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2006 quick facts, schedule .................................................................... 2
Welcome to Oregon State baseball ................................. 3
Oregon State baseball A to Z ............................................................. 4-6
The Beaver Baseball Experience ....................................................... 7-11
2005 College World Series team ...................................................... 12-17
2005 Team USA members Kevin Gunderson and Jonah Nickerson. 18-19
2005 first-round draft pick Jacoby Ellsbury .................................... 20-21
Oregon State baseball facilities ....................................................... 22-26
Oregon State baseball staff ............................................. 27
2006 OSU baseball guide
Head coach Pat Casey ..................................................................... 28-29
Associate head coach Dan Spencer, assistant coach Marty Lees .......... 30
Volunteer assistant coach David Wong, support staff ........................... 31
2006 season ..................................................................... 33
Outlook, roster .................................. ......................................... 34-36
Player profiles ............................................................................... 37-51
2005 season ..................................................................... 53
Season in review ........................................................................... 54-57
Overall statistics ................................................................................. 56
Pacific-10 statistics ............................................................................ 57
Game-by-game results, Pacific-10 in review ......................................... 58
Oregon State baseball history ........................................ 59
Yearly finishes, coaching records ...................................................... 60
School records .................................................................................... 61
Career leaders ..................................................................................... 62
Season leaders ..................................... ............................................. 63
Yearly individual leaders ................................................................. 64-67
Yearly team totals ....................................................................... 67-70
Team awards ...................................................................................... 71
All-Americans .............................................................. ...................... 72
All-district/all-region, Academic All-America ................ ...................... 73
All-league ........................................................................................... 74
Major Leaguers ................................................................................. 75
Draft picks, free agents, pros in 2005 .................................................. 76
Hall of Fame inductees ....................................................................... 77
1952 College World Series team ........................................................ 78-81
All-time lettermen ............................................................................ 82-85
Postseason results .............................................................................. 86
Series records ..................................................................................... 87
All-time scores ............................................................................ 88-100
Outside the foul lines ....................................................
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Oregon State Dugout Club ................................................................... 102
Media information, baseball directory, sports information directory . 103
Beaver Sports Properties ............................................................... 104
This is Beaver Athletics ................................................ 105
Oregon State academics and athletics
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Campus map ................................................................................. 120
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Location .............................. Corvallis, Oregon
Enrollment ............................................ 19,000
Founded .................................................... 1868
President ................................. Dr. Edward Ray
Athletic director ....................... Bob De Carolis
Colors ................................... Orange and black
Nickname ............................................. Beavers
Affiliation ............................. NCAA Division I
Conference ........................................ Pacific- 10
University website .......... www.oregonstate.edu
Athletics website ............ www.osubeavers.com
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Baseball coach ................ Pat Casey (12th year)
Record at OSU ................ 341-237-4 (11 years)
Career record ................... 512-350-5 (18 years)
Associate head coach .................... Dan Spencer
Assistant coaches .... Marry Lees, David Wong
Casey office phone ............... (541) 737-2825
Spencer office phone ............ (541) 737-7484
Lees office phone .................. (541) 737-5738
2005 overall record ................................. 46-12
2005 Pacific-10 record ............. 19-5 (1st place)
Lettermen returning/lost .......................... 19/12
Position players ..................................... 11/9
Pitchers ..................................................... 8/3
Starters returning/lost ................................ 12/4
Position players ........................................ 6/2
Pitchers ..................................................... 6/2
All-conference returning/lost ....................... 8/3
All-Americans returning/lost ....................... 2/1
First varsity season .................................. 1907
All-time record ......................... 1,825-1,251-15
Ballpark .......... Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
Capacity ............................................... 2,000
Opened .................................................. 1907
Leftfield ........................ 330 ft. (11-ft. fence)
Left-centerfield ........... 365 ft. (I1-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
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.. Mike Laport, Amy Klever,
Melody Stockwell, Caleb Hawley,
Tessa Davison, Desma Stovall
Office switchboard .................. (541) 737-3720
Office fax ................................ (541) 737-3072,
(541) 737-4171
Website .......................... www.osubeavers.com
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Beavers have been a big hit since 1907
Some of the highlights
and personalities that
have become part of
OSU's baseball lore
A as in All-Americans: Since the
American Baseball Coaches Association began
selecting All-America teams, Oregon State has
had players named to various All-America
teams 30 times.
The first was outfielder Dwane Helbig in
1952; the most recent were outfielder Jacoby
Ellsbury and pitchers Dallas Buck and Jonah
Nickerson in 2005. The Beavers have had a pair
of two-time All-Americans with first baseman
Jay Dean in 1954-55 and pitcher Cecil Ira in
1962-63.
B as in ballpark: OSU has had just one
home since starting baseball as a varsity sport
in 1907 - Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. The
park is located just south of the center of campus, and the field is named for longtime coach
Ralph Coleman.
In 1999, a new chapter in the ballpark's
history began with the addition of Goss Stadium. The stadium is named for the family of
John and Eline Goss, the major donors to the
$2 million project.
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field was designed to blend into the architecture of the
central campus area, with an old-style brick
exterior. The main grandstand extends from
first to third base and seats approximately
1,500, many in theater-style seats. The stadium
includes a lobby/concession area, a ticket area,
restrooms, a press box with two 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 96 seasons, OSU's all-time record
in its home ballpark stood at 946-416-1 for a
winning percentage of.694.
Ralph Coleman
Jay Dean
1952 College World Series.
Coming to OSU - then known as Oregon
turned it down to become OAC's head coach.
Agricultural College - as a student from Canby
High, Coleman pitched for OAC in 1918. His
main interest was track and field, though, and
Coleman lettered three years before trying
baseball as a senior
After serving in World War I, Coleman
coached at Corvallis High and OAC. He
pitched for the Portland Beavers in the Pacific
Coast League and fared well enough to be
offered a tryout with the Detroit Tigers, but
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
D as in Dean: Jay Dean was Oregon
C as in Coleman: Ralph Coleman
served the longest tenure of any coach in Beaver baseball history, 35 seasons from 1923
through 1966. His teams were 561-315-1 with
10 Northern Division titles and a spot in the
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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 player-manager for that city's entry in the
Federal League from 1914-15. He later managed
the St. Louis Browns from 1916-18.
K as in K's: The names atop OSU's
strikeout lists are Mason Smith and Ken
Forsch. Smith is the career leader with 267
strikeouts from 1991-94, while Forsch is the
single-season leader with 121 in 1968.
L as in Lyons: Steve Lyons put together
Fielder Jones
Steve Lyons
is one of very few athletes in Oregon State
history to captain Beaver squads in two sports.
Four teams in 36 seasons.
D as in draft: Major League Baseball
began its amateur draft in 1965. Since then,
OSU has had 76 players drafted, including four
in the first round.
Shortstop Steve Lyons was the Beavers'
initial first-rounder, being taken with the 19th
pick overall by the Boston Red Sox in 1981.
Pitcher Scott Christman was OSU's highest
selection ever, being nabbed by the Chicago
White Sox with the 17th overall pick in 1993.
Pitcher Mike Thurman was 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 selection 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 half of a
doubleheader; with OSU taking the second
game 7-1 in seven innings in a brisk 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 victory.
G as in Gill: Slats Gill is best known as
Oregon State's all-time winningest men's basketball coach, going 599-392 with two Final
But Gill, who had been an OAC athlete
from Salem High, was the Beavers' baseball
coach while Ralph Coleman concentrated on
duties in the physical education department
from 1932-37. Gill's teams went 56-70.
H as in homers: Goss Stadium at
Coleman Field has always been a spacious
ballpark, but the Beaver teams of the late 1970s
and early 1980s tested what was then a 355foot leftfield line with regularity. Five of OSU's
top nine single-season homer marks by a player
were set from 1980-83, including Jim Wilson's
record of 21 in 1982.
as in indoors: Oregon State has taken
its game indoors on two occasions. In 1993,
the Beavers played a three-game Northern
Division series against Washington in the
Kingdome in Seattle, winning the final game.
In 1999, Oregon State visited Minnesota for a
non-league series and the three games were
played at the Metrodome, with the Gophers
sweeping the Beavers.
I as in Ira: Cecil Ira was a two-time AllAmerica pitcher on OSU's 1962 and 1963
Northern Division champions. He is still OSU's
career earned run average leader with a 1.79
mark, and was 27-9 from 1961-63. He also
holds the Pacific-10 records for shutouts in a
season, with five in 1963, and shutouts in a
career, with 10 from 1961-63.
J as in Jones: When the Beavers claimed
their first Northwest Collegiate championship
in 1910, their coach was Fielder Jones.
Just four years before, Jones had been a
player-manager on the Chicago White Sox's
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.
a nine-year career in the Major Leagues after
playing at Oregon State from 1979-81. Nicknamed "Psycho" for his unique approach to the
game, Lyons can now be seen as a broadcaster
during baseball telecasts and other programs on
Fox Sports.
After being the first-round draft pick of the
Boston Red Sox in 1981, Lyons played for the
Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves and
Montreal Expos from 1985-93.
Lyons' on-field moves included playing tictac-toe with opposing players by scratching the
game in the dirt with his spikes. And yes,
Lyons was the guy who dropped his pants to
brush the dirt out after sliding headlong into
first base in 1990.
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L as in "Let there be lights!": Goss
Stadium at Coleman Field received its first set
of lights during the 2002 season; the project
was made possible by the generosity of longtime Oregon State boosters Bert and Shirley
Babb. The first-ever night game at the ballpark
saw OSU's Ben Rowe pitch a four-hitter at
fourth-ranked Stanford for a 3-1 victory.
M as in Majors: There have been 16
Beavers who went on to play in the Major
Leagues. One of the first was Ed Coleman,
brother of longtime coach Ralph Coleman. Ed
Coleman pitched for the Beavers in 1924, then
played for the Philadelphia Athletics and St.
Louis Browns from 1932-36.
N as in Northern Division: In 1999,
the Pacific- 10 Conference returned to playing
baseball as a single league. However, OSU has
spent most of its baseball history in the Northern Division, which dated back to 1913.
In its final season of 1998, the Northern
Division included Oregon State, Portland State,
Washington and Washington State. Through the
decades, the division also included Oregon,
Portland, Gonzaga, Eastern Washington, Idaho,
Montana, Whitman, Willamette and Pacific
(Ore.) at various times.
0 as in Opening Day: Oregon State
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has a tradition of playing well on Opening Day.
The Beavers' all-time record in season-openers
is 67-29, and OSU has won 13 of its last 19
season-openers. In home-openers, OSU has an
all-time record of 77-19, with the Beavers winning 16 of their last 18 home-openers and 31 of
their last 34.
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
over the next 24 years, but most seem to have
been thwarted by the Pacific Northwest's wet
springs. Indoor baseball was popular, however,
and the Barometer for June, 1900 pictures the
OAC indoor baseball team with its championship banner.
P as in pennants: OSU teams have
brought home 21 pennants over the years. The
first was the 1908 Oregon Collegiate championship; the latest was the 2005 Pacific-10 title.
Q as in "Quiet, I'm trying to
study!": OSU has had four Academic AllAmericans in baseball: Ken Bowen and Bryan
Ganter in 1986 and 1987, Mason Smith in 1994
and Ben Bertrand in 1998. Another OSU player
was named a Rhodes Scholar: Knute Buehler,
who lettered from 1983-85.
R as in rallying, big-time: The largest
deficit Oregon State has ever overcome to win
a game is 14 runs. That was in 2003, when the
Beavers trailed New Mexico State 14-0 after
five innings in El Paso, Tex. OSU scored five
runs in the sixth inning, three in the seventh
and eight in the eighth for a 16-14 win.
R as in Riley: Jack Riley is Oregon
State's winningest baseball coach ever, going
613-411-5 in 22 seasons. A fiery competitor
who wasn't shy about showing his emotions on
the field, Riley coached at OSU from 1973-94.
His teams won or tied for five Northern Division titles and won two division tournaments.
His 1986 team set what was then a school
record for victories, going 39-15 and finishing
third in the Midwest Regional.
An outstanding baseball and basketball
player at nearby Linfield College, Riley was the
NAIA national stolen base leader as a senior.
He later played professionally for the Salem
Dodgers.
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S as in Schulmerich: Wes
Schulmerich, one of the finest athletes in school
history, ended his collegiate career by hitting
.459 for the 1927 Beavers. The center-fielder
went on to play in the Major Leagues from
1931-34 with the Boston Braves and Philadelphia Phillies. He was inducted into the State of
Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.
T as in television: From 1998-2005,
Oregon State has played on national cable television nearly each season, and the Beavers have
gone 5-6 in those games, including a 5-2 mark at
home. Since Fox Sports Net (formerly Prime
Sports) began televising games in 1990, Oregon State has a 31-19 record in televised
games, including 10-7 in national TV games.
T as in travel: OSU baseball teams have
been journeying far from the Pacific Northwest
since 1920. That year, the Beavers made their
first extended spring trip, going to the Bay
Area for games against Santa Clara, Stanford,
California, the Sacramento Senators and Cal
State-Chico. OSU's first-ever trip to the East
Coast came in 1992 when the Beavers played
in a tournament at Central Florida.
U as in unhittable: Two no-hitters have
been uncovered in Oregon State baseball history. On April 12, 1947, Fred Gallagher
blanked Montana 1-0 in the second game of a
doubleheader 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 2005 Beavers set
an OSU record for victories, going 46-12 en
route to the Pacific- 10 championship and the
College World Series. They also set a record for
wins in a regular season, going 41-9, and a
record for home wins, going 26-5.
W as in World Series: Oregon State has
Wes Schulmerich
made the trip to Omaha twice, appearing in the
College World Series in 1952 and 2005.
In 1952, The Beavers defeated Southern
California in the Pacific Coast Conference
championship series and swept Fresno State
for the NCAA Far West Regional championship before a Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
record crowd of 5,000. At the CWS, the Beavers lost to Duke 18-7 and to Texas 10-1.
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 3-1 and
by Baylor 4-3 in 10 innings.
X as in exhibitions: Oregon State has
played a wide variety of non-collegiate and
foreign opposition over the years, including
two 1996 games against Nittaidi University of
Japan in the Hawaii Easter Tournament and a
1998 contest against CETYS of Mexico in the
San Diego Classic.
Local pros like the Eugene Emeralds and
Salem Senators were frequent opponents into
the 1950s; OSU played the Portland Beavers as
recently as 1981. Goss Stadium at Coleman
Field was the site of two games in the 1920s
against Meiji University of Japan and a 1921
game vs. the New York Colored Sox.
Y as in years without baseball:
Since starting a varsity baseball program in
1907, Oregon State has twice halted the sport.
No team was fielded in 1917 due to World War
I, and there was no team in 1944 or 1945 due to
World War II.
Z as in zipping along: Oregon State
has twice had 18-game win streaks, in 1951 and
1962. Both winning streaks came in the first 18
games of the season.
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in 2002-03, in 2003, Baseball America magazine honored him as its Minor League Manager of the Year. He pitched and played several
other positions for the Beavers from 1984-86,
earning All-America honors and leading Oregon State into the NCAA Tournament in 198586. A fourth-round draft choice of the Philadelphia Phillies, Brundage s minor league career
included becoming a player-coach in 1993;
he s now been in the Mariners'organization
solely as a coach or manager for 11 seasons
"My experiences at Oregon State will never
be forgotten. Not only did the Oregon State
baseball program prepare me for professional
baseball, it prepared me as a person, as well.
Coach Jack Riley had a huge impact on my life
not only as a player but, more importantly, as a
person.
BEN BERTRAND
Ben Bertrand is a practicing physical therapist with Mountain Valley
Therapy in La Grande,
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 AllAmerican and played in
the San Francisco Giants'
organization. At the con- Bertrand
clusion of his baseball career Bertrand earned
his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from
Pacific University. In addition to his physical
therapy practice, Bertrand is also the assistant
baseball coach at Eastern Oregon University,
working primarily with hitters and catchers.
"My experiences at Oregon State were
among the most rewarding of my life. I learned
that hard work without a specific goal and a
plan to achieve that goal is just hard work. I
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
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 con-
sider them family. I am thankful that I had the
honor and privilege to put on an Oregon State
baseball uniform and to play the game I love."
DAVE BRUNDAGE
Dave Brundage managed San Antonio - the
Seattle Mariners' Class Double-A farm team to back-to-back Texas League championships
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
teammates, the academic challenges I faced,
and the guidance of coaches Pat Casey and
Dan Spencer.
"Academics came easier to me than base-
ball. As far as athletic ability goes, I was not
the biggest, or strongest, and definitely not the
fastest guy around - not your typical blue-chip
recruit. Coach Casey extended to me the opportunity to compete and play for a Division I
baseball program as a walk-on at Oregon
"When I packed my bags and headed off to
the rude awakening of Minor League baseball,
I was prepared for the real world - mentally and
physically. I once came to Oregon State as a
raw and naive person. I made the comment
early on in my career at OSU that `I've got so
much to learn, it's tough to improve.' But we
all needed to to start somewhere, and OSU was
the best place possible. Sometimes it's not the
best to be a little fish in a big pond, because at
OSU it seemed like everyone is a big fish in a
little pond!
"I have fond memories of my OSU days due
to the closeness of my teammates and staff. The
experiences that I had at OSU will never leave
me. And as Coach Riley put it best on a daily
basis, `It's tough to make chicken salad out of
chicken poop!' Well, at OSU they've done a
great job with their salads so far, and I thoroughly enjoyed my experience."
Oregon State r Cascades Campus in Bend.
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"Over 20 years since arriving in Corvallis to
attend OSU, the emotions remain intense. The
years have not tempered my feeling of wonder
about making it in a 'bigger pond,' the concerns
about the academic challenges, and the exhilaration of the first baseball game as a freshman. It
is inspiring how such latent feelings can be
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triggered today by walks on the campus encountering sites, sounds and even smells of
events so long ago.
"The campus and community remain a large
part of my OSU experience. The calm, beautiful surroundings countered the somewhatfrantic college life. This was certainly true in
the spring, when the azaleas and rhododendrons bloomed during finals week as if to highlight the end-of-the-year accomplishments. The
Corvallis community, like the beautiful campus, was supportive and in sync with my needs.
Local businesses were always willing to accommodate, without complaint, my occasional
need for a new study environment. When I
began to focus on my career options, community surgeons facilitated my first encounter
with knee replacement surgery. Ironically, this
experience foreshadowed my future.
"My education at OSU allowed my future to
meet no closed doors. The knowledge gained
from my microbiology and history degrees
prepared me for the varied challenges of medical school and a Rhodes Scholarship. My education and personal mentoring by OSU professors broadened my horizons from the big pond
of OSU to crossing the pond to attend Oxford
University. Each step of the way my confidence
in my OSU training grew.
"Playing baseball at OSU further enhanced
my experience. Pitching for the Beavers allowed me to mature in ways the classroom does
not allow I was able to travel throughout the
western United States and play against some of
the nation's best athletes. I learned from Coach
Jack Riley how to compete on the pitching
mound and in the real world. Importantly, I
matured with the knowledge that being a productive team member frequently means finding
one's role.
"My OSU experience added incredible
value to my life. The memories remain intense
since the effort and importance of those building years have so fundamentally shaped my
personality and career. The passing of the years
has done nothing to lessen the experience."
ANDREW CHECKE'ITS
Andrew Checketts is the pitching coach for
the University of California at Riverside. He
pitched for Oregon State from 1996-98 and
was All-Northern Division in 1997 and 1998.
His senior season, Checketts was named the
league s Player of the Year and earned AllAmerica honors He was drafted by the Boston
Red Sox, and returned to OSU to earn his
degree in Business Administration. Checketts
was pitching coach at Riverside Community
College, helping RCC to its second straight
state title, before being hired at UCR.
"Having the opportunity to go to school and
two stories - in 1975 as a 17-year-old freshman
from Junction City, and then again in 1989
after my baseball career was over.
"I learned more, and grew up more, in my
first three years at OSU than any other period
of my life. The only reason I went to college
was to play baseball, and I felt very fortunate to
land in the best program in the state. Coach
Jack Riley worked harder than anyone at finding ways to practice and improve despite the
weather.
Knute Buehler
play baseball for the Beavers is an experience
that I cherish. The demands put on studentathletes at OSU undoubtedly prepared me for life
after college. Not only did
I receive an outstanding
education academically,
but also an education in
hard work, dedication,
consistency, and team
play. While many of these
Checketts
lessons were learned in
the classroom, the majority were learned on the
baseball field under Pat Casey and his staff.
"On a daily basis, we were held accountable
for not only our performance on the field, but
also in the classroom and our personal lives.
I'm forever indebted to OSU for the lessons I
learned while attending OSU.
"Consistent hard work is a requirement at
OSU, as in most successful companies and
organizations. The staff at OSU is an outstanding example of how leaders can instill this trait
in their organization, while setting an example
of the importance of being a good person."
Jeff Doyle is cofounder and co-owner of
Diamond Woods Golf Course in Monroe, Ore.
He was an infielder for the Beavers from 197577, earning All-Northern Division honors. He
was drafted in the sixth round by the St. Louis
Cardinals and eventually reached the Major
Leagues; he also played in Japan Diamond
Woods opened in 1997
"My experience at Oregon State really has
"What I am equally grateful for now is the
exposure I got and experiences I gained from
being a college student. One of the best things
was meeting people from different places and
backgrounds. I lived in Cauthorn dorm my
freshman year, and I still keep in touch with
some of the friends I met there. An added bonus was meeting my wife Liz while working
out at McAlexander Fieldhouse. Although I
was a mediocre student, my failings taught me
a lot. I changed majors several times in my
search for something I was good at or liked.
Getting drafted by the St.Louis Cardinals delayed that search, but fulfilled my dream.
"I love sports, but I kept thinking there must
be more to life. In the back of my mind was a
dream of building a golf course with my
brother. In 1984, after my first year in Japan, I
purchased 160 acres of land near Monroe.
"When my baseball career ended, I found
myself at a crossroad, wanting to do something
other than baseball, but having no work experience or training. I started working production
at Evanite Fiber and, at my wife's suggestion,
enrolled 12 hours in the OSU School of Business. It had been 12 years since I last attended
OSU and this time I was going only for the
education - my goal was to learn about business rather than worry about the degree. I finally graduated from OSU in 1992, this time
with a 3.9 GPA in Business. That same year, we
were granted the permit to build Diamond
Woods. I've still got lots to learn about running
a business, but my education at OSU helped
fulfill my dream.
"I began school at OSU as a baseball player
from a small town. I am not from a business
family, and had very little experience working
in business so the classroom was my first exposure to a business plan, basic accounting, finance, project management, and daily operations. For anyone who has ever tried starting a
business, they know how many things can go
wrong, and how important a good education is.
I am very thankful for the education I received
at OSU."
Ken Forsch was assistant general manager
for the Anaheim Angels, the 2002 World Series
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champions, before retiring. ! orsc/1 pitc lied at
Oregon State in 1967-68,
and still holds the school
records for strikeouts in a
season and consecutive
scoreless innings pitched.
He went on to a 16 year
career in the Major
Leagues with the Houston
Astros and California
Angels; in 1979, he
pitched a no-hitter for the
Forsch
Astros against the Atlanta
Braves.
"I went back to try to get it all in (and finish
his degree); I think I lacked 13 or 14 hours.
From that point, I had to go to Venezuela and I
had to play three or four winters in Venezuela.
By that time, I was in the big leagues and I
never got back to Oregon State.
"It was a good background, though, that
was the main thing. If I had signed, even out of
junior college, I think physically I wouldn't
have been able to take it; I don't think my arm
would have taken it. But along with that, it
gave me the opportunity to get into banking
and to do different things. You have a college
education like that, and it broadens your horizon. There are so many different things you're
exposed to, and I think that's what really helps.
That afforded me to get into banking, real estate, insurance - I got into that for a little bit. I
took a Business course, the basic economics
course.
"I can honestly say that attending OSU was
an experience that I am very fortunate to have not only as a foundation to a pro baseball career, but more importantly, as a foundation to a
career in Major League Baseball management."
BRYAN GANTER
Bryan Ganter is a physician at the Mayo
Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz.,
working in Sports Medicine, Musculoskeletal
Medicine and General
Rehabilitation He was an
outfielder at Oregon State
from 1984-87, playing on
teams that advanced to
the NCAA Tournament in
1985 and 1986 He twice
earned Academic AllGanter
America honors while
earning his degree in Pre-Medicine.
"I have really fond memories of the time
that I spent at OSU, in particular my experience as a member of the OSU baseball team.
Two out of the four years, we played well
enough to make it to the NCAA tournament.
The 1986 team was probably the greatest group
Jeff Doyle
of guys that truly played together as a team; we
were talented and scrappy. We were a true
reflection of our coach, Jack Riley. The lessons
learned on the baseball field were numerous.
Not only were they vital in my devolvement as
a person and a physician, but also are applicable in dealing with life's daily challenges
"The academic education at OSU was challenging, and valuable. Before coming to OSU,
I was well aware of the strong reputation in the
biological sciences, and was able to experience
it firsthand upon entering. I was lucky to have
a number of professors who took pride in
teaching, and were interested in seeing their
students' progress. As a result, I was well prepared to handle the academic rigors of medical
school, as were my medical school classmates
who were OSU alums.
"I consider myself lucky to have had the
opportunity to attend OSU not only because of
the valuable on- and off-field education, but
also because of all the memorable relationships
that have been forged as a result. I came in
contact with so many wonderful people from so
many walks of life. From fellow teammates,
classmates, administrators, professors, all were
helpful in making my experience at OSU one
that will be cherished forever"
HER
Bill Harper lettered at Oregon State from
1949-51, and he also played on the Beavers'
1949 Final Four men's basketball team. He
went on to a successful coaching career at the
high school and college level Harper then
became a professional baseball scout He has
now worked for over 30 years for the Philadelphia Phillies; among the players he scouted
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
Harper
for a high school teaching
and coaching career at Roseburg (Ore.) High
School before returning to Oregon State.
"My experience at Oregon State also prepared me to become a professional baseball
scout for the Philadelphia Phillies. Oregon
State has been an outstanding baseball program
that has produced many professional players,
several of whom have made it to the Major
League level.
"I have observed many games at OSU after
becoming a scout. The first player I drafted was
from Oregon State - Bob Beall, who went on to
play in the Major Leagues for the Philadelphia
Phillies and Atlanta Braves.
"With the baseball coaching staff and the
new baseball facilities, Oregon State is going to
attract top-level players. As a scout, I've been
to many ballparks, and Goss Stadium at
Coleman Field is one of the best sites to play
college baseball in the nation."
Bryan Ingram is a recording artist and
president/cofounder of
EOS Enterprises, Inc
The corporation includes
a music publishing company, Kings Raven Music,
a clothing line, Stanelli
Clothing; and real estate
ventures. Ingram lives in
both Tucson, Ariz, and
Los Angeles, Calif.
Ingram was an AllPacific-10 catcher while Ingram
playing for the Beavers from 1999-2001, then
was drafted by the Colorado Rockies but suffered a career-ending shoulder injury in 2003
Ingram s first CD was released in December
2003; information is available at
www bryaningram.com Ingram has collaborated with many music greats and is currently
writing music in the entertainment industry,
including for film and television
"When I think of my time at OSU, I am
grateful for the foundation that was established,
enabling me to see who I am as an individual
and harness my potential. The philosophies of
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the Oregon State baseball program and head
coach Pat Casey empower each player to experience the paradigm shift needed to succeed
both on and off the field. The driving forces of
perseverance and positive thought, as well as
the creation of an inner drive, has not left me.
"It was in the early mornings under the
guidance and coaching of assistant coach Dan
Spencer, my catching coach, in McAlexander
Fieldhouse that I faced many life lessons. I
realized in those mornings that every day presents a decision; a choice to live each day out
with focus, drive, determination, perseverance
and hard work. Especially during those early
sessions, Coach Spencer demonstrated he is an
amazing motivator and is able to tap into each
player's full potential. Then on game day, I
witnessed the dividends, the results of that hard
work, and could see tangibly how that hard
work paid off individually and as a team.
"Although currently I am not working
within the realm of my major, Political Science,
I consider the many skills and insights my
studies provided me to have been most beneficial - especially as I have traveled domestically
and internationally - with baseball as well as
with my music and business career.
"Ultimately, I am very thankful for my time
at Oregon State University. I know that my
time as a student-athlete has played a key role
in who I am today."
Ryan Lipe was a two-time All-Northern
Division selection while
playing third base for the
Beavers from 1995-98. He
is currently a sales representative for Cardinal
Health, a Fortune 20
supplier of surgical products and services; he lives
in Ashland, Ore.
"The experiences that I
had while attending OrLipe
egon State were among
the most rewarding of my life. I played Division I baseball for a premier program, met
some of my closest friends (including my
wife), and earned the degree that carried me
into my career in medical device sales.
"Academically, the education I received at
Oregon State was very strong. As a General
Science/Pre-Medicine major, it was initially my
goal to attend medical school and ultimately
become a physician. My counselor in the College of Science, Chere Pereira, took to the
challenge of coordinating a curriculum around
the demands of my baseball schedule. In addition, she helped to place me in a summer internship in New York City and ultimately earn
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take another career path in the medical sciences, I owe a great deal of gratitude to the
Oregon State science department for the position I hold today.
"My academic experiences were rewarding,
for sure, but it was my experiences competing
on the baseball diamond for the Beavers that I
cherish the most. The excitement of a televised
Beaver-Husky game, with the stands packed
and postseason play on the line, is a feeling
that I cannot put to words. In the midst of
these battles, I developed some of my dearest
and lasting friendships. If I can figure out a
way to come back and do it again, I will As for
the baseball program itself, playing for Coach
Casey and his staff was an honor. While the
instruction was of the highest caliber, the values they instilled in us have had the biggest
impact on me - hard work, discipline, teamwork and respect. These are values that go
much further than the baseball field.
"In short, the experiences I had as a studentathlete at Oregon State have had a profound
impact on the person I am today. I am thankful
and honored for having had the opportunity to
compete on the baseball field and earn my
degree at Oregon State.
"There is no question that my opportunities
at Oregon State went far beyond those of an
average student. Getting the chance to pursue a
potential career in professional baseball, while
having half my education paid for with a partial
scholarship, was like a double whammy for my
future that few people could expect.
"I took full advantage of the situation because I knew I wasn't in a financial position to
attend OSU without the scholarship, and my
talents as a baseball player would never have
been realized without the intense baseball program I became a part of while I was there.
"I believe every student learns more about
themselves, grows up a little, and begins to
shape their future during the years they spend
in college, but the small-town atmosphere and
a feeling of being `home' and comfortable gave
me a chance to gain confidence gradually, and
didn't overwhelm me in any respect of college
life.
"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."
1ASOI STRANERG
Jason Stranberg is a project manager for
Adroit Construction Com-
pany, 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 Engineering
Management; while comr
pleting his degree, he
Stranberg
helped oversee the construction 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
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Steve Lyons is a broadcaster for Fox Sports,
with a notable role on the networks telecasts
of Major League Baseball. Lyons played severalpositions 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
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-l0
that they actually developed.
"As I give great accolades to the OSU Engineering program, they pale in comparison to
my feelings for the OSU Baseball Program.
Under Pat Casey and his staff's direction, baseball developed in me the skills necessary to
succeed academically and later in the professional world. I will always be indebted to the
OSU Athletic program for the opportunities it
made available to me."
MIKE THURMAN
Mike Thurman is a scout and minor league
pitching coach for the New York Yankees.
Thurman was a Major League pitcher from
1997-2003 for the Yankees and Montreal
Expos. Thurman pitched for OSU from 199294, becoming a first-round draft pick.
"Looking back on my baseball career at
Oregon State, I can hardly believe that it has
been over 12 years since I first set foot onto
Coleman Field. It was a dream come true for me
to be able to do just that, coming from
Philomath High, playing at (Corvallis American
Legion program) Richey's Market in the summer of 1991 and then to a Division I, Pac-10
program like Oregon State. To make things even
better, I was joined by fellow Richey's Market
players and great friends like Allen Snelling, Jim
Champion, John Schultz, Kevin Hooker and
later, Brooke Knight.
"As we developed as baseball players and
as men under the instruction of (Coach) Jack
Riley, I think that we all sensed we would be
champions before we left the program. Of
course we had other players who weren't from
the Corvallis area that made great contributions
in our quest for a championship, but the core of
our team was that of local players. Over the
next three years, my teamates and friends made
many memories both on and off of the field,
but there is one thing that really stands out.
"In 1994, we finally won the Pac-10 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,
Mike Thurman
is something that I will always cherish and be
proud of. I hope that every current and future
Beaver baseball player can experience the feeling that we had as a team that year."
N0RB WELLMAN
Norb Wellman is a registered investment
adviser who is a cofounder of Ferguson
Wellman Capital Management, Inc., in Portland,
Ore., it is one of the few
independent, employeeowned firms specializing
in highly personalized
asset management for
investors with accounts of
$2 million or more. The
Wellman
firm now manages over
$2 billion for a variety of institutional and
individual clients. Wellman pitched at Oregon
State from 1952-54, helping the Beavers advance to the 1952 College World Series and
being named Oregon State's captain in 1954.
His father-in-law, Red Ridings, was the captain
of the Beavers' 1925 Northern Division championship team. He was also a key figure in the
drive to build 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). The athletic program, coaches (Ralph
Coleman and Paul Valenti) and the players
provided the experience of learning to compete
and play within the rules. The most significant
event that occurred was meeting my wife, Ann
Ridings; we will celebrate our 48th wedding
anniversary this year.
"My degree at OSU was in Education,
which I pursued for four years. I enjoyed teaching, coaching and administration, but decided
to switch careers. Contacts from the University
have played a major part in my career. Ralph
Coleman helped significantly in obtaining my
first job, coaching and teaching. Don White, a
pitching teammate, was instrumental in securing a position in the training program with a
New York Stock Exchange firm. That started
me on my investment career. These relationships have been very important in my career
and certainly confirm the value of attending an
in-state school, especially if you plan to live
and work in Oregon.
"The most significant athletic experience I
remember as a sophomore in 1952 was when
we won the Northern Division, the Pacific
Coast Conference and the Western Regional.
That put us in the College World Series. I had
the opportunity to pitch the second game in the
series against Southern California and Fresno
State. The seniors, like John Thomas and Cub
Houck, helped create an attitude that we could
beat any team. Defeating USC, the previous
year's national champion, was an experience I
will always remember. Getting together with
the players of that `52 team on several occasions has been most enjoyable.
"The overall experience I had at OSU and
the financial help I received has motivated me
to `give back' to the University through the
OSU Foundation and the athletic program,
baseball in particular. The tradition of a quality
baseball program that has a long history and
produced many scholar-athletes has fostered
my support. We have been fortunate to have
long-term outstanding coaches. Ralph
Coleman, Gene Tanselli, Jack Riley, and now
Pat Casey, have done and are doing a great job
of carrying these values forward.
"I had the opportunity to get to know Pat
Casey when we worked together on the Goss
Stadium project. From the beginning, there
were many people involved, but Pat was the
catalyst and he played the most important role
in bringing this great facility to fruition. I
would be remiss if I didn't mention the help of
the athletic department's Bob Westlund, who
did an outstanding job on the fundraising.
"I'm proud to be part of the OSU family
and to have the opportunity to enjoy the results
of its success."
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The 2005 Beavers at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, site of the College World Series
Coming from nowhere, going to Omaha
Beavers surprised the nation in 2005 with Pac-1 0 title, trip to College World Series
In over a century of intercollegiate athletics
at Oregon State, this was one of the truly
special seasons.
It wasn't just that the Beavers won the
Pacific- 10 championship, reached the College
World Series and set a school record for wins.
There was more to the story of the 2005 Beavers. One reason the team captivated the entire
state was the fact that over half the players
were from Oregon.
"It's something you think about all the
time," shortstop Darwin Barney said. "It
means something to be playing for your city
and your state."
It was also that this team wasn't given
much of a chance in the preseason. But Oregon
State eventually moved as high as No. 2 in the
national polls, the Beavers' highest baseball
ranking ever.
"It's an unbelievable feeling," OSU head
coach Pat Casey said. "There are a lot of times
these athletes get overlooked ...
"It's just a great tribute to the athletes and
what they do, and to have it pay off and win a
championship is just a dream."
In this case, a dream come true.
When the 2005 season began, Oregon State
wasn't burdened by the weight of great expectations. OSU was picked to finish sixth in the
Pacific- 10 and the Beavers weren't mentioned
in the national polls.
"They need a little game experience," Beaver head coach Pat Casey said of his club.
"But we've worked tremendously hard toward
some common goals and that's going to pay
off for us."
OSU opened some eyes by beating ninthranked Arizona State 12-6 on its home field
during the first weekend of the season. That
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series opener on May 20. The Beavers - by
now ranked as high as No. 3 in the country in
some polls - used a familiar combination, with
Dallas Buck getting the win and Kevin
Gunderson the save; the OSU duo outdueled
USC ace Ian Kennedy, who was a contender for
numerous national pitcher of the year honors.
Late in the game the next day, word filtered
down to the OSU dugout that Stanford had
beaten Arizona; a Beaver win would guarantee a
tie for the Pac- 10 title. Oregon State wrapped
up a 10-7 victory, then celebrated on the field.
"It crossed my mind that we had just done
something extremely special for Oregon State
University and the city of Corvallis,"
Oregon State first baseman Andy Jenkins steps on the bag for the final out
of the NCAA Super Regional finale against Southern California, sending the
Beavers onto the field in celebration of a College World Series berth
Gunderson said after recording the final out.
After eight straight weekends battling for at
least a share of the championship in one of the
nation's toughest conferences, it was time for
a break.
Oregon State had wrapped up its regular
season a week ahead of the rest of the Pacific10, giving the Beavers Memorial Day weekend
off. OSU spent May 27 holding Fan Appreciation Night, playing an intrasquad game and
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propelled the Beavers to a 21-4 record heading
into the Pac-10 season.
After sweeping California to start the conference slate, OSU visited nationally ranked
Stanford and Arizona on back-to-back weekends. The Beavers took the series at Stanford
and nearly took the series at Arizona, returning home as Pac- 10 title contenders and a team
climbing in the national rankings.
A win over Arizona State capped a 5-1
homestand against Washington State and the
Sun Devils. The momentum carried over onto
the road, where OSU swept series at both
UCLA and Washington; the finale against the
Huskies came in 10 innings after UW had tied
the game with a two-out homer in the bottom
of the ninth.
"It seems like every time we play a game,
somebody on our club does something that
impresses me," Casey said after that win.
"Everything they do, they prepare for it Now
we're excited about coming home."
With Oregon State's regular season entering
its final weekend, it would be the Southern
California Trojans standing between the Beavers and the Pac-10 title.
Oregon State went into the final weekend of
its regular season with a shot at the Pacific-10
championship, and the Beavers took advantage
of it.
A five-run bottom of the eighth inning gave
OSU a 5-4 win over Southern California in the
giving fans pizza and a chance to meet the
players. The next day, the Beavers learned
they were sole champions of the Pacific-10 for
2005 when California won at Arizona.
On May 29, the NCAA released its list of
16 sites for regional tournaments and Oregon
State was on the list. The next day, the Beavers, their families and several dozen fans
gathered to watch the NCAA selection show
at the Hilton Garden Inn near campus. When
the pairings were announced, Oregon State
learned it would be the top seed in a field
including Virginia, Ohio State and St. John's.
Tickets quickly sold out, even with extra
bleacher seats having been brought in behind
the rightfield fence. The geographically diverse
field assembled and went through workouts at
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field, and play got
underway on Friday, June 3.
Some ballplayers go through life never
experiencing the thrill of hitting a walk-off
home run. After the opening day of the
Corvallis Regional, Shea McFeely wasn't one
of them.
McFeely accomplished the feat on the first
pitch of the bottom of the ninth inning, sending the Beavers to a 4-3 win over Ohio State.
With the score tied 3-3, McFeely launched his
game-winning homer over the left-centerfield
fence off Buckeye reliever Rory Meister. That
capped an Oregon State comeback that had
seen the Beavers tie the game with Cole
Gillespie's two-out single in the bottom of the
eighth.
McFeely annihilated the first pitch he saw
- and the first pitch of the game by Meister for his fifth home run of 2005.
"During warm-ups, he was throwing a lot
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Jacoby Ellsbury takes a swing
Pat Casey exchanges lineups
of fastballs," McFeely said. "It looked like he
was throwing pretty straight and over the top.
That's what our scouting report said on him. I
just went up there and he threw a first pitch
fastball up and in."
Much of the game was a pitchers duel, as
Buck and Ohio State starter Mike Madsen
College World Series.
surrendered three runs each.
A sellout crowd of 2,612 saw Oregon State
play in its first NCAA Regional since 1986. It
was also the Beavers' first home postseason
appearance since 1963.
The next evening, Mitch Canham had four
hits - including three doubles - and Jonah
Nickerson struck out nine as he pitched a
complete game for Oregon State in an 11-1 win
over St. John's. The win before a sellout
crowd of 2,609 advanced OSU into the championship game
Canham tied his career high with four hits,
and the three doubles tied OSU's single-game
record.
"I'm just trying to be patient and lay off
the off-speed stuff," Canham said. "I thank
God for giving me good eyesight for the weekend and I hope we stay with it."
Nickerson scattered seven hits and didn't
allow a run until the ninth inning, pitching his
first complete game of the season and the
second of his career.
"It's awesome," OSU's Andy Jenkins said
of the win. "It's what we've been working on
all year and getting to do it at home is even
more special. We're going to come out prepared, ready to go tomorrow."
Indeed, the Beavers were prepared on June
5. On a damp evening, a 13-run second inning
propelled OSU to a 19-3 victory over St.
John's, clinching the championship. The victory in front of 2,532 fans moved the Beavers
into the Super Regionals, one step from the
"We're one step away from every college
baseball players dream," said Jenkins, who had
four of the Beavers' season-high 22 hits.
Danny Anderson had a pair of home runs, and
Anton Maxwell pitched the win.
Canham was named the Outstanding Player
for the tournament, going 8-for-13 with one
home run, three doubles, six runs batted in and
six runs scored.
The Beavers learned they would again be at
home for the Super Regionals, and the opponent would be Southern California. To earn a
place in the College World Series, OSU would
have to take a series from the 12-time national
champions for the second time in four weeks.
By now, the Beavers were the biggest
sports story in the state. Even more seats
were added to the OSU ballpark, with bleachers replacing the batting cages behind leftfield,
and still the series sold out before the first
pitch the evening of Saturday, June 11.
The opener was a bizzare game in which
Southern California made mistakes and Oregon
State capitalized.
Ryan Gipson's single drove in the go-ahead
run in the sixth inning and Jenkins added a
three-run homer in the eighth to lead OSU to a
10-4 victory over the error-prone Trojans. The
Beavers fell behind 4-1 early, but capitalized
on eight USC errors.
"To me, the key to the whole thing was
that we don't care how we win - we don't care
if they surrendered, we don't care if we win
by one or by 10 or whatever. At this point in
the season, it's just go find a way to win,"
Casey said.
Buck kept the Beavers in the game against
Kennedy; the OSU standout earned his 12th
win of the season with 7 2/3 innings of work.
Kennedy hadn't allowed the Beavers a hit
The Beavers greet fans during an
autograph session before the CWS
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until the fifth inning, but by then OSU had
climbed back within 4-3.
In the sixth, McFeely scored on a wild
pitch to tie the game at 4-4, then Gipson followed with his go-ahead single. Jenkins' homer
capped OSU's five-run eighth inning and set
the crowd of 3,059 into delirium.
It was the sort of win that gave one the
feeling that these Beavers might be a team of
destiny.
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Fr
R- R
64
195
Edmonds, Wash
2
So
R4R
6-2
190
Newberg, Ore
38
Dallas Buck
A J Davidson
Jr
S-L
6-3
200
Florence, Ore
18
Nate Fogle
Jr
R.R
6,3
220
Gresham, Ore
6
Kevin Gunderson
So
R-L
5-10
160
Portland, Ore
16
Kevin Joslyn
Josh Keller
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L-L
6-1
185
Spokane, Wash
Fr
R.R
64
230
Portland, Ore
36
Jon Koller
Jr
R-R
6-6
235
Cadsbad, Calif
44
Eddie Kunz
Fr
R.R
64
250
Portland, Ore
17
So
L-L
5-9
175
Anchorage, Alas
So
R.R
6.2
220
Marysville, Calif
34
Anton Maxwell
Jake McCormick
Jonah Nickerson
So
R-R
6-1
190
Oregon City, Ore
4
Kurt Steele
Jr
R-R
6-2
180
27
Rob Summers
Fr
R-R
6-0
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Corvallis. Ore
Beaverton,Ore
28
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64
195
McMinnville,Ore
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6-2
200
IdeSbesWa
35
Billy Munich
Jr
S-R
6-1
225
El Macero, Calif
20
Casey Priseman
Fr
R-R
6-1
180
Woodinville,Wash
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NAME
YR.
B-T
HT.
WT.
HOMETOWN
10
Darwin Barney
Fr
R-R
5-10
170
Beaverton, Ore.
30
Travis Carver
Fr,
L-R
6-3
235
McMinnville, Ore
Cory Ellis
Fr
R-R
5-7
160
Portland, Ore
14
Ryan Gipson
Jr
R-R
5-11
180
Central Point, Ore
8
AndyJenkins
Sr
R-R
6-0
200
Salem, Ore,
3
Chris Kunda
Jr
R- R
6-0
175
Philomath, Ore
15
Lonnie Lechelt
Fr
R- R
6-0
190
25
Joey Ledesma
Jr.
L-R
6-0
190
Kennewick, Wash
Tucson, Ariz
29
Shea McFeely
Scott Nelson
Jr
R-R
6-2
215
FaeadWayWash
31
Jr.
R-R
6-3
215
Eugene, Ore,
1
Todd Shelton
Jr
R-R
5-10
185
Bakersfield, Calif
OUTFIELDERS
vv.
NO.
NAME
YR.
B-T
HT.
WT.
HOMETOWN
22
Danny Anderson
Sr
R-R
6-4
200
Modesto, Calif
24
Chris Campos
Sr
L-L
6-1
208
Modesto, Calif
Jr
L-L
5-11
185
Oregon City, Ore
23
Jr
L-L
6-1
190
Madras, Ore
40
NicChapin
Jacoby Ellsbury
Joel Evans
Sr
R- R
6-5
230
Redmond, Wash
12
Rob Folsom
Fr
R- R
5-9
180
Medford, Ore
9
Cole Gillespie
Tyler Graham
Mike Lissman
GeoffWagner
So
R-R
6-1
200
West Linn, Ore
Jr
R-R
6-0
180
Great Falls, Mont
So
R-L
6-0
195
Ontario, Ore
Jr
L-L
6-2
215
Redmond,Ore
21
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"Regardless of what happens offensively,
what pitchers do, we always find a way to
win," Gipson said. "We have all year, so
there's something like that going on."
Still, if Oregon State was to reach the College World Series, it wouldn't come easy.
Billy Hart's bases-loaded infield single in
the 10th inning drove in the winning run and
Southern California rallied late to defeat Or-
homer to to make it 8-3. But USC put together
its late-inning comeback to force a third game.
"I think we made plenty of mistakes by the
eighth - I don't think we relaxed at all," Casey
said. "I thought we quit competing at the
plate, and didn't compete at all at the plate
after we got the five-run lead. We just basically surrendered some at-bats late in the
egon State 9-8 the next day, evening the series.
The Beavers saw USC score twice in the
eighth inning and three times in the ninth to tie
the game before winning in the 10th.
The Beavers appeared to be on their way
to Omaha early in the game. Gipson hit a tworun home run for the Beavers in the fourth
inning off USC starter Jack Spradlin. Anderson
added a solo homer in the fifth to make it 3-0,
but the lead wouldn't stand.
The next afternoon - Monday, June 13 was the day that Oregon State went cycling all
the way to Omaha.
Jenkins hit for the cycle, going 5-for-5 and
driving in four runs as the Beavers beat Southern California 10-8 in the deciding game of the
"I hope they react Monday like they've
reacted all year long," Casey said of the Beavers. "We'll find out a lot about ourselves
tomorrow, what guys we really have, what
kind of competitors we are. If it were the third
game today, it would be a pretty tough pill to
swallow."
Oregon State held a 5-3 lead in the seventh
inning, then Canham launched a three-run
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game."
Super Regional.
"There's nothing like this," Jenkins said
"This whole series has been a roller coaster.
As coach (Casey) said, `We're going to find
out what we're made of today.' We came out
and performed today; now we're going to go
to Omaha and represent the Pac-10."
Said Casey: "I feel blessed, humbled, thank-
ful - I guess it's a coaches dream. To have so
many people here to witness that and to see
those guys hold up that sign (from OSU's locker
room) that says `The Road To Omaha Starts
Here' ... it's awesome for me."
OSU also saw outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury
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Jonah Nickerson delivers a pitch
Dallas Buck sends one plateward
Andy Jenkins connects
break the school record for hits in a career,
going 3-for-5 with a double to give him 234
hits, breaking the record of 232 set by Andy
Jarvis from 2000-03.
A crowd of 2,752 was a sellout but just
under capacity after the start of the game was
moved up three hours for its national cable
telecast At least five members of OSU's 1952
College World Series team - pitchers Bud Berg,
Bailey Brem and Norb Wellman, infielder
Bobby Buob and outfielder Dwane Helbig were on hand for the game. So was Paul
Valenti, an assistant coach in 1952 who remained on OSU's athletic staff.
Oregon State had taken a 7-3 lead by the
fifth inning, but Southern California tied the
game with a four-run sixth inning before Eddie
Kunz pitched the Beavers out of a jam, including a bases-loaded strikeout of USC slugger
Jeff Clement.
The Beavers responded immediately, as
Jenkins led of the bottom of the sixth inning
with a triple - completing his cycle - and
scored on McFeely's sacrifice fly. OSU added
a pair of runs in the seventh on run-scoring
singles by Barney and Jenkins to make it 10-7.
The Trojans did manage a run in the eighth,
but Buck - making his first relief appearance in
over a year - retired the final four USC hitters
for the save, including a one-two-three ninth
inning on just seven pitches to start the Beavers' celebration.
The crowd chanted "Omaha! Omaha!" as
Jenkins fielded a grounder to first and raced to
the bag for the final out, then hurled the ball
into the outfield just as he was engulfed by his
teammates.
It was apparent that afternoon that some
people get long lunch breaks. Midway through
the game, a Willamette & Pacific Railroad
locomotive stopped on the tracks beyond the
right-centerfield fence. It remained there for
the rest of the contest, sounding its horn for
each Beaver hit or putout and giving a long
salute when Jenkins stepped on first base to
record the final out.
Then the Beavers turned their thoughts to
the College World Series, the event OSU
hadn't played in since its only other CWS
appearance in 1952. Coincidentally, Oregon
State had also taken a three-game postseason
series from USC in Corvallis en route to
Omaha in 1952.
Oregon State had a day to get ready for its
trip to the College World Series, then took a
charter flight to Omaha on Wednesday, June
15. The Beavers were greeted by members of
the Omaha Concorde Club, the community
organization that would serve as OSU's host
during the tournament, and news media were
on hand when the Oregon State contingent
arrived at its hotel in downtown Omaha.
The Beavers wouldn't open the tournament
until playing top-ranked Tulane on Saturday.
But the next day, Oregon State got its first real
taste of the atmosphere that has come to surround the College World Series, and it made a
definite impression on the Beavers.
"It's a dream - it's a dream come true,"
Oregon State catcher Casey Priseman said
after that night's Opening Ceremonies at
Rosenblatt Stadium. "I mean, look where we
are right now. You can't really say much about
it, you've got to experience it."
The Beavers took about an hour's worth of
batting practice at Rosenblatt Stadium, then
partook in a barbecue for all eight teams, an
autograph session for fans and the Opening
Ceremonies in front of approximately 10,00015,000 fans.
"This is awesome," OSU outfielder/first
baseman Cole Gillespie said. "This whole
atmosphere is crazy. I've watched this on TV
for years, and to be a part of this now is amazing.
"To see this many people here for the
opening ceremonies is crazy. During the
games, it's going to be even more crazy."
ESPN's Dave Ryan announced the eight
teams - Oregon State, Arizona State, Baylor,
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Florida, Nebraska, Tennessee, Texas and
Tulane - to mark the official start of the 59th
annual College World Series.
The teams marched onto the field, one-byone, to a foray of fireworks, music, highlights
on the stadium's video board, and of course,
lodas of applause from thousands of collegiate
baseball fans.
The United States Navy "Leap Frogs"
capped off the welcome as they parachuted
into the stadium and delivered team flags to
each of the eight schools, giving the Oregon
State banner to Beaver co-captain Jenkins.
Before the ceremonies concluded, the "student" in student-athlete was honored as the
NCAA Awards for Academic Excellence were
presented to the player with the highest grade
point average on each of the eight squads. That
included Canham, who had a 3.54 GPA.
On Friday, OSU had an early afternoon
practice at Creighton University, then attended
the game between Pacific-10 compatriot Arizona State and home-state favorite Nebraska
in the evening.
Then it was time to play.
For six innings on June 18, Oregon State
looked ready to knock off the No. 1 team in the
nation in the first round of the College World
Series. But Tulane's Scott Madden delivered a
two-out, two-run double just out of the reach
of OSU rightfielder Gillespie in the seventh to
send the Beavers to a 3-1 defeat.
The Beavers nearly turned an inning-ending
double play prior to Madden's double, getting a
hard-sliding Micah Owings at second base and
just missing retiring Mark Hamilton at first
base. OSU felt Owings had interfered with
shortstop Barney on the play and Hamilton
should be called out, but the umpires decided
otherwise after conferring.
"I haven't seen the replay so I can't tell you
if it affected the game," Casey said. "If there
was contact and they had called interference,
then we would have gotten out of the inning
with no runs. If there was contact, it was a big
part of the game but there are a lot of things
that affect the game."
In the sixth inning, it looked like OSU would
add to its 1-0lead when Gillespie drove a ball
into the right-centerfield gap with the bases
loaded and two out. But Tulane rightfielder
Brian Bogusevic made a diving catch to end the
inning.
OSU starter Nickerson allowed just two
runs in seven innings on seven hits and one
walk, striking out five.
Another close game and another disappointment brought the season to a close on Monday,
June 20.
A bloop single that didn't clear the infield
drove home the winning run in the top of the
10th inning as Baylor ended Oregon State's
season with a 4-3 defeat. The Beavers moved
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RESULT
ORE. ST.
DECISION
ORE. ST.
R-H-E
OPP.
Tempe,Ariz
Tempe,Ariz.
Tempe,Ariz.
W, 19-0
Buck(1-0)
19-17-0
0-1-2
L,1-3
Fogle(0-1)
1&1
3-61
Sat
OPPONENT
vs New Mexico State
vs Gonzaga
vs New Mexico State
W,11-2
Nickerson (1-0)
11-14-0
243
Sun
at Arizona State
Tempe, Ariz.
6-8-5
Portland
Corvallis
Gunderson(1-0)
Fogle(1-1)
12-15-1
Tue
W,12-6
W,6-4
6-13-2
4-7-1
Sat
vs California-Davis
San Diego, Calif
W, 8-0
Maxwell (1-0)
8-13-0
0-3-3
Sun
at San Diego
San Diego, Calif
W, 3-2
Gunderson (2-0)
3-8-2
2-7-2
Fri
at California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, Calif
W, 4-2
Buck (2-0)
4-80
2-5-0
Sat
at California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, Calif
W, 6-4
Joslyn (1-0)
6-13-0
4&1
Sun
at California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, Calif
W, 5-3
Nickerson (2-0)
5-8-2
3-6-1
Fri
California-Riverside
L,2-3
Gunderson(2-1)
2&1
3-7-1
Sat
California-Riverside
W, 5-2
Maxwell (2-0)
5-7-1
24-3
Mar 6
Sun
California-Riverside
W,7-2
Fogle(2-1)
7-9-3
2-5-4
Mar.11
Fri
vs. Cal State-Northridge
Corvallis
Corvallis
Corvallis
Malibu, Calif
W, 4-1
Buck (3-0)
4-11-3
1-5-4
Mar12
Sat
Malibu, Calif
4-11-3
9-13-0
Sun
Malibu, Calif
L,4-9
W,8-2
McCormick(0-1)
Mar 13
Mar 18
atPepperdine
vs Winthrop
Nickerson(3-0)
8-10-2
2&4
Fri
Sacramento State
Corvallis
W,8-2
8-17-2
2-7-1
W, 7-4
Buck(4-0)
Maxwell (3-0)
7-10-0
4-8-5
DATE
Feb 3
Feb 4
DAY
Feb 5
Feb 6
Feb 15
Feb 19
Feb 20
Feb 25
Feb 26
Feb 27
Mar 4
Mar 5
Thu
Fri
(second game)
R-H-E
Mar 19
Mar 22
Sat
Sacramento State
Corvallis
W,9-3
Nickerson(4-0)
9-9-1
3-7-4
Tue
at Portland
Portland, Ore
W, 7-5
Fogle(3-1)
7-14-1
54-1
Mar 24
Mar 25
Thu
Dallas Baptist
L,7-17
McCormick (0-2)
7-12-1
17-21-3
Fri
Dallas Baptist
Corvallis
Corvallis
W, 7-2
Buck (5-0)
7-6-2
24-0
W,11-3
Maxwell (4-0)
11-14-1
3-5-2
(second game)
Mar28
Mar29
Mon
Brigham Young
Corvallis
W,12-5
Nickerson(5-0)
12-10-2
5-10-2
Tue
BrighamYoung
Corvallis
W,11-6
Turpen(1-0)
11-16-1
6-9-3
Apr 1
Fri
California
Corvallis
W,11-1
11-13-0
14-1
Apr 2
Apr 3
Apr 9
Sat
California *
Corvallis
W, 5-2
Buck(6-0)
Maxwell (5-0)
5-10-1
2-10-0
Sun
California *
Corvallis
W, 4-2
Nickerson (6-0)
4-7-0
2-74
Sat
at Stanford *
Stanford, Calif
W, 9-7
Buck (7-0)
9-10-1
7-12-2
W,11-10
Kunz(1-0)
11-17-1
10-9-0
(second game)
Apr 10
Apr 15
Apr 16
Apr 17
Apr 22
Apr 24
Sun
at Stanford *
Stanford, Calif
L, 3-4
Fogle (3-2)
3-12-5
4&2
Fri
at Arizona *
L, 5-7
Buck (7-1)
5-10-1
7-8-1
Sat
at Arizona *
W,17-1
Maxwell (6-0)
17-18-0
1&2
Sun
at Arizona *
Tucson, Ariz
Tucson, Ariz
Tucson, Ariz
L, 6-7
Gunderson (2-2)
6-13-2
7-9-1
Fri
Washington State *
Corvallis
W, 5-4
Gunderson (3-2)
5-10-3
44-2
Sun
Washington State *
Corvallis
W, 8-1
Maxwell (7-0)
8-12-0
1-1-1
W, 7-6
Gunderson (4-2)
7-10-2
6-11-1
(second game)
Apr 29
Apr 30
May l
Fri
Arizona State *
Corvallis
W, 6-5
Buck (8-1)
6-12-2
5-9-0
Sat
Arizona State *
Corvallis
L,1-3
Maxwell (7-1)
1-5-1
3-11-0
Sun
Arizona State *
Corvallis
W, 5-1
Nickerson (7-0)
5-9-0
1&1
May 3
Tue
Portland
Corvallis
W, 6-2
Fogle (4-2)
6-9-0
2-8-0
May 6
Fri
at U C L A *
Buck (9-1)
3-9-0
14-1
Sat
W,104
Maxwell (8-1)
10-10-2
4-11-5
May 8
Sun
at U C LA *
at U C LA *
Los Angeles, Calif
Los Angeles, Calif
W, 3-1
May 7
Los Angeles, Calif
W,16-3
Nickerson (8-0)
16-19-0
3-9-3
May 13
Fri
at Washington *
Seattle, Wash
W, 7.0
Buck(10-1)
7-10-1
May 14
Sat
at Washington *
Seattle, Wash
W, 74
Maxwell (9-1)
7-9-1
030
4&2
May 15
Sun
at Washington *
Seattle, Wash
W, 3-1
Gunderson (5-2)
3-5-0
14-1
May20
Fri
SouthernCalifornia*
Corvallis
W,54
Buck(11-1)
5-7-0
44-0
May 21
Sat
Southern California *
Corvallis
W, 10-7
Maxwell (10-1)
10-13-1
7-11-0
May 22
Sun
Southern California *
Corvallis
L, 2-12
Nickerson (8-1)
2-2-0
12-14-0
Fri
Ohio State
Corvallis
W, 4-3
Gunderson (6-2)
4-9-2
34-0
Sat
St John's (NY)
St John's (NY)
Corvallis
W,11-1
Nickerson(9-1)
11-14-0
1-74
Corvallis
W,19-3
Maxwell (11-1)
19-22-4
3-11-0
Corvallis
W,104
Buck(12-1)
10-7-0
4-9-8
Corvallis
L, 8-9
Gunderson (6-3)
8-10-4
9-16-1
Corvallis
W,10-8
Kunz (2-0)
10-17-0
8&1
Omaha, Neb
L,1-3
Nickerson (9-2)
1-6-0
38-0
Omaha, Neb
L, 3-0
Gunderson (64)
3-9-2
4-10-1
CORVALLIS REGIONAL
Jun.3
Jun 4
Jun 5
Sun
CORVALLIS SUPER REGIONAL
Jun 11
Sat
Southern California
Jun 12
Sun
Southern California
Jun 13
Mon
Southern California
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
Jun 18
Sat
vs Tulane
Jun 20
Mon
vs Baylor
* - Pacific-1 0 Conference game
the tying run to second base in the bottom of
the inning before the finest baseball season in
OSU history came to an end.
"It's a tough time to talk right now,"
Casey said. "I don't want our guys to feel
like coming in here and not winning a
ballgame will take away from the great sea-
son we've had.
"I just want them to understand how well
they played all year long."
Added Gunderson: "It's a sad day for Oregon
State but there's always next year. It was a fun
time even though we lost ... the Beavers will be
back next year, I can promise you that."
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OREGON STATE'S 2005 TEAM USA MEMBERS
Beaver pitchers get a look at the world
Gunderson, Nickerson
have an eventful 2005,
going from CWS run to
Team USA's summer tour
Oregon State's baseball team reported for
fall practice with the Beavers coming off a
2005 season that saw them win the Pacific-10
championship and advance to the College
World Series. For OSU pitchers Kevin
Gunderson and Jonah Nickerson, the summer
meant another special event - earning places as
part of Team USA, traveling internationally
and playing against some of the world's best
players.
Team USA consists of the top collegiate
baseball players in the country; it is selected
by USA Baseball, the governing body of the
sport in the United States and a member of the
United States Olympic Committee (USOC)
The team performs each summer in a schedule
of exhibition games across America and overseas, versus the world's top baseball talent. Its
alumni include such Major Leaguers as Kevin
Brown, Pat Burrell, Jose Cruz Jr., J.D. Drew,
Nomar Garciaparra, Jason Giambi, Troy
Glaus, Todd Helton, Mark Kotsay, Tino
Martinez, Phil Nevin, Mark Prior, Jason
Varitek and Jeff Weaver.
Gunderson and Nickerson, both of whom
are going into their junior seasons at OSU,
were the Beavers' first-ever selections to Team
USA, and they helped the squad compile a 164 record in an international tour that included
games in the United States, Japan, Taiwan.
Gunderson and Nickerson capped the team's
season by being the winning pitchers in both
ends of a doubleheader against Nicaragua on
Aug. 3 in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Gunderson was 1-0 with a 0.45 earned run
average in 11 appearances (including the start
against Nicaragua); in 20.0 innings, he allowed
two runs (one earned) on I 1 hits and three
walks while striking out 17. Nickerson was 11 with a 2.00 ERA in six appearances (one
start); in 18.0 innings he allowed six runs (four
earned) on 14 hits and seven walks while striking out 23.
As the Beavers gathered to start working
toward the 2006 season and defending their
Pacific- 10 championship, Gunderson and
Nickerson talked about their summer experiences with Team USA.
Kevin Gunderson
Q: When you showed up for the Team USA
tryouts after the College World Series, was it a
little intimidating or had the experience of playing in Omaha and in the Pacific-10 really made
you feel you belonged there?
NICKERSON: "I didn't think it felt any
different. It was obviously an honor to be
there with all the great players, but I didn't
think it felt any different.
GUNDERSON: "Pretty much the same thing.
Obviously, you're there for a reason - they
hand-select these guys throughout the season.
Like Jonah said, it's an honor, but you're there
for a reason, for getting the job done during the
season and having a good year. So everyone
was there to hopefully make the team; if not,
then they're just going to their respective
summer leagues."
Q: When you got a look at the other players
at the tryouts, were you confident you could
make the team?
N: "I wasn't really sure, because I know all
the guys there were worthy of making the
team; that's why they got the invitation. But I
didn't really have a mindset of whether I was
going to make the team or not after I saw the
guys throw."
G: "I knew going in how many relievers
they'd brought in and it wasn't that many, so I
guess my chances were a little different than
the starters, because there were more starting
pitchers there. They said they'd move maybe
one or two starters to the bullpen, but they
said they didn't know how well that would
work because those guys are used to starting
and not coming in from the bullpen. There
were only really three relievers who were
there, and they all made the team, so it was a
little different situation for myself as far as
what I needed to do to make the team. I knew
I was going to be a bullpen guy there and not a
starter, so I didn't have to worry about
switching roles. It definitely wasn't a lock,
especially with the type of people that were
there, but the odds were a little bit different
and maybe a little more in the relievers' favor
to make the team."
Q: What's the best thing about being a
member of Team USA?
N: "Just representing your country with
the best players in the nation, and going to
places to play and people knowing you're the
best in the country, and representing your
country."
G: "Just being able to walk around and have
USA gear on and everybody knows you play
on the U.S. national team, or at least you're a
part of USA Baseball. It's kind of a great
honor just to be able to do that, because you
look at some of the alumni of USA Baseball
and it's a long list of major league guys right
now who are playing and being very successful. For me, it's more an honor and being able
to represent your country and play against
other teams from all over the world. It's a
great time."
out and try to soak it up."
G: "I guess that's a weird thing. I think at
the major league fields they have some kind of
surface to soak up the water, but at the stadium where we were playing, they had about
25 workers out there sponging the ground of
an all-dirt infield. It's a little different than
playing over here. Another thing I'd never seen
before - Japan's rightfielder is really, really
good; they said he'll be a high draft pick and
he could play baseball over here, easy. One of
our pitchers threw an offspeed pitch down in
the dirt, and it almost bounced off the ground.
He literally threw his bat at it and hit a line
drive up the middle; he didn't even have the
bat in his hand, he just chucked it and hit it
right on the barrel. I've never seen that be-
Q: Can you tell the different ways that
different countries approach baseball and what
it means in their cultures?
G: "We started in the New England Collegiate League and played three exhibition games
there, and that's U.S. baseball. Then we went
to Japan and we knew it was big. I think we
realized how big it was when we got on the
bus right after we landed. Heading to our hotel, we had about an hour bus ride and they
had a couple TVs on the bus, and there were
baseball games all over the TVs, like every
channel that you flipped through because they
had cable on the buses. Every channel, you
had a baseball game going. And to see the fan
support they get at the major league games ...
their crowds are different. They cheer real
loud and they bang things all game long. In
Japan, they take baseball real serious and it
shows. They're really, really, really good at
baseball. It's not that they're better than any
of us over here, but they're so fundamentally
sound. They just drill themselves to be fundamental in what they do, and they just feed off
your mistakes so they let you screw up and
then they take advantage of it. Then you're
out of the game because they just had six
singles in a row and scored six runs. They take
baseball seriously, and so does Taiwan. They
have a real good team; it was unfortunate we
got stuck in that typhoon so we just played
them twice instead of the five games. Nicaragua had a little bit of flair to them, but especially Japan and Taiwan you could see how
they approach the game differently, even the
fans. Everything is different about it."
"Italy's team was older. Their first guy
who threw against us was 42 years old; I think
their youngest guy was 20. They had guys
who were 35, 34."
N: "All those guys were already playing
pro ball. They made an all-star team of their
pro ball guys and came over. Then after they
played us, that was it; they went back over
and played professional baseball."
G: "They were way more laid-back, you
could tell. I mean, they played hard but during
a game if they were getting beat, it was like,
`Whatever. We're not going to come back on
these guys.' It was like they cared, but if they
lost, it was, `Whatever. We'll head back to our
hotel."'
Q: Did you get to talk to many players from
the other teams, or was there a language
barrier?
N: "There was a language barrier, but we
just used expressions and hand signals to com-
fore."
Q: What was your outstanding memory off
the field?
N: "Just hanging out with the guys on the
team, getting to know all the guys."
Jonah Nickerson
municate, even with the Japanese players,
because they do a lot of the stuff we do so we
could relate to what they were doing. It wasn't
that easy, but we still could. We'd talk about
baseball, what they have in their country, what
they do, stuff like that. We traded gloves and
equipment and stuff. I traded a Rawlings glove
for a Mizuno glove."
Q: How about the differences in how other
countries approach the game on the field? And
does that affect your approach in pitching
against them?
N: "The Japanese like to hit to the opposite field, so once we figured that out the first
game we started throwing them inside fastballs
and jam them all day. They like to slap at
everything, basically. They'll put a ball in
play that's one inch off the ground, eight
inches outside. They're just trained to not
strike out and make us play defense. Pitchingwise, they'll throw 3-0 changeups; curveballs
3-1, 2-0; then they'll mix it up when they're
ahead in the count so we had a tough time
adjusting to that. Italy played pretty much the
same way we did - they like to hit the ball
with power."
Q: What was the strangest thing that you saw
on the field?
G: "We were in a small city called Kumano
in Japan and it was raining real hard. They had
a big group of cheerleaders and they went out
on the field right outside of second base on the
outfield grass and they were dancing and
cheering while it was pouring. We were laughing, it was so funny. Then about eight guys
decided to sprint out there and slide headfirst
on the ground." (On the tarp?) "No, they
don't have tarps over there."
N: "They have huge sponges, they come
Q: Did you get to do any sightseeing?
N: "We went to the ocean in Kumano."
G: "We could go out on our balcony in
Osaka, and we were on like the 30-something
floor, and you could just look around ... it's a
different lifestyle. It's hard to explain if
you've never been over there. Everything is
packed, and it's a huge city and there are tons
of people. Just walking around ... you've got
vending machines on the corner selling alcohol,
their little convenience stores are different,
they have a different way of life we're not
used to so it took a little time to get accustomed to it."
Q: Had either of you done any international
traveling before?
G and N: "No."
Q: What's the biggest thing you brought back
from Team USA that you can put to use in 2006?
G: "Just knowing that you're considered
one of the best of the best in the country. If
you ever have any doubts in yourself, if
you're struggling or whatever, you can look
back on that experience and say, `I was on the
U.S. national team.' And that's not saying
that's anything better than what any other
kids were doing this summer playing in the
other summer leagues - but to take from the
experience, and to be able to go to Japan and
Taiwan and play against Italy and Nicaragua,
you can't really take away from that experience. And if you have any doubts, you know
you played against some of the best players in
the world this summer."
Q: After playing in U.S. summer leagues in
2004 (Gunderson in Torrington, Conn., and
Nickerson in Weatherford, Texas), did you ever
look around and think, I've come a long way in
a year?
G: "Yeah. It changes a lot as far as where
your baseball career takes you."
OREGON
2005 FiRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK
Going from the Beavers to the Bosox
After a terrific career at
Oregon State, Ellsbury is
the top draft pick of the
defending world champs
With his stint in the Fall Instructional
League season having ended, Jacoby Ellsbury
returned to Oregon for the winter. The
centerfielder spent the spring of 2005 helping
Oregon State to the Pacific- 10 baseball championship and a place in the College World
Series, was drafted in the first round by the
Boston Red Sox, and then played the rest of
the summer for their minor league team in
Lowell, Mass., in the short-season Class A
New York-Penn League.
2005 was an eventful year for Ellsbury,
who had opted to attend Oregon State rather
than signing a pro contract after being drafted
out of Madras, Ore., High in 2002.
Ellsbury 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, six home runs, 48 runs batted in,
26 stolen bases and errorless defense. He set
Oregon State's school records for hits in a
career (236), runs in a career (168), hits in a
season (99) and total bases in a season (142).
There was that trip through the postseason
that reached all the way to the CWS in Omaha,
and being the top draft pick of a team that's
not only a cultural phenomenon in New England but was coming off its first World Series
title in 86 years. For Lowell, a short-season
Class A team in the New York-Penn League,
Ellsbury batted .317 with one homer, five
triples, three doubles and 23 stolen bases,
compiling an on-base percentage of.418.
While in Corvallis over the winter, Ellsbury
took a few minutes to talk about his first season in pro baseball and his Oregon State career.
Q: What you did from the end of the College
World Series until you reported to Lowell?
ELLSBURY: "I took a couple days off. With
the College World Series going on, I couldn't
discuss my contract, so with the College
World Series over I got that out of the way and
then flew right out to Lowell. Lowell was a
great place to play because you got a ton of
fans, 5,000 of them, they packed it out. It's
right outside of Boston, so you have a ton of
Boston fans trickle down to Lowell to see us
Jacoby Ellsbury
play."
Q: What was the biggest adjustment in going
from college baseball to pro baseball in the
space of a few weeks?
E: "The biggest thing is playing every day.
In college, you might play four times, max, a
week; for Lowell, you played every single day.
We had one day off and our day off was an
eight- or nine-hour bus trip."
Q: Was your adjustment a little easier because you'd played in the Cape Cod League the
last two years, both using a wood bat and also
being close to Boston and knowing the atmosphere surrounding that franchise?
E: "Definitely. Playing in the Cape, playing
against top competition, using the wood bat,
playing pretty much every day, helped make
the transition a lot easier. And the Cape actually invited us to take batting practice. a few
guys from each team, at Fenway Park and that
was a great experience. It kind of made me
hungry to get back to Fenway and the bigleague parks. And seeing the atmosphere and
going to a few of the games fired me up and
made my drive that much more."
Q: So being drafted by Boston was kind of a
bonus?
E: "Definitely. And I made a lot of friends
when I was in the Cape, so they came and
watched me play in Lowell, so it was exciting."
Q: Was it an adjustment going from the team.
oriented, win-oriented atmosphere of college
baseball to the player development-oriented
atmosphere of the minor leagues?
E: "Boston really emphasizes that they
want to build winners. It's a lot different than
college, because college is a lot more team-
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oriented. In the minors it is a lot more about
player development. It is a little bit tough for
a lot of the guys - you don't have that
"C'mon, Jacoby, we need a hit!" It's, "Let's
go, let's do something." It's a lot less teamoriented, but I think you've got to be strong
mentally to be successful in minor league baseball."
Q: It sounds like the Red Sox try to strike a
balance between the two, though.
E: "We were making a run in the playoffs,
and everybody in the organization knew that
we were doing some good things on the
ballfield as a team, and they like to see that.
They feel that if you win in the minors, you're
going to be winners in the majors. That's kind
of the mentality, and I like the mentality they
have."
Q: When you were sidelined for a week or
two with a sore hamstring, how frustrating was
it? Even though it's not that serious, they've got
a lot at stake in your future and they're going to
be pretty careful with you.
E: "It wasn't that serious an injury. It definitely bothered me, but it probably could have
been a couple days and I'd have been back out
on the field, but I understand where they're
coming from. They want to make sure it's 100
percent before I go out there. Playing college
baseball, you have to go out there, so there's
just a little bit different approach to it. Who
knows? Maybe I would have gone out there
three days later and hurt it worse. Things
definitely happen for a reason, and maybe I
needed two days off or something, I don't
know."
Q: The way you are, you were probably saying, "Hey, I'm not that fragile."
E: "That's the thing. Some of the guys were
saying, "C'mon, it's been a week and you're
still out." I want to get out there, but you
know how it is - they're going to take care of
your injuries. Especially me, my legs are a big
part of my game; they're not going to take any
risks this early in my career hurting it ... mine
was minor, so I don't think it's going to be
anything to slow me down."
Q: What was the highlight of your first pro
season?
E: "There are probably two that stand out
in my mind. My first pro at-bat, I told Jed
Lowrie (the former Stanford second baseman
who was his teammate in Lowell) that when I
get to first base, I'm going to steal on the first
pitch, no matter what happens - whether the
coach gives me the sign or anything, I'm going.
So I get on, I walked my first at bat, and the
first pitch I stole second. And before that, too,
I told Jed that if I get to second, on the first
pitch I'm going to third. It ended up that when
I stole second, they threw the ball into the
outfield and I made it to third. Then two
pitches later they threw a passed ball and I
scored. So that was pretty funny; I came back
into the dugout and they were laughing about
that. That was definitely a highlight.
"And then my first game in Lowell, I hit
my first home run. My heart was pounding to
be in front of the hometown fans, and to hit
that ... I hit it into a construction area and I
still have that ball. One of the fans went in
there and got it for me. It was pretty sweet."
Q: Now that your Oregon State career is in
the books, what was the favorite highlight from
those three years?
E: "You have to say the College World
Series. Any hit I had my freshman or sophomore year is nothing compared to making it as
a team and going to the College World Series
and sharing that success with those guys.
That's going to be something I'll always remember, and a lot of people are going to remember that team from last year. 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 for me, and I'm sure a lot of guys on the
team. And hopefully they can make it again
this year."
Q: As a player, do you feel the three years at
OSU left you more ready for pro baseball than
you would have been out of high school?
E: "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 here, I had a great time and met a
lot of great people."
Q: Is there any aspect specifically where you
felt you developed as a player or person, being
out on your own a bit before going 3,000 miles
away and being thrust into that spotlight?
E: "I don't think I ever told anybody this,
but my first year in college there would be
times I'd be ... not homesick, but I wanted to
go home. And being only three hours away,
my family or my brothers could come and see
me. If I'd gone into pro ball, I'd have been
clear across the country or whatever and they
wouldn't have been able to see me. That was
another reason I chose Oregon State - I love
being around my family and they had a chance
to see me play."
Q: When you were drafted coming out of
high school, what influenced your decision to
attend college rather than sign a pro contract?
E: "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 For myself, I
wanted to go out there and 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."
Q: Being a part of the Red Sox organization
when they're the defending World Series champions for the first time in 86 years, and playing
in the Boston area, and the whole culture surrounding that franchise - what's it like to be part
of that during this past season?
E: "It was amazing. You go to bat for the
first time, and they announce `Now batting,
the top draft pick of the 2005 defending champion Boston Red Sox, Jacoby Ellsbury' - to
have that label as being part of the organization that was the world champion was amazing. And the fans there, they're awesome.
They trickle down from Boston. They just
love their baseball, and it's part of their culture. They really get into it, and it's exciting to
see. They'll let you know if you didn't hustle
for a ball, but if you're playing hard they'll
love you."
Q: As far as the way you play, a lot of comparisons had been drawn between you and Red
Sox centerfielder and cult idol Johnny Damon.
Was that kind of fun?
E: "Yeah, a lot of people thought it was
pretty funny, especially the coaching staff and
the team. They ran with the Johnny Damon
comments. I might have done something on the
field that resembled Johnny Damon a little bit,
and they'll be yelling, "Johnny!" I had fun
with it, so it was pretty funny."
Q: Has Boston given you any idea what to
expect for 2006?
E: "It depends on how my offseason workouts go. I'm obviously going to work real hard
to be at the highest level I can be, and be ready
if the situation arises that they need me. In the
offseason I just have to work as hard as I can.
They did mention that high-Class A ball was
the most likely spot I'd go, but you never
know - especially in the minors - where
you're going to be."
Q: Are you going to return to classes at some
point and finish your degree?
E: "I had Instructional League, and if it
wasn't for that I'd have been able to come
back this term and take some classes but it
was important for me to go to Instructional
League. So probably not this year, but next
year I count on taking some classes and getting
that done."
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Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
Beavers' home is a true original
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field blends one of nation's
oldest diamonds with one of nation's newest stadiums
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OPENED: 1907; renovated prior to 1999 season
Over the last 99 years, championships have
been won here. At least one former player had
his ashes scattered here. One of the 1998 inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame - who
never played a game in the Major Leagues played here. And a plane once crashed into left
field during a game - sort of.
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field has an
interesting history, to say the least.
When Oregon State began fielding a varsity
baseball team in 1907, the school laid out a
diamond on a lot just south of the main campus. Over 90 years later, that same site still
serves as the home of the Beavers, making
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field the oldest
diamond in the Pacific- 10 Conference and one
of the oldest college fields in the country.
When Goss Stadium was added to Coleman
Field in 1999, OSU owned not only one of the
most historic home ballparks in the country but
one of the finest, as well.
"We're very fortunate at Oregon State,"
OSU head coach Pat Casey said. "We've got
some of the finest baseball facilities on the
West Coast, from the standpoint of both players
and spectators. And we're also very lucky to
have been able to keep our ballpark located in
the center of campus - it makes for a great
atmosphere for college baseball."
Over the past nine decades, the campus has
grown around Goss Stadium at Coleman Field,
making it one of the most picturesque settings
in college baseball. The 2,000-capacity
ballpark is a short walk down Waldo Place
CAPACITY: 2,000
OREGON STATE ALL-TIME HOME RECORD: 946-416-1 (694
winning percentage)
FIRST GAME: Salem High 4, Oregon State 0 on April 12, 1907
FIRST OREGON STATE WIN: Oregon State 12, Willamette 0 on
May 2,1907
FIRST NIGHT GAME: Oregon State 3, Stanford 1 on April 26,
2002
LONGEST WINNING STREAK: 24 games during the 1951 and
1952 seasons
BIGGEST CROWD: 5,000; Oregon State 8, Fresno State 4 in
Far West Regional championshp on June 7, 1952.
FENCES: Leftfield, 330 feet, 11 feet high; Left-centerfield, 365
feet, 11 feet high; Centerfield, 400 feet, 8 feet high; Right-centerfield,
365 feet, 8 feet high; Rightfield, 330 feet, 8 feet high
NAMESAKES: Coleman Field is named for Ralph Coleman, who
coached the Beavers for 35 seasons from 1923-66 Goss Stadium is
named for the family of John and Eline Goss, whose major lead gift
to the fundraising effort made the project possible
AMENITIES: Clubhouses for both teams; OSU coaches room;
OSU players lounge; enclosed press box with two private booths
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GOSS STADIUM: John and tl ne 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
JACK RILEY CONCOURSE: Anonymous
GENE TANSELLI DUGOUT: Anonymous
HAROLD TAYLOR LOCKER ROOM: Harold and Margaret
Taylor
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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
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Oregon State's clubhouse (above) and players' lounge (below)
BUILDING MATERIALS AND SERVICES: ABC Roofing,
Cascade Steel Rolling Mills, Chintimini Forest Products, Farwest
Steel, Frank Lumber Company, Hull-Oakes Lumber Company,
Imperial Paint Company, James Hardy Gypsum, States Industries
Inc , Swanson Superior Products, Hilton Trenching, Dave and Nancy
Reece, Anita McEldowney, Craig McEldowney
ADDITIONAL MAJOR DONORS: Bud and Vy Fortier, Larry and
Helen Hearing, the Tim Hennessy family, Glenn Kach, Herb and
Anita Summers, Wayne and Joanne Young
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from the Memorial Union and OSU's central
campus area, making it easy for students to
stop by a game between classes.
The field is named for former Oregon State
player and coach Ralph Coleman, who guided
the Beavers for 35 seasons from 1923-66. The
stadium is named for John and Eline Goss,
whose major lead gift to the $2.3-million
fundraising effort made the project possible.
John Goss was an Oregon State track and
field letterman in the 1930s. The naming of the
stadium is also a memorial to his older brother,
James Goss, an Oregon State graduate
John and Eline Goss have made additional
contributions to OSU that will lead to endowed
scholarships for student/athletes and other top
academic students, including graduates of
Portland's Grant High School and members of
the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
OSU's all-time record at Goss Stadium at
Coleman Field is 946-416-1 (.694).
The park is symmetrical, measuring 330 feet
down the foul lines, 365 to the power alleys
and 400 to center. The fence is 11 feet high
from leftfield to left-center, then eight feet high
from left-center to rightfield.
Goss Stadium extends roughly from first to
third base around Coleman Field. The concrete,
steel and brick grandstand has approximately
1,500 seats, a press box, a lobby/concession
area, restrooms, locker rooms, dugouts and
storage areas. The stadium was designed to
complement the architecture of the surrounding
on
campus, and to evoke the aura of baseball's
historic parks.
The first game after the addition of Goss
Stadium to Coleman Field was on March 12,
1999, when defending national champion
Southern California topped the Beavers 5-2.
The stadium was dedicated on April 17, 1999
as OSU beat California 11-5 before a crowd of
1,246 and a national cable television audience.
The ballpark saw its first night game on
April 26, 2002, as the Beavers beat fourthranked Stanford 3-1. A set of lights meeting
professional Class Triple-A standards was
installed that spring thanks to the generosity of
longtime OSU boosters Bert and Shirley Babb.
"The lights have been a great addition,"
Casey said. "It's given us a lot of flexibility in
when we can schedule practices and games
around our players' academic schedules."
A new scoreboard with graphics and video
capability is scheduled to be installed at Goss
Stadium at Coleman Field early in the 2006
season, and plans are underway for an expansion to the grandstand in coming years.
Coleman Field itself has been upgraded in
recent years. The outfield was rebuilt in the fall
of 1998; the infield was rebuilt in 1996. Stateof-the-art drainage systems were installed in
both areas, and the infield was covered with
Turface for improved consistency. Artificial
turf is a possibility for the infield in the near
future.
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
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.
YEAR'
W-L
W-L
YEAR
1907
3-1
1961
13-2
1908
5-2
1962
13-2
1909
4-3
1963
124
1910
64-1
1964 J.:. .......................
104
1911
5-2
1965
1912
5-4
1966
8-7
1913
4-6
1967
15,3
6-5
1968
1969
13-3
7-3
1916
5-0
1970
5-5
1917
World War 1
1971
9-5
1918
2-3
1972
6-10
1919
4-3
1973
10-6
1920
9-2
1974
8-5
1914
.....
1915
6.8
7-9
94
1975
1922 ........ ....................
74
1976
1923
64
1977 ............................... 13,3
1924
12-3
1978 ................................. 9-7
1921
.
1979
1925
104
.
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18-1
.
10-4
.
1926
5-4
1980
1927
9-1
1981
11-3
1928
4-4
1982
15-2
1929
....................::......... 7-5
1983
14-3
1930
94
1984
8-6
1931
5-5
1985
14-5
1932
4-6
1986
14-1
1933
8-3
1987
134
1934
8-8
1988 .............................. 14-5
1935
.
1936
1937
10-6
1989
4-12
1990
4-7
1991
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1,938.......;
............«....... 1
18-3
12-5
154
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14-3
1
0- 1 0
1992
Bell Field and Goss Stadium at Coleman Field in 1967
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.
12-4
1993
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1940 .
12-3
1994
............................ 16-4
1941
10-4
1995
15-5
1942
9-2
1996
13-3
1943
8-3
1997
164
1944
World War ll
1998
20-4
1945
WoddWarli
95
1999
6-9
1
2000
13-10
11i
1947
12-5
2001
18-7
1948
................. 3-2
2002
18-9
9-2
2003
0-12
6-5
2004
...... ...................9-11
18-0
2005
26-5
1939
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1946
1949
1950
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1951
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1952
19-5
1953
5-5
1954
7,3
1955
8-1
1956
8-7
1957
10-5
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
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1959 ..
.............................. 13-2
10-0
1960.
1958
TOTAL: 946-416-1 (694 winning percentage)
LONGEST BEAVER WINNING STREAKS AT GOSS STADIUM
AT COLEMAN FIELD: 24 games in 1951 and 1952; 21 games from
1959 to 1961
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of-three NCAA Corvallis Super Regional that
went the distance to qualify for the CWS.
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.
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field in 1983
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
home behind the first baseline, an area that
became Bell Field. That was the first of many
changes in Goss Stadium at Coleman Field's
surroundings.
The Men's Gymnasium - later renamed
Langton Hall - opened in 1914, adjacent to the
athletic fields. In 1946, the Navy ROTC
quonset huts were tucked behind the right-field
corner and a year later Cascade Hall opened
beyond center field. In 1959, Snell Hall opened
across the street from the 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.
As Oregon State's campus changed and
grew around Goss Stadium at Coleman Field,
the ballpark itself stayed roughly the same. Sets
of bleachers came and went, fences were torn
down and replaced. The infield was rebuilt
several times, most recently in 1996. Players
were finally treated to the field's first dugouts
in 1972, and that was the same year the first
press box was constructed. The Scott Halbrook
Memorial Scoreboard was added in 1986.
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field has been
the home to 21 pennant-winning OSU teams
over the years. In 1952 and again in 2005, the
diamond was the site of two of the greatest
moments in Beaver baseball history.
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.
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-
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Here are the ballparks that Major League Baseball teams called
home when Oregon State began playing baseball at Goss Stadium
at Coleman Field in 1907:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox ..
Chicago White Sox
Huntington Avenue Grounds
South Side Park
Cleveland Indians ........................................................ League Park
Detroit Tigers
Bennett Park
New York Yankees
Hilltop Park
Philadelphia Athletics
Columbia Park
St Louis Browns
Sportsman's Park
..........
Washington Senators
National Park
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
St Louis Cardinals
South End Grounds
........................................... .Washington Park
West Side Grounds
Redland Field
Polo Grounds
Baker Bowl
Exposition Park
Robison Field
Headlined "OAC Defeated by Salem High
School," The Barometer student newspaper
reported: "Yesterday afternoon the OAC baseball team was defeated in its first game of the
season. The score being 4 to 0 in favor of the
High school lads. This is due to several reasons. These are lack of support, lack of practice
and interfering with the track work. We have
no complaint to offer as to the result but we
should give our team better support and hope
to see more encouraging results in the future."
After beating both Chemawa and Salem
High in Salem, the Beavers earned their first
home victory ever on May 2, 1907 by drubbing
Willamette 12-0. OAC added wins over
Chemawa and Oregon at home by the end of
the 1907 season, and the Beavers' all-time
home record has been over .500 ever since.
The spring of 1910 saw Goss Stadium at
Coleman Field graced by a coach who had
already managed a World Series winner.
Fielder Jones, who led the Chicago White Sox
to the 1906 title, had left the club over a salary
spat. While looking after business interests in
Portland, he found time to lead OAC to the
Northwest Collegiate title.
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field's brush
with pro baseball's color barrier came in 1921,
when the Beavers played host to the New York
Colored Sox. That team of black professional
players was making its spring training trip up
the West Coast and included many of the Kansas City Monarchs, including the late "Bullet"
Joe Rogan, who entered the Baseball Hall of
Fame in 1998. The Barometer's preview of the
game quoted a telegram from New York Giants
manager John McGraw as saying, "If I could
whitewash that aggregation I could use every
one of them on my team. Only their color
keeps them out of the major leagues." The
Colored Sox took a 3-0 win, with Rogan hitting a double and a home run.
In the 1920s, it wasn't unusual for Japanese
universities to send their baseball teams on
tours of 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
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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.
Many pro careers can be traced back to
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. Beavers who
went on to play in the Major Leagues were
Scott Anderson (lettered at OSU 1981-84),
Lute Barnes (1967-69), Bob Beall (1968-70),
Jamie Burke (1992-93), Ed Coleman (1924,
26), Jeff Doyle (1975-77), Glenn Elliott (1941,
43), Ken Forsch (1967-68), Don Johnson
(1932), John Leovich (1940), Steve Lyons
(1979-81), Howard Maple (1926, 28-29), Wes
Schulmerich (1925-27), Mike Thurman (199294), Chris Wakeland (1995-96) and Jim Wilson
(1980-82).
When the weather forces an Oregon State
practice session inside, the Beavers are able to
use one of the country's finest indoor practice
facilities - the Merritt Truax Indoor Center. The
building opened in September, 2001.
The 85,000-square-foot building is large
Merritt Truax Indoor Center
Groundskeepers, left to right: Al
Kirk, Matt Siewell, Eric Riesdorf, Jeff
Frost and Jess Lewis
enough to house a regulation football field. The
entire playing surface is Fieldturf, which has
earned a reputation as the artificial turf that
plays most like a natural surface.
In addition, the building is equipped with
four batting cages. Along with the Beaver baseball team, the building is used by OSU's football, softball, men's soccer, women's soccer,
men's golf and women's golf teams for practice
and physical conditioning.
The Merritt Truax Indoor Center was designed with ample windows to provide daylight
for workouts, and the brick exterior blends
with Oregon State's campus.
The structure is named in honor of Merritt
Truax, a 1934 Oregon State graduate who
founded one of the nation's leading commercial
and retail gasoline outlets.
Oregon State's baseball team also has the
use of two indoor batting cages and pitching
mounds located in McAlexander Fieldhouse,
just across the street from Goss Stadium at
Coleman Field. The building served as OSU's
indoor facility until the Truax Center opened.
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PAT CASEY
Head coach
12th year
(George Fox, 1990)
Oregon State's baseball program has taken
its tradition of success to new levels as Pat
Casey enters his 12th season as head coach.
In 2005, Casey guided the Beavers to the
Pacific 10 championship and the College World
Series. OSU's 46-12 record represented 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.
OSU's facilities and fan following - which
Casey has helped develop - were two reasons
that the Beavers hosted the NCAA Regionals
and NCAA Super Regionals That gave a national cable television audience a look at Goss
Stadium at Coleman Field, one of the nation's
most picturesque venues for college baseball.
Casey was named the Pac-10 Coach of the
Year, and he was voted the West Region Coach
of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches
Association. After the season, he received a
five-year contract extension from OSU.
After leading the Beavers to the finest baseball season 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 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 numer:)us school records during Casey's time at OSU.
"Being a member of the Pac-10, we're part
of the best baseball conference in the country,"
Casey said. "We've made great strides at Oregon State in our level of play, our facilities,
fan interest .. it's an exciting place to be, and
the program is getting stronger each season."
Casey was instrumental in the drive to build
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field, the renovation
to Oregon State's longtime ballpark that opened
in 1999. The OSU head coach was heavilyinvolved in fundraising for the $2.3 million
project; when the go-ahead was given for con-
The Casey family
struction, he had a hand in the ballpark's design
to assure that it would be one of the most userfriendly facilities in college baseball. In 2002,
the ballpark also received its first set of lights
for night play.
Oregon State hired Casey in the summer of
1994, asking him to follow in the large footsteps of Jack Riley, who retired after 22 seasons as head coach.
Most of the key players from OSU's 1994
Northern Division pennant-winning team had
graduated, but Casey's first season saw the
Beavers battle to a winning record of 25-24-1 in
1995. That set the stage for one of the finest
three-year runs in the long history of baseball
at Oregon State.
In 1996, the Beavers posted a 32-16-1
record and went into the final weekend of the
season needing to sweep a four-game series
from Washington to tie for the pennant and
take a postseason berth. With three straight
wins, OSU took the race to the final day before
dropping the season finale.
In 1997, Oregon State set a school record for
wins in the regular season with a record of 3812-1. OSU again went into the final weekend of
the season with postseason hopes.
In 1998, Oregon State broke into the national rankings for the first time in four years
and went 35-14-1. The season included series
Pat Casey at the groundbreaking for Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
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CASEY'S CAREER
George Fox College
1998: Chris Pine, RHP, 5th round, Milwaukee Brewers; Brody
YEAR
POSITION
W-L-T
PCT.
1988
Head coach
15-14-0
517
1989
Head coach
22-14-0
611
1990
Head coach
24-17-0
585
1991
Head coach
24-21-0
530
1992
Headcoach
29-18-0
617
1993
Headcoach
26-16-1
616
1994
Headcoach
31-13-0
.721
TOTALS
7 SEASONS
171-113-1
.602
Percell , LHP, 7th roun d , Cl evel an d I n di ans; An d rew Ch ec ke tts, RHP ,
21st round , Boston Red Sox; Mad Bailie , 1 B-RHP , 22nd round
,
Philadelphia Phillies
1999: B R Cook , RHP, 3rd round , St Louis Cardinals; Troy
Schader SS, 21st round , San Diego Padres
,
2000: Scott Nicholson LHP 15th round , Texas Rangers (returned
to school for senior season in 2001); Joe Gerber 1 B , 24th round
Detroit Tigers.
,
,
,
,
2001: Scott Nicholson LHP, 8th round , Colorado Rockies; Bryan
Ingram, C, 12th round, Colorado Rockies; Josh Carter, OF, 14th
round, San Diego Padres
,
Oregon State University
2002: Mark McLemore, LHP, 4th round, Houston Astros; Brian
Barden, 3B, 6th round, Arizona Diamondbacks; Will Hudson, SS,
20th round, New York Mets
YEAR
POSITION
W-L-T
PCT.
1995
Head coach
25-24-1
510
1996
Head coach
32-16-1
663
1997
Head coach
38-12-1
755
2003: Seth Pietsch, OF, 8th round, New York Mets; Ben Rowe,
RHP, 24th round, Texas Rangers(retumed to school for senior
1998
Head coach
35-14-1
710
season in 2004); Levi Webber, 1 B/DH, 25th round, St Louis Cardinals
1999
Head coach
19-35-0
352
2004: Andy Baldwin, RHP, 5th round, Philadelphia Phillies; Jake
2000
Head coach
28-27-0
509
Postlewait, LHP, 7th round, Colorado Rockies; KyleAselton, LHP, 11th
2001
Head coach
31-24-0
564
round, Minnesota Twins; Jared Sanders, RHP, 14th round, Cincinnati
2002
Head coach
31-23-0
574
Reds; Aaron Mathews, OF, 19th round, Toronto Blue Jays; Nathan
2003
Head coach
25-28-0
472
Pendley, LHP, 19th round, San Francisco Giants
2004
Head coach
31-22-0
585
2005
Head coach
46-12-0
793
Jenkins, 1 B, 11th round, Florida Marlins; Nate Fogle, RHP, 11th round,
TOTALS
11 SEASONS
341-237-4
.589
Texas Rangers; Tyler Graham, OF, 14th round, Chicago Cubs
2005: Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, 1st round, Boston Red Sox; Andy
(returned to school for senior season in 2006)
Career
TOTALS
18SEASONS
512-350-5
.593
Draft picks at Oregon State
1995: Kevin Hooker, RHP-2B, 31st round, Philadelphia Phillies
Free agent signings at Oregon State
1997: Ryan McDonald , 2B , Kansas City Royals
1998: Ben Bertrand , C San Francisco Giants; Val Mencas LHP,
,
,
Shaumburg Flyers
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, Houston Astros; Tyler
Swinburnson, RHP, 16th round, Cleveland Indians
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
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 the Beavers were
10-9 against teams selected to NCAA regionals.
In 2002, lights were added to OSU's home
ballpark and the first night game saw the Beavers beat fourth-ranked Stanford.
In 2004, OSU's 7-0 start was the school's
best in 42 years. That team had a school record
six players selected in the Major League draft
and another signed as a free agent, and it set the
stage for 2005's dramatic championship run.
Casey came to OSU after seven seasons at
George Fox College, an NAIA school in his
native Newberg, Ore. Under Casey, the Bruins
went 171-113-1 overall and were 155-54-1
against NAIA competition; they won three
District 2 titles, five Metro Valley Conference
titles and two Cascade Conference titles.
During his time at George Fox, Casey was
named Coach of the Year three times in District
2, four times in the Metro Valley Conference
and twice in the Cascade Conference.
Casey earned his bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies from George Fox in 1990.
He played for the University of Portland from
1978-80 and was a first-team All-NorPac Conference outfielder his final two seasons. He was
a second-teamAll-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, 47, 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 (19), Brett (18),
Ellie (14) and Joseph (7); Brett is currently
playing baseball and basketball for OSU.
COMMENTS ON CASEY
Bill Krueger
Bill Krueger is a broadcaster for Fox
Sports Net. A former Major League pitcher,
Krueger was a college baseball and basketball
teammate of Pat Casey at Portland.
"Pat and I have known each other since
high school, when we were rivals at Newberg
and McMinnville, respectively. I think I admire
Pat the most for his desire to make each kid he
coaches as competitive as he is - which is an
almost unreachable goal. Pat was one of the
great athletes ever to come out of the State of
Oregon ... he should have played in the big
leagues, and had he been moved to catcher, he
probably would have played in the bigs as long
as I did. With all his successes, he has remained the same guy - loyal friend, great family guy, and strong in his convictions. If I were
a high school baseball player trying to decide
where to go, and I really wanted to be the best I
could be, I would not hesitate to go and play
for Pat Casey at Oregon State."
Tom House, PhD
Tom House, a performance analyst for the
National Pitching Association, is one of the
world' foremost experts on training pitchers
He is a former Major League pitcher and
pitching coach.
"I had the pleasure of working with Pat
when I was a coach and he was a player. I've
had the pleasure of working with him now that
we're both coaches. He's managed the transition from player to coach as well as anybody
I've been around in the last 30 years. He takes
information and instruction and inspires his
players both academically and athletically, and
the program speaks for itself."
Harold Reynolds
Harold Reynolds is co-host of ESPN's Baseball Tonight and a former MajorLeague AllStar; he played against Pat Casey in the minor
leagues Reynolds is familiar with OSU baseball, having grown up in Corvallis.
"The thing about Pat is, he's brutally honest. For any kid, that's what you want - someone who will tell you the truth. I played with
Pat and I've known Pat a long time, and I appreciate how honest he is. You can take him at
his word. For a young player, there's nothing
better than getting a positive evaluation of
where you are as a student-athlete and as a
young person in life. That's dynamite."
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DAN SPENCER
Associate
head coach
10th year
(Portland State,
1990)
Dan Spencer joined the Oregon State program prior to the 1997 season and has earned
the position of associate head coach. He oversees the Beavers' pitchers and catchers, and
OSU's pitching was a key reason for the Beavers winning the Pacific- 10 title and reaching
the College World Series in 2005.
Spencer, 40, 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.
The Spencer family
In 1990-91, Spencer was assistant baseball
coach at Tacoma Community College.
Spencer coached the Ryder Construction
Senior Babe Ruth team from 1987-92, winning
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 (11) and Logan (7),
and a daughter, Elizabeth (2).
Assistant coach
Fifth year
(Western Oregon,
1994)
Marty is in his fifth season on Oregon
State's coaching staff, after moving up to
fulltime status for the 2004 season. Lees joined
OSU's coaching staff in the fall of 2001 as a
volunteer assistant. Lees supervises the Beavers' team defense and baserunning and coaches
third base.
Lees, 36, was on the Beavers' staff while
completing his standard teaching certification at
OSU. He was also the athletic director and a
teacher at Harrisburg High. He coached one of
the state's top American Legion programs, the
Pepsi Challengers of Eugene; in 2002, the Challengers went 56-13 and Lees was named the
Oregon AAA Legion Coach of the Year.
Lees became head coach at Harrisburg in
The Lees family
2000, taking a team that was 4-20 the previous
season and going 20-6 in his first year. He also
coached the Eagle girls basketball team to a
league title and into the state tournament for
the first time in 16 years. Before going to Harrisburg, Lees was head baseball coach at
Oakridge High.
Lees played baseball at Western Oregon,
once earning two wins in a doubleheader
against Oregon Tech. He earned his bachelor's
degree in Physical Education in 1994.
Lees also attended Lane Community College, playing baseball and basketball. He
graduated from Lakeview High.
Lees and his wife, Kristy, have three sons,
Brandon (6), Brady (4) and Jacob (6 months.).
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DAVID WONG
Volunteer
assistant coach
First year
(Willamette, 1986)
David Wong joined Oregon State's staff for
the 2006 season as a volunteer assistant. Wong,
47, guided Willamette University in nearby
Salem, Ore., to a 287-221-3 record in the NAIA
and NCAA Division III ranks from 1991-2003;
he is the winningest baseball head coach in WU
history. The Bearcats won two Northwest
Conference titles and advanced to the NAIA
District 2 Championships several times.
Wong had been 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 has been inducted into 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 (17).
SUPPORT STAFF
Matt Toth
Athletic trainer
Travis Tims
Athletic trainer
Andy Dendas
Strength and
conditioning coach
Peter Hughes
Manager
Ron Northcutt
Administrative
assistant
Stephanie Kondos
Administrative
assistant
Tom Williams
Equipment
Jeff Taylor
Video operations
Al Kirk
Bob Clifford
Academic services
David Wong
Baseball head
groundskeeper
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Beavers have talent to defend their title
OSU enters 2006 season
with high expectations as
many players return with
sights set on Omaha
You've just won the Pacific-10 baseball
championship and gone to the College World
Series for the first time in 52 years. What do
you do now?
Hopefully, book a return trip down that
road to Omaha.
Obviously, it's not quite that easy. But as
OSU enters the 2006 season, the Beavers have
the talent - especially on the mound - to have a
realistic shot at contending for another conference title and getting back to the CWS.
Oregon State brings back 19 lettermen from
the team that went 46-12 last season, including
19-5 in the Pac-l0. In that group are all three
weekend starting pitchers, who combined for a
32-4 record and 2.94 earned run average; the
top closer in school history; and six position
players, including four who earned at least allconference honorable mention.
That's helped OSU earn preseason rankings
of No. 3 from Collegiate Baseball newspaper
poll and the National Collegiate Baseball Writ-rs Association, No. 6 from USA Today Sports
Weekly, and No 8 by Baseball America magazine. OSU was picked to repeat as conference
champs in the Pac-10 coaches poll.
"I'm excited for the players and the program that they're getting the recognition in the
polls early in the year," said OSU head coach
Pat Casey, who is entering his 12th season
with the Beavers. "On the other hand, we
don't really care where we're ranked because it
doesn't matter. You've got to go play the
games every day, so those things don't mean
anything to us.
"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."
So there's no "Omaha or Bust" mentality
as OSU goes into a highly anticipated season.
"We don't set any goals because we really
don't want to put any limitations on ourselves, and we don't set any goals because we
don't want to feel that if we haven't reached
those, it's a failure," Casey said. "We just
want to play the game one day at a time, and
we want to continue that philosophy. When
Kevin Gunderson
that happens, I think we get better results.
"We had a good run last year, now this club
has to create its own identity and its own
passion for how they want to play the game
and what it means to them. You've got to take
a step forward here and make sure we all understand that without trying to take away
from what we did last year or the recognition
we're getting. But the reality is that on Feb.
10, all that matters is what the score is at the
end of that particular game.
"I like our guys, I think we have good work
ethic as a whole and I think the pitching we
have coming back and the experience on the
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Shea McFeely
Jonah Nickerson
Tyler Graham
mound is a plus for us."
That begins with three guys who earned
All-America honors or Team USA spots in
2005 and have received Preseason All-America
honors in 2006: junior righthander Dallas Buck
(12-1 record, 2.09 ERA in 2005), junior
lefthander Kevin Gunderson (6-4, 14 saves,
2.76) and junior righthander Jonah Nickerson
( 319, 5, 41), junior outfielder Tyler Graham
(.307, 0, 24, 21 stolen bases), junior outfielder
Mike Lissman (.284, 1, 30), sophomore shortstop Darwin Barney (.301, 2, 44) and sophomore catcher Mitch Canham (.325, 8, 39).
Barney was the Pac-10's Freshman of the
Year in 2005 and earned Freshman All-Americ
honors, while Gipson, McFeely and Graham
earned all-conference honorable mention.
Canham now has a year of experience behind the plate after starting his OSU career at
first base. He's joined by sophomores Casey
Priseman ( 241, 0, 3) and ErikAmmon (.255,
0, 16 at Hawai'i)
Depending on the situation, first base could
go to junior Cole Gillespie (319, 0, 18), senior
Bill Rowe (.235, 3, 39 at California-Santa
Barbara) or Canham. McFeely could move
across the diamond at times to get sophomore
Lonnie Lechelt (.125, 2, 5) in the lineup.
The Beavers are solid up the middle with
(9-2, 2.13).
Buck and Nickerson finished one-two in
the Pac-10 ERA race in 2005, with Gunderson
fifth; OSU's team ERA of 3.09 led the conference. Buck tied for the conference lead in wins
and Gunderson was the saves co-leader.
Rejoining Buck and Nickerson in the starting rotation will be junior lefthander Anton
Maxwell (11-1, 4.33), who tied for third in the
Pac-10 in wins a year ago. Sophomore
righthanders Mike Stutes (4-5, 5.40 at Santa
Clara) and Daniel Turpen (1-0, 4.40) could
also be considered for starts.
"It's nice to have some young guys that we
don't have to rush right in there," Casey said.
"Hopefully, everybody stays healthy on the
staff but I think our goal is to be solid No. 1
through No 10 on the mound, and we continue to get closer to doing that."
The Beavers will again have Gunderson to
finish games, with sophomore righthander
Eddie Kunz (2-0, 1.54) as the main setup man
OSU loses centerfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, a
first-round draft pick in 2005, and first
baseman Andy Jenkins, who completed his
eligibility and was drafted.
But the Beavers' lineup returns senior
second baseman Ryan Gipson (.330 batting
average, 1 homer, 22 runs batted in, 9 stolen
bases), senior third baseman Shea McFeely
Preseason prognistications
NATIONAL TEAM RANKINGS: No 6 American Baseball Coaches
Association/USA Today Sports Weekly; No 8 Baseball America
magazine; No 3 Collegiate Baseball newspaper; No 3 National
Collegiate Baseball Writers Association PACIFIC-10 RANKING: No 1
Pacific-10 coaches poll
ALL-AMERICA: Dallas Buck, RHP, jr, Collegiate Baseball 1 at
team, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association 1st team,
Baseball America 2nd team; Kevin Gunderson, LHP, jr, Collegiate
Baseball 2nd team, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
2nd team; Jonah Nickerson, RHP, jr, Collegiate Baseball 2nd team,
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association 2nd team
Returning players
STARTERS (12): Darwin Barney,SS, so ; Dallas Buck, RHP, jr.;
Mitch Canham, C, so ; Ryan Gipson, 2B, sr ; Tyler Graham, OF, jr;
Kevin Gunderson, LHP, jr; Eddie Kunz, RHP, sr.; Mike Lissman, OF,
jr ; Anton Maxwell, LHP, jr.; Jake McCormick, RHP, jr ; Shea McFeely,
3B, sr.; Jonah Nickerson, RHP, jr
LETTERMEN (7): Reed Brown, RHP, so ; Cole Gillespie, OF,jr;
Chris Kunda, 2B, sr.; Lonnie Lechelt, IF, so ; Casey Priseman, C, so
Daniel Turpen, RHP, so ; Geoff Wagner, OF, sr
SQUAD MEMBERS (1): Jon Koller, RHP, sr
REDSHIRTS (2): Cory Ellis, IF, fr ; Rob Summers, RHP, fr
Newcomers
FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE TRANSFERS (5): Erik Ammon, C, so ;
Greg Layboum, OF, fr ; Joe Paterson, LHP, no ; Bill Rowe,1 B, sr.;
Mike Stutes, RHP, so
JUNIOR COLLEGE TRANSFERS (3): Derek Engelke, OF, so ;
Greg Keim, RH P, jr ; Scott Santschi, OF, jr
FRESHMEN (12): Bret Bochsler, LHP-1 B; Brian Budrow, RHP-1 B;
Bryn Card, LHP; Brett Casey, IF; Josh Forgue,1 B; Mark Grbavac,
RHP; Koa Kahalohoe, OF; Joey Lakowske, 1 B-OF; Sean Rockey, IF;
Alex Sogard, LHP-1 B; Dale Solomon, C-1 B; John Wallace, OF.
Barney at shortstop and Gipson or senior
Chris Kunda (.242, 1, 10), an outstanding
defensive player, at second base. Gipson took
over the starting role early in 2005 and went
on to lead the Pac-10 in on-base percentage.
Lechelt and freshman Brett Casey (.667 in
an injury-shortened season at Crescent Valley
HS) could back up second, short or third.
In the outfield, Graham will move from left
to center and likely inherit the leadoff spot in
the batting order, as well. Candidates to flank
him include Lissman, Gillespie, senior Geoff
Wagner (.220, 1, 6), junior Scott Santschi
(.391, 1, 37 at CC of Spokane), and freshmen
Koa Kahalohoe (.553 at Durango HS) and
John Wallace (.390, 5 homers at Reno HS).
"We feel we're going to have to be creative
to score some runs," Casey said. "Our
strength would be pitching and defense, and
we just need to find ways to be efficient offensively. We hope our pitching can hold serve
and allow us to do that."
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12 Ammon, Erik
10 Barney, Darwin
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Bochsler, Bret
Brown, Reed
Buck, Dallas
Budrow, Brian
Canham, Mitch
Card, Bryn
Casey, Brett
Ellis, Cory
Engelke, Derek
Forgue, Josh
Gillespie, Cole
Gipson, Ryan
Graham, Tyler
Grbavac, Mark
Gunderson, Kevin
Kahalohoe, Koa
Keim, Greg
Koller, Jon
Kunda, Chris
Kunz, Eddie
Lakowske, Joey
Laybourn, Greg
Lechelt, Lonnie
Lissman, Mike
Maxwell, Anton
McCormick, Jake
McFeely, Shea
Nickerson, Jonah
Paterson, Joe
Priseman, Casey
Rockey, Sean
Rowe, Bill
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170
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5-7
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210
215
212
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200
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182
185
180
165
195
175
195
195
195
180
Salem, OR (U. of Hawai'i)
Beaverton, OR (Southridge HS)
Redmond, WA (Inglemoor HS)
Edmonds, WA (Edmonds Woodway HS)
Newberg, OR (Newberg HS)
Glendale, AZ (Mountain Ridge HS)
Lake Stevens, WA (Lake Stevens HS)
Klamath Falls, OR (Henley HS)
Corvallis, OR (Crescent Valley HS)
Portland, OR (Glencoe HS)
Newberg, Ore. (Cuesta JC)
Salem, OR (Sprague HS)
West Linn, OR (West Linn HS)
Central Point, OR (Shasta JC)
Great Falls, MT (C.M. Russell HS)
Portland, OR (Central Catholic HS)
Portland, OR (Central Catholic HS)
Las Vegas, NV (Durango HS)
Ontario, OR (Treasure Valley CC)
Carlsbad, CA (U. of California-Irvine)
Philomath, OR (Philomath HS)
Portland, OR (Parkrose HS)
Corvallis, OR (Crescent Valley HS)
Portland, OR (Northern Arizona U.)
Kennewick, WA(Southridge HS)
Ontario, OR (Ontario HS)
Anchorage, AK (Feather River CC)
Marysville, CA (Erindale HS, Australia)
Federal Way, WA (Tacoma CC)
Oregon City, OR (Oregon City HS)
McMinnville, OR (Linfield Coll.)
Woodinville, WA (Woodinville HS)
Sammamish, WA (Eastlake HS)
230
Ashland, OR (U of Califomia-Santa Barbara)
190
Vancouver, WA (CC of Spokane)
Phoenix, AZ (Thunderbird HS)
Moreno Valley, CA (Valley View HS)
Lake Oswego, OR (Santa Clara U.)
Beaverton, OR (Southridge HS)
McMinnville, OR (McMinnville HS)
Redmond, OR (Central Oregon CC)
Reno, NV (Reno HS)
1-Casey Priseman, C
2-Dallas Buck, RHP
3-Chris Kunda, 2B
4-Greg Keim, RHP
5-PAT CASEY
6-Kevin Gunderson, LHP
7-MARTY LEES
8-Mike Lissman, OF
9-Cole Gillespie, OF-1 B
10-Darwin Barney, SS
11-Mitch Canham, C-1B
12-ErikAmmon, C
13-DAN SPENCER
14-Ryan Gipson, 2B
15-Lonnie Lechelt, 3B-SS
16-Cory Ellis, 2B
17-Anton Maxwell, LHP
18-Mark Grbavac, RHP
19-Jake McCormick, RHP-1B
20-Greg Laybourn, OF
21-Tyler Graham, OF
22-Koa Kahalohoe, OF
23-Scott Santschi, OF
24-Brian Budrow, RHP-1B
25-DAVID WONG
26-Joe Paterson, LHP
27-Rob Summers, RHP
28-Dan Turpen, RHP
29-Shea McFeely, 3B-1B
30-Brett Casey, IF
31-Alex Sogard, LHP-IB
32-Reed Brown, RHP
33-Mike Stutes, RHP
34-Jonah Nickerson, RHP
35-John Wallace, OF
36-Jon Koller, RHP
37-Geoff Wagner, OF
38-Bill Rowe, I B
39-Dale Solomon, C-1B
40-Derek Engelke, OF
41-Sean Rockey, IF
42-Bret Bochsler, LHP-1B
43-Josh Forg ue, IB
44-Eddie Kunz, RHP
45-Joey Lakowske, lB-OF
46-Bryn Card, LHP
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OF
L-R
Sogard,Alex
Solomon, Dale
Stutes, Mike
Summers, Rob
Turpen, Daniel
Wagner, Geoff
Wallace, John
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6-0
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6-1
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6-3
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230
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250
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190
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225
210
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205
185
188
215
215
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Casey, Pat - head coach
Spencer, Dan - assistant coach
Lees, Marty - assistant coach
Wong, David - assistant coach
Toth, Matt - athletic trainer
Tims, Travis - athletic trainer
Hughes, Peter - manager
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE:
Erik Ammon - AMM-un
Bret Bochsler - BOX-ler
Brian Budrow - BOO-dro
Derek Engelke - ENGL-kee
Josh Forgue - FORG
Tyler Graham - GRAM
Mark Grbavac - GR-buh-vak
Koa Kahalohoe - KO-uh
kuh-HAH-luh-hoy
Greg Keim - KYM
Jon Koller - KO-ler
Chris Kunda - KOON-duh
Eddie Kunz - KOONZ
Joey Lakowske - luh-KOW-skee
Lonnie Lechelt - LEH-klt
Marty Lees - LEEZ
Joe Paterson - PATT-er-sun
Casey Priseman - PRIZE-man
Bill Rowe - as in "pow"
Scott Santschi - SANT-shee
Alex Sogard - SO-gard
Mike Stutes - STOOTS
Matt Toth - TOE-th
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NORTH SALEM HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Chris Lee
league first team
for Fresno State
also played football
2-time all-state first team, 3-time all-
prep teammate Jed Lowde played for Stanford, Ryan Penn plays
3 5 GPA
DARWIN BARNEY - 10
Shortstop - Sophomore (1 letter) - 5-foot-10,175 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Beaverton, Ore. (Southridge HS)
One of Oregon State's 12 returning starters .. selected Pacific-10's
No. 5 prospect for 2007 draft by Baseball America
magazine in preseason ... in 2005, Freshman AllAmerica pick; also Pacific-10 Freshman of the Year,
All-Pacific- 10 first team ... OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "Darwin had a great freshman year,
and we're looking for him to continue to develop.
He made great strides from the beginning of the
season to the end, and we're looking for more of
that. He needs to give us more offensively."
PERSONAL: Has not decided on a major ... born
in Portland, Ore. ... parents are Dave and Deedee
Barney; family includes brothers Doug (24), Davey Barney
(23), sisters Deanna (21), Darilyn (18) ... Davey played baseball for
Pacific (Ore.), cousin Santiago Perez played in Texas Rangers' system ...
enjoys friends, recreation .. top athletic thrill was "OMAHA!" ... favor-
ite movie is Me, Myself And Irene; favorite TV show is Family Guy;
favorite book is The DaVinci Code; favorite group is Lifehouse; favorite
restaurant is Benihana ... chose OSU for being in state, its baseball program.
OREGON STATE: (2005) Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America team; Baseball
Pacific-10 Freshman of the Year; All-Pacific-10 first team
America Freshman All-America second team
co-winner of Joe ZaherAward for OSU's Male NewcomerAthlete of the Year among Pacific-10 leaders,
tied for sixth in sacrifice flies (5); tied for ninth in sacrifices (6) among OSU all-time single-season
had a hit in 42 of 58
18 multi-hit games; 11 multi-RBI games
games; had a RBI in 30 of 58 games; had a run in 33 of 58 games at least 1 walk in 15 of last 23 games
June 4-June 18, 6-game hitting streak; during streak, batted 360 (9-for-25) with 4 RBIs, 6 runs June 5 vs
leaders, tied forfourth in at-bats (226)
Darwin Barney
St John's, 3-for-6, 2 RBIs May 20 vs Southern California, 2-out, 2-run single in eighth inning broke 0-0 tie
May 13 at Washingin pitchers duel between OSU's Dallas Buck and USC's Ian Kennedy; OSU won 5-4
ton, 2-for-4, 2 RBIs May 8 at UCLA, 3-for-4,3 RBIs, 2 runs Apr 10-Apr 24, at least 1 RBI in 6 straight
games Mar. 28-Apr. 16, in 10 games, batted 489 (22-for-50) with 3 doubles, 1 triple, 11 RBIs Apr 9-Apr
I ERIK AMMON - 12
Catcher - Sophomore (transfer) - 5-foot-11,195 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Salem, Ore. (North Salem HS/U. of Hawai'i)
16, 5-game hitting streak; during streak, batted 500 (12-for-24) with 2 doubles, 6 RBIs
double, 1 triple, 5 RBIs
Begins his Oregon State career in 2006 ... OSU head coach Pat Casey
says: "Erik is going to give us some stability behind
the plate. He's a very solid defensive catcher and a
good addition to our program."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Exercise and Sport
Science ... born in Salem, Ore ... parents are Bob
and Jane Ammon; family includes brother Tom (23)
... Tom played baseball for Upper Iowa ... enjoys
hiking, fishing, reading ... top athletic thrill was
playing in 2005 National Baseball Congress World
Series for Aloha Knights ... favorite movie is
Tommy Boy; favorite TV show is Everybody
Loves Raymond; favorite book is Harry Potter;
favorite musician is Kenny Chesney; favorite vehicle is Hummer H2;
favorite food is steak and potatoes; favorite restaurant is Olive Garden ...
chose OSU to be closer to home, for the way the baseball program is run,
and "I want to help bring a few more championships back to OSU."
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
Apr 15 atArizona,
Apr 9-10 series at Stanford, batted 500 (7-for-14), including 4-for-5 in finale
Mar 22-Apr 9, scored a run in 10 straight games Mar 28-Apr 2, in 4 games, batted 556 (10-for-18) with 1
2-for-4, 2 doubles, 1 RBI
1 double, 3 RBIs
1 homer, 4 RBIs
Apr 1 vs California, 3-for-5,1 triple, 2 RBIs
Mar 29 vs Brigham Young, 3-for-5,
Mar 18-Mar 25, 5-game hitting streak; during streak, batted 263 (5-for-1 9) with 1 double,
Mar 19 vs Sacramento State, 2 stolen bases Mar 12 at Pepperdine, first collegiate
homer Feb. 5 vs New Mexico State, 3-for-5 Feb 3-Feb 25, started career with 8-game hitting streak;
during streak, batted 324 (12-for-37) with 1 double, 5 RBIs
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 bases
as ajunior, batted 412, 3 homers, 11 RBIs, 9 stolen bases, also played soccer prep teammate Rob
Summers also plays for OSU
3 3 GPA
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS -BATTING
H
BI
2B 3B
YEAR
AVG. GIGS AB
R
2005
301
58/56 226
46
68
44
9
1
HR BB SO HP SB-ATT OBA TB SLG
2
23
21
9
6-8
380
85
.376
BRET B CH LER - 42
Pitcher/first baseman - Freshman (high school)-6-foot-1,170 lbs.
B-L/T-L - Redmond, Wash. (Inglemoor HS)
Begins his Oregon State career in 2006 ... OSU head coach Pat Casey
says: "Bret has big potential. He may redshirt this season, but he's going
to be a good player."
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PERSONAL: Majoring in Sociology ... born in Newberg, Ore.... parents are Eb and Tina Buck; family includes brothers
Cody (11), Isaiah (10), sister Tiana (22) ... father
played basketball, competed in track and field at
George Fox .. enjoys hunting ... top athletic thrill
was participating in 2005 College World Series
favorite athlete is Derek Jeter; favorite movie is
Shrek; favorite TV show is MXC; favorite actor is
Chris Farley; favorite group is Bon Jovi; favorite
food is mashed potatoes and gravy; favorite restaurant is Local Boyz .. chose OSU to play both
baseball, football.
PERSONAL: Has not decided on a major ... born in Portland, Ore
parents are David and Rebecca Bochsler; family
includes brothers Nate (28), Jeff (24), sister Nicole
(26) ... enjoys all sports .. top athletic thrill was
playing Little League All-Star game on ESPN2 ...
favorite movie is Boondock Saints; favorite TV
show is Entourage; favorite vehicle is Cadillac
Escalade; favorite food is steak; favorite restaurant
is Woodstock's Pizza ... chose OSU for its athletic
program and the community.
INGLEMOOR HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Craig Bishop as senior,
all-league first team as both pitcher, first baseman,stateall-star game . prep
teammate Joey Dunn plays for Washington
34 GPA
Bochsler
OREGON STATE: (2005) AII-America pick by American Baseball
BUCK
Coaches Association (first team), Baseball America (first team), Louisville
Slugger/Collegiate Baseball (first team), USAToday/Sports Weekly (first team); National Collegiate Baseball
ABCAAII-West Region first team All-Pacific-10 first team coWriters Association (second team)
REED BROWN - 32
USA Baseball National Team Trials invitee,
winner of team Bill Cloyes Award for Most Valuable Pitcher
declined invitation Baseball America/Louisville Slugger Player of the Year Watch list; Roger Clemens
Pitcher - Sophomore (1 letter) - 6-foot-4, 210 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Edmonds, Wash. (Edmonds Woodway HS)
Award watch list +r. Baseball America Midseason National Top Pitcher, Midseason All-America first team;
Preseason All-America first team, among NCAA Division I leaders, tied for seventh in wins (12); 19th in
earned run average (2 09) among Pac-10 leaders, led conference in ERA (2 09), innings (129 0); tied for
first in wins (12); second in opponents' batting average ( 194); fifth in strikeouts (118) among OSU all-time
One of Oregon State's 19 returning lettermen .. OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "Reed gave us some innings last year,
and he's a guy who, with some time, is going to
help us on the mound."
single-season leaders, school record for hit batters (32); second in wins (12); second in innings (129 0); third
in strikeouts (118) struck out 8 or more batters in 8 of 18 starts; allowed 3 or fewer earned runs in 16 of 18
starts; allowed 4 or fewer hits in 10 of 18 starts June 20 vs Baylor, no decision; 5 2 innings, 7 hits, 3 runs
(learned), 2 walks, 2 strikeouts June 11-13 in NCAA Super Regional, earned win, save as OSU clinched
berth in College World Series by taking 2 of 3 games from Southern California June 13 vs Southern
PERSONAL: Has not decided on a major ... born
California, earned save; 1 1 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts; first relief appearance since
moving from closer to starter for start of 2004 Pac-1 0 season June 11 vs Southern California, earned win;
in Seattle, Wash.... parents are Henry Brown and
Lisa Helber, stepparents David Helber and Debbie
Brown; family includes brother Jesse Brown (27),
sisters Brit Brown (25), Tara Brown (22), Hailey
Helber (14), Tessa Helber (12) ... enjoys
wakeboarding, listening to music, boating ... top
athletic thrill was 2005 Pac- 10 championship ...
favorite athlete is Albert Belle; favorite movie is
7 2 innings, 7 hits, 4 runs, 6 walks, 2 strikeouts June 3 vs Ohio State, no decision; 71 innings, 4 hits, 3
runs (2 earned), 5 walks, 5 strikeouts May 6-May 20, at least 7 strikeouts, no more than 4 hits in last 3
starts of regular season College Baseball Foundation National Honor Roll, Pacific-10 Pitcher of the Week
for May 16-May 23 for May 20 vs Southern California, earned win; 8 2 innings, 2 hits, 3 runs, 3 walks, 7
I
stakeouts CBF National Honor Roll, Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week for May 9-May 16 for May 13 at WashingMay 6 at UCLA, earned win; 8 0 innings,
ton, earned win; 9 0 innings, 3 hits, 0 runs, 4 walks, 8 strikeouts
4 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, 8 strikeouts Apr 29 vs Arizona State, earned win; 6 0 innings, 7 hits, 3 runs (2
earned), 4 walks, 3 strikeouts
Brown
Heavyweights; favorite TV show is The 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 22 vs Washington State, no decision; 8 0 innings, 4 hits, 4 runs (3
earned), 2 walks, 6 strikeouts Apr 15 at Arizona, took loss; 6 2 innings, 8 hits, 6 runs, 4 walks, 4
strikeouts Apr 9 at Stanford first game, earned win; 7 0 innings, 11 hits, 7 runs (3 earned),1 walk, 3
Mar 18-Mar
strikeouts Apr 1 vs California, earned win; 7 0 innings, 4 hits, 1 run, 3walks, 7 stakeouts
25, set career-highs in stakeouts in back-to-back games with 10 vs Sacramento State, 12 vs Dallas Baptist
.
Mar 25 vs Dallas Baptist first game, earned win in first career complete game; 9 0 innings, 4 hits, 2 runs,
Mar 18 vs Sacramento State first game, earned win; 6 0 innings, 6 hits, 2 runs (1
1 walk, 12 strikeouts
Feb. 25-Mar 18, pitched 24 2 innings across 4 games without allowing an
earned), 2 walks, 10 strikeouts
earned run Mar. 11 vs Cal State-Northridge, earned win; 8 0 innings, 4 hits, 1 run (0 earned),1 walk, 8
OREGON STATE: (2005) Only appearance came Mar 24 vs Dallas Baptist
EDMONDS WOODWAY HIGH: Lettered 2 years for coach Joe Webster as a senior; all-league second
team; 9-2 record, 68 innings 4-time team Best Pitcher award
also played football, basketball prep
teammate Chris Minaker plays for Stanford, Kyle Trew plays football for Washington
3 7 GPA; Principal's
Award, Social Studies Student of the Year, Spanish Student of the Year
strikeouts Mar 4 vs California-Riverside, no decision; 6 2 innings, 4 hits, 1 run (0 earned), 3 walks, 9
strikeouts Feb 25 at California-Santa Barbara, earned win; 7 0 innings, 5 hits, 2 runs, 4 walks, 6
strikeouts Feb 3-Feb 6, named to all-tournament team at Bob Schaefer Memorial Tournament Feb 3
vs New Mexico State, earned win; 5 0 innings,1 hit, 0 runs, 3 walks, 9 strikeouts (2004) Rated 33rd-best
freshman in nation by Baseball America in preseason among Pacific-10 leaders through end of regular
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS- PITCHING
season, tied for fifth in saves (6) among OSU all-time single-season leaders, third in saves (6)
moved from closer into starting rotation March 26 8 or more strikeouts in 3 of 9 starts; at least 6 1
did not allow an earned run in 8 of 12 relief appearances; at least 2 strikeouts
innings in 5 of 9 starts
2 of best starts came after
in 7 of 12 relief appearances 1 or fewer walks in 14 of 21 appearances
May 29
being hit in leg vs first batter of game; Apr 24 at Southern California, May 15 at Arizona State
YEAR
ERA
2005
4 50
W-L Sv
0-0
0
G/GS CG Sh
1/0
0
0
IP
H
20
5
R ER BB SO HP WP BK AVG. HR
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
500
0
DALLAS BUCK - 2
Pitcher - Junior (2 letters) - 6-foot-3, 210 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Newberg, Ore. (Newberg HS)
One of Oregon State's 12 returning starters ... Preseason All-America
pick by Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball (first team), National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (first team), Baseball America (second team) ... selected Pacific-10's No. 3 prospect for 2006 draft by Baseball America magazine in preseason ... in 2005, was All-America, AllWest Region and All-Pacific- 10 pick ... OSU head coach Pat Casey says:
"Dallas could be one of the best guys in the country. He's got to come
out and be one of the premier guys in the Pac- 10. He has to continue the
things he's capable of doing; he doesn't really have to do anything special, he just has to be the guy that he is." ... among OSU career leaders,
school record for hit batters (51); fifth in saves (7) ... on OSU football
team as defensive back as freshman, sophomore.
vs UCLA, took loss; 6 1 innings, 8 hits, 5 runs (4 earned), 1 walk, 8 strikeouts May 23 vs Washington
May 21 vs Washington
State, first game, took loss; 5 1 innings, 6 hits, 3 runs, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts
May 15 at Arizona State, took loss
State, earned save, 1 0 inning, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts
Apr 17-Apr 24, 2-0
vs nation's 14th-ranked team; 7 1 innings, 6 hits, 3 runs, 3 walks, 3 strikeouts
record, averaged over 7 1 innings, 6 5 hits, 2 runs, 1 5 walks, 6 5 strikeouts per start Apr 24 at
Southern California, earned win; 8 2 innings, 7 hits, 3 runs, 3 walks, 4 strikeouts Apr 17 at SacraApr 10 vs Stanford, took
mento State, earned win; 6 1 innings, 6 hits, I run, 0 walks, 9 strikeouts
loss; 1 2 innings, 8 hits, 9 runs (7 earned), 2 walks, 0 strikeouts Mar 28-Apr 4, in first 2 starts,
averaged just under 6 1 innings, 4 5 hits, 3 runs (2 5 earned), 2 walks, 6 strikeouts Mar 28 at Califor-
Mar 21 vs Utah
nia, earned win in first career start; 5 1 innings, 2 hits, 2 runs, 3 walks, 3 strikeouts
Mar 5 vs. The
Valley State, lost in relief; 2 0 innings, 4 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), 1 walk, 0 strikeouts
Citadel, earned save; 1 2 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 3 walks, 2 strikeouts Mar 2 vs The Citadel, lost in
relief; 1 1 innings, 4 hits, 3 runs (2 earned), 0 walks, 1 strikeout , Feb 14-Feb 29, did not allow earned
run in 4 straight appearances Feb 29 vs Washington, earned save; 2 1 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk,
2 strikeouts Feb 22 vs Southwest Missouri State, earned save; 2 0 innings, 0 hits, 2 runs (0 earned),
2 walks, 2 strikeouts Feb 13-Feb 15, named to Coca-Cola Classic all-tournament team, earning
saves in first 2 career appearances Feb 14 vs Gonzaga, earned save; 1 0 inning, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0
walks, 2 strikeouts Feb 13 vs Utah, earned save; 1 1 innings, 2 hits, 2 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts
NEWBERG HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Scott Klug as a senior, state PlayerofYear; rated 46thbest prospect in nation by Baseball America magazine, drafted in 19th round by Pittsburgh Pirates; 10-2
record, 2 saves, 0 45 ERA, 85 1 innings, 38 hits, 155 strikeouts; team won state title 2-time all-league firs
team
as ajunior, 2-3 record, 0 48 ERA in league games; team reached state final
prep teammate Derek
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Catcherifirst baseman - Sophomore (2 letters) -6-foot-2, 212 lbs.
B-LIT-R - Lake Stevens, Wash. (Lake Stevens HS)
Team co-captain ... 1 of Oregon State's 12 returning starters ... granted
redshirt year for 2004 injury, so listed as sophomore for second consecutive season ... in 2005, was
District 8 and Pacific- 10 All-Academic pick ... OSU
head coach Pat Casey says: "Mitch made huge
strides as a catcher last year from beginning to end;
now offensively he needs to be a bigger part for us."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business; may become
an athletic center owner ... born in Richland, Wash
... parents are Mark and the late Kim Canham;
family includes brothers John Kendal (22), Dustin
Canham (19) ... Mark played football for Santa
Clara, grandfather Dean Canham played football for Canham
Michigan ... enjoys athletics, the outdoors, pool, ping pong, darts, family, music, singing ... wrote and performed "O-State Ballaz" rap song that
was played before OSU home games in 2005 . organized rap concert to
benefit Special Olympics in January, 2006 ... OSU Honor Roll; OSU
Student-Athlete Advisory Council ... top athletic thrill was 2005 College
World Series ... favorite athlete is Albert Pujols; favorite movie is Old
School; favorite TV shows are South Park, Family Guy; favorite actor is
Nicholas Cage; favorite book is The Art Of Hitting, by Ted Williams;
favorite musicians are Pain, Mo-X, Li'l G, Red Head Steve; favorite
vehicle is 1943 Chevrolet pickup; favorite food is lasagna; favorite restaurant is Qdoba ... chose OSU to get away from home and mature, be
part of a hard-working team, and for its "good coaches and good guys."
Mitch Canham
OREGON STATE: (2005) District 8 All-Academic first team; Pacific-10 All-Academic second team
among Pacific-10 leaders, tied for ninth in home
moved to catcher after starting OSU career at first base
Engelke also plays for OSU, Joe Hernandez plays football for Northern Arizona, Mallory Webb competes in
track and field for Fresno State also played football, basketball, competed in track and field
3.0 GPA
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS PITCHING
YEAR
ERA
WL Sv GGGS 03 Sh
2004
5 06
3-6
2005
2 09
12-1
TOTALS
313
15-7
R ER BB SO HP WP BK AVG. HR
IP
H
2119
0
0
691
73
52
39
30
20
6
3
270
5
1
19/18
2
1
129 0
90
47
30
51 118 32
9
2
194
3
7
40/27
2
1
1981 163
15
5
222
8
6
57
99 69 81 175
52
runs (8) ..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 (12-for-26) with 2 homers, 3 doubles, 9 RBls, 10 runs May 14-June
13, in 9 games, batted 432 (16-for-37) with 3 homers, 3 doubles, 12 RBIs, 12 runs June 12 vs Southern
June 3-June 5 at NCAA Corvallis Regional, named Outstanding
June 5 vs St
Player; batted 615 (8-for-13) with 1 homer, 3 doubles, 6 RBIs, 6 runs, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts
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
California, 2-for-4, 1 homer, 3 RBIs, 3 runs
June 3 vs Ohio State, 2-for-3,1 homer May 14 at Washington, 3-for-4, 1
May 8 at UCLA, 2-run homer Apr. 24
vs Washington State second game, 2-run homer Apr 16 at Arizona, 2-for-3, 2 RBIs, 3 runs Apr 2 vs
tied school single-game record
homer, 3 RBIs, 2 runs; 3-run homer broke tie, drove in winning runs
BRIANBuDR0w24
California, 2-for-3,1 homer, 3 RBIs
Pitcher/first baseman - Freshman (high school)-6-foot-4, 215 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Glendale, Ariz. (Mountain Ridge HS)
Begins his Oregon State career in 2006 ... OSU head coach Pat Casey
says: "Brian will probably redshirt this season."
PERSONAL: Has not decided on a major ... born
in Phoenix, Ariz.... parents are Dean and Colleen
Budrow; family includes sister Jessica (16) ... enjoys golf, movies, hanging out with friends,
whiffleball ... top athletic thrill was 2004 Connie
Mack World Series ... favorite athlete is Roger
Clemens; favorite movie is Bull Durham; favorite
TV show is Family Guy; favorite actor is Brad Pitt,
actress is Catherine Zeta Jones; favorite book is
The DaVinci Code; favorite group is Led Zeppelin;
favorite vehicle is 1967 Ford Mustang GT; favorite Budrow
food is came asada burrito; favorite restuarant is Filiberto's ... chose
OSU "to help lead the Beavs back to Omaha."
MOUNTAIN RIDGE HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coaches Tony Chiarelli, Rob Kiepke 4-time all-state; 4time all-region as senior, region Player of the Year; 9-2 record, 70 strikeouts set state record for career
wins; 34-4,1 87 ERA, 262 strikeouts, 43 walks; batted 419,17 homers, 139 RBIs
Bums plays forArizona, Garrett Dunlap for Jacksonville 30 GPA
prep teammate Cory
Mar 13-Mar 22, in 4 games, batted 429 (6-for-14) with 1 homer, 3 RBIs
Mar 13 vs Winthrop, 2-for-2,1 homer, 4 runs, 3 walks 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, I 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 Mexico
State, 3-for-4,1 double, 1 triple, 4 RBIs (2004) Feb 15 vs Cal State-Northridge, 1-for-3, 1 run in only start
had plate appearances in 3 other games
LAKE STEVENS HIGH: Lettered 4 years forcoach Roger Anderson
as a senior, all-league first team
utility player; all-area second team third baseman, team Sportsmanship Award; batted 430,4 triples, 4
3 98 GPA; Honor Roll, Math Award,
also played football, wrestled
doubles, 30 RBIs, 12 stolen bases
Social Studies honor
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
R
H
BI
2B 3B
YEAR
AVG. GIGS AB
2004
2005
TOTALS
167
.
6
1
325 48/44 160
319 54/45 166
40
41
6/1
HR BB SO HP SB-ATT OBA TB SLG
167
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
0-0
167
1
52
39
5
2
8
24
37
4
4-8
423
85
531
43
39
5
2
8
24
41
5
4-8
415
86
518
1
Pitcher - Freshman (high school) - 6-foot-3, 175 lbs.
B-LIT-L - Klamath Falls, Ore. (Henley HS)
Begins his Oregon State career in 2006.. OSU head coach Pat Casey
says: "Bryn has added weight and is going to be a good pitcher at OSU."
PERSONAL: Has not decided on a major ... born in Klamath Falls, Ore.
parents are Dave and Patty Card; family includes brother Drew (17) ...
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enjoys sports. snowboarding, poker, whiffleball. learning guitar ... top
athletic thrill was back-to-back high school baseball
state titles, being named state Player of the Year ...
favorite athlete is Randy Johnson; favorite movie is
The Natural; favorite TV show is Whose Line Is It
Anyway; favorite actor is Adam Sandler; favorite
book is Moneyball; favorite musician is Kenny
Chesney; favorite vehicle is Ford Mustang; favorite
food is lasagna; favorite restaurant is Applebee's ...
chose OSU for school's prestige, baseball program.
in career, 41-7
HENLEY HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Joe Tacchini
record, 188 ERA, 4 saves, 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 junior, all-state second team, league Player of Year; 14-1 record, 1 20 ERA, 8 walks, 128
Card
strikeouts; team won state title
for San Diego State
prep teammate B J Holloway plays for Western Kentucky, Brian Kinsman
3 0 GPA
also played football, basketball
BRETT CASEY - 30
Infielder - Freshman (high school) - 6-foot-0, 170 lbs.
B-SIT-R - Corvallis, Ore. (Crescent Valley HS)
Begins his Oregon State career in 2006 ... also on OSU basketball team
... OSU head coach Pat Casey says: "Brett is playing basketball, so that adds some uncertainty because it's going to run into our season but he's a guy
who can really help us in the infield."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business ... born in
Newberg, Ore. ... parents are Pat and Susan Casey;
family includes brothers Jonathan (20), Joseph (8),
sister Ellie (15) ... Pat and uncle Tim Casey played
pro baseball; Pat is now OSU's baseball coach ...
enjoys golf, bowling, video games ... top athletic
thrill was 2003 American Legion World Series ...
favorite athlete is Michael Jordan; favorite movie is Casey
Coach Carter; favorite TV show is SportsCenter; favorite actor is Adam
Sandler; favorite book is Harry Potter; favorite musician is Kenny
Chesney; favorite vehicle is Hummer; favorite restaurant is Olive Garden
... chose OSU to be at home, for the chance to play 2 sports.
CRESCENT VALLEY HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coaches Frank Baumholtz, David Mintken
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
3 0 GPA
Second baseman - Freshman (redshirt) - 5-foot-7,160 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Portland, Ore. (Glencoe HS)
Returns to Oregon State's squad this season ... OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "Cory played well in the fall for us."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business... born in
Hillsboro, Ore. ... parents are Scott and Joanie Ellis;
family includes brother Eric (16), sister Ashley (21)
... enjoys watching football, playing cards ... top
athletic thrill was 2005 Pac-10 championship ..
favorite athlete is Tiger Woods; favorite movie is
Troy; favorite TV show is SportsCenter; favorite
book is Skills For Life, by Mike Krzyewski; favorite musician is Tim McGraw; favorite vehicle is
1998 Mazda B2500; favorite food is Chinese; favorite restaurant is Red Robin ... chose OSU for its
campus, winning baseball program.
Cole Gillespie
OREGON STATE: (2005) Redshirted
GLENCOE HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Matt Montgomery
as a senior, batted 409; all-league first
as a sophomore, all-league
team, all-state honorable mention as a junior, all-league second team
also played football, basketball prep teammates included Erik Ainge, who plays
honorable mention
football for Tennessee 4 0 GPA; valedictorian, National Honor Society.
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YEAR
AVG. GIGS AB
R
H
BI
213
3B
HR BB SO HP SB-ATT OBA TB SLG
2005 - Redshirted
Outfielder - Sophomore (transfer) - 5-foot-10,175 lbs.
B-LIT-L - Newberg, Ore. (Newberg HS/Cuesta JC)
Begins his Oregon State career in 2006 ... OSU head coach Pat Casey
says: "Derek sat out last year, so he's a little bit of
an unknown but he was a good high school
ballplayer in the state."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Exercise and Sport
Science ... born in Portland, Ore. .. parents are
Robert and Jo Engelke; family includes brother
Aaron (23) ... enjoys music, movies, ping pong,
golf, video games, books. . top athletic thrill was
high school baseball state title ... favorite athlete is
Jim Edmonds; favorite movie is Gladiator; favorite
TV show is Entourage; favorite actor is Denzel
Washington; favorite book is One Flew Over The
Engelke
Cuckoo's Nest; favorite group is Atmosphere; favorite vehicle is Ferrari
F50; favorite food is spaghetti; favorite restaurant is LG's Steakhouse ...
chose OSU for its great coaching staff, proximity to home, and to play
for one of the nation's top programs.
CUESTA 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 first team; as junior, allleague honorable mention prep teammate Dallas Buck also plays for Oregon State, Joe Hernandez
football for Montana also played soccer, basketball, football 3 65 GPA
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PERSONAL: Majoring in Liberal Studies; considering a career in base-
ball or business .. born in Portland, Ore. ... parents are Brad and Gay Gillespie; family includes
GS
brother Brett (23) ... Brett played baseball at San
Diego ... enjoys John Madden football video game,
hanging out with friends ... top athletic thrill was
playing in front of over 20,000 people at 2005
College World Series ... favorite athlete is Barry
Bonds; favorite movie is Saving Silverman; favorite
TV show is That '70s Show; favorite book is
Catcher In The Rye; favorite musicians are Tupac
Shakur, Tom Petty; favorite vehicle is "my Jeep";
Gillespie
favorite food is pasta; favorite restaurant is Ruby
a
Tuesday .. chose OSU for its campus, athletics and academics, and to
win the College World Series.
5 multi-hit
OREGON STATE: (2005) Winner of team's Bill Bonser Award for Most Improved Player
May 14games, 5 multi-RBI games 5 pinch-hits June 20 vs Baylor, 1-for-3, 2 walks, 1 stolen base
June 13, 10-game hitting streak; during streak, batted 353 (12-for-34) with 1 double, 6 RBIs, 9 runs June
13 vs Southern California, 2-for-3, 1 double, 1 run as OSU clinched berth in College World Series June 3-
--
June 5 at NCAACorvallis Regional, all-tournament team; batted 364 (4-for-11) with 4 RBIs
John's, 2-for-3,1 RBI
June 5 vs St
May 21 vs Southern California, 2-out, 2-run double in 7-run fifth inning as OSU
May 13 at Washington, walked 4 times May 7 at UCLA, 3-for-5,1 triple, 3
RBIs; bases-loaded triple broke game open in sixth inning May 3 vs Portland, 1 -for-2, 2 runs Apr 24
vs Washington State first game, 2 sacrifice flies Apr 17 at Arizona, 2-run single w Apr5N16 at Arizona off
clinched tie for Pac-10 title
Apr 9-10 series at Stanford, 2-for-2 as pinch-hitter Mar 12 at Pepperdine, 2-for-3
9 of 18 hits went for extra bases after becoming a starter on Apr 24, had
(2004) 5 multi-hit games
a hit in 8 of 15 games
May 29 vs UCLA, 3-for-4, 1 double May 23 at Washington State, second
May 18 vs Portland, first game,
game, 3-for-4, 1 triple May 18 vs Portland, second game, 3 walks
pinch-hitdouble Apr 24-May2, 5-game hitting streak; during streak, batted 381 (8-for-21) with 1
bench, 3-for.4, 3 RBIs
W,
homer, 1 triple, 3 doubles, 2 RBIs, 5 runs May 1 vs Washington, 2-for-6, 1 double, 3 runs Apr 24 at
Southern California, 3-for-4, 1 homer, 1 double Apr 18 at Sacramento State, 2-for-2, 1 double Mar 6
Ryan Gipson
at Hawaii, first career hit
(2003) Redshirted
as a senior, all-state first team as shortstop,
WEST LINN HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Curt Scholl
league Co-Player of Year, batted.532, 6 homers, 3 triples, 7 doubles, 19 RBIs; 5-2 record, 0 76 ERA, 46
11
OSH FOR
innings, 36 hits, 52 strikeouts, 5 walks; Oregon-Washington All-Star Series team Most Valuable Player,
series Outstanding Offensive Player as ajunior, all-state honorable mention and all-league first team
also played football, basketshortstop, all-league second team pitcher; batted 400; 6-1 record, 0 86 ERA
First baseman - Freshman (high school) - 6-foot-I, 175 lbs.
B-L/T-L - Salem, Ore. (Sprague HS)
ball
3 1 GPA
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
YEAR
AVG. G/GS PB
R
H
BI
2B
3B
HR BB SO HP SB-ATT OBA TB SLG
2003-Redshirted
Begins his Oregon State career in 2006 ... OSIJ head coach Pat Casey
says: "Josh had surgery in the fall and will probably miss this season, but he's really going to be a
good offensive player in this program."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Public Health ... born in
Salem, Ore.... parents are Rob and Diane Forgue;
family includes sister Hannah (17) ... enjoys baseball, football ... top athletic thrill was winning both
high school football and baseball state titles as a
senior ... favorite athlete is Cal Ripken Jr.; favorite
movie is Ruby; favorite TV show is Fresh Prince
Of Bel Air; favorite book is Harry Potter; favorite
vehicle is Hummer H2; favorite food is steak; favor- Forgue
ite restaurant is Local Boyz.
SPRAGUE HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Brian Champion
league first team; team won state title
football 3 2 GPA
COE;C'
as senior, all-state second team, allprep teammate Joey August plays for Stanford also played
ESPIE 9
Outfieldertfirst baseman - Junior (2 letters) -6-foot-1, 200 lbs.
B-R/T-R - West Linn, Ore. (West Linn HS)
Team co-captain ... 1 of Oregon State's 19 returning lettermen ... OSU
head coach Pat Casey says: "Cole gives us great versatility - he can play
the outfield, he can play the infield. He's one of our captains and he
needs to step up and stay in the lineup every day. He's a hard worker."
2004
290 29/13
62
11
18
4
6
2
1
8
14
0
1-2
371
31
500
2005
319 40/23
94
23
30
18
2
1
0
23
13
3
3-5
455
34
362
TOTALS
308 69/36
156
34
48
22
8
3
1
31
27
3
4-7
425
65
417
Second baseman - Senior (1 letter) - 5-foot-11,182 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Central Point, Ore. (Crater HS/Shasta JC)
One of Oregon State's 12 returning starters ... selected Pacific-10's
best defensive second baseman by Baseball America
magazine in preseason ... in 2005, All-Pacific- 10
honorable mention ... OSU head coach Pat Casey
says: "Ryan led the conference in on-base percentage last year and was a key to our success - he
played a big role for us. He got better defensively
from the beginning of the season to the end."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Sociology ... born in
Medford, Ore. ... parents are John and Shellie
Gipson; family includes brother Nathan (20), sister
Dannie (17) ... enjoys golfing, snowboarding ... top
athletic thrill was "Omaha, 2005" ... favorite athlete Gipson
is Jerry Rice; favorite movie is Wedding Crashers; favorite musician is
Jack Johnson; favorite vehicle is Mercedes G wagon; favorite food is
sushi ... chose OSU for chance to play in Pac-10 and be close to home.
OREGON STATE: (2005) All-Pacif c-10 honorable mention among Pac-10 leaders, led conference in
on-base percentage ( 500); sixth in sacrifices (8) 6 multi-hit games, 6 multi-RBI games June 18-June 20
at College World Series, 4-for-5,1 double, 1 RBI, 1 walk, 1 stolen base June 20 vs Baylor, 3-for-3, 1
h
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June 12 vs Southern California, first career homer June 11 vs Southern Califor-
double, 1 RBI, 1 walk
nia, 1-for-3,3 RBIs
May 21 vs Southern California, 3-for-4, 1 double, 2 RBIs, 2 runs as OSU clinched tie
Apr 9-Apr 16, in 4
Apr 9 at Stanford
second game, 2-for-3, 2 runs, 2 walks, 1 stolen base Mar 18-Mar 24, in 4 games, batted 600 (6-for-10)
with 6 runs, 3 walks, 3 stolen bases Mar 19 vs Sacramento State, 1-for-1, 2 walks, 3 runs, 2 stolen
for Pac-10 title
May 8 at UCLA, 2-run double
May 7 at UCLA, 2-for-3, 2 runs
games, batted 455 (5-for-11) with 3 RBIs, 4 walks
bases
Apr. 16 atArizona, 2-for-4, 3 RBIs
Mar 18 vs. Sacramento State first game, 3-for-4
SHASTA JUNIOR COLLEGE: Lettered 2 years for coach Brad Rupert
as a sophomore, all-league first
Feb 28 vs San Diego State,
did not strike out in 27 at-bats Mar 9 at Portland, 2-for-3, 2 runs
first career hit Feb 23 vs New Mexico State, had RBI in OSU rally from 14-0 deficitto 16-14 win.
C.M. RUSSELL HIGH: No prep baseball in state; played American Legion 4 years for coach Mike
Ferradas as a senior, batted 430, 6 triples, 15 doubles, 55 RBIs, 71 stolen bases 2-time team Outgames
as a junior, batted 417, 1 homer, 5 triples, 20 doubles, 48 RBIs, 37 stolen bases; team
Most Valuable Player also played football, basketball prep teammates Mike Murphy, Justin Hartman
play football for Montana 3 5 GPA; National Honor Society, Honor Roll
standing Hitter
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
H
BI
2B
3B
27
6
7
1
0
0
0
4
0
0
0-0
.355
7
259
2004
347 44/18
95
16
33
6
2
0
0
9
17
0
7-9
404
35
368
2005
307 58/52 212
314113/76 334
46
65
24
5
1
0
27
39
3
21-26
391
72
340
68 105
31
7
1
0
40
56
3
28-35
.392
114
341
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
TOTALS
2005
AVG. GIGS AB
330 47141
97
R
H
BI
2B
3B
30
32
22
6
0
SB-ATT OBA TB SLG
R
11/6
YEAR
YEAR
HR BB SO
AVG. GJGS AB
as a freshman, batted 344,4
triples, 5 doubles, 20 RBIs, 22 stolen bases played for Northern California team in state all-star game
CRATER HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Chuck Dominiak. as a senior, all-league first team also
played football 3 7 GPA; Honor Society
team; batted 358, 1 homer, 3 triples, 9 doubles, 28 RBIs, 16 stolen bases
2003
259
HP
FR BB SO HP SB-ATT OBA TB SLG
1
28
15
7
113
500
41
.423
MARK GRBAVAC - 18
TYLER GRAHAM - 21
Pitcher - Freshman (high school) - 6-foot-0, 180 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Portland, Ore. (Central Catholic HS)
Outfielder - Junior (3 letters) - 6-foot-1,185 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Great Falls, Mont. (C.M. Russell HS)
Team co-captain ... 1 of Oregon State's 12 returning starters ... granted
redshirt year for 2003 injury, so listed as junior for
second consecutive season ... selected Pacific-I O's
fastest runner, best baserunner, best defensive outfielder by Baseball America magazine in preseason
... returned to OSU after being drafted by Chicago
Cubs in 14th round ... in 2005, All-Pacific-10 honorable mention ... OSU head coach Pat Casey says:
"Tyler is going to play centerfield and he needs to
take on that role of being a leader and being our
leadoff guy and doing all the things we need him to
do. I look for a huge year out of Tyler; I think he'll
Graham
be a much better offensive player."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business; considering a career in real estate
... born in Great Falls, Mont.... parents are Terry and Julie Graham;
family includes sister Lindsey (23) .. uncle Jim McMullen played baseball for Mankato State; cousin Jeremy Strand played baseball for
Mayville State ... enjoys hunting, fishing, hanging out with friends ...
top athletic thrill was winning 2005 Pac- 10 title, going to Omaha for
College World Series ... favorite movie is Braveheart; favorite vehicle is
Chevy Silverado; favorite food is steak; favorite restaurant is P.F.
Chang's ... chose OSU to play at a high level.
1
OREGON STATE: (2005) AII-Pacific-10 honorable mention
430th pick overall
drafted in 14th round by Chicago Cubs,
among NCAA Division I leaders, 11 thin sacrifices (0 28 per game)
May 8 at UCLA, 3-for-5, 1 double, 2 RBIs
stolen base attempts of season
with 1 triple, 1 double, 3 RBIs, 10 runs, 4 stolen bases. . Apr 17-Apr 24, in 4 games, batted 588 (10-for-17)
with 1 double, 2 RBIs, 7 runs, 3 stolen bases
Apr 24 vs Washington State second game, 3-for-5, 2 RBIs,
1 stolen base Apr 24 vs Washington State first game, 3-for-4, 1 double, 4 runs, 1 stolen base Apr 9 at
.
Mar 18-Mar 24, 5-game hitting streak; during streak, batted
Mar 13-Mar 22, scored a run in 5 straight
Mar 22 at Portland, 4-for-5, 2 runs, 2 stolen bases Feb 27-Mar 11, 5-game hitting
421 (9-for-19) with 1 double, 2 RBIs, 6 runs, 3 stolen bases
games, 7 runs total
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 State-MetroAll-Star
as a junior, 1-3 record, 2 60
Series, played in Cascade Classic Oregon/Washington/Idaho All-Star Series
ERA, 37 2 innings, 36 hits, 12 walks, 44 strikeouts prep teammate Kevin Gunderson also plays for OSU,
also played football, basketball
Ryan Gunderson football for OSU, Riley Showalter football for Oregon
3.55 GPA
KEVIN GUNDERSON - 6
Pitcher - Junior (2 letters) - 5-foot-10,165 lbs.
B-RIT-L - Portland, Ore. (Central Catholic HS)
Feb 27-May 3, successful on first 17
Apr 15-Apr 29, 7-game hitting streak; during streak, batted 500 (13-for-26)
Stanford second game, 3-for-6, 1 RBI, 2 runs
school football state playoffs ... favorite athlete is David Wright; favorite
movie is Snatch; favorite TV show is The Simpsons; favorite book is The
Power Of One; favorite group is Common; favorite vehicle is GMC
Safari; favorite food is a burger; favorite restaurant is Red Robin ... chose
OSU for having a Pac-10 baseball program and the "chance to play
against the best."
among Pac-10
leaders, second in sacrifices (16); fourth in stolen bases (21).. among OSU all-time single-season leaders,
tied for ninth in stolen bases (21)
16 multi-hit games; 5 multi-RBI games; 12 multi-run games had a hit in
40 of 58 games; had a run in 32 of 58 games June 13 vs Southern California, 3-for-5, 2 RBIs as OSU
clinched berth in College World Series June 3-June 5 at NCAA Corvallis Regional, all-tournament team;
batted 231 (3-for-14) with 1 RBI, 4 runs June 5 vs St John's, 2-for-5,1 RBI, 2 runs May 1-May 22,11game hitting streak; during streak, batted 326 (14-for-43) with 2 doubles, 4 RBIs, 4 stolen bases May 21
vs Southern California, 2-for-3, 1 run
May 15 at Washington, 10th-inning single drove in winning run as
OSU completed sweep
Begins his Oregon State career in 2006 ... OSU head coach Pat Casey
says: "Mark pitched well in the fall. He really has
an outstanding breaking ball. He'll be a guy here
who gets some time - either out of the bullpen or as
a starter, depending on how he develops."
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 (20),
sisters Kristen (25), Jill (23) ... grandfather Don
Zarosinski played football at OSU ... enjoys ping
pong, video games, tennis, BMX riding ... top athGrbavac
letic thrill was throwing "Hail Mary" pass in high
Feb 19 vs California-Davis, 4-for-4,1 double, 3
(2004) Made switch from shortstop to outfield among Pac-1 0 leaders through end of regular
season, tied for first in fielding percentage (1.000)
10 multi-hit games, 1 multi-RBI game had a hit in
streak; during streak, batted 278 (5-for-18) with 2 RBIs
RBIs
14 of last 17 games in last 9 games, batted 392 (11-for-28) with 1 double, 3 stolen bases
May 29
vs UCLA, 2-for-3, 1 run, 2 walks
May 23 at Washington State, first game, 2-for-4, 2 stolen bases
May 21 at Washington State, threw out tying run at home plate in eighth inning of OSU's 3-2 win Apr
13-May 4, 7-game hitting streak; during streak, batted 444 (12-for-27) with 1 double, 3 RBls May 1 vs
Washington, 3-for-3 Apr 25 at Southern California, 2-for-2, 1 RBI Apr 18 at Sacramento State, 3-for6, 2 RBIs, 1 stolen base, 2 runs; earlier that day, he'd robbed OSU head coach Pat Casey of a batting
Apr 4 vs
practice homer by pulling a ball back over the fence when Casey took a few swings
Arizona, scored winning run as pinch runner Mar 2 vs The Citadel, 2-for-2, 1 RBI (2003) Out of
had a run in 5 of 10
action after March 23 due to injury had a hit in 5 of 10 games, including 4 of last 5
Team co-captain .. 1 of Oregon State's 12 returning starters ... Preseason All-America pick by Louisville Slugger/
Collegiate Baseball (second team), National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (second team)
in 2005, was All-America pick, All-Pacific- 10 first
team ... OSU head coach Pat Casey says: "We feel
the same way we've always felt about Kevin. He's
a guy who could start for us or start for a lot of
teams, and he's so effective for us out of the
bullpen. He may have been the most valuable guy in
the conference last year." ... among OSU career
leaders, school record for saves (17) ... Team USA
national team member last summer, posting a 1-0
Gunderson
record with a 0.45 ERA in 11 appearances, including 1 start; 20.0 in-
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pings, 2 runs (1 earned), 1 1 hits, 3 walks, 17 strikeouts.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Communications ... born in Portland, Ore.
... parents are Brent and Phoebe Gunderson; family includes brother
Justin (23) ... uncle Eric Gunderson pitched for Seattle Mariners, Texas
Rangers, San Francisco Giants ... enjoys golf, ping pong, floating a river
... top athletic thrills have been making Team USA in 2005, earning
Freshman All-America honors ... favorite athlete is Johan Santana; favorite movie is Scarface; favorite TV show is Wild `N' Out; favorite actor is
Denzel Washington; favorite book is Fit To Pitch, by Sandy Koufax;
favorite musician is Tupac Shakur; favorite vehicle is Mercedes G wagon;
favorite food is Mexican; favorite restaurant is Local Boyz... chose OSU
to play in nation's best conference and receive a good education at the
same time.
OREGON STATE: (2005) All-Pacific-10 first team co-winner of team's Bill Cloyes Award for Most
Stopper of the Year Award watch list team co-captain among NCAA Division I
Valuable Pitcher
leaders, tied for seventh in saves (14); 137th in earned run average (2 76)
among Pacific-10 leaders, tied for
first in saves (14); fourth in appearances (33); fifth in earned run average (2 76); seventh in opponents' batting
average ( 213)
among OSU single-season leaders, school record for saves (14) earned 2 saves in a
weekend 4 times, earned 2 wins in a weekend once; earned 1 win and 1 save in a weekend twice did not
allow more than 1 earned run in 30 of 34 appearances; at least 2 0 innings in 17 of 34 appearances; did not
allow a walk in 21 of 34 appearances . June 20 vs Baylor, lost in relief; 4 1 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 1
KOA KAHALOHOE - 22
Outfielder - Freshman (high school) - 5-foot-10,195 lbs.
B-L/T-L - Las Vegas, Nev. (Durango HS)
Begins his Oregon State career in 2006 ... OSU head coach Pat Casey
says: "Koa is a very talented ballplayer. He played
well in the fall and really swung the bat much better
at the end. He's going to be a very good defensive
player."
PERSONAL: Has not decided on a major ... born
in Honolulu, Haw.... parents are Albert and Jessica
Kahalehoe; family includes brothers Albert Jr. (21),
Alix (13), sister Jahlyn (7) ... enjoys listening to
music, hanging out with friends ... top athletic thrill
was high school baseball state title ... favorite athlete is Tiger Woods; favorite movie is Troy; favorite
TV show is Pardon The Interruption; favorite book Kahalohoe
walk, 4 strikeouts June 11-June 13, appeared in all 3 games of Super Regional vs Southern California
as OSU earned berth in College World Series June 13 vs Southern California, 0 2 innings, 0 hits, 0
runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts June 12, lost in relief; 2 1 innings, 5 hits, 4 runs (2 earned), 0 walks, 4
strikeouts June 11 vs Southern California, earned save; 1 1 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2
strikeouts June 3 vs Ohio State, earned win in relief; 12 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
is Monster; favorite musician is Tupac Shakur; favorite vehcile is 1996
Chevrolet Impala SS; favorite food is Kalua Pig; favorite restaurant is
Tony Roma's .. chose OSU for the area, the coaches and players.
May 11 vs Southern California, earned save as OSU clinched tie for Pac-10 title; 1 1 innings, 0 hits, 0
runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts . May 20 vs Southern California, earned save; 0 1 inning, 2 hits, 1 run, 0
walks, 1 strikeout May 15 at Washington, won in relief; 2 0 innings, 2 hits, 1 run, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts
firstteam, batted 553 as a junior, all-state first team, all-league first team; batted 435, went 9-for-9 in state
tournament as a sophomore, all-league first team
May 14 at Washington, earned save; 2.2 innings, 2 hits, 1 run (0 earned), 2 walks, 1 strikeout
May 6
at UCLA, earned save; 10 inning, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout; set OSU's saves records for single
season (10) and career (13) Apr 25-May 1, named to College Baseball Foundation's weekly National
Honor Roll; earned saves in both wins over No 20 Arizona State; total of 5 1 innings, 2 runs, 4 hits, 1
walk, 2 strikeouts May 1 vsIre Arizona State, earned save; 2 1 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 1 strikout;
tied OSU's saves records for single season (9) and career (12)
Apr 29 vs Arizona State, earned save;
3 0 innings, 2 hits, 2 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout Apr 22-24 vs Washington State, earned 2 wins as
Beavers won games in last at-bats Apr 24 vs Washington State second game, won in relief; 2 0 innings,
3 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts Apr 22 vs Washington State, won in relief; 10 inning, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0
walks, I strikeout Apr 1-Apr 15, did not allowed a run in 5 appearances, totalling 9 1 innings Apr 17 at
Arizona, lost in relief; 3 1 innings, 3 hits, 3 runs, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts Apr 9 at Stanford second game,
earned save; 3 0 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts Apr 2 vs California, earned save; 3 0
innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout Mar 13 vs Winthrop, earned save; 3 0 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 0
walks, 1 strikeout Mar 11 vs Cal State-Northridge, earned save; 1 0 inning,1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1
strikeout Mar 4 vs California-Riverside, lost in relief; 1 0 innings, 1 hit, 1 run, 0 walks, 1 strikeout Feb
27 at California-Santa Barbara, earned save; 2 2 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts Feb 25 at
California-Santa Barbara, earned save; 2 0 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout Feb 20 at San
Diego, won in relief; 2 2 innings, 2 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), 1 walk, 4 strikeouts Feb 15 vs Portland,
earned save; 3 0 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts. Feb 3-Feb 6, named to all-tournament team
at Bob Schaefer Memorial Tournament
Feb 6 atArizona State, won in relief; 6 1 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 0
(2004) Freshman All-America pick by Collegiate Baseball
All-Pacific-10 honorable mention among Pacific-10 leaders through end of regular season, tied for 10th in saves (3)
among OSU all-time single-season leaders, tied for ninth in saves (3) 1 or fewer earned runs in 20 of
22 appearances; 1 or fewer walks in 18 of 22 appearances; at least 3.0 innings in 9 appearances; at
least 2 0 innings in 15 appearances May 23 at Washington State, won in relief; 3 0 innings, 2 hits, 1
walks, 8 strikeouts
prep teammate
3 4 GPA
H
GREG KEIM - 4
Pitcher - Junior (transfer) - 5-foot-11,175 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Ontario, Ore.
(Ontario HSIWashington State U./Treasure Valley CC)
Begins his Oregon State career in 2006 ... OSU head coach Pat Casey
says: "Greg has a big arm. We look for him to be a
big part of our program."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business ... born in
Ontario, Ore. ... parents are Tom Keim and Donna
Allen ... enjoys hunting, fishing ... top athletic thrill
was high school football state championship game
.. favorite athlete is Michael Jordan; favorite TV
show is Chappelle's Show; favorite food is pizza..
chose OSU for its baseball program.
TREASURE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Lettered 1 yearfor
all-region second team utility player; batted
CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coaches Jeremy Beard, Darren Bland
as a senior,
all-state first team, league Co-Player of Year; 12-0 record, 3 saves, 0 71 ERA, 79 innings, 25 hits, 8 walks,
156 strikeouts; batted 429; State-Metro All-Star Series
4-time all-league first team as ajunior, all-state
Mark Grbavac also plays for OSU also played basketball
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS PITCHING
YEAR
ERA
W-L Sv
GIGS CG Sh
IP
as a senior, all-state first team, all-league
coach Russ Wright in 2005
run, 2 walks, 1 strikeout May 16 at Arizona State; 5 0 innings, 4 hits, I run, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts
April 30-May 2, pitched in all 3 games of series vs Washington
May 1 vs Washington, lost in relief;
0 0 innings, 3 hits, 4 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week for Apr 22-Apr 26; earned
saves in back-to-back games as OSU won a series at Southern California for first time ever Apr 25 at
Southern California, earned save; 3 0 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts Apr 24 at Southern
California, earned save; 0 1 inning, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout Apr 8 vs Stanford, lost in relief;
0 2 innings, 1 hit, 3 runs (1 earned), 1 walk, 1 strikeout Apr 4 vs Arizona, won in relief; 2 0 innings, 1
hit, 1 run, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts Mar :20 vs Utah Valley State, earned save in combined shutout; 3 0
innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 1 strikeout Feb 14-Mar 5, won in relief in each of first 4 career appearances Mar 5 vs The Citadel, won in relief; 1 0 inning, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout
Feb 29 vs
Washington, won in relief; 3 0 innings, 2 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts
Feb 21 vs Arkansas-Little
Rock, won in relief; 3 0 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 4 strikeouts Feb 14 vs Gonzaga, won in
relief; 2 0 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts
third team; 11-1 record, 0 98 ERA, 64 innings, 44 hits, 11 walks, 88 strikeouts; batted 325
DURANGO HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Sam Knapp
R ER BB SO HP WP BK AVG. HR
2004
2 90
6-2
3
2210
0
0
492 32
22
16
16
38
15
2
0
186
3
2005
2 76
64
14
33/0
0
0
651
49
25
20
14
62
6
2
2
213
4
TOTALS
282
12-6
17
55/0
0
0
1150
81
47
36
30 100
21
4
2
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7
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
Keim
batted 214, 3 1 0-0 record in 10 inning
ONTARIO HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Chad Hartley all-state first team
also played football, basketball 3 2 GPA.
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prep teammate Mike
Lissman also plays for OSU
JON KOLLER - 36
Pitcher - Senior (1 letter) - 6-foot-6, 230 lbs.
B-RIT-R-Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad HSIU. of California-Irvine)
Returns to Oregon State's squad this season ... OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "Jon had surgery two years ago and really came on in the
fall. He's matured mentally, and I think Jon is really going to help us."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Pre-Medicine; may become an orthopaedic
surgeon ... born in La Mesa, Calif.... parents are Mark Koller and Barbara Webb; family includes brother Andrew Koller (15), sisters Kellie
McLelland (34), Jessica Koller (20) ... enjoys "anything and everything
VVIT70-
outdoors - surfing, snowboarding, climbing, golfing, hunting, fishing,
mountain biking, hanging out with friends and family" ... favorite athlete is Nolan Ryan; favorite musician is Garth Brooks; favorite food is steak; favorite restaurant is Ruth's Chris Steakhouse ... chose
OSU to be close to family, play in the Pac-10.
OREGON STATE: (2005): Only appearance came Mar 24 vs Dallas
(2004) Redshirted (2003) Among Pacific-10 leaders through end
Baptist
of regular season, tied for ninth in saves (3)
among OSU all-time single-
season leaders, tied for seventh in saves (3)
2 or fewer earned runs in 9 of
12 appearances_ 1 or fewer walks in 11 of 12 appearances did not pitch
from Mar 23-May 14
Mar 23 vs California-Santa Barbara first game, took
loss; 2 0 innings, 8 hits, 4 runs, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts
Feb 28-Mar 15, in 5
appearances, 0-0 record, 2 saves, 198 ERA, 13 2 innings, 10 hits, 1 walk, 8
Koller
strikeouts Mar 15 vs Washington State, earned save; 3 0 innings, 2 hits,
0 runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeoutp Mar 11 vs Washington, no decision in first career start; 6 0 innings, 4 hits, 3
Mar 1 vs San Diego, lost in relief; 1 1 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 1 walk,
Feb 28 vs San Diego State, earned save; 1 2 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout
runs (2 earned), 0 walks, 3 strikeouts
I strikeout
Feb 22 vs New Mexico State, lost in relief; 4 0 innings, 9 hits, 7 runs (6 earned), 3 walks, 3 strikeouts
Feb 7-Feb 14, did not allow an earned run in 3 appearances covering 7 4 innings Feb 14 vs Oklahoma
State, earned save in 4-0 shutout; 3 2 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout
CALIFORNIA-IRVINE: Lettered 1 season for coach John Savage at the NCAA Divison I school in 2002
Collegiate Baseball newspaper Freshman All-America honorable mention; 4-2 record, 2 saves, 3 86 ERA,
53 2 innings, 50 hits, 17 walks, 48 strikeouts; among Big West leaders, third in appearances (28)
CARLSBAD HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Randy Davilla
all-league second team
lordy Szabo plays for California-Irvine, Joe Frazee for Loyola-Marymount
prep teammate
3 9 GPA; Scholar-Athlete
Award
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - PITCHING
YEAR
ERA
W-L Sv GIGS CG Sh
IP
7 67
2003
H
R ER BB SO HP WP SK AVG. HR
13/2
0
0
312 44
31
0
1/0
0
0
3
14/2
0
0
3
10
322 47
0-3
3
2700
0-0
8 27
0-3
27
8
3
3
34
30
7
18
5
0
0
321
0
1
0
1
0
600
1
8
19
5
1
0
331
8
2004 - Redshirted
2005
TOTALS
CHRIS KUNDA3
Second baseman - Senior (3 letters) - 6-foot-0, 175 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Philomath, Ore. (Philomath HS)
One of Oregon State's 19 returning lettermen .. OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "Chris had a good fall; he's starting to
fill out. He's as good as anybody in the Pac-10
defensively; he needs to bring us more offensively."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Speech Communication;
may become a coach ... born in Anchorage, Alas...
parents are Brad and Sue Kunda; family includes
sister Kerri (18) ... enjoys golf, video games, fishing, floating the Willamette River ... top athletic
thrill was 2005 College World Series ... favorite
athlete is Tiger Woods; favorite movie is Anchorman; favorite TV show is Chappelle's Show; favorite actor is Denzel Washington; favorite book is The Kunda
Hatchet; favorite musician is Warren G; favorite vehicle is Mercedes S
Class; favorite food is "Local Boyz No. 7"; favorite restaurant is Ruby
Tuesday .. chose OSU for its location, baseball program.
OREGON STATE: (2005) 3 multi-hit games, 2 multi-RBI games June 4 vs St John's, 2-run single
Mar 12-Apr 17, in 6 games, batted 375 (6-for-16) with 1 homer, 2 doubles, 4 RBIs Apr 24 vs Washington
State second game, singled to start game-winning 3-run rally in eighth inning
Apr 17 at Arizona, 2-for-4,1
Feb 15 vs Portland, 2-for-4
(2004)
Among Pacific-10 leaders through end of regular season, third in double plays (45) 6 multi-hit games, 3
multi-RBI games, 5 multi-walk games had a hit in 26 of 50 games May 14-May 30, had a walk in 9 of
last 14 games . Apr 25 at Southern California, 2-for-5, 1 run, 1 stolen base : Apr 23 at Southern California,
3-for-4,1 run limited action Apr 10-Apr 18 after injuring finger while bunting
Mar 27-Apr 9,8-game
hitting streak; during streak, batted 321 (9-for-28) with 2 doubles, 2 RBIs Apr 3-Apr 4, doubled in back-toback games vs Arizona Mar 31 at Portland, 4 runs Mar 2-Mar 6, named to First Hawaii Title Rainbow
Tournament all-tourney team Mar 4 vs Chicago State, 3-for-3,I double, 3 RBIs Feb 29 vs Washington, 2-for-4,1 double, 2 runs Feb 20-Feb 22, 6 walks in 3 games, (2003) Among Pacific-10 leaders
through end of regular season, second in sacrifice bunts (11); tied for eighth in walks (32) 10 multi-hit
homer, 2 runs
Chris Kunda
had 1 of OSU's school-record 10 doubles Apr 5-Apr 13, 6-game hitting streak; during streak, batted 261
Mar 15-Apr 1, 8-game hitting streak; during
(6-for-23) with 1 double, 3 RBIs Apr 1 at Portland, 4 walks
streak, batted 429 (12-for-28) with 2 doubles, 2 triples, 2 homers, 4 RBIs Mar 30 vs California, homered
as part of OSU's school record-tying 4 home runs in eighth inning . Mar 24 vs California-Santa Barbara,
first career homer Mar 23 vs California-Santa Barbara in doubleheader, 4-for-8, 2 doubles Mar 15 vs
Washington State, scored after slide into plate came up 2 feet short but he managed to avoid tag Feb 21
vs New Mexico, 3-for-5, 1 double, 1 triple Feb 7-Feb 8 at California-Riverside, had a hit and a RBI in
each of first 2 games of career
as a senior, all-state first team,
PHILOMATH HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Terry Stephenson
league Most Valuable Player; batted school-record 548,4 homers, 6 triples, 5 doubles, 47 RBIs; 11-2 record,
20 78 ERA, 99 strikeouts, 12 walks; played in Oregon-Washington All-Star Series; state All-Star Series
time all-league first team
as a sophomore, all-league second
as a junior, all-state honorable mention
team 31 GPA
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
YEAR
2003
2004
2005
TOTALS
FR BB SO HP SB-ATT OBA TB SLG
AVG. GIGS AB
R
H
81
28
3B
266 53/51 184
245 50/44 147
242 44/14 66
254147/109 397
33
49
23
14
3
5
32
44
3
5-6
384
84
457
31
36
13
5
0
0
25
26
2
4-4
358
41
279
9
16
10
3
0
1
3
15
0
2-2
271
22
333
73
101
46
22
3
6
60
85
5
11-12
357 147 .370
EDDIE KuNz-44
Feb 20 at San Diego, 2-for-4,1 double, 2 runs
games; 4 multi-RBI games
had a hit in 37 of 53 games, including 26 of last 33; had a run in 25 of 53
games May 2-May 14, 3 homers in 9 games
Apr 22-May 12, 10-game hitting streak; during streak,
batted 326 (14-for-43) with 2 homers, 6 doubles, 6 RBIs Apr 27-May 8, scored a run in 6 straight games
Apr 22-May 2, 5 games, batted 450 (9-for-20) with 1 homer, 3 doubles, 3 RBIs
Apr 22 at Portland, 2-for-5,
Pitcher - Sophomore (1 letter) - 6-foot-5, 250 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Portland, Ore. (Parkrose HS)
One of Oregon State's 12 returning starters ... OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "Eddie was good for us down the stretch last year; he was
our go-to setup guy. We anticipate him being a power for us."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Exercise and Sport Science; hopes for a career in pro baseball ... born in Portland, Ore. ... parents are Raymond and
Susan Kunz; family includes brother Ray (26), sister Keri (24) ... cousin
Vinnie Henderson plays in Toronto Blue Jays' system ... enjoys sports,
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PERSONAL: Majoring in Business; may become
an entrepreneur ... born in Corvallis, Ore. ... parents
are Mason and Rise Lakowske; family includes
sister Laura (23) ... Rise played golf, basketball at
OSU; now OSU's women's golf coach ... enjoys
auto restorations, basketball, biking ... top athletic
thrills were world title in racquetball, 2003 American Legion World Series ... favorite movie is Man
On Fire; favorite TV shows are SportsCenter, Family Guy; favorite actor is Nicholas Cage; favorite
book is Into Thin Air; favorite musician is Dave
Matthews; favorite vehicle is 1970 Ford Bronco;
favorite food is steak; favorite restaurant is American Dream pizza ...
chose OSU for its "great opportunity athletically and academically."
as a
CRESCENT VALLEY HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coaches Frank Baumholtz and David Mintken
prep teammate Brett Casey also plays for OSU also played basketball
senior, batted 350 with 1 homer
3 85 GPA
Outfielder - Freshman (transfer) - 5-foot-10,190 lbs.
B-RIT-R- Portland, Ore. (Beaverton HS/Northern Arizona U.)
Begins his Oregon State career in 2006 ... OSU head coach Pat Casey
says: "Greg is a good athlete. He sat out for a year
so it's a little difficult for him right now, but he
played well in the fall."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business; wants to
play pro baseball ... born in Portland, Ore. ... parents are Ross and Mary Leon Laybourn; family
includes brothers Chris (25), Andrew (23) .. grandfather Bob Johnson played football for Arizona ...
enjoys football, playing guitar ... top athletic thrill
was playing football vs Arizona ... favorite athlete
is Jim Edmonds; favorite movie is The Usual Suspects; favorite TV show is Entourage; favorite book Laybourn
is Webster's Dictionary; favorite vehicle is Saturn wagon; favorite food is
steak; favorite restaurant is Pita Pit ... chose OSU to play baseball.
Eddie Kunz
"anything outdoors" ... top athletic thrills were striking out Southern
California slugger Jeff Clement in 2005 NCAA
Super Regional, going to College World Series ...
favorite athlete is Randy Johnson; favorite movie is
Varsity Blues; favorite TV shows are CSI, Family
Guy; favorite group is Rascal Flatts; favorite vehicle is Jeep Wrangler; favorite food is Mexican;
favorite restaurant is El Indio's . . chose OSU for its
NORTHERN ARIZONA: Did not play baseball; lettered 1 season in football as strong safety
BEAVERTON HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Derek Nekoba
as a senior, all-league first team;
Beaverton Area Athlete of the Year prep teammate Eric Scriven plays for Western Kentucky, Eddie Stamm
and K C Noack football for Oregon State, Jordan Senn football for Portland State also played football,
campus, because "I think it best fits me."
basketball
OREGON STATE: (2005) Did not allow a run 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; 10 inning, 1 hit,1 run, 0 walks, 1
3 6 GPA, Multnomah Athletic Club Scholar-Athlete
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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;
Kunz
pitched out of bases-loaded, none-out jam in sixth inning, giving up just 2
runs June 5 vs St John's, in relief; 10 inning, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts
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LONNIE LECHELT - 15
Third basemanishortstop - Sophomore (1 letter) - 6-foot-0,193 lbs.
Apr 9 at Stanford
B-RIT-R - Kennewick, Wash. (Southridge HS)
second game, won in relief; 0 1 inning, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts
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
2005
154
2-0
0
13/0
0
0
IP
H
R ER BB SO HP WP BK AVG. FR
112
7
2
2
7
14
2
2
0
171
JOEY LAKOWSKE - 45
First baseman/outfielder- Freshman (high school) -6-foot-2,195 lbs.
B-L/T-R - Corvallis, Ore. (Crescent Valley HS)
Begins his Oregon State career in 2006 ... OSU head coach Pat Casey
says: "Joey will probably redshirt. He was injured coming in and missed
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One of Oregon State's 19 returning lettermen ... OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "Lonnie had a real good fall; he played
very well. He can play anywhere in the infield, and
we look for him to contribute in our program."
PERSONAL: Has not decided on a major ... parents are Lon and Marla Lechelt; family includes
brothers Shawn (25), Ryon (17), sisters Jaclyn
(23), Dayna (15) ... enjoys basketball, football,
listening to music, hanging out with friends ... top
athletic thrill was high school baseball state title ...
favorite athlete is Allen Iverson; favorite movie is
Friday; favorite actor is Chris Tucker; favorite
group is Cash Money; favorite vehicle is Hummer; Lechelt
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OREGON STATE: (2005) First 2 career hits have been home runs
Apr 9 at Stanford second game,
pinch-hit bases-loaded walk keyed 4-run seventh inning that helped erase 7-run deficit in 11-10 win Feb
15-Mar 29, drew a walk in 3 of first 4 games in which he batted Mar 29 vs Brigham Young, homered and
walked
Mar 24 vs Dallas Baptist, homered
Mar 15 vs Portland, drew walk in OSU debut
SOUTHRIDGE HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Tim Sanders
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as a senior, all-state first team, all-
league first team, team Most Valuable Player; batted 360,2 homers, 14 RBIs, 16 stolen bases; team won
state title as ajunior, all-league first team, team Best Defensive Player; batted 411, 3 homers, 15 stolen
bases as a sophomore, team Most Improved Player 3 7 GPA; Honor Roll
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS -BATTING
YEAR
AVG. G/GS AB
R
H
BI
2B
3B
2005
125
20/4
16
3
2
5
0
0
HR BB SO HP SB-ATT OBA TB SLG
2
4
8
0
0-0
300
8
500
Outfielder - Junior (2 letters) - 6-foot-0, 200 lbs.
B-RIT-L - Ontario, Ore. (Ontario HS)
One of Oregon State's 12 returning starters ... OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "Mike had a down year last year for
him after a great freshman year. We look for Mike
to get on track again and be an offensive threat this
season."
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PERSONAL: Has not decided on a major; may
become a coach ... born in Ontario, Ore.... parents
are Dan Lissman and Margie Yasuda; family includes brothers Joey (27), Kenny (21) ... enjoys
watching sports, being outdoors ... top athletic
thrill was "going to Omaha" ... favorite movie is
Billy Madison; favorite TV shows are Family Guy,
Lissman
Chappelle's Show; favorite actor is Denzel Washington; favorite book is Juiced, by Jose Canseco; favorite musicians are
Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, 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."
OREGON STATE: (2005) Team co-captain
12 multi-hit games; 7 multi-RBI games
51 games; had a RBI in 18 of 51 games June 18 vs Tulane off bench, pinch-hit single
had a hit in 31 of
May 21 vs
Southern California, 2-out, 2-run single in 7-run fifth inning as OSU clinched tie for Pac-10 title
13, in 10 games, batted 366 (15-for-41) with 1 homer, 6 RBIs, 11 runs
Mike Lissman
Apr 29-May
May 8 at 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
Pitcher - Junior (1 letter) - 5-foot-9, 180 lbs.
B-L/T-L - Anchorage, Alas. (East HS/Feather River CC)
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 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
Feb 6 atArizona State, 2-for-4, 1 double,1
Feb 5 vs New Mexico State, 3-for-5, school record-tying 3 doubles, 3 RBIs (2004)
all-tournament team at Bob Schaefer Memorial Tournament
triple, 2 RBIs
Among Pacific-1 0 leaders through end of regular season, tied forfirstin fieldingpercentage (1 000)
multi-hit games; 9 multi-RBI games
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had a hit in 32 of 45 games; had a run in 23 of 45 games; had a RBI in
20 of 45 games
was among Pac-10 leaders in batting average, on-base percentage during season May
16-May 23, in 4 games, batted 412 (7-for-17) with 2 homers, 1 double, 3 RBIs, 3 runs, 1 stolen base May
30 vs UCLA, 2-for-3, 1 homer, 1 double, 3 RBIs
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,
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2 doubles, 9 RBIs
Apr 30 vs Washington, 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 2 runs
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Apr 9-Apr 18, 5-game hitting streak;
Apr. 12-Apr 18, stolen
during streak, batted 524 (11 -for-21) with 1 double, 8 RBIs, 3 stolen bases, 9 runs
base in 3 straight games Apr 18 at Sacramento State, 2-for-4, 1 stolen base, 3 runs Apr 17 at Sacramento State, 4-for-5,1 double, 2 RBIs,1 stolen base, 2 runs missed 2 games after injuring ankle prior to
game at Washington on 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, 2for-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 CaliforniaRiverside, 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 :xa as a senior, all-state first team, all-league
first team; batted 529, 10 homers, 45 RBIs; team reached state title game
as ajunior, all-state first team,
all-league first team
prep teammate Greg Keim also plays for OSU also played football
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
YEAR
2004.
2005
TOTALS
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AVG. GIGS AB
.349 45/36 146
284 51/43 162
315 96/79 308
FR BB SO HP SB-ATT OBA TB SLG
BI
2B
3B
39
51
34
8
0
8
17
25
5
45
429
83
568
27
46
30
10
1
1
11
27
8
5-7
353
61
377
RR
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One of Oregon State's 12 returning starters ... in 2005, All-Pacific- 10
honorable mention pick ... OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "Anton gives us that lefthanded
starter, and we hope he continues to develop."
PERSONAL: Has not decided on a major ... born
in Anchorage, Alas. ... parents are Bill Sosnowski
and Jill Maxwell; family includes sisters Arianna
Sosnoski (10), Mary Sosnoski (8) ... enjoys hockey,
snowboarding, barbecues, hanging out with friends
... top athletic thrill was pitching 1-hitter against
Washington State in 2005 ... favorite athlete is
Randy Johnson; favorite movie is Bull Durham;
Maxwell
favorite TV show is Family Guy; favorite musicians are those on Arctic Flow Records; favorite vehicle is Chevrolet
Avalanche; favorite food is chicken queso burrito; favorite restaurant is
Qdoba ... chose OSU "because it would be a great experience and I could
develop my skills at the next level."
OREGON STATE: (2005) AII-Pacific-10 honorable mention among NCAA Division I leaders, tied for
among Pac-1 0 leaders, tied for third in wins (11);10th in opponents' batting average
20th in wins (11)
(.251) among OSU all-time single-season leaders, tied for third in wins (11) did not allow more than 2
earned win in 4 of last 5 starts
walks in 11 of 17 starts; did not allow more than 5 hits in 9 of 17 starts
June 13 vs Southern California, no decision; 5 0 innings, 3 hits, 5 runs, 6 walks, 0 strikeouts; left game
with OSU leading 7-3 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
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baseball in Australia ... favorite athlete is Chipper
Jones; favorite movie is Remember The Titans;
favorite TV show is Seventh Heaven; favorite actor
is Heath Ledger; favorite book is The Bible; favorite
musician is John Michael Montgomery; favorite
vehicle is Jeep Wrangler; favorite food is
McDonald's; favorite restaurant is Sizzler ... chose
OSU for its academic and athletic reputation,
Corvallis' college town atmosphere.
OREGON STATE: (2005) Pacific-10 All-Academic honorable mention
McCormick
at least 10 inning pitched in 7 of 12 appearances; did not allow an earned
run in 8 of 12 appearances Apr 30 vs Arizona State, in relief; 1 1 innings,
Apr 9 at Stanford second game, in relief; 3 0 innings, 2 hits, 1 run, 1
1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts
walk, 0 strikeouts Mar 24 vs Dallas Baptist, lost in first career start; 12 innings, 3 hits, 4 runs, 3 walks, 0
strikeouts 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,1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts Mar 5
vs California-Riverside, 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, (2004) 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
Mar. 21 vs Utah Valley State; 3 2 innings, 1
Feb 20-Mar. 31, did not allow a run in 9 straight appearances
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
W-L Sv
G/GS CG Sh
IP
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
3
0
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2005
4 41
0-2
1
1211
0
0
161
17
10
8
6
6
1
0
0
274
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364
0-2
1
35/1
0
0
470 41
25
19
13
23
8
3
0
238
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11
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Third baseman/first baseman -Senior (2 letters)- 6-foot-1, 210 lbs.
Anton Maxwell
B-RIT-R - Federal Way, Wash. (Federal Way HS/Tacoma CC)
OSU clinched tie for Pac-10 title; 5 0 innings, 7 hits, 4 runs, 4 walks, 5 strikeouts
earned win; 6 0 innings, 3 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), 5 walks, 4 strikeouts
May 14 at Washington,
May 7 at UCLA, earned win; 6 0
innings, 9 hits, 4 runs, 1 walk, 7 strikeouts
Apr 30 vs Arizona State, took loss vs nation's 20th-ranked
team; 6 1 innings, 9 hits, 3 runs (1 earned), 2walks, 6 strikeouts
Apr 24 vs Washington State first game,
earned win with first career complete game; 9 0 innings, 1 hit, 1 run, 4 walks, 7 strikeouts; allowed only solo
homer with 2 out in sixth inning
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 Baptist second game, earned win; 6 0 innings, 5 hits, 3 runs (0 earned), 1 walk, 3 strikeouts
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, Pac10 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-leaguesecond
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 allstate first team
as a senior, state Most Valuable Player; 4-0 record, 0 36 ERA, 25 innings, 55 strikeouts
prep teammate Corey Madden plays for St Mary's (Calif )
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - PITCHING
YEAR
ERA
W-L Sv
GIGS 03 Sh
2005
4 33
11-1
0
17/17
1
0
IP
H
95 2 90
R ER BB SO HP WP BK AVG. HR
53
46
42
69
9
9
5
251
10
Pitchertfirst baseman - Junior (2 letters) - 6-foot-3,225 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Marysville, Calif. (Erindale HS, Australia)
One of Oregon State's 12 returning starters ... in 2005, All-Pacific-10
honorable mention ... OSU head coach Pat Casey
says: "This is the year for Shea to step up and hit
in the middle of the order consistently. He played a
very good third base for us last year, he had some
really good series and we're looking for some consistency out of him."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Sociology ... born in
Orange, Calif. ... parents are Steve and Carrie
McFeely; family includes brothers Addison (19),
Elliott (17) ... enjoys video games, cars, music ...
top athletic thrill was playing in 2005 College
World Series ... favorite athlete is Manny Ramirez; McFeely
favorite movie is The Wedding Crashers; favorite TV show is
SportsCenter; favorite musicians are Eminem, G-Unit; favorite vehicle is
Range Rover; favorite food is steak; favorite restaurant is Omaha Prime
... chose OSU for its baseball program, to play in Pac-10, and because
it's close enough to home for his family to watch him play.
OREGON STATE: (2005) AII-Pacific-10 honorable mention among OSU single-season leaders, 10th in
at-bats (213) 19 multi-hit games; 10 multi-RBI games had a hit in 41 of 58 games; had a RBI in 27 of 58
June 20 vs Baylor, 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1
games; had a run in 35 of 58 games; had a walk in 28 of 58 games
run, 1 walk June 13 vs Southern California, drove in winning run with sacrifice fly in sixth inning as OSU
clinched berth in College World Series
(7-for-21) with 3 doubles, 6 RBIs, 7 runs
One of Oregon State's 19 returning lettermen ... in 2005, Pacific-10
All-Academic pick ... OSU head coach Pat Casey says: "We're going to
make Jake a position player for a while and see how he swings the bat."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Psychology ... born in Anchorage, Alas....
parents are James and Charlotte McCormick; family includes brother
Russell (23) ... James played baseball at Kansas State, grandfather
June 3-June 12, 5-game hitting streak; during streak, batted 333
June 3-June 5 at NCAA Corvallis Regional, all-tournament team;
batted 385 (5-for-13) with 1 homer, 2 doubles, 6 RBIs June 5 vs St John's, 3-for-5, 2 doubles, 5 RBIs;
had 2 hits, 5 RBIs in OSU's 13-run second inning June 3 vs Ohio State, homered on first pitch of bottom
of ninth inning to give Beavers 4-3 win
Mar 29-Apr 17,10-game hitting streak; during streak, batted 525
Mar 22-Apr 17, in 15 games, batted 466 (27-for-58) with 2
(21 -for-40) with 1 homer, 7 doubles, 12 RBIs
homers, 10 doubles, 18 RBIs, 11 walks Apr. 10-Apr 17, doubled in 4 straight games, total of 6 doubles
during that time Apr, 11-Apr. 17, named to weekly College Baseball Foundation National Honor Roll; had 3
hits in every game of series at nationally-ranked Arizona, batting 600 (9-for-15) with 5 doubles, 6 RBIs, 4
runs; tied school record for doubles in a game with 3 on Apr 15
Apr 17 at Arizona, 3-for-5, 1 double
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RBIs, 3 runs . Apr 9 at Stanford second game, 2-for-4,1 homer, 1 walk, 3 runs
Mar 25-Apr 9, scored a
run in 9 straight games, 13 runs total Mar 29 vs Brigham Young, 3-for-4, 2 RBIs
Mar 22 at Portland, 2run double in 8th inning drove in winning runs
Mar 18 vs Sacramento State first game, 3-for-4, 3 runs
Feb 20-Mar 5,6-game hitting streak; during streak, batted 375 (9-for-24) with 2 doubles, 4 RBIs Feb 26
at California-Santa Barbara, 3-for-5 Feb 6 at Arizona State, 3-for-5,1 double (2004) Among Pacific-10
leaders through end of regular season, tied for fifth in walks (40), hit by pitch (12) .. among OSU singleseason leaders, tied for sixth in walks (40)
15 multi-hit games; 7 multi-RBI games had a hit in 35 of 53
games; had a RBI in 20 of 53 games; had a run in 28 of 53 games; had a walk in 26 of 53 games
May 15-
May 18, in 4 games, batted 467 (7-for-15) with 1 homer
3 runs
May 16 at Arizona State, 2-for-4, 1 homer
Washington, walked 4 times
May 18 vs Portland, second game, 3-for-4, 1 RBI,
May 1 vs Washington, 2-for-2, 3 runs Apr 13 at
Mar 19-Apr 3, scored a run in 9 straight games
Mar 20-Apr 2,7-game
hitting streak; during streak, batted 462 (12-for-26) with 2 homers, 3 doubles, 2 RBIs, Mar 31 at Portland,
3-for-5, 1 homer, 1 double, 8 RBIs Mar 26 at California, 2-for-3, 3 runs, 3 walks Feb 29-Mar 14,9-game
hitting streak; during streak, batted 467 (14-for-30) with 1 homer, 6 doubles, 13 RBIs . Mar 13 vs Gonzaga,
2-for-5,1 homer, 1 double, 5 RBIs, 2 runs Mar. 2-Mar. 6, named to First Hawaii Title Rainbow Tournament
all-tournament team; batted .444 (8-for-18) with 4 doubles, 6 RBIs Mar 4 vs. Chicago State, 3-for-3, 2
doubles, 4 RBIs, 2 runs Feb 27 vs California-Riverside, 2-for-3, 1 double.1 RBI, 2 runs, 3 walks
Feb
14 vs Gonzaga, 3-for-4, 1 homer, 1 triple, 2 RBIs
TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Lettered 1 year for coach Mike Naughton . conference Most
Valuable Player, division Most Valuable Player; batted 441, 4 homers, 6 triples, 19 doubles, 48 RBls, 15
stolen bases 3 0 GPA
walks, 6 strikeouts May 15 at Washington, no decision; 7 0 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 6 walks, 10 strikeouts;
strikeouts tied career high, matching game at Washington in 2004 May 8 at UCLA, earned win; 6 0
May 1 vs Arizona State, earned win; 6 2 innings, 6 hits, 1
innings, 8 hits, 3 runs, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts
run, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts Apr 3 vs California, earned win; 6.0 innings, 5 hits, 2 runs, 3 walks, 8
strikeouts Mar. 28 vs Brigham Young, earned win; 5 0 innings, 5 hits,1 run (0 earned), 0 walks, 8
strikeouts Mar 19 vs Sacramento State, earned win; 7 0 innings, 5 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), 1 walk, 8
strikeouts Mar 13 at Winthrop, earned win; 7 0 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 0 walks, 6 strikeouts; took no-hitter
into sixth inning and shutout into eighth . Feb 27 at California-Santa Barbara, earned win; 5 2 innings, 3
Feb 5 vs. New Mexico State, earned win; 3 0 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0
hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 9 strikeouts
walks, 8 strikeouts (2004) 2 or fewer walks in 12 of 14 appearances; 2 or more innings in 11 of 14 appearances May 30 vs UCLA, took loss; 5.0 innings, 6 hits, 4 runs, 4 walks, 7 strikeouts . May 18 vs
May 2
Portland, first game, took loss in complete game; 7 0 innings, 6 hits, 3 runs, 1 walk, 7 strikeouts
.
Apr 25 at Southern
vs Washington, took loss; 3 1 innings, 5 hits, 6 runs (5 earned), 3 walks, 4 strikeouts
California, earned win in relief; 3.2 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts ... Apr 12 at Washington,
earned win; 5 0 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 10 strikeouts; first OSU pitcher in over 3 years to strike out at
Mar
least 10 in a game Mar 31 at Portland, earned win; 2 2 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts
4 vs Chicago State, earned win; 6 0 innings, 3 hits, 3 runs (2 earned), 2 walks, 8 strikeouts Feb 29 vs
Washington, no decision in first career start; 3 0 innings, 6 hits, 5 runs, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts
OREGON CITY HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach J J Winkle 2-time all-state first team; 3-time allleague first team as a senior, league Co-Most Valuable Player; 10-3 record, 1 06 ERA, 86 innings, 21
walks, 134 strikeouts; Oregon-Washington All-Star Series, State-Metro All-Star Series as ajunior, 9-2
record, 1,77 ERA, 76 0 innings, 17 walks, 85 strikeouts; batted 329,7 homers, 4 doubles, 32 RBIs
FEDERAL WAY HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Eric Fiedler as a senior, all-state, league Most
Valuable Player; batted 466; 7-0 record; team won state title
as a junior, all-league first team
also
played football
prep teammate Brady Everett plays for Clemson 3 45 GPA
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
YEAR
AVG. GIGS AB
R
H
BI
2B 3B HR BB SO HP SB-ATT OBA TB SLG
2004
294 53/52 180
42
53
38
14
2
5
40
54
12
14
447
38
478
2005
319 58/57 213
50
68
41
15
0
5
34
46
3
4-5
413
98
460
TOTALS
308111/109 393
92
121
79
29
2
10
74
100
15
5-9
429 184
468
JONAH NICKERSON - 34
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - PITCHING
YEAR
ERA
2004..
5 67
2005
W-L Sv
43 0
GIGS CG Sin
IP
H
R ER BB SO HP WP SK AVG. HR
29
19
54
8
7
1
283
.... 213
9-2
0
18/18
1
0
110 0
88
37
26
29 114
5
7
0
211
5
317
13-5
0
32/26
2
0
156 0 139
70
55
48 168
13
14
1
233
10
TOTALS
14/8
1
0
46 0
51
33
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JOE PATERSON - 26
Pitcher - Sophomore (transfer) - 6-foot-1,195 lbs.
B-LIT-L - McMinnville, Ore. (McMinnville, HS/Linfield Coll.)
Pitcher - Junior (2 letters) - 6-foot-1,195 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Oregon City, Ore. (Oregon City HS)
One of Oregon State's 12 returning starters ... Preseason All-America
pick by Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball (second team), National Collegiate Baseball Writers
Association (second team) ... in 2005, All-America
pick, All-Pacific- 10 first team ... OSU head coach
Pat Casey says: "Jonah was one of the better arms
in the country last year and he pitched very well
this summer. He's one of the premier starters again
in the Pac-10." ... Team USA national team member
last summer, posting a 1-1 record with a 2.00 ERA
in 6 appearances, including 1 start; 18.0 innings, 6
runs (4 earned), 14 hits, 7 walks, 23 strikeouts.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Psychology ... born in
Nickerson
Casper, Wyo. ... parents are Nick Nickerson and Denise Harp; family
includes brothers Tim (27), Luke (24) ... Tim played baseball for
Western Oregon ... enjoys golf ... top athletic thrill was 2005 College
World Series ... favorite athlete is Greg Maddux; favorite movie is Man
On Fire; favorite TV shows are Baseball Tonight, SportsCenter; favorite
actor is Denzel Washington; favorite book is Perfect, I'm Not, by David
Wells; favorite musicians are Dave Matthews Band, Mike Jones; favorite
vehicle is Range Rover; favorite food is chicken; favorite restaurant is
Olive Garden ... chose OSU to compete in Pac- 10 and play close to
home.
OREGON STATE: (2005) USA Today/Sports Weekly All-America second team
All-Pacific-10 first team
co-winner of team's Bill Cloyes Award for Most Valuable Pitcher earned place on USA Baseball's
"Team USA" national team Among NCAA Division I leaders, 24th in earned run average (2 13); tied for
67th in wins (9); 83rd in strikeouts (9 3 per 9 innings)
among Pacific-10 leaders, second in earned run
average (2 13); sixth in strikeouts (114); ninth in innings pitched (110 0)
season leaders, fifth in strikeouts (114); eighth in innings pitched (110 0)
among OSU all-time singledid not allow an earned run in 6 of
18 starts; did not allow more than 1 walk in 11 of 18 starts; allowed 4 or fewer hits in 7 of 18 starts; at least
6 0 innings in 12 of 18 starts; at least 8 strikeouts in 7 of 18 starts . June 18 vs Tulane, took loss; 7 0
innings, 7 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts , June 12 vs. Southern California, no decision; 5 1 innings, 7
hits, 3 runs (2 earned), 1 walk, 4 strikeouts
May 8-June 4, at least 6 strikeouts in 4 straight starts June
3-June 5 at NCAA Corvallis Regional, all-tournament team June 4 vs St John's, earned win; 9 0 innings,
7 hits, 1 run, 0 walks, 9 strikeouts
May 22 vs Southern California, took loss; 6 1 innings, 9 hits, 9 runs, 4
Begins his Oregon State career in 2006 ... OSU head coach Pat Casey
says: "Joe was out in the fall with an injury, but he
has the potential to really help us."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Horticulture ... born in
Oakland, Calif. ... parents are Thomas and Marsha
Paterson; family includes brothers Tommy (23),
Sam (14), sister Meg (16) ... Tommy played baseball for Linfield, now in Philadelphia Phillies system ... enjoys football ... top athletic thrill was
playing on same team with his brother ... favorite
athlete is Scott Brosius; favorite movie is A Night
At The Roxbury; favorite TV show is
SportsCenter; favorite actor is Will Ferrell; favorite Paterson
book is How To Be A Man; favorite group is Clay; favorite vehicle is a
bike; favorite food is spaghetti; favorite restaurant is Jake's Deli ... chose
OSU because it's "my dream."
LINFIELD: Lettered 1 year for coach ScottCarnahan at the NCAA Division III school record of 0-0, 1
save, 6 14 ERA in 12 appearances, including 2 starts; 22 0 innings, 20 hits, 16 runs (15 earned), 12 walks,
22 strikeouts
as a senior, all-state second team,
McMINNVILLE HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Mark Peterson
prep teammate
team Most Valuable Pitcher in State-Metro All-Star Series 2-time all-league first team
Daniel Turpen also plays for OSU
also played football
3 7 GPA; National Honor Society; student body
vice president
CASEY PRISEMAN Catcher - Sophomore (1 letter) - 6-foot-1,195 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Woodinville, Wash. (Woodinville HS)
One of Oregon State's 19 returning lettermen ... OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "Casey did a great job in the fall. He really developed physically, and he'll battle for playing time."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Communications ... born in Kirkland, Wash.
... parents are Chris and Pam Priseman; family includes sister Abby (23)
... Chris played pro soccer in England, 2 cousins played football at
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parents are Bill and Suzie Rockey; family includes brothers Kevin (21),
Kelly (14) . grandfather Dean Rockey played
football for Washington .. enjoys music, television,
hanging out with friends ... top athletic thrill was
signing letter of intent with OSU.... favorite athlete
is Juan Pierre; favorite movie is Almost Heroes;
favorite TV show is Entourage; favorite actor is
Johnny Depp; favorite books are Lord Of The
Rings series; favorite musician is Donell Jones;
favorite vehicle is Lincoln Town Car; favorite food
is fried chicken favorite restaurants are Taco Time,
P.F. Chang's ... chose OSU because he "realized
Rockey
everything fit into place for me, the school and
baseball."
EASTLAKE HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach J T. D'Amico
first team, batted 417,10 doubles, 1 homer
as a senior, all-state first team, all-league
as ajunior, batted 400
also played football
3 5 GPA
OWE
First baseman - Senior (transfer) - 6-foot-3, 230 lbs.
B-LIT-L-Ashland, Ore. (Ashland HSIU. ofCalifomia-Santa Barbara)
Begins his Oregon State career in 2006.. OSU head coach Pat Casey
says: "Bill can really give us some needed power at
first base and a lefthanded bat."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Philosophy; considering advertising career ... born in Laguna Beach, Calif.
... parents are Doug and Catherine Rowe; family
includes brother Jackson (20) ... enjoys music,
playing drums ... top athletic thrill is watching
World Series ... favorite athlete is Jim Thome; favorite movie is The Big Lebowski; favorite TV show is
Entourage; favorite musician is Dave Matthews;
favorite vehicle is Rolls Royce Phantom ... chose
OSU for its great baseball program, close to home. Rowe
Casey Priseman
Washington State ... enjoys hanging out, playing video games .. top
athletic thrills were 2005 Pac-10 title, College World
Series ... favorite athlete is Dan Wilson; favorite
movie is Dumb And Dumber; favorite TV show is
King Of The Hill; favorite actor is Tom Hanks;
favorite musician is Garth Brooks; favorite vehicle
is 1992 Mercury Tracer; favorite food is teriyaki
fl
chicken ... chose OSU for its campus and facilities,
and to play in Pac-10.
CALIFORNIA-SANTA BARBARA: Lettered 3 years for coach Bob Brontsema at the NCAA Division I
school; batted 279 with 10 homers, 2 triples, 23 doubles, 72 runs, 60 walks, 91 strikeouts as a junior,
batted 235, 3 homers, 1 triple, 9 doubles, 39 RBIs, 27 runs, 28 walks, 29 strikeouts, 353 on-base percentage, 344 slugging percentage, played 54 games, started 53 as a sophomore, batted 285,4 homers, 39
as a freshman, batted 285, 3 homers, 16 RBIs, played 39 games,
RBIs, played 51 games, started 48
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OREGON STATE: (2005) May 21 vs Southern California, doubled and
scored in 7-run fifth inning as OSU clinched tie for Pac-10 title May 15 at
Washington, drew key walk in 10th-inning rally to help OSU complete
sweep May 8 at UCLA, 1-for-2, 2 RBIs Apr 9 at Stanford first game, key
pinch-hit walk during OSU's 3-run eighth inning rally for 9-7 win
Feb 19-
started 28
ASHLAND HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Doug Stoner
f rst team; batted 520 with, school-record 14 homers
basketball 3 6 GPA; National Honor Society
WOODINVILLE HIGH: Lettered 2 years for coach Terry Agnew
.Y as a senior, all-league first team; batted
as ajunior, all-league honorable mention; batted
333, 3 triples, 14 doubles, 23 RBIs; team won state title
prep teammates Bobby Carlson, Josh Monroe
play for Gonzaga, Richie Lentz for Washington
31 GPA
n315, 2 homers, 4 doubles, 15 RBIs, 11 stolen bases
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
R
H
BI
2B
3B
2005
6
78
3
3
0
241
25/6
29
HR BB SO HP SB-ATT OBA TB SLG
0
5
7
2
0-0
389
also played
NTSCJ-II - 2
Priseman
Mar 24,4-for-5 over 4 games Feb 19vs California-Davis, first career hit
in first career start (2004) Redshirted
YEAR
AVG. GIGS AS
2004 - Redshirted
as a senior, all-state first team, all-league
as a junior, batted 460,10 homers
10
345
SEMI Oc EY - 4
Infielder - Freshman (high school) - 6-foot-0, 180 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Sammamish, Wash. (Eastlake HS)
Begins his Oregon State career in 2006 ... OSU head coach Pat Casey
says: "Sean will redshirt this season."
PERSONAL: Has not decided on a major.. born in Bellevue, Wash....
Outfielder - Junior (transfer) - 6-foot-0, 190 lbs.
B-LIT-R - Vancouver, Wash. (Skyview HSICC of Spokane)
Begins his Oregon State career in 2006 ... OSU head coach Pat Casey
says: "Scott is a pretty versatile guy. He runs well
enough and throws the ball well enough that we
look for him to be fighting for a starting spot in the
outfield. When we broke fall camp, he was starting
in the outfield."
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 (25), Doug (19), Sean (15)
... grandfather William Santschi played baseball for
Ohio State ... enjoys skiing, movies, working out,
listening to music, being with teammates and friends Sahtschi.
. top athletic thrill is throwing a runner out at the plate to save a run in a
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big game ... 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 and be closer to home.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF SPOKANE: Lettered 2 years for coach Dave Keller as a sophomore, allNWAACC 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 GPA; Vice
President's Honor Roll
SKYVIEW HIGH: Lettered 2 years for coach Tad Thompson
Award; batted .350
as ajunior, all-league
as a senior, all-league, team Gold Glove
prep teammate Kaleb Hutchinson plays baseball for Cornell,
Mike Terry baseball for Gonzaga, Josh Tschirgi football for Oregon
3 5 GPA; graduated with honors, 4-
time state Scholar-Athlete Award
ALEX SOGARD - 31
Pitcher/first baseman - Freshman (high school) - 6-foot-3, 200 lbs.
B-LIT-L - Phoenix, Ariz. (Thunderbird HS)
Begins his Oregon State career in 2006 ... OSU head coach Pat Casey
says: "Alex pitched very well early in the fall, and I
think he'll be a good pitcher here."
PERSONAL: Has not decided on a major ... born
also played soccer
DALE SOLOMON
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errorless
3 1 GPA
39
Catcherifirst baseman - Freshman (high school) - 5-foot-11, 205 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Moreno Valley, Calif. (Valley View HS)
Begins his Oregon State career in 2006 ... OSU head coach Pat Casey
says: "Dale will redshirt this season."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Psychology; considering becoming a Federal Bureau of Investigation
profiler ... born in Fuller-ton, Calif.... parents are
Greg and Sharon Solomon; family includes sister
Danyelle (20) ... enjoys collecting baseball cards,
playing video games, buying DVDs ... top athletic
thrill is "hitting a home run; even better, a walkoff
home run"... favorite athlete is Vladimir Guerrero;
favorite movie is Ocean's 11; favorite TV show is
The O.C.; favorite actor is Morgan Freeman; favorSolomon
ite group is Fall Out Boy; favorite vehicle is Ford
Saleen S7; favorite food is grilled chicken ... chose OSU for being in the
Pac-10, its great coaches, the weather and the camaraderie.
VALLEY VIEW HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Matt Davis as a senior, all-league first team, allcounty first team, team Most Valuable Player; batted 480 with 7 homers as a junior, all-league first team,
all-county first team; bated 489 with 6 homers
B-RIT-R- Lake 0swego, Ore. (Lake 0swego HSISanta Clara U.)
Begins his Oregon State career in 2006 ... OSU head coach Pat Casey
says: "We really liked Mike out of high school. His
velocity will be as good as anybody in the Pac- 10,
and he could mature into one of the premier arms."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business ... born in
Metairie, La. ... parents are Chris and Suzy Stutes;
family includes brother Matt (16) ... enjoys listening to music, hanging out with friends, football ...
top athletic thrill was high school baseball state title
... favorite athlete is Michael Jordan; favorite movie
is Pulp Fiction; favorite TV show is Family Guy;
favorite musicians are Sublime, Tupac Shakur; favorite vehicle is Range Rover; favorite food is steak Stutes
SANTA CLARA: Lettered 1 year for coach Mark O'Brien at the NCAA Division I school
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,
at first base during junior and senior seasons
Pitcher - Sophomore (transfer) - 6-foot-1,185 lbs.
... chose OSU for a "chance to win the College World Series."
in Phoenix, Ariz. ... parents are Rudy and Anna
Sogard; family includes brother Eric (19) ... Eric
plays baseball for Arizona State ... enjoys
IV.
whiffleball, ping pong, video games, music ... top
athletic thrill was playing in all-star game at Bank
One Ballpark ... favorite athlete is Barry Zito; favorite movie is Boondock Saints; favorite TV show
is The OC; favorite actor is Johnny Depp; favorite
Sogard
book is The Mental Game Of Baseball, by H.A.
Dorfman and Karl Kuehl; favorite group is Offset; favorite vehicle is
McLaren F1; favorite food is Chinese; favorite restaurant is Bamboo
House ... chose OSU for its great baseball program, coaches and campus.
striking out62.. as a junior, all-region first team; batted 333, 10 doubles; 7-2 record, 2 40 ERA
MIKE STUTES - 33
prep teammates Jermaine Curtis, John Drennan, Ryan
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 JakeAnders
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-hitter with 18 strikeouts in
playoffs as a junior, all-league first team; 6-2 record, 107 ERA . as a sophomore, all-league prep
teammate Bryce Mooney plays for Washington, Matt Lang a for Pacific (Calif ), Kevin Davey for Santa Clara
also played football
3 4 GPA
ROB SUMMERS - 27
Pitcher - Freshman (redshirt) - 6-foot-0, 188 lbs.
B-RIT-R - Beaverton, Ore. (Southridge HS)
Returns to Oregon State's squad this season ... OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "Rob had a great fall. He really made a
good jump, as good a jump as anybody."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business; may become
a contractor ... born in Portland, Ore. ... parents are
Mike and Jean Summers; family includes brother
Michael (13) ... enjoys working out, real estate ...
top athletic thrill was high school baseball state title
... favorite athlete is Alex Rodriguez; favorite movie
is The Wedding Crashers; favorite actor is Will
Ferrell; favorite food is Italian ... chose OSU for its
baseball program.
OREGON STATE: (2005) Redshirted
SOUTHRIDGE HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coaches Tom Campbell, Don
Fitzgerald as a senior, all-state first team outfielder, all-league first team pitcher; batted 351, 8 homers, 18
RBIs, 5 stolen bases, 6-0 record, 2 65 ERA. as ajunior, all-state third team pitcher, all-league first team
as a sophomore, all-league first
pitcher; 6-0 record, 1 save, 1 06 ERA, batted 360,2 homers, 18 RBIs
team utility player also played football prep teammate Darwin Barney also plays for OSU, Robert
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Lovlien football for Washington.. 3 75 GPA
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DANIEL TURPEN - 28
Pitcher - Sophomore (1 letter) - 6-foot-4, 215 lbs.
B-RIT-R - McMinnville, Ore. (McMinnville HS)
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 for Applied
Research, Technology and Academics Student of the Year; Marine Scholar-Athlete Award
One of Oregon State's 19 returning lettermen ... OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "Daniel is young and continues to mature. Whether he's a
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PERSONAL: Majoring in History; considering
becoming a teacher/coach ... born in Hood River,
Ore. ... parents are Steve and Tricia Wagner; family
includes brother Mike (23), sister Eryn (24) ...
enjoys hunting, fishing, golf, playing cards, video
football ... top athletic thrill was "OMAHA '05"...
favorite athletes are Ted Williams, Bo Jackson;
favorite movie is Forrest Gump; favorite TV show
is Baseball Tonight; favorite actor is Denzel Washington, actress is Julia Roberts; favorite book is
Friday Night Lights; favorite musicians are George Wagner
Straight, Dr. Dre; favorite vehicle is all-terrain 4-wheeler; favorite food is
meat; favorite restaurant is Roscoe's Chicken And Waffle House .. chose
OSU for "opportunity to win a Pac-10 title and go to Omaha."
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OREGON STATE: (2005) 3 multi-hit games, I multi-RBI game June 11 vs Southern California, 0-for-1,
Mar 25-Apr 10, had a hit in 7 of 9 games Apr 9-10 in 3-game series at Stanford, batted
400 (4-for-10),1 homer, 3 RBIs Apr 10 at Stanford, 2-for-5, first career homer Apr 9 at Stanford second
1 walk, 1 run
game, 2-for-5, 2 RBIs, singled home tying runs with 2 out in seventh inning as OSU rallied from 7-run deficit
to 11-10 win . Mar 25 vs Dallas Baptist second game, 2-for-3, 1 double, 2 walks
CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Played on club team 1 year for coach Mike Barnes in
2004 All-America; batted 488,5 homers, 6 triples, 10 doubles, 43 RBIs, 9 stolen bases
CITRUS JUNIOR COLLEGE: Lettered 1 yearfor coach Skip Claprood in 2002 all-league; batted 360,
school-record 13 homers, 40 RBIs
BEND HIGH: Lettered 1 year at Bend and 3 years at Redmond for coaches Kent Pratt, Kevan Pratt and
Brian Crook also played football, basketball 3 1 GPA
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
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baseball program and being a wonderful academic opportunity.
OREGON STATE: (2005) May 3 vs Portland, no decision in start; 3 2 innings, 4 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 1
strikeout Mar. 29 vs Brigham Young, earned win; 5 0 innings, 5 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts Mar.
22 at Portland, no decision in first career start; 3 2 innings, 2 hits, 5 runs (3 earned), 2 walks, 2 strikeouts
McMINNVILLE HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Mark Peterson as a senior, all-state first team, league
Player of the Year, Gatorade State Player of the Year; 9-1 record, 0 98 ERA . as a junior, 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 also plays for OSU 3 58 GPA
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as a senior, all-league
RENO HIGH: Lettered 3 years for coach Pete Savage; batted 407, 10 homers
as a junior, all-state second team, all-league first
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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
GEOFF WAGNER - 37
Outfielder - Senior (1 letter) - 6-foot-2, 215 lbs.
B-L1F-L - Redmond, Ore. (Bend HS/Citrus JC/Central Oregon CC)
One of Oregon State's 19 returning lettermen ... OSU head coach Pat
Casey says: "Geoff can really help us out offensively. He needs to ma-
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Begins his Oregon State career in 2006 ... OSU head coach Pat Casey
says: "John played well in the fall and he's a bigtime competitor."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business; considering a
career in insurance ... born in Reno, Nev. ... parents
are Mike and Vicki Wallace; family includes brother
Glenn (15) ... Mike played baseball for Nevada, San
Francisco Giants; uncle Steve Senini played football
for Nevada, Denver Broncos, Cleveland Browns ...
enjoys golfing ... top athletic thrill was winning high
school football and baseball state titles in same
school year ... favorite athlete is Barry Bonds; favorite movie is Boondock Saints; favorite TV show
is Family Guy; favorite actor is Adam Sandler; favorite group is Dave
Matthews Band; favorite vehicle is "a Cadillac on 22s"; favorite food is
sushi; favorite restaurant is Bully's ... chose OSU to play Pacific-10
first team, Most Valuable Player; batted 390, 5 homers
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Outfielder - Freshman (high school) - 6-foot-0, 200 lbs.
B-LIT-R - Reno, Nev. (Reno HS)
starter or coming out of the bullpen, when his career at Oregon State is
over he's going to be a very good draft pick and one
of the better pitchers in the conference."
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business ... born in
McMinnville, Ore. ... parents are David and Lynel
Turpen; family includes sister Whitney (16) ...
enjoys golf, table tennis, football, video games ...
top athletic thrill was 2005 College World Series ...
favorite athlete is Chad Johnson; favorite movie is
Caddyshack; favorite TV show is Friends; favorite
group is Fall Out Boys; favorite vehicle is 1991
Honda Civic; favorite food is lasagna; favorite resTurpen
taurant is Olive Garden ... chose OSU for its great
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IN REVIEW
Beavers put together best-ever season
Oregon State goes 46-12,
rolls to the Pacific-10 title,
then wins on home field to
gain College World Series
Simply put, it was the greatest season in
almost a century of baseball at Oregon State.
"Best ever" isn't a phrase that should be
thrown around lightly, but OSU's 2005 season
certainly meets the test. The Beavers finished
with a 46-12 overall record for one of their
best winning percentages of all time, captured
the Pacific-10 championship with a 19-5
record, reached the College World Series by
advancing through two rounds of the
postseason in front of boisterous home
crowds, and finished the season as the nation's
seventh-ranked team.
"It's an unbelievable feeling," OSU head
coach Pat Casey said of the season. "There are
a lot of times these athletes get overlooked ...
"It's just a great tribute to the athletes and
what they do, and to have it pay off and win a
championship is just a dream."
In this case, a dream come true.
As Oregon State worked and played its
way closer to the conference title and the
CWS, the Beavers captivated the entire state.
There was a good reason for that - over half of
OSU's players were from Oregon, and were
dubbed "Oregon's Team" by Baseball America
magazine in a midseason feature story.
"It's something you think about all the
time," freshman shortstop Darwin Barney
said. "It means something playing for your
city and your state."
Added Casey: "They're proud of being
from Oregon. That's important for our guys to
accept this challenge. They're creating a name
for themselves."
It was the breakthrough season that the
Beavers had sought for nearly a decade. OSU
had put itself in contention for a postseason
many times since Casey had become the
school's head coach for the 1995 season; this
time, Oregon State left no doubt about its
qualifications.
"If you're a competitor, you always think
you can accomplish these kinds of things,"
Casey said. "But I have to admit, I kind of
expected this to happen in some kind of progression. You know, get an at-large bid to the
NCAA tournament, then work up to compet-
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ing for a league championship."
Instead, it all came at once and it made for a
wonderful ride for the Beavers, their fans,
Oregon State and the State of Oregon.
A few of the highlights from 2005:
Oregon State set school records for wins
in a season (46), wins in a regular season (41)
and home wins (26).
OSU won the championship of the Pacific-10 - one of the nation's toughest conferences - by two games over runner-up Arizona.
Oregon State advanced to the College
World Series, sweeping the NCAA Regionals
and beating Southern California in the NCAA
Super Regionals.
The Beavers reached as high as No. 2 in
the national polls near the end of the season,
Oregon State's highest-ever ranking. OSU's
No. 7 ranking in all four major polls at the end
of the season was the Beavers' best-ever final
ranking
Junior outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury and
sophomore pitchers Dallas Buck and Jonah
Nickerson were all named to various AllAmerica teams, with Buck and Ellsbury earning a number of first-team honors.
Head coach Pat Casey was named the
West Region Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association. Casey was
also voted the Pacific-10 Coach of the Year.
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Ellsbury was the first-round draft pick of
the Boston Red Sox, the defending World
Series champions
Nickerson and fellow sophomore pitcher
Kevin Gunderson earned places on Team
USA, the national team selected by USA Baseball for international play during the summer.
Ellsbury and Buck were named to the AllWest Region first team by the ABCA.
Ellsbury was named the Pacific-10 CoPlayer of the Year, while freshman shorstop
Darwin Barney was named the Pacific- 10
Freshman of the Year.
OSU had six players named to the AllPacific- 10 Conference first team, the most
since the Pac-10 combined its Northern and
Southern divisions in 1999. Earning first team
honors were Ellsbury, Buck, Nickerson,
Barney, senior first baseman Andy Jenkins and
Gunderson.
With outstanding fan support as a key
factor, Oregon State was selected to host the
NCAA Corvallis Regional and the NCAA
Corvallis Super Regional OSU averaged 1,484
fans per home date for the season.
OSU's 19-5 record in winning the Pac-10
title matched the best by any team since the
conference combined its Northern and Southern divisions prior to the 1999 season.
Ellsbury won the Pacific- 10 batting title
(.406) and Buck won the Pac-10 earned run
average title (2.09).
Sophomore catcher Mitch Canham earned
District 8 All-Academic first team honors, as
voted by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Ellsbury set OSU career records for hits
(236) and runs (168), while Gunderson set the
career record for saves (17).
Ellsbury set the OSU single-season
record for hits (99) and total bases (142)
while Gunderson set the record for saves (14).
Jenkins tied the school record for hits in a
game in one of the top performances in OSU
athletic history, going 5-for-5 and hitting for
the cycle as the Beavers beat Southern California 10-8 to reach the College World Series.
The Beavers served early notice that they
could play at a national level, beating ninthranked Arizona State on the Sun Devils' home
field the first weekend of the season. Oregon
State went on to post a 21-4 record prior to
starting Pac-10 play.
OSU started the conference season with a
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STATE HONORS
All-America
FIRST TEAM: Dallas Buck, RHP, so (American Baseball Coaches
Association, Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, USA Today/
Sports Weekly); Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, jr (American Baseball Coaches
Association, Baseball America, National Collegiate Baseball Writers
Association) SECOND TEAM: Dallas Buck, RHP, so (National
Collegiate Baseball Writers Association); Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, jr
(Collegiate Baseball, USAToday/Sports Weekly); Jonah Nickerson,
RHP, so (USA Today/Sports Weekly)
All-West Region
Graham, OF, jr.
GLOVE AWARD: Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, jr
District 8 All-Academic
Major League Baseball draft
FIRST TEAM: Mitch Canham, C, so (3 47 GPA, Business
Administration)
1ST ROUND: Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, Boston Red Sox 11TH
ROUND: Andy Jenkins, 1B, Florida Marlins; Nate Fogle, RHP, Texas
Rangers 14TH ROUND: Tyler Green, OF, Chicago Cubs
Pacific-10 All-Academic
SECOND TEAM: Mitch Canham, C, so HONORABLE MENTION:
Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, jr.; Jake McCormick, RHP, so ; Billy Munich, C,
jr ; Kurt Steele, RHP, jr
Freshman All-America
All-Pacific-10
team)
Darwin Barney, SS (Collegiate Baseball; Baseball America 2nd
CO-PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, jr. FRESHMAN
so ; Jonah Nickerson, RHP, so ; Andy Jenkins,1 B, sr ; Jacoby
Ellsbury, OF, jr. HONORABLE MENTION: Nate Fogle, RHP, jr.; Anton
Maxwell, LHP, so ; Ryan Gipson, 2B, jr; Shea McFeely, 3B, jr ; Tyler
Pacific-10 PlayerlPitcher of the Week
MAY 17-23: Dallas Buck, RHP, so MAY 9-16: Dallas Buck, RHP,
so APRIL 18-24: Andy Jenkins, 1 B, sr APR. 4-10: Jacoby Ellsbury,
OF, jr. FEB. 14-20: Anton Maxwell, LHP, so
COACH OF THE YEAR: Pat Casey FIRST TEAM: Dallas Buck,
RHP, so ; Jacoby Ellsbury, OF,jr
OF THE YEAR: Darwin Barney, SS, fr COACH OF THE YEAR: Pat
Casey FIRST TEAM: Dallas Buck, RHP, so ; Kevin Gunderson, LHP,
Ell
USA Baseball National Team
Kevin Gunderson, LHP, so ; Jonah Nickerson, RHP, so
Team Awards
Oregon State Benny Awards
VICTOR BROWN TROPHY, MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Jacoby
Ellsbury, OF, jr ; Andy Jenkins,1 B, sr BILL CLOVES AWARD,
MOST VALUABLE PITCHER: Dallas Buck, RHP, so ; Kevin
Gunderson, LHP, so ; Jonah Nickerson, RHP, so BILL BONSER
AWARD, MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: Cole Gillespie, OF, so GOLD
CO-MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, jr. COJOE ZAHER MALE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Darwin Barney,
SS, fr. MALE SPORT COACH OF THE YEAR: Pat Casey MALE
TEAM OF THE YEAR: Baseball
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Fielding
Batting
Slug On base
GDP
PO
A
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Pct.
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338
0
37
0
2
0
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85
376
380
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0
2
222
417
0
2
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0
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0 1000
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455
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15
8
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500
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27
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340
391
1
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20
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116
555
452
5
437
28
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22
333
271
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51
63
5
21
958
0
2
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4
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8
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300
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396
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362
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377
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0
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000
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98
460
413
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BB
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SO
S
SF
TB
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5
0
20
2
0
35
2
6-8
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21
6
5
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0
0-0
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0
0
0
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14
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209
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81
56
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16
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5
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27/25/14
48
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162
27
46
30
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Avg.
GIGS
AB
R
H
RBI
2B
3B
DannyAnderson,sr OF
290
51/12
69
19
20
10
3
0
4
Darwin Barney, fr SS
301
58/56
226
46
68
44
9
1
Dallas Buck, so P
Chris Campos, sr OF
Mitch Canham, so C
000
1/1
0
0
0
0
0
254
39/21
71
7
18
18
325
48/44
160
40
52
39
JacobyEllsbury,jr OF
406
58/58
244
56
99
Rob Folsom, fr C-OF
222
7/0
9
1
Cole Gillespie, so 1 B-OF
319
40/23
94
23
Ryan Gipson,jr IF
Tyler Graham, jr OF
Andy Jenkins, sr 1B
330
47/41
97
30
307
58/52
212
388
55/51
Chris Kunda, jr 2B
Lonnie Lechelt, fr IF
242
125
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Joey Ledesma, jr 1B
Mike Lissman, so OF
284
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Anton Maxwell, so P
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Shea McFeely, jr 3B
Billy Munich, jr C
319
58/57
213
50
68
41
15
0
5
4,5
800
34
3
46
8
27
119
12
11
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22/8
23
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3
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1
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3
1
5
2
2
5
217
207
0
87
3
3
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Scott Nelson, jr 1B
Jonah Nickerson, so P
400
8/0
5
1
2
5
1
0
1
0-0
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1
0
1
0
0
6
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0
0
0
0
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000
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Casey Priseman, fr C
241
25/6
29
6
7
3
3
0
0
0-0
000
5
2
7
2
0
10
345
389
1
90
11
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2 1000
Todd Shelton, jr IF
000
2/2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0-0
000
0
3
1
0
0
0
000
600
0
0
2
1
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KurtSteele,jr P
GeoffWagner,jr OF
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1
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0
0
0
0
0-0
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0
0
0
0
0
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000
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422
634
393
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226
428
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300
443
1
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67
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ERA G/GS
NAME
Reed Brown, fr R
Dallas Buck, so R
ChrisCampos,sr L
Nate Fogle, jr R
Kevin Gunderson, so L
Kevin Joslyn, sr L
Jon Koller,jr R
Eddie Kunz, fr R
Anton Maxwell, so L
Jake McCormick, so R
Jonah Nickerson, so R
DanielTurpen,fr R
Kurt Steele, jr R
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BB
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TB
AB
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1
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1
0
0
0
0
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0
0
6
10
500
0
0
0
0
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30
51
118
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32
9
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194
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10
3
3
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
6
5
600
0
1
0
2
0
1000
0
0
0
112
7
2
2
7
14
1
2
2
0
0
0
10
41
171
1
0
0
-1
917
0
1
0
952
90
53
46
42
69
0
9
9
5
15
1
10
137
359
251
5
2
0
-2
-2
000
1
0
0
161
17
10
8
6
6
0
1
0
0
4
1
0
23
62
274
1
3
0
0 1000
818
0
1
0
1100
88
37
26
29
114
0
5
7
0
16
0
5
119
417
211
4
8
1
0
1000
0
0
0
141
16
10
7
6
7
0
2
1
0
1
0
4
29
56
286
1
4
0
0
0
0
11
9
6.22 58/58
091
0
213 18/18
440
6/3
7/0
11
0 1000
0 1000
0 1000
0 1000
0
3.06 58158
4
651
181
12/1
15 88
111
1
0- 0
46 -12
12 -46
4
11
1
889
923
0 1000
0 1 000
000
0
0
0
52
13
10
2
8
0
2
0
0
2
0
15
30
433
2
.793
21
4
3
517.0
428
226
176
190
463
5
67
40
18
63
4
592
1,907
.224
1,551
589 68
52
.969
.207
6
0
0
496.2
634
422
343
287
337
10
69
35
31
109
11
882
2,005
.316
1,490 628 101
50
.954
11
Score by innings
Miscellaneous
LEFT ON BASE: Oregon State 532, Opponents 439 TRIPLE PLAYS: Oregon State 0, Opponents 0 PASSED BALLS:
Oregon State 30 (Canham 22, Priseman 7, Jenkins 1), Opponents 13 CATCHER'S INTERFERENCE: Oregon State 1 (Canham
1, Opponents 0 LONGEST HITTING STREAKS: Ellsbury 20, Jenkins 14, Graham 11, Gillespie 10, McFeely 10, Barney 8,
Lissman 7, Canham 6 MOST MULTI-HIT GAMES: Ellsbury 28, Jenkins 25, McFeely 19, Barney 18, Graham 16, Canham 13,
Lissman 12 MOST MULTI-RBI GAMES: Jenkins 16, Ellsbury 14, Canham 12, Barney 11, McFeely 10, Lissman 7, Gillespie 6
sweep of California, the first of four Pac- 10
series that the Beavers would sweep; Oregon
State lost just one conference series. The next
two weeks were spent on the road against
nationally-ranked teams. OSU won a series
over two-time defending conference champ
Stanford and was within an inning of taking
the series from 2004 CWS team Arizona, and
the Beavers returned home climbing in the
national rankings and Pac- 10 title contenders.
OSU chased Arizona until the middle of
May, when the Beavers caught the Wildcats in
the standings with back-to-back sweeps at
UCLA and Washington. The Beavers clinched
a tie for the title by winning the first two
X TOTAL
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
OREGON STATE
39
68
35
48
55
56
42
55
22
2
422
OPPONENTS
29
17
28
27
21
18
39
27
18
2
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1tIC 10 ,GAIVtE,S.
5;;STATJSTlCS
li
Fielding
Batting
Avg.
GIGS
AB
R
H
RBI
2B
38
lit
SB-AT
Pct.
BB
HP
SO
DannyAnderson,sr OF
280
22/4
25
4
7
2
1
0
0
0-1
000
2
0
10
Darwin Barney, fr SS
316
24/24
95
20
30
23
4
1
0
1-1
000
10
5
12
Chris Campos, sr OF
Mitch Canham, so C
Jacoby Ellsbury, jr OF
Cole Gillespie, so 113-OF
Ryan Gipson, so IF
207
14/9
29
4
6
7
2
0
0
1-2
500
4
4
264
15/15
53
9
14
15
0
4
1-3
333
10
414
24/24
99
24
41
19
0
2
8-10
800
16
327
17/13
49
11
16
14
1
0
2-3
667
14
1
6
359
20/18
39
13
14
10
2
0
0
3-5
600
16
3
8
Tyler Graham, jr OF
330
Andy Jenkins, sr 1B .:......................... 355
Chris Kunda, jr 2B
......... . 154
Lonnie Lechelt, fr IF
000
24/24
97
23
32
10
3
1
0
7-11
636
12
2
24/24
93
16
33
24
4
0
1
1-1
000
15
19/6
26
4
4
2
0
0
1
0-0
000
7/0
4
0
0
1
0
0
0
0-0
NAME
JoeyLedesma,jr 1B
Mike Lissman, so OF
Anton Maxwell, so P
Shea McFeely, jr 3B
Scott Nelson, jr 1B
Casey Priseman, fr C
000
269
711
19/19
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0-0
67
13
18
8
0
0
1
1-1
1
1
1
Slug On base
GDP
PO
A
320
333
0
12
0
36
379
395
36
8
276
368
SF
TB
0
8
4
13
1'
0,
2
20
2'
0
4
10
S
1
E DP
Pct.
1
0
923
58
9
13
913
15
0
0
1
1 000
26
491
400
94
6
0
0 1 000
1
54
545
508
69
0
0
0 1 000
2
19
388
470
18
3
0
1
1000
6
0
16
410
569
26
49
3
11
962
21
8
0
37
381
414
47
1
1
980
4
12
3
0
40
430
464
224
15
2
18
992
0
0
9
2
1
7
269
148
20
30
1
6
980
000
1
0
3
0
0
0
000
200
0
1
0
0 1 rn000
000
0
0
5
0
0
0
000
000
0
0
0
0
000
4
1
9
0
1
21
313
315
18
0
0
0 1 000
0
0
0
0
0
000
000
1
2
41
466
1
000
000
2/2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0-0
000
0
............... 318
24/24
88
20
28
15
7
0
2
2-3
667
15
415
4
9
47
2
6
966
000
1/0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0-0
000
0
0
1
0
0
0
000
000
0
0
0
0
0
000
167
11/5
18
3
3
3
0
0
0-0
000
5
0
4
1
0
4
222
348
0
45
7
0
0 1 000
0
0
0
0
3
8
0
0 1 000
17
1
GeoffWagner,jr OF
TOTALS
231
16/4
26
2
6
5
0
1
0-1
000
5
5
0
0
9
346
375
0
.309
24124
816
166
252
158
32
3
12
27.42
.643
129
28
165
27
12
326
.400
.415
12
OPPONENTS
.229
24124
790
97
181
87
30
2
14
23-33
.697
97
31
178
13
9
257
.325
.333
18
Avg.
1
000
Pitching
?RA GIGS
Dallas Buck, so R
2 83
8/8
Chris Campos, sr L ....................... 0 00
1/0
Nate Fogle, jr R :!h ::................
4 26
10/0
.. L ......... .......v 254 15/0
Kevin Gunderson, so
Kevin Joslyn, sr L
7/0
2 35
Eddie Kunz, fr R
0 00
6/0
Anton Maxwell, so L
4 50
8/8
Jake McCormick, so R
1 93
3/0
Jonah Nickerson, so R
314
8/8
Daniel Turpen, fr R
6 75
2/0
TOTALS
3.23 24124
OPPONENTS
6.02 24124
NAME
W-L
6
-
0
0
Sv OG Sh
Pct.
857
0
1
1
000
0
0
0
IP
SO IBB
HP WP BK
2B
1
2
4
0
0
0
0
H
R
ER
BB
601
43
25
19
23
46
0
13
01
0
0
0
0
0
0
HR
TB
AB
3
58
219
0
0
0
1
000
3B
0
-
000
2
0
0
122
12
9
12
12
2
3
4
0
2
0
1
3
-
750
8
0
0
281
19
9
8
22
1
3
0
2
3
0
3
6
2
4
4
0
1
1
0
1
0
3
0
2
5
1
2
1
0
0
0
48
26
23
24
40
0
6
5
3
8
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
17
000
0
0
0
1000
0
0
0
857
0
1
0
000
0
0
0
72
42
460
42
750
0
0
0
482
44
24
000
0
0
0
11
2
1
-
.792
10
2
1
214.2
181
5 - 19
.208
3
0
0
207.2
252
0
0
1
6
-
0
3
-
0
19
4
1
2
196
17
48
250
3
2
3
0
31
96
198
1
3
0
0 1 000
625
1
10
26
231
2
1
0
0 1 000
0
3
16
188
0
0
0
0
1
4
70
173
277
2
7
2
0
818
0
0
7
16
250
0
2
0
0
1000
1 000
000
21
47
0
3
4
0
9
0
2
59
189
233
0
3
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
'01
0
0
2
6
333
0
0
0
0
000
97
77
97
178
4
31
16
7
30
.vr2
14
257
790
.229
644 243
24
21
.974
166
139
129
165
6
28
11
4
32
12
326
816
.309
623 261
30
17
.967
Score by innings
Miscellaneous
X TOTAL
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Oregon State 13 (Canham 10, Priseman 3), Opponents 7 CATCHER'S INTERFERENCE: Oregon State 0, Opponents 0
OREGON STATE
14
19
12
17
21
20
25
23
13
2
166
LONGEST HITTING STREAKS: Ellsbury 13, Jenkins 13, Graham 10, McFeely 9, Barney 5, Gillespie 5 MOST MULTI-HIT
OPPONENTS
17
8
12
14
6
4
19
6
11
0
97
LEFT ON BASE: Oregon State 223, Opponents 199 TRIPLE PLAYS: Oregon State 0, Opponents 0 PASSED BALLS:
1
GAMES: Ellsbury 12, Jenkins 9, Barney 9, McFeely 8, Graham 8, Lissman 5'l. MOST MULTI-RBI GAMES: Jenkins 7, Canham
6, Barney 6, Ellsbury 5, Gillespie 5, McFeely 5
1
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games of a home series against Southern California, then laid claim to sole possession of
the title when California beat Arizona twice
the next weekend while OSU was idle.
The Beavers next found out they'd host the
NCAA Regionals, greeting Virginia, St. John's
and Ohio State The Beavers knocked off Ohio
State and then routed St. John's twice to advance to the NCAA Super Regionals against
conference foe Southern California.
OSU took the opening game 10-4, then lost
a five-run lead in the final two innings to drop
a 9-8, 10-inning decision to even the series.
The next afternoon, the Beavers captured a 108 win to wrap up their trip to Omaha.
Not having been to the College World Series since 1952 - the longest gap ever between
appearances for teams with at least two trips
to the CWS - the Beavers were one of the
crowd favorites, along with home-state team
Nebraska. But a 3-1 loss to top-ranked Tulane
and a 4-3, 10-inning loss to Baylor ended the
Beavers' best-ever season.
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2005 GAME-BY-GAME
Final standings
46-12 overall; 19-5 Pacific-10 Conference (1st place) 26-5 home, 15-4away, 5-3 neutral
O.S.U.
DATE
OPPONENT
RESULT
RANK
ATT.
O.S.U.
O.S.U.
W
L
Pc t
DECISION, SAVE
R-H-E
Oregon State (46-12) ........................... 19
5
792
Arizona (39-21) .................................... 17
7
708
at Bob Schaefer Tournament - Tempe, Adz
Feb 3
Feb 4
vs New Mexico State
vs Gonzaga
vs New Mexico State
NR
NR
412
Buck (1-0)
19-17-0
0-1-2
1-0
Southern California (41-22) .................... 15
9
625
345
Fogle(0-1)
1-6-1
316-1
1-1
Arizona State (42-25) ............................ 15
9
625
NR
317
Nickerson(1-0)
11-14-0
2-4-3
2-1
California (34-23) ................................ 13
at# 5 Arizona State (#9)
W, 12-6
at Oakland Athletics Tournament- Phoenix, Ariz
Feb 11 vs Missouri
Ccd, rain
NR
2,099
Gunderson (1-0)
12-15-1
6&5
3-1
Washington(33-22)
Feb 12 vs Kansas State
Feb 13 vs Northwestern
vs Missouri
Feb 15
Portland (added Feb 13)
Ccd , rain
Ccd , rain
#28
Feb. 5
(7 inn ) W, 19-0
L,1-3
W,11-2
Feb. 6
..
11
542
12
12
500
Stanford (34-25) .................................... 12
12
500
#28
4
..
UCLA (15-41) .......................................
20
167
#28
Washington State (21-37) ......................
.
23
042
Ccd, rain
#28
W, 6-4
NR
Mar 4
Mar 5
Mar 6
631
Fogle (1-1), Gunderson (1)
6-13-2
4-7-1
Regionals (double-elimination)
Oregon State placed 1st at the Oregon State Regional
Mar 19
Mar 22
Mar 24
Mar 25
Mar 28
Mar29
Apr 1
Apr 2
Apr 3
Apr 9
Apr 10
Apr 12
Apr 15
Apr 16
Apr 17
Apr 22
Apr 24
NR
277
Maxwell (1-0)
8-13-0
033
5-1
Southern California placed 1st at the Long Beach State Regional
W, 3-2
NR
543
Gunderson (2-0), Fogle (1)
3-8-2
2-7-2
6-1
Arizona placed 2nd at the Cal State-Fullerton Regional
NR
#36 tie
#36 tie
273
Buck (2-0), Gunderson (2)
4-8-0
2-5-0
7-1
387
173
5-&2
4&1
3&1
8-1
#36 tie
Joslyn (1-0), Fogle (2)
Nickerson (2-0), Gunderson (3)
6-13-0
W, 5-3
California-Riverside
L,2-3
#29
842
2-8-1
3-7-1
9-2
California-Riverside
California-Riverside
W, 5-2
#29
1,179
Gunderson(2-1)
Maxwell (2-0)
5-7-1
2-4-3
10-2
W,7-2
#29
1,137
Fogle(2-1)
7-93
2-5-4
11-2
W, 4-1
#28
240
Buck (3-0), Gunderson (4)
4-11-3
1-5-4
12-2
Mar 13 vs Winthrop
Mar 18
W,8-0
W, 4-2
W, 6-4
Mar 12 at Pepperdine
Sacramento State
Stanford placed 2nd at the Baylor Regional
College World Series
Arizona State tied for 3rd place
Oregon State tied for 7th place
All-Pacific-10 team
#28
383
McCormick (0-1)
4-11-3
9-13-0
12-3
#29
189
Nickerson (3-0), Gunderson (5)
8-10-2
2&4
13-3
614
Buck (4-0), Fogle (3)
8-17-2
2-7-1
14-3
Oregon State; Jonah Nickerson, so, Oregon State; Jeff Gilmore, jr
Maxwell (3-0), McCormick (1)
7-10-0
44-5
15-3
Stanford; Ian Kennedy, so , Southern California; Tim Lincecum, so,
#26
Sacramento State
W, 9-3
#26
263
Nickerson (4-0)
9-9-1
3-7-0
16-3
at Portland
W, 7-5
#23
360
Fogle (3-1)
7-14-1
5-0-1
17-3
Dallas Baptist
L, 7-17
Dallas Baptist
W, 7-2
(second game, moved from Mar 26) W,11-3
Brigham Young
W,12-5
W,11-6
Brigham Young
California*
W,11-1
California *
W, 5-2
California *
W, 4-2
at Stanford (#11)*
W,9-7
(second game, moved from Apr 8) W, 11-10
#23
249
McCormick (0-2)
7-12-1
17-21-3
17-0
#23
362
Buck (5-0)
7&2
2-0-0
18-4
Maxwell (4-0)
11-14-1
3-5-2
19-4
at Stanford (#11) *
at #17 Arizona (#8) *
Arizona State 2 games, at Cal State-Fullerton 1 game
L. 4-9
#26
at #17 Arizona (#8)
at Oregon State 2 games, Sout hern California 1 game
W, 8-2
W, 8-2
Portland
Super Regionals (best-of-3)
9-1
(second game, moved from Mar. 20) W, 7-4
at#17Arizona (#8)*
#23
PITCHERS: Dallas Buck, so , Oregon State; Kevin Gunderson, so,
nia CATCHERS: Jeff Clement, jr, Southern California; Brady Everett,
sr., Washington State; Nick Hundley, jr., Arizona FIRST BASEMEN:
Andy Jenkins, sr , Oregon State; Jordan Brown, jr , Arizona; Jeff
jr , Stanford INFIELDLarish, Sr , Arizona State; John Mayberry,Jr,
#27
248
Nickerson (5-0)
12-10-2
5-10-2
20-4
#27
263
6-9-3
21-4
947
11-13-0
1-0-1
22-4
1-0
#27
788
5-10-1
2-10-0
23-4
2-0
#27
573
Turpen(1-0)
Buck(6-0)
Maxwell (5-0), Gunderson (6)
Nickerson (6-0), Fogle (4)
11-16-1
#27
4-7-0
2-7-4
244
3-0
#23
#23
2,301
Buck(7-0),Fogle(5)
9-10-1
7-12-2
25-4
4-0
Kunz (1-0), Gunderson (7)
11-17-1
10-9-0
26-4
5-0
L, 3-4
#23
2,090
Fogle (3-2)
3-12-5
4&2
26-5
5-1
Ccd , rain
#15
L,5-7
#15
1,723
Buck(7-1)
5-10-1
74M
28-6
5-2
W,17-1
#15
1,590
Maxwell (6-0)
17-18-0
1&2
27-6
6-2
ERS: Darwin Barney, fr, Oregon State; Brent Lillibridge, Jr , Washing-
L, 6-7
#15
691
Gunderson (2-2)
6-13-2
7-9-1
27-7
6-3
W,54
#16
1,758
Gunderson (3-2)
5-10-3
4-4-2
28-7
7-3
W, 8-1
#16
1,476
Maxwell (7-0)
8-12-0
1-1-1
29-7
8-3
W, 7-6
#16
Gunderson (4-2)
7-10-2
6-11-1
30-7
9-3
W, 6-5
#11
1,791
Buck (8-1), Gunderson (8)
6-12-2
5-9-0
31-7
L,1-3
#11
2,012
Maxwell (7-1)
1-5-1
3-11-0
31-8
May 1
W, 5-1
#11
2,120
Nickerson (7-0), Gunderson (9)
5-9-0
1-&1
32-8
May 3
Portland
W, 6-2
#10
774
Fogle (4-2)
6-9-0
2-8-0
33-8
May 6
W, 3-1
#10
320
Buck (9-1), Gunderson (10)
3-9-0
14-1
W, 10-4
#10
401
W, 16-3
#10
483
May13
atWashington*
W,7-0
#6
1,135
Maxwell (8-1)
Nickerson (8-0)
Buck(10-1)
10-10-2
May 8
at U C L A *
at U C L A. *
at U C L A *
May 14
at Washington *
at Washington *
W, 7-4
#6
957
May 15
(10 inn) W, 3-1
#6
620
Maxwell (9-1), Gunderson (11)
Gunderson (5-2)
May 17
at Portland
Ccd , rain
#6
May20
#15Southern California (#20)*
#15 Southern California (#20) *
#15 Southern California (#20) *
May 7
May 21
May 22
May 23-29
ton; Jed Lowrie, Jr , StanfordJosh Satin, fr, California OUTFIELDERS: Jacoby Ellsbury, Jr , Oregon State; Brennan Boesch, so,
California; Travis Buck, jr , Arizona; Trevor Crowe, Jr , Arizona; Jeff
Van Houten, sr., Ariozna
CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, Oregon State;
Trevor Crowe, OF, Arizona PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Ian Kennedy,
Southern California FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Darwin Barney, SS,
Oregon State COACH OF THE YEAR: Pat Casey, Oregon State
OSU among Pacific-10 leaders
4 Tyler Graham
Where Oregon State ranked
21
among the Pac-1 0 leaders:
EARNED RUN AVERAGE
10-3
INDIVIDUAL
10-4
BATTING
114
1 Jacoby Ellsbury
3 Andy Jenkins
406
1 Dallas Buck
2 Jonah Nickerson
5 Kevin Gunderson
388
WINS
34-8
12-4
SLUGGING
4-11-5
35-8
13-4
8 Jacoby Ellsbury
582
16-19-0
3-9-3
36-8
14-4
ON-BASE
I (tie) Dallas Buck
3 (tie) Anton Maxwell
9 Jonah Nickerson
7-10-1
0-3-0
37-8
15-4
1 Ryan Gipson
500
7-9-1
44-2
38-8
14-1
39-8
2 Jacoby Ellsbury
6 Andy Jenkins
495
3-5-0
164
174
SAVES
1 (tie) Kevin Gunderson
452
6 (tie) Nate Fogle
.
W,5-4
#5
2,165
4-0-0
40-8
18-4
7 Jacoby Ellsbury
#5
2,322
Buck(11-1),Gunderson(12)
Maxwell (10-1), Gunderson (13)
5-7-0
W, 10-7
10-13-1
7-11-0
41-8
19-4
HITS
L, 2-12
#5
2,431
Nickerson (8-1)
2-2-0
12-14-0
41-9
19-5
3 Jacoby Ellsbury
7 (tie) Andy Jenkins
#4
209
213
276
12
..
11
9
14
..
5
TEAM
RUNS
N C A A Corvallis Regional - Corvallis, Ore
Jun 3 Ohio State
W, 4-3
#2
2,612
Gunderson (6-2)
42-9
4-9-2
3-4-0
Jun 4 St John's (N Y.)
W,11-1
#2
2,609
43-9
Nickerson (9-1)
11-14-0
1-7-4
Jun 5 St John's (N Y.)
W,19-3
#2
2,532
Maxwell (11-1)
19-224 3-11-0
44-9
N C A A Corvallis Super Regional - Corvallis, Ore
Jun 11 #15 Southern California (#18)
W, 10-0
#2
3,059
45-9
Buck (12-1), Gunderson (14)
10-7-0
4-9-8
Jun 12 #15 Southern California (#18) (10 inn) L, 8-9
#2
3,068
Gunderson (6-3)
45-10
8-10-4
116-1
Jun 13 #15Southern California (#18)
W,10-8
#2
2,752
46-10
Kunz (2-0), Buck (1)
10-17-0
8&1
at College World Series - Omaha, Neb
Jun 18 vs #3 Tulane (#1)
L,1-3
#2
20,345
Nickerson (9-2)
46-11
1&0
3-8-0
Jun 20
vs #4 Baylor (#10)
(10 inn) L, 34
#2
13,000
Gunderson (6-4)
46-12
3-9-2
4-10-1
Final
#7
'-Pacific- 10 game I Opponent rankings are final USA Today coaches poll (rankings in parentheses are from poll at time game was played)
,
Washington; Mark Melancon, so , Arizona; Travis Talbott, sr, Califor-
Washington State *
Washington State *
(second game, moved from Apr 23)
#5 Arizona State (#20) *
#5 Arizona State (#20) *
#5 Arizona State (#20) *
Apr 29
Apr 30
150
180
Arizona State placed 1st at the Arizona State Regional
Ccd, rain
at Yellow Book USA Classic - Malibu, Calif
Mar 11 vs Cal State-Northridge
-
20
40
40
60
70
70
POSTSEASON RESULTS
¢.
at San Diego Tournament
Feb 19 vs California-Davis
Feb 20 at San Diego
Feb 21 at San Diego
Feb 25
at California-Santa Barbara
Feb 26
at California-Santa Barbara
Feb 27
at California-Santa Barbara
1
G3
56
.
2 Oregon State
.
99
SLUGGING
81
4 Oregon State
56
ON-BASE
1 Oregon State
EARNED RUN AVERAGE
19
1 Oregon State
RUNS BATTED IN
7 Andy Jenkins
DOUBLES
6 (tie) Jacoby Ellsbury
TRIPLES
6 (tie) Jacoby Ellsbury
6 (tie) Jacoby Ellsbury
STOLEN BASES
3 Jacoby Ellsbury
316
.
.440
414
.
306
WINS
3
HOME RUNS
9 (tie) Mitch Canham
TOTAL BASES
BATTING
8
.
.
142
26
1 Oregon State
SAVES
1 Oregon State
FIELDING
5 Oregon State ..
DOUBLE PLAYS
6 Oregon State
46
21
969
52