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Goss Stadium At Coleman Field
Check out pictures of Coleman Field and the statistics of the stadium.
2006 Schedule
Baseball Ranked 6th
Baseball Movin' Up
Beavers Complete Sweep of Stanford With Blowout
Beavers win sixth straight against Pilots
Rare Snow Out for Beavers
No. 15 Beavers head to So Cal
OSU Baseball Blog
Beavers clinch at least a share of the title. After an empressive sweep of Washington State this past weekend in Pullman the Beavs clinched at least a tie for the Pac-10 championship, and the only team with in reach of the Beavers in the UCLA Bruins who will be coming to Corvallis this weekend. One win over the Bruins this weekend will give the Beavers the out-right Pac-10 Championship and an automatic birth into the NCAA tournament. Come out this weekend and support your beavers as the attempt a repeat as Pac-10 Champions.
OSU Beaver Baseball needs you! Next weekends games against UCLA are not only the final home games of the regular season but could very well determine weather or not the beavs will take the pac-10 championship as it is the last series of the season. We need all of you OSU studets and supporters to come out to the games and support the beavers as they attempt to make school history. For ticket information call 1-800-Go-Beavs or 541-737-4455 or go to the ticket office at Gill Coliseum, i look forwrd to seeing your there.
Ready for battle The Oregon State, Washington State baseball series has always been a rivalry, some what like past civil wars they havent always had playoff implications, but this weekend when the 6th ranker beaver head to Polman to face the Cougars there will be more riding on the games for both teams than in the entire 96 year rivalry, in the 400 games played between the team these three may well be the most important. The Cougats are 33-18 and 9-9 in the Pac-10, good for fifth, with a good showing in there final two pac-10 series' the coug's could be in a position to do some damage in the post season. The beavers may have more on the line than a playoff birth, they have that (pac-10 championship)ring they want so bad. The beavs are 35-13 and 12-6 in Pac-10 good for the top spot. A series win this weekend would the beavers in great shape to be able to post another pac-10 champions sign in the outfield, and make another possible run at Omaha.
We battled hard but came up on the short end of the stick. The Beavers came into the weekend series with Arizona State ranked fourth in the country and with command of the Pac-10. Much of the team was looking to put ASU away and out of contention for the Pac-10 championship by sunday, however the Beavers were in a rare positon, after losing both the friday and saturday games in the late innings the Beavers were just one game up on the No. 16 Sundevils in the Pac. The Beavers batteled for nine hard innings coming back from an early four run deficit to win the game in the ninth inning and keeping a somewhat comfortable two game lead on the Pac. The Beavers are hungry for rival Washington State and know that a sweep could mean the second straight pac-10 championship in as many years.
We will respond The Beavers came down from the high of a seven game win streak and a three game sweep of the California Golden Bears on Tuesday when the Portland Pilots upset the 6th ranked beavers at home 13-20. Despite this gigantic upset the loss might be just what the beavers need to give them a spark heading into the stretch run of the Pacific 10 Conference league season and what will hopefully be a long post season for OSU. The team came out and had a solid practice on Wednesday preparing for four games this weekend, two against Cal Poly and two against New Mexico (who the Beavers split with earlier this year winning 16-1 and losing 13-2), The Beavers spirits are high and the team cant wait to get back on the field and put Tuesdays game behind them. The phrase written on the board in the Beavers locker room says it all, "we will respond."
Students wanted Despite students fighting for the right to their tickets to OSU home game prior to the season people can’t help but notice the lack of student support at the games. Sure there are the few die hard student fans that come to the games but what about the other 700 tickets that the ticket office saves for the students? I think every college baseball player will agree when i say that there is nothing like playing a game in front of your peer yelling and screaming and cheering and heckling the other team, don’t get me wrong i love the 40 and over crowd that usually dominates the fan population a the home games but players want you, the students, to come and support the team, enjoy the great atmosphere, the sun, and the game. Please, come out and support your team.
Check out this link to read up on all the information about the OSU Baseball season opponents.
Bold = Home Game
Feb 10 OSU vs. Nevada 12-4 (W)
Feb 11 OSU vs. Arizona State 11-0 (W)
Feb 12 OSU vs. Gonzaga 5-6 (L)
Feb 17 OSU vs. Pepperdine 7-6 (W)
Feb 18 OSU vs. Pepperdine 2-6 (L)
Feb 19 OSU vs. Pepperdine PPD Due to Rain
Feb 23 OSU vs. BYU 12-2 (W)
Feb 24 OSU vs. UC-Davis 1-2 (L)
Feb 25 OSU vs. Sacramento State 8-3 (W)
Feb 26 OSU vs. St. Mary's 7-5 (W)
Mar 03 OSU vs. Nevada 13-4 (W)
Mar 04 OSU vs. Nevada 4-0 (W)
Mar 05 OSU vs. Nevada 9-1 (W)
Mar 07 OSU vs. Portland 3-1 (W)
Mar 10 OSU vs. New Mexico 10-4 (W)
Mar 11 OSU vs. New Mexico 2-13 (L)
Mar 12 OSU vs. New Mexico Snowed Out
Mar 17 OSU vs. USC 4-1 (W)
Mar 18 OSU vs. USC 3-11 (L)
Mar 19 OSU vs. USC 1-4 (L)
Mar 24 OSU vs. Utah Valley State 7-5 (W)
Mar 25 OSU vs. Utah Valley State 9-4 (W)
Mar 26 OSU vs. Utah Valley State 13-6 (W)
Mar 28 OSU vs. Pacific 6-4 (W)
Mar 29 OSU vs. Sand Franscisco 2-8 (L)
Mar 31 OSU vs. Texas Pan-American 5-4 (W)(10)
Apr 01 OSU vs. Texas Pan-American 9,14-1,1 (W)
Apr 07 OSU vs. Arizona 10-5 (W)
Apr 08 OSU vs. Arizona 10-2 (W)
Apr 09 OSU vs. Arizona 1-8 (L)
Apr 11 OSU vs. Portland 14-9 (W)
Apr 13 OSU vs. Stanford 3-0 (W)
Apr 14 OSU vs. Stanford 1-0 (W)
Apr 15 OSU vs. Stanford 12-1 (W)
Apr 21 OSU vs. California 5-2 (W)
Apr 22 OSU vs. California 5-2 (W)
Apr 23 OSU vs. California 9-7 (W)
Apr 25 OSU vs. Portland 13-20 (L)
Apr 27 OSU vs. Cal Poly 3-0 (W)
Apr 28 OSU vs. New Mexico 16-1 (W)
Apr 29 OSU vs. Cal Poly 8-4 (W)
Apr 30 OSU vs. New Mexico 8-2 (W)
May 05 OSU vs. Washington 4-6 (L)
May 06 OSU vs. Washington 5-3 (W)
May 07 OSU vs. Washington 7-1 (W)
May 12 OSU vs. Arizona State 3-10 (L)
May 13 OSU vs. Arizona State 3-6 (L)
May 14 OSU vs. Arizona State 9-8 (W)
May 19 OSU vs. Washington State 6 p.m.
May 20 OSU vs. Washington State 2 p.m.
May 21 OSU vs. Washington State 12 noon
May 23 OSU vs. Portland 3 p.m.
May 26 OSU vs. UCLA 5 p.m.
May 27 OSU vs. UCLA 1 p.m.
May 28 OSU vs. UCLA 1 p.m.
The Beavers
2006 Team Roster
Team Roster is listed numerically
Name- Position- B/T- Ht.- Wt.- Yr.
1. Priseman, Casey- C- R/R- 6-1- 195- So.
2. Buck, Dallas- P- R/R- 6-3- 210- Jr.
3. Kunda, Chris- 2B- R/R- 6-0- 175- Sr.
4. Keim, Greg- P- R/R- 5-11- 175- Jr.
6. Gunderson, Kevin- P- R/L- 5-10- 165- Jr.
8. Lissman, Mike- OF- R/L- 6-0- 200- Jr.
9. Gillespie, Cole- OF/INF- R/R- 6-1- 200- Jr.
10. Barney, Darwin- SS- R/R- 5-10- 175- So.
11. Canham, Mitch- C- L/R- 6-2- 212- So.
12. Ammon, Erik- C- R/R- 5-11- 195- So.
14. Gipson, Ryan- 2B- R/R- 5-11- 182- Sr.
15. Lechelt, Lonnie- INF- R/R- 6-0- 193- So.
16. Ellis, Corey- 2B- R/R- 5-7- 160- Fr.
17. Maxwell, Anton- P- L/L- 5-9- 180- Jr.
18. Grbavac, Mark- P- R/R- 6-0- 180- Fr.
19. McCormick, Jake- OF/INF- R/R- 6-3- 225- Jr.
20. Laybourn, Greg- OF- R/R- 5-10- 195- Fr.
21. Graham, Tyler- OF- R/R- 6-1- 185- Jr.
22. Kahalehoe, Koa- OF- L/L- 5-10- 195- Fr.
23. Santschi, Scott- OF- L/R- 6-0- 190- Jr.
24. Budrow, Brain- P- R/R- 6-2- 215- Fr.
26. Paterson, Joe- P- L/L- 6-1- 195- So.
27. Summers, Rob- P- R/R- 6-0- 188- Fr.
28. Turpen, Daniel- P- R/R- 6-4- 215- So.
29. McFeely, Shea- 3B- R/R- 6-1- 210- Sr.
30. Casey, Brett- INF- S/R- 6-0- 170- Fr.
31. Sogard, Alex- P- L/L- 6-3- 200- Fr.
32. Brown, Reed- P- R/R- 6-4- 210- So.
33. Stutes, Mike- P- R/R- 6-1- 185- So.
34. Nickerson, Jonah- P- R/R- 6-1- 195- Jr.
35. Wallace, John- OF- L/R- 6-0- 200- Fr.
36. Koller, Jon- P- R/R- 6-6- 230- Sr.
37. Wagner, Geoff- OF- L/L- 6-2- 215- Sr.
38. Rowe, Bill- 1B- L/L- 6-3- 230- Sr.
39. Soloman, Dale- C- R/R- 5-11- 205- Fr.
40. Engelke, Derek- OF- L/L- 5-10- 175- So.
41. Rockey, Sean- INF- R/R- 6-0- 170- Fr.
42. Bochsler, Bret- P/INF- L/L- 6-1- 170- Fr.
44. Kunz, Eddie- P- R/R- 6-5- 250- So.
45. Lakowske, Joey- 1B- L/R- 6-2- 195- Fr.
46. Card, Bryn- P- L/L- 6-3- 175- Fr.
B/T- Bat/Throw R-Right L-Left Ht.-Height Wt.-Weight Yr.-Athletic year
P-Pitcher C-Catcher INF-Infield OF-Outfield 2B-Second Base SS-Short Stop 1B-First Base 3B-Third Base"
2006 Team Bios
Team Bio’s is listed numerically
1. Priseman is a sophomore in communications from Woodinville HS out of Woodinville, Washington. His hobbies include hanging out and playing video games. He enjoys teriyaki chicken, the movie Dumb and Dumber, as well as listening to country music, but mostly Garth Brooks.
2. Buck is a junior majoring in Sociology from Newberg HS out of Newberg, Oregon. His favorite hobby outside of baseball is hunting. Buck was a preseason All-America pick by Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball first team, to follow his selection of All-American in last years season; he was also selected to be the Pac-10 conference no. 3 prospect for 2006 draft by Baseball America Magazine.
3. Kunda is a senior in speech communication from Philomath HS out of Philomath, Oregon. He inspires to become a coach someday; Kunda’s hobbies include golf, fishing, video games, and floating the river.
4. Keim is a junior majoring in Business who transferred to Oregon State University this year, originally from Ontario HS out of Ontario, Oregon. Keim enjoys hunting and fishing and his favorite food is pizza.
6. Gunderson is a junior majoring in communications from Central Catholic HS out of Portland, Oregon. His hobbies include golf, ping pong, and floating the river. Gunderson also played on the 2005 Team USA that traveled the world playing other countries with teammate Johan Nickerson. Gunderson was also an All-American pick by Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball second team to go with his second team All-American selection from last year.
8. Lissman is junior who has not yet declared a major, he is from Ontario HS out of Ontario, Oregon, where he played with teammate Greg Keim. Lissman also inspires to become a coach someday. His hobbies, besides baseball, include watching sports (baseball) and being outdoors. He also enjoys listening to most rap music, but mostly likes Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, and Notorious BIG.
9. Gillespie is junior majoring in Liberal Studies from West Linn HS out of West Linn, Oregon. Gillespie wants to pursue a career in baseball as far as he can, but is also consider opening a business if all else fails. His hobbies include playing video games and hanging out with friends, he also enjoys listening to most kinds of music.
10. Barney is a sophomore who has not yet decided on a major, he is from Southridge HS out of Beaverton, Oregon. Barney was not only freshmen All-American pick last year, but he was also Pac-10 conference Freshman of the Year. He is also considered the Pac-10’s no. 5 prospect for the 2007 draft by Baseball America magazine in the preseason of this year. He enjoys writing poetry and reading books like The DaVinci Code and others from the same author.
11. Canham is redshirt sophomore majoring in Business from Lake Stevens HS out of Lake Stevens, Washington. Canham inspires to become an athletic club owner. His hobbies include athletics, being outdoors, pool, ping pong, darts, family, music, and singing. He wrote and preformed the teams’ anthem for the last two years, titled “O-State Ballaz” and “O-State Ballaz-Remix” which are both rap songs that include guest appearance from other teammates.
12. Ammon is a sophomore majoring in Exercise and Sports Science from North Salem HS out of Salem, Oregon. Ammon transferred here to Oregon State University from the University of Hawaii. His hobbies include hiking, fishing, and reading; he also enjoys listening to country music.
14. Gipson is a senior majoring in Sociology from Crater HS out of Central Point, Oregon. Gipson transferred here to Oregon State University for the 2005 season up from Shasta JC. His hobbies include golfing and snowboarding; he also enjoys watching comedies and listening to Jack Johnson.
15. Lechelt is sophomore who has not yet declared a major; he is from Southridge HS out of Kennewick, Washington. His hobbies include basketball, football, listening to most types of music, and hanging out with friends.
16. Ellis is a redshirt freshman majoring in Business from Glencoe HS out of Hillsboro, Oregon. He enjoys watching football, playing cards, and listening to country music.
17. Maxwell is junior majoring in History from East HS out of Anchorage, Alaska. He transferred here to Oregon State University from Feather River CC last year. His hobbies include hockey, snowboarding, barbecues, hanging out with friends, and listening to rap music. Maxwell hopes to someday become a history teacher and coach back in his home town.
18. Grbavac is a true freshman majoring in Construction Engineering Management from Central Catholic HS out of Portland, Oregon. He is originally from New Jersey, and wants to become a project manager. His hobbies include ping pong, video games, tennis, and BMX riding; he also enjoys eating burgers which is his favorite kind of food.
19. McCormick is a junior majoring in Psychology from Erindale HS in Australia; he was born in Anchorage, Alaska and lived in Marysville, California. His hobbies include pool, basketball, using the computer, and he loves fishing; he also enjoys listening to country music and loves McDonalds.
20. Laybourn is a redshirt freshman majoring in Business from Beaverton HS out of Beaverton, Oregon. He transferred here this year from Northern Arizona University, where he played strong safety for their football team, but he decided that he wanted a chance to play both which he will be given next year. His hobbies include sports and playing the guitar.
21. Graham is a redshirt junior after getting injured in the 2003 season, majoring in Business; he is from C.M. Russell HS out of Great Falls, Montana. He wishes to pursue a career in baseball but is also considering the option of a Real Estate broker. His hobbies include hunting, fishing, and hanging gout with friends. Graham was also selected as the Pac-10’s conference fastest runner, best base runner, and the best defensive outfielder by Baseball America magazine.
22. Kahalehoe is a true freshman who has not yet declared a major; from Durango HS out of Las Vegas, Nevada. He enjoys listening to all types of music, but he mostly likes Tupac Shakur and hanging out with friends.
23. Santschi is junior majoring in Business from Skyview HS out of Vancouver, Washington. He transferred here to Oregon State University this year from CC of Spokane. He wants to pursue a career in marketing management after baseball. His hobbies include skiing, working out, listening to most types of music, hanging out with teammates and friends, and watching movies, which his favorites are Gladiator and Good Fellas.
24. Budrow is a true freshman who has not yet declared a major; he is from Mountain Ridge HS out of Glendale, Arizona. His hobbies include golf, hangin gout with friends, playing whiffleball, and watching movies, his favorite movie is Bull Durham. He also enjoys eating Mexican food and his favorite restaurant is Filiberto’s.
26. Paterson is a sophomore majoring in Horticulture from McMinnville HS out of McMinnville, Oregon. He transferred here to Oregon State University this year from Linfield College. He enjoys watching comedies, his favorite food is spaghetti, and his favorite restaurant is Jake’ Deli, cause his girlfriends parents own it.
27. Summers is a redshirt freshman majoring in Business from Southridge HS out of Beaverton, Oregon where he played with Darwin Barney. If baseball doesn’t work out for him he wants to get in to construction and real estate development. His hobbies include working out, real estate, and making money.
28. Turpen is a sophomore majoring in Business from McMinnville HS out of McMinnville, Oregon, where he played there with Joe Patterson. His hobbies include golfing, table tennis, football, video games, and fishing; he also enjoys Italian food, since his favorite restaurant is the Olive Garden.
29. McFeely is a senior majoring in Sociology from Federal Way HS out of Federal Way, Washington. He transferred here to Oregon State University for the 2004 season from Tacoma CC. His hobbies include video games, cars, and listening to music, with his favorite artist being Eminem and G-Unit.
30. Casey is a freshman who is majoring in Business from Crescent Valley HS out of Corvallis, Oregon. He also played on the mens basketball team this year as a number 2. His hobbies include golfing, bowling, and video games. He enjoys having the chance to play two sports close to home.
31. Sogard is a freshman who has not yet declared a major; he is from Thunderbird HS out of Phoenix, Arizona. His hobbies include playing whiffleball, ping pong, playing video games, and listening to most types of music, but especially the group Offset.
32. Brown is a sophomore majoring in Business from Edmonds Woodway HS out of Edmonds, Washington. His hobbies include wakeboarding, listening to music, boating and being a DJ, where he picked up the name DJ Houston from the other players. He also enjoys watching all types of movies, but his favorite is Heavyweights.
33. Stutes is a sophomore majoring in Business from Lake Oswego HS out of Lake Oswego, Oregon. He transferred here this year after spending his first college season playing Santa Clara University. His hobbies include listening to all kinds of music, but mostly Tupac Shakur, hanging out with friends, and playing football.
34. Nickerson is a junior majoring in Psychology from Oregon City HS, Oregon City, Oregon. Nickerson was selected to be an All-American pick by Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball second team to go with his second team All-American selection from last year; he also played on the 2005 Team USA that traveled the world playing other countries with teammate Kevin Gunderson. He enjoys golfing and watching movies with Denzel Washington, such as Man on Fire.
35. Wallace is a true freshman majoring in Business from Reno HS out of Reno, Nevada. Both his dad and uncle played a professional sport, his dad played fro the San Francisco Giants, and his uncle played for the Denver Broncos and the Cleveland Browns. He enjoys golfing in his spare time.
36. Koller is a redshirt senior after undergoing surgery and missing the 2003 season, he is majoring in Pre-Medicine and wants to become an orthopedic surgeon. He is from Carlsbad HS out of Carlsbad, California. He transferred here to Oregon State University for the 2003 season from University of California-Irvine. His hobbies include anything outdoors- surfing, snowboarding, climbing, golfing, hunting, fishing, mountain biking, and hanging out with friends and family.
37. Wagner is a senior majoring in History from Redmond HS out of Redmond, Oregon. He transferred here to Oregon State University for the 2003 season from Central Oregon CC. He wants to become a teacher and a coach when baseball is over. His hobbies include hunting, fishing, golfing, playing cards, and video games.
38. Rowe is a senior majoring in Philosophy from Ashland HS out of Ashland, Oregon. He transferred here to Oregon State University for this year’s season from University of California-Santa Barbara. He enjoys music and playing the drums, as well as listening to alternative music.
39. Soloman is a freshman majoring in Psychology from Valley View HS out of Moreno Valley, California. He wants to become a Federal Bureau of Investigation profiler. His hobbies include collecting baseball cards, playing video games, and buying DVD’s; he also enjoys watching movies, his favorite movie is Ocean’s 11, and listening to all types of music.
40. Engelke is a sophomore majoring in Exercise and Sports Science from Newburg HS out of Newburg, Oregon. He transferred here to Oregon State University this year from Cuesta JC. His hobbies include listening to all types of music, watching movies, playing ping pong, golfing, playing video games, and reading books.
41. Rockey is a freshman who has not yet declared a major; he is from Eastlake HS out of Sammamish, Washington. He enjoys listening to hip-hop/R&B music, watching TV, and hanging out with friends. His favorite restaurants are Taco Time and P.F. Chang’s.
42. Bochsler is a freshman who has not yet declared a major; he is from Inglemoor HS out of Redmond, Washington. He enjoys all sports and loves eating steak and Woodstock’s pizza.
44. Kunz is a sophomore majoring in Exercise and Sports Science from Parkrose HS out of Portland, Oregon. He wants to pursue a career in professional baseball. He enjoys all sports and anything outdoors; he also likes listening to country music and likes Mexican food.
45. Lakowske is a freshman majoring in Business from Crescent Valley HS out of Corvallis, Oregon. He wishes to become an entrepreneur. He enjoys restoring old cars, basketball, and biking.
46. Card is a freshman who has not yet declared a major; he is from Henley HS out of Klamath Falls, Oregon. His hobbies include sports, snowboarding, poker, whiffleball, and learning the guitar; he also enjoys listening to country music and like eating out.
2006 OSU Baseball Team Wins the National Championship
It took eight games, and six victories in front of massive crowds in Omaha, but the Beavers won College Baseball's National Championship. The team was led by solid pitching performances by Kevin Gunderson and Jonah Nickerson. While these two are almost expected to dominate their opponents on a regular basis, the Beavers got outstanding performances from less heralded pitchers as well. Both Daniel Turpen and Mike Stutes pitched shutout games, going deep into the game before allowing the bullpen to finish the job. The Beavers, as a whole, had to step their game up as they were defeated by Miami in their first game in the College World Series. This was a huge blow due to the double elimination setup in Omaha. They bounced back quickly however and defeated Georgia a couple of days later. With this victory they were given another shot at Miami and defeated the Hurricanesimpressively. Their next opponent was Rice, who had been ranked as the number one team in the nation in some national polls. OSU had to beat the Owls in two consecutive games in order to advance to the CWS Championship and that is exactly what they did. Not only did they beat Rice, but they shut out an excellent team for two consecutive games. The Beavs then advanced to the championship round to face the University of North Carolina and three tremendous Tar Heels pitchers. OSU seemed a little nervous in the first game of the best of three series and dropped the first game by a score of 3-4. With their backs against the wall once again, the Beavers came storming back and took an 11-7 victory to force a third and final game. During the last game, with the game tied at 2 late and OSU at bat, a routine ground ball by Ryan Gipson was fielded and thrown wide of first base for an error, allowing Bill Rowe to score the eventual winning run. OSU then finished the game and took a 3-2 victory as well as the national championship and all of Beaver Nation rejoiced.
A jubilant Pat Casey after
winning the national championship.
(Photo compliments of osubeavers.com)
Awards of Note
- After the conclusion of the CWS, Jonah Nickerson was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
- Pat Casey was awarded the National Coach of the Year Award after leading the Beavers to a national championship and a 50-16 record for the season.
OSU Baseball General Information
The Oregon State baseball team had one of the most successful years in the history of the program in 2005. The team made it back to the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska for the first time since 1952. The team concluded the season with a 46-12 record overall and winning the Pac-10 conference for the first time the the uinifcation of the Northern and Southern divisions, which occured in 1997. It was the first time that the Beavers had tasted postseason play since they were the champions of the Norhtern division of the Pac-10 conference back in the 1986 season. OSU is coached by Pat Casey, who is in his 12th season as the leader of the OSU baseball program. He came over to the Beavers after being the head coach at George Fox in Newberg for 7 years. He is a native of Newberg, Oregon. Casey took over the program from long time OSU coach Jack Riley in 1995. Riley, who the stadium concourse is named after, won over 400 games at OSU. OSU was picked in the preseason poll of coaches to repeat as winners of the conference during the 2006 season. Here is what the poll looked like: School (First Place Votes) Points
1. Oregon State (7) 62
2. USC (1) 51
3. Stanford (1) 46
3. Arizona State 46
5. Arizona 36
5. California 36
7. Washington 22
8. UCLA 17
9. Washington State 8
It was the first time since the unification that the Beavers have been picked to finish in the top 5 in the conference. Even during last year, when the team went to Omaha, they were a preseason bottom half of the conference pick. This is partly due to the historic nature of some of the teams in the conference. The USC Trojans lead all of college baseball with an unbelievable 12 National titles, 11 of which were won by legendary coach Ron Dedeaux. Arizona State, Arizona, and Stanford all also have tremendous baseball history. This makes the run of the Beavers the last few years all the more remarkable. Before last years run to the College World Series, the momentum had been building. In previous years the team was getting ever closer to making the postseason, however, for one reason or another they were just unable to get the call to the regionals. 1994 was probably the biggest example of this. The Beavers won the Northern Pac-10 title, but at that time that did not gaurantee you a spot in the NCAA tournament. The selection committee instead decided to select the Washington Huskies to the tournament, even though the Oregon State finished ahead of them in the standings. In subsequent years the team was very close to making the regionals but could never cross the threshold at the end of the season. In 2004 the team lost 2 out of 3 in the last series of the season and then on the NCAA selection show, the announcers said that if they had won one more game they robably would have been in. This was the case in many years between 1994 and 2005, ever so close to making the regionals, just never getting in. Then finally, arguably, the most storied season in OSU baseball history occured and the Beavers were able to not only push down the door to the regionals but also win those and move onto the the Super Regionals where they played the aforementioned storied USC Trojans and the Beavers were able to make it to the College World Series.
2007 Beaver Baseball Schedule
Date and Opponent
Thu, Jan 25 @ Hawai'i-Hilo W Fri, Jan 26 @ Hawai'i-Hilo W Sat, Jan 27 @ Hawai'i-Hilo W Sun, Jan 28 @ Hawai'i-Hilo W Fri, Feb 09 @ Georgia W Sat, Feb 10 @ Georgia W Sun, Feb 11 @ Georgia W
Coca-Cola Classic
Fri, Feb 16 Gonzaga at Surprise, Ariz. L Sat, Feb 17 Arizona State at Surprise, Ariz. W Sun, Feb 18 Missouri at Surprise, Ariz. W
River City Classic
Fri, Feb 23 California-Davis at Davis, Calif. W Sat, Feb 24 St. Mary's College (Calif.) at Sacramento, Calif. L Sun, Feb 25 Sacramento State at Sacramento, Calif. W
Domino's Pizza Aggie Baseball Classic
Fri, Mar 02 Texas A&M at College Station, Tex. Sat, Mar 03 New Mexico at College Station, Tex. Sun, Mar 04 St. Louis at College Station, Tex. Mon, Mar 05 Texas A&M at College Station, Tex.
Thu, Mar 08 Vs. Evansville Fri, Mar 09 Vs. Evansville Sat, Mar 10 Vs. Evansville Fri, Mar 16 Vs. San Francisco Sat, Mar 17 Vs. San Francisco Sun, Mar 18 Vs. San Francisco Sat, Mar 24 @ Cal Poly Sun, Mar 25 @ Cal Poly Mon, Mar 26 @ Cal Poly Fri, Mar 30 @ Arizona Sat, Mar 31 @ Arizona Sun, Apr 01 @ Arizona Thu, Apr 05 Vs. Southern California Fri, Apr 06 Vs. Southern California Sat, Apr 07 Vs. Southern California Fri, Apr 13 Vs. California Sat, Apr 14 Vs. California Sun, Apr 15 Vs. California Fri, Apr 20 Vs. Nevada at Las Vegas Sat, Apr 21 Vs. Nevada at Las Vegas Sun, Apr 22 Vs. Nevada at Las Vegas Fri, Apr 27 @ Stanford Sat, Apr 28 @ Stanford Sun, Apr 29 @ Stanford Fri, May 04 @ Washington Sat, May 05 @ Washington Sun, May 06 @ Washington Fri, May 11 Vs. Washington State Sat, May 12 Vs. Washington State Sun, May 13 Vs. Washington State Fri, May 18 Vs. Arizona State Sat, May 19 Vs. Arizona State Sun, May 20 Vs. Arizona State Fri, May 25 @ U.C.L.A. Sat, May 26 @ U.C.L.A. Sun, May 27 @ U.C.L.A.
- Conference Games
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