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2012 OREGON BASEBALL 2011 SEASON REVIEW 2012 OREGON BASEBALL www.GoDucks.com 69 20112011 SEASONSEASON REVIEREVIEWW 20122012 OREGONOREGON BASEBALLBASEBALL • As a freshman, Aaron Jones led the Ducks with 36 RBIs and 11 mulitple-RBI games. He also drove in the game-win- ning run on a team-best fi ve occasions. recapping 2011 FINALFINAL NUMBERSNUMBERS Overall RecoRecordrd .................................. 33 33-26-1-26-1 PPac-10ac-10 Record/Finish ..................11-16/8th..................11-16/8th vvs.s. 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LHP, Tyler Anderson 2011 MLB DRAFT Diamondbacks. .........................................INF, Danny Pulfer Eight student-athletes from the University On June 8, three-year starting shortstop KC of Oregon baseball program were selected Serna was the fi nal Duck to be drafted as he Pac-10 Honorable Mention in the 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the ........................................RHP, Kellen Moen Player Draft which was completed on June 8. 42nd round (1,268 overall). The eight selections were the most in UO In addition, fi ve members of Oregon’s 2011 baseball history. signing class were also selected in the 2011 Pac-10 All-Academic Team Led by Tyler Anderson, fi ve members of MLB Draft. Shortstop Mitchell Walding (Lodi, .......................C, Jack Marder (2nd Team) the Oregon pitching staff were drafted in Calif./St. Mary’s of Stockton), was selected by 2011, including four in the fi rst seven rounds. Philadelphia in the fi fth round (181 overall). Pac-10 Academic Honorable Mention Anderson was selected as the 20th overall pick Right-hander Cole Wiper (Bellevue, Wash./ on June 6 by the Colorado Rockies. Newport HS) was chosen in the 14th round ........................................RHP, Joey Housey On June 7, junior right-hander Madison Boer (439 overall) by Toronto, and outfi elder Billy was selected in the second round (87 overall) Flamion (Modesto, Calif./Central Catholic HS) Pac-10 Player of the Week by the Minnesota Twins. In addition, junior was selected in the 25th round (760) by Houston .................... OF, Aaron Jones (March 21) right-hander Scott McGough was selected on June 7. ...................... INF, Danny Pulfer (May 16) by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fi fth round On June 8, outfielder Spencer O’Neil (164 overall), while senior right-hander Kellen (Kennewick, Wash./Southridge HS) was drafted Moen was chosen by the Kansas City Royals in by the New York Yankees in the 33rd round as the Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week the seventh round (216 overall). 1,019th overall pick. In addition, right-hander ................... RHP, Madison Boer (Feb. 22) On June 8, junior right-hander Alex Keudell Jake Reed (La Mesa, Calif./Helix HS) was taken was selected in the 38th round (1,168 overall) by the Chicago White Sox in the 40th round 2011 Capital One Academic All-District VIII by the Minnesota Twins. (1,221 overall). On June 7, draft-eligible sophomore catcher ........................... Jack Marder (2nd Team) Jack Marder was selected in the 16th round IN THE PROS (483 overall) by the Seattle Mariners, and junior Seven of Oregon’s eight draftees signed second baseman Danny Pulfer was chosen in professional contracts with Alex Keudell electing the 19th round (574 overall) by the Arizona to return to Eugene for his senior season. 70 www.GoDucks.com 2012 OREGON BASEBALL 2012 OREGON BASEBALL 2011 SEASON REVIEW 2011 SEASON REVIEW Four of the fi ve members of Oregon’s 2011 recruiting class that were on-base percentage (2nd Pac-10) and 105 total bases (T-9th Pac-10). Defensively, drafted also landed in Eugene. Fifth-round pick Mitchell Walding signed Pulfer also helped turn 40 double plays in 2011. with Philadelphia, but Cole Wiper, Billy Flamion, Spencer O’Neil and A native of Cypress, Calif., Pulfer set a new Oregon single-season record Jake Reed are on the 2012 roster. with 16 doubles, and he also holds the program all-time record with 31. In addition, Pulfer’s 13-game hitting streak from May 10-28, was a new modern TYLER ANDERSON era record. Pulfer also set a new Oregon single-game record this season with Tyler Anderson was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the fi rst round a 5-for-5 eff ort at USC on April 16. of the 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on June 6. Senior right-hander Kellen Moen received honorable mention accolades. The native of Las Vegas was the 20th overall pick after spending three One of Oregon’s go-to relievers out of the bullpen, Moen set a new Oregon seasons as Oregon’s Friday-night starter. single-season record with eight saves in 2011, ranking sixth in the Pac-10. The southpaw is the program’s second fi rst-round draft pick in the In 28 appearances and 41 and 1/3 innings on the hill, Moen managed a 3.05 history of the club, and the fi rst since Dave Roberts was taken as the ERA with a 1-4 record and eight saves. The native of Juneau, Alaska, struck out No. 1 overall pick in 1972. 43 batters and held opponents to a .185 clip. Anderson was also the fi rst pitcher to be taken in the fi rst round in the history of the Oregon baseball program. ALL-ACADEMIC Anderson came to Eugene after graduating from Spring Valley High Oregon sophomore catcher Jack Marder and redshirt sophomore pitcher School in Las Vegas in 2008. After three years with the Ducks, Anderson’s Joey Housey were named to the Pac-10 Baseball All-Academic team. work ethic was a major reason he turned his 2008 50th-round selection To be eligible, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade- (Minnesota Twins) into a fi rst-round pick in 2011. point average and be either a starter or signifi cant contributor. Following his junior season on the mound, Anderson was named to the Marder, who was named to the 2011 Capital One Academic All-District VIII Louisville Slugger All-American Second Team, and was also announced Second Team on May 6, was named to the Pac-10 All-Academic second team as one of the 30 semifi nalists for the 2011 USA Golden Spikes Award. with a 3.35 gpa. Anderson received Oregon’s eighth All-American honor in program The native of Calabasas, Calif., suff ered a left thumb injury at Oregon State on history, and the fi rst since Roberts earned the recognition in 1972. May 3, and missed the fi nal 17 games the season – only making pinch-running Anderson was also named to the Pac-10 All-Conference team for the appearances. In 45 games played, Marder batted .209 with 19 RBIs, six doubles second consecutive season, after completing the year with an 8-3 record, and two home runs. 2.17 ERA and 114 strikeouts in 107 and 2/3 innings on the mound. Housey’s season was also cut short by a shoulder injury. The native of The left-hander holds the Oregon all-time record with 285 career Hollywood, Fla., is now a two-time Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention strikeouts, and holds the Oregon single-season record with 114 strikeouts selection. The reliever made 12 appearances and tossed 17 and 1/3 innings (2011). On March 4, Anderson dealt a career-high 14 strikeouts in a win before an injury derailed his sophomore campaign. at Long Beach State, also claiming the single-game strikeout record. He managed a 3.12 ERA with a 2-0 record and 22 strikeouts picking up In 15 starts during the 2011 season, Anderson recorded 12 quality victories over BYU and San Diego. outings, and also posted six starts with double-digit strikeouts. In his career, Anderson has 11 outings with double-digit strikeouts. In his fi nal appearance in an Oregon uniform at PK Park on May 27, • J.J. Altobelli was voted by his team- Anderson pitched the Ducks to a 4-1 victory over No. 6 Oregon State mates as the team’s outstanding defen- in the Civil War Series opener. He held the Beavers to one run in seven sive player for the second year in a row. and 1/3 innings, scattering four hits and fanning 10. He exited the game to a standing ovation of 3,052 in the top of the eighth. His 17 career wins at Oregon tie for third all-time, and Anderson is the fi rst UO pitcher to record back-to-back seasons with at least 100 strikeouts (105, 2010; 114, 2011). During his career, Anderson averaged 8.77 strikeouts per nine innings. PAC-10 ALL-CONFERENCE Oregon juniors Tyler Anderson and Danny Pulfer were named to the Pac-10 All-Conference team on May 31. In a vote by the league’s coaches, Anderson was named to the all- conference team for the second consecutive year, while Pulfer received the honor for the fi rst time in his three-year career at Oregon. It marks the fi rst time since Oregon baseball was reinstated for the 2009 season that the Ducks had two players named to the all-conference team, while Pulfer was also the Ducks’ fi rst all-conference position player since the program returned. Pulfer led the Ducks batting .351 (4th Pac-10) with 79 hits (T-5th Pac-10), 16 doubles (T-5th Pac-10), two triples, two home runs, a .426 2012 OREGON BASEBALL www.GoDucks.com 71 2011 SEASON REVIEW 2012 OREGON BASEBALL 2011 SEASON REVIEW Since Oregon baseball was reinstated for the 2009 season, the Ducks record when trailing after six innings.