-state first team,
league Co-Player of the Year; State-Metro All-Star Series ... 4-time allleague first team ... as a junior, 11-1 record, 0.98 ERA, 64 innings, 44
hits, 11 walks, 88 strikeouts; batted .325; all-state third team ... also
played basketball ... 3.4 GPA.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Communications ... born in Portland, Ore.
parents are Brent and Phoebe Gunderson; family includes brother
Justin (22) ... uncle Eric Gunderson pitched for Seattle Mariners, Texas
Rangers, San Francisco Giants ... enjoys golf, ping pong, basketball ...
top athletic thrills were being named Pac- 10 Pitcher of the Week after 2
saves at Southern California, earning Freshman All-America honors ...
favorite athlete is Pedro Martinez; favorite movie is Scarface; favorite TV
show is SportsCenter; favorite actor is Denzel Washington; favorite book
is I'm Not Perfect by David Wells; favorite musician is Tupac Shakur;
favorite vehicle is Mercedes Benz G Series truck; favorite food is Mexican; favorite restaurant is Ruth's Chris Steakhouse ... chose OSU to play
in nation's best conference, for its coaching staff, so family and friends
12-March 31, in 10 games, batted .417 (15-for-36) with 3 homers, 11
RBIs ... March 31 at Portland, 2-for-3, 1 homer, 2 RBIs ... March 28March 31, homered in back-to-back games vs. California, Portland ...
March 28 at California, 2-for-4, 1 homer.. March 19 vs. Utah Valley
State, 2-for-3, 2 runs ... March 13 vs. Gonzaga, 3-for-3, 1 homer, 3
RBIs, 3 runs ... March 12 vs. Gonzaga, 2-for-4, 1 double, 2 RBIs, 4
runs ... March 2 vs. The Citadel, 2-for-4, 3 RBIs.
MT. HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Lettered 2 years for coach Gabe
Sandy ... as a sophomore, batted .358, 4 homers, 1 triple, 15 doubles, 29
RBIs, 3 stolen bases; all-conference first team third baseman, all-division
first team first baseman, third baseman ... as a freshman, all-league first
team catcher ... 3.0 GPA.
SOUTH SALEM HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Terry Haugen ...
batted .420, 8 homers, 49 RBIs ... as a senior, all-state third team ... 3time all-league ... 3.0 GPA.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Psychology ... born in Salem, Ore....
parents are Michael and Cherie Jenkins; family includes brothers Reggie
(31), Casey (30), Kerry (25), Riley (23), Jordan (13), sister Sari-Jane
(17) ... Riley played football for OSU, Linfield; uncle Steve Smith
played baseball for OSU, in Cleveland Indians' system ... enjoys hanging
out with friends, music, PlayStation 2 ... top athletic thrill was winning
National Baseball Congress World Series with Aloha Knights in 2004 ...
favorite athlete is Michael Jordan; favorite movie is Gladiator; favorite
TV show is SportsCenter; favorite actor is Denzel Washington; favorite
musician is Dr. Dre; favorite vehicle is his "Slug Bug"; favorite food is
pizza; favorite restaurant is Red Robin ... chose OSU to play in Pac- 10,
for its coaching and facilities.
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
R
H
BI
YEAR
AVG. G/GS AB
2004
274 43/38 135
30
37
30
213
313
2
0
HR BB SO HP SB-ATT TB SLUG
6
22
24
7
1-1
57
422
Pitcher - Senior (I letter) - 6-foot-1,185 lbs.
B-LIT-L - Spokane, Wash. (Mt. Spokane HS/Columbia Basin CC)
OREGON STATE: Among OSU's 17 returning lettermen ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Kevin is coming off arm surgery and we hope
he's healthy, because he could really help us coming out of the pen." ...
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(2004) As a junior, out of action after April 13 ... March 3 at Hawai'i, 3.1
innings, 4 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, 1 strikeout.
COLUMBIA BASIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Let-
tered 2 years for coach Scott Rogers ... as a sophomore, 8-0 record, 1 save, 0.97 ERA, 46.1 innings,
27 hits, 7 walks, 63 strikeouts; all-NWAACC first
team, division Co-Most Valuable Player ... as a
freshman, 4-1 record, 2.48 ERA, 29.0 innings, 28
hits, 4 walks, 31 strikeouts.
MT. SPOKANE HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach
Dave Whitehead ... as a senior, 0.90 ERA, 90
strikeouts was 10th-best in league history; batted
Joslyn
.370 ... as a junior, 1.12 ERA; batted .390; allleague second team.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Exercise and Sport Science; considering becoming an athletic trainer ... born in Spokane, Wash. ... parents are Doug
and Rose Joslyn; family includes brother Cameron (17) ... enjoys basketball, weightlifting ... top athletic thrill has been playing Pac- 10 baseball ... favorite athlete is Carlos Zambrano; favorite movie is Gone In 60
Seconds; favorite TV show is XMC; favorite actor is Bruce Willis; favorite book is Moneyball; favorite musician is Jay-Z; favorite vehicle is
"one that starts"; favorite food is pizza; favorite restaurant is Olive Garden ... chose OSU for its tradition and good baseball program.
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - PITCHING
YEAR
ERA
WL Sv G/GS OG Sh
2004
4 05
0-0
0
710
0
0
IP
H
R ER BB SO HP WP BK AVG. HR
6.2
6
5
3
4
3
2
0
1
2005
240
0
JOSH KELLER
Pitcher - Freshman (high school) - 6-foot-4, 230 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Portland, Ore. (Cleveland HS)
OREGON STATE: Begins his career at OSU this spring ... will redshirt.
CLEVELAND HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach
Casey Dyer ... as a senior, all-state first team, league
Player of the Year; 12-0 record, 3 saves, 1.67 ERA,
64.1 innings, 39 walks, 96 strikeouts; KATU-TV
Athlete of the Month in June, 2004 ... as a junior, 72 record, 2.56 ERA, 54.2 innings, 69 walks, 30
strikeouts ... also played football, basketball,
wrestled ... prep teammate Ry Kagan plays for
Cornell ... 3.73 GPA; Honor Roll, Scholar-Athlete.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Biochemistry; may
become a doctor.. born in Portland, Ore. ... parents
are Bill and Ginger Keller; family includes brothers Keller
Billy (21), Lonny (16), sister Samantha (11) ... enjoys any sport, Madden 2005 ... top athletic thrill was facing minimum number of hitters
during high school no-hitter ... favorite athlete is Peyton Manning; favorite movie is The Usual Suspects; favorite TV show is CSI Miami; favorite actor is Owen Wilson; favorite book is Harry Potter IV; favorite musician is Garth Brooks; favorite vehicle is Subaru WRX; favorite food is
steak; favorite restaurant is Red Robin ... chose OSU to play in Pac-10.
JON KOLLER - 36,
Pitcher - Junior (1 letter) - 6-foot-6, 235 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad HS/U. of California-Irvine)
OREGON STATE: Among OSU's 17 returning lettermen ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Jon is coming off arm surgery and we hope he's
healthy, because he was very good before he got hurt. He could really
help us." ... (2004) Redshirted ... (2003) As a sophomore, among Pacific- 10
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leaders through end of regular season, tied for ninth in saves (3) ... among
OSU all-time single-season leaders, tied for seventh
in saves (3) ... 2 or fewer earned runs in 9 of 12
appearances ... 1 or fewer walks in 11 of 12 appearances ... did not pitch from March 23-May 14 ...
March 23 vs. California-Santa Barbara first game,
took loss; 2.0 innings, 8 hits, 4 runs, 1 walk, 0
strikeouts ... Feb. 28-March 15, in 5 appearances,
0-0 record, 2 saves, 1.98 ERA, 13.2 innings, 10 hits,
1 walk, 8 strikeouts ... March 15 vs. Washington
State, earned save; 3.0 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0
walks, 2 strikeouts ... March 11 vs. Washington, no
Koller
decision in first career start; 6.0 innings, 4 hits, 3
runs (2 earned), 0 walks, 3 strikeouts ... March 1 vs. San Diego, lost in
relief; 1.1 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 1 strikeout ... Feb. 28 vs. San
Diego State, earned save; 1.2 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout
... Feb. 22 vs. New Mexico State, lost in relief; 4.0 innings, 9 hits, 7 runs
(6 earned), 3 walks, 3 strikeouts ... Feb. 7-Feb. 14, did not allow an
earned run in 3 appearances covering 7.4 innings ... Feb. 14 vs. Oklahoma
State, earned save in 4-0 shutout; 3.2 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1
strikeout.
CALIFORNIA-IRVINE: Lettered 1 season at the NCAA Divison I school
for coach John Savage ... 4-2 record, 2 saves, 3.86 ERA, 53.2 innings, 50
hits, 17 walks, 48 strikeouts ... Collegiate Baseball newspaper Freshman
All-America honorable mention ... among Big West leaders, third in appearances (28).
CARLSBAD HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Randy Davilla ... allleague second team ... prep teammates included Jordy Szabo, baseball,
California-Irvine; Joe Frazee, baseball, Loyola Marymount ... 3.9 GPA;
Scholar-Athlete Award.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Pre-Medicine; may become an orthopaedic
surgeon ... born in La Mesa, Calif.... parents are Mark Koller and Barbara Webb; family includes brother Andrew Koller (14), sisters Kellie
McLelland (33), Jessica Koller (19) ... enjoys hunting, fishing, climbing,
surfing, snowboarding, hiking, mountain biking, golf, hanging out with
friends and family ... favorite athlete is Nolan Ryan; favorite movie is
Napoleon Dynamite; favorite musician is Garth Brooks; favorite vehicle
is a pickup; favorite food is steak; favorite restaurant is Ruth's Chris
Steakhouse ... chose OSU to be close to family, play in the Pac-10.
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS PITCHING
G/GS OG Sh
W-L Sv
YEAR
ERA
2003
..
7 67
IP
H
R ER BB SO HP WP BK AVG. HR
0-3
3
13/2
0
0
312 44
31
27
8
18
5
0
0
321
7
0-3
3
1312
0
0
312
31
27
8
18
5
0
0
321
7
2004 - Redshirted
TOTALS
7 67
44
CHRIS KUNDA - 3
Second baseman - Junior (2 letters) - 6-foot-0, 175 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Philomath, Ore. (Philomath HS)
OREGON STATE: Among OSU's 10 returning starters ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Chris is as steady as anybody in the conference at second base." ... (2004) As
a sophomore, among Pacific-10leaders through end
of regular season, third in double plays (45) ... 6
multi-hit games, 3 multi-RBI games, 5 multi-walk
games ... had a hit in 26 of 50 games ... May 14May 30, had a walk in 9 of last 14 games ... May
18 vs. Portland, second game, 2-for-4, 2 runs, 1
walk ... May 15 at Arizona State, 2-for-4 ... April
25 at Southern California, 2-for-5, 1 run, 1 stolen
base ... April 23 at Southern California, 3-for-4, 1
run ... limited action April 10-April 18 after injur- Kunda
RBIs; 11-2 record, 0.78 ERA, 66 innings, 99 strikeouts, 12 walks; allstate first team, league Most Valuable Player ... as a junior, all-state
honorable mention ... 2-time all-league first team; as a sophomore, second team ... Oregon-Washington All-Star Series; State All-Star Series ...
3.1 GPA.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Exercise and Sport Science; may become a
coach ... born in Anchorage, Alas. ... parents are Brad and Sue Kunda;
family includes sister Kerri (17) ... enjoys golf, music ... top athletic
thrill was playing in 2003 American Legion World Series ... favorite
athlete is Alex Rodriguez; favorite movie is Crimson Tide; favorite TV
show is SportsCenter; favorite actor is Denzel Washington; favorite book
is The Hatchet; favorite musician is Warren G; favorite vehicle is
Mercedes Benz; favorite food is steak; favorite restaurant is Outback
Steakhouse... chose OSU for its baseball program.
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
YEAR
AVG. G/GS AB
HR BB SO HP SB-ATT TB SLUG
R
H
BI
2B
3B
2003
266 53/51
184
33
49
23
14
3
5
32
44
3
5-6
84
457
2004
245 50/44 147
31
36
13
5
0
0
25
26
2
4-4
41
279
TOTALS
257 103/95 331
64
85
36
19
3
5
57
70
5
9-10
125
378
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Pitcher - Freshman (high school) - 6-foot-4, 250 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Portland, Ore. (Parkrose HS)
Chris Kunda
ing finger while bunting ... March 27-April 9, 8-game hitting streak;
during streak, batted .321 (9-for-28) with 2 doubles, 2 RBIs ... April 3April 4, doubled in back-to-back games vs. Arizona ... April 3 vs. Arizona, 1-for-2, 1 double, 2 RBIs, 2 runs ... March 31 at Portland, 4 runs
... March 27 at California, 2-for-3, 1 RBI .. March 13 vs. Gonzaga, 2for-3, 2 runs ... March 2-March 6, named to First Hawai'i Title Rainbow Tournament all-tourney team ... March 4 vs. Chicago State, 3-for3, 1 double, 3 RBIs ... Feb. 29 vs. Washington, 2-for-4, 1 double, 2 runs
... Feb. 20-Feb. 22, 6 walks in 3 games ... (2003) As a freshman, among
Pacific- 10 leaders through end of regular season, second in sacrifice bunts
(11); tied for eighth in walks (32) ... 10 multi-hit games; 4 multi-RBI
games ... had a hit in 37 of 53 games, including 26 of last 33; had a run in
25 of 53 games ... May 2-May 14, 3 homers in 9 games ... April 22-May
12, 10-game hitting streak; during streak, batted .326 (14-for-43) with 2
homers, 6 doubles, 6 RBIs ... April 27-May 8, scored a run in 6 straight
games ... April 22-May 2, 5 games, batted .450 (9-for-20) with I homer,
3 doubles, 3 RBIs ... April 22 at Portland, 2-for-5, had 1 of OSU's
school-record 10 doubles ... April 5-April 13, 6-game hitting streak; during streak, batted.261 (6-for-23) with I double, 3 RBIs ... April 1 at
Portland, 4 walks ... March 24-March 30, 2 homers, 6 runs in 4 games ...
March 15-April 1, 8-game hitting streak; during streak, batted .429 (12for-28) with 2 doubles, 2 triples, 2 homers, 4 RBIs ... March 30 vs. California, homered as part of OSU's school record-tying 4 home runs in
eighth inning ... March 24 vs. California-Santa Barbara, first career homer
... March 23 vs. California-Santa Barbara in doubleheader, 4-for-8, 2
doubles ... March 15 vs. Washington State, scored after slide into plate
came up 2 feet short but he managed to avoid tag ... Feb. 21 vs. New
Mexico, 3-for-5, 1 double, 1 triple ... Feb. 7-Feb. 8 at California-Riverside, had a hit and a RBI in each of first 2 games of career.
PHILOMATH HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Terry Stephenson ... as
a senior, batted school-record.548, 4 homers, 6 triples, 5 doubles, 47
OREGON STATE: Begins his career at OSU this spring ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Eddie has a power arm. He
had a great fall for us; he really pitched well."
PARKROSE HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach
Ryan Miller ... as a senior, all-state first team,
league Player of the Year, all-league first team as
both pitcher and first baseman ... also played football, basketball ... 3.5 GPA.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Exercise and Sport
Science; hopes to play pro baseball ... born in Portland, Ore.... parents are Raymond and Susan Kunz;
family includes brother Raymond (26), sister Keri
(23) ... cousin Vinnie Henderson plays in Toronto
Blue Jays' system ... enjoys other sports ... top athletic thrill was high
school baseball league title as a senior ... favorite athlete is Randy
Johnson; favorite movie is Gladiator; favorite TV show is CSI; favorite
vehicle is Jeep Wrangler; favorite food is pasta; favorite restaurant is El
Indio's ... chose OSU for its campus, because "I think it best fits me."
LONNtE
15
Infielder - Freshman (high school) - 6-foot-0, 190 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Kennewick, Wash. (Southridge HS)
OREGON STATE: Begins his career at OSU this spring ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Lonnie is a guy who can
play all three spots in the infield, and he's an infielder with offensive capabilities."
SOUTHRIDGE HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach
Tim Sanders ... as a senior, all-state first team, allleague first team, team Most Valuable Player; batted
.360, 2 homers, 14 RBIs, 16 stolen bases; team won
state title ... as a junior, all-league first team, team
Best Defensive Player; batted.411, 3 homers, 15
stolen bases ... as a sophomore, team Most Improved Player ... 3.7 GPA; Honor Roll.
Lechelt
PERSONAL: Majoring in Engineering; hopes to
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become an engineer ... born in Kennewick, Wash. ... parents are Lon and
Marla Lechelt; family includes brother Ryon (16), sister Dayna (14) ...
enjoys basketball, football, listening to music, hanging out with friends ...
top athletic thrill was winning high school baseball state title ... favorite
athlete is Alex Rodriguez; favorite movie is Friday; favorite actor is Chris
Tucker; favorite group is Cash Money; favorite vehicle is Hummer; favorite food is chicken ... chose OSU because "I wanted to further myself
in sports and education, and OSU was a perfect fit."
JOEY LEDESMA - 25
First baseman - Junior (transfer) - 6-foot-0, 190 lbs.
B-LIT-R - Tucson, Ariz. (Salpointe Catholic HS/Pima CC)
OREGON STATE: Begins his career at OSU this spring ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Joey has one of the best
swings on the club. He can play first base and be
the designated hitter, and he's really got some capabilities offensively."
PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Lettered 2 years
for coach Edgar Soto ... as a sophomore, batted
.280, 8 doubles during an injury-hampered season ...
as a freshman, batted.346, 2 homers, 18 doubles, 35
RBIs; all-league honorable mention ... 3.0 GPA.
SALPOINTE CATHOLIC HIGH: Lettered 1 year for
coach Jerry Ledesma ... as a senior, all-state, allLedesma
Southern Arizona first team, all-league first team;
batted .483, 6 homers, 3 triples, 12 doubles, 32 RBIs ... 3.0 GPA
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business .. born in Tucson, Ariz. ... parents
are Jerry and Vivienne Ledesma; family includes brother Stevie (17) ...
enjoys playing ball, playing Madden 2005, hanging out with friends,
watching sports ... top athletic thrill was hitting a homer in final high
school at-bat ... favorite athlete is Tony Gwynn; favorite movie is Top
Gun; favorite actress is Angelina Jolie; favorite book is The Mental Game
Of Baseball; favorite group is Early November; favorite vehicle is BMW
M3; favorite food is Italian; favorite restaurant is KG's ... chose OSU for
its coaching staff and "the opportunity to play the best baseball in the
country."
MIKE LISSMAN - 26
Outfielder - Sophomore (1 letter) - 6-foot-0, 195 lbs.
B-RIT-L - Ontario, Ore. (Ontario HS)
OREGON STATE:
Co-captain ... among OSU's 10 returning starters
OSU head coach Pat Casey says: "Mike has to be
one of those guys who does everything for us. He's
got great makeup, he's a tough kid, and we look for
him to hit in the middle of our order." ... (2004) As a
freshman, among Pacific- 10 leaders through end of
regular season, tied for first in fielding percentage
(1.000) ... 16 multi-hit games; 9 multi-RBI games
... had a hit in 32 of 45 games; had a run in 23 of 45
games; had a RBI in 20 of 45 games ... was among
Pac- 10 leaders in batting average, on-base percentage during season ... May 16-May 23, in 4 games,
batted.412 (7-for-17) with 2 homers, 1 double, 3 Lissman
RBIs, 3 runs, 1 stolen base ... May 30 vs. UCLA, 2-for-3, 1 homer, 1
double, 3 RBIs . . May 23 at Washington State, second game, 2-for-5, 1
double ... May 18 vs. Portland, first game, 2-for-3, 1 stolen base ...
May 16 at Arizona State, 2-for-5, I homer .. April 9-May 1, scored at
least 1 run in 10 straight games ... April 9-April 30, in 8 games, batted
.469 (15-for-32) with 2 homers, 2 doubles, 9 RBIs ... April 30 vs.
Washington, 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 2 runs ... April 9-April 18, 5-game hitting
streak; during streak, batted .524 (11-for-21) with 1 double, 8 RBIs, 3
stolen bases, 9 runs ... April 12-April 18, stolen base in 3 straight games
... April 18 at Sacramento State, 2-for-4, 1 stolen base, 3 runs ... April
17 at Sacramento State, 4-for-5, 1 double, 2 RBIs, 1 stolen base, 2 runs
.. missed 2 games after injuring ankle prior to game at Washington on
April 13 ... April 9 vs. Stanford, 2-for-4, 2 homers, 4 RBIs ... April 4
vs. Arizona, 2-for-4, 1 double ... March 4-March 14, 6-game hitting
streak; during streak, batted .348 (8-for-23) with 2 doubles, 3 RBIs, 8
runs ... March 13 vs. Gonzaga, 2-for-4, 2 RBIs, 3 runs ... Feb. 13-Feb.
29, 6-game hitting streak; during streak, batted .474 (9-for-19) with 2
homers, 7 RBIs, 6 runs ... Feb. 27-Feb. 28, homered in back-to-back
games ... Feb. 27 vs. California-Riverside, 2-for-3, 1 homer, 3 RBIs, 3
runs ... Feb. 13 vs. Utah, 3-for-3, 1 RBI.
ONTARIO HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Chad Hartley ... as a senior, batted .529, 10 homers, 45 RBIs; all-state first team, all-league first
team; team reached state title game ... as a junior, all-state first team, allleague first team ... also played football ... prep teammates included
Greg Keim, baseball, Washington State.
PERSONAL: Has not decided on a major; may become a physical
trainer ... born in Ontario, Ore. ... parents are Dan Lissman and Margie
Yasuda; family includes brothers Joey (26), Kenny (21) ... enjoys video
games, ping pong, hanging out ... top athletic thrill was winning back-toback American Legion state titles with Treasure Valley Stars ... favorite
athlete is Ichiro Suzuki; favorite movie is Tommy Boy; favorite TV show
is SportsCenter; favorite actor is Denzel Washington; favorite musician is
Tupac Shakur; favorite vehicle is Range Rover; favorite food is Japanese;
favorite restaurant is Sansei Cafe ... chose OSU for its academic opportunities and also "to play with and against the best players in the nation."
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BI
2B
R
H
AVG. GIGS AB
YEAR
2004
349 45/36 146
39
51
34
8
3B
0
HR BB SO HP SB-ATT TB SLUG
8
17
25
5
4-5
83
568
ANTON MAXWELL - 17
Pitcher - Sophomore (transfer) - 5-foot-9, 175 lbs.
B-L/T-L - Anchorage, Alas. (East HS/Feather River CC)
OREGON STATE: Begins his career at OSU this spring ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Anton pitched well in the
fall. He's a lefthander with some velocity, and he
should be a big part of our staff.
FEATHER RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Let-
tered 1 year for coach Reed Peters ... 2-0 record,
2.82 ERA, 51 innings, 43 hits, 22 walks, 60
strikeouts; all-league second team ... 3.1 GPA;
Dean's List.
EAST HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Tony
Wylie ... 2-time Gatorade State Player of the Year;
4-time all-state first team ... as a senior, state Most
Valuable Player; 4-0 record, 0.36 ERA, 25 innings,
Maxwell
55 strikeouts ... prep teammate Corey Madden plays for St. Mary's
(Calif.).
PERSONAL: Has not decided on a major ... born in Anchorage, Alas ...
parents are Bill Sosnowski and Jill Maxwell; family includes sisters
Arianna (9), Mary (7) ... enjoys baseball, basketball, hockey,
snowboarding, surfing, hackey sack, barbecues ... top athletic thrill was
pitching a perfect game in American Legion play.. favorite athlete is
Randy Johnson; favorite movie is Bull Durham; favorite TV show is The
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corded 5 outs on his first 5 pitches ... Feb. 13 vs. Utah; 1.2 innings, 2
hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout in first career appearance.
ERINDALE HIGH: Played year-round for state and academy all-star
teams while family lived in Australia ... as a senior, 2-0 record, 4 saves,
3.42 ERA, 76.1 innings, 84 strikeouts; batted .344, 9 homers, 61 RBIs
also played football, basketball, soccer.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Psychology ... born in Anchorage, Alas....
parents are James and Charlotte McCormick; family includes brother
Russell (22) ... father played baseball at Kansas State, grandfather
played baseball at Nebraska ... enjoys pool, basketball, using the computer, fishing .. top athletic thrill was playing baseball in Australia ..
favorite athlete is Chipper Jones; favorite movie is Remember The Titans; favorite TV show is Seventh Heaven; favorite actor is Heath Ledger; favorite book is The Bible; favorite musician is John Michael Montgomery; favorite vehicle is Jeep Wrangler; favorite food is McDonald's;
favorite restaurant is Sizzler ... chose OSU for its academic and athletic
reputation, Corvallis' college town atmosphere.
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - PITCHING
YEAR
ERA
2004
3 23
W-L Sv
0-0
0
GIGS CG Sh
23/0
0
0
IP
H
302 24
R ER BB SO HP WP BK AVG. HR
15
11
7
17
7
3
0
218
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Third baseman - Junior (1 letter) - 6-foot-2, 215 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Federal Way, Wash. (Federal Way HS/Tacoma CC)
Shea McFeely
Simpsons; favorite actor is Val Kilmer; favorite book is This Is Coffee
Point, Go Ahead; favorite musicians are those on Arctic Flow Records;
favorite vehicle is Cadillac; favorite food is Ice Cream; favorite restaurant
is Red Robin ... chose OSU "because it would be a great experience and I
could develop my skills at the next level."
Pitcher - Sophomore (1 letter) - 6-foot-2, 220 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Marysville, Calif. (Erindale HS, Australia)
OREGON STATE: Among OSU's 10 returning starters ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Jake had a great year as a
freshman and we're looking for him to give us even
more. He even got involved with the offense a little
bit in the fall." ... (2004) As a freshman, 1 or fewer
walks in 22 of 23 appearances; 2 or fewer hits in
22 of 23 appearances ... May 2-May 18, did not
allow a run in 4 straight appearances ... May 18
vs. Portland, second game; 2.0 innings, 1 hit, 0
runs, 2 walks, 0 strikeouts ... May 16 at Arizona
State; 1.1 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 1 walk, 0
strikeouts ... May 4 at Portland; 1.2 innings, 0
McCormick
hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts ... April 16 at
Sacramento State; 2.0 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts ...
April 13 at Washington; 3.1 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts
... did not allow an earned run in his first 12 appearances ... Feb. 20March 31, did not allow a run in 9 straight appearances .. March 21 vs.
Utah Valley State; 3.2 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts; re-
OREGON STATE: Among OSU's 10 returning starters ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Shea is a guy who has to
drive in runs for us. He's penciled in to be the
starter at third base, and we look for Shea to have a
big year." ... (2004) As a sophomore, among Pacific10 leaders through end of regular season, tied for
fifth in walks (40), hit by pitch (12) ... among
OSU single-season leaders, tied for sixth in walks
(40) ... 15 multi-hit games; 7 multi-RBI games. .
had a hit in 35 of 53 games; had a RBI in 20 of 53
games; had a run in 28 of 53 games; had a walk in
26 of 53 games ... May 15-May 18, in 4 games,
batted .467 (7-for-15) with 1 homer ... May 18 vs. McFeely
Portland, second game, 3-for-4, 1 RBI, 3 runs ... May 16 at Arizona
State, 2-for-4, 1 homer ... May 1 vs. Washington, 2-for-2, 3 runs ...
April 25 at Southern California, 2-for-3, 1 RBI, I run ... April 18 at
Sacramento State, 2-for-5, 1 triple, 2 RBIs, 2 runs .. April 13 at Washington, walked 4 times .. March 19-April 3, scored a run in 9 straight
games ... March 20-April 2, 7-game hitting streak; during streak, batted
.462 (12-for-26) with 2 homers, 3 doubles, 2 RBIs ... April 2 vs. Arizona, 2-for-2, 1 double, 2 runs ... March 31 at Portland, 3-for-5, 1
homer, I double, 8 RBIs ... March 26 at California, 2-for-3, 3 runs, 3
walks ... Feb. 29-March 14, 9-game hitting streak; during streak, batted
.467 (14-for-30) with 1 homer, 6 doubles, 13 RBIs ... March 13 vs.
Gonzaga, 2-for-5, 1 homer, 1 double, 5 RBIs, 2 runs .. March 2-March
6, named to First Hawai'i Title Rainbow Tournament all-tournament
team; batted .444 (8-for-18) with 4 doubles, 6 RBIs ... March 4 vs.
Chicago State, 3-for-3, 2 doubles, 4 RBIs, 2 runs ... Feb. 27 vs. California-Riverside, 2-for-3, 1 double, 1 RBI, 2 runs, 3 walks .. Feb. 14 vs.
Gonzaga, 3-for-4, 1 homer, 1 triple, 2 RBIs.
TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Lettered 1 year for coach Mike
Naughton ... batted 441, 4 homers, 6 triples, 19 doubles, 48 RBIs, 15
stolen bases; conference Most Valuable Player, division Most Valuable
Player ... 3.0 GPA.
FEDERAL WAY HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Eric Fiedler ... as a
senior, 7-0 record; batted .466; all-state, league Most Valuable Player;
team won state title .. .. as a junior, all-league first team ... also played
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football ... prep teammates included Brady Everett, baseball, Clemson
... 3.45 GPA.
PERSONAL: Has not decided on a major ... born in Orange, Calif....
parents are Steve and Carrie McFeely; family includes brothers Addison
(18), Elliott (16) ... enjoys video games, cars, music, hanging out with
friends ... top athletic thrill was winning state title as a senior ... favorite
athlete is Manny Ramirez; favorite movie is Shade; favorite TV show is
SportsCenter; favorite musicians are Eminem, G-Unit; favorite vehicle is
Range Rover; favorite food is steak; favorite restaurant is Metropolitan
Grill ... chose OSU for its baseball program, to play in Pac- 10, and because it's close enough to home for his family to watch him play.
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
YEAR
AVG. GIGS AB
R
H
BI
2B
3B
294 53/52 180
42
53
38
14
2
2004
HR BB SO HP SB-ATT TB SLUG
5
40
54
12
1-4
86
478
BILLY MUNICH - 35
Catcher - Junior (2 letters) - 6-foot-1, 225 lbs.
B-SIT-R - El Macero, Calif. (Jesuit HS)
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OREGON STATE: Among OSU's 17 returning lettermen ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Billy is the returning
catcher who has the experience. We really need
Billy to have a solid year behind the plate and offensively." .. (2004) As a sophomore, Pacific- 10
All-Academic honorable mention ... April 18 vs.
Portland, second game, 2-for-3, 1 double, 1 RBI
April 17 at Sacramento State, 1-for-4, 1 run .. Feb.
14 vs. Gonzaga, 1-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 run, 1 walk.
(2003) As a freshman, had a hit in 8 of last 13 games
batted ... April 12 vs. Washington State, first career
homer, walked 3 times ... March 8 at Portland, first
career hit ... Feb. 22 vs. New Mexico, hit by pitch 2 Munich
times.
JESUIT HIGH: Lettered 2 years for coach Joe Potulny ... as a senior,
batted.372, 1 homer, 3 triples, 8 doubles, 38 RBIs; all-league first team,
all-city second team; selected for Optimist All-Star Game ... prep teammates included J.P. Howell, baseball, Texas; Brett Dalton, baseball, California-Irvine; Corey Cabral, baseball, San Jose State; Joey Toderoff,
baseball, California ... 3.9 GPA.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Construction Engineering Management; may
become a contractor ... born in Tuscaloosa, Alab. ... parents are Bill and
Marcia Munich ... father played football for Dartmouth; uncle Charlie
Owens played pro tennis ... enjoys video games, politics ... top athletic
thrill was catching no-hitter for Mat-Su Miners in Alaska League ... favorite athlete is Bill Mueller; favorite movie is Evil Dead 11; favorite TV
show is Family; favorite actor is Bruce Campbell; favorite book is Dark
Tower IV by Stephen King; favorite group is Metallica ... chose OSU for
chance to play in Pac- 10.
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YEAR
AVG. GIGS AB
2003
2004
TOTALS
235 22/13
128 24/13
173 46/26
3B HR BB SO HP SB-ATT TB SLUG
R
H
BI
2B
34
6
8
3
0
0
1
7
6
4
0-1
47
6
6
5
1
0
0
4
7
1
0-1
7
149
81
12
14
8
1
0
1
11
13
5
0-1
18
222
11
324
SCOTT NELSON - 31
First baseman - Junior (2 letters) - 6-foot-3, 215 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Eugene, Ore. (North Eugene HS)
STATE: Among OSU's 17 returning lettermen ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Scott is a guy with power. He needs to hit and
drive in runs to play; that's his niche. He's gotten better defensively, but
OREGON
if he's going to play it's got to be for his offense." ... (2004) As a sophomore, April 13 at Washington, pinch-hit single in
winning rally of OSU's 6-4, 12-inning win ...
March 31 at Portland, 2-for-2, 1 double, 2 RBIs.
(2003) As a freshman, 3 multi-hit games ... March 8
at Portland, 2-for-3, 3 RBIs ... Feb. 23 vs. New
Mexico State, 2-for-4, 1 double, run-scoring single
in first career at-bat.
NORTH EUGENE HIGH: Lettered 3 years for
a
coach Corey Nicholson ... as a senior, batted .516, 5
homers, 5 doubles, 20 RBIs despite missing half of
season with hand injury; all-state first team third
baseman ... as a junior, all-state second team pitcher Nelson
... also played basketball ... 3.83 GPA.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Turf Management; considering becoming golf
course superintendent ... born in Eugene, Ore. ... parents are Larry and
Linda Nelson; family includes sisters Stacy (30), Kaylynn (28) ... enjoys
baseball, golf... top athletic thrill was winning 2004 National Baseball
Congress World Series with Aloha Knights ... favorite athlete is Craig
Biggio; favorite movie is The Girl Next Door; favorite TV show is
Seinfeld; favorite actress is Elisha Cuthbert; favorite vehicle is 1994
Honda Passport; favorite restaurant is Olive Garden ... chose OSU for its
baseball program.
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
R
H
BI
AVG. GIGS AS
YEAR
2B 3B HR BB SO HP SB-ATT TB SLUG
2003
261
14/4
23
5
6
5
1
0
0
4
10
0
0-0
7
304
2004
182
16/3
22
3
4
2
2
0
0
1
6
0
1-1
6
273
TOTALS
222
30/7
45
8
10
7
3
0
0
5
16
0
1-1
13
289
JONAH NICKERSON - 34
Pitcher - Sophomore (1 letter) - 6-foot-1,190 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Oregon City, Ore. (Oregon City HS)
OREGON STATE: Among OSU's 17 returning lettermen ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Jonah started for us at the
end of last season. He's a guy we think is just continuing to get better. He had a good summer, and we
look for big things from him." ... (2004) As a freshman, 2 or fewer walks in 12 of 14 appearances; 2
or more innings in 11 of 14 appearances ... May 30
vs. UCLA, took loss; 5.0 innings, 6 hits, 4 runs, 4
walks, 7 strikeouts ... May 23 at Washington
State, second game, no decision; 4 2 innings, 7 hits,
2 runs, 2 walks, 3 strikeouts ... May 18 vs. Portland, first game, took loss in complete game; 7.0
innings, 6 hits, 3 runs, 1 walk, 7 strikeouts ... May Nickerson
2 vs. Washington, took loss; 3.1 innings, 5 hits, 6 runs (5 earned), 3
walks, 4 strikeouts.. April 25 at Southern California, earned win in
relief; 3.2 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts ... April 12 at
Washington, earned win; 5.0 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 10
strikeouts; first OSU pitcher in over 3 years to strike out at least 10 in
a game ... March 31 at Portland, earned win; 2.2 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0
walks, 3 strikeouts ... March 27 at California, 2.0 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs,
0 walks, 1 strikeout ... March 19 vs. Utah Valley State, 2.0 innings, 3
hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts ... March 4 vs. Chicago State, earned
win; 6.0 innings, 3 hits, 3 runs (2 earned), 2 walks, 8 strikeouts ... Feb.
29 vs. Washington, no decision in first career start; 3.0 innings, 6 hits, 5
runs, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts.
OREGON CITY HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach J.J. Winkle ... 2-time
all-state first team; 3-time all-league first team ...as a senior, 10-3 record,
1.06 ERA, 86 innings, 21 walks, 134 strikeouts; league Co-Most
Valuable Player, Oregon-Washington All-Star Series; State-Metro All-Star
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RBIs; all-league honorable mention; team won state title ... prep teammates included Chris Albrecht, Bobby Carlson,
Josh Monroe, baseball, Gonzaga; Richie Lentz,
baseball, Washington; Kevin Agnew, baseball, Washington State ... 3.1 GPA.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Communications ...
born in Kirkland, Wash. ... parents are Chris and
Pam Priseman; family includes sister Abby (22) ...
father played pro soccer in England, 2 cousins
played football at Washington State ... top athletic
thrill was winning high school state title ... favorite
movie is Finding Nemo; favorite TV show is Cops;
favorite actor is Peter North; favorite musician is
Prisernan
Tim McGraw; favorite vehicle is Toyota Tacoma;
favorite food is "T-Merc Special" sandwich of turkey, ham, lettuce, tomato, mustard, mayo; favorite restaurant is McDonald's .. chose OSU
for its campus and facilities, and to play in Pac- 10.
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R
H
BI
2B
YEAR
AVG. GIGS AB
3B
HR BB
SO HP SB-ATT TB SLUG
2004 - Redshirted
Infielder - Junior (transfer) - 5-foot-10,185 lbs.
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B-RIT-R- Bakersfield, Calif. (Stockdale HS/Bakersfield JC)
OREGON STATE: Begins his career at OSU this spring ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Todd is a utility guy who
really played well defensively in the fall and can
play a lot of positions."
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BAKERSFIELD JUNIOR COLLEGE: Lettered 2
Jonah Nickerson
Series ... as a junior, 9-2 record, 1.77 ERA, 76.0 innings, 17 walks, 85
strikeouts; batted .329, 7 homers, 4 doubles, 32 RBIs.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business ... born in Casper, Wyo....
parents are Nick Nickerson and Denise Harp; family includes brothers
Tim (26), Luke (23) .. Tim played baseball for Western Oregon ...
enjoys golfing, listening to music ... top athletic thrill was pitching nohitter as high school senior ... favorite athlete is Dante Culpepper;
favorite movie is The Natural; favorite TV show is SportsCenter;
favorite musician is Kanye West; favorite vehicle is BMW M3; favorite
food is chicken; favorite restaurant is Olive Garden ... chose OSU for
chance to play in Pac-10.
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - PITCHING
YEAR
ERA
W-L Sv
GIGS CG Sh
2004
5 67
4-3
0
14/8
0
0
IP
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46 0
51
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33
29
19
54
8
7
1
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CASEY, P:Rl,6EMANi
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Catcher - Freshman (redshirt) - 6-foot-1,180 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Woodinville, Wash. (Woodinville HS)
STATE: Begins his career at OSU this spring ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Casey redshirted last season and he has potential
behind the plate. Defensively, he could be as good as anyone we have." ...
years for coach Tim Painton ... as a sophomore, allleague second team, team Gold Glove as shortstop;
batted .336, 1 homer, 1 triple, 5 doubles, 22 RBIs,
16 hit by pitch, 25 stolen bases ... as a freshman,
batted .311, 4 triples, 4 doubles, 15 RBIs, 11 hit by
pitch, 11 stolen bases ... 3.3 GPA.
STOCKDALE HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach
Shelton
Dan Lemon ... 2-time all-area first team ... as a senior, batted .488 ... as a junior, batted .444 ... also played football ... prep
teammate Kyle Jean plays for Cal State-Northridge, Travis Debont for
Oral Roberts ... 3.1 GPA; Honor Roll.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Exercise and Sport Science; may become a
teacher ... born in Bakersfield, Calif.... parents are Steve and Nancy
Shelton; family includes brothers Chad (23), Brett (18) ... father played
for Cal State-Los Angeles, uncle Randy Roberts played for Fresno State
... enjoys playing basketball, reading ... top athletic thrill has been coming
to a Pac- 10 program ... favorite athlete is Nomar Garciaparra; favorite
movie is The Usual Suspects; favorite TV show is CSI; favorite actor is
Edward Norton; favorite book is Lost Breed; favorite group is Disturbed;
favorite food is ribs; favorite restaurant is Tahoe Joe's ... chose OSU for
"a great program and great competition."
KURT STEELE- 4
OREGON
(2004) Redshirted.
WOODINVILLE HIGH: Lettered 2 years for coach Terry Agnew ... as a
senior, batted .315, 2 homers, 4 doubles, 15 RBIs, 11 stolen bases; allleague first team ... as a junior, batted .333, 3 triples, 14 doubles, 23
Pitcher - Junior (2 letters) - 6-foot-2, 180 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Corvallis, Ore. (Crescent Valley HS)
OREGON STATE: Among OSU's 17 returning lettermen ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Kurt pitched much better in the fall. We look for
him to come on and mature and help our staff in any way we can use
him." ... (2004) As a sophomore, May 18 vs. Portland, first game, 1.0
2005
OREGON STATE
BASEBALL GUIDE
inning, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts ... March 3 at Hawaii, 2.2
innings, 3 hits, l run, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts ... (2003)
As a freshman, 2 or fewer walks in 13 of 15 appearances ... 2 or fewer earned runs in 11 of 15 appearances ... at least 2.0 innings in 6 appearances ... 2 or
fewer hits in 11 of 15 appearances ... March 14 vs.
Washington State; 4.0 innings, 1 hit, 4 runs (1
earned), 5 walks, 1 strikeout ... March 8 at Portland, in relief, earned first career win; 4.0 innings, 5
hits, 3 runs, 0 walks, 5 strikeouts ... Feb. 23 vs.
New Mexico State; 3.1 innings, 2 hits, 1 run (0
earned), 2 walks, 2 strikeouts; helped OSU rally
Steele
from 14-0 deficit to a 16-14 victory.
CRESCENT VALLEY HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Frank
Baumholtz ... as a senior, 8-2 record, 1.01 ERA, 90.0 innings, 146
strikeouts; batted .427, 1 homer, 4 triples, 7 doubles, 30 RBIs; all-state
first team, league Player of Year, State-Metro All-Star Series ... drafted in
31st round by Chicago Cubs ... as a junior, all-league first team, all-state
honorable mention ... also played football ... Corvallis Ambassadors
Award ... 3.57 GPA; National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Natural Resources ... born in Vancouver,
Wash. ... parents are Stan and Karen Steele; family includes brother Scott
(24) ... enjoys hunting, fishing, any outdoor activity ... top athletic thrill
was winning high school league title as a senior .. favorite movies are
Top Gun, Good Will Hunting; favorite TV show is Rescue Me; favorite
actor is Matt Damon; favorite musician is Garth Brooks; favorite vehicle
is Ford F series pickup; favorite food is meat; favorite restaurant is Olive
Garden ... chose OSU because friends were at the school, it's close to
home and his hunting spots, and "I've been a Beaver fan my whole life."
DANIEL TURPEN - 28
Pitcher - Freshman (high school) - 6-foot-4, 195 lbs.
B-RIT-R - McMinnville, Ore. (McMinnville HS)
OREGON STATE: Begins his career at OSU this spring ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Dan has big potential. He
pitched well in the fall and he'll pitch for us as a
freshman."
McMINNVILLE HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach
Mark Peterson ... as a senior, all-state first team,
league Player of the Year, Gatorade State Player of
the Year; 9-1 record, 0.98 ERA ... as a junior, allstate third team, all-league first team, league CoPlayer of the Year; 8-5 record, 2.06 ERA, batted
.468, 2 homers, 24 RBIs ... also played basketball ...
prep teammate Travis Carver also plays for OSU ...
Turpen
3.58 GPA.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business ... born in McMinnville, Ore....
parents are David and Lynel Turpen; family includes sister Whitney (15)
... enjoys baseball, golf, football, video games ... top athletic thrill was
playing in 2004 American Legion state tournament ... favorite athlete is
Chad Johnson; favorite movie is Caddyshack; favorite TV show is
Friends; favorite actress is Jennifer Aniston; favorite musician is Kanye
West; favorite vehicle is 1991 Honda Civic; favorite food is lasagna; favorite restaurant is Red Robin ... chose OSU for having a good baseball
program and being close to family and friends.
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310
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2003
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2004
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0-0
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TOTALS
R ER BB SO HP WP eK AVG. FR
27 20 17 14 12 5 1 307 0
2
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22
ROB SUMMERS
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1
15
3
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0
294
0
15
5
1
305
0
27
Pitcher - Freshman (high school) - 6-foot-0,185 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Beaverton, Ore. (Southridge HS)
OREGON STATE: Begins his career at OSU this spring ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Rob is a two-way guy who
will be a very good player. Rob is matched up on an
experienced staff, and he'll be very successful here."
SOUTHRIDGE HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coaches
Tom Campbell, Don Fitzgerald ... as a senior, allstate first team outfielder, all-league first team
pitcher; batted .351, 8 homers, 18 RBIs, 5 stolen
bases, 6-0 record, 2.65 ERA ... as a junior, all-state
third team pitcher, all-league first team pitcher; 6-0
record, 1 save, 1.06 ERA, batted.360, 2 homers, 18
RBIs ... as a sophomore, all-league first team utility
Summers
player ... also played football ... prep teammate
Darwin Barney plays for OSU, David Johnson plays football for Tulsa,
Ryan Depalo plays football for Oregon ... 3.75 GPA.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business ... born in Portland, Ore. ... parents
are Mike and Jean Summers; family includes brother Michael (12) ...
enjoys working out, sports, reading ... top athletic thrill was winning high
school baseball state title ... favorite athlete is Nolan Ryan; favorite
movie is The Girl Next Door; favorite TV show is SportsCenter; favorite
actor is Denzel Washington; favorite group is Maroon 5; favorite vehicle
is GMC Denali; favorite food is a cheeseburger; favorite restaurant is Red
Robin ... chose OSU for its athletic program and being close to home.
GEOFF WAGNER - 37
Outfielder - Junior (transfer) - 6-foot-2, 215 lbs.
B-LIT-L - Redmond, Ore. (Redmond HS/Citrus JCICentrai Oregon CC)
OREGON STATE: Begins his career at OSU this spring ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Geoff is a guy with power,
and we're really glad he's here. He played well for
us in the fall; he surprised us how well he played
and he's really made some good adjustments."
CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE:
Played on club team 1 year for coach Mike Barnes
... All-America; batted .488, 5 homers, 6 triples, 10
doubles, 43 RBIs, 9 stolen bases.
CITRUS JUNIOR COLLEGE: Lettered 1 year for
coach Skip Claprood ... all-league; batted.360,
school-record 13 homers, 40 RBIs.
REDMOND HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coaches
Wagner
Kent Pratt, Kevan Pratt and Brian Crook ... also played football, basketball ... prep teammate Mike Rundle plays for Washington ... 3.1 GPA.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Liberal Studies; considering becoming a coach
... born in Hood River, Ore. ... parents are Steve and Tricia Wagner; fam-
ily includes brother Mike (22), sister Eryn (23) ... enjoys hunting, fishing, golf, watching football ... top athletic thrill is celebrating wins and
championships with teammates who are his best friends ... favorite athlete is. Bo Jackson; favorite movie is Forrest Gump; favorite TV show is
Baseball Tonight; favorite actor is Denzel Washington, actress is Julia
Roberts; favorite book is Friday Night Lights; favorite musicians are
George Straight, Eminem; favorite vehicle is all-terrain 4-wheeler; favorite
food is ribs; favorite restaurant is Roscoe's Chicken And Waffle House ...
chose OSU "to win a Pacific-10 title and have a chance to play in
Omaha."
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BASEBALL GUIDE
42
O 4 OREGON STATE SEASON IN REVIEW
Fast start, not-so-fast finish for Beavers
Oregon State puts itself in
contention for tourney,
then finds rough going as
season draws to a close
Oregon State put together another strong
spring in 2004, posting its eighth winning
season in the last 10 years and its sixth 30-win
season in that decade. OSU (31-22 overall, 1014 Pacific- 10) climbed as high as 15 games
over the .500 mark before a tough month of
May kept them out of the NCAA Regionals.
Nonetheless, the Beavers took their
postseason chances into the final weekend of
the season. OSU tied for sixth place in the
Pacific- 10 - two notches higher than it had
been picked in a preseason poll of Pac- 10
coaches - in a conference that sent five teams
to NCAA Regionals.
"We took some big steps this season,"
Oregon State head coach Pat Caesy said. "We
had a group that had some experience and
leadership in some key places, but overall we
had a pretty young team and we had a lot of
guys making the adjustment to playing at this
level. They did a good job of that and we
showed we were capable of playing with anybody in the country on a given day. A lot of
the things learned this year can make us an
even better team in the next few seasons.
"There were some disappointments at the
end of the season, but I think it showed just
how competitive we are in the best conference
in the country."
Some of the highlights from 2004:
Oregon State's .585 overall winning percentage was the Beavers' best since 1998, and
OSU's 31 wins matched its most since 1998
By winning its first seven games of the
season, OSU had its fastest start since 1962.
The Beavers were the last remaining unbeaten
team in the Pac-10, not dropping a game until
Feb. 28.
Oregon State had three first-team AllPacific-10 selections in senior pitcher Jake
Postlewait, junior outfielder Aaron Mathews
and sophomore outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury;
that was the most first-team picks for OSU
since the Beavers also had three in 2001.
Freshman lefthander Kevin Gunderson
was named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman
All-America team. The squad was selected by
the staff of Collegiate Baseball newspaper.
Aaron Mathews
Postlewait and Ellsbury were named to
Baseball America magazine's Midseason AllAmerica Team.
Ellsbury was invited to the USA Baseball
National Team Trials.
The six Beavers selected in the Major
League Baseball draft - Andy Baldwin,
Postlewait, Kyle Aselton, Jared Sanders,
Mathews and Nathan Pendley - were the most
ever taken from OSU, topping the four taken
in 1977 and 1998.
Oregon State had at least a .500 record
against every other NCAA Division I team in
the Pacific Northwest. The Beavers were 2-2
against in-state rival Portland, 4-2 against
Washington, 2-1 against Washington State and
3-1 against Gonzaga.
OSU was third in the Pac-10 in attendance, trailing large-market teams Arizona
State and Stanford. The Beavers drew an average of 1,142 fans per game, in the top 50 for
all of NCAA Division I. Oregon State also
drew the two biggest crowds to its home
ballpark since Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
was renovated prior to the 1999 season.
Oregon State won 3 of its 4 road series in
Pacific-10 play. That included a series win at
Southern California, the Beavers' first-ever on
the Trojans' home field.
OSU's team earned run average of 4.65
2005
OREGON STATE
BASEBALL GUIDE
43
Ben Rowe
Paul Richie
Jared Sanders
was the Beavers' lowest since 1997, and over
1 2/3 runs per game lower than in 2003.
The Beavers broke out a new set of orange jerseys. It was the first time they'd worn
that color since the 1984 season.
Postlewait matched the second-highest
single-season win total in OSU baseball history by posting an 11-3 record.
Mathews' had one of the longest hitting
streaks in school history, a 21-gamer from
The season was the final one at Oregon
State for seniors Postlewait, Richie, Ben
Rowe, Jared Sanders, Nathan Pendley, Mike
Hass and Matt Hernandez. Postlewait, Richie
and Rowe were all at OSU for their entire
four-year collegiate careers.
"Those guys will really be missed, and not
just because of their abilities on the field,"
Casey said. "They are really solid people who
grew into being leaders of this team, and I
think they showed the younger guys in our
program what it's going to take to be successful at this level."
OREGON STATE NOTES: With its 31 wins,
OSU surpassed its win total for the 2003
campaign, when the Beavers went 25-28. OSU
posted its third 30-win season in the last 4
years ... OSU's 10 wins in Pac-10 play topped
its 2003 mark ... OSU won 3 of its 4 road
series in Pac-10 play ... OSU was 22-3 in
games in which it outhit its opponents and 2010 in games in which it had at least 10 hits
March 26-May 2.
Senior outfielder Mike Hass tied Oregon
State's school record for hits in a game when
he went 5-for-5 against Arkansas-Little Rock.
Those were the transfer's first five hits of his
OSU career.
Baldwin and Gunderson both earned
Pacific-10 Pitcher of the Week honors.
The Beavers managed a 10-17 record in games
in which their opponents had at least 10 hits
.. OSU was 21-5 in games in which opponents had 9 or fewer hits ... OSU was 15-5 in
games in which it commited fewer errors than
its opponent and 11-0 in games in which both
teams had the same number of errors ... OSU
was 29-4 in games in which it led after 6 innings ... OSU was 12-6 in games decided by 1
or2runs ..
Outfielder Aaron Mathews' 21-game hitting
streak from March 27-May 2 was the longest
streak by an OSU player since Josh Carter had
a hit in 26 straight games over the end of the
2004 OREGON STATE HONORS
AI!-Pacific-10
FIRST TEAM: Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, so (352,3 HRs, 20 RBIs);
Aaron Mathews, OF, jr ( 326,8 HRs, 49 RBIs); Jake Postlewait, LHP,
sr. (11-3 record, 3 72 ERA) HONORABLE MENTION: Kevin
Gunderson, LHP, fr (6-2 record, 2 90 ERA, 3 svs); Paul Richie, C, sr
( 309,3 HRs, 31 RBIs)
IMPROVED PLAYER: Paul Richie, C, sr GOLD GLOVE AWARD:
Aaron Mathews, OF, jr
Major League Baseball draft
5TH ROUND: Andy Baldwin, RHP, Philadelphia Phillies 7TH
ROUND: Jake Postlewait, LHP, Colorado Rockies 11TH ROUND:
Kyle Aselton, LHP, Minnesota Twins 14TH ROUND: Jared Sanders,
Pacific-10 All-Academic
HONORABLE MENTION: Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, so (3 19 GPA,
Business); Billy Munich, C, so (3 17 GPA, Construction Engineering
Management); Ben Rowe, RHP, sr. (3 12 GPA, Business
Administration)
RHP, Cincinnati Reds 19TH ROUND: Aaron Mathews, OF, Toronto
Blue Jays; Nathan Pendley, LHP, San Francisco Giants FREE
AGENT: Ben Rowe, RHP, San Diego Padres
Pacific-10 Player of the Week
APRIL 22-26: Kevin Gunderson, LHP, fr. Earned saves in both wins
Freshman All-America
COLLEGIATE BASEBALL: Kevin Gunderson, LHP (6-2 record,
2 90 ERA, 3 svs)
Team Awards
VICTOR BROWN TROPHY, MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Jake
Postlewait, LHP, Sr. BILL CLOYES AWARD, MOST VALUABLE
PITCHER: Jake Postlewait, LHP, sr. BILL BONSER AWARD, MOST
as OSU took 2 of 3 games at Southern California; total of 3 1 innings,
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 walks, 4 strikeouts MARCH 15-21: Andy Baldwin,
RHP, so Earned in in 7-0 shutout of Utah Valley State; 6 0 innings, 9
hits, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts
USA Baseball National Team Trials
Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, so ( 352,3 HRs, 20 RBIs)
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148
23
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500
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0
167
167
0
6
2
0
1
2
1
BB
SO
HP
S
SF
TB
41
1
5
24
500
23
43
6
4
368
36
34
2
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28
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1
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1
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0
0
0
0-0
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0
0
196
55
69
20
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833
30
17
62
11
18
4
6
2
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1-2
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8
14
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95
16
33
6
2
0
0
7-9
778
9
17
0
5
282
35/18
78
12
22
14
6
0
2
2-0
667
9
29
2
2
286
10/0
7
1
2
2
0
0-0
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1
3
0
0
6
1-1
1 000
22
24
7
2
0
44
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25
26
2
9
8
4-5
800
17
25
5
2
8
6-10
600
18
26
5
14
250
40
54
12
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RBI
Tony Calderon, sr SS
231
53/50
182
27
42
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286
48/37
126
27
Mitch Canham, fr IF
Jacoby Ellsbury, so OF
167
6/1
6
352
49/49
Cole Gillespie, fr 1B
Tyler Graham, so OF
290
29/13
347
11
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907
67
90
459
464
2
103
2
31
500
.371
2
141
13
35
368
404
0
39
4
0
1
34
436
371
0
14
0
1
0
933
0
2
286
375
0
8
0
0
0
1000
1
57
422
400
0
321
22
4 33
988
2
41
279
358
3
103
136
10
45
960
2
83
568
429
4
10
0
0
0
1 000
2
1
123
542
377
9
117
5
4
2
968
0
3
86
478
447
1
35
111
15
13
907
1
1
4 22
879
1 000
981
975
1000
0
274
43/38
135
30
37
30
2
Chris Kunda, so 2B
Mike Lissman, fr OF
245
50/44
147
31
36
13
5
349
45/36
146
39
51
34
8
Aaron Mathews, jr OF
Shea McFeely, so IF
Billy Munich, so C
Scott Nelson, so 1 B
Nathan Pendley, sr P
Jake Postlewait, sr P
Paul Richie, sr C
326
53153
227
41
74
49
13
294
53/52
180
42
53
38
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Matt Hemandez, sr C ...
Andy Jenkins, jr IF
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HR
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GDP
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3B
Avg.
NAME
128
24/13
47
6
6
1
0
0
0-0
000
4
7
1
0
2
7
149
204
1
84
10
1
0
989
182
16/3
22
3
4
2
0
0
1-1
1 000
1
6
0
0
0
6
273
217
0
14
1
1
2
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1
0
0
0
0
0
0-0
000
0
0
0
0
0
0
000
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0
1
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2/0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0-0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
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000
0
309
47/40
152
26
47
31
5
0
3
4,5
800
20
29
8
3
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61
401
417
7
247
30
1
1
996
Chad Schroeder,fr IF
Bryan Stone, ft OF
250
29/12
40
3
10
2
0
0
0
0-0
000
5
9
2
2
0
10
250
362
1
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33
8
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OPPONENTS
.293
53/53
1,849
374
541
325
82
15
48
54-74
.730
270
361
67
36
20
797
.431
.398
36
.281
53153
1,813
308
509
280
72
5
51
51-77
.662
192
344
76
29
20
744
.410
.370
55
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R
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BB
2B
3B
HR
TB
AB
Avg.
1
0
0
200
22
18
12
19
15
0
2
1
0
3
1
2
33
74
297
0
6
0
0
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5
500
0
0
0
83
51
37
27
46
2
7
3
0
12
0
8
119
260
319
6
10
1
1
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3
333
6
651
691
73
52
39
30
57
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20
6
3
97
270
270
3
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1 000
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0
0
1
12
083
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0
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1
8
125
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0
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3
39
172
186
5
8
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245
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0
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0
Kevin Gunderson, fr L
2210
6
Jonah Nickerson, fr R
290
405
323
567
Nathan Pendley, sr L
4 91
Jake Postlewait, sr L
Ben Rowe, sr R
372 15/15
Chad Schroeder, fr R
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OPPONENTS
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0
0
1
1
1
3
4
0
1
1
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1
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0
1
1
0
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0
0
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16
16
38
15
2
0
3
4
3
2
0
1
7
17
7
8
32
6
5
302
460
24
15
11
51
33
29
19
54
181
26
14
10
2
18
0
4
941
92
41
39
37
55
1
4
322
222
52
29
25
17
18
1
1
37
19
13
8
16
0
2
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4
5
5
1
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0
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42
5
2
2
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3
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31
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13
2
2
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308
242
192
344
13
76
30
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1
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374
293
270
361
5
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516
23/0
13636
1/0
386
3/0
O O +
Jared Sanders, sr R
..
32
20
492
62
O O O N O+ O
ChrisCampos,jr L
John Dailey, so R
HP WP BK
0 0+ N W -- W
7/0
23/0
-5
-6
-0
-0
-2
-0
-0
-3
SO IBB
000
1
1
1
1
0
13
6
3
0
7
25
240
0
1
0
4
41
110
218
0
5
0
5
75
180
283
0
10
0
0
1000
2
38
83
313
2
2
1
0
800
10
137
351
262
10
24
2
1
944
5
75
142
366
1
8
0
0 1 000
4
52
104
356
2
1
1
3
13
5
800
0
.750
0
7
17
294
0
0
0
0
000
72
5
51
744
1,813
.281
1,399 603
83
65
.960
82
15
48
797
1,849
.293
1,391
574
88
43
.957
2
15
0
1000
0 1000
0 1000
Score by innings
Miscellaneous
LEFT ON BASE: Oregon State 479, Opponents 423 TRIPLE PLAYS: Oregon State 0, Opponents 0 PASSED BALLS:
Oregon State 9 (Munich 2, Richie 7), Opponents 13 CATCHER'S INTERFERENCE: Oregon State 0, Opponents 2 LONGEST
HITTING STREAKS: Mathews 21, Ellsbury 13, Richie 9, McFeely 9, Kunda 8, Calderon 7, Graham 7, Lissman 6 MOST
MULTI-HIT GAMES: Ellsbury 24, Mathews 20, Lissman 16, McFeely 15, Richie 13, Jenkins 12, Calderon 10, Graham 10
MOST MULTI-RBI GAMES: Calderon 11, Mathews 11, Lissman 9, Campos 8, Jenkins 7, McFeely 7, Richie 5
2000 season and the start of the 2001 season
... as OSU went 5-0 against Washington and
Sacramento State the week of April 11-April
18, the Beavers never trailed in any of the 5
games. The Huskies and Hornets managed a tie
at the end of just 5 of the 48 innings during
that week. The streak reached 52 before ending
at USC on April 23 ...
OSU had gone over 3 years without a
pitcher recording 10 strikeouts in a game until
Jonah Nickerson fanned 10 Washington Huskies in 5 innings of a 7-4 win on April 12. The
last Beaver to accomplish the feat had been
Thad Johnson, who had 14 strikeouts at California on April 6, 2001 ... OSU went over 3
seasons without a player hitting more than 1
homer in a game, then had it happen on back-
0
0 0 0++ O++ 0 0 0 0 0
H
000
17/1
00000000000
IP
-1
5 40
0 0 + O - 0 0 0 C. 0 0
Pct.
0
ERA GIGS
Kyle Aselton, jr L
Andy Baldwin, so R
Dallas Buck, fr R
Kevin Joslyn, jr L
Jake McCormick, frR.
Sv 03 Sh
W-L
NAME
X TOTAL
1
2
3
5
6
7
8
9
OREGON STATE
57
55
49
41
43
40
32
32
22
3
374
OPPONENTS
44
24
41
28
25
24
31
48
42
1
308
The 2004 Oregon State Beavers
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2005
OREGON STATE
BASEBALL GUIDE
45
2004 STATISTICS - PACIFIC-10 GAMES
Batting
Fielding
Avg.
GIGS
AB
Tony Calderon, sr. SS
280
24/22
82
ChrisCampos,jr OF
Jacoby Ellsbury, so OF
Cole Gillespie, fr 1B
Tyler Graham, so OF
Mike Hass, sr OF
292
20/19
310
Matt Hernandez, sr C
NAME
R
0
842
405
448
0
49
1
0
1000
32
17
10
4
1
0
34
15
19
15
0
4
0-0
000
18
26
8
1
1
3-6
500
21
2
0
11
84
14
1
000
22/22
0
1
0-2
11
452
15
3
65
492
427
0
Pct.
71
35
21
HP
E DP
30
5
SO
A
PO
1
BB
23
1
1
Pct.
11
354
TB
SB-AT
2B
GDP
SF
HR
RBI
Slug On base
S
3B
H
12
20
894
31/14/11
45
14
3
2
1
0-1
000
4
10
0
2
0
25
556
367
1
99
378
20/9
45
17
2
0
0
3-4
750
5
10
0
3
0
19
422
440
0
19
3
1
233
14/7
30
7
4
0
0
1-1
1 000
2
15
2
0
0
10
333
324
0
3
0
0 1 000
000
1/0
1
0
0
0
0
0-0
000
0
1
0
0
0
0
000
000
0
0
0
AndyJenkins,jr IF
265
17/14
49
13
8
0
2
0-0
000
6
7
1
1
1
19
388
351
0
127
8
11
993
Chris Kunda, so 2B
Mike Lissman, fr OF
270
24/23
74
12
20
4
0
0
1-1
1 000
10
13
0
4
0
23
311
357
53
68
24
960
250
22/15
68
14
17
13
0
5
0-1
000
6
15
3
0
0
37
544
338
0
0
0
000
Aaron Mathews, jr OF
Shea McFeely, so IF
Billy Munich, so C
279
13
29
14
3
4
2-4
500
6
13
0
2
0
48
462
318
54
2
0
966
17
17
7
0
1
0-1
000
18
26
7
0
0
24
312
412
17
55
6
947
000
8/4
13
1
1
0
0
0
0-0
000
1
0
0
0
0
0
000
071
23
3
0 1 000
Scott Nelson, so 18
Jake Postlewait, sr P
Paul Richie, sr C
Chad Schroeder, fr IF
TOTALS
OPPONENTS
000
3/0
3
0
0
0
0
0
00
000
0
0
0
0
0
0
000
000
0
1
0
0 1 000
000
1/0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0-0
000
0
0
0
0
0
0
000
000
0
316
23/20
79
12
25
16
0
2
1-1
1 000
6
12
5
2
0
34
430
400
5
119
19
0
1
100
9/3
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0-0
000
0
3
0
1
0
1
100
100
0
7
9
4
3
800
.275
24/24
829
138
228
115
32
6
23
11-22
.500
110
165
24
18
6
341
.411
.374
16
.308
24/24
843
179
260
167
37
5
35
22-34
.647
95
141
31
11
8
412
.489
.395
25
24/24/04
22/24/23
77
17
11
0
965
1 000
000
1 000
Pitching
NAME
KyleAselton,jr L
AndyBaldwin,so R
ERA GIGS
559
8/0
W-L
Pct.
IP
H
R
ER
BB
000
0
0
0
92
14
10
6
8
6
000
0
0
0
172
30
24
22
12
333
1
0
0
52
38
31
000
0
0
0
471
10
0
0
0
1121
7/5
0
Dallas Buck, fr R
Chris Campos, sr L
589
9/8
2
0 00
1/0
0
Kevin Gunderson, fr L
354
386
13/0
2
3/0
0
Jake McCormick, fr R
1650
9/0
0
Jonah Nickerson, fr R
6 63
6/3
1
-0
-2
-4
-0
-2
-0
-0
-2
Nathan Pendley, sr. L
4 50
12/0
0
-1
Jake Postlewait, sr L
447
8/8
5
1688
4/0
0
3 86
13/0
0
136 36
1/0
KevinJoslyn,jr L
BenRowe,sr R
Jared Sanders, sr R
Chad Schroeder, fr R
OPPONENTS
0
Sv 03 Sh
S0 IBB
HP WP BK
HR
TB
AB
Avg.
0
3
1
1
22
40
350
0
3
0
0
1000
2
0
3
0
6
51
77
390
1
4
0
1
1000
11
4
3
8
0
4
72
187
278
2
7
0
0
1 000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
000
1 000
0
2
1
13
1
4
20
32
0
0
2
2B
3B
500
2
0
0
280
21
17
11
12
21
5
6
0
0
6
0
2
33
99
212
3
3
0
0
000
0
0
0
21
2
3
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
10
200
0
0
0
0
000
000
0
0
0
60
14
14
11
2
3
1
1
0
0
2
1
4
30
30
467
0
1
0
0
1 000
333
0
0
0
15
14
10
19
1
2
3
1
3
1
2
36
76
329
0
1
0
0
1 000
1
0
0
190
120
25
000
17
10
6
1
7
0
1
1
0
3
0
2
26
55
309
2
1
1
0
1 000
-3
-0
-0
-0
625
0
1
0
521
54
28
26
21
24
1
3
1
3
6
7
83
193
280
6
11
2
0
895
000
1
0
0
22
7
5
5
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
13
15
.467
0
0
0
0
000
000
0
0
0
112
20
10
5
4
8
0
0
1
0
2
3
31
53
377
1
0
0
0
1 000
000
0
0
0
01
4
5
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
13
5
800
6.13 24124
10 -14
.417
5
1
0
210.0
260
179
143
95
141
10
31
13
7
37
35
341
843
.308
630
283
38
31
.960
4.44 24/24
14-105
.583
7
1
0
212.2
228
138
105
110
16
3
24
19
8
32
23
412
829
.275
638
270
32
20
.966
0
1
Miscellaneous
Score by innings
LEFT ON BASE: Oregon State 212, Opponents 179 TRIPLE PLAYS: Oregon State 0, Opponents 0 PASSED BALLS:
Oregon State 5 (Richie 5), Opponents 7 CATCHER'S INTERFERENCE: Oregon State 0, Opponents 1 LONGEST HITTING
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
OREGON STATE
17
20
20
14
17
12
15
12
11
-
138
OPPONENTS
23
13
21
15
12
16
20
33
26
-
179
STREAKS: Mathews 17, Richie 11, Kunda 7, Calderon 6, Ellsbury 5, Gillespie 5 MOST MULTI-HIT GAMES: Ellsbury 8,
Mathews 8, Richie 8, Graham 7, Lissman 6, Campos 6, Calderon 6 MOST MULTI-RBI GAMES: Calderon 5, Campos 3,
Lissman 3, Richie 3
Tony Calderon
Mike Hass
9
X TOTAL
to-back days on April 9-April 10 when Mike
Lissman and Chris Campos managed it against
Stanford. The last Beaver to homer more than
once in a game had been Andy Jarvis, who hit
3 vs. Washington State on March 11, 2001 ...
Oregon State's 25 runs against Portland in a
25-4 win on March 31 was the Beavers' highest total since a 27-4 win at Washington early
in the 2000 season, and it tied for the eighthhighest scoring game in OSU baseball history
... Shea McFeely's 8 RBIs in a 25-4 win at
Portland on March 31 were just l RBI away
from the school record of 9 set by Ken Bowen
in a 36-12 win at Chico State in 1985 ... Mike
Hass' 3-run pinch-hit homer in a 25-4 win at
Portland on March 31 was the Beavers' first
pinch-hit homer since Jason McBride's drive
against Washington in a 17-3 home win early
in the 2001 season ... OSU hit just 15 homers
through its first 22 games; the Beavers then hit
4 per game in back-to-back games against
2005
OREGON STATE;.
BASEBALL CU NEE
4
2004P,dgFc:iW
Final standings
31-22 overall; 10-14 Pacific-10 Conference (6th place tie)
(9-11 home; 14-9 away; 8-2 neutral)
OSU
OPPONENT
at Coca-Cola Classic - Surprise, Ariz
RESULT
ATT.
vs Utah
vs.Gonzaga
W,8-6
W,8-6
118
vs Cal State-Northridge
W, 3-2
DATE
Feb 13
Feb 14
Feb 15
at Texas-Arlington Invitational - Arlington, Tex
at Texas-Arlington
Feb 20
DECISION, SAVE
OSU
OSU RECORD
OPP.
L
Pct.
16
8
667
Washington (39-20-1)
15
9
625
1.0
UCLA(35-29)
14
10
583
2.0
R-H-E
R-H-E
SEASON
Arizona State (41-18)
13
11
542
Postlewait(1-0), Buck (1)
8-7-2
6-10-1
1-0
Arizona (36-27)
12
12
500
30
40
372
Gunderson (1-0), Buck (2)
8-10-4
6-13-3
2-0
Oregon State (31-22)
10
14
417
6.0
175
Baldwin (1-0), Aselton (1)
3-7-1
2-5-2
3-0
SouthemCalifomia(24-32)
Washington State (29-26)
10
14
417
9
15
375
.9
15
375
60
70
70
PAC-10
.
.
W, 7-0
352
Postlewait (2-0)
7-10-1
0-6-1
4-0
California (25-31)
Feb 21
vs. Arkansas-Little Rock
W, 8-3
Feb 22 vs Southwest Missouri State
W, 54
at Riverside Baseball Invitational - Riverside, Calif
Feb 27
at California-Riverside
W, 16-3
Feb 28
vs Cal State-Sacramento
L, 3-10
Feb 29
vs #23 Washington
W, 13-8
at Hawaii First Title Rainbow Classic - Honolulu, Haw
Mar 2
vs The Citadel
L, 6-7
Mar 3
at Hawai'i
L, 1-10
Mar 4
vs Chicago State
W, 15-3
vs The Citadel
Mar 5
W, 3-2
Mar 6
at Hawaii
L, 3-7
Mar 12
Gonzaga
W, 12-2
Mar 13
Gonzaga
W, 13-3
Mar 14
Gonzaga
L, 5-10
Mar 19
Utah Valley State
W, 11-5
Mar 20
Utah Valley State
W, 7-0
205
Gunderson (2-0)
8-11-2
3-0-3
5-0
POSTSEASON RESULTS
247
Baldwin (2-0), Buck (3)
5-114
4-6-4
6-0
Regionals (double-elimination)
278
Postlewait (3-0)
16-14-2
3-11-5
7-0
Washington placed 2nd at the Mississippi Regional
287
Baldwin (2-1)
3-104
10-11-0
7-1
211
Gunderson (3-0), Buck (4)
13-19-0
8-12-3
8-1
UCLA placed 2nd at the Oklahoma Regional
Arizona State placed 3rd at the Cal State-Fullerton Regional
376
Buck (0-1)
6-13-3
7-13-1
8-2
Super Regionals (best-of-3)
721
Aselton (0-1)
1-2-2
10-11-1
8-3
Arizona 2 games, at Long Beach State 1 game
121
Nickerson (1-0)
College World Series
279
Gunderson (4-0), Buck (5)
Stanford placed 3rd at the Stanford Regional
Arizona placed 1st at the Notre Dame Regional
15-13-1
343
9-3
3&1
25-0
10-3
3-10-1
7-11-2
10-4
Arizona tied for 5th place
1,568
Baldwin (2-2)
1,776
Postlewait (4-0)
12-13-1
2&1
114
1,223
Baldwin (3-2)
13-15-1
334
124
1,112
Rowe (0-1)
5-7-3
10-9-1
12-5
11-15-0
5-12-3
13-5
Southern California; David O'Hagan, sr, Stanford; Jake Postlewait,
sr, Oregon State; Mark Romandzuik, so , Stanford; Jason Urquidez,
464
Postlewait (5-0)
All-Pacific-10 team
PITCHERS: Casey Janssen, sr,YUCLA; Ian Kennedy, fr,,
712
Baldwin (4-2), Gunderson (1)
L, 4-5
734
Buck (0-2)
at California*
W, 15-5
193
Postlewait (6-0)
Mar.27
Mar 28
at California*
L, 5-11
368
Baldwin (4-3)
at California*
W, 14-3
431
Mar 30
Mar 31
at Portland
W, 25-4
175
Apr 2
Apr 3
Apr 4
#7 Arizona*
L, 34
1,436
Postlewait(6-1)
#7 Arizona*
L, 7-14
1,512
#7 Arizona*
W, 6-5
1,304
Apr. 5
Sonoma State
Apr. 8
#13 Stanford (#2)*
L, 8-11
1,488
Gunderson (5-1)
8-11-2
11-15-1
18-10
Apr. 9
#13 Stanford (#2)*
W, 54
1,607
Postlewait (7-1), Rowe (1)
5-9-1
4-10-1
19-10
34
44
Apr 10
Apr 12
Apr 13
Apr 16
Apr 17
Apr 18
Apr 20
Apr 23
Apr 24
Apr 25
Apr 30
#13 Stanford (#2)*
L, 4-16
1,852
Buck(1-3)
4-8-3
16-17-2
19-11
4-5
W, 74
W,6-4(12 inn)
421
Nickerson (3-0), Rowe (2)
7-10-0
4-7-0
20-11
412
Sanders(1-0)
6-011
4-10-2
21-11
at Cal State-Sacramento
W, 7-2
68
Postlewait (8-1)
7-9-1
2&1
22-11
at Cal State-Sacramento
W, 9-1
141
Buck(2-3)
0112-0
15-0
23-11
among the Pacific-1 0 leaders
at Cal State-Sacramento
W, 12-6
118
Baldwin (5-3)
12-14-3
6-13-6
24-11
through the end of the regular
Mar 21
Utah Valley State
Mar.26
at #23 Washington
at #23 Washington
7-8-0
0-9-0
14-5
4-10-2
5-134
14-6
15-13-2
5-10-2
15-6
1-0
Donny Lucy, jr., Stanford FIRST BASEMEN: Kyle Larsen, jr., Wash-
5-11-0
11-13-2
15-7
1-1
ington; John Mayberry,jr, Stanford INFIELDERS: JonnyAsh, sr,
Buck (1-2)
14-16-0
3-5-2
16-7
2-1
Stanford; Trevor Crowe, so, Arizona; Ryan McCarthy, jr., UCLA; Dustin
Nickerson (2-0)
25-21-0
17-7
3-7-2
4&2
4&0
17-8
2-2
State; Brian Hall, sr, Stanford; Brent Lillibridge, so , Washington;
Pendley (0-1)
7-74
14-16-1
17-9
2-3
Aaron Mathews, jr, Oregon State; Danny Putnam, jr, Stanford
Gunderson (5-0)
6-8-2
5-8-1
18-9
33
jr , Arizona State CATCHERS: Jeff Clement, so , Southern California;
Pedroia, jr, Arizona State OUTFIELDERS: Travis Buck, so , Arizona
Ppd , rain
at Portland (from 3/30)
State; Zach Clem, so , Washington; Jacoby Ellsbury, so , Oregon
Cod
Portland
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jed Lowrie, 2B, Stanford PITCHER OF
THE YEAR: Tim Lincecum, fr., Washington FRESHMAN OF THE
YEAR: Tim Lincecum, P, Washington COACH OF THE YEAR: Gary
Adams, UCLA
OSU among Pacific-10 leaders
L, 4-8
375
Postlewait (8-2)
4-8-2
8-13-1
24-12
4-6
INDIVIDUAL
at Southern California*
W, 4-3
403
Buck (3-3), Gunderson (2)
4-8-0
3-7-1
25-12
5-6
BATTING
at Southern California*
W, 8-4
419
Nickerson (4-0), Gunderson (3)
8-16-1
4-10-5
26-12
6-6
10 Jacoby Ellsbury
#23 Washington*
W, 7-3
1,271
Postlewait (9-2)
7-10-1
3-9-0
27-12
7-6
ON-BASE
May 1
#23 Washington*
L, 14-26
2,008
Gunderson (5-2)
14-174
26-24-1
27-13
7-7
May 2
#23 Washington*
L, 5-8
912
Nickerson (4-1)
5-8-2
8-11-1
27-14
7-8
4 Chris Campos
10 Jacoby Ellsbury
May 4
at Portland
L, 2-6
128
Baldwin (54)
2-7-2
6-7-1
27-15
May14
May15
at #20 Arizona State (#14)*
L, 3-9
2,509
Postlewait (9-3)
at #20 Arizona State (#14)*
L, 1-3
2,860
May 16
at #20 Arizona State (#14)*
Portland
L, 4-8
2,354
Buck (34)
Baldwin (5-5)
L, 1-3
273
(second game, from 4/20)
May 22
at Washington State*
Ppd , rain
May 23
at Washington State*
L, 24
May28
May29
May30
W, 3-2
Nickerson (4-2)
9-12-0
27-16
7-9
3&1
27-17
7-10
HITS
4-10-2
8-10-1
27-18
7-11
1-7-1
3-6-0
27-19
8 (tie) Aaron Mathews .
RUNS BATTED IN
9 (tie) Aaron Mathews
TRIPLES
2 Aaron Mathews
TOTAL BASES
7 Aaron Mathews
WALKS
5 (tie) Shea McFeely .
10 (tie) Chris Campos
16-13-2
3&2
28-19
3-5-0
2-0-0
29-19
8-11
334
Buck (3-5)
2-7-0
4-10-1
29-20
8-12
(second game, from 5/22)
W, 5-3
UCLA*
W, 3-2
552
Postlewait (11-3)
UCLA*
L, 2-12
793
Buck (3-6)
UCLA*
L, 6-11
678
Nickerson (4-3)
Gunderson (6-2), Pendley(1)
5-13-0
3-9-1
30-20
9-12
33-0
244
31-20
10-12
2&3
12-15-0
31-21
10-13
6-10-2
11-12-3
31-22
10-14
*-Pacific-10 game / Rankings are final USA Today coaches poll (rankings in parentheses are from poll at time game was played)
California and Portland on March 28-March
31 ... OSU recorded 2 shutouts during the
season, both by 7-0 scores and both on the
20th day of a month - at Texas-Arlington on
Feb. 20 and against Utah Valley State on
March 20 ... Jacoby Ellsbury stole 3 bases in a
6 Oregon State .....
ON-BASE
.464
4 Oregon State
game 3 times during the season. Prior to that,
OSU hadn't had a player steal 3 bases in a
game since the opening weekend of the 2001
season ... OSU was the Pacific- I O's last unbeaten team in the 2004 season, not losing
until Feb. 28.
8 (tie) Jacoby Ellsbury
STOLEN BASES
3 Jacoby Ellsbury
56
74
49
6 Oregon State .......
374
9 Oregon State
RUNS BATTED IN
7 Oregon State ...
541
325
HOME RUNS
40
7 Oregon State
TOTAL BASES
8 Oregon State
STOLEN BASES
3 (tie) Oregon State
37
EARNED RUN AVERAGE
..
12
WINS
.
11
.
6
123
3 Oregon State
5 Oregon State
48
20
372
5 Jake Postlewait
.
11
5 (tie) Oregon State
FIELDING
8 Oregon State
DOUBLE PLAYS
1
(tie) Oregon State
C
797
54
465
31
SAVES
WINS
(tie) Jake Postlewait
398
HITS
EARNED RUN AVERAGE
1
431
RUNS
H IT BY PITCH
5. (tie) Shea McFeely
SLUGGING
474
8 (tie) Jacoby Ellsbury
3-5-5
1-10-0
Postlewait (10-3), Buck (6)
Rowe(1-1)
352
RUNS
303
W, 16-3
at Washington State (finished 5/22)*
....... 6
5. (tie) Dallas Buck
10 (tie) Kevin Gunderson
TEAM
BATTING
6 Oregon State
.293
season:
Ppd , rain
May 21
SAVES
Where Oregon State ranked
at Southern California*
May 18
(B
W
Stanford (46-14)
5
13
960
65