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2007 quick facts, schedule ................................................................... 2
Welcome to Oregon State Baseball ............................... 3
2006 National Championship Team ............................................. 4-13
2006 Team USA Member Darwin Barney ................................... 14-15
The Beaver Baseball Experience ................................................... 16-23
Oregon State Baseball 1907-2007: A Century of Success ............ 24-29
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field ................................................... 30-35
Oregon State Baseball A to Z ....................................................... 36-39
Oregon State baseball staff .......................................... 41
Head coach Pat Casey ................................................................ 42-44
Associate head coach Dan Spencer, assistant coach Marty Lees. 45-46
Volunteer assistant coach David Wong, support staff ...................... 47
Page 73
2007 season .................................................................. 49
Outlook, roster .......................................................................... 50-52
Player profiles, redshirt profiles ................................................. 53-70
Photo roster .............................................. ...................... .............. 71
2006 season .................................................................. 73
Season in review
......................................................................... 74-77
Overall statistics ............................................................................ 76
Pacific-10 statistics ........................................................................... 77
Game-by-game results, Pacific- 10 in review ................................... 78
Page 79
Oregon State baseball history ..................................... 79
Yearly finishes, coaching records, school records ......................... 80-81
Career leaders, season leaders .................................................... 82-83
2005 College World Series Team ................................................... 84-89
1952 College World Series Team ............................................... 90-93
Yearly individual leaders ............................................................. 94-97
Yearly team totals ...................................................................... 97-100
Team awards ............................................................................... 101
All-Americans ................................................................................ 102
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans; All-district/all-region ............... 103
All-league ..................................................................................... 104
Major Leaguers, draft picks, free agents ................................. 105-106
Pros in 2006, Team USA members, NCAA tournament honors ..... 107
All-time lettermen ..................................................................... 108-111
Hall of Fame inductees ................................................................... 112
Postseason results, series records ............................................. 113-114
All-time scores ......................................................................... 115-128
Page 129
Outside the foul lines ................................................. 129
Oregon State Dugout Club ............................................................... 130
Media information, baseball and sports information directories ..... 131
Beaver baseball on the air, Beaver Sports Properties ...................... 132
This is Beaver Athletics ............................................. 133
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Oregon State academics and athletics ....................................... 134-148
The 2007 Oregon State University baseball guide was designed, written, and produced by Kip
Carlson of the OSU Sports Information Office Cover celebration photo byAlyssa Schukar/Omaha
World-Herald, used by permission Inside cover trophy photo, celebration photo by Lou Pavlovich Jr I
Collegiate Baseball, used by permission Photography by Dave Nishitani, Beth Buglione, Denny
Wolverton, Rich Heins, Dennis Hubbard, Cheryl Hatch, courtesy of USA Baseball, and from OSU
archives. Punting by Lynx Communicanon Group. Inc_ of Salem, Ore.
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Oregon State University
DATE
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Location .............................. Corvallis, Oregon
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at Hawai'i-Hilo
at Hawai'i-Hilo (2)
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Kona, Haw.
Athens, Ga.
Athens, Ga.
Athens, Ga.
Surprise, Ariz.
8 P.M.
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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
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Head coach ................. Pat Casey (13th year)
Record at OSU .............. 391-253-4 (12 years)
Career record ................. 562-366-5 (19 years)
Associate head coach ................ Dan Spencer
Assistant coach ........................... Marty Lees
Casey office phone ............ (541) 737-2825
Spencer office phone .......... (541) 737-7484
Lees office phone ................ (541) 737-5738
Volunteer assistant coach ............ David Wong
Undergraduate assistant coach ...... Kurt Steele
Director of operations ............ Ron Northcutt
Northcutt office phone ...... (541) 737-0598
2006 overall record ............ .................. 50-16
2006 Pacific-10 record .......... 16-7 (1st place)
Lettermen returning/lost ........................ 18/13
Position players ...................................... 9/9
Pitchers ................................................. 9/4
Starters returning/lost ................................ 4/7
Position players ..................................... 3/5
Pitchers .................................................. 1 /2
All-conference returning/lost ..................... 2/6
All-Americans returning/lost ..................... 0/4
First varsity season ............................... 1907
All-time record ...................... 1,875-1,267-15
Ballpark ....... Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
Opened (capacity) .................. 1907 (2,300)
Leftfield ..................... 330 ft. (14-ft. fence)
Left-centerfield ........... 365 ft. (14-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
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Sports information
Baseball contact .......................... Kip Carlson
Carlson office phone ........... (541) 737-7472
Carlson cellular phone ........ (541) 230-4482
Carlson e-mail kip.carlson@oregonstate.edu
Sports information director .......... Steve Fenk
Assistants ..................... Michelle Westerberg,
Roger Home, Jason Amberg
Student assistants .................. Tessa Davison,
Caleb Hawley, Steven Masters, Lauren Pullen
Office switchboard ................ (541) 737-3720
Ollice fax .... (541) 737-3072.
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The 2006 Beavers gather at home plate to celebrate winning the national championship
Beavers refused to lose, writing a
perfect ending to storybook season
The more you look at Oregon State's wondrous 2006 baseball season, the more you
come to believe that it was simply meant to
be that the Beavers would emerge from
Omaha as national champions.
After all, when the celebration of the College World Series title includes having your
catcher sitting in the dugout, listening to a
song he wrote being played over the loudspeaker, and the last line talks about getting
that national championship ring .. you have
to believe
And the Beavers believed all along.
OSU catcher Mitch Canham and some
friends had written "O-State Ballaz 2006"
with some friends in the offseason, and it
concluded with a reference to the 2005 national champ ions: "And Texas? You `bout to
get your ring took."
"I was holding the trophy when I heard it
the last time," Canham said. "It's the epitome
of what a dream come true is - they're playing our song, the team's song, right after we
won the national championship. When has
any other team done that? And we called it
out in February."
As the season unfolded, Oregon State had
to contend with high expectations, earlyseason injuries and inconsistency, and late
challenges in its bid for the Pacific- 10 championship.
In Omaha, the Beavers played six games in
which they faced elimination, including one in
which they trailed by five runs in the early
innings. They were a northern team playing a
dominated by squads from the Southern
With the title in hand, OSU catcher
Mitch Canham is all smiles
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transfers, as senior first baseman Bill Rowe
moved from California-Santa Barbara and
sophomore pitcher Mike Stutes came up
from Santa Clara; both were originally from
Oregon high schools.
Expectations were high. Beaver Nation's
demand for tickets meant 1,200 season tickets
were sold out, and additional bleachers were
added to Goss Stadium at Coleman Field.
Where OSU had been able to sneak into
the national picture midway through the 2005
season, the Beavers would go into 2006 with
the nation well aware of their capabilities.
Oregon State was ranked in the top 10 in each
of the national polls heading into the season.
"We really have to stay focused on what
got us where we were last year, and not allow
the distractions to become part of what we're
dealing with," Casey said.
The Beavers opened the season on Friday,
Feb. 10 with a 12-4 win over Nevada in Surprise, Ariz. The home-opener was also
against Nevada, a 13-4 OSU win on March 3
that saw Oregon State President Dr. Edward
Oregon State's Bill Rowe scores in the bottom of the eighth inning
against North Carolina in the final game of the championship series, then
joins his teammates as the Beavers celebrate taking a 3-2 lead.
states. And the vast majority of the Beavers
were from Oregon, a state largely overlooked
by the baseball world.
Yet, at the end of June, there they were,
dancing on the infield at Rosenblatt Stadium
and then carrying the trophy back to
Corvallis. After all, this was a story so good
that it had to have a happy ending.
"It's an unbelievable feeling," OSU head
coach Pat Casey said after the Beavers beat
North Carolina 3-2 in the final game of the
CWS. "These young men worked their fannies off. I told them at the beginning of the
year, if you give 100 percent and never allow
your opponent to be tougher than you, we'll
win a lot of games."
The Beavers' story had actually started in
2005, when OSU came out of nowhere to win
the Pac- 10 title and reach the College World
Series. A pair of close losses eliminated Oregon State in two games, but as the Beavers
were getting ready to exit Rosenblatt Stadium,
OSU pitcher Kevin Gunderson told reporters:
"The Beavers will be back next year, I prom-
ise you that."
Going into the 2006 season, that seemed a
distinct possibility.
Oregon State returned its outstanding
pitching staff nearly intact, anchored by starters Dallas Buck, Jonah Nickerson and Anton
Maxwell and relievers Gunderson and Eddie
Kunz. Back in the lineup were catcher Mitch
Canham, second basemen Ryan Gipson and
Chris Kunda, shortstop Darwin Barney, third
baseman Shea McFeely and outfielders Tyler
Graham (who turned down a pro contract to
return to OSU) and Cole Gillespie. The Beavers also picked up a pair of top-quality
Ray throw out the first pitch.
That was one of the rare early-season
home appearances for the Beavers, who spent
five of the season's first six weeks on the
road. When that stretch ended, with Oregon
State winning one of three games at Southern
California, the Beavers were 12-7. But at that
point, OSU had gotten healthy and would get
to spend six of the next seven weekends at
home.
The Beavers opened Pac-10 play by taking two of three games from Arizona, with
Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski throwing
out the first pitch before the conference
opener. Next came back-to-back sweeps of
Stanford at home and California on the road,
pushing Oregon State into first place in the
Pac- 10 race for good.
But a second straight Pacific- 10 championship wouldn't come without a challenge.
When OSU went to Arizona State the second
weekend of May, the Beavers led USC by 2
1/2 games and ASU by three games. But the
Sun Devils rallied to win each of the first two
games of the series in the eighth inning each
night, drawing within one game of the Beavers
going into the series finale.
On the hot, sunny Sunday afternoon of
May 14, the Beavers and Sun Devils played
the pivotal game of the conference race. An
OSU win, and the Beavers would be two
games in front with two weekends to play; an
ASU win, and the teams would be tied heading down the stretch. Arizona State jumped to
a four-run lead, but Oregon State rallied for a
9-8 win with a run in the top of the ninth.
Oregon State went on the road again the
next weekend and swept Washington State,
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The Beavers enter Rosenblatt
Stadium for the opening ceremony
ship with a 13-3 win over the Cougars on
Sunday, May 21.
There was no real celebration after the
final win in Pullman, though.
"It was on our minds a little bit, but I
really hadn't realized what the standings were
or that this could be the deciding game if we
won it," Gillespie said. "It's pretty satisfying
to realize we have at least a share of the Pac10 championship. But we're not satisfied
with that, because we want it by ourselves."
The regular season concluded at home
against UCLA, the only team left with a
chance at catching OSU; UCLA could tie for
the Pac-10 title by sweeping the series.
"It should be a great series," Casey said.
"You've got two teams who will be deciding a
championship, and on the last weekend of the
season it doesn't get any better than that. I
know our guys would really like to not share
the championship, and I'm sure their guys
will be fighting and clawing to get a piece of
it.
Jonah Nickerson, second from left, and Kevin Gunderson, second from
right, joined Cal Ripken, far left, and Billy Ripken, far right, at Rosenblatt
Stadium for an interview on the Ripkens' satellite radio show
eighth inning that the Beavers assured themselves of a 5-3 win.
The Beavers, along with family members
and fans, gathered on Monday, May 29 to
watch the announcement of the pairings for
the NCAA tournament. OSU didn't get one
of the eight national seeds, but the Beavers
would be at home for the regionals against a
field that included Kansas, Hawai'i and
Wright State.
OSU opened against Wright State, and the
Raiders - champions of the Horizon League gave the Beavers a battle. It wasn't until
Chris Kunda delivered a two-out, two-run
double to left-centerfield in the bottom of the
Next up was Kansas, the Big XII tournament champion, and the Beavers blasted their
way to an 11-1 victory. Kunda homered
twice, and Nickerson set OSU's record for
career strikeouts as he retired the first 11
hitters he faced. OSU took control of the
game with a seven-run second inning
The championship pairing came down to
OSU and Hawai'i, and Oregon State scored
three runs in the sixth inning and four more in
the seventh to wrap up a 13-3 win. Rowe
"Series like these are what sports are all
about. It's going to be a heck of a weekend."
Oregon State made sure it wouldn't be a
suspense-filled weekend, bouncing UCLA 9-2
in front of a sellout crowd of 2,132. As fans
filed out of the ballpark, many stopped to
buy hats and T-shirts commemorating the
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Beavers' second straight conference title
"For us to be picked to win it and maintain it throughout the year has been fantastic," Casey said. "I can't tell you how proud I
am of the guys who have stepped up."
The win was part of OSU's 27-4 record at
home. During the 2005 and 2006 seasons, the
Beavers went 53-9 at Goss Stadium at
Coleman Field.
"Our guys really get a lift from playing at
home," Casey said "You get a lot of people
in the stands, get some noise going and some
support behind you, and there's a boost
there."
Cole Gillespie drives a homer
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Darwin Barney comes up throwi ng
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drove in six runs, including a two-run single
and a two-run double, and Graham had three
hits and drove in three runs.
The win advanced OSU into the NCAA
Super Regionals against an unexpected foe.
When Stanford left Corvallis after having been
swept in April, the Cardinal were in last
place; over the latter part of the season, it had
rebounded to earn a place in the NCAA
Regionals Stanford then went to Texas - the
defending national champion - and won the
NCAA Regional on the Longhorns' home field
to earn another shot at Oregon State.
The opener on Saturday, June 9 matched
OSU's Buck against Stanford's Greg
Reynolds, who had been the second overall
pick in the Major League Baseball draft earlier
in the month. The game was knotted 3-3
going into the bottom of the seventh inning,
but Canham doubled home the go-ahead run
with two out; Gunderson retired the Cardinal
in order in the ninth to preserve the 4-3 vic-
tory.
"I think today's win was huge for morale,"
Barney said. "You always want that first win.
I heard it was something like 85 percent of
the teams that win the first game (of a Super
Regional) go on to the College World Series."
OSU did its part to uphold that statistical
evidence the next day, bouncing Stanford 15-0
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ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Dan Spencer
ASSISTANT COACH: Marry Lees
VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH: David Wong
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: Ron Northcutt
ATHLETIC TRAINERS: David Stricklin, Travis Tims
MANAGERS: Peter Hughes, Brian Pecor
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: Stephanie Kondos
ACADEMICS: Ardell Bailey
EQUIPMENT: Tom Williams
HEAD GROUNDSKEEPER: Al Kirk
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RADIO BROADCASTER: Mike Parker
Dallas Buck holds a runner
Chris Kunda tosses to first
on Sunday, June 10 to clinch a second straight
trip to the CWS OSU collected a season-high
19 hits, with Graham going 5-for-6 with three
RBIs. Nickerson and a pair of relievers combined to pitch a five-hitter; when the Beavers
scored four runs in the first inning and added
six more in the fourth, it was time to start
packing for Omaha.
"I don't know what to say," Casey said
"We just came out on fire and played very
well. These guys were Oil standitrg from start
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to finish, Jonah was outstanding. These guys
sitting around me (at the interview podium)
just wouldn't get beat.
"It's a great feeling but these guys have
worked very, very hard and they are the reason we are sitting here saying we are going to
Omaha."
Of the eight teams reaching the 2006 College World Series, only Oregon State was
returning from the 2005 field. The Beavers
had already gotten a taste of the atmosphere
that surrounds the event, and they were planning on a much longer stay this time.
"The second year, that feeling of `just
happy to be here' is over," Graham said.
"People's minds are on the games. There are
fewer distractions this year than there were
last year."
OSU held its pre-CWS practice at
Rosenblatt Stadium on Thursday, June 15 in
front of several thousand fans and a host of
reporters, including ESPN broadcaster and
Corvallis native Harold Reynolds. Later that
night, the Beavers paraded into the ballpark
for the opening ceremony.
The Beavers played their CWS opener on
Saturday, June 17 against one of college
baseball's premier programs - Miami (Fla.).
The Hurricanes scored five runs in the first
two innings on the way to an 11-1 win.
"We are somewhat disappointed as a
club," Casey said. "We didn't play as well as
we hoped. Miami played really tough. I never
complain about losing in the College World
Series because of the talent that is there.
"The nice thing is that this tournament is
double-elimination. Next time out, I hope we
play ball like we are capable."
After a day off from the CWS and a practice at Creighton, the Beavers again tried for
Oregon State head coach Pat Casey and his North Carolina counterpart,
Mike Fox, shake hands before the first game of the championship series
their school's first-ever CWS win on Monday, June 19 against Georgia. With Nickerson
pitching seven innings of four-hit ball, the
Beavers turned three double plays and
Gunderson finished things off for a 5-3 victory.
"Our season comes down to winning and
this feels pretty good," Nickerson said.
Added Gunderson, recalling the drubbing by
Miami: "We didn't want that taste again. We
need to take one game at a time. It's a tough
road ahead of us, but we're ready for it."
The victory sent the Beavers into a
rematch against Miami on Tuesday, June 20.
Stutes, Kunz and Gunderson teamed up on a
five-hitter as OSU won 8-1, ending the Hurricanes'season.
"We knew we could hit," said Canham,
whose 3-for-4 night was part of OSU's 13-hit
attack. "We showed we could do it today.
Miami's a really good hitting team. They put
it on us in the first game and we had to
bounce back."
OSU's victory left just the Beavers and
No. 1-ranked Rice in their pool play group,
and Oregon State would need to beat the
Owls twice in two days to advance to the
championship series The first matchup of
the two teams provided one inkling that
maybe something very special was happenmg.
Daniel Turpen and Joe Paterson had been
teammates at McMinnville, Ore., High;
Turpen had started just one game all season
and Paterson transferred from Division III
Linfield after his freshman season. But on
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Daniel Turpen delivers a pitch
Scott Santschi dives back in
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Bill Rowe's three-run homer capped the Beavers' seven-run fourth inning
as OSU rallied to win the second game of the championship series 11-7
plays, and McFeely was 3-for-4 with a
"My arm felt good," Nickerson said. "I
thought I could start yesterday, but the
coaches didn't consider that. I was ready to
go and prepared. It was like a normal start
other than I had no legs below me ... You
don't prepare to pitch on two days' rest, but
I took care of my arm."
Facing Rice starter Eddie Degerman - who
entered the game with a 13-1 record and 1.93
homer for the Beavers.
earned run average - OSU managed just three
The victory over the Owls set up a winner-take-all game on Thursday, June 22. The
Beavers turned to Nickerson to pitch on just
two days' rest, and he gutted out 7 2/3 innings while allowing just two hits; then
Gunderson finished up a 2-0 nail-biter that
put Oregon State into the CWS Champion-
hits of its own. But the Beavers got a run in
the second inning when Rowe doubled and
scored on Canham's sacrifice fly, and then
OSU added another tally in the seventh on a
pair of hits, a walk and a groundout.
"I felt like we had a lot of momentum,"
Rowe said "Looking in the Rice dugout yesterday and tonight, they didn't look like they
Wednesday, June 21, the duo shut out the No.
1-ranked team in the nation 5-0.
"We were on our last legs, and we asked
Turpen to go out and give us a good start,"
Casey said. "He pitched a heck of a ballgame
against a great club."
Graham made a pair of diving catches in
centerfield, OSU turned a pair of double
ship Series
John Wallace takes his lead
Mike Stutes gets the
gn
Shea McFeely is congratulated
were going to come back and beat us."
The victory made it wins in four straight
elimination games in four successive days for
Oregon State The next day, the Beavers
would have a practice session and some free
time before opening the CWS Championship
Series against North Carolina.
"It was a long road," Casey said. "We're
looking forward to a day off."
OSU and North Carolina were both playing for their first-ever national baseball title,
and both relied on strong pitching. Beyond
that, the Beavers and Tar Heels provided
plenty of contrasts.
North Carolina owned 34 NCAA national
titles; Oregon State's only previous NCAA
championship had been the 1961 men's cross
country title. And while the Beavers were
scrambling through four games in four days to
get through bracket play at the CWS and had
just a one-day breather for its pitching staff,
the Tar Heels had swept through their three
games in bracket play and had a well-rested
group of hurlers.
"At this point, it doesn't matter," Canham
told reporters. "We're running on fumes. The
adrenaline of playing in front of all these
people will keep us going."
The opening game of the CWS Championship Series was played on Saturday, June 24,
and Gillespie's two-run homer off UNC
starter Andrew Miller - the sixth overall pick
in the MLB draft - gave OSU starter Buck
and the Beavers a 3-2 lead in the top of the
sixth inning. It handed the momentum to the
Beavers, but the blast was followed immediately by a 1-hour, 11-minute rain delay.
When play resumed, the Tar Heels managed to tie the game 3-3 in the bottom of the
sixth inning on a trio of singles. In the eighth,
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North Carolina's Chad Flack - who went 4for-4 on the night - tripled into the rightfield
corner against reliever Paterson and scored on
a passed ball for a 4-3 lead OSU managed to
push a runner into scoring position in the
ninth inning but couldn't plate the tying run,
and North Carolina was one win away from a
national title.
"We've had our backs against the wall
since we got here," Gillespie said. "We're
disappointed - we had an opportunity and
felt like we should have won the ballgame."
The Beavers were pushed to the wall even
harder the next night, Sunday, June 25. How
bad did it get?
By the middle of the fourth inning, OSU
trailed 5-0 and North Carolina had chased
starter Stutes and reliever Turpen from the
game with a run in the second inning, three in
the third and one in the fourth. OSU was
being outhit 9-4, and the Tar Heels had a wellrested Robert Woodard - with a 7-1 record on the mound. UNC hadn't lost in the NCAA
Regionals, Super Regionals or College World
Series and was six innings away from an unbeaten run through the postseason.
In the press box, reporters went back and
forth between watching the game and changing their flight reservations to get out of
Omaha the next day, assuming there wouldn't
be a third game of the series to cover.
"After we got that big lead, everyone just
kind of calmed down and we were just kind of
putting it on cruise control," UNC catcher
Tim Federowicz said. "After that, they just
came back."
Then came the Beavers' seven-run bottom
of the fourth inning, with the last three crossing the plate as Rowe blasted a home run well
back into the rightfield bleachers for a 7-5
Jonah Nickerson started the final game against North Carolina; at the
finish, Dallas Buck, No. 2, handed the ball off to Kevin Gunderson, No. 6
lead.
"Last night when we were in here, we
didn't say a whole lot," Casey said, recalling
the Beavers' appearance in the interview
room. "But one of the things we did say is
that we would come out and play hard and
play with pride. That's something I can guarantee Oregon State will always do.
"You saw a bunch of guys play with heart,
guts and determination on the field at
Rosenblatt "
OSU's amazing fourth-inning rally got its
start with McFeely's two-run double that
chased Woodard from the game Barney
singled home another run, then a wild pitch
scored McFeely to pull OSU within 5-4
With two out, Rowe drove a curveball inside
the rightfield foul pole to put OSU up 7-5
The Beavers had turned to Gunderson to
keep the game within reach in the fourth, and
now they called on him to hold the lead. He
pitched the final 5 1/3 innings, giving up just
An entire college baseball season would
come down to one night.
"There's a lot of teams sitting at home
Kunz with none out, and the Beavers turned
to Buck. He got a groundout with his first
pitch, but the Tar Heel runners advanced to
wishing they were in this spot right now,"
Gunderson said. "There's no time to be sore,
and be hurt right now. It's one game, tomorrow night: Oregon State and North Carolina."
The pitching matchup on Monday, June
26, had North Carolina going with Daniel
Bard, the first-round draft pick of the Boston
Red Sox with a 98 mph fastball, against
OSU's Jonah Nickerson, who had already
pitched 14 2/3 innings at the CWS.
After seven innings, the Beavers and Tar
Heels were tied 2-2 and the stage was set for
a series of gut-wrenching turns of events.
In the top of the eighth, UNC put a pair of
second and third.
Buck delivered an intentional walk to set
up a double play, then rendered that possibil-
runners aboard against OSU reliever Eddie
ity moot by striking out Seth Williams. Buck
then got ahead in the count one ball, two
strikes against Benji Johnson; with his next
pitch on the way, UNC baserunner Josh
Horton broke from third base. It looked as
though he might arrive safely with a steal of
home, but Johnson swung and missed,
Canham hung onto the ball for the third out,
and the Beavers were out of the inning.
In the bottom of the inning, Bard retired
the first two hitters - the 12th and 13th
straight outs he'd recorded. But Rowe then
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50-16 overall, 16-7 Pacific-10 Conference (1st place)
DAY
OPPONENT
Feb 10
Fri
Feb 11
Sat
Feb 12
Feb 17
Feb 18
Feb 19
Feb 23
Feb 24
Feb 25
Feb 26
Sun
vs Nevada
vs Arizona State
vs Gonzaga
Fri
at Pepperdine
Sat
at Pepperdine
Sun
Thu
at Pepperdine
DATE
Sat
vs Brigham Young
at California-Davis
at Sacramento State
Sun
vs St Mary's (Calif)
Mar 3
Mar 4
Mar 5
Mar 7
Mar 10
Fri
Nevada
Sat
Sun
Nevada
Tue
Portland
Fri
Mar.11
Sat
at New Mexico
at New Mexico
Mar 17
Mar 18
Mar 19
Mar 24
Fri
Mar 25
Mar 26
Sun
Utah Valley State
Mar 28
Tue
Mar 29
Wed
Mar 31
Apr 1
Fri
at Pacific (Calif)
vs San Francisco
Texas-Pan American
Texas-Pan American
Fri
Nevada
Sun
at Southern California *
at Southern California *
at Southern California *
Fri
Utah Valley State
Sat
Utah Valley State
Sat
Sat
ORE. ST.
DECISION
ORE. ST.
OPP.
R-H-E
R-H-E
12-12-1
4-5-3
W,11-0
Buck(1-0)
Nickerson (1-0)
11-11-1
0-5-2
L, 5-6
Gunderson (0-1)
5-12-0
6-9-0
Malibu, Calif
Malibu, Calif
Malibu, Calif
Davis, Calif
Davis, Calif
Sacramento, Calif
Davis, Calif
Corvallis
Corvallis
Corvallis
W,7-6
Gunderson (1 -1)
7-12-1
6-7-2
L, 2-6
Nickerson (1-1)
2-14.0
6-8-0
L,1-7
W,12-2
L,1-2
1-5-1
7-8-1
12-14-1
2-5-3
1-9-1
2-8-2
W, 8-3
Maxwell (0-1)
Buck(2-0)
Nickerson(1-2)
Kunz(1-0)
8-13-1
W, 7-5
Stutes (1-0)
7-10-1
3&2
5&4
W, 134
Buck (3-0)
13-12-2
4-9-3
W, 4-0
4-13-1
W, 9-1
Nickerson (2-2)
Maxwell (1-1)
0-54
1&1
Corvallis
Albuquerque, N M
Albuquerque, N M
Los Angeles, Calif
Los Angeles, Calif.
Los Angeles, Calif
Corvallis
Corvallis
Corvallis
Stockton, Calif
San Bruno, Calif
Corvallis
Corvallis
W, 3-1
Stutes (2-0)
3-&0
1-3-1
W,10-4
Buck (4-0)
10-16-1
4&3
L, 2-3
Maxwell (1-2)
2-12-0
13-10-0
W, 4-1
Buck (5-0)
4-7-0
14-2
L, 3-11
States (2-1)
3-11-3
11-14-1
L, 1-4
Nickerson (2-3)
1-6-2
4-&0
W, 7-5
Buck (6-0)
7-9-1
5-9-3
W, 9-4
Nickerson (3-3)
9-10-3
4-10-0
W, 13-6
Maxwell (2-2)
13-16-1
6-94
W,&4
Paterson (1-0)
6-7-2
4-7-3
L, 2-8
Stutes (2-2)
2-&2
&10-0
W, 5-4
Kunz (2-0)
5-6-0
4-7-1
W, 9-1
Nickerson (4-3)
9-11-0
1-0-3
W, 14-1
14-17-1
1-7-1
10-10-0
5-8-1
10-13-1
2-115
L, 1-8
Maxwell (3-2)
Grbavac(1-0)
Nickerson (5-3)
Maxwell (3-3)
1-5-3
8-11-1
SITE
Surprise, Ariz
Surprise, Ariz
Surprise, Ariz
RESULT
(second game)
Ryan Gipson puts the ball in play
walked on five pitches, and Graham dunked a
ball down the leftfield line for a single that
sent Rowe to second. North Carolina brought
Miller in from the bullpen, and OSU sent
Ryan Gipson up to pinch hit.
On a two-ball, one-strike pitch, Gipson hit
a bouncer to second baseman Bryan Steed,
who fielded it and tossed to first base but his
throw was just up the line. Federowicz, usually UNC's catcher and making just his fourth
start of the season at first base, didn't adjust
to the throw and the ball sailed by him.
"I turned third, looked and saw the ball
going toward the dugout, took two hard steps
and realized I was going to be able to coast
home," said Rowe, who did just that and
clapped his hands as he scored the run that
put the Beavers in front 3-2.
That was still the lead as the game moved
to the ninth inning, and Buck began it by
striking out Steed. A groundball single and a
walk later North Carolina had the tying and
Apr, 7
Fri
Arizona*
Apr 8
Apr 9
Sat
Apr.11
Tue
Apr 13
Apr 14
Apr 16
Apr 21
Apr 22
Apr 23
Apr 25
Apr 27
Apr 28
Apr 29
Apr 30
May5
May6
Thu
Fri
Arizona *
Arizona *
at Portland
Stanford *
Stanford *
Sun
Stanford *
Fri
at California *
Sat
Sun
at California *
at California *
Tue
Thu
Portland
W,124
0,12-1
Corvallis
Corvallis
Corvallis
Portland, Ore
W, 10-5
W, 10-2
W, 14-9
Turpen (1-0)
14-13-0
9-10-4
Corvallis
Corvallis
Corvallis
Berkeley, Calif
Berkeley, Calif
Berkeley, Calif
Corvallis
Corvallis
Corvallis
Corvallis
Corvallis
Corvallis
Corvallis
Corvallis
Tempe, Ariz
Tempe, Ariz
W, 3-0
Stutes (3-2)
3-7-0
W, 1-0
Buck (7-0)
1-3-0
04-2
04-0
W, 12-1
Nickerson (6-3)
12-12-0
1-2-3
W, 5-2
Buck (8-0)
54-0
2-8-5
W, 5-2
Nickerson (7-3)
5-10-0
2&0
W, 9-7
Kunz (3-0)
9-13-1
7-12-2
L, 13-20
Kunz(3-1)
13-12-9
20-224
W, 3-0
Buck (9-0)
3-8-0
0-7-1
W, 16-1
Stutes (4-2)
16-15-0
14-1
W, 8-4
Nickerson (8-3)
8-5-1
4-9-2
W, 8-2
Turpen(2-0)
8-14-0
2-10-3
L,4-6
Buck (9-1)
4-5-1
6-7-0
W,5-3
5-12-1
3-11-2
7-9-1
14-2
L, 3-6
Kunz(4-1)
States (5-2)
Buck (9-2)
Gunderson (1-2)
at Arizona State *
at Washington State *
at Washington State *
at Washington State *
Tempe, Ariz
W, 9-8
Pullman, Wash
Pullman, Wash
Pullman, Wash
W,16-1
W, 10-2
W, 13-3
UCLA *
UCLA *
Corvallis
Corvallis
W, 9-2
Fri
WrightState
Kansas
Corvallis
Corvallis
Corvallis
W,5-3
Sat
Sun
Corvallis
Corvallis
W,4-3
Sun
Fri
Sat
Sun
Fri
May 7
Sat
Sun
May 12
Fri
May 13
Sat
May14
Sun
May 19
Fri
May20
Sat
May 21
Sun
May26
Fri
May 28
Sun
Cal Poly
New Mexico
Cal Poly
New Mexico
Washington*
Washington*
Washington *
at Arizona State *
at Arizona State *
W, 7-1
3-9-0
10-11-0
3-60
6-11-2
Gunderson (2-2)
9-14-1
8-10-4
Buck (10-2)
16-16-1
1-3-2
Nickerson (9-3)
10-11-2
2&1
Stutes (6-2)
13-13-1
3-10-1
Buck(11-2)
Nickerson (9-4)
0,17-0
2-6-0
1&1
3&-0
Kunz(5-1)
Nickerson(104)
5-9-2
3-7-1
11-11-1
34-1
Stutes (7-2)
12-13-1
3-9-2
Buck(12-2)
Nickerson (114)
4-7-0
3&3
W, 15-0
15-19-0
0-5-1
Omaha, Neb
Omaha, Neb
Omaha, Neb
L,1-11
Buck (12-3)
1&1
11-11-0
W, 5-3
Nickerson (12-4)
5-12-2
3-7-1
W, 8-1
Stutes (8-2)
8-13-0
1-5-1
Omaha, Neb.
W, 5-0
Turpen (3-0)
5-7-0
0-5-0
Omaha, Neb
Omaha, Neb
W, 2-0
Nickerson (134)
2-3-0
0-2-0
L, 34
3-9-0
4-10-1
Omaha, Neb
W, 11-7
11-14-0
7-13-0
Omaha. Neb
W. 3-2
Paterson(1-1)
Gunderson (3-2)
Buck (13-3)
3-6-1
2-84
L, 3-10
L, 1-3
CORVALLIS REGIONAL
Jun 2
Jun 3
Jun 4
Hawaii
CORVALLIS SUPER REGIONAL
Jun 10
Sat
Stanford
Jun 11
Sun
Stanford
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
Jun 17
Sat
vs Miami (Fla )
Jun 19
Jun 20
Jun 21
Jun 22
Jun 24
Jun 25
Jun 26
Tue
vs Georgia
vs Miami (Fla )
Wed
Thu
vs Rice
vs Rice
Mon
vs North Carolina
Sun
vs North Carolina
Mon
vs North Carolina
*-Pacific-10 Conference game
Sat
go-ahead runs on base and the Beavers once
again turned to Gunderson to finish off a win.
Gunderson got Horton to hit a grounder-Lo
W,11-3
W, 12-3
Rowe at first and his throw to second was in
time for the second out, but the relay to
or two
was an
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Kevin Gunderson holds the trophy
late to get the game-ending double play, and
UNC cleanup hitter Chad Flack would come
to the plate with the tying run at third base
and the go-ahead run at first.
Gunderson threw a slider that just missed
the plate, then a fastball. Flack swung, and
the ball arced high into centerfield.
"When he hit it, I knew it was an out,"
Gunderson said.
Graham got the ball in his sights, squeezed
it with two hands, and the Beavers were
national champs.
"It was the most incredible feeling of my
life," Graham said.
The Beavers raced out of their dugout on
the third base side, collapsing into a dogpile
of white jerseys on and around the pitcher's
mound When they were back on their feet,
they wandered about shaking hands, posing
for pictures, celebrating with the OSU fans in
the stands, and soaking in the moment. Then
there was the presentation of the national
Joe Paterson challenges a hitter
Chris Kunda and the rest of the Beavers dogpile on the infield after
wrapping up the national championship
championship trophy OSU was the first
team ever from the Pacific Northwest to win
the NCAA Division I baseball national title
and the first northern school to win it in 40
"It means a lot being from the Northwest,"
said Nickerson, named the Most Outstanding
Player of the CWS. "We've been underdogs
all year. Just because it's colder and rainier
doesn't mean we can't play good baseball like
the rest of the nation."
Nickerson had allowed just two runs in his
6 2/3 innings in the finale; for the tournament,
he'd pitched 21 1/3 innings and given up four
runs, only two of which were earned, while
walking four and striking out 19.
Joining Nickerson on the all-tournament
team were Gunderson, Rowe, McFeely and
Gillespie.
Come the morning of Tuesday, June 27,
the Beavers awoke after a night of celebration
and exited the Omaha Hilton - their home of
the past two weeks - and headed for Eppley
Airfield and a flight home
They'd heard there would be welcoming
ceremonies in Portland and Corvallis, but no
Eddie Kunz gets the big out
Mike Lissman lines a hit
years.
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OSU fans serving in the United
States military in Afghanistan sent
their congratulations to the Beavers
Thousands of fans greeted the Beavers for a rally at Parker Plaza as they
returned to Corvallis, and Pat Casey was smiling when the team arrived
one knew just how exuberant Beaver Nation and the entire State of Oregon - would be in
greeting the 2006 College World Series champions.
The first indication came as OSU's charter
flight touched down at Portland International
Airport. A flight attendant came on the
plane's public address system and told the
Beavers to look out their windows and see
the fire trucks lining the runway As Oregon
State's plane taxied to the gate, it would be
hosed down, she said; it was a high honor in
aviation circles, generally reserved for pilots
completing the last flight of their career.
When the Beavers exited the plane, they
were greeted by Portland's Royal Rosarians,
then ushered onto a fleet of limousines for a
vers, introduced the players, coaches and
staff, then turned the microphone over to
some of them.
"The character of these players is what
college athletics is all about," Casey told the
crowd. "Our coaching staff and everybody
back there, as well as you watching it on TV,
saw a tremendous effort by a group of kids
representing Oregon State University."
The Beavers' return to Corvallis also included the limousines for the drive from Portland to Corvallis. The Beavers got off Interstate 5 at the Corvallis/Lebanon exit, and their
drive back into their hometown was punctuated by dozens of fans who left their workplaces and went to the edge of U.S Highway
34 to wave a welcome to the national champs
and give a "thumbs-up" upon their return to
the Willamette Valley.
When the Beavers arrived at Parker Plaza,
they were greeted by a crowd of several thousand, a giant inflatable OSU jersey, the Oregon State alumni band, and a whole lot of
love.
trip to Pioneer Courthouse Square in the
center of the city.
Most figured that a respectable group of
fans might be on hand for a rally in the area
known as "the city's living room." When the
Beavers stepped out onto a stage in the
northeast corner of the square, they stood
awestruck upon looking out upon a gathering
clad in OSU paraphanelia.
The throng - estimated at over 7,000 spilled out from the stage to fill the base of
the square, then rose up at the back edges to
fill the steps of the amphitheatre and create a
solid backdrop of orange and black admirers.
As one sign held by a fan said: "I called in
sick today because I got Beaver Fever "
Mike Parker, the radio voice of the Bea-
"It's hard to sit here and believe this is
happening," Casey said. "I thought it was
going to be hard to top Portland, but Beaver
Nation, you got it done."
"You have the No. I team in America, and
we have the No. 1 fans in America."
OSU second baseman Chris Kunda
thought it would take a while for the Beavers
to realize the significance of the 2006 season.
"The great teams in Oregon State athletics'
past were before our time," Kunda said. "For
us to fully recognize our accomplishment in
Oregon State athletic history, it will take five,
10, 20 years down the road.
"We'll then be able to say we were part of
one of the most successful programs in
school history."
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Darwin Barney probably bought a few
lottery tickets before Dec. 31. After all, 2006
really went his way.
Barney spent his sophomore season of
baseball at Oregon State helping the Beavers
win the national championship last spring
and summer. The shortstop from Southridge
High in Beaverton, Ore., then earned a place
on Team USA, and the United States national team won the FISU (International
University Sports Federation) world championship. And, for good measure, Barney's
old Little League - Murrayhill of Beaverton
- was the runner-up in the United States
division at the Little League World Series.
Team USA posted its best record ever,
going 28-2-1 against a variety of teams from
collegiate summer leagues and the national
teams of other countries. Most of the games
were played on the East Coast, but the FISU
World Championships were held in Havana,
Cuba. Barney, playing mostly in the outfield,
batted 276 with one home run, eight runs
batted in and six stolen bases.
When the Beavers returned to the Oregon
State campus to start fall workouts in September, Barney took a few minutes to talk
about his experiences with Team USA.
QUESTION: What was your itinerary from
the end of the College World Series on June 26
to joining Team USA?
BARNEY: "The day after we won, I traveled back to Corvallis; the next day, I traveled to Beaverton; then the next day, I trav-
eled all day to North Carolina - so I didn't
really have the break that I wanted. I didn't
really get to soak anything in. It was time to
go, it was time to start summer ball."
Q: How would you describe the trials for
making Team USA?
B: "There was a lot of tremendous talent
there - there was a great group of guys. It
was pretty much just sorting out personalities, more than talent. A lot of guys could
hit, a lot of guys could field; Coach (Tim)
Corbin (the head coach at Vanderbilt) was
trying to put together a group that would
ultimately be the best team, so he picked all
Darwin Barney helped Team USA to a 28-2-1 record and a world title
the guys he felt would bond together the
best. We didn't have one bad personality.
Once we sorted out everything, it went very
well. When we did get as a group, I think
Coach Corbin did a really good job "
Q: Did Kevin Gunderson and Jonah
Nickerson, the OSU pitchers who were on
Team USA in 2005, give you much of an idea
what to expect from a summer on Team USA?
B: "Not at all. All they said was that
traveling is not that bad because they take
care of a lot of things for you - that's about
all I had going in The trial was different than
what they had to go through. We played
against different collegiate (summer league)
teams over the summer; I think they played
against each other. We had a couple
intrasquad games, but my tryout was pretty
much playing against these other teams. I
had the hype with Oregon State, so it was a
lot of fun."
Q: Did the other guys on Team USA ask
much about the national championship and
the College World Series?
B: "Yeah. It was funny. Tim Federowicz
was on the team, the first baseman (from
North Carolina) who the ball went by (as
OSU scored the winning run in the final game
of the CWS). It wasn't any kind of hard
feelings; we were just poking fun at each
other a little bit and we had a good time. It
was great to be on that team and be the one
that had the opportunity to win the College
World Series, because when you're in a
group like that one of those guys is going to
have the title that year, because you've got
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to be here . . That was the hardest part,
getting comfortable and realizing that people
there live with things like that every day,
that the things we take for granted are things
that aren't everywhere, it's hard to come by.
"It really opened my eyes. I enjoyed the
experience. I don't think I'd want to go back
again except for another baseball tournament,
but as a whole I think our team enjoyed it
and saw a lot of sights. We saw Castro's old
mansion, and it was weird being there at a
time when (Cuban premier Fidel) Castro is
on the edge. He was in the hospital and we
were told not to say anything about it. There
was a little bit of tension in the country at
the time. It was an experience that I don't
think I'll ever have anything similar to. It
was fairly important, and it meant a lot."
to have a stud on the team. It was prideful everyone knows who Oregon State is now,
and I took the opportunity to let them all
know how good baseball is here."
Q: How do you blend those guys from 15 to
20 different schools into a team in such a short
time?
B: "They wanted the best athletes. Before
they picked the team, Coach Corbin called
me in and asked me what I wanted out of the
summer, if I was willing to play different
positions. Obviously, it's summer ball, so it
wasn't that important to me to play my
position - I just wanted to hit every day. I
let him know that I thought I'd be beneficial
for the team and playing another position
wasn't going to be a problem at all. The
process was pretty cut and dried. You play
your games, they pick the guys.
"There wasn't a bad apple at all. Every
guy got along with everybody The chemistry on the team wasn't as good as our team
last year at Oregon State, but it was pretty
darn close. Somehow, we did that - we came
together and guys knew their role, and different guys got big hits every day to win a
ballgame. To only lose two games all sum-
mer, it doesn't matter who's on your team,
you've got to be doing something right. We
picked each other up, and I thought it was
just very good baseball that we played."
Q: What was it like representing the United
States?
B: "It's hard to explain. The competition
wasn't exactly what I wanted, but the experience as a whole was more than I could have
ever imagined. Just the idea of playing with
the top players in the nation, having the
opportunity to be recognized as one of them,
to be around the elite and to feel like you can
play with them. It's something I'll remember
for a long time. Wearing that USA uniform one in a million people get to put on that
USA uniform in any sport and represent
their country, so it was a sense of pride. It
really made me proud to be an American and
live in the United States."
Q: Playing teams from other countries,
could you tell the different approaches that
different countries take to the game?
B: "Yeah. To my surprise, the Japanese
team was a lot more aggressive at the plate
than I thought they'd be. You think of a
Japanese team as good bunters, sacrifices, do
all the little things right, but they go up there
hacking. They do all the little things right,
but ... they envy USA Baseball and the way
we play the game so much that they kind of
turned themselves into that. They've taken
their strengths and added it to what we do,
and that makes them a pretty darn good
baseball-playing country. They were the best
Q: Playing there, what are the fans like and
what's the atmosphere at a game like?
Darwin Barney
nese Taipei did a lot of the same things, but
Japan by far was the most talented team.
"We played Germany. Down in Cuba, we
played a bunch of different teams like the
Bahamas - all these places that you thought
would never show up. It felt like our Oregon
State team last year could have played with
any of the teams we played against. When I
was talking to my dad about it, it really
makes you think about how good our team
really was last year. It really opens your
eyes to, `Dang, we had a pretty good team.' I
think Japan would have given us a little bit
of trouble, but I think we could have fared
fairly well in a three-game series with anybody we played this summer.
"It was fun meeting all those guys, and
you see the few standouts (on teams from
some lesser-known baseball nations), and
you see the different style of play they have
and that's what made the summer so fun,
was playing against such a diverse group of
competition. I tried to soak in the whole
experience, because it felt like it was over
before it even started. You're playing all
these countries, and all you really have are
your memories. I tried to learn a little about
how everybody played, but for the most
part it was just going out there and trying to
win every day "
Q: What was it like being in Cuba? How
much of the country were you able to see?
B: "We didn't see much of Cuba. We went
on a few tours, went out to the flea market,
did a lot of stuff like that and it was a lot of
fun. It really makes you feel ... I don't know
what the word is, but you can't take anything for granted. If I took anything out of
that situation, going to Cuba, besides winning a gold medal, it was how lucky we are
B: "I got a couple notes from girls, actually, after games. One girl above the dugout
gave me a letter that said `I love you' on it.
Another letter was in Spanish and it just said
some pretty deep stuff. The fans there were
mostly our age, and then people just from
that area that go there to watch the game."
Q: Were they noisy and boisterous?
B: "A little bit. I think they appreciated
the way we played the game and I think they
appreciated our love for the game. One thing
I noticed about that tournament was that
Team USA was on the top step (of the dugout), picking up runners, picking up people
who scored going to the plate, whereas other
teams weren't. I think the fans really appreciated our love for the game and our desire to
be perfect, so that was something we really
noticed. But there wasn't much of a fan base.
The main stadium held about 52,000-55,000,
but we never played Cuba. If we had played
Cuba, I heard there was to be standing room
only. But since they lost in the semis, there
were only a few thousand there."
Q: Not a bad year - you win a College
World Series title, you win a world championship with the best record in Team USA history
- what's it like to look back on a year like that?
B: "It's unreal. Nothing tops the national
championship. I'll take the national championship over a gold medal any day, just because there's so much more pride here at
Oregon State. But it's something special, it's
something not many people get to do. I'm
very fortunate to be here at the right time. I
don't know if I had any significant leverage
on what happened, but I was there and I did
the best I could. I was on two great teams
that came together and won two championships.
"And at the end of it all, all I wanted to
do was come out here and start fall ball. I
couldn't wait."
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Cole Gillespie arrived at Oregon State as
an undrafted infielder; he left OSU as the
Pacfic-10 Player of the Year and a thirdround draft choice as an outfielder. After a
redshirtseason, Gillespie playedfor the
Beavers from 2004-06, learning a new position and working his way into a starting role.
In 2006, he helped Oregon State to its second
straight Pac-10 championship and then the
national championship, batting. 3 74 with 13
home runs, 57 runs batted in and 15 stolen
bases The Milwaukee Brewers selected
Gillespie in the third round of the 2006 draft.
"A lot kids from the Pacific Northwest
would prefer a sunny state to play their
college baseball career. I was the same way
for a while, until I realized Oregon State
offered everything I needed from a major
university. I chose this campus for several
reasons, but none more important then a
chance for my family to be at every game.
Only an hour and 20 minutes away, my
parents were able to make every home game
as well as a majority of road games. Other
reasons I chose OSU were simply the chance
to play in one of the most prestigious conferences in the country, and the chance to
compete against the nation's top talent.
"Throughout my four years at Oregon
State, I learned more life lessons then I could
have even imagined. I have grown as a person
and owe much of my success to the coaches
and professors who have led me in the direction to reach my goals."
KEVIN GUNDERSON
Kevin Gunderson pitched at Oregon State
from 2004-06, leading the nation with 20
saves in his final season and earning AllAmerica honors. He also became apart of
Beaver baseball lore in 2005, when he sat in
the interview room after OSU was eliminated
from the College World Series and guaranteed the Beavers would be back the next
season. Not only did Oregon State return to
the CWS in 2006, but the Beavers won the
national title in one of the great stories in
college baseball history. Gunderson,
undrafted out of Central Catholic High in
Portland, was selected in the fifth round of
the 2006 draft by the Atlanta Braves.
"Coming out of high school, the thought
of going to college and playing baseball was
something of a scare to me - until I arrived on
the OSU campus. My experience at Oregon
State was hands-down the best decision I
could have made. To have had the opportunity to receive an excellent education and
play baseball in the nation's best conference
is something that I will always cherish.
"Before arriving in Corvallis in the fall of
2003, I was a busy high school student wondering where my baseball career would take
me when I graduated. I knew before my
senior year at Central Catholic that I wanted
to make my college decision and sign a letter
of intent during the early signing period in
November. Throughout high school, I attended many different baseball camps and
played on numerous summer traveling teams;
one such experience almost landed me in Palo
Alto to play for the Stanford Cardinal. I
attended their all-star baseball camp in July,
2002 ... there were countless nights of me
staring at the ceiling thinking about playing
for a national powerhouse and having to
move down to California.
"That quickly changed when OSU Coach
Pat Casey arrived at my Portland home
Coach Casey told me that instead of pitching
for Stanford, I could pitch against them
wearing the orange and black of Oregon
State. For some reason that statement stuck
in my head and in November, 2002, I signed
a letter of intent to play baseball at OSU.
Coach Casey and his staff did a tremendous
job when recruiting me, coming to as many
high school games as possible but also opening my eyes up to availability of receiving an
outstanding education at the same time.
"Playing baseball at OSU for three years
was truly a roller coaster ride. I vividly remember pitching in my first game as a freshman in Surprise, Ariz. The coaches were not
shy putting us freshmen in the game. Jonah
Nickerson was the first guinea pig, and then
Dallas Buck. Thankfully, I didn't pitch until
the second game but the nerves were still
there inside my little stomach. From that
moment, the journey began. We had a very
successful year but faded towards the end
and missed out on a regional.
"The fun really started the next year as
we steamedrolled through conference play
and were the surprise team of the year, not
only in the conference but on a national
stage. We advanced through regional play and
found ourselves in Omaha. Although our
appearance at the College World Series was
short-lived, we enjoyed ourselves but at the
same time were disappointed that our season
was over. Going into my junior year, the
expectations were extremely high. We exceeded those expectations and were crowned
National Champs. To have the opportunity
to be a member of three great teams means a
lot to me, and I have formed friendships that
will last a lifetime. Playing baseball at OSU
molded me into a strong young man and has
prepared me for life in professional baseball.
"Academics were always in the forefront
for me, ever since I was a freshman at Lentral Catholic. I knew from the beginning that
in order for me to be able to play baseball in
college, I would have to succeed in the classroom. I was never the one that thoroughly
enjoyed sitting in a desk and listening to
teachers talk; I would much rather be on the
baseball diamond, basketball court or golf
course. After arriving at OSU, I quickly
learned that you needed to perform in the
classroom in order to be eligible to play on
the field. Earning a good letter grade was
never a problem; the only problem was letting my mind wonder over to the sports side
of my brain. What most people don't realize
is the academic side prepares an individual
the most for the real world. I was a Communications major because I love to talk. It has
helped me a tremendous amount with baseball, especially when dealing with the media.
When my baseball career is over, l am hoping
Baseball Tonight will give me a call and I can
join their crew. None of these dreams would
be possible if I hadn't received a tremendous
education from an awesome university
"It is hard to think that my career at
Oregon State has ended. My playing days at
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field may be over,
but I will always be a member of the OSU
baseball family. Countless times, I have had
people ask me to tell them some stories
about my experience in Corvallis; I have
stories that would take a lifetime to tell. I
will always miss playing football on Friday
afternoons in the fall for pitchers conditioning, dropping back and watching (pitching)
Coach (Dan) Spencer think he was Peyton
Manning
"There are so many memories that could
be shared, but by far the one that will stick
out forever - not only in my mind, but in
Oregon State athletics - is the 2006 team
celebrating on the field in Omaha after completing one of the most magical runs through
the College World Series."
JACOBY ELLSBURY
For Jacoby Ellsbury, 2005 was an eventful year The centerfielder spent the spring
helping Oregon State to the Pacific-10 baseball championship and a place in the College
World Series, then was drafted in the first
round by the Boston Red Sox. He played the
rest of the summer for the Lowell Spinners in
the New York-Penn League, drawing raves
as one of the top prospects headed toward
the Major Leagues. In 2006, he was named
the Red Sox's top minor league prospect by
the Boston chapter of the Baseball Writers
Association of America
Ellsbury opted to attend Oregon State
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rather than signing a pro contract after being
drafted out of Madras, Ore., High in 2002.
He earned All-America honors and was
named the Pac-10 Co-Player of the Year after
winning the conference batting title with a
406 mark, 6 home runs, 48 runs batted in,
26 stolen bases and playing errorless defense. When he left OSU, he owned the school
records for hits in a career, runs in a career,
hits in a season and total bases in a season.
"After attending Oregon State for three
years, I know I was a lot more prepared for
pro ball than I would have been out of high
school -just mentally, physically. And I was
more determined, I guess you'd say It was
something I'd always wanted to do. The
three years at Oregon State were awesome. I
don't know what would have happened if
I'd gone to pro ball straight out of high
school. I'm definitely glad I chose OSU, I'm
glad I played three years there, I had a great
time and met a lot of great people.
"I'd have to say the highlight of being at
OSU was the College World Series. Any hit I
had my freshman or sophomore year is nothing compared to going to the College World
Series and sharing that success with those
guys That's something I'll always remember, and a lot of people are going to remember that team. It was a great experience, and
even guys in pro ball still talk about it 'How was it?' They're not going to be there,
they're out of college. So it definitely was
the highlight for me, and I'm sure a lot of
guys on the team.
"When it came to deciding where to go to
school, one of the biggest things was I
wanted to play in front of my family. The
other thing was that I wanted to play in the
best conference in the country, and play
against the best players in the country. When
I played at the (Oregon high school Class)
3A level, a lot of people said I didn't play
against any good competition, that was why
I had some of the numbers I did, stuff like
that. I wanted to prove I could play in one of
the best conferences. And then obviously
there were the guys here - I played for the
Bend Elks (summer league team) and I met a
lot of the Oregon State guys and made
friends with them and that was another big
reason. Then I met the coaching staff and got
along with them real well, so it was definitely the perfect fit for me."
Aaron Mathews' journey took him from a
small high school in an area not known for
producing baseball prospects to a professional career in the game. Mathews, a
graduate of Grant Union High in the hills of
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Jacoby Ellsbury, first-round draft pick
north-central Oregon, played at Oregon
State from 2002-04 and was an All-Pacific10 selection in his final season, at the conclusion of his time at OSU, he was drafted by
the Toronto Blue Jays. Mathews has spent the
past two seasons working his way through the
Jays' farm system, and
he's continuing to work
toward his degree at
OSU
"There I was at
Grant Union High
School in John Day,
Ore., as a senior in
2001, waiting and wondering if any Division I Mathews
colleges would come forward with scholarship offers I also wondered if they would
come watch me play baseball sometime. I
had always wanted to become a Division I
baseball player ever since I was a little kid.
With my love and dedication for baseball, I
knew that one day my dream would come
true.
"Out of all of the Pac-10 schools, Oregon
State would be my school of choice because
my father attended college there. I was incredibly excited to receive a letter of recognition from the OSU baseball coaching staff.
This was kind of funny, because I had al-
ready been to Corvallis for a football visit.
"In my last year at Grant Union, our
baseball team competed for the Class 3A
state baseball championship, which (OSU
head) Coach Pat Casey and (OSU associate
head) Coach Dan Spencer attended. That
really excited me.
"Later on in the summer of 2001, my high
school coach, Art Thunell, had talked to Pat
Casey about me playing at OSU. I called Pat
Casey and asked if I could come see the
baseball facilities and meet the coaching
staff. Casey said that he would be glad to
show me around. In our conversations, we
talked about a lot of stuff, such as hunting,
fishing and baseball. I knew from the get-go
that Pat Casey was a really nice man and
was a religious man (Catholic). That excited
me as well, because I was baptized Catholic.
Coach also was really comforting in what he
had to say about the university and the baseball program; I knew that he was very dedicated to his baseball program. As the conversation went on, Coach basically told me that
he would end up giving me a book scholarship for the first couple of terms. I was more
than excited to get that scholarship, because I
was not really expecting anything at all.
"So I ended up coming to OSU. I knew
that it was going to be a good experience to
get a good education and meet new people
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also to play the game that means the most to
me.
"In my first baseball season at OSU, I
ended up making the traveling squad in the
preseason for a trip to Arizona. After that, it
was an uphill climb to having a starting outfield position halfway through the season.
"OSU helped me receive a good education, and the coaches at Oregon State helped
me learn how to become a man. I ended up
getting drafted in the 19th round of the 2004
draft by the Toronto Blue Jays. All this
would not have been accomplished without
the help of my family, friends, faith in God,
and coaching staff."
JASON
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Jason Stranberg is a project manager for
Adroit Construction
Company, Inc., in
Ashland, Ore. He played
for the Beavers from
1996-98, earningAllNorthern Division honors in 1997. He earned
his bachelor's degree in
Construction EngineeringManagement; while
completing his degree,
Stranberg
he helped oversee the
renovation of Goss Stadium at Coleman
Field.
"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
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."
ANDREW CHECK ETTS
Andrew Checketts is the pitching coach for
the University of California at Riverside. He
pitched for Oregon State
from 1996-98 and was
an All-Northern Division selection in 1997
and 1998. His senior
season, Checketts was
named the division's
Player of the Year and
earnedAll-America
honors He was drafted Checkefts
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 play baseball for the Beavers is an experience that I cherish. The demands put on student-athletes 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 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."
RYAN LIPE
Ryan Lipe was a two-time All-Northern
Division selection while playing third base for
the Beavers from 1995-98 He is currently
leading a division of Cardinal Health, a Fortune 20 supplier of surgical products and
services; he lives in Chicago, Ill.
"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
LIpe
schedule. In addition,
she helped to place me in a summer internship in New York City and ultimately earn
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 student-athlete 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."
BEN BERTRAND
Ben Bertrand is Rehabilitation Services
manager at St Elizabeth Health Services in
Baker City, Ore Bertrand caught for the
Beavers from 1996-98, including a medical
redshirt season, earning All-Northern Division honors in 1997-98. He was an Academic
All-American andplayed in the San Francisco
Giants' organization. At the conclusion of his
baseball career, Bertrand earned his Doctor
of Physical Therapy degree from Pacific
University. In addition to his physical therapy
practice, Bertrand has also been assistant
baseball coach at Eastern Oregon University,
working primarily with hitters and catchers.
"My experiences at Oregon State were
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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 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
Bertrand
academic challenges I
faced, and the guidance of coaches Pat Casey
and Dan Spencer.
"Academics came easier to me than baseball. 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 State. This opportunity, combined
with my intense drive to excel, my fathers'
love and discipline, and my wife's support,
has shaped 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 consider 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."
Mike Thurman is a scout for the New York
Yankees. Thurman was a Major League
pitcher from 1997-2003 for the Yankees and
Montreal Expos. Thurman pitched for OSU
from 1992-94 and was a first-round 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, Pac10 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
Mike Thurman
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
Northern 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, 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."
DAVE
Dave Brundage is manager of the Richmond Braves, the Class Triple-A farm team of
the Atlanta Braves. Brundage managed San
Antonio - the Seattle Mariners' Class DoubleA farm team - to back-to-back Texas League
championships 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 1985 and 1986. A fourth-
round draft choice of the Philadelphia Phillies,
Brundage's minor league career included
becoming a player-coach in 1993.
"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 person.
"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."
Bryan Ganter is a physician at the Mayo
Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., working in Sports
Medicine, Musculoskeletal Medicine and
General Rehabilitation. An outfielder at OSU
from 1984-87, he played on teams that ad-
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plishments. 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.
Dave Brundage
Knute Buehler
vanced to the NCAA Tournament in 1985 and
1986 He twice earned
Academic All-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
Ganter
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 for-
make it to the NCAA
tournament. The 1986 team was probably the
greatest group 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
ever."
KNUTE BUEHLER
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 Oregon State's Cascades Campus in Bend.
"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 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 somewhat-frantic 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 accom-
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."
STEVE LYONS
Steve Lyons has broadcast baseball for
Fox Sports and several Major League teams.
Lyons played several positions for the Beavers from 1979-81, concluding his career by
becoming OSU's first-ever first-round draft
pick. He played in the Major Leagues from
1985-93 for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago
White Sox, Atlanta Braves and Montreal Expos He authored a book about his experiences: "Psycho Analysis "
"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,
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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
aspect of college life.
"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."
JEFF DOYLE
JeffDoyle is cofounder and co-owner of
Diamond Woods Golf Course in Monroe,
Ore. He was an infielder for the Beavers from
1975-77, 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
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.
"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
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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 was assistant general manager for the Anaheim Angels, the 2002 World
Series champions, before retiring Forsch
pitched at Oregon State in 1967-68, holding
Jeff Doyle
for over 30 years and still holding the record
for 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 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."
Norb Wellman is a registered investment
adviser who is a cofounder of Ferguson
Wellman Capital Management, Inc, in Portland, Ore.; it is one of thefew independent,
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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."
Ken Forsch
employee-owned firms specializing in highly
personalized asset management for investors
with accounts of $2
million or more. The
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 Wellman
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. He was also
a key figure in the drive to renovate Goss
Stadium at Coleman Field.
"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
High). 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 have celebrated our
9
50th wedding anniversary.
"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
Bill Harper lettered at Oregon State from
1949-51, and he also
played on the Beavers'
1949 Final Four men
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
and signed was Hall ofFamer Ryne
Sandberg.
"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
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."
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41 draft picks
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competition in the person of Kevin Gunderson, left, and Jonah
Nickerson, center, in 2005 and Darwin Barney, right, in 2006
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for Pacific-10 titles and College World Series
appearances in both 2005 and 2006, along
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first-round draft pick, 2005
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3 NCAA Regional teams
5 AII-Americans
38 draft picks
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Head coach, 1923-28; 1930-31; 1938-66
American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame
State of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame
Oregon State University Athletic Hall of Fame
Record of 561-315-1
10 Northern Division championship teams
5 postseason teams
1952 College World Series team
IRA
All-American, 1962 and 1963
Holds Pacific-10 records for
shutouts in a career and in a season
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No-hitter for Houston Astros
Northern Division champions
West Region runners-up
Ranked 10th in final national poll
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Pacific Coast
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Far West Regional
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The novel, featuring
aging slugger
Roy Hobbs,
was written by
Bernard Malamud,
an English professor
at Oregon State,
and published in 1952
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Oregon State's
first champions of
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baseball; coach
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`Hitless Wonders'
Chicago White Sox
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Oregon State's first player
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reaching the bigs in 1931;
in his final season with the
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Oregon State's first varsity baseball team
posted a 5-2 record under F.C. McReynolds
Oregon State's first 4-year baseball
letterman, the shortstop earned
his monograms from 1907-10
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Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
during a game in the 1930s
Middle:
A large crowd watches
Oregon State play ball
early in the 2000s
Bottom:
Plans have been made
to expand and further improve
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
in time for the 2008 season
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Goss Stadium at
Coleman Field has
historic diamond,
finest in facilities
Over the last 100 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.
And, in 2006, this was the home of the
national champions.
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. A century 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
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OPENED: 1907; renovated prior to 1999 season
CAPACITY: 2,300
OREGON STATEALL-TIME HOME RECORD: 973-420-1(698
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 (Biggest postrenovation crowd: 3,194; Oregon State 15, Stanford 0 in Corvallis
Super Regional on June 11, 2006)
FENCES: Leftfield, 330 feet, 14 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;
scoreboard with vi
capability; covered
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Oregon State's
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Middle:
Oregon State's
clubhouse
Bottom:
The scoreboard
installed for the
2007 season
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MAJOR DONORS
GOSS STADIUM: John and Eline 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
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
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field in 1911
JACK RILEY CONCOURSE: Anonymous
GENE TANSELLI DUGOUT: Anonymous,
HAROLD TAYLOR LOCKER ROOM: Harold and Margaret
Taylor
WEATHERLYFEIKE 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
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
FIELD LIGHTING SYSTEM: Bert and Shirley Babb
1907 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 ..............................
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Huntington Avenue Grounds
Chicago White Sox .
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South Side Park
Cleveland Indians .. .. ............. -- ............ .. ................. League Park
DetroitTigers
BennettPark
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NewYorkYankees
Hilltop Park
surface was installed on the infield.
For 2008, plans call for a $4 million expansion of the ballpark that could double its
seating capacity and will add numerous
amenities for both the Beavers and their fans an expanded clubhouse, an academic center, a
multi-purpose room with a view of the field,
umpires quarters, additional permanent seating down each foul line, more concession
stands and more restrooms
"When the expansion is completed, our
ballpark will be one of the best you'll find
anywhere," Casey said. "The work that's
been done over the past decade has been a
factor that's made us a competitive program
on the national level, and these improvements
will help keep us there in a number of ways by helping us bring in even higher-caliber nonconference opponents on a regular basis,
giving our current players the things they
need to succeed, attracting top-flight recruits,
and making it an even better place for more
and more fans to come out and watch Beaver
baseball.
"We can't wait to see those drawings
become reality, because it's going to make a
great ballpark even better."
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 made additional contributions to OSU toward endowed scholarships for student/athletes and other top academic students, including graduates of
Portland's Grant High and members of the
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Philadelphia Athletics ....................................... .. Columbia Park
St. Louis Browns ................................................ Sportsman's Park
Washington Senators .............................................. National Park
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston Braves ............................................
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South End Grounds
Brooklyn Dodgers ............................................. Washington Park
Chicago Cubs ............................................... West Side Grounds
Cincinnati Reds
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Redland Field
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New York Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
St Louis Cardinals
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Polo Grounds
Baker Bowl
Exposition Park
Robison Field
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 2,300-capacity ballpark is a short walk down Waldo Place
from the Memorial Union and OSU's central
campus area, making it easy for students to
stop by a game between classes.
For the 2007 season, a new scoreboard
with video replay capability went up beyond
the right-centertield fence and a FietdTuri
Bell Field, left, and Goss Stadium at Coleman Field in 1967
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3-1
13-2
1961
1908 ................................ 5-2
1962 .............................. 13-2
1909 ................................. 4-3
1963 .............................. 124
1910 .............................. 64-1
104
1964 ...........................
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5-2
1911
1912 ................................. 5-4
............................... 4-6
1913
1914...
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1915.................................
1916 ..............................
1965
.... ........................... 6.8
1966 ................................ 8-7
1967
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15-3
6-5
1968
7,3
1969
5-0
1970
1917 ................... World War 1
1971
95
1918......
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1919.........
2,3
1972
6-10
4-3
1973
1920
9-2
1974
8-5
1921
9-4
1975
10-4
74
64
1976
18-1
1977
13-3
1924 ............................... 12-3
1925 ................................ 6-0
1978
9-7
1979
104
18-3
1922
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1923 .................................
13-3
7-9
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5-5
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10-6
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field in 1983
1926 ................................
54
1980
1927
9-1
1981
11-3
Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
OSU's all-time record at Goss Stadium at
Coleman Field is 973-420-1 (.698). Over the
1928 .................... .............
44
1982
15-2
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2005 and 2006 seasons, when Oregon State
won back-to-back Pacific- 10 championships,
advanced to the College World Series and won
the 2006 national title, the Beavers went 53-9
at home. In both those seasons, OSU won
both the NCAA Regionals and Super
Regionals in its own ballpark, giving national
cable television audiences a look at the Beavers' diamond.
The park is symmetrical, measuring 330
feet down the foul lines, 365 to the power
alleys and 400 to center. The fence is 14 feet
high from leftfield to left-center, then eight
feet high from left-center to rightfield.
Goss Stadium and Coleman Field's grandstand extends roughly from first to third base.
The concrete, steel and brick structure 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.
7-5
1983
1930 ................................ 9-4
1984
5-5
1985
1929
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1931
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45
1986
1933 ................................. 8-3
1987
1934 ................................. 8-8
1935 .............................. 10-6
1988
1932 ...............................
1936 ............................... 4-12
1937 ................................. 4-7
1938 ............................... 14-1
1939 ............................... 12-4
1940 ............................. 12-3
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104
1941
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1942
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1943
9-2
8-3
1944 .................. World War II
1945 .................. World War II
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
1946 ......................
... . 9-6
1947 .............................. 12-5
Babb.
1954
"The lights have been a great addition,"
.
1948 ............................... .3-2
1949 ........................ . ........ 9-2
1950 .............................
1952 .....................
1953 .................
6-5
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1951
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18-0
19-5
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14-3
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85
14-5
14-1
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134
...... ............... 14-5
1989 ............................... 12-5
1990 .............................. 154
1991.............................. 14-3
1992 ............................ 10-10
1993 ............................... 15-3
1994 ............................... 164
1995 ............................ 15,5
1996 ............................... 13,3
1997 ............................... 16-4
1998 ............................... 204
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1999 ................................. 6-9
2000 ............................. 13-10
2001
.............................. 18-7
2002 ............................... 18-9
2003 . .............................. 9-12
2004
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9-11
2005
26,5
2006 ............................ 274
5-5
7-3
1955 ............................
.. ... 8-1
1956 ..........................
...... 8-7
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1957 .............................
10-5
1958 ................................. 9-6
1959 ............................... 13-2
1960
...............................
10-0
TOTAL: 973420-1 (698 winning percentage)
LONGEST BEAVER WINNING STREAKS AT GOSS STADIUM
AT COLEMAN FIELD: 24 games in 1951 and 1952; 21 games from
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Casey said. "It's given us a lot of flexibility in
when we can schedule practices and games
around our players' academic schedules."
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 to Coleman
Field 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
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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
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
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 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; however, 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 comer 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
Several views of the expansion and improvements being planned for
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field for the 2008 season
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
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. Players were finally
the athletic fields. In 1946, the Navy ROTC
quonset huts were tucked behind the right-
treated to the field's first dugouts in 1972,
and that was the same year the first enclosed
press box was constructed. The Scott
Halbrook Memorial Scoreboard was added in
1986 and was in service through 2006.
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field has been
the home to 22 pennant-winning OSU teams
over the years. In 1952, 2005 and 2006, the
diamond was the site of some of the greatest
moments in Beaver baseball history.
In 2006, Oregon State wrapped up its
second straight Pacific- 10 championship by
field corner and a year later Cascade Hall
opened beyond center field. In 1959, Snell
Hall opened across the street from the
leftfield 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.
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beating UCLA to open the final series of the
regular season. OSU then cruised through the
NCAA Corvallis Regional by beating Wright
State, Kansas and Hawa'i, and swept
Stanford in the best-of-three NCAA Corvallis
Super Regional to earn a second straight tirp
to the College World Series. When OSU returned home from Omaha, it was as the national champion - the first ever from the Pacific Northwest at the Division I level
In 2005, the Beavers won the Pacific-10
championship by two games to earn their
first trip to the NCAA tournament in 19
years. OSU swept through the NCAA
Corvallis Regional against Ohio State and St.
John's. The Beavers then beat Southern California in a best-of-three NCAA Corvallis
Super Regional that went the distance to
qualify for the CWS.
After winning the 1952 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.
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
Merritt Truax Indoor Center
Oregon State groundskeepers, left
to right: Al Kirk, Matt Siewell, Eric
Riesdorf, Jeff Frost and Jess Lewis
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 the West 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 leftfield.
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.
When the weather forces an OSU practice
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, the
same as the infield at Goss Stadium at
Coleman Field. In addition, the building is
equipped with four batting cages.
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.
McAlexander Fieldhouse, adjacent to the
ballpark, also houses batting cages.
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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
players have been named to various AllAmerica teams 39 times.
The first Beaver All-American was outfielder Dwane Helbig in 1952; the most recent
were outfielder Cole Gillespie and pitchers
Dallas Buck, Kevin Gunderson and Jonah
Nickerson in 2006. Four Beavers have been
two-time All-Americans: first baseman Jay
Dean in 1954-55, pitcher Cecil Ira in 1962-63,
pitcher Dallas Buck in 2005-06 and pitcher
Jonah Nickerson in 2005-06.
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. The stadium includes a lobby/concession area, restrooms, a press box with private
booths, and locker rooms for both teams.
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 2006, OSU's all-time record in its
home ballpark stood at 973-420-1 for a winning percentage of.698.
Pat Casey
Ralph Coleman
national championship, became OSU's head
coach in 1995; through the 2006 season, his
teams had a record of 391-253-4 with a pair
of Pacific- 10 championships and College
World Series appearances.
Casey was instrumental in the addition of
Goss Stadium to Coleman Field, adding modern facilities to OSU's historic diamond. His
tenure has also included the installation of the
first set of lights to the OSU ballpark and
other improvements to the program as the
Beavers became competitive in a unified Pac10 after the merger of its Northern and Southern divisions.
Casey came to OSU from George Fox,
where his teams were 171-113-1. A graduate
of Newberg High, he had played baseball and
basketball at Portland before a pro career that
took him as high as Class Triple-A with the
Calgary Cannons and Portland Beavers in the
Pacific Coast League.
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Ken Forsch
C as in Coleman: Ralph Coleman
C as in Casey: Pat Casey has been the
guiding force in turning Oregon State into a
national baseball power in the 21st Century.
Casey,
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half of a doubleheader; with OSU taking the
second game 7-1 in seven innings in 1:45.
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 championship season.
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Fielder Jones
served the longest tenure of any coach in
Beaver baseball history, 35 seasons from
1923 through 1966. His teams were 561-315-
Wright State, Kansas and Hawai'i and swept
the NCAA Corvallis Super Regional against
Stanford. At the CWS, the Beavers won six
times when facing elimination, including beating North Carolina 11-7 and 3-2 after losing
the opening game of the championship series.
1 with 10 Northern Division titles and a spot
in the 1952 College World Series.
Coming to OSU - then known as Oregon
Agricultural College - 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 I, Coleman
coached at Corvallis High and OAC. He
pitched for the Portland Beavers in the Pacific
Coast League and was offered a tryout with
the Detroit Tigers, but turned it down to
become OAC's head coach.
C as in College World Series:
Oregon State has made the trip to Omaha
three times, appearing in the College World
Series in 1952, 2005 and 2006.
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. At the CWS, the Beavers lost to Duke
and Texas.
In 2005, the Beavers won the Pacific-10
title and then swept through the NCAA
Corvallis Regional against Ohio State and St.
John's. Oregon State defeated Southern California in a best-of-three NCAA Corvallis
Super Regional that went the distance to
qualify for the CWS In Omaha, OSU was
beaten by Tulane and Baylor.
In 2006, Oregon State finally broke
through at the CWS for not only its first win
at the event, but the national championship.
OSU won the Pac- 10 title, then captured the
NCAA Corvallis Regional with victories over
D as in Dean: Jay Dean was Oregon
State's first two-time All-American. The big
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
OSU history to captain squads in two sports.
D as in draft: Major League Baseball
began its amateur draft in 1965. Since then,
OSU has had 84 players drafted, including
four in the first round.
Shortstop Steve Lyons was the Beavers'
initial first-rounder, being taken 19th 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 taken by the Montreal Expos
at No. 31 as a supplemental pick in 1994.
Outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury was OSU's latest
first-round pick, being taken by the Boston
Red Sox with the 23rd overall pick in 2005.
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, taking 4 hours, 38 minutes
to play. Incidentally, the game was the first
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 Halbrook: In 1982, Scott
Halbrook was a promising freshman outfielder at Oregon State from Marist High in
Eugene, Ore. Tragically, he passed away
prior to the season. Honoring Halbrook with
a black armband on their sleeves, the Beavers
won the Pacific-10 Northern Division that
spring.
Halbrook was awarded his varsity letter
for 1982. As a memorial, a new scoreboard
was erected at Goss Stadium at Coleman
Field for the 1986 season, with OSU winning
another division title The scoreboard served
a generation of successful OSU teams until
being retired after the 2006 season.
During that 2006 campaign, the Beavers
won their second straight Pacific-10 title and
the national championship. The final score
recorded upon the Scott Halbrook Memorial
Scoreboard was "Oregon State 15, Stanford
0" in the final game of the NCAA Super
Regionals. During the 21 seasons the board
was used, OSU's home record was 313-122.
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
355-foot leftfield line with regularity. Five of
OSU's top 10 single-season homer marks by
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
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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.
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J as in Jones: When the Beavers
claimed their first Northwest Collegiate title
in 1910, their coach was Fielder Jones. Just
four years before, Jones had been a playermanager on the Chicago White Sox's 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 whenever possible. The Beavers
posted a 13-4-1 record in 1910, claiming the
Northwest Collegiate championship. Jones
eventually went to St. Louis as a playermanager for that city's entry in the Federal
League from 1914-15. He later returned to the
American League and managed the St. Louis
Browns from 1916-18.
K as in K's: The name atop OSU's
career and single-season strikeout lists is
Jonah Nickerson. Nickerson, who pitched
from 2004-06, set the career record with 299
srikeouts and the season record with 131
strikeouts in 2006. The single-game record
belongs to Mason Smith, who fanned 17
Portland hitters in a 1994 contest.
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 has been a broadcaster for
Fox Sports and for several Major League
Baseball teams. The first-round draft pick of
the Boston Red Sox in 1981, Lyons played
for the Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta
Braves and Montreal Expos from 1985-93.
Lyons' on-field moves included playing
tic-tac-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 long-
Steve Lyons
Jonah Nickerson
Babb. The first-ever night game at the
ballpark saw OSU's Ben Rowe pitch a fourhitter at fourth-ranked Stanford for a 3-1 win.
Nickerson earned a place on Team USA, the
United States national team.
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,
then played for the Philadelphia Athletics and
St. Louis Browns from 1932-36.
N as in National Champions: It's
one of the greatest accomplishments in the
history of Oregon State. It ranks among the
top athletic achievements in Pacific Northwest history. It may have been the most
unlikely championship college baseball has
ever seen, as OSU captured the 2006 national
championship in stunning fashion
The Beavers won the Pacific- 10 championship, then were victorious at NCAA
Regionals and Super Regionals in Corvallis.
Six times at the College World Series, the
Beavers faced elimination, and six times they
pulled out a victory. In the championship
series, OSU lost the first game to North Carolina and trailed by five runs in the second
game before rallying for an 11-7 victory ; the
next night, Oregon State scored the go-ahead
run in the bottom of the eighth inning and
then held off a North Carolina rally for a 3-2
victory and the national championship.
N as in Nickerson: Jonah Nickerson
made his mark at Oregon State in a pitching
career that lasted from 2004-06. Nickerson
was a two-time All-American in 2005-06 and
was named the Most Outstanding Player of
the 2006 College World Series as the Beavers
won the national title. He also set OSU's
records for strikeouts in a career with 299 and
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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, Portland, Gonzaga, Eastern
Washington, Idaho, Montana, Whitman,
Willamette and Pacific (Ore.) at various times.
0 as in Opening Day: Oregon State
has a tradition of playing well on Opening
Day. The Beavers' all-time record in seasonopeners is 68-29, and OSU has won 14 of its
last 20 season-openers. In home-openers,
OSU has an all-time record of 78-19, with the
Beavers winning 17 of their last 19 homeopeners and 32 of their last 35. OSU's earliest
season-opener came in 2002, a 13-5 loss at
Arizona State on Jan. 31. Oregon State's
earliest home-opener came in 2005, when the
Beavers beat Portland 6-1 on Feb. 15.
0 as in origins: Varsity baseball began
at OSU 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 on campus 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
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Stanford, California, the professional Sacramento Senators and Cal State-Cbico. 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 in Corvallis, striking out seven.
On April 11, 1967, Cleve Benson, Eric
Selberg and Jack Humphrey combined to shut
out Portland 11-0 in another home game.
V as in victories: The 2006 Beavers
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Wes Schulmerich
for June, 1900 pictures the OAC indoor baseball team with its championship banner.
Division titles and won two division tournaments. His 1986 team set what was then a
school record for wins, going 39-15 and finishing third in the Midwest Regional.
P as in pennants: OSU teams have
brought home 22 pennants over the years.
The first was the 1908 Oregon Collegiate
championship; the latest was the 2006 Pacific-10 title.
P as in polls: Oregon State notched its
first-ever place in the year-end national baseball polls in 1962, when Collegiate Baseball's
final poll had the Beavers ranked No. 13. In
1963, OSU had its first top-10 finish when
Collegiate Baseball put OSU at No. 10. Oregon State's highest-ever spot in the polls
came in 2006, when the national champions
were ranked No. 1 at season's end; their highest ranking during the spring had been No. 2
in two early-season Collegiate Baseball polls.
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 OSU has ever overcome to win a
game was 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.
An outstanding baseball and basketball
player at Linfield, Riley was the NAIA national stolen base leader as a senior. He later
played professionally for the Salem Dodgers.
S as in Schulmerich: Wes
Schulmerich, one of the finest athletes in
Oregon State 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. Schulmerich,
who was also an outstanding football player
for the Beavers, was inducted into the State
of Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.
T as in Team USA: Oregon State has
had three players earn places on Team USA,
the United States national team selected by
USA Baseball. In 2005, pitchers Kevin
Gunderson and Jonah Nickerson became the
first Beavers ever to make the team; in 2006,
shortstop Darwin Barney was picked for the
squad that won the world championship.
T as in television: From 1998-2006,
R as in Riley: Jack Riley is Oregon
Oregon State has played on national cable
television nearly each season, and the Beavers
have gone 13-9 in those games, including a 7-2
mark at home. Since Fox Sports (formerly
Prime Sports) began televising games in 1990,
Oregon State has a 40-22 record in televised
games, including 18-10 in national TV games.
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 OSU from 197394. His teams won or tied for five Northern
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,
T as in travel: OSU baseball teams
set an OSU record for victories, going 50-16
en route to the national championship and a
second straight Pac- 10 title; they also set a
record for home wins, going 27-4 at Goss
Stadium at Coleman Field. The school record
for wins in a regular season belongs to the
2005 Beavers, who went 41-9 as they won
the Pac- 10 title; they later advanced to the
College World Series and finished 46-12.
W as in "Write Stuff": Roy Hobbs,
the fabled slugger of the New York Knights,
was born in Corvallis. Hobbs was the central
character of the novel "The Natural," written
by Bernard Malamud and published while he
was an English professor at Oregon State.
Coincidentally, the novel was published in
1952 - the year that the Beavers first reached
the College World Series.
Another literary diamond note concerning
Oregon State involves the film "The Rookie "
The film's screenwriter, Mike Rich, is an
OSU graduate.
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 foes 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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HEAD COACH PAT CASEY
A national champ and national honors
2006 National Coach of
the Year has built OSU
into a program that can
win at the highest level
Pat Casey has built Oregon State into a
baseball national champion.
Casey and OSU wrote one of the great
chapters in college baseball history in 2006,
when the Beavers became the first-ever team
from the Pacific Northwest to win the NCAA
Division I College World Series.
"In my mind it's one of the most miraculous college baseball stories ever," Arizona
State coach Pat Murphy told Baseball
America magazine, one of many organiza-
tions to name Casey its National Coach of
the Year in 2006
In 2005 and 2006, Casey earned both the
Pacific-10 Conference and NCAA West Region Coach of the Year honors for guiding the
Beavers to back-to-back Pac- 10 championships and berths in the CWS.
"It's clear he knows baseball, and he's an
incredible worker," former Major League
Baseball All-Star and broadcaster Harold
Reynolds told the Portland Tribune. "Guys
who come from the Northwest, we always
felt that was our one advantage. We were
going to outwork everybody. He has passed
that on to his players "
Since Casey became Oregon State's head
coach prior to the 1995 season, the Beavers
have moved into a prominent position on the
national scene.
"Coach Pat Casey did a tremendous job
building the Oregon State program into a title
contender and guiding the ship in Omaha ...
no recruit will turn down a phone call from
Casey now that he has a title under his belt,"
ESPN broadcaster Kyle Peterson wrote on
ESPN.com.
OSU has had players earn spots on the
USA Baseball national team three times, earn
All-America honors 10 times, and had play-
ers taken in the top 10 rounds of the Major
League Baseball draft 16 times - including
first-rounder Jacoby Ellsbury in 2005.
Oregon State has made dramatic improvements to its home ballpark, with more upgrades planned in the near future. OSU's
strong fan following - which Casey helped
develop - enabled the Beavers to host the
Pat Casey, 2006 National Coach of the Year
NCAA Regionals and Super Regionals in
both 2005 and 2006, giving a national cable
television audience a look at one of college
icturesq ue ballparks
baseball
With Casey leading the way, the Beavers
won those two Pac-10 championships,
reached the College World Series twice, and
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cluding back-to-back shutouts of top-ranked
Rice - to reach the championship series. In
the best-of-three finals against North Carolina, OSU lost the opening game and trailed
by five runs in the second game before rallying for wins of 11-7 and 3-2 for the title.
Oregon State's 50-16 season set a school
record for wins for the second straight season, and the Beavers refuse-to-lose style of
play captured the hearts of not only those
watching in Omaha, but college baseball fans
across the nation.
"All this under the leadership of a coach,
Pat Casey, who never seemed to lose his
composure, or change expressions, or say the
wrong thing," wrote Ron Bellamy of the
Eugene Register-Guard. "We can debate
which Hollywood star would play Casey, if
they made the movie, but if you were holding auditions for the role of a veteran, unflappable baseball coach, you'd cast Pat
Casey."
After the 2006 season, Oregon State
signed Casey to a new 10-year contract to
Pat Casey is presented the 2006 national championship trophy
The 2006 Beavers had a storybook season, capped by a run through the CWS that
saw them win six elimination games in
PAT
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George Fox (1990)
2006 National
Coachof the Year
Omaha to win the national championship.
After being beaten by Miami (Fla) in its
opening game, OSU won four straight - in-
Head coach .............................. 38-12-1
755
1998
710
1999
Head coach .............................. 35-14-1
Head coach .............................. 19-35-0
352
to school for senior season in 2001); Joe Gerber, 1 B, 24th round,
2000
Head coach .............................. 28-27-0
509
Detroit Tigers
2001
Head coach
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Pacific-10 Champions, College World Series
564
Head coach
758
2002
2003
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2005
Honors
Schader, SS, 21 at round, San Diego Padres
1997
2006 NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR: American Baseball
Coaches Association, Baseball America magazine, Collegiate
2006
Baseball Newspaper
TOTALS
2005 NATIONAL CO-COACH OF THE YEAR: College Baseball
Foundation
2006 WEST REGION COACH OF THE YEAR: American
Baseball Coaches Association
Career
Ingram, C, 12th round, Colorado Rockies; Josh Carter, OF, 14th
472
round, San Diego Padres
585
793
2002: Mark McLemore, LHP, 4th round, Houston Astros; Brian
Barden, 3B, 6th round, Arizona Diamondbacks; Will Hudson, SS,
20th round, New York Mets
50-16-0
391.253.4
2001: Scott Nicholson, LHP, 8th round, Colorado Rockies; Bryan
574
2003: Seth Pietsch, OF, 8th round, New York Mets; Ben Rowe,
RHP, 24th round, Texas Rangers(returned to school for senior
Pacific-10 Champions, National Champions
12 SEASONS
2000: Scott Nicholson, LHP, 15th round, Texas Rangers (returned
.606
season in 2004); Levi Webber, 1 B/DH, 25th round, St Louis
Cardinals
TOTALS
2004: Andy Baldwin, RHP, 5th round, Philadelphia Phillies; Jake
Postlewait, LHP, 7th round, Colorado Rockies; Kyle Aselton, LHP,
19 SEASONS
562366-5
.605
11th round, MinnesotaTwins; Jared Sanders, RHP, 14th round,
Cincinnati Reds; Aaron Mathews, OF, 19th round, Toronto Blue
2005 WEST REGION COACH OF THE YEAR: American
Oregon State Team USA members
Baseball Coaches Association
2006 PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR:
2005: Kevin Gunderson, LHP; Jonah Nickerson, RHP.
Voted by Pacific-10 coaches
2005 PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR:
2006: Darwin Barney, SS
Voted by Pacific-10 coaches
1997 PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE NORTHERN DIVISION
Oregon State All-Americans
COACH OF THE YEAR: Voted by Pacific-10 coaches
1997: Mark Newell, RHP
2005 SLATS GILL SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR: State of
1998: Andrew Checketts, RHP.
2001: Scott Nicholson, LHP
2005: Dallas Buck, RHP; Jacoby Ellsbury, OF; Jonah
Oregon Sports Awards
Nickerson, RHP.
George Fox College
2006: Dallas Buck, RHP; Cole Gillespie, OF; Kevin Gunderson,
YEAR
POSITION
WL-T
1988
Head coach
15-14-0
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
7SEASONS
171-113-1
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PCT.
PCT.
LHP; Jonah Nickerson, RHP.
Jays; Nathan Pendley, LHP, 19th round, San Francisco Giants
2005: Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, 1st round, Boston Red Sox; Andy
Jenkins,1 B, 11th round, Florida Marlins; Nate Fogle, RHP, 11th
round, Texas Rangers; Tyler Graham, OF, 14th round, Chicago
Cubs (returned to school for senior season in 2006)
2006: Dallas Buck, RHP, 3rd round, Arizona Diamondbacks; Cole
Gillespie, OF, 3rd round, Milwaukee Brewers; Kevin Gunderson,
LHP, 5th round, Atlanta Braves; Jonah Nickerson, 7th round, Detroit
Tigers; Tyler Graham, OF, 19th round, San Francisco Giants; Chris
Kunda, 2B, 19th round, New York Yankees; Shea McFeely, 38, 28th
round, Arizona Diamondbacks; Mitch Canham, C, 41st round, St
Louis Cardinals (returned to school for senior season in 2007); Jon
Koller, RHP, 48th round, NewYork Mets
517
Oregon State draft picks
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
1997: Joe Messman, RHP, 7th round, HoustonAstros; Tyler
Swinburnson, RHP, 16th round, Cleveland Indians
1998: Chris Pine, RHP, 5th round, Milwaukee Brewers; Brody
Oregon State University
Percell, LHP, 7th round, Cleveland Indians; Andrew Checketts, RHP,
YEAR
POSITION
W-L-T
1995
Head coach
.25-24-1
510
1996
Head coach
32-16-1
663
21st round, Boston Red Sox; Matt Bailie, 1 B-RHP, 22nd round,
Philadelphia Phillies
1999: B.R. Cook, RHP, 3rd round, St Lows Cardinals; Troy
Oregon State free agents
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
2005: Tony Calderon, IF, River City Rascals
2006: Chris Campos, LHP-OF, Philadelphia Phillies; Bill Rowe,
1 B, Milwaukee Brewers
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guarantee his future in Corvallis. Casey had
become an attractive candidate for coaching
vacancies at a number of high-profile schools
given the Beavers' amazing success.
In 2005, OSU had been picked to finish
sixth in the Pacific- 10 in the annual coaches
poll; Casey guided the Beavers to the Pac-10
championship and the College World Series.
OSU's 46-12 record was a school record for
wins in a season, the Beavers' No. 7 finish in
the the final polls was Oregon State's highest
ever, and OSU's No. 2 ranking during the
season was the highest it had ever climbed in
the national rankings.
After leading the Beavers to the finest
seasons in school history, Casey now has his
efforts set on keeping Oregon State at a level
where it commands national attention.
"This program can be in the top 25 in the
country and compete for a regional and more
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 was also named Co-Coach of the
Year in the Pacific- 10 Northern Division for
the 1997 season, and the Beavers have set
numerous school records during Casey's time
at OSU.
"Coach Pat Casey did a tremendous job
building the Oregon State program into a
title contender and guiding the ship in
Omaha ... no recruit will turn down a
phone call from Casey now that he has a
title under his belt."
- ESPN broadcaster "Peterson
"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
OSU 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 instrumental in the drive to
build Goss Stadium at Coleman Field, the
1999 renovation to Oregon State's longtime
ballpark. The OSU head coach was heavilyinvolved 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.
For the 2007 season, a new scoreboard
with video replay capabilities and a new
FieldTurf infield have been installed at Goss
Stadium at Coleman Field. Plans are underway to further expand and improve the
ballpark for both the Beavers and their fans.
Oregon State hired Casey in the summer of
1994, asking him to follow in the large foot-
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steps 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
record and went into the final weekend of the
season with a chance to win the Pac- 10
Northern Division pennant. In 1997, Oregon
State set a school record for wins in the regular season with a record of 38-12-1 and took
postseason hopes into the final weekend.
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.
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 and had a
10-9 record against schools selected for the
NCAA Regionals.
In 2004, OSU's 7-0 start was the school's
best in 42 years. That team had a thenschool-record six players selected in the MLB
draft and another signed as a free agent, and it
set the stage for the magic of 2005 and 2006.
Casey came to OSU after seven seasons at
George Fox College, a NAIA school in his
hometown of 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
...
We can debate which Hollywood star
would play Casey, if they made the movie,
but if you were holding auditions for the
role of a veteran, unflappable baseball
coach, you'd cast Pat Casey."
- Ron Bellamy
Eugene Register-Guard
from 1978-80 and was a first-team AllNorPac Conference outfielder his final two
seasons. He was 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, 48, was born 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 (20),
Brett (19), Ellie (15) and Joseph (8); Brett is
currently playing baseball for OSU and has
also played basketball for the Beavers.
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DAN
SPENCER
Associate head coach
11th season
(Portland State, 1990)
Dan Spencer played a key role in Oregon
State's climb to the 2006 national championship. Spencer, OSU's associate head coach,
guided a Beaver pitching staff that was the
cornerstone of back-to-back Pacific- 10 championships and College World Series appearances in 2005 and 2006.
Oregon State led the Pac- 10 in earned run
average in both 2005 (3.06) and 2006 (3.41);
nationally, in 2005 the Beavers ranked seventh in NCAA Division I and in 2006 they
ranked 14th. In 2006, Beaver closer Kevin
Gunderson led the nation in saves (20) and
starter Jonah Nickerson was named the Most
Outstanding Player of the College World
III
Series.
Major League Baseball took note of
OSU's staff, as starter Dallas Buck was a
third-round draft choice of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Gunderson was a fifth-round
choice of the Atlanta Braves and Nickerson
was a seventh-round choice of the Detroit
Tigers. Prior to their time at Oregon State,
Buck had been drafted in the 19th round out
of high school while Gunderson and
Nickerson had gone undrafted
Buck, Gunderson and Nickerson all earned
All-America honors while at Oregon State.
Gunderson and Nickerson also gained places
on Team USA, the United States national
team selected by USA Baseball that plays an
international summer schedule.
Spencer joined the Oregon State program
prior to the 1997 season and was elevated to
associate head coach in 2004, the same season
that he became OSU's pitching coach Spencer also oversees the Beavers' catchers, along
with being OSU's recruiting coordinator.
Spencer, 41, 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.
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
Spencer coached the Ryder Construction
Senior Babe Ruth team from 1987-92, win-
Dan Spencer at the College World Series
ning a national title his final season. He has
coached four players who reached the Major
Leagues.
Spencer attended Mira Costa Junior College (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 (12) and
Logan (8), and a daughter, Elizabeth (3).
The Spencer family
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MARTY
LEES
Assistant coach
6th season
(Western Oregon, 1994)
Marty Lees made a big contribution as
Oregon State moved into the national spotlight during the 2005 and 2006 seasons.
OSU's defense, under Lees' supervision,
combined with an outstanding pitching staff
to make the Beavers incredibly tough to score
on en route to back-to-back Pacific- 10 titles
and College World Series appearances and the
2006 national championship
OSU set school records for fielding percentage in both 2005 (.969) and 2006 (.975);
nationally, the Beavers ranked eighth in 2006.
When an opponent did get a runner aboard,
Oregon State often cut him down with a
double play, turning 52 in 2005 and bumping
that to 62 in 2006.
In 2005 and 2006, four starting OSU infielders who were eligible to turn professional
were either selected in the Major League
Baseball draft or signed free agent contracts
with MLB teams - first basemen Andy
Jenkins and Bill Rowe, second baseman Chris
Kunda and third baseman Shea McFeely.
ThePac-10 began its Defensive Player of
the Year award in 2006, and the initial recipi-
-nt was Kunda The shortstop in 2005 and
2006, Darwin Barney, was named the Pac- 10
Freshman of the Year in 2005 and was selected to Team USA, the United States national team that plays an international summer schedule, in 2006.
Lees is in his sixth season on Oregon
State's coaching staff. He became a fulltime
assistant coach in 2004, having spent the
2002 and 2003 seasons as OSU's volunteer
assistant coach. In addition to overseeing
OSU's team defense, Lees supervises the
Beavers' baserunning and coaches third base.
Lees, 37, 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
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
Marty Lees at Rosenblatt Stadium after OSU won the national title
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 three sons,
Brandon (7), Brady (5) and Jacob (1).
The Lees family
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assistant coach
2nd season
(Willamette, 1986)
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David Wong joined Oregon State's staff for
the 2006 season as a volunteer assistant.
Wong, 48, guided Willamette University in
Salem, Ore., to a 287-221-3 record in NAIA
and NCAA Division III play from 19912003; he is the winningest baseball head coach
in WU history. The Bearcats won two Northwest Conference titles and reached the NAIA
District 2 Championships several times.
Wong was an assistant coach at Willamette
in 1985-86, then an assistant coach at Portland, an NCAA Division I school in 1987-88.
He then spent two years at MacLaren School
as a group life coordinator.
After signing with the Kansas City Royals, Wong played professional baseball for
five seasons, advancing as high as Class
Double-A. He was an all-star in the Gulf
Coast and Florida State leagues.
Wong played football and baseball at
Willamette from 1977-80, earning all-conference honors as a pitcher and defensive end; in
1979, he was a NAIA football All-American.
At Damien Memorial High in Honolulu,
Wong played football, soccer and baseball.
Wong is in the halls of fame for Damien,
Willamette and NAIA District 2. He was
Most Valuable Player of the 1988 National
Baseball Congress World Series.
Wong returned to WU to complete his
bachelor's degree in Physical Education and
began coaching. He enjoys golf and watching
sports. He has a son, Joey (18), who plays
baseball for Oregon State.
Kurt Steele joined Oregon State's coaching
staff for the 2007 season as undergraduate
assistant coach. Steele pitched for OSU from
2003-05, then completed his career at
Western Oregon in 2006. He is a native of
Corvallis, Ore.
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Beavers give some new guys a chance
OSU will look for several
reserves from defending
champs to step up and
contribute this season
In 2007, Oregon State will take the field
for its 100th anniversary of varsity baseball,
and the Beavers will do it as the defending
national champion without most of the key
players who won that 2006 title. How
quickly a lot of new faces - some who are
returning to the squad after playing backup
roles and some who have just joined the program - adjust to playing every day will go a
long way toward determining whether the
Beavers make it to the postseason for a third
straight year.
"It's a huge challenge for us to find out
what kind of club we can be," said Pat
Casey, the 2006 National Coach of the Year
who is entering his 13th season at OSU.
"We're replacing most of our everyday starters and the nucleus of a tremendous pitching
staff, and hopefully we'll rise to that and
thrive on that challenge. We're going to play
some people who have no Division I experience at all, and the game is going to be the
teacher for us a little bit there. No matter
how you look at it, there are going to be
players in the lineup every day who haven't
been everyday Division I players.
"Somebody has to rise up other than the
guys we expect; somebody has to become a
better player or a better team player or a
better role guy. Somebody is going to have to
step up and do some things beyond what our
expectations of them are. Hopefully there are
people in this program who have been good
players who can step up and be great players, and people who have been average players who can be good players."
After their magical 2006 run to the national championship, the Beavers lost AllAmerican pitchers Dallas Buck, Kevin
Gunderson and Jonah Nickerson; All-American outfielder and Pacific- 10 Player of the
Year Cole Gillespie; Pac- 10 Defensive Player
of the Year second baseman Chris Kunda;
All-College World Series third baseman Shea
McFeely and first baseman Bill Rowe; and
draft pick outfielder Tyler Graham.
But as OSU begins putting together its
ineup for 2007, it can start with a Hair of
Darwin Barney, 2006 Team USA member
terrific players and leaders up the middle catcher Mitch Canham (.299 batting average,
7 home runs, 54 runs batted in, 10 stolen
bases during 2006) and shortstop Darwin
Barney (.330, 0, 36, 16 SBs), both juniors.
Canham is a preseason All-America pick
by both Baseball America magazine and
Collegiate Baseball newspaper; he earned allconference honorable mention last season.
Barney was selected to Team USA for inter-
national play in the summer of 2006, is a
two-time All-Pac- 10 first team selection, and
was named the Pac-IO's preseason Player of
the Year for 2007 by Baseball America.
"Mitch is the best leader in the country,"
Casey said. "There's nobody who has a
leader better than Mitch Canham on and off
the field. He's the heart and soul of our club.
"Darwin is a big-time player and he's a
team leader. He's really going to have to take
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Mike Stutes
Eddie Kunz
Scott Santschi
one of those spots as being one of our captains, one of our leaders, and he's capable of
being as good a shortstop as there is in the
country."
The Beavers also return junior righthander
Mike Stutes (8-2 record, 3.10 earned run
average) to the starting rotation; senior
lefthander Anton Maxwell (3-3, 5.50) spent
part of 2006 as a starter and OSU looks for
him to regain the form that saw him win 11
games as a sophomore in 2005.
OSU also brings back several pitchers
who made big contributions out of the
bullpen last season: junior righthanders Eddie
Kunz (5-1, 3.61) and Daniel Turpen (3-0,
2.90), junior lefthander Joe Paterson (1-1,
4.11) and sophomore righthander Mark
Grbavac (1-0, 5.11).
Kunz earned preseason All-America honors from Baseball America. Turpen and
Paterson could be among the candidates to
round out the rotation.
"But we're also well aware that somebody who hasn't pitched in a Division I
game is going to have to step up, and that
includes freshmen and guys who didn't pitch
last year," Casey said. "There are people
capable of doing that, there's no question
about it.
"When you start looking at Nickerson
and Buck and Gunderson, you're looking at
three of the best guys in the conference on
one team, so how we approach the pitching
thing may be a little different. We may not
get a solid eight innings every outing out of
our starters; we may have to break the game
up a lot more than we did last year."
A pair of highly regarded freshmen are in
that group - lefthander Blake Keitzman (110, 0.44 high school) and righthander Jorge
Reyes (6-1, 0.32 high school). Sophomore
righthander Brian Budrow (0-0, 10.12) saw
some action last season while freshmen
lefthanders Bryn Card and Alex Sogard
redshirted.
Among the outfielders, the only returner
to have started more than half of OSU's
games last season is senior Scott Santschi
(.271, 2, 29). Sophomore John Wallace (326,
0, 19) played regularly as the 2006 season
wore on and senior outfielder/designated
hitter Mike Lissman (.316, 0, 10) is another
experienced player the Beavers will look to
for leadership. Junior transfers Chris
Hopkins (.347, 2, 37, 25 SBs junior college)
and Braden Wells ( 358, 0, 31, 24 SBs junior
college) and sophomore Koa Kahalehoe
( 263, 0, 8) could earn their way into the
lineup, as well.
Around the infield, the Beavers have three
spots to fill and a host of possibilities mostly newcomers. Sophomore transfer
Jason Ogata (.255, 0, 9 Louisiana State),
junior transfer Drew George (.367, 1, 37
junior college), freshman Joey Wong (438, 3,
14 high school), redshirt freshman Brett
Casey and junior Lonnie Lechelt (.087, 0, 0)
are possibilities to join Barney, with junior
transfer Jordan Lennerton (.416, 10, 63 junior college) perhaps taking over at first base.
"We have a lot of people who we think
can help us; some are better offensively and
some are better defensively," Casey said.
"We've got to find a way to get the right
guys in the lineup and see how that all fits
in. Early in the season you'll see a little more
versatility in who we play.
"Last year our lineup was fairly well set
except for maybe one or two positions; this
year we really have to find a way to get our
best people in the lineup. Sometimes it will
be whether we want to be a little better offensively or a little better defensively that is
going to determine who we play ... we're
going to have to play some guys in some
different positions early to find out who's
the best where, and that will be interesting."
The Beavers will begin finding out how
the new combinations stack up in a hurry.
OSU will play one of its most challenging
non-conference schedules ever, and the Beavers' Jan. 25 opener is their earliest ever.
"We've really got to find a way to get
ready to play early, because our competition
level is going to be tremendous," Casey said.
"But the expectations of what we want out
of our program, and what our players want
out of our program, and the things that
we've accomplished have put us in that
position. so that's a good thing.
ROSTER INFO
Returning players
STARTERS (4): Darwin Barney, SS, jr ; Mitch Canham, C, jr.;
Scott Santschi, OF, sr ; Mike Stutes, RHP, jr.
LETTERMEN (14): ErikAmmon, C,jr.; Reed Brown, RHP,jr ;
Brian Budrow, RHP, so ; Mark Grbavac, RHP, so ; Koa Kahalehoe,
OF, so ; Greg Keim, RHP, Sr.; Eddie Kunz, RHP, jr ; Lonnie Lechelt,
IF, jr; Mike Lissman, OF, sr ; Anton Maxwell, LHP, sr; Jake
McCormick, RHP, sr.; Joe Paterson, LHP, jr ; Daniel Turpen, RHP, jr.;
John Wallace, OF, so
SQUAD MEMBERS (1): Derek Engelke, OF, jr.
REDSHIRTS (5): Bryn Card, LHP, fr ; Brett Casey, IF, fr ; Joey
Lakowske,1 B-OF, fr.; Alex Sogard, LHP, fr ; Dale Solomon, C-1 B, fr
Newcomers
FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE TRANSFERS (1): Jason Ogata, IF, so
JUNIOR COLLEGE TRANSFERS (7): Kyle Foster, LHP, jr ;
Drew George, IF, jr.; Chad Hegdahl, LHP, so ; Chris Hopkins, OF, jr ;
Josh Keller, RHP, so ; Jordan Lennerton, 1 B, jr ; Braden Wells, OF,
Ir
FRESHMEN (11): Hunter Beaty, 2B; Scotty Berke, OF; Jackson
Evans, IF; Blake Keitzman, LHP; Chad Nading, RHP; Ryan Ortiz, C;
Tyrell Poggemeyer, RHP-UT; Joe Pratt, 3B-C; Jorge Reyes, RHP;
KraigSitton,LHP;Joey Wong,IF,
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NO. NAME
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10
6
32
24
11
36
14
16
30
29
18
20
22
4
2
38
44
34
15
37
3
17
19
8
27
26
23
21
40
31
39
33
28
35
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13
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POS.
B-T
YR.
Ammon, Erik
C
R-R Jr.
Barney, Darwin
SS
R-R Jr.
Beaty, Hunter
2B
S-R
Fr.
Berke, Scotty
OF
R-R Fr.
Brown, Reed
P
R-R Jr.
Budrow, Brian
P
R-R So.
Canham, Mitch
C
L-R
Jr.
Card, Bryn
P
L-L
Fr.
Casey, Brett
IF
S-R
Fr.
Engelke, Derek
OF
L-L
Jr.
Evans, Jackson
IF
R-L
Fr.
Foster, Kyle
P
L-L
Jr.
George, Drew
IF
S-R
Jr.
Grbavac, Mark
P
R-R So.
Hegdahl, Chad
P-1B
L-L
So.
Hopkins, Chris
OF
R-R Jr.
Kahalehoe, Koa
OF
L-L
So.
Keim, Greg
P
R-R Sr.
Keitzman, Blake
P
L-L
Fr.
Keller, Josh
P
R-R So.
Kunz, Eddie
P
R-R Jr.
Lakowske, Joey
lB-OF L-R Fr.
Lechelt, Lonnie
IF
R-R Jr.
Lennerton, Jordan
IB
L-L
Jr.
Lissman, Mike
OF
R-L
Sr.
Maxwell, Anton
P
L-L
Sr.
McCormick, Jake
P
R-R Sr.
Nading, Chad
P
R-R Fr.
Ogata, Jason
IF
R-R So.
Ortiz, Ryan
C
R-R Fr.
Paterson, Joe
P
L-L
Jr.
Poggemeyer, Tyrell P-UT
R-R Fr.
Pratt, Joe
3B-C
R-R Fr
Reyes, Jorge
P
R-R Fr.
Santschi, Scott
OF
L-R
Sr.
Sitton, Kraig
P
L-L
Fr.
Sogard,Alex
P-1B
L-L
Fr.
Solomon, Dale
C-IB
R-R Fr.
States, Mike
P
R-R Jr.
Turpen, Daniel
P
R-R Jr.
Wallace, John
OF
L-R
So.
Wells, Braden
OF
R-R Jr.
Wong, Joey
2B-SS
L-R Fr.
Casey, Pat - head coach
Spencer, Dan - assistant coach
Lees, Marty - assistant coach
Wong, David - assistant coach
Steele, Kurt - undergraduate assistant coach
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE:
Erik Ammon - AM-un
Hunter Beaty - BEE-tee
Scotty Berke - BER-kee
Brian Budrow - BOO-dro
Derek Engelke - ENGL-kee
Mark Grbavac - GR-buh-vak
Chad Hegdahl - HEG-doll
Koa Kahalehoe - KO-uh kuh-HAH-luh-hoy
HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)
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Salem, OR (U. of Hawai'i)
Beaverton, OR (Southridge HS)
Mercer Island, WA (Mercer Island HS)
Las Vegas, NV (Sierra Vista HS)
210 Edmonds, WA (Edmonds Woodway HS)
220 Glendale, AZ (Mountain Ridge HS)
212 Lake Stevens, WA (Lake Stevens HS)
195 Klamath Falls, OR (Henley HS)
6-1
180 Corvallis, OR (Crescent Valley HS)
5-10 175 Newberg, OR (Cuesta JC)
6-1
170 Vancouver, WA (Hudson's Bay HS)
6-2 190 Castle Rock, WA (Lower Columbia CC)
6-2 181 Lebanon, OR (Lower Columbia CC)
6-0 180 Portland, OR (Central Catholic HS)
6-2 180 Ashland, OR (Feather River CC)
5-11 170 Oakland, CA (Sierra JC)
5-9 185 Las Vegas, NV (Durango HS)
5-11 175 Ontario, OR (Treasure Valley CC)
5-11 170 Roseburg, OR (Roseburg HS)
6-4 240 Portland, OR (Lower Columbia CC)
6-6 250 Portland, OR (Parkrose HS)
6-2 195 Corvallis, OR (Crescent Valley HS)
6-0 195 Kennewick, WA (Southridge HS)
6-2 230 Langley, BC (El Paso CC)
6-0 215 Ontario, OR (Ontario HS)
5-9 185 Anchorage, AK (Feather River CC)
6-3 220 Marysville, CA (Erindale HS, Australia)
6-5 210 Anchorage, AK (East HS)
6-0 190 Portland, OR (Louisiana State U.)
6-3 185 San Diego, CA (St. Augustine HS)
6-1 205 McMinnville, OR (Linfield Coll.)
6-1
180 Lowell, OR (Pleasant Hill HS)
6-0 190 Monmouth, OR (Central HS)
6-2 175 Warden, WA (Warden HS)
6-0 190 Vancouver, WA (CC of Spokane)
6-5
170 McMinnville, OR (McMinnville HS)
6-3 210 Phoenix, AZ (Thunderbird HS)
5-11 220 Moreno Valley, CA (Valley View HS)
6-1
185 Lake Oswego, OR (Santa Clara U.)
6-4 215 McMinnville, OR (McMinnville HS)
6-0 205 Reno, NV (Reno HS)
6-0 205 Glendale, AZ (Dixie State JC)
5-10 160 Salem, OR (Sprague HS)
Stricklin, David - athletic trainer
Shimada, Keita - athletic trainer
Hughes, Peter - manager
Pecor, Brian - manager
Northcutt, Ron - director of operations
2V
HS
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IV
1V
3V
RS
RS
SQ
HS
TR
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IV
TR
TR
IV
1V
HS
TR
2V
RS
2V
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3V
2V
3V
HS
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RS
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5-11
5-10
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6-4
6-3
6-2
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195
173
155
180
Greg Keim - KYM
Blake Keitzman - KEETZ-mun
Eddie Kunz - KOONZ
Joey Lakowske - luh-KOW-skee
Lonnie Lechelt - LEH-klt
Marty Lees - LEEZ
Chad Nading - NAY-ding
Jason Ogata - o-GAH-tuh
Joe Paterson - PAT-er-sun
NUMERICAL ROSTER
1-Joey Wong, 2B-SS
2-Blake Keitzman, LHP
3-Mike Lissman, OF
4-Greg Keim, RHP
5-PAT CASEY
6-Scotty Berke, OF
7-MARTY LEES
8-Jason Ogata, IF
9-Braden Wells, OF
10-Darwin Barney, SS
11-Mitch Canham, C
12-ErikAmmon, C
13-DAN SPENCER
14-Brett Casey, IF
15-Lonnie Lechelt, IF
16-Jackson Evans, IF
17-Anton Maxwell, LHP
18-Mark Grbavac, RHP
19-Jake McCormick, RHP
20-Chris Hopkins, OF
21-Scott Santschi, OF
22-Koa Kahalehoe, OF
23-Jorge Reyes, RHP
24-Brian Budrow, RHP
25-DAVID WONG
26-Joe Paterson, LHP
27-Ryan Ortiz, C
28-Dan Turpen, RHP
29-Drew George, IF
30-Kyle Foster, LHP
31-Alex Sogard, LHP
32-Reed Brown, RHP
33-Mike States, RHP
34-Joey Lakowske, lB-OF
35-John Wallace, OF
36-Bryn Card, LHP
37-Jordan Lennerton, lB
38-Josh Keller, RHP
39-Dale Solomon, C-1B
40-Kraig Sitton, LHP
44-Eddie Kunz, RHP
Hunter Beaty, 2B
Derek Engelke, OF
Chad Hegdahl, LHP-1B
Chad Nading, RHP
Tyrell Poggemeyer, RHP-UT
Joe Pratt, 3B-C
KURT STEELE
Brian Pecor - PEE-cor
Tyrell Poggemeyer - PO-guh-my-er
Jorge Reyes - RAY-ess
Scott Santschi - SANT-shee
Keita Shimada - KAY-tuh shih-MAH-duh
Alex Sogard - SO-gard
Kurt Steele - STEEL
Mike Stutes - STOOTS
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2-time all-state first team, 3-time
NORTH SALEM HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Chris Lee
prep teammate Jed Lowrie played for Stanford, Ryan
all-league first team also played football
Penn plays for Fresno State 3 5 GPA
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YEAR AVG. Gd3S AB
R
H
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213
313
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2
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1
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3
0
1
0-1
375
400
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Shortstop
Bats right, throws right
Junior (2 letters)15-foot-10,173 pounds
Beaverton, Ore. (Southridge HS)
Among Oregon State's 4 returning starters in 2007 ... 2007
preseason Pacific-10 Player of the Year and Pac-I O's No. 4 prospect
for 2007 draft, as selected by Baseball America magazine ... selected
to Team USA by USA Baseball in 2006; batted .276 with 1 homer, 8
RBIs, 6 stolen bases; team won gold medal at world university
championships, went 28-2-1 ... 2-time All-Pac-10 first team ... in
2005, was Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, earned Freshman All-America
honors... OSU head coach Pat Casey says: "Darwin is a big-time
player and he's a team leader. He's really going to have to take one of
those spots as being one of our captains, one of our leaders, and he's
capable of being as good a shortstop as there is in the country."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Liberal Studies ... born in Portland, Ore.
parents are Dave and Doreen Barney; family includes brothers Doug
(25), Davey (24), sisters Deanna (22), Darilyn (19) ... Davey played
baseball for Pacific (Ore.) ... enjoys friends, sports ... top athletic thrill
was 2006 College World Series ... favorite athlete is Ozzie Smith; favorite movie is Me, Myself And Irene; favorite TV show is
SportsCenter; favorite musician is James Blunt ... chose OSU for being
the best fit for him, and "to win."
Erik Ammon
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OREGON STATE: (2006) Selected to USA Baseball National Team All-Pacific-10 first team for
selected Pacific-10's No 5 prospect for 2007 draft by Baseball America
second straight season
Catcher
magazine in preseason among NCAA Division I leaders, 52nd toughest to strike out (13 7 at-bats per
strikeout); among Pac-1 0 leaders, tied for second in walks (43); fourth in stolen bases (16); tied for fifth in
Bats right, throws right
Junior (1 Letter)!, 5-foot-11,195 pounds
Salem, Ore, (North Salem HS. U. of Hawai'i)
hits (86); tied for seventh in runs (53), on OSU all-time list of single-season leaders, record for at-bats
as a sophomore, lettered 27
(261); third in hits (86); fifth in walks (43); tied for sixth in runs (53)
multi-hit games, 11 multi-RBI games had a hit in 50 of 66 games; had a run in 35 of 66 games; had a
;r
walk in 34 of 66 games
Among Oregon State's 18 returning lettermen in 2007 ... OSU
head coach Pat Casey says: "Erik had a good fall for us. I think he's
one of the best catch-and-throw guys around."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Exercise and Sport Science ... born in
Salem, Ore.... parents are Bob and Jane Ammon; family includes
brother Tom (24) .. Tom played baseball for Upper Iowa ... enjoys
fishing, hiking, swimming, camping, playing and watching all kinds of
sports ... top athletic thrill was winning 2006 College World Series ...
favorite athlete is Alex Rodriguez; favorite movie is Grandma's Boy;
favorite TV show is The Colbert Report; favorite actor is Will
Ferrell; favorite musician is Kenny Chesney; favorite food is "mom's
special potatoes"; favorite restaurant is Olive Garden .. chose OSU
because "I loved everything about this school, and to bring home
some more championships to Oregon."
OREGON STATE: (2006) As a sophomore, lettered
had a hit in 4 of 8 games in which he batted
May 13 vs Arizona State, 1 RBI, threw out Pac-1 0 stolen base leader Colin Curtis attempting to steal
Apr. 1-Apr 25, in 3 games, batted 571 (4-for-7) Apr. 1 vs Texas-Pan American second game, 2-for-3, 2
double, 2 RBIs
HAWAII: Lettered 1 year for coach Mike Trapasso at the NCAA Division I school
doubles, 16 RBIs, 427 on-base percentage, played 36 games, started 32 games
batted 255, 4
for-12) with 2 RBIs, 2 runs
Jun 24-Jun 26, in College World Series championship series, batted 500 (6Jun 25 vs. North Carolina, 3-for-4, 1 RBI, 2 runs Jun 24 vs North
Jun 19 vs Georgia, 2-for-5,1 RBI Jun 2-Jun. 4 at NCAA Corvallis Regional,
May 21-Jun 3, 5-game hitting streak; during streak, batted 474 (9-for-19)
Jun 2 vs Wright State, 2-for-5,2 RBIs moved into leadoff spot on May 14, and
Carolina, 2-for-4, 1 RBI
named to all-tournament team
with 7 RBIs, 7 runs
in first 7 games there through Jun 2 batted 500 (15-for-30) with 1 triple, 3 doubles, 9 RBIs, 10 runs, 5
walks, 3 stolen bases, 556 on-base percentage May 26 vs UCLA, 3-for-4, 2 RBIs, 2 runs as OSU
clinched Pac-1 0 title May 21 at Washington State, 2-for-3, 1 triple, 1 double, 1 RBI, 3 runs, 2 walks as
OSU clinched tie for Pac-1 0 title May 19 at Washington State, 4-for-6, 1 double, 2 RBIs May 14 vs
Arizona State, 3-for-5,1 double, 2 RBIs,1 run Apr 22-May 5, at least 1 walk in 8 straight games, 12
walks total Apr 30 vs New Mexico, 3-for-4,1 double, 2 RBIs Apr 28 vs New Mexico, 3-for-4, 3
runs, 2 walks Apr 8-Apr 16, 6-game hitting streak; during streak, batted 391 (9-for-23) with 1 triple, 1
double, 1 RBI, 8 runs Apr 8 vs Arizona, 2-for-4, 1 double, 2 runs Mar 3-Apr 1,17-game hitting
sreak; during streak, batted.467 (28-for-60) with 5 doubles, 10 RBIs, 8 runs, 6 stolen bases; raised
batting average from 293 to 360 Mar. 25 vs Utah Valley State, 2-for-5,1 double, 2 RBIs, 2 stolen
Mar 18 at Southern
bases Mar 10-Mar 18, in 4 games, batted 474 (9-for-19) with 1 double, 3 RBIs
California, 3-for-4, 1 double, 2 RBIs Feb 23-Mar 4, 5 multi-hit games in 6-game stretch; during that
Mar 4 vs Nevada, 3-for-5, 1 double Feb
time, batted 407 (1 1-for-27) with 2 doubles, 3 stolen bases
18-Feb 25, 5-game hitting streak; during streak, batted 348 (8-for-23) with 3 RBIs, 3 runs Feb 10-12 al
Coca-Cola Classic, in 3 games batted 364 (4-for-11) with 1 double, 1 triple, 3 RBIs, 4 runs, 4 walks
Feb 10 vs Nevada, 2-for-4, 1 double, 1 triple, 2 RBIs, 3 runs (2005) Louisville Slugger/Collegiate
PacificBaseball Freshman All-America team; Baseball America Freshman All-America second team
10 Freshman of the Year; All-Pacific-10 first team co-winner of Joe ZaherAward for OSU's Male
Newcomer Athlete of the Year among Pacific-1 0 leaders, tied for sixth in sacrifice flies (5); tied for
ninth in sacrifices (6)
freshman, lettered
among OSU all-time single-season leaders, tied forfourth in at-bats (226)
18 muiti-hit games; 11 multi-RBI games
as a
had a hit in 42 of 58 games; had a RBI in
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Apr 16, in 10 games, batted 489 (22-for-50) with 3 doubles, 1 triple, 11 RBIs
Simpsons; favorite actor is Russell Crowe; favorite book is Adrift;
favorite musician is Jack Johnson; 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.
Apr 9, scored a run in 10 straight games
OREGON STATE: (2006) As a sophomore, did not letter, did not appear in a game (2005)As a
freshman, lettered only appearance came Mar 24 vs Dallas Baptist
EDMONDS WOODWAY HIGH: Lettered 2 years for coach Joe Webster as a senior, all-league
30 of 58 games; had a run in 33 of 58 games
June 4-June 18, 6-game hitting streak; during streak,
batted 360 (9-for-25) with 4 RBIs, 6 runs
May 20 vs Southern California, 2-out, 2-run single in eighth
inning broke 0-0 tie in pitchers duel between OSU's Dallas Buck and USC's Ian Kennedy; OSU won 5-4
May 8 at UCLA, 3-for-4, 3 RBIs, 2 runs Apr 10-Apr 24, at least 1 RBI in 6 straight games
Mar 28Apr. 9-Apr. 16, 5-game
hitting streak; during streak, batted 500 (12-for-24) with 2 doubles, 6 RBIs Apr 15 at Arizona, 2-for-4, 2
doubles,1 RBI Apr 9-10 series at Stanford, batted 500 (7-for-14), including 4-for-5 in finale Mar 22-
Apr 1 vs California, 3-for-5, 1 triple, 2 RBIs
Mar 29 vs
Brigham Young, 3-for-5,1 double, 3 RBIs
Mar 18-Mar 25,5-game hitting streak; during streak, batted
263 (5-for-19) with 1 double, 1 homer, 4 RBIs
Mar 19 vs Sacramento State, 2 stolen bases, , Mar 12
also played football, basketball
second team; 9-2 record, 68 innings . 4-time team Best Pitcher award
prep teammate Chris Minaker plays for Stanford, Kyle Trew plays football for Washington 3 7 GPA;
at Pepperdine, first collegiate homer
Principal's Award, Social Studies Student of the Year, Spanish Student of the Year.
Feb 5 vs New Mexico State, 3-for-5
Feb 3-Feb 25, started
careerwith 8-game hitting streak; during streak, batted 324 (12-for-37) with 1 double, 5 RBIs
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - PITCHING
SOUTHRIDGE HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coaches Tom Campbell, Don Fitzgerald 2-time all-state
first team 2-time league Player of Year as a senior, batted 611, 8 homers, 25 RBIs, 19-for-1 9 stolen
YEAR
ERA
IP
H
2005
4 50
0-0
0
1/0
0
0
20
5
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
500
0
as a junior, batted 412, 3 homers, 11 RBIs, 9 stolen bases
teammate Rob Summers also played for OSU 3 3 GPA
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0-0
0
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0
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0
0
0
0
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0
0
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0-0
0
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0
0
20
5
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1
0
1
0
0
0
500
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W-L Sv
G/GS OG Sh
R ER BB SO HP WP BK AVG. HR
HR BB SO HP SB-ATT OBA TB SLG
R
H
BI
2B
3B
2005
301
58/56
226
46
68
44
9
1
2
23
21
9
6-8
380
85
376
2006
330
66/66
261
53
86
36
11
3
0
43
19
6
16-20
430
103
395
TOTAL 316124/122 487
99
154
20
20
4
2
66
40
15
22-28
407 188
386
Pitcher
Bats right, throws right
Sophomore (1 letter) / 6-foot-3, 220 pounds
Glendale, Ariz. (Mountain Ridge HS)
Outfielder
Bats right, throws right
Freshman (high school) 15-foot-11,180 pounds
Las Vegas, Nev. (Sierra Vista HS)
Joins Oregon State's program in 2007 ... OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "Scotty had a good fall, and he'll compete for time in the
outfield. He does a lot of good things in the game of baseball."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business ... born in Mesa, Ariz. ... parents
are Fred and Joyce Berke; family includes sister Tracy (16) ... enjoys
any sport ... top athletic thrill was winning high school state title as a
junior ... favorite athlete is Ken Griffey Jr.; favorite movie is Wedding
Crashers; favorite TV show is CSI; favorite actor is Tom Hanks;
favorite book is Wrinkle In Time; favorite musician is Eminent;
favorite vehicle is "any sports car"; favorite food is pasta; favorite
restaurant is Olive Garden ... chose OSU for its educational and
baseball opportunities.
SIERRAVISTA HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Nate Selby
3-time all-state first team; 4-time All-
Southern Nevada first team
as a senior, all-state first team; batted .429 with 5 homers, 18 doubles,
12 stolen bases as a junior, all-state first team, all-area first team, all-league first team, division
Player of the Year; batted 341, 12 homers, 1 triple, 15 doubles, 46 RBIs, 16 stolen bases 4 1 GPA;
Student of the Month
Among Oregon State's 18 returning lettermen in 2007 ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Brian will battle for time on the mound. He
pitched a little last year, but worked hard in the fall."
PERSONAL: Has not decided on a major .. born in Phoenix, Ariz....
parents are Dean and Colleen Budrow; family includes sister Jessica
(17).. enjoys video games, music, the outdoors, movies, golf .. top
athletic thrill was 2004 Connie Mack World Series ... favorite athlete is
Roger Clemens; favorite movie is The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou;
favorite TV show is Baseball Tonight; favorite actor is Brad Pitt; favorite book is Surrounded By Idiots; favorite group is The Shins;
favorite vehicle is 1967 Ford Mustang GT 500; favorite restuarant is
Local Boyz ... chose OSU because he loved its campus and wanted to
play in the Pacific-10.
OREGON STATE: (2006) As a freshman, lettered 1 or fewer walks in 6 of 7 appearances; 0 earned
runs in 4 of 7 appearances Apr. 28 vs New Mexico, in relief; 10 inning, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1
strikeout Mar 31 vs Texas Pan-American, in relief; 10 inning, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout
Mar 28 at Pacific (Calif ) in first career start, no decision; 2 1 innings, 3 hits, 4 runs, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts
Mar 3 vs Nevada, in relief; 10 inning, 1 hit, 0 runs, 1 walk, 1 strikeout Feb 11 vs Arizona State, in
relief; 1 0 inning, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout
MOUNTAIN RIDGE HIGH: Lettered 4years forcoaches Tony Chiarelli,RobKiepke 4-timeall-state;
4-time all-region as senior, region Player of the Year; 9-2 record, 70 strikeouts set state record for
prep teamcareerwins; 34-4,187 ERA, 262 strikeouts, 43 walks; batted 419,17 homers, 139 RBIs
mate Cory Burns plays forArizona, Garrett Dunlap for Jacksonville
3 0 GPA
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - PITCHING
YEAR
2006
ERA
1012
W-L Sv
0-0
0
GIGS OG Sh
7/2
0
0
IP
H
80
9
Pitcher
Bats right, throws right
Junior (1 letter) 16-foot-4, 210 pounds
Edmonds, Wash. (Edmonds Woodway HS)
Catcher
One of Oregon State's 18 returning lettermen in 2007 ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Reed has been in our program for a couple of
years, and he should get some innings in the middle of a game."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business . born in Seattle, Wash. ... parents are Henry Brown and Lisa Helber, stepparents David Helber and
Debbie Brown; family includes brother Jesse Brown (28), sisters Brit
Brown (26), Tara Brown (23), Hailey Helber (15), Tessa Helber (13)
... enjoys wakeboarding, listening to music, boating.. top athletic thrill
was winning 2006 national championship .. favorite athlete is Albert
Belle; favorite movie is Heavyweights; favorite TV show is The
Bats left, throws right
Junior (3 letters) / 6-foot-2, 212 pounds
Lake Stevens, Wash. (Lake Stevens HS)
Among Oregon State's 4 returning starters in 2007 ... 2007 preseason All-America second team as selected by Collegiate Baseball
newspaper, third team as selected by Baseball America magazine ...
Pac-10's No. 2 prospect for 2007 draft, as selected by Baseball
America magazine ... drafted by St. Louis Cardinals in 41st round in
2006 and chose to return to OSU ... District 8 All-Academic selec-
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tion; 2-time Pacific- 10 All-Academic selection .. national semifinalist
for Wooden Cup, presented to 2 distinguished athletes - 1 collegiate
and 1 professional - who best display character, teamwork, and citizenship, the attributes Athletes for a Better World deems central to
transforming individuals, sport, and society ... OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "Mitch is the best leader in the country - there's nobody
who has a leader better than Mitch Canham on and off the field. He's
the heart and soul of our club."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business ... born in Richland, Wash....
parents are Mark and the late Kim Canham; family includes brothers
John Kendal (23), Dustin Canham (20) ... Mark played football for
Santa Clara, grandfather Dean Canham played football for Michigan ...
enjoys fishing, helping in the community... wrote and performed "0State Ballaz" rap songs that were played before OSU home games in
2005 and 2006 ... organized rap concert to benefit Special Olympics
in January, 2006 ... OSU Honor Roll; OSU Student-Athlete Advisory
Council ... top athletic thrill was "winning the College World Series
and getting to be on the bottom of the dogpile" ... favorite athlete is
Albert Pujols; favorite movie is Caddyshack; favorite TV show is
Family Guy; favorite actor is Pablo Francisco; favorite book is The
Science Of Hitting, by Ted Williams; favorite musicians are Pain, Divine Legacy; favorite vehicle is 1943 Chevrolet pickup; favorite food is
lasagna; favorite restaurant is Local Boyz ... chose OSU for "a great
environment consisting of caring coaches, intelligent professors and a
warm community."
OREGON STATE: (2006) Team co-captain
granted redshirt year for 2004 injury so listed as
All-Pacific-10 honorable mention Pacific-10 AIl. selected in 41st round of Major League Baseball amateur draft by St Louis
sophomore for second consecutive season
Academic first team
Cardinals ;1,246th player taken overall; opted to return to OSU for 2007 season
among Pacific-10
leaders, tied for fourth in triples (5); tied for seventh in RBIs (51); tied for 10th in stolen bases (10) . on
OSU all-time list of single-season leaders, tied for seventh in triples (5), tied for 10th in RBIs (54)
as a
sophomore, lettered
had
20 multi-hit games,11 multi-RBI games; had 4 games with at least 4 RBIs
a hit in 42 of 64 games; had a RBI in 30 of 64 games
threw out 22 of 44 runners attempting to steal
Jun 25 vs North Carolina, 3-for-4, 1 double, 1 run Jun 22 vs Rice, drove in go-ahead run with second
inning sacrifice fly as OSU clinched berth in College World Series championship series Jun 20 vs
Miami, 3-for-4,1 double, 2 RBIs Jun 11 vs Stanford, 2-for-3, 1 double, 5 RBIs,1 stolen base as OSU
clinched NCAA Super Regional sweep
May 14-May 26, 6-game hitting streak; during streak, batted
476 (10-for-21) with 1 homer, 3 doubles, 11 RBIs, 6 runs May 19-May 21 at Washington State, in 3
Mitch Canham, right, performs with his friend Pain also known as Ryan MacBrian - during a rap concert at
the OSU Memorial Union in January, 2006 to benefit
local Special Olympics. Canham organized the concert
with the help of his teammates; he was also responsible for the Beavers' `0-State Ballaz' theme
also played football, wrestled
triples, 4 doubles, 30 RBIs, 12 stolen bases
3 98 GPA; Honor Roll,
Math Award, Social Studies honor
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
R
H
BI 2B 3B
YEAR AVG. GIGS AB
HR BB SO HP SB-ATT OBA TB SLG
1
0
0
0
0
4
1
0-0
.167
40
52
39
5
8
24
37
4
4-8
.423
85
531
299 64/58 224
41
67
54
13
7
30
45
7
10-12
390
111
496
308118/103 390
82
120
93
18
15
54
86
12
14-20
400 197
505
2004
167
2005
325 48/44 160
2006
TOTAL
611
6
1
1
167
games, batted 538 (7-for-13) with 1 homer, 1 double, 10 RBIs, 4 runs; earned Pac-1 0 Player of the Week
honor . May 20 at Washington State, 2-for-3, 1 double, 4 RBIs
homer, 5 RBIs, 3 runs
May 19 at Washington State, 3-for-5, 1
May 7 vs Washington, 2-for-4, 1 double, 1 RBI Apr 25-Apr. 30, 5-game hitting
streak; during streak, batted 368 (7-for-19) with 1 homer, 1 triple, 1 double, 9 RBIs, 6 runs, 1 stolen base
Apr. 28 vs New Mexico, 1-for-3, 1 double, 4 RBIs, 2 walks
Apr. 27 vs Cal Poly, 2-for-4, threw out 1
runner stealing and picked another off second base Apr 25 vs Portland, tied game with 1-out homer in
ninth inning but OSU lost in 12 innings . Apr. 1-Apr 11, 6-game hitting streak; during streak, batted 360
(9-for-25) with 1 homer, 1 triple, 1 double, 8 RBIs, 5 runs
Apr. 11 at Portland, 3-run homer keyed OSU's
comeback from 6-run deficit to 14-9 win Apr 8 vs Arizona, 2-for-4,1 double Apr 1 vs Texas-Pan
American first game, 2-for-5,I triple, 3 RBIs Mar 18-Mar 26, in 5 games, batted 500 (8-for-16) with 1
Pitcher
Bats left, throws left
Freshman (redshirt) / 6-foot-3, 195 pounds
Klamath Falls, Ore. (Henley HS)
double, 1 triple, 2 homers, 3 RBIs, 3 runs . Mar 26 vs Utah Valley State, picked a runner off second
base and threw out a runner stealing second in the same inning to end an early-inning rally; also went 2for-4 with a triple Mar. 25 vs Utah Valley State, 3-for-4,1 double, 2 runs Mar. 17-Mar. 19 at Southern
California, homered in final 2 games of series, threw out 5 USC baserunners attempting to steal during
series
Mar 3-Mar 10, 5-game hitting streak; during streak, batted 556 (10-for-18) with 1 double, 1
Mar 5 vs Nevada,
Mar 3 vs Nevada, 2-for-3,1 homer, 2 RBIs, 3 runs, 1 stolen base Feb 23
vs Brigham Young, 2-for 4,1 homer, 2 RBIs, .(2005) District 8 All-Academic first team; Pacific-10AIIAcademic second team moved to catcher after starting OSU career at first base among Pacific-10
leaders, tied for ninth in home runs (8) as a sophomore, lettered
13 multi-hit games; 11 multi-RBI
games had a hit in 32 of 48 games June 4-June 13, 6-game hitting streak; during streak, batted 462
homer, 4 RBIs, 8 runs, 3 stolen bases; batting average has risen from 207 to 340
3-for-4,1 double, 1 RBI
May 14-June 13, in 9 games, batted 432 (16-forJune 12 vs Southern California, 2-for-4,1 homer, 3
RBIs, 3 runs . June 3-June 5 at NCAA Corvallis Regional, named Outstanding Player; batted 615 (8-for13) with 1 homer, 3 doubles, 6 RBIs, 6 runs, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts
June 5 vs St John's, 2 hits in
OSU's 13-run second inning
June 4 vs St John's, 4-for-5, 3 doubles, 4 RBIs; 3 doubles tied school
single-game record June 3 vs Ohio State, 2-for-3, 1 homer May 14 at Washington, 3-for-4, 1 homer,
(12-for-26) with 2 homers, 3 doubles, 9 RBIs, 10 runs
37) with 3 homers, 3 doubles, 12 RBIs, 12 runs
3 RBIs, 2 runs; 3-run homer broke tie, drove in winning runs
. Mar 13 vs Winthrop, 2-for-2, 1 homer, 4 runs, 3 walks
Apr 16 at Arizona, 2-for-3, 2 RBIs, 3 runs
Feb 25 at California-Santa Barbara, 3-for-4
Feb 3-Feb 15, started season with 5-game hitting streak; during streak, batted 556 (10-for-18) with 1
double, 1 triple, 1 homer, 7 RBIs Feb 3-Feb 6, named to all-tournament team at Bob Schaefer
Memorial Tournament
Feb 5 vs. New Mexico State, 4-for-6, 1 homer, 2 RBIs, 4 runs .. Feb 3 vs New
(2004) As a freshman, lettered . Feb 15 vs Cal State-
Mexico State, 3-for-4, 1 double, 1 triple, 4 RBIs
Among Oregon State's 5 returning redshirts in 2007 ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Bryn pitched very well this fall. It was good
to see him get people out - he had a good fall."
PERSONAL: Has not decided on a major ... born in Klamath Falls,
Ore. ... parents are Dave and Patty Card; family includes brother Drew
(18) ... enjoys ping-pong, snowboarding, wakeboarding, sports ... top
athletic thrills have been national title at OSU, back-to-back high
school baseball state titles ... favorite athlete is Randy Johnson; favorite movie is The Natural; favorite TV show is Ghost Hunters; favorite
actor is Ashton Kutcher; favorite book is Moneyball; favorite group is
Nickelback; favorite vehicles are trucks; favorite food is lasagna; favorite restaurant is Darrell's ... chose OSU for its coaching staff and proximity to home.
OREGON STATE: (2006) Redshirted
in career, 41-7 record, 1 88 ERA, 4 saves,
HENLEY HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Joe Tacchini
302 innings, 469 strikeouts as senior, state and league Player of Year, Louisville Slugger state Player
of Year; 12-2 record, 0 97 ERA, 99 innings, 48 hits, 15 walks, 162 strikeouts; team won state title as
Northridge, 1 -for-3, 1 run in only start
junior, all-state second team, league Player of Year; 14-1 record, 1 20 ERA, 8 walks, 128 strikeouts; team
won state title prep teammate B J Holloway plays for Western Kentucky, Brian Kinsman for San
team utility player; all-area second team third baseman, team Sportsmanship Award; batted .430, 4
Diego State.. also played football, basketball
had plate appearances in 3 other games
LAKE STEVENS HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Roger Anderson
as a senior, all-league first
3 0 GPA
'ELOPING FUTUREI EADEr 'TIH+ROUGHEXCEL.ENCEINACADEMICSANDATHLETiCS
BRETT
CASEY
Infielder
Bats switch, throws right
Freshman (redshirt) / 6-foot-1,180 pounds
Corvallis, Ore, (Crescent Valley HS)
Among Oregon State's 5 returning redshirts in 2007 ... played on
OSU basketball team as a freshman, starting several games ... OSU
head coach Pat Casey says: "Brett is very versatile. It'll be interesting
to find out how he responds to just playing one sport for a full year."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Exercise and Sport Science ... born in
Newberg, Ore... parents are Pat and Susan Casey; family includes
brothers Jonathan (21), Joseph (9), sister Ellie (16) ... Pat, uncle Tim
Casey played pro baseball; Pat is OSU's coach ... enjoys golf, poker,
ping-pong, FIFA 06 video game .. top athletic thrill was "dogpiling in
Omaha"... favorite athlete is Michael Jordan; favorite movie is Glory
Road; favorite TV show is World Series Of Poker; favorite actress is
Jessica Simpson; favorite book is Harry Potter; favorite musician is
Flypside; favorite vehicle is Hummer; favorite food is pizza; favorite
restaurant is Olive Garden ... chose OSU for being in his hometown.
CRESCENT VALLEY HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coaches Frank Baumholtz, David Mintken
..t
as a
senior, missed much of season due to basketball injury, batted 667 (2-for-3) as ajunior, all-league
honorable mention; batted 310 also played basketball prep teammate Joey Lakowske also plays
for OSU, Mike Green basketball for California-Irvine
30 GPA
Infielder
Bats right, throws left
Freshman (high school) / 6-foot-1,170 pounds
Vancouver, Wash. (Hudson's Bay HS)
Joins Oregon State's program in 2007 ... OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "Jackson played very well defensively in the fall and is
going to be a good player in this program."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Liberal Arts; may become a teacher ... born
in Portland, Ore. ... parents are Jerry and Karen Evans; family includes
sister Courtney (23) . . enjoys sports, music ... top athletic thrill was
Little League World Series ... favorite athlete is Derek Jeter; favorite
movie is Rag Tale; favorite TV show is Flavor Of Love; favorite actor
is Jamie Foxx; favorite musician is Dr. John ... chose OSU for its
baseball program
HUDSON'S BAY HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Steve Stebbins as a senior, all-state first team,
all-league first team, male athlete of the year; batted 374, 3 homers, 26 stolen bases as ajunior,
all-state first team, all-league first team; batted 376, 6 homers, 4 triples, 5 doubles, 18 RBIs, 15
stolen bases also played basketball, football, golf 3 4 GPA; 4-time league all-academic
KYLE
FOSTER
Pitcher
Bats left, throws left
Junior (transfer) / 6-foot-2,190 pounds
Castle Rock, Wash. (Castle Rock HS. Lower Columbia CC)
Joins Oregon State's program in 2007 .. OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "Kyle had a lot of success at Lower Columbia. We think
Mark Grbavac
he's a guy who could come in and give us some innings right away."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Elementary Education ... born in
Longview, Wash. ... parents are Steven and Jeanette Foster; family
includes brother Kevin (17) ... enjoys hunting, fishing, camping,
hanging out with friends and family ... top athletic thrill was playing in
Area Code Games ... favorite athlete is Barry Zito; favorite movie is
Anchorman; favorite TV show is Grey's Anatomy; favorite actor is
Brad Pitt; favorite book is Juiced; favorite vehicle is Hummer; favorite
food is steak; favorite restaurant is Red Lobster ... chose OSU for
being a "great school and close to home."
LOWER COLUMBIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Lettered 2 years for coach Kelly Smith as a
sophomore, all-division second team; 7-1 record, 1 99 ERA, 49 2 innings, 34 hits, 20 walks, 66
strikeouts as a freshman, drafted in 25th round by Los Angeles Dodgers; 3-1 record, 1 73 ERA,
26 0 innings, 22 hits, 13 walks, 34 strikeouts
CASTLE ROCK HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Tom Bate team captain also played
football, basketball , drafted in 29th round by Colorado Rockies as a junior, all-state second team
outfielder
prep teammate Scott Selby plays football for Washington State.
Infielder
Bats switch, throws right
Junior (transfer) 16-foot-2,181 pounds
Lebanon, Ore. (Lebanon HS, Lower Columbia CC)
Joins Oregon State's program in 2007 ... OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "Drew was injured in the fall, so we're anxious to get him
healthy. He could be in the mix of players who help us in the infield."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Exercise and Sport Science; may become a
teacher ... born in Albany, Ore. ... parents are Rick and Deb George;
family includes brother Ryan (28) ... Rick played baseball for LinnBenton Community College and Eastern Oregon; Ryan played baseball
for Lane Community College, was to play for OSU but injury ended
his career ... enj_oys camping, sports, the outdoors ... top athletic thrill
OREGON STATE UMVERSITYATHLET1CS-DEVELOPING FUTURE L EADERSTHROUGH EXCEU. ENCEJNACADjEMICSANDATHLET1CS
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OREGON STATE
BASEBALL
mate Obstacle Course Challenge; favorite actor is Jason Statham; favorite book is The Power Of One; favorite group is Zion I; favorite
vehicle is GMC Safari; favorite food is "McDonald's"; favorite restaurant is Humdingers ... chose OSU for being close to home and having
the best baseball program in the Pacific Northwest.
May 5 vs
OREGON STATE: (2006) As a freshman, lettered 2 of 12 inherited runners scored
Washington, in relief; 1 1 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout in Apr 1-Apr 13, in first 5 career
appearances, did not allow a run or a hit Apr 7 vs Arizona, won in relief; 2 2 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1
walk, 1 strikeout Apr 1 vs Texas-Pan American second game, in relief; 1.1 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0
walks, I strikeout in OSU debut
CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coaches Darren Bland, Tom Campbell as a
senior, all-state second team, all-league first team as a pitcher; all-league second team as an outfielder;
8-2 record,1 save, 1 01 ERA, 69 innings, 31 hits, 18 walks, 109 strikeouts; Most Valuable Player in
as a
State-Metro All-Star Series, played in Cascade Classic OregoniWashingtonlldaho All-Star Series
junior, 1-3 record, 2 60 ERA, 37 2 innings, 36 hits, 12 walks, 44 strikeouts prep teammate Kevin
Gunderson also played for OSU, Ryan Gunderson plays football for OSU, Riley Showalter football for
Oregon
3 55 GPA
also played football, basketball
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - PITCHING
YEAR
ERA
2006
511
W-L Sv
1-0
0
GIGS 03 Sh
1110
0
0
IP
H
121
10
R ER BB SO HP WP BK AVG. HR
9
7
5
8
3
2
0
217
2
CHRIS
Outfielder
Bats right, throws right
Junior (transfer) 15-foot-11,170 pounds
Oakland, Calif. (Bishop O'Dowd HS, Sierra JC)
Koa Kahalehoe
was being drafted by the Chicago White Sox ... favorite athlete is Jose
Reyes; favorite movie is Taladega Nights; favorite TV show is Flavor
Of Love; favorite actress is Angelina Jolie; favorite book is The Life
You Imagined: Derek Jeter; favorite musician is Jason Aldean; favorite
vehicle is Dodge Ram; favorite food is Royal Red Robin Burger;
favorite restaurant is Red Robin ... chose OSU because "I've been a
Beaver fan all my life, it's close to home and baseball is good here!"
LOWER COLUMBIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Lettered 2 years for coach Kelly Smith teamhada
combined 82-14 record as a sophomore at shortstop, all-Northwest first team, division Most
Valuable Player; batted 367 with 1 homer, 3 triples, 10 doubles, 37 RBIs; selected from among
current and former NWAACC players to represent United States in "Honkbal" world tournament in the
Netherlands, and the team placed third
as a freshman, all-Northwest second team, all-region first
team, drafted in 44th round by Chicago White Sox; batted 340, 3 triples, 8 doubles, 25 RBIs, 10
stolen bases
3 29 GPA, Dean's List
LEBANON HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered 3 years for coach Jeff Stolsig
as a senior at shortstop, allstate second team, all-league first team as a junior, all-league second team as a sophomore, allleague also played basketball
3 51 GPA; Scholar-Athlete Award
18
MARK
G RBAVAC
Pitcher
Bats right, throws right
Sophomore (1 letter)! 6-foot-0, 180 pounds
Portland, Ore. (Central Catholic HS)
Among OSU's 18 returning lettermen in 2007 .. OSU head coach
Pat Casey says: "Mark had some good outings for us last year. We're
going to need that breaking ball from him out of the bullpen."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Construction Engineering Management;
may become a project manager ... born in Princeton, N.J. .. parents are
Rick and Debbie Grbavac; family includes brother Scott (21), sisters
Kristen (26), Jill (24) ... grandfather Don Zarosinski played football at
OSU ... enjoys ping pong, cooking, video games .. top athletic thrill
was winning College World Series ... favorite athlete is David Wright;
favorite movie is Layer Cake; favorite TV show is Viking, The Ulti
Joins Oregon State's program in 2007 ... OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "We like speed in the outfield and Chris has that. He's
going to compete for the job in centerfield."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Sociology; considering becoming a
counselor ... born in Vallejo, Calif.... parents are Jerry and Asha
McDowell; family includes brother Brandis (26), sisters Tawra (27),
Miah (5) ... enjoys listening to music, shopping, playing football and
basketball ... top athletic thrill was going to state Final Four at Sierra..
favorite athlete is Ken Griffey Jr.; favorite movie is Scarface; favorite
TV show is The Jamie Foxx Show; favorite actor is Denzel Washington; favorite book is In The Words Of Ken Griffey Jr.; favorite
musicians are Mac Dre, Jay-Z; favorite vehicle is Range Rover;
favorite food is chicken alfredo; favorite restaurant is Red Robin ...
chose OSU to play in a top Pacific-10 program.
SIERRA JUNIOR COLLEGE: Lettered 2 years for coach Rob Willson as a sophomore, allconference second team; batted 347 with 2 homers, 2 triples, 8 doubles, 37 RBIs, 25 stolen bases
as a freshman, drafted in 37th round by Milwaukee Brewers; batted 291 with 4 doubles, 11 RBIs, 16
stolen bases 3 0 GPA
as a senior, all-league first
BISHOP O'DOWD HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Joel Kaufman
team, all-region second team; batted .330 also played football prep teammate Tyson Ross plays
baseball for California, Cameron Toler and Drew Glover play football for California
KOA
KAHALEHOE
Outfielder
Bats left, throws left
Sophomore (1 letter) 15-foot-9,185 pounds
Las Vegas, Nev. (Durango HS)
Among Oregon State's 18 returning lettermen in 2007 ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Koa is one of our better guys, defensively, in
the outfield. Hopefully, he'll hit enough to be in the lineup."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Human Development and Family Science
... born in Honolulu, Haw. ... parents are Albert and Jessica Kahalehoe;
Jr. (22), Alix (14), sister Jahlyn (8) ..
includes
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITYATHLE11CS-DEVELOPINGFUTURELE. DERSTHROUGH EXCELLENCEINACADEMICSANDATHLETICS
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enjoys video games .. top athletic thrill was winning national championship ... favorite athlete is Tiger Woods; favorite movie is The Road
To Perdition; favorite TV show is Pardon The Interruption; favorite
actor is Adam Sandler; favorite book is Monster; favorite vehicle is
1996 Chevrolet Impala SS; favorite food is Kalua Pig; favorite restaurant is Tony Roma's ... chose OSU for "great atmosphere, cool teammates and coaches."
OREGON STATE: (2006) As a freshman, lettered 1 multi-hit game, 1 multi-RBI game
had a hit in
15 of 31 games in which he batted, including 10 of last 19 May 19 at Washington State, walked and
scored Apr 28 vs New Mexico, 0-for-1,1 RBI, 1 run ... Apr 7 vs Arizona, 1-for-4,1 RBI, 1 run Mar
26 vs Utah Valley State, 1 -for-1, 2 RBIs
Feb 23 vs. Brigham Young, 2-for-4,1 RBI, 1 stolen base
Feb 17 at Pepperdine, first career RBI came as he singled home winning run,
DURANGO HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Sam Knapp
as a senior, all-state first team, all-league
first team; batted 553 as ajunior, all-state first team, all-league first team; batted 435, went 9-for-9 in
state tournament
as a sophomore, all-league first team
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
YEAR AVG. GrGS AB
2006
263 36/13
57
R
H
BI
2B
3B
5
15
8
0
0
FR BB SO HP SB-ATT OBA TB SLG
0
9
0
14
353
1-1
15
263
GREG
KEIM
Pitcher
Bats right, throws right
Senior (1 letter) 15-foot-11,175 pounds
Ontario, Ore. (Ontario HS, Washington State U.,
Treasure Valley CC)
Among Oregon State's 18 returning lettermen in 2007 ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Greg has thrown some great pitches for us; it's
just a matter of consistency. When he's consistent in the zone, he's
effective."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Liberal Studies ... born in Ontario, Ore....
parents are Tom Keim and Donna Allen ... cousin Matt Echanis played
baseball for Treasure Valley, Grand View ... enjoys hunting, fishing ...
top athletic thrills were winning College World Series, going to Babe
Ruth World Series ... favorite athlete is Greg Maddux; favorite movie is
Anchorman; favorite TV show is Entourage; favorite actor is Will
Ferrell; favorite book is Monster; favorite group is Dave Matthews
Band; favorite vehicle is a pickup truck; favorite food is Papa's pizza;
favorite restaurant is Tommy's ... chose OSU for its baseball program.
OREGON STATE: (2006)As ajunior, lettered
1 or fewer runs in 8 of 10 appearances 1 or fewer
walks in all 10 appearances Apr 9 vs Arizona, in relief; 1 1 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts
Mar. 31 vs Texas-Pan American, in relief; 3 2 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 1 strikeout Mar 28 at
Pacific (Calif ), in relief; 2 0 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts Mar 18 at Southern California,
all-
region second team utility player; batted .300,17 RBIs; 4-5 record, 3 saves, 3 36 ERA
WASHINGTON STATE: Lettered 1 year for coach Tim Mooney at the NCAA Division I school in
2004 batted 214, 3 RBIs; 0-0 record, 1 0 inning
ONTARIO HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Chad Hartley all-state first team
Lissman plays for OSU also played football, basketball 3 2 GPA
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS -PITCHING
YEAR
ERA W-L Sv
GIGS 03 Sh
IP
2006
4 80
0-0
0
10/0
0
0
H
150 20
really have high expectations of him, and we see a little bit of (former
OSU closer) Kevin Gunderson in him."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business ... born in Roseburg, Ore....
parents are Brad and Nancy Keitzman; family includes sister Jill (28)
... enjoys video games, music, friends ... top athletic thrill was playing
in high school state tournament ... favorite athlete is Carlos Zambrano;
favorite movie is Pulp Fiction; favorite TV show is Family Guy;
favorite actress is Uma Thurman; favorite book is Heart Of A
Champion; favorite group is Beastie Boys; favorite vehicle is Corvette;
favorite food is steak; favorite restaurant is Olive Garden ... chose
OSU for its great baseball program and because "it felt like home."
as a senior, state Player of the
ROSEBURG HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Troy Thompson
Year, all-state first team, all-conference first team, EA Sports All-America first team; 11-0 record, 0 44
in relief; 1 1 innings, 3 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts
TREASURE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Lettered 1 year for coach Russ Wright in 2005
Greg Keim
ERA, 148 strikeouts as a junior, all-state first team pitcher, conference player of the year, allconference first team pitcher; 11-3 record, 1 save, 1 01 ERA, 82 innings, 27 hits, 27 walks, 127
as a sophomore, all-league first team also played football prep teammate Kyle
strikeouts
Loomis plays football for OSU
3 5 GPA, Honor Roll
prep teammate Mike
R ER BB SO HP WP BK AVG. HR
8
8
6
8
5
4
0
.323
BLAKE
1
Pitcher
Bats right, throws right
Sophomore (transfer) 16-foot-4, 240 pounds
Portland, Ore. (Cleveland HS, Lower Columbia CC)
Pitcher
Bats left, throws left
Freshman (high school) 15-foot-11,170 pounds
Roseburg, Ore. (Roseburg HS)
Joins Oregon State's program in 2007 ... OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "Blake was injured and didn't pitch in the fall, but we
think Blake is going to be a very good pitcher in this program. We
Rejoins Oregon State's program in 2007 ... OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "Josh had a great year at Lower Columbia. He's a middleof-the-game guy, and he's one of those guys who will sort that out."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Psychology ... born in Portland, Ore....
parents are Bill and Ginger Keller; family includes brothers Billy (23),
Lonny (18), sister Sam (13) .. Billy played football for Linfield ...
en joys playing Madden football and FIFA soccer vi deo games ... top
OREGON STATEUMV ERSITY ATHLE: nCS-DEVELOPING FUTURE LEADERS THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN ACAOEM(Cs AND ATHI£1CS
2007
OREGON STATE
BASEBALL
Eddie Kunz, 2007 preseason All-American
athletic thrill was pitching 11-inning shutout in junior college championships ... favorite athlete is OSU football player and former baseball
player Greg Laybourn; favorite movie is Zoolander; favorite TV show
is 24; favorite actor is Woody Harrelson; favorite book is Idiot, by
Johnny Damon; favorite group is Creedence Clearwater Revival;
favorite vehicle is Range Rover; favorite food is cheeseburger ... chose
OSU for its Exercise and Sport Science program and the chance to play
Pacific-10 baseball.
EDDIE
44KUNZ
Pitcher
Bats right, throws right
Junior (2 letters) 16-foot-6, 250 pounds
Portland, Ore. (Parkrose HS)
OREGON STATE: (2005) Redshirted
LOWER COLUMBIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Lettered 1 year for coach Kelly Smith in 2006 allNWAACC first team, all-division first team, regional tournament Outstanding Pitcher; 10-0 record, 0 55
ERA, 94.2 innings, 49 hits, 20 walks, 84 strikeouts 3 8 GPA; Dean's List
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 as ajunior, 7-2 record, 2 56 ERA, 54.2 innings, 69 walks, 30 strikeouts also
played football, basketball, wrestled.. prep teammate Ryan Kagan plays for Cornell.. 3 73 GPA; Honor
Roll, Scholar-Athlete
Among Oregon State's 18 returning lettermen in 2007 ... 2007 preseason All-America second team, Pacific-10's No. 1 prospect for 2007
draft, Cape Code League's No. 7 prospect of 2006 as selected by
Baseball America magazine ... OSU head coach Pat Casey says: "Eddie
has as good a velocity as anybody in the conference. If Eddie can
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS S-iDEVELOPING FUTURE LEADERSTHROUGH EXCELLENCE iN ACADEMICSAND ATHLET7CS
throw the ball where he wants and continue to improve his off-speed
stuff, he'll be a big arm in the conference."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Health Administration; considering becoming a hospital administrator ... born in Portland, Ore. .. parents are
Ray and Sue Kunz; family includes brother Ray (27), sister Keri (25)
... cousin Vinnie Henderson played in Toronto Blue Jays' system ...
enjoys fishing, biking, "anything outdoors" ... top athletic thrills were
winning 2006 College World Series, striking out Southern California
slugger Jeff Clement in 2005 NCAA Super Regional ... favorite athlete
is Randy Johnson; favorite movie is Pirates Of The Carribean; favorite
TV show is Family Guy; favorite actor is Jim Carrey; favorite group is
Rascal Flatts; favorite vehicle is Jeep Wrangler; favorite food is Mexican; favorite restaurant is El Indio's ... chose OSU for its "great atmosphere and the people."
OREGON STATE: (2006)As a sophomore, lettered
0 earned runs in 21 of 29 appearances; 1 or
5 of 30 inherited runners scored . Jun 26 vs North Carolina, in
relief; 0 1 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts as Beavers captured national championship
Jun
fewer walks in 24 of 29 apperances
24 vs North Carolina, in relief; 0 2 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts Jun 20 vs. Miami, in
relief; 1.0 inning, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts Jun 2-Jun 4 at NCAA Corvallis Regional, in 2
appearances, 4 1 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts Jun 4 vs. Hawai'i, in relief; 2.1 innings,
0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout as OSU won NCAA Corvallis Regional
May 28 vs UCLA, in relief;
12 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts Apr 29-May 14, in 5 appearances, 1-0 record, 0 00
ERA, 6 1 innings, 4 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts May 14 at Arizona State, in relief; 2 1 innings, 0
hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 1 strikeout May 6 vs Washington, won in relief; 0 2 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 1 walk,
0 strikeouts Apr 30 vs New Mexico, in relief; 1 2 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts Apr
.
29 vs Cal Poly, in relief; 1 1 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks,1 strikeout
Apr 25 vs Portland, lost in
Apr 23 at California,
won in relief; 2 1 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts Mar. 31 vs Texas-Pan American,
earned win in relief; 3 0 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, 1 strikeout
Mar 25 vs Utah Valley State, in
relief; 1 1 inning, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout Mar 19 at Southern California, in relief; 1 1 innings,
1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout Feb 19-Mar 5, in 4 appearances, 9 0 innings, 3 hits, 1 run (0
earned), 4 walks, 12 strikeouts Mar 5 vs Nevada, 1 0 inning, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts
relief in 12-inning game; 2 1 innings, 6 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), 1 walk, 3 strikeouts
Lonnie Lechelt
Feb 25 at Sacramento State, won in relief; 3 2 innings, 2 hits, 1 run (0 earned), 1 walk, 3 strikeouts
Feb 19 at Pepperdine in relief; 2 2 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts; entered game with
runners at second and third, 0 out, and struck out the side, (2005) As a freshman, lettered
0 runs in 11
of 13 appearances; did not allow a hit in 8 of 13 appearances; at least 1 strikeout in 10 of 13 appearances June 18 vs Tulane;1 0 inning, 1 hit, 1 run, 0 walks, 1 strikeout June 13 vs Southern
California, won in relief; 2 0 innings, 2 hits, 1 run, 3 walks, 2 strikeouts as OSU clinched berth in College
World Series; pitched out of bases-loaded, none-out jam in sixth inning, giving up just 2 runs
June 5
vs St John's, in relief; 1 0 inning, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts Apr 9 at Stanford second
OREGON STATE: (2006) Redshirted
game, won in relief; 0 1 inning, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts
CRESCENT VALLEY HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coaches Frank Baumholtz and David Mintken
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 pitcher, first baseman also played football, basketball 35
GPA
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - PITCHING
YEAR
ERA
W-L Sv GIGS 03 Sh
IP
H
R ER BB SO HP WP SK AVG. HR
2005
154
2-0
0
13/0
0
0
112
7
2
2
7
14
2
2
0
171
1
2006
3 61
5-1
0
29/0
0
0
421
39
24
17
21
30
4
4
0
245
0
TOTAL
317
7-1
0
4210
0
0
540 46
26
19
28
44
6
6
0
230
1
34
JOEY
LAKOWSKE
First baseman, outfielder
Bats left, throws right
Freshman (redshirt) / 6-foot-2,195 pounds
Corvallis, Ore. (Crescent Valley HS)
Among Oregon State's 5 returning redshirts in 2007 ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Joey hit the ball well this fall and we're trying
to find a position for him to play. He's made tremendous strides from
last year to this year."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business.. born in Corvallis, Ore....
parents are Mason and Rise Lakowske; family includes sister Laura
(24) ... Rise played golf, basketball at OSU; is now OSU's women's
golf coach ... enjoys building things ... part of OSU Futures Forum, a
group of freshmen student-athletes identified for their potential leadership qualities and/or their excellent high school GPAs or test scores
... top athletic thrill was winning world title in racquetball ... favorite
I
movie is Blow; favorite TV show is Seinfeld; favorite actor is Mel
Gibson; favorite book is Under The Banner Of Heaven; favorite musician is Garth Brooks; favorite vehicle is 1971 Ford Bronco; favorite
foods are steak, chicken and pasta; favorite restaurant is La Conga. .
chose OSU for its "great opportunity athletically and academically."
a senior, batted 350 with 1 homer
basketball for California-Irvine
as
prep teammate Bred Casey also plays for OSU, Mike Green plays
also played basketball
3 85 GPA
LONNIE
Infielder
Bats right, throws right
Junior (2 letters) / 6-foot-0,195 pounds
Kennewick, Wash. (Southridge HS)
One of Oregon State's 18 returning lettermen in 2007 ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Lonnie had a great fall. He's struggled offensively but has been good defensively in our program, but this fall he
made enough contact that he's right there to be one of the guys starting
in the infield somewhere."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business ... parents are Lon and Marla
Lechelt; family includes brothers Shawn (26), Ryon (18), sisters
Jaclyn (24), Dayna (16) ... enjoys basketball, football, listening to
music, hanging out with friends ... top athletic thrill was winning College World Series ... favorite athlete is Allen Iverson; favorite movie is
Friday; favorite TV show is SportsCenter; favorite musician is Tupac;
favorite favorite food is chicken ... chose OSU because "I wanted to
further myself in sports and education, and OSU was a perfect fit."
OREGON STATE: (2006) As a sophomore, lettered . Apr. 8 vs Arizona, 1-for-3, 1 run Mar 18 at
Southern California, 1 -for-2 (2005) As a freshman, lettered first 2 career hits were home runs . Apr 9
at Stanford second game, pinch-hit bases-loaded walk keyed 4-run seventh that helped erase 7-run
OREGON S. ATE UNIVERSITY ATHLEl1CS-DEVELOP:NGFUTURELEADERSTHROUGHEXCELLENCEINACADEMICSANDATHLETICS
STATE
stolen base; drafted in 41st round by Milwaukee Brewers
BROOKWOOD SECONDARY HIGH: Drafted in 50th round by Toronto Blue Jays
played basketball
3 2 GPA.
MIKE
...
Outfielder
Bats right, throws left
Senior (3 letters) i 6-foot-0, 215 pounds
Ontario, Ore. (Ontario HS)
One of Oregon State's 18 returning lettermen in 2007 ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Mike hit the ball very well in the fall. He has
the capability to really help us offensively, and we need his leadership."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Sociology ... born in Ontario, Ore....
parents are Dan Lissman and Margie Yasuda; family includes brothers
Joey (27), Kenny (23) ... enjoys hunting, fishing ... top athletic thrill
was winning national championship... favorite athlete is Ken Griffey
Jr.; favorite movie is The Last Samurai; favorite TV show is Entourage;
favorite actor is Denzel Washington; favorite book is Friday Night
Lights; favorite musicians are Tupac Shakur, Tom Petty, Notorious
BIG; favorite vehicle is Range Rover; favorite food is Japanese; favorite restaurant is Sansei Cafe ... chose OSU for its academic opportunities and "to play with and against the best players in the nation."
Mike Lissman
OREGON STATE: (2006)As a junior, lettered
10 multi-hit games, 1 multi-RBI game
had a hit in
Brigham Young, homered and walked
10 of his last 16 games Jun 19 vs Georgia, 2-for-3,1 RBI, 1 run, 1 stolen base Jun 3 vs. Kansas,
2-for-4, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 run, 1 stolen base, Apr 25-May 21, in 10 games, batted 370 (1 0-for-27) with
May 20 at Washington State, 2-for-4, 2 doubles, 1 RBI, 1 run . May 6 vs
2 doubles, 4 RBIs, 7 runs
won state title
Washington, 2-for-3, 1 RBI Apr. 25 vs Portland, 2-for-4, 1 run Apr.11 at Portland, tripled to start rally
that began bringing OSU back from 6-run deficit to 14-9 win Apr 1 vs Texas-Pan American second
Feb 25-Mar 26, in 10 games, batted 542 (13-for-24) with 1 RBI, 4 runs, 5 hit by pitch
game, 2 RBIs
Feb 15-Mar 29, walked in 3 of first 4 games in which he batted Mar 29 vs
Mar 24 vs Dallas Baptist, homered
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
deficit in 11-10 win
stolen bases
as a junior, all-league first team, team Best Defensive Player; batted 411, 3 homers, 15
as a sophomore, team Most Improved Player
3 7 GPA; Honor Roll
Mar 25 vs Utah Valley State, 2-for-4, 1 run, 1 stolen base Mar. 18 at Southern California, 4-for-5, 1 run
Mar 5 vs Nevada, 0-for-2 with 1 RBI, 1 run, 2 hit by
Mar 11 at New Mexico, 3-for-4, 1 run
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
3B HR BB SO HP SB-ATT OBA TB SLG
YEAR AVG. GIGS AB
R
H
BI
23
2005
125
2014
16
3
2
5
0
0
2
4
8
0
0-0
300
2006
087
16/9
23
5
2
0
0
0
0
4
15
0
1-1
TOTAL 103 36/13
39
8
4
5
0
0
2
8
23
0
1-1
8
500
222
2
087
255
10
256
May 21 vs Southern California, 2-out, 2-run single in 7-run fifth inning as OSU clinched tie for Pac-10
Apr 29-May 13, in 10 games, batted 366 (15-for-41) with 1 homer, 6 RBIs, 11 runs May 8 at
title
UCLA, 3-for-4,1 RBI, 3 runs Apr 29-May 6, 5-game hitting streak; during streak, batted 429 (9-for-21)
with 4 RBIs, 5 runs May 3 vs Portland, 3-for-5, 1 RBI, 2 runs Apr 29 vs Arizona State, 2-for-4, 1
homer, 3 RBIs; 3-run homer sparked comeback win vs nation's 20th-ranked team Apr 24 vs Washington State first game, 2-for-4, 2 walks, 1 stolen base Mar 18 vs Sacramento State, 2-for-5, 2 RBIs,1
37 JORDAN
LENNERTON
stolen base
Feb 5-Feb 26, 7-game hitting streak; during streak, batted 429 (12-for-28) with 9 doubles,
1 triple, 11 RBIs
Feb 5-Feb 25, doubled in 6 straight games (9 total doubles)
Feb 15 vs Portland,
2-for-4, 2 doubles, 4 RBIs Feb 3-Feb 6, named to all-tournament team at Bob Schaefer Memorial
Feb 5 vs New Mexico State,
Tournament Feb 6 atArizona State, 2-far-4,1 double, 1 triple, 2 RBIs
3-for-5, school record-tying 3 doubles, 3 RBIs (2004) Among Pacific-1 0 leaders through end of regular
First baseman
Bats left, throws left
Junior (transfer)/ 6-foot-2, 230 pounds
season, tied forfirst in fielding percentage (1 000) as a freshman, lettered 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-
Langley, B.C. (Brookwood Secondary HS, El Paso CC)
Joins Oregon State's program in 2007 ... OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "Jordan plays very well defensively; he's a big target at
first base. He can give us some power from the left side."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Exercise and Sport Science; considering
becoming a teacher and/or coach ... born in Surrey, British Columbia ...
parents are Cam and Karen Lennerton; family includes brother Ryan
(23) ... Ryan played baseball for Arkansas ... enjoys working out,
golfing ... top athletic thrills were playing on Canadian Junior National
Team, playing in 1998 Little League World Series ... favorite athletes
are J.T. Snow and Larry Walker; favorite movie is Bull Durham;
favorite TV show is Baseball Tonight; favorite book is Ball Four;
favorite musician is George Strait; favorite food is chicken; favorite
restaurant is Texas Roadhouse ... chose OSU for its baseball program.
EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Lettered 2 years for coach Shannon Hunt
12 multi-hit games; 7 multi-RBI games had
as a sophomore, lettered
June 18 vs Tulane off bench, pinch-hit single
pitch (2005) Team co-captain
a hit in 31 of 51 games; had aRBlin18of51games
as a sophomore,
all-conference first team; batted 416,10 home runs, 14 doubles, 63 RBIs, 7 stolen bases as a
freshman, all-conference honorable mention; batted 333, 5 homers, 2 triples, 11 doubles, 24 RBIs,1
May
May 23, in 4 games, batted 412 (7-for-17) with 2 homers,1 double, 3 RBIs, 3 runs,1 stolen base
30 vs UCLA, 2-for-3, 1 homer, 1 double, 3 RBls May 16 at Arizona State, 2-for-5, 1 homer Apr 9-May
1, scored at least 1 run in 10 straight games Apr 9-Apr 30, in 8 games, batted 469 (15-for-32) with 2
homers, 2 doubles, 9 RBIs Apr 30 vs Washington, 2-for-4,1 RBI, 2 runs Apr 9-Apr 18, 5-game
hitting streak; during streak, batted 524 (11-for-21) with 1 double, 8 RBIs, 3 stolen bases, 9 runs Apr.
12-Apr 18, stolen base in 3 straight games Apr 18 at Sacramento State, 2-for-4, 1 stolen base, 3 runs
missed 2 games after
Apr 17 at Sacramento State, 4-for-5, 1 double, 2 RBIs,1 stolen base, 2 runs
injuring ankle priorto game at Washington on Apr 13 Apr 9 vs Stanford, 2-for-4, 2 homers, 4 RBIs
Mar 4-Mar 14, 6-game hitting streak; during streak, batted 348 (8-for-23) with 2 doubles, 3 RBIs, 8 runs
Mar 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, all-state first team, all-league
as a junior, all-state first
first team; batted 529, 10 homers, 45 RBIs; team reached state title game
prep teammate Greg Keim also plays for OSU also played football
team, all-league first team
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
YEAR AVG. GIGS AB
HR BB SO HP SB-ATT OBA TB SLG
BI
2B
3B
2004
349 45/36
146
39
51
34
8
0
8
17
25
5
4-5
429
83
568
2005
284 51/43
162
27
46
30
10
1
1
11
27
8
5-7
353
61
377
2006
316 40/25
95
17
30
10
3
1
0
8
11
8
3-3
411
35
368
TOTAL 315136/104 403
83
127
74
21
2
9
36
63
21
12-15
395
179
444
R
H
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS-DEVELOPING FUTURE LEADERS THROUGH EXCEIIENCE IN ACADEMICS ANDATHLETI
71-
1
7 ANTON
MAXWELL
Pitcher
Bats left, throws left
Senior (2 letters) 15-foot-9,185 pounds
Anchorage, Alas. (East HS, Feather River CC)
Among Oregon State's 18 returning lettermen in 2007 ... in 2005,
All-Pacific-10 honorable mention ... OSU head coach Pat Casey says:
"Anton didn't get a chance to throw in the fall (illness), but he showed
what he's capable of with 11 wins as a sophomore. We want Anton to
get back to that same form and be a starter for us."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Sociology; may become a teacher ... born
in Anchorage, Alas... parents are Bill Sosnowski and Jill Maxwell;
family includes sisters Arianna Sosnoski (11), Mary Sosnoski (9) ...
enjoys snowboarding, fishing, hunting, movies, barbecues, hockey ...
top athletic thrill was 1-hitter against Washington State in 2005 ...
favorite athlete is Billy Wagner; favorite movie is Good Fellas; favorite
TV show is Family Guy; favorite actor is Will Ferrell; favorite musicians are those on Arctic Flow Records; favorite vehicle is 2006 Mustang GT; favorite food is chicken queso burrito; favorite restaurant is
Red Robin ... chose OSU to play Division I baseball.
OREGON STATE: (2006) As ajunior, lettered . 2 orfewerearned runs in 5 of 8 starts Apr. 9 vs
Arizona, took loss; 4 1 innings, 7 hits, 5 runs, 2 walks, 3 strikeouts Apr 1 vs Texas-Pan American
second game, earned win; 6 0 innings, 4 hits, 0 runs, 3 walks, 6 strikeouts
Mar 26 vs Utah Valley
State, earned win; 5 0 innings, 4 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts Mar 11 at New Mexico, took loss;
1 1 innings, 2 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), 3 walks, 0 strikeouts Mar 5 vs Nevada, earned win; 5 2 innings,
4 hits, 1 run,1 walk, 3 strikeouts
Feb 19 at Pepperdine, took loss; 1 1 inning, 4 hits, 5 runs, 4 walks,
strikeouts (2005) All-Pacific-10 honorable mention
among NCAA Division I leaders, tied for 20th in
wins (11)
among Pac-10 leaders, tied forthird in wins (11);10th in opponents' batting average ( 251)
among OSU all-time single-season leaders, tied for third in wins (11) as a sophomore, lettered
earned win in 4 of last 5 starts May 7-June 5, earned win in 4 straight starts June 5 vs St John's,
earned win; 6 0 innings, 8 hits, 1 run (0 earned), 1 walk, 3 strikeouts
May 21 vs Southern California,
earned win as OSU clinched tie for Pac-1 0 title; 5 0 innings, 7 hits, 4 runs, 4 walks, 5 strikeouts
May
14 at Washington, earned win; 6 0 innings, 3 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), 5 walks, 4 strikeouts May 7 at
UCLA, earned win; 6 0 innings, 9 hits, 4 runs, 1 walk, 7 strikeouts Apr 30 vs Arizona State, took loss;
6 1 innings, 9 hits, 3 runs (1 earned), 2 walks, 6 strikeouts Apr 24 vs Washington State first game,
won first career complete game; 9 0 innings,1 hit,1 run, 4 walks, 7 strikeouts; only hit was solo homer
with 2 out in sixth Apr 16 at Arizona, earned win; 5 1 innings, 4 hits, 1 run, 4 walks, 8 strikeouts
Apr 2 vs California, earned win; 6 0 innings, 8 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, 1 strikeout
Mar 25 vs Dallas
Mar 18
vs Sacramento State second game, earned win; 6 1 innings, 4 hits, 4 runs,1 walk, 5 strikeouts Mar 5
vs California-Riverside, earned win; 5 1 innings, 3 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts Feb 13-Feb 19,
Baptist second game, earned win; 6 0 innings, 5 hits, 3 runs (0 earned), 1 walk, 3 strikeouts
Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week for Feb 19 vs California-Davis, earned win; 7 1 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs,1
walk, 8 strikeouts; took no-hitter into eighth inning
FEATHER RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Lettered 1 year for coach Reed Peters all-league
second team; 2-0 record, 2 82 ERA, 51 innings, 43 hits, 22 walks, 60 strikeouts 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, 55
.
strikeouts
2005
4 33
11-1
0
17/17
2006
5 50
3-3
0
10/8
TOTAL
4 64
14-4
0
27/25
says: "Jake is a big competitor. He has great arm strength, and when he
pitches the ball where he wants it, he's very effective."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Sociology ... born in Anchorage, Alas....
parents are James and Charlotte McCormick; family includes brother
Russell (24) ... James played baseball at Kansas State, grandfather
played baseball at Nebraska ... enjoys pool, fishing ... favorite athlete
is Nolan Ryan; favorite movie is Remember The Titans; favorite actor
is Mel Gibson; favorite book is The Bible; favorite music is country;
favorite vehicle is Toyota Tacoma; favorite food is McDonald's; favorite restaurant is Sizzler .. chose OSU for its academic and athletic
reputation, Corvallis' college town atmosphere.
OREGON STATE: (2006) As ajunior, lettered
1
0
95 2 90
0
0
34 1
1
0
38
R ER BB SO HP WP BK AVG. HR
53 46 42 69 9 9 5 251 10
29
21
22
21
9
130 0 128 82
67
64
90
18
2
11
0
279
5
5
259
15
honorable mention
Pitcher
Bats right, throws right
Senior (3 letters) / 6-foot-3, 220 pounds
Marysville, Calif. (Erindale HS. Australia)
Pacific-10 AII-Academic
at least 10 inning pitched in 7 of 12 appearances; did not allow an earned run in 8
Apr 30 vs Arizona State, in relief; 1 1 innings, I hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts
of 12 appearances
Apr 9 at Stanford second game, in relief; 3 0 innings, 2 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts
Dallas Baptist, lost in first career start; 1 2 innings, 3 hits, 4 runs, 3 walks, 0 strikeouts
Mar 24 vs
Mar 18 vs
Sacramento State second game, earned save; 2 2 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts Mar 12
vs Pepperdine, lost in relief; 2 1 innings, I hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts Mar 5 vs CaliforniaRiverside, 2 1 innings,1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts Feb 4 vs Gonzaga, 2 0 innings, 1 hit, 0
runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts
MCCORMICK
Mar. 31 vs Texas-Pan American, scored as pinch
(2005) As a sophomore, lettered,
runner in 10th inning to give OSU 5-4 win
H
Apr 1
Pacific-10 All-Academic honorable mention
vs Texas-Pan American first game, 1 -for-2, 1 run
prep teammate Corey Madden plays for St Mary's (Calif )
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - PITCHING
YEAR
ERA
W-L Sv G/GS OG Sh
IP
Anton Maxwell
,
(2004) As a freshman, lettered
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
Apr 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 20-Mar 31, did not allow a run in 9 straight appearances
Mar 21 vs
Utah Valley State; 3 2 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts; recorded 5 outs on his first 5 pitches
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
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - PITCHING
Among Oregon State's 18 returning lettermen in 2007 ... in 2005
W-L Sv
GIGS OG Sh
R ER BB SO HP WP SK AVG. HR
YEAR
ERA
2004
3 23
0-0
0
23/0
0
0
302 24
15
7
17
2005
4 41
0-2
1
12/1
0
0
161
17
10
8
6
6
TOTALS
.R Rd
0-2
1
35/1
0
0
470 41
25
19
13
23
IP
H
11
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS-DEVELOPING FUTURE LEADERS THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMICS ANDATHLE ICS
7
3
0
218
4
1
0
0
274
0
8
3
0
238
4
STATE'
509, 6 homers, 16 doubles, 34 RBIs, 18 stolen bases as a junior, all-state first team, all-league first
team, Area Code Games; batted 509,13 homers as a sophomore, all-state first team, all-league first
team also played football 3 4 GPA; Multnomah Scholar-Athlete Award
RYAN
ORTIZ
Catcher
Bats right, throws right
Freshman (high school) 16-foot-3,185 pounds
San Diego, Calif. (St. Augustine HS)
Joins Oregon State's program in 2007 ... OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "Ryan had a good fall. He's going to be a good player.
He's a big target behind the plate, he swung the bat well, he's a quick
learner - he's going to be a very good catcher in this conference."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business Administration .. born in San
Pedro, Calif. ... parents are Randy Ortiz and Tammy Hobson; family
includes brothers Gary (24), Eric (16), Evan (3), sister Melissa (21)
enjoys participating in all sports, watching movies ... top athletic thrill
was playing in state championship game ... favorite athletes are Jorge
Posada and Vlad Guerrero; favorite movie is Bull Durham; favorite TV
show is CSI; favorite actor is Will Ferrell; favorite book is Catcher In
The Rye; favorite group is Blink 182; favorite food is steak and
potatoes; favorite restaurant is In `n' Out ... chose OSU for its
coaching staff and Pacific- 10 competition
ST. AUGUSTINE HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Mike Stephenson as a senior, all-state first
team, all-section first team, league Player of the Year, team Most Valuable Player; batted 420, 8
homers, 39 RBIs, 33 runs as ajunior, all-league first team; batted 440, 4 homers, 39 RBIs, 29 runs,
5 stolen bases prep teammate Gunnar Terhune plays for California-Santa Barbara, Dylan Graham
and Travis McCracken for San Diego State
Joe Paterson
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
YEAR AVG. GIGS AB
R
H
2006
2
1
200
8
512
5
BI
23
3B
0
0
0
HR BB SO HP SB-ATT OBA TB SLG
0
0
2
0
0-0
200
1
200
JASON
OGATA
Infielder
Bats right, throws right
Sophomore (transfer) / 6-foot-0, 190 pounds
Portland, Ore. (Westview HS, Louisiana State U.)
Joins Oregon State's program in 2007 ... OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "Jason really swung the bat well this fall. We're excited
about him being here in our program, and he's going to hit in our lineup
somewhere. Right now, we're trying to sort out where he's going to
play defensively - but his bat plays."
PERSONAL: Has not decided on a major. . born in Portland, Ore....
parents are Dale and Sharon Ogata; family includes brother Daniel
(12), sister Carly (14). cousin Derek Ogata swam for CaliforniaSanta Barbara ... enjoys poker, friends ... top athletic thrill was playing
in high school All-America game ... favorite athlete is Alex Rodriguez;
favorite movie is Remember The Titans; favorite TV show is
SportsCenter; favorite actor is Denzel Washington; favorite food is
sushi .. chose OSU to return to his home state, play for Pat Casey.
LOUISIANA STATE: Lettered 1 year for coach Smoke Lavall at the NCAADivision I school played
in 24 games, starting 16, batted 255, 7 doubles, 9 RBIs, 9 runs, 2 stolen bases
WESTVIEW HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Jeff Shull
3-time all-state first team as a senior,
state Player of the Year, Louisville SluggerAll-American, all-state first team, all-league first team; batted
3 0 GPA
JOE
26
V PATERSON
Pitcher
Bats left, throws left
Junior (1 letter)! 6-foot-1, 205 pounds
McMinnville, Ore. (McMinnville HS/Linfield Coll.)
Among Oregon State's 18 returning lettermen in 2007 ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Joe pitched very well for us last year. We look
for him to make a big jump. He has the versatility to be moved to the
front of the game, he can close - he can pitch anywhere "
PERSONAL: Majoring in General Agriculture ... born in Oakland,
Calif. ... parents are Jay Thomas and Marsha Paterson; family includes
brothers Tommy (24), Sam (15), sister Megan (17) .. Tommy played
baseball for Linfield, now in Philadelphia Phillies' system; grandfather
Tom Paterson played football at Oregon State ... enjoys ping-pong .
top athletic thrill was winning national championship ... favorite athlete is Scott Brosius; favorite movie is Finding Neverland; favorite TV
show is SportsCenter; favorite actor is Will Ferrell; favorite vehicle is
El Camino; favorite food is Jake's Plate; favorite restaurant is Jake's
Deli ... chose OSU for its baseball program.
OREGON STATE: (2006)As a sophomore, lettered
0 runs in 18 of 25 appearances; 1 or fewer hits
in 20 of 25 appearances; at least 10 inning in 15 of 25 appearances; 1 or fewer walks in 23 of 25
appearances Jun 26 vs North Carolina, in relief; 0.0 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts as
Jun 24 vs North Carolina, lost in relief; 1 0 inning, 1 hit, 1 run, 0 walks, 0
OSU won national title
strikeouts Jun 21 vs Rice, in relief; 2 1 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, I strikeout; teamed with prep
teammate Daniel Turpen on 5-hit shutout Jun 17 vs Miami (Fla ), in relief; 1 0 inning, 0 hits, 0 runs,1
walk, 0 strikeouts Jun 4 vs Hawai'i, in relief; 10 inning, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts Mar
25-Apr 22, in 8 appearances, 1 -0 record, 1 save, 11 2 innings, 5 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 11 strikeouts
Apr. 8
vs Arizona, earned save; 3 2 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts Mar 28 at Pacific (Calif ),
Feb 11 vs Arizona State, 3 0 innings, 2
won in relief; 3 2 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 4 strikeouts
2007
OREGON STATE
BASEBALL
runs, u runs, i wa K, 4 sir Keouts
LINFIELD: Lettered 1 year for coach Scott Camahan at the NCAA Division III school
save, 6 14 ERA, 12 appearances, 2 starts; 22 0 innings, 20 hits, 12 walks, 22 strikeouts
McMINNVILLE HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Mark Peterson
team Most Valuable Pitcher in State-Metro Series
0-0 record, 1
as a senior, all-state second team,
2-time all-league first team
prep teammate Daniel
3 7 GPA; National Honor Society; student vice president
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - PITCHING
YEAR
ERA
W-L Sv GIGS 03 Sh
IP
H
R ER BB SO HP WP BK AVG. HR
Turpen plays for OSU
2006
411
also played football
1-1
1
26/0
0
0
30 2
23
14
14
14
21
2
0
.204
0
1
Pitcher
Bats right, throws right
Freshman (high school) 16-foot-2,175 pounds
Warden, Wash. (Warden HS)
Joins Oregon State's program this season ... OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "Jorge has a live arm, one of the best freshman arms in the
conference. He's going to be a good pitcher here."
PERSONAL: Has not decided on a major ... born in Rio Grande, Tex.
... parents are Jorge and Nele Reyes; family includes brothers Roberto
(20), Arturo (15), Luciano (10) ... Roberto played baseball for Western
Oregon ... enjoys listening to music, golf, poker ... top athletic thrills
were hitting a walkoff home run against school's archrival, and pitching
in Babe Ruth World Series... favorite athlete is Alex Rodriguez; favorite
movie is Grandma's Boy; favorite TV show is Laguna Beach; favorite
actress is Jessica Alba; favorite book is Moneyball; favorite musician
is Ludacris; favorite vehicle is Acura RSA; favorite food is "family
food"; favorite restaurant is Incas ... chose OSU to win a national title.
WARDEN HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Dan Caballero as a senior, all-state first team, all-area
first team, all-league first team; 6-1 record, 0 32 ERA, 43 2 innings, 78 strikeouts as ajunior, all-
state first team, all-area first team, all-league first team; 9-0 record, 0 40 ERA, 51 innings, 101
strikeouts also played football, basketball 3 56 GPA; Gates Millenium Scholar finalist
Scott Santschi
games, batted 429 (6-for-14) with 4 RBIs, 2 runs Apr 21-23 at California, at least 1 hit and 1 RBI in
each game of OSU's sweep, total of 5 RBIs Apr 16 vs Stanford, 1-for-2, 1 RBI, 2 runs . Apr 11 at
Portland, off bench, 1 -for-3, 1 RBI, 1 stolen base . Mar 10-Mar 26, in 8 games, batted 414 (12-for-29)
Mar 24-26 vs Utah Valley State, in 3 games batted 583 (7with 1 homer, 1 triple, 3 doubles, 9 RBIs
for-12) with 1 homer, 3 doubles, 7 RBIs, 5 runs
Mar. 26 vs Utah Valley State, 4-for-4, 2 doubles, 2
Mar 24 vs Utah Valley State, 2-for-4,1
Mar. 25 vs Utah Valley State, 3-run homer
RBIs, 3 runs
Mar 17 at Southern California, 2-for-4, 1 triple, 2 RBIs Feb 26 vs. St Mary's (Calif),
2-for-6, 2 doubles Feb 19 at Pepperdine, 2-for-3, 2 doubles; made leaping catch at top of wall to rob a
Feb 12 vs
Wave of a homer Feb 12-Feb 19, in 4 games batted 538 (7-for-13) with 3 doubles
Outfielder
Bats left, throws right
Senior (1 letter) / 6-foot-0,190 pounds
Vancouver. Wash, (Skyview HS, CC of Spokane)
double, 2 RBIs
Gonzaga, 3-for-5, 1 double, 2 runs
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF SPOKANE: Lettered 2 years for coach Dave Keller.. as a sophomore,
all-NWAACC first team, all-region first team, NWAACC all-tournament team; batted 391 with 1 homer, 4
triples, 13 doubles, 37 RBIs, led outfield in assists as a freshman, batted 308 with 25 RBIs 30
Among Oregon State's 4 returning starters in 2007 ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Scott didn't get to play this fall because he
was hurt, but he's a guy, ability-wise, who can do a lot of things - he
can run, he's got some power, he can really throw."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business; considering a career in marketing
management ... born in Syracuse, N.Y... parents are Ken and Kathy
Santschi; family includes brothers Mark (26), Doug (20), Sean (17) ...
grandfather William Santschi played baseball for Ohio State ... enjoys
skiing, movies, working out, listening to music, being with teammates
and friends ... top athletic thrill was "being on the bottom of the national championship dogpile in Omaha".. favorite athlete is Derek
Jeter; favorite movies are Gladiator, Good Fellas; favorite TV show is
SportsCenter; favorite group is Linkin Park; favorite food is bacon
cheeseburger ... chose OSU to play Pac-10 baseball, be closer to home.
OREGON STATE: (2006) As ajunior, lettered
12 multi-hit games, 11 multi-RBI games
had a hit in
GPA; Vice President's Honor Roll
SKYVIEW HIGH: Lettered 2 years for coach Tad Thompson as a senior, all-league, team Gold
Glove Award; batted 350 as a junior, all-league prep teammate Kaleb Hutchinson plays baseball
3 5 GPA; graduated
for Cornell, Mike Terry baseball for Gonzaga, Josh Tschirgi football for Oregon
with honors, 4-time state Scholar-Athlete Award
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
H
BI
2B
3B FR BB SO HP SB-ATT OBA TB SLC
R
YEAR AVG. GIGS AB
2006
271
60/46 181
27
49
29
13
3
2
27
48
6
4-4
381
74
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SITTON
Pitcher
Bats left, throws left
Freshman (high school) 16-foot-5,170 pounds
McMinnville, Ore. (McMinnville HS)
34 of 60 games; had a RBI in 18 of 60 games
Jun. 20 vs Miami, doubled to start OSU's decisive 4-run
third inning Jun 11 vs Stanford, 2-for-4, 1 homer, 2 RBIs; 2-run homer ignited 6-run fourth inning as
DSU clinched NCAA Corvallis Super Regional sweep May 26 vs UCLA, 2-for-3,1 double, 1 run as
DSU clinched Pac-1 0 title
May 21 at Washignton State, threw runner out at plate to end second inning
and keep momentum in OSU's favor as Beavers clinched share of Pac-10 title Apr 27-Apr 30, in 4
Joins Oregon State's program in 2007 ... OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "I think Kraig is going to be an eventual starter in this
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BASEBALL He's lefthanded and we need that arm. We need somebody to be a
matchup guy out of the pen and if he can handle that role it would
help our staff."
PERSONAL: Has not decided on a major ... born in Phoenix, Ariz....
parents are Rudy and Anna Sogard; family includes brother Eric (20) ...
Eric plays baseball for Arizona State .. enjoys music, ping-pong, video
games, whiffleball, floating the river, swimming ... top athletic thrill
was playing in Super 50 all-star game at Chase Field.. favorite athlete
is Johan Santana; favorite movie is Boondock Saints; favorite TV show
is Best Damn Sports Show; favorite actor is Johnny Depp; favorite
book is The Mental Game Of Baseball, by H.A. Dorfman and Karl
Kuehl; favorite group is Slightly Stoopid; favorite vehicle is 1959
Cadillac Cadster; favorite food is sushi; favorite restaurant is Bamboo
House ... chose OSU for its great baseball program, coaches, campus.
OREGON STATE: (2006) Redshirted
THUNDERBIRD HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Brian Dyer
as a senior, all-state first team, region
Player of the Year; batted 511, 6 homers, 12 doubles, 34 RBIs, school-record 48 hits; pitched 45 2
innings, striking out 62
as ajunior, all-region first team; batted 333,10 doubles; 7-2 record, 2 40 ERA
also played soccer 3 1 GPA
errorless at first base during junior and senior seasons
9
DALE
SOLOMON
Catcher, first baseman
Bats right, throws right
Freshman (redshirt)15-foot-11, 220 pounds
Moreno Valley, Calif. (Valley View HS)
Mike Stutes
program When his strength catches up with his size, he's going to be
very, very effective."
PERSONAL: Majoring in History; considering becoming a teacher
born in McMinnville, Ore .. parents are Mark and Shari Sitton;
family includes brother Mitchell (16), sister Nicole (12) . . second
cousin Charlie Sitton played basketball for Oregon State, the Dallas
Mavericks ... enjoys hunting, fishing ... top athletic thrill is "the
pressure of a big game" .. favorite athlete is Larry Bird; favorite movie
is Dodgeball; favorite TV show is That '70s Show; favorite actor is
Jack Black; favorite book is It's Not About The Bike, by Lance
Armstrong; favorite vehicle is 1969 Ford Mustang; favorite food is
pizza; favorite restaurant is Olive Garden ... chose OSU because he
"always dreamed of going to Oregon State and to be able to play for
the national champs is an amazing opportunity."
McMINNVILLE HIGH HIGH: Lettered 2 yearsforcoach Mark Peterson
as a senior, all-state third
team, all-league first team; 9-2 record, 0 78 ERA, 77 0 innings, 36 walks, 106 strikeouts, opponents
batted 175 also played football 3 68 GPA; Powerade Scholar-Athlete
31
Among Oregon State's 5 returning redshirts in 2007 .. OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Dale swung the bat really well in the fall. He's
made great strides as a hitter and he showed real power from the right
side. We're teaching him to play first base."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Psychology; considering becoming a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent ... born in Fullerton, Calif. ... parents
are Greg and Sharon Solomon; family includes sister Danyelle (21) ...
enjoys ping-pong, racquetball, collecting baseball cards ... top athletic
thrill is "hitting a walkoff home run" ... favorite athlete is Lance
Burkman; favorite movie is Along Came A Spider; favorite TV show is
Seinfeld; favorite actor is Morgan Freeman; favorite group is
Yellowcard; favorite vehicle is Ford Saleen S7; favorite food is grilled
chicken; favorite restaurant is PF Chang's ... chose OSU for its baseball program and the small-town atmosphere of Corvallis.
OREGON STATE: (2006) Redshirted
VALLEY VIEW HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Matt Davis
Ryan Babineau play for UCLA, Josh Romanski for San Diego, Tommy McClain forArkansas, Danny
Espinosa for Long Beach State also played football school Athlete of the Year 3 76 GPA; Center
forApplied Research student, Technology and Academics Student of the Year; Marine ScholarAthlete Award
3 STUTES
MIKE
ALEX
SOGARD
Pitcher, first baseman
Bats left, throws left
Freshman (redshirt) I6-foot-3, 210 pounds
Phoenix, Ariz. (Thunderbird HS)
Among Oregon State's 5 returning redshirts in 2007. . OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Alex threw pretty well at times in the fall.
as a senior, all-league first team, all-
as a junior, all-league first
county first team, team Most Valuable Player; batted 480 with 7 homers
team, all-county first team; batted 489 with 6 homers prep teammates Jermaine Curtis, John Drennan,
Pitcher
Bats right, throws right
Junior (1 letter) 16-foot-1, 185 pounds
Lake Oswego, Ore. (Lake Oswego HS. Santa Clara U.)
Among Oregon State's 4 returning starters in 2007. . OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Mike should be a Friday guy in this conference. He should be a guy everybody looks to as being one of the mar-
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quee pitchers in the conference; he has to take on that role and pitch at
the front of series for us and be a warrior."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business ... born in Metairie, La. ... parents are Chris and Suzy Stutes; family includes brother Matt (17) ...
enjoys baseball, music ... top athletic thrill was winning College World
Series.. favorite movies are Fight Club, The Big Lebowski; favorite
TV show is Family Guy; favorite musician is Tupac Shakur; favorite
vehicle is 1997 Ford Expedition; favorite food is steak . chose OSU
for a "chance to win the College World Series."
OREGON STATE: (2006) Among Pacific-10 leaders, fifth in ERA(3 10), opponents' batting average
( 243); tied for fifth in wins (8) as a sophomore, lettered 0 earned runs in 6 of 17 appearances; at
least 6 strikeouts in 5 of 17 appearances; 2 or fewer walks in 13 of 17 appearances; 3 or fewer hits in 5
of 17 appearances
Jun 20 vs Miami, earned win; 6 1 innings, 4 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts
Jun 4 vs Hawai'i, earned win; 5 2 innings, 8 hits, 3 runs, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts as OSU won NCAA
Corvallis Regional May 21 at Washington State, earned win; 5 0 innings, 4 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, 3
strikeouts
Mar 29-May 7, in 5 starts, 3-1 record, 1 08 ERA, 33 1 innings, 21 hits, 10 runs (4 earned), 13
walks, 30 strikeouts May 7 vs Washington, earned win; 8 0 innings, 3 hits, 1 run (0 earned), 4 walks,
8 strikeouts Apr 28 vs New Mexico, earned win; 8 0 innings, 4 hits,1 run, 2 walks, 11 strikeouts
Apr 13-Apr 23, had string of 12 1 innings without allowing an earned run against Stanford and California
Apr 23 at California, no decision; 5 2 innings, 6 hits, 4 runs (1 earned), 0 walks, 4 strikeouts
Apr 13
vs Stanford, earned win; 6 2 innings, 3 hits, 0 runs, 5 walks, 2 strikeouts Mar 29 at San Francisco,
took loss; 5 0 innings, 5 hits, 4 runs (2 earned), 2 walks, 5 strikeouts
Mar 24 vs Utah Valley State, in
relief; 3 1 innings, 3 hits, 0 runs, I walk, 6 strikeouts
Mar 18 at Southern California, took loss; 2 1
innings, 7 hits, 4 runs, 2 walks, 0 strikeouts Mar 11 at New Mexico, in relief, 3 2 innings, 4 hits, 5
runs (1 earned), 2 walks, 3 strikeouts
Feb 26-Mar 7, in starts vs St Mary's (Calif) and Portland, 2-0
record, 11 2 innings, 5 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), 3 walks, 17 strikeouts Mar 7 vs Portland, earned win;
6 0 innings, I hit, 0 runs, 2 walks, 7 strikeouts
Feb 26 vs St Mary's (Calif ), earned win; 5 2 innings,
4 hits, 4 runs (3 earned), I walk, 10 strikeouts; struck outside on 10 pitches in fourth inning; just missed
his collegiate career high of 11 strikeouts set in 2004 while pitching for Santa Clara vs Brown Feb 19
at Pepperdine, in relief; 2 2 innings, 3 hits, I run (0 earned), 4 walks, 4 strikeouts
Feb 12 vs
Gonzaga, no decision in start; 3 0 innings, 4 hits, 3 runs, 4 walks, 3 strikeouts
SANTA CLARA: Lettered 1 yearfor coach Mark O'Brien at the NCAA Division I school 4-5 record ,
5 40 ERA, pitched 11 games, started 9; 58 1 innings, 64 hits, 41 runs (35 earned), 29 walks, 53
strikeouts, opponents batted 286
LAKE OSWEGO HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Jake Anders
as a senior, state Player of Year,
Louisville Slugger state Player of Year, all-league first team, State-Metro All-Star Series Most Valuable
Pitcher; 11-1 record, 0 65 ERA, 85 innings, 157 strikeouts; batted 462; pitched no-hitterwith 18
strikeouts in playoffs as a junior, all-league first team; 6-2 record, 1 07 ERA as a sophomore, allleague
prep teammate Bryce Mooney plays for Washington, Matt Lange for Pacific (Calif ), Kevin
Davey for Santa Clara also played football 3 4 GPA
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - PITCHING
YEAR
ERA
2006
310
W-L Sv
8-2
0
G/GS 03 Sh
17/14
0
0
IP
H
811
74
R ER BB SO HP WP BK AVG. HR
40 28 37 77 9 8 4 243 4
Daniel Turpen
0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts; was on mound as OSU clinched NCAA Corvallis Super Regional
Apr 30 vs New Mexico in first start of season, earned win; 6 1 innings, 7 hits, 2 runs, 0
walks, 2 strikeouts Apr 25 vs Portland, in relief; 21 innings, 4 hits, 1 run, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts
Apr 11 at Portland, won in relief; 4 0 innings, 3 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 1 strikeout Mar. 29 at San Francisco, in relief; 2 1 innings, 2 hits, I run, 0 walks,1 strikeout Mar 5 at Nevada, in relief; 1 1 inning, 1
sweep
Feb 18 at Pepperdine, in relief; 2 0 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2
hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts
strikeouts (2005) May 3 vs Portland, no decision in start; 3 2 innings, 4 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
Mar. 22 at
Mar. 29 vs Brigham Young, earned win; 5 0 innings, 5 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts
Pitcher
Bats right, throws right
Junior (2 letters) 16-foot-4, 215 pounds
McMinnville, Ore. (McMinnville HS)
Portland, no decision in first career start; 3 2 innings, 2 hits, 5 runs (3 earned), 2 walks, 2 strikeouts
as a senior, all-state first team,
McMINNVILLE HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Mark Peterson
.
league Player of the Year, Gatorade State Player of theYear; 9-1 record, 098 ERA as a junior, all-state
third team, all-league first team, league Co-Player of the Year; 8-5 record, 2 06 ERA, batted 468, 2
homers, 24 RBIs also played basketball prep teammate Joe Paterson plays for OSU 3 58 GPA
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - PITCHING
Among Oregon State's 18 returning lettermen in 2007 ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "Daniel had some good outings last year He
needs to be consistent. He seemed to really gain a lot of confidence
from the College World Series, and has the capability of filling in and
being one of those weekend starters for us."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Sociology ... born in McMinnville, Ore....
parents are David and Lynel Turpen; family includes sister Whitney
(17) ... enjoys fishing, golf, football, video games ... top athletic thrill
was winning College World Series ... favorite athlete is former OSU
teammate Chris Kunda; favorite movie is Boondock Saints; favorite
TV show is Friends; favorite actress is Jennifer Aniston; favorite food
is lasagna; favorite restaurant is Olive Garden ... chose OSU for chance
to win a national championship.
OREGON STATE: (2006) As a sophomore, lettered
0 walks in 9 of 13 appearances; at least 10
inning in 10 of 13 appearances Jun 25 vs North Carolina, in relief; 0 2 innings, 2 hits, 1 run, 0 walks,
0 strikeouts
Jun 21 vs Rice, earned win in second start of season; 6 2 innings, 5 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk,
3 strikeouts; combined with high school teammate Joe Paterson on 5-hit shutout
Jun 17 vs Miami
(Fla ), in relief; 2 0 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, I strikeout Jun 11 vs Stanford, in relief; 1 0 inning,
W-L Sv
R ER BB SO HP WP SK AVG. HR
G/GS CG Sh
IP
H
0
0
141
16
10
7
6
7
2
1
0
286
4
13/2
0
0
310 30
10
10
6
14
4
1
0
270
1
19/5
0
0
451
46
10
17
12
21
6
2
0
275
5
YEAR
ERA
2005
440
1-0
0
6/3
2006
2 90
3-0
0
TOTAL
3 38
4-0
0
Outfielder
Bats left, throws right
Sophomore (1 letter) 16-foot-0, 205 pounds
Reno, Nev. (Reno HS)
Among Oregon State's 18 returning lettermen in 2007 ... OSU head
coach Pat Casey says: "John surprised us last year. He was really a
great role player, and all the things that he does in the game, he does to
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WELLS
Outfielder
Bats right, throws right
Junior (transfer)! 6-foot-0, 205 pounds
Glendale, Ariz. (Brophy College Prep HS, Dixie State JC)
Joins Oregon State's program in 2007 ... OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "Braden can play anywhere in the outfield. He has great
makeup, he's a tough kid. He's a guy who will continue to get better in
the program, and he can be a real solid player."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business Administration .. born in
Phoenix, Ariz. ... parents are Donny and Lynn Wells; family includes
brothers Colby (22), Dustin (13) ... enjoys all sports ... top athletic
thrill was scoring game-winning run to win conference championship
in junior college ... favorite athlete is Jeff Francoeur; favorite movie is
Boondock Saints; favorite TV show is That '70s Show; favorite
vehicle is Chevy Silverado ... chose OSU for its coaches and "the
opportunity to play for the best team in the nation."
DIXIE STATE JUNIOR COLLEGE: Lettered 2 years for coach Mike Littlewood. as a sophomore,
all-district first team, all-region first team; batted 358, 1 triple, 9 doubles, 31 RBIs, 24 stolen bases
as a freshman, drafted in 32nd round by Los Angeles Angels; batted 331, 1 homer, 2 triples, 4
doubles, 23 RBIs, 7 stolen bases 3 25 GPA
BROPHY COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH: Lettered 2 years for coach Tom Succow
all-state first team, all-league first team; batted4.1500, 4 homers, 6 triples, 12 doubles
football
as a senior,
also played
prep teammates Peter Beringhaus and Paul Crowder play for Portland, Sean Nicol for San
Diego . 3 6 GPA; Scholar-Athlete Award
JOEY
WONG
John Wallace
outfield and hit anywhere in the lineup."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business ... born in Reno, Nev.... parents
are Mike and Vicki Wallace; family includes brother Glenn (16) ..
Mike played baseball for Nevada, San Francisco Giants; uncle Steve
Senini played football for Nevada, Denver Broncos, Cleveland Browns
... enjoys golfing, Guitar Hero video game ... top athletic thrill was
winning national championship .. favorite athlete is OSU teammate
Darwin Barney; favorite movie is Boondock Saints; favorite TV show
is Entourage; favorite actress is Scarlett Johansson; favorite book is
Count of Monte Cristo; favorite group is Pastor Troy; favorite vehicle
is 1997 Ford Expedition; favorite food is sushi; favorite restaurant is
Papa's Pizza ... chose OSU to play Pacific-10 baseball.
OREGON STATE: (2006) As a freshman, lettered
14 multi-hit games, 4 multi-RBI games had a hit
Jun 26 vs North Carolina, 0-for-2,1 run, 1 RBI as
Beavers captured national championship Jun 25 vs North Carolina, 3-for-4,1 run Jun 21 vs Rice,
had groundout RBI for insurance run as OSU clinched berth in College World Series championship
series Jun 20 vs Miami, 2-for-5, 1 run Jun 2-Jun 4 at NCAA Corvallis Regional, in 2 games, batted
in 21 of the last 31 games in which he batted
.500 (4-for-8) with 1 RBI, 2 runs
with 3 RBIs, 4 runs
May 20-May 21 at Washington State, in 2 games, batted 500 (5-for-10)
May 20 at Washington State, 3-for-5, 1 RBI, 3 runs
May 6-May 14, 5-game hitting
streak; during streak, batted 350 (7-for-20) with 1 double, 4 RBIs, 3 runs- May 14 at Arizona State, 2-for5,1 RBI May 6 vs Washington, 2-for-4, 2 RBls Apr 30 vs New Mexico, 3-for-5,1 RBI, 1 run Apr
27 vs Cal Poly, 2-for-3, 1 double, 1 run
Mar. 29-Apr. 23, 6-game hitting streak; during streak, batted
625 (10-for-16) with 5 RBIs, 4 runs, 2 stolen bases; 4 games were ones in which he came off bench
Apr 11 at Portland, off bench, 3-for-5, 2 RBls, 1 run, 1 stolen base Apr.1 vs Texas-Pan American first
game, off bench, delivered 2 run-scoring singles Mar 5 vs Nevada, 2-for-3, 1 RBI in first career start
RENO HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Pete Savage; batted 407, 10 homers
as a senior, allleague first team, Most Valuable Player; batted 390, 5 homers
as ajunior, all-state second team, all-
Second baseman, shortstop
Bats left, throws right
Freshman (high school) ( 5-foot-10.160 pounds
Salem, Ore. (Sprague HS)
Joins Oregon State's program in 2007 ... OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "Joey had a great fall. We moved him from shortstop to
second base and that was an adjustment defensively, but he has a great
feel for the game - maybe as good as anybody."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Exercise and Sport Science ... born in
Salem, Ore.... parents are David and Sharon Wong; family includes
brother Nathan Anderson (31) ... David played football and baseball
for Willamette, baseball in minor leagues ... enjoys sports ... top
athletic thrill was playing in high school football and baseball state
championship games.. favorite athlete is Khalil Greene; favorite
movie is Miracle; favorite TV show is SportsCenter; favorite actor is
Will Ferrell; favorite group is Rascal Flatts; favorite food is Local
Boyz ribs; favorite restaurant is Local Boyz ... chose OSU for its great
baseball program.
SPRAGUE HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Brian Champion as a senior, all-state first team,
league Player of the Year, drafted in 46th round by Houston Astros; batted 438 with 3 homers, 14
RBIs, 6 stolen bases as a junior, all-state first team, all-league first team; USAYouth National
Team; batted 451, 2 homers, 4 triples, 7 doubles, 27 RBIs, 9 stolen bases as a sophomore, all-
league second team; batted 333 also played football prep teammate Brad Kidd plays for
Brigham Young, Landis Provanchia football for Oregon 3 6 GPA; Honor Roll
league first team; batted 445, 5 homers, 63 runs
also played football, prep teammate Drew Johnson
plays for Nevada, Brady Dolan for UCLA, Josh Barrett and Wes Evans football for Arizona State, Ryan
McKinley football for Fresno State 3 82 GPA; National Honor Society
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
YEAR AVG. GIGS AB
2006
326 47/31
132
R
H
BI
2B
3B
27
43
19
2
1
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0
18
31
4
5-9
422
47
356
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Second baseman
Bats right, throws right
Freshman (high school)! 6-foot-5, 210 pounds
Bats switch. throws right
Freshman (high school) 16-foot-0,155 pounds
Mercer Island, Wash. (Mercer Island HS)
Anchorage, Alas. (East HS)
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business; considering becoming a financial advisor
born in Seattle,
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business; considering a career in real estate
born in Anchorage, Alas..
enjoys
tennis, soccer top athletic thrill was a suicide squeeze to win a tournament favorite athlete is
Carlos Guillen; favorite movie is Wedding Crashers; favorite TV show is My Name Is Earl; favorite actor
is Denzel Washington; favorite musician is Pharrell Williams; favorite vehicle is Ferrari; favorite food is
Chinese; favorite restaurant is Arby's chose OSU for its baseball program
MERCER ISLAND HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Doug Williams all-league second team also
parents are Curt and Dena Nading; family includes brother Nick (20). . Curt played football for Utah State
enjoys football, basketball, ping-pong top athletic thrill was 4 straight state titles favorite athlete
played tennis
Player of the Year, Gatorade state Player of the Year, conference Most Valuable Player, state
tournament Most Valuable Player and Outstanding Pitcher, 4-0 record, 0 75 ERA, 43 strikeouts;
as a junior, all-state first team at pitcher, first
batted 649; drafted in 36th round by Detroit Tigers
Wash
parents are Christopher and Kim Beaty; family includes sisters Brynn (14), Erin (11)
3 5 GPA
is Barry Zito; favorite movie is Jackass 2; favorite TV show is Deal Or No Deal; favorite actor is Will
Ferrell; favorite musician is Keith Urban; favorite vehicle is Cadillac; favorite food is Thai; favorite
chose OSU "to play Pac-10 baseball for the best team in the country "
restaurant is Thai Village
as a senior, state
EAST HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Tony Wylie 2-time all-state first team
base, conference Most Valuable Player; 3-0 record, 1 save, 2 33 ERA, 19 1 innings, 7 hits, 9 walks,
also played football, basketball, competed in
26 strikeouts; batted 633, 1 double, 1 triple, 14 RBIs
DEREK
ENGELKE
track and field
3 4 GPA
TYRELL
Outfielder
Bats left, throws left
Junior (squad) I5-foot-10,175 pounds
POGGEMEYER
Newberg, Ore. (Newberg HS, Cuesta JC)
PERSONAL: Majoring in Exercise and Sport Science born in Portland, Ore
parents are Bob and
enjoys music, Baseball All-Stars II video game top
athletic thrills were national championship, high school baseball state title favorite athlete is Pete
Jo Engelke; family includes brother Aaron (24)
Rose; favorite movie is The Big Lebowski; favorite TV show is Entourage; favorite actress is Kelly Ripa;
favorite book is Fight Club; favorite musician is Tupac; favorite vehicle is 1997 Ford Expedition; favorite
food is spaghetti; favorite restaurant is LG's Steakhouse
chose OSU for being close to home and the
chance to play in the Pacific-10
OREGON STATE: (2006) As a sophomore, did not letter
CU ESTA JUNIOR COLLEGE: Lettered 1 year for coach Bob Miller in 2004; did not play in 2005
batted 315; team won conference title 3 2 GPA
NEWBERG HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Scott Klug as senior, all-league firetteam; as junior,
all-league honorable mention prep teammate Dallas Buck played for Oregon State, Joe Hernandez
football for Montana . also played soccer, basketball, football
3.65 GPA
Pitcher, utility player
Bats right, throws right
Freshman (high school) / 6-foot-1, 180 pounds
Lowell. Ore. (Pleasant Hill HS)
PERSONAL: Majoring in Political Science; considering becoming a lawyer or teacher, born in
parents are Kerry and Christina Poggemeyer; family includes sisters Quartney (16),
Springfield, Ore
Milika (10) cousins Jeff Cardwell, Scott Cardwell and Trent Flack wrestled for OSU enjoys hunting,
top athletic thrill is "winning!" favorite athletes are David
fishing, relaxing, reading, video games
Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, Pedro Martinez, Mike Mussina; favorite movies are Gladiator, Braveheart; favorite
TV show is Criminal Minds; favorite actress is Jessica Alba, actor is George Clooney; favorite books
are The Bible, Louis L'Amour novels; favorite group is the Newsboys; favorite food is "anything";
favorite restaurant is Chili's chose OSU for its baseball program and the chance to win a national title
PLEASANT HILL HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Steve Smith 3-time all-state first team. as a
senior, all-state first team utility player, all-league first team utility player; 5-2 record, 0 83 ERA, 59 1
innings, 20 hits, 18 walks, 81 strikeouts; batted 397,4 homers, 21 RBIs as a junior, all-state first team
CHAD
HEGDAHL
utility player, all-league first team utility player; 3-1 record, 3 61 ERA, 33 innings, 33 hits, 52 strikeouts;
batted 448,4 homers, 2 triples, 10 doubles, 27 RBIs .as a sophomore, all-state first team pitcher, allleague first team pitcher as a freshman, all-state honorable mention third baseman also played
soccer, football, basketball
Pitcher, first baseman
Bats left, throws left
Sophomore (transfer) / 6-foot-2.180 pounds
Ashland, Ore. (Ashland HS, Feather River CC)
PERSONAL: Has not decided on a major
born in Ashland, Ore
JOE
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parents are Darrell and Penny
favorite athlete
is Barry Zito; favorite movie is Field of Dreams; favorite TV show is Home Improvement; favorite actor is
Hegdahl; family includes brothers Tim (22), Brent (13)
3 6 GPA
enjoys scuba diving, fishing
Tom Hanks; favorite book is Into Thin Air; favorite group is Dave Matthews Band; favorite vehicle is
Third baseman, catcher
Bats right, throws right
Freshman (high school) !6-foot-0,190 pounds
Monmouth, Ore. (Central HS)
1985 Nissan X Cab; favorite food is homemade chicken pot pie; favorite restaurant is El Tapatio in
Ashland chose OSU for its great baseball tradition, and "the chance to experience academics and
athletics at the highest level "
FEATHER RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Lettered 1 year for coach Reed Peters 5-2 record, 3 78
ERA 3.81 GPA
ASHLAND HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Jason Robustelli
as a senior, all-state honorable
PERSONAL: Majoring in Pre-Physical Therapy; considering becoming a physical therapist
born in
parents are Jeff and Jan Pratt; family includes brothers Jordan (21), John (16), Jesse
Portland, Ore
(14) Jordan plays in Los Angeles Dodgers' system; uncle Bob Taylor played football for Willamette
enjoys ping-pong, RBI Baseball video game favorite athlete is Lou Gehrig; favorite movie is The
mention pitcher, all-league first team pitcher, all-league second team outfielder; 6-2 record, 2 07 ERA;
Sandlot; favorite TV show is Seinfeld; favorite actor is Harrison Ford; favorite book is The Bible., chose
batted 517; played in State-Metro All-Star Series; school records with 40-plus hits and 18 doubles in a
OSU for the quality of its coach and baseball program
CENTRAL HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Dale Cutsforth as a senior, state Co-Player of the
Year, league Player of the Year; batted 480, 4 homers . as a junior, all-state first team, all-league
season
as a junior, all-state honorable mention first base, all-league first team first base, all-league
second team pitcher; 6-3 record, 2 47 ERA; batted 513. as a sophomore, all-league first team pitcher;
7-1 record. 1,49 ERA 3.45GPA
GPA Salutatorian.
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17 - Pitcher
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19 - Pitcher
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Maybe there is no other explanation for
Oregon State's journey to the 2006 baseball
national championship than this: It was
simply meant to be.
How else to sum up all the story lines
that came together with the Beavers beating
North Carolina in the best-of-three series for
the College World Series championship?
OSU (50-16 overall, 16-7 Pacific-10) was
the first school to win the national title from
the Pacific Northwest, an area often viewed
by the rest of the country as just too soggy
to produce high-quality baseball teams or
players. And of the 25 players on Oregon
State's CWS roster, 16 were from Oregon
high schools and six more were from
elsewhere in the region.
In a game that had seen increasing
domination by the Sun Belt schools, the
Beavers were the first truly northern-based
school to win the CWS in 40 years, dating
back to Ohio State's title in 1966.
Oregon State had to survive six
elimination games at the CWS to win the
title, including rallying from a five-run deficit
in the second game of the series against
UNC En route, OSU became the darlings of
baseball fans not just in Omaha, but across
the country, for their perserverance and
performance.
"It might be hard for some people to
believe all of this happening for this
ballclub," OSU head coach Pat Casey said
"But I know how hard these guys have
worked over the past few years to reach this
point. Everything about being a national
champion, all the good things that go with
that, these guys have absolutely earned.
"You might get to the point where it's a
lot bigger stage than you've ever played on
before, with more people watching and more
at stake. But once you start playing, it's still
a baseball game and you've still got to do the
things that win baseball games Our guys
kept their focus on that, they played their
hearts out, and they were rewarded for it in
the end."
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Jonah Nickerson, voted College World Series Most Outstanding Player
closer the Beavers got to the College World
to the College World Series, and having a
Series, the more they wanted to relive the
roster loaded with players familiar with the
carnival-like experience that Omaha provides
Omaha experience made a big difference. The
during the tournament.
Beavers knew the ballpark, were familiar
OSU's list of highlights for 2006 was a
with the city, and had already adapted to the
lengthy one:
adulation that the crowds at the CWS heap
The national championship.
upon the teams involved.
A second straight College World Series
"The second year, that feeling of `just
appearance.
happy to be here' is over," OSU outfielder
A second straight Pacific-10
Tyler Graham said. "People's minds are on
championship.
the games. There are fewer distractions this
A school record for wins (50).
year than there were last year."
A school record for home wins (27).
Indeed, the experience of having been at
A second straight season of hosting both
the CWS a year earlier provided motivation
trig I for,OS,U. As, t t
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Dallas Buck
Chris Kunda
competition at Goss Stadium at Coleman
Field.
National Coach of the Year honors for
McCormick.
Pacific-10 Player of the Year honors for
outfielder Cole Gillespie.
A second straight Pac- 10 Coach of the
Year award for Casey.
The Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year
award for second baseman Chris Kunda.
All-America honors for four Beavers Gillespie and pitchers Dallas Buck, Jonah
Nickerson and Kevin Gunderson - the mostever All-America selections for OSU.
A place on the USA Baseball National
Team for shortstop Darwin Barney.
Nine players taken in the Major League
Baseball draft, the most-ever selected from
OSU in one season. Four of those players Gillespie, Buck, Gunderson and Nickerson were taken in the first seven rounds, the
highest any quartet of OSU players had ever
been drafted.
All-Region first team honors for
Gillespie and Buck, and a second-team
selection for Gunderson.
Leading the nation in saves for
Gunderson.
The College World Series Most
Outstanding Player award for Nickerson.
College World Series All-Tournament
Team berths for first baseman Bill Rowe,
third baseman Shea McFeely, Gillespie,
Nickerson and Gunderson.
Pacific-10 All-Academic honors for
catcher Mitch Canham and pitcher Jake
Shea
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Casey.
Graham
Career and single-season strikeout
records for Nickerson.
This time, in many ways, it was a tougher
road for OSU to travel to reach the CWS.
After surprising the nation in 2005, the
Beavers went into the 2006 season ranked in
the top 10 nationally and picked to repeat as
Pac-10 champions, so there would be no
sneaking up on anyone.
"Everyone we played, right from the start
of the season, was gunning for us," Casey
said. "There's a little more pressure in that
situation, and on top of that we had to battle
through some things early in the year.:
OSU had a number of players in and out
of the lineup due to injuries early in the
season, outfielders Tyler Graham and
Bill Rowe
OREGON STATEUNIVERSITYAT iiiEnC5-DEVELOPING FUTURELEADERSTHROuGH EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMICS ANDATHLE1CS
2006 STATISTICS - ALL GAMES
Fielding
Batting
GIGS
AB
R
H RBI
18/4
15
2
5
4
66/66
261
53
86
36
212
0
0
0
0
Mitch Canham, so..............................................
C
299
64/58
224
41
67
Cory Ellis, fr IF .........................................
..........
000
3/0
1
1
0
Derek Engelke, so . OF .......................................... 000
1/0
0
0
Cole Gillespie, jr OF .......................................... . 374
Ryan Gipson,sr IF .............................................. .207
Tyler Graham, jr OF ............................................ 323
Koa Kahalehoe, fr OF .......................................... . 263
Chris Kunda, sr 2B .............................................. 273
Greg Laybourn, so. OF.
176
63/63
238
32/25
Avg.
Erik Ammon. so C
......................... . 333
Darwin Barney, so SS .......................................... 330
Dallas Buck, jr P ............................................... 000
NAME
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Lonnie Lechelt, so IF ..
..
087
316
Mike Lissman, jr OF
Jake McCormick,jr 1B-OF ................................... 200
Shea McFeely, sr 3B ............................................296
Jonah Nickerson, jr P
Casey Priseman, so C
Bill Rowe, sr 1 B
.
BB HP SO
S SF TB
3B
HR
SB-AT
Pct.
0
0
0-1
000
0
3
3
3
0
16-20
800
43
19
10
0
0
0
0-0
000
0
0
54
13
5
7
10-12
833
30
0
0
0
0
0-0
000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0-0
000
0
83
89
57
25
5
13
15-19
.789
46
92
15
19
14
4
0
0
3-5
600
38/34/24
24
40
20
3
1
1
11-12
917
0
28
1
11
A
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DP
Pct.
41
5
1
0
979
102 212
24
38
929
59
4
6
991
0
0
0
000
0
0
0
0
000
1
100
2
2
0
981
.318
3
34
23
2
5
387
396
2
74
1
0
1
1000
1
0
0
1 000
174
5
43
983
6
400
375
0
4 103
395
430
7
0
0
0
000
000
0
45
8
6
111
496
390
3
402
0
0
0
0
000
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
000
000
0
37
4 163
685
493
10
18
2
23
250
9
23
0
48
9
14
14
0
25
966
2
15
263
353
0
25
12
7
79
407
368
2
0
8
1
0
3
176
222
0
12
0
1
0
923
4
0
15
0
0
2
087
222
0
7
3
1
1
909
8
8
11
5
1
35
368
All
0
0
0
0
000
000
0
0
2
0
0
1
200
200
1
0
0
0 1000
5-8
625
33
3
42
2
2 108
415
379
50 156
10
0-0
000
0
0
0
0
0
0
000
000
36/13
57
5
15
8
0
0
1-1
1 000
61/51
194
41
53
41
16
2
2-2
1 000
31
12/6
17
3
3
0
0
0
0-1
000
1
16/9
23
5
2
0
0
0
1-1
40/25
95
17
30
10
1
1000
3-3 1000
5/2
5
2
1
0
0
0-0
66/66
260
50
77
51
6
3/3
0
0
0
0
0
............................ . 000
PO
SLG OBA GDP
111
954
13
0 1 000
200
14/9
25
2
5
3
0
0-0
000
1
6
2
0
6
240
259
41
2
0
.341
66/59
229
49
78
56
22
4
1-2
500
33
7
41
9
6 126
550
429
598
36
4
....271
60/46
181
27
49
29
13
3
4-4 1 000
27
6
48
1
1
74
409
381
75
6
1
1
Geoff Wagner, sr OF
John Wallace, fr OF
242
35/22
91
16
22
10
4
0
2-4
500
12
3
13
0
2
29
319
343
7
1
1
0
889
326
47/31
132
27
43
19
2
1
5-9
556
18
4
31
6
0
47
356
422
3
0
0
0
1 000
TOTALS
OPPONENTS
.302
66/66 2,264 463 684 979 125
37 979
15 737
.432
.399
45
66166 2,158 261
75 401
75 461
72
.236
.342
.330
50
R ER BB SO IBB HP WP BK
FR
Scott Santschi, jr. OF .
.
..
.... ...
509 737
99
31
36
79-104
12
35
28-54
.760 315
.519 237
1
31
37
53
994
988
Pitching
ERA
G/GS
W
-L
Pct.
Dallas Buck,jr R .......................... 344
Brian Budrow, fr R .
1012
21/20
13
813
0
1
7/2
0
000
0
.......... 511
11/0
1
000
Kevin Gunderson, jr....................
L
236
.......... 480
GregKeim,jr R
37/0
3
10/0
0
NAME
.
Mark Grbavac, fr. R
Jon Koller, sr R ............................ 849
.
Eddie Kunz, so..........................
R
3 61
Anton Maxwell, jr.......................
L
550
224
.
JonahNickerson,jr....................
R
Joe Paterson, so.........................
L
411
Mike Stutes, so..........................
R
310
Rob Summers, fr R
Daniel Turpen, so R
TOTALS
OPPONENTS
Sv CG
H
2B
3B
101
52
49
60
97
1
22
4
4
20
0
458
221
7
0
0
9
9
9
5
6
1
2
2
0
0
0
31
290
1
0
0
0
0
121
10
9
7
5
8
0
3
2
0
1
0
46
217
1
1
0
667
600
20
0
0
531
38
14
14
17
45
2
5
2
0
4
190
200
4
1
0
857
000
0
0
0
150
20
8
8
6
8
0
5
4
0
4
62
323
0
0
01000
112
13
12
11
5
3
0
3
0
3
46
.283
0
0
0 1 000
421 39 24 17 21 30
29
21
22 21
0
341
38
1
1362 114 40 34 38 131
0
302 23 14 14 14 21
77
40
28 37
0
74
811
0
1
0
0
01
0
0
6
14
0
310 30 10 10
8 585.1 509 261 222 237 461
0 566.1 684 463 371 315 401
0
4
0
9
0
159
245
2
1
0
0
9
0
10
5
136
279
0
0
01000
0
6
0
20
7
0
2
0
4
0
9
4
14
0
1
0
0
0
1
4
0
10
0
1
5
75
33
8
99
12
18
75
45
13 125
31
11/0
0
000
0
0
0
29/0
5
-1
833
0
0
0
10/8
3
500
0
0
20/20
13
-3
-4
765
0
3
26/0
1
-1
500
1
0
17/14
8
800
0
0
000
0
0
000
0
0
.758
21
4
.242
7
0
000
290
1/0
0
13/2
3
3.41
66/66
50
-2
-0
-0
-16
5.90
66/66
16
-50
AB Avg.
IP
0 1281
0
80
Sh
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-0
-0
-2
-0
-0
01000
0 1000
900
923
501
228
10
14
2
3
1
113
204
7
5
0
0 1000
4
304
243
5
7
2
0
857
0
1
000
0
0
0
0
000
111
270
2
2
0
0 1000
35 2,158
36 2,264
.236
1,756 741
1,699 704
63
62
975
112
55
.955
.302
Miscellaneous
Score by innings
LEFT ON BASE: Oregon State 601, Opponents 500 TRIPLE PLAYS: Oregon State 0, Opponents 0 PASSED
BALLS: Oregon State 22 (Canham 18, Priseman 3, Ammon 1), Opponents 16 CATCHER'S INTERFERENCE: Oregon
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
OREGON STATE
58
42
49
72
58
47
54
59
23
1
463
State 1 (Canham 1), Opponents 0 LONGEST HITTING STREAKS: Gillespie 20, Barney 17, Rowe 11, McFeely 10,
OPPONENTS
28
31
34
25
32
32
34
26
12
7
261
Graham 9, Kunda 8, Wagner 7, Wallace 6, Canham 6, Lissman 5, Santschi 5 MOST MULTI-HIT GAMES: Gillespie 30,
Barney 27, Rowe 23, McFeely 23, Canham 20, Kunda 15, Wallace 14, Santschi 12, Graham 12 MOST MULTI-RBI
GAMES: Gillespie 16, Rowe 14, McFeely 13, Barney 11, Kunda 11, Canham 11, Santschi 11
Gillespie and second baseman Ryan Gipson
among them. That had the Beavers juggling
their lineup on an almost-daily basis, and
Oregon State's record was 12-7 after the
Beavers lost the final game of a series at
Southern California on March 19.
OSU evened its Pac- 10 record by taking a
series from Arizona at Goss Stadium at
Coleman Field. The Beavers got things
rolling in late April, sweeping Stanford and
California to move into first place for good.
OSU held off a late challenge from Arizona
State to win a second straight Pac-10 title,
clinching a tie by winning at Washington
State 13-3 on May 21 and wrapping up sole
possession by beating UCLA 9-2 on May 26
The 2006 Oregon State. Beavers
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2006 STATISTICS - PACIFIC- 10 GAMES
Fielding
Batting
2B
3B
HR
SB-AT
Pct.
1
1
0
0
0
0-1
000
0
20
29
11
5
2
0
4.4
1 000
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0-0
000
0
0
0
83
17
21
18
6
1
3
1-2
500
10
2
78
33
32
25
10
2
4
6-8
750
21
6
3
1
0
0
0
2-2
1 000
2
G/GS
AB
R
167
4/2
6
0
_........ 326
23123
89
Dallas Buck, jr P
000
2/2
Mitch Canham, so C ............................................ .253
23/21
Cole Gillespie, jr. OF ........................................... 410
23/23
Ryan Gipson, sr IF ............................................ 125
9/4
Tyler Graham, jr OF
................. 34/13/11
KoaKahalehoe,fr OF
214
11/4
Chris Kunda, sr 2B ............................................... 250
23/23
Greg Laybourn, so OF ....................................... . 333
211
Lonnie Lechelt, so IF ........................................... . 167
7/4
Mike Lissman, jr OF ............................................ 317
16/9
Shea McFeely, sr 3B
23/23
................. . 253
Jonah Nickerson,jr. P .......................................... 000
2/2
Casey Priseman, so C
5/2
.............................. . 000
Bill Rowe, sr 1 B .................................................. . 277
23/21
0
ErikAmmon,so C
Darwin Barney, so SS
24
TOTALS
OPPONENTS
1
S
SF TB
SLG
A
E
DP
Pct.
1
0
0
1 000
39
71
8
13
932
1
130
24
1
1
994
0
45
1
0
979
1
0
0
1 000
22
0
0
1 000
8
0
0
1 000
OBA GDP
PO
0
1
1
0
1
167
167
0
13
1
8
1
2
38
427
.421
3
0
0
0
000
000
0
20
2
1
38
458
344
7
0
1
58
744
557
3
6
0
0
3
125
276
2
41
6
14
6
1
0
0
3-3
1000
4
0
S
2
0
15
366
400
1
14
2
3
1
0
0
0
0-0
000
2
0
5
0
0
3
214
313
0
88
14
22
14
10
1
0
1-1
1 000
10
16
5
0
34
386
333
1
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0-1
000
0
0
1
0
0
1
333
333
58
2
21
982
0
4
0
0
0
1 000
4
2
0
0
0
0
0-0
000
1
0
6
0
0
2
167
231
0
7
13
4
2
0
0
0-0
000
3
2
4
0
0
15
366
391
1
87
14
22
18
3
1
1
1-3
250
12
1
1
30
345
347
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0-0
000
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
000
0
0
3
1
000
1
7
0
0
1 000
330
1
210
1
24
995
3
14
0
0
21
.429
417
1
30
1
0
970
4
0
3
0
0
3
200
368
0
0
0
0
000
333
7
2
12
1
0
17
298
379
2
15
0
0
1000
21-32
.656
105
22
156
18
6 313
.403
.380
14
7-21
.333
77
29
137
12
7 265
.362
.336
22
R ER BB SO IBB HP WP
BK
2B
3B
FR
2
2
9
0
3
0
000
6
49
5
14
9
1
3
0
2-2
1000
8
15
1
3
1
0
0
0
0-1
000
57
14
16
8
1
0
0
1-3
131
42
10
81
30
15
6
985
410
000
0-1
11
6
000
0-0
2
178
1
0
0
1
88
54
34
0
3
732
000
12
1
0
13
777 144 219
1 000
0
0
1
23
23/23
0
0
5
0
9
23/23
0
0
0
0
.243
1
0
25
7
83
.282
17
-1.
52
41
12
ScottSantschi,jr OF .......................................... . 286
20/14
Geoff Wagner, sr OF ............................................200
9/4
John Wallace, fr OF ........................................... . 28/19/14
BB HP SO
H RBI
Avg.
NAME
Pitching
Sv (Z Sh
NAME
ERA
GIGS
W
-L
Pct.
IP
H
Dallas Buck, jr R
...................
Mark Grbavac, fr R .......................
Kevin Gunderson,jr . L ...................
Greg Keim,jr R ............................
Eddie Kunz, so R
Anton Maxwell, jr. L ......................
275
8/8
5
714
0
1
0
552
35
18
17
28
33
0
13
6 43
6/0
-2
-0
1 000
0
0
0
5
5
5
3
4
0
2
1
0
1
0
305
000
15/0
-1
.500
7
0
0
17
7
7
5
23
1
1
0
0
1
2/0
0
000
0
0
0
4
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
1
1 98
9/0
2
-0
-0
70
202
22
1000
0
0
0
132
11
5
3
5
5
0
3
3
0
6 75
3/1
0
-1
000
0
0
0
80
13
10
6
2
3
0
3
0
0
Jonah Nickerson, jr. R ...................
Joe Paterson, so L
...................
Mike Stutes, so R ........................
TOTALS
285
928
310
8/8
4
0
2
0
18
17
13
45
2
1
0
0
14
11
11
5
6
0
0
3
000
532
102
52
0
-2
-0
667
11/0
1
0
6/6
3
-1
750
0
0
0
290
27
14
10
15
18
0
2
4
3.40
23123
.696
8
3
2 201.0 178
1
29
14
OPPONENTS
5.35
23123
-7
-16
.304
4
0
0
9
22
7
77 137
197.0 219 144 117 105 156
88
76
AB Avg.
187
187
2
0
0
1
23
217
0
0
0
1000
1000
2
2
75
227
0
2
1
0
667
0
0
12
333
0
1
0
0 1000
2
0
0
48
229
1
4
1
0
2
1
2
36
361
0
1
0
0 1000
0
7
3
4
201
259
5
9
1
0
3
0
1
43
326
2
2
0
2
4
0
2
107
252
1
3
0
800
4
30
6
15
732
.243
603 252
19
25
.978
7
42
10
777
.282
591
248
36
17
.959
11
1
833
933
0 1000
1
Score by innings
Miscellaneous
LEFT ON BASE: Oregon State 193, Opponents 166 TRIPLE PLAYS: Oregon State 0, Opponents 0 PASSED
OREGON STATE
LONGEST HITTING STREAKS: Gillespie 13, Rowe 9, Canham 6, Barney 5, Santschi 5, Wallace 5 MOST MULTI-HIT
GAMES: Gillespie 12, Barney 9, Kunda 8, McFeely 7, Rowe 6, Canham 6, Wallace 5, Graham 5 MOST MULTI-RBI
GAMES: Gillespie 8, McFeely 5, Kunda 4, Barney 4
OPPONENTS
..
X TOTAL
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
15
15
7
27
24
15
14
17
10
0
144
2
16
8
13
12
10
12
13
2
0
88
1
BALLS: Oregon State 3 (Canham 3), Opponents 5 CATCHER'S INTERFERENCE: Oregon State 0, Opponents 0
2006 OREGON STATE HONORS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Chris Kunda, 2B, sr. COACH OF THE
All-America
YEAR: Pat Casey. FIRST TEAM: Darwin Barney, SS, so ; Dallas
FIRST TEAM: Cole Gillespie, OF, jr (American Baseball
Coaches Association, Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball)
SECOND TEAM: Dallas Buck, RHP, jr. (American Baseball
Coaches Association, Collegiate Baseball, National Collegiate
Baseball Writers Association); Jonah Nickerson, RHP, jr (Baseball
America); Kevin Gunderson, LHP,jr (National Collegiate Baseball
Writers Association). THIRD TEAM: Cole Gillespie, OF, jr (National
Collegiate Baseball Writers Association) COACH OF THE YEAR:
Pat Casey (American Baseball Coaches Association, Baseball
America, Collegiate Baseball)
All-West Region
COACH OF THE YEAR: Pat Casey FIRST TEAM: Dallas Buck,
Buck, RHP, jr.; Cole Gillespie, OF, jr ; Kevin Gunderson, LHP, jr;
C, so.; Chris Kunda, 2B, sr; Shea McFeely, 3B, sr.
Pacific-10 All-Academic
All-College World Series
Jake McCormick, 1 B-OF-RHP, jr
FIRST TEAM: Mitch Canham, C, so HONORABLE MENTION:
MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER: Jonah Nickerson, RHP, jr.
FIRST TEAM: Cole Gillespie, OF, jr.; Kevin Gunderson, LHP, jr.;
Shea McFeely, 3B, sr ; Jonah Nickerson, RHP, jr ; Bill Rowe, 1 B, sr
Major League Baseball draft
CO-MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Cole Gillespie, OF, jr
OF THE YEAR: Baseball
3RD ROUND: Dallas Buck, RHP, Arizona Diamondbacks ; Cole
LH P, jr
RHP, Detroit Tigers 19TH ROUND: Tyler Graham, OF, San
Francisco Giants; Chris Kunda, 2B, New York Yankees 28TH
in front of a boisterous Beaver Nation.
At home, the Beavers swept Wright State,
Oregon State Benny Awards
MALE SPORT COACH OF THE YEAR: Pat Casey. MALE TEAM
Gillespie, OF, Milwaukee Brewers 5TH ROUND: Kevin
Gunderson, LHP, Atlanta Braves, 7TH ROUND: Jonah Nickerson,
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Cole Gillespie, OF, jr DEFENSIVE
Darwin Barney, SS, so
Jonah Nickerson, RHP, jr. HONORABLE MENTION: Mitch Canham,
RHP, jr; Cole Gillespie, OF, jr. SECOND TEAM: Kevin Gunderson,
All-Pacific-10
USA Baseball National Team
ROUND: Shea McFeely, 313, Arizona Diamondbacks 41ST
Team Awards
VICTOR BROWN TROPHY, MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Kevin
Gunderson, LH P, jr BILL CLOYES AWARD, MOST VALUABLE
PITCHER: Dallas Buck, RHP, jr; Jonah Nickerson, RHP, so BILL
BONSERAWARD, MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: Chris Kunda, 2B,
ROUND: Mitch Canham, C, St Louis Cardinals 48TH ROUND: Jon
Koller, RHP, New York Mets
sr GOLD GLOVE AWARD: Chris Kunda, 2B, sr
Kansas and Hawai'i to win the NCAA
Regional. Next came a sweep of Stanford in
the Super Regional, and the Beavers were
headed for Omaha - and a place in history.
OREGONSTATEUNIVERSITYATHL.E?1CS-De.VELOPINGFUIURELEAOERSTHiROUGHEXCELLENCE INACADEMICSANCAI'HLETICS
alot
2007
OREGON STATE
BASEBALL
2006 GAME-BY-GAME
2006 PACIFIC- 10 J
50-16 overall; 16-7 Pacific-10 (1st place) 27-4 home, 13-8 away, 10-4 neutral; final national ranking #1
RESULT
O.S.U.
RANK
ATT.
Feb 10 vs Nevada
W,12-4
#6
531
Feb 11 vs #23 Arizona State (#11)
W,11-0
#6
2,257
L, 5-6
#6
OPPONENT
at Coca-Cola Classic - Surprise, Ariz
DATE
Feb 12 vs Gonzaga
Feb 17
at #25 Pepperdine (#14)
W, 7-6
Feb 18
at#25 Pepperdine (#14)
L, 2-6
Feb 19
at#25 Pepperdine (#14)
L, 1-7
at River City Classic - Davis, Calif, and Sacramento, Calif
Feb 23 vs BrighamYoung
W,12-2
Feb 24 atCalifomia-Davis
L, 1-2
Feb 25 at Sacramento State
W, 8-3
O.S.U.
O.S.U.
OPP.
DECISION, SAVE
R-H-E
R-H-E
Final standings
W
L
Pct.
.................. 16
7
696
RECORD
PAC-10
OregonState(50-16)
GB
Arizona State (37-21) .................
14
10
583
Buck (1-0), Gunderson (1)
Nickerson (1-0)
12-12-1
4-5-3
1-0
UCLA (33-25) ..................
13
10
565
11-11-1
0-5-2
2-0
Arizona (27-28)
12
12
500
25
30
45
578
Gunderson (0-1)
5-12-0
6-9-0
2-1
Stanford (33-27)
.........
11
13
458
5.5
#6
219
Gunderson (1-1)
7-12-1
6-7-2
3-1
Southern California (25-33) ................
11
13
458
#6
324
Nickerson (1-1)
2-14-0
6-0-0
3-2
11
13
.458
#6
391
Maxwell (0-1)
1-5-1
7&1
Washington (36-25) ..........................
3-3
Washington State (36-23)
10
14
417
9
15
.375
55
55
65
75
California (26-28)
#6
206
Buck (2-0)
12-14-1
2-5-3
4-3
#6
305
Nickerson (1-2)
1-9-1
2-&2
44
.
POSTSEASON RESULTS
Regionals (double-elimination)
#6
312
Kunz(1-0)
8-13-1
3-6-2
5-4
W, 7-5
#6
134
Stutes (1-0) , Gunderson (2)
7-10-1
5-8-4
Nevada
W,134
#14
387
13-12-2
4-9-3
Nevada
Nevada
W, 4-0
#14
2 , 042
4-13-1
0-5-4
8-4
W,9-1
#14
1,136
9-12-1
1-&1
94
Portland
W, 3-1
#12
781
3&0
1-3-1
10-4
W, 10-4
#12
709
10-16-1
4&3
114
L, 2-3
#12
1,748
Buck(3-0)
Nickerson (2-2)
Maxwell (1-1)
Stutes (2-0) , Gunderson (3)
Buck(4-0)
Maxwell (1-2)
64
74
2-12-3
13-10-0
11-5
Ccd,snow
#12
W, 4-1
#15
210
Buck (5-0), Gunderson (4)
4-7-0
14-2
12-5
1-0
L, 3-11
#15
296
Stutes (2-1)
3-11-3
11-14-1
12-6
1-1
L, 1-0
#15
398
Nickerson (2-3)
1&2
4-8-0
12-7
1-2
Utah Valley State
W, 7-5
#19
312
7-9-1
5-93
13-7
Utah Valley State
W, 9-4
#19
365
9-103
4-10-0
14-7
Utah Valley State
W, 13-6
#19
1,011
Buck (6-0) Gunderson (5)
Nickerson (3-3)
Maxwell (2-2) , Gunderson (6)
13-16-1
6-9-4
15-7
W,64
#15
212
Paterson (1-0), Gunderson (7)
6-7-2
4-73
16-7
California, jr. CATCHERS: Ryan Babineau, U C L A, fr.; Preston
L, 2-8
#15
102
Stutes (2-2)
2&2
8-10-0
16-8
Paramore, Arizona State, fr INFIELDERS: Darwin Barney, Oregon
(10 inn ) W, 5-4
#15
478
58-0
4-7-1
17-8
State, so; Matt Cusick, Southern California, so ; Chris Minaker,
W, 9-1
#15
666
9-11-0
1 &3
18-8
Stanford, sr ; Eric Sogard, Arizona State, so OUTFIELDERS: Cole
(second game)
W, 14-1
14-17-1
1-7-1
19-8
Apr 7
Apr 8
Apr 9
Arizona *
1,633
10-10-0
5-8-1
208
2-2
Hankerd, Southern California, Jr ; Jay Miller, Washington State, sr.
10-13-1
2-115
21-8
3-2
DESIGNATED HITTER: HectorAmbriz, U C L A, jr UTILITY
#14
1,558
145-3
8-11-1
21-9
3,3
PLAYERS: Ike Davis, Arizona State, fr.; Jared Prince, Washington
Apr.11
at Portland
W,10-5
W,10-2
L,1-8
W,14-9
#15
#14
#14
#15
644
Kunz(2-0)
Nickerson (4-3)
Maxwell (3-2)
Grbavac(1-0)
Nickerson (5-3)
Maxwell (3-3)
Turpen(1-0)
14-13-0
9-104
22-9
Apr 13
Apr 14
Apr 15
Apr 16
#16 Stanford *
W, 3-0
1,346
Stutes (3-2), Gunderson (8)
3-7-0
0-4-2
23-9
4-3
#16 Stanford *
W,1-0
#15
#15
972
Buck (7-0), Gunderson (9)
1-3-0
04-0
24-9
5,3
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Cole Gillespie, Oregon State, OF, jr
PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Tim Lincecum, Washington, jr DEFEN-
#15
613
Nickerson(6-3)
12-12-0
1-2-3
25-9
6-3
SIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Chris Kunda, Oregon State, 2B, sr
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Ike Davis, Arizona State, P-OF.
558
Buck (8-0), Gunderson (10)
5-4-0
COACH OF THE YEAR: Pat Casey, Oregon State
1,025
Feb 26 vs St Mary's (Calif)
Mar 3
Mar 4
Mar 5
Mar 7
Mar 10
Mar.11
Mar 12
Mar 17
Mar 18
Mar 19
Mar 24
Mar 25
Mar 26
Mar 28
Mar 29
Mar 31
Apr 1
Apr 21
Apr 22
Apr 23
Apr 25
Apr 27
Apr.28
Apr 29
Apr 30
MayS
at New Mexico
at New Mexico
at New Mexico
at Southern California
at Southern California *
at Southern California *
at Pacific (Calif)
vs San Francisco
Texas-Pan American
Texas-Pan American
Arizona*
Arizona*
#16 Stanford *
Ppd , rain
#16 Stanford *(from Apr 15)(7 inn) W, 12-1
at California *
W, 5-2
W,5-2
#10
#10
W, 9-7
#10
773
(12 inn) L,13-20
W,3-0
W,16-1
#6
1,066
#6
Gillespie, Oregon State, jr ; Matt Hague, Washington, so ; Cyle
State, fr
7-3
7-12-2
28-9
93
13-12-9
20-224
28-10
1,585
Kunz(3-1)
Buck (9-0), Gunderson (13)
3&0
0-7-1
29-10
#6
1,910
Stutes (4-2)
16-15-0
14-1
30-10
W, 8-4
#6
2,156
31-10
#6
1,869
Nickerson (8-3), Gunderson (14) 8-5-1
Turpen(2-0)
8-14-0
4-9-2
W,8-2
L,4-6
2-10-3
32-10
#5
2,362
Buck (9-1)
6-7-0
32-11
#8
May 27
U C.L A. *
Ccd , rain
#8
May 28
UCLA *
L, 1-3
#8
W, 5-3
#5
W, 7-1
#5
881
L, 3-10
#5
2, 813
L, 3-6
#5
W, 9-8
INDIVIDUAL
10 Chris Kunda....
31
BATTING
374
STOLEN BASES
4 Darwin Barney .
16
15
685
5 Cole Gillespie
8 Tyler Graham ................
10, (tie) Mitch Canham
10
4 Cole Gillespie
-4
SLUGGING
1 Cole Gillespie
.
33
33
..
11
3-11-2
33-11
Stutes (5-2)
7-9-1
14-2
34-11
3-9-0
10-11-0
34-12
11-5
3 035
Buck(9-2)
Gunderson(1-2)
3-60
6-11-2
34-13
11-6
#5
2 544
Gunderson (2-2)
9-14-1
8-10-4
35-13
12-6
W, 16-1
#10
742
Buck (10-2)
16-16-1
1-3-2
36-13
13-6
W, 10-2
#10
759
Nickerson (9-3)
10-11-2
2-5-1
37-13
14-6
1 Cole Gillespie
7 (tie) Darwin Barney
10 (tie) Shea McFeely
#10
829
Stutes (6-2)
13-13-1
3-10-1
38-13
15-6
HITS
2 Cole Gillespie
89
2,132
Buck(11-2)
9-17-0
2-&0
39-13
16-6
5 (tie) Darwin Barney
RUNS BATTED IN
86
2,086
Nickerson (9-4)
1&1
3-6-0
39-14
16-7
4 Cole Gillespie
5 Bill Rowe
57
1 Jonah Nickerson
1362
56
3 Dallas Buck ....
1281
51
STRKEOUTS
2 327
,
,
,
10-4
#8
#8
2,587
#8
#8
5-9-2
3-7-1
40-14
2,967
Kunz (5-1), Gunderson (16)
Nickerson (10-4)
11-11-1
34-1
41-14
2,783
Stutes (7-2)
12-13-1
3-9-2
42-14
N C A A Corvallis Super Regional - at Corvallis, Ore
Jun 17 vs #6 Miami (Fla) (#24)
Jun 19 vs #8 Georgia (#12)
Jun 20 vs #6 Miami (Fla) (#24)
Jun 21 vs #3 Rice (#1)
Jun 22 vs #3 Rice (#1)
Jun 24 vs #2 North Carolina (#9)
Jun 25 vs #2 North Carolina (#9)
Jun 26 vs #2 North Carolina (#9)
Pacifi
rankings
7 (tie) Shea McFeely
7 (tie) Bill Rowe
.
Where Oregon State ranked
5-12-1
W, 12-3
Jun 11 #16Stanford
College World Series - at Omaha, Neb
among the Pacific-10 leaders:
Kunz(4-1) , Gunderson(15)
N C A A Corvallis Regional - at Corvallis, Ore
Jun 2 WrightState
W,5-3
Jun 3 Kansas
W,11-3
Jun 10 #16Stanford
PITCHERS: Dallas Buck, Oregon State, Jr ; Kevin Gunderson,
U C L A, jr ; Tim Lincecum, Washington, jr ; Brandon Morrow,
8-3
4-5-1
All-Pacific-10 first team
Oregon State, Jr ; Jonah Nickerson, Oregon State, jr ; Dave Huff,
27-9
W, 9-2
Hawaii
,
26-9
UCLA *
Jun 4
College World Series
2-80
at Portland
May 20
at Oregon State 2 games, Stanford 0 games
2-8-5
May 26
May 19
UCLA placed 3rd at the Malibu Regional
Super Regionals (best-of-3)
Nickerson (7-3), Gunderson (11) 5-10-0
Kunz (3-0), Gunderson (12)
9-13-1
May23
May 14
1,907
at California *
Portland
Cal Poly
New Mexico
Cal Poly
W, 13-3
Ccd
May 13
Stanford placed 1st at the Austin Regional
Arizona State placed 3rd at the Houston Regional
Oregon State won national championship
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May 21
May 7
May 12
Oregon State placed 1st at the Corvallis Regional
#15
New Mexico
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at #23 Arizona State (#17) *
at #23 Arizona State (#17) *
at #23 Arizona State (#17) *
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May 6
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W,4-3
W,15-0
#8
3,173
#8
3,194
Buck (12-2), Gunderson (17)
Nickerson (11-4)
4-7-0
3-8-3
43-14
15-19-0
0-5-1
44-14
ON-BASE
1 Cole Gillespie
493
RUNS
7 (tie) Mitch Canham
DOUBLES
..
2 Cole Gillespie
3 Bill Rowe
TRIPLES
2 (tie) Shea McFeely .
11-11-0
44-15
HOME RUNS
#8 17,135
Buck(12-3)
1&1
Nickerson (12-4), Gunderson (18) 5-12-2
3-7-1
45-15
#8 26,241
Stutes (8-2)
8-13-0
1-5-1
46-15
W, 5-0
#8 30,335
Turpen (3-0), Paterson (1)
5-7-0
0-5-0
47-15
W,2-0
#8 19,161
0-2-0
48-15
L, 3-4
#8 26,808
Nickerson (13-4), Gunderson (19) 2-3-0
Paterson (1-1)
3-9-0
4-10-1
48-16
W,11-7
#8 25,046
Gunderson (3-2)
11-14-0
7-13-0
49-16
W, 3-2
#8 18,565
Buck (13-3), Gunderson (20)
3-6-1
2-8-4
50-16
3 Cole Gillespie
TOTAL BASES
1
Cole Gillespie ...
8 Bill Rowe
WALKS
1
Cole Gillespie
#8 25,417
W, 5-3
W, 8-1
USA Today coaches
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2 (tie) Darwin Barne y
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53
50
224
3 Jonah Nickerson
5 Mike Stutes .. .............. 310
.
8 Dallas Buck ....
344
OPPONENTS BATTING
3 Dallas Buck .............. 221
4 Jonah Nickerson
228
243
5 Mike Stutes
INNINGS
.
5. (tie) Mitch Canham
L,1-11
...83
.
EARNED RUN AVERAGE
.
2 Jonah Nickerson ..
..
25
6. (tie) Dallas Buck
22
WINS
6
..
5
131
.
97
(tie) Dallas Buck.
(tie) Jonah Nickerson
5 (tie) Mike Stutes
1
13
1
13
8
SAVES
13
1 Kevin Gunderson
TEAM BATTING
.
.. 20
163
5 Oregon State
126
TEAM EARNED RUN AVG.
46
43
1 Oregon State
TEAM FIELDING
2 Oregon State ..
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341
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