NCAA Super Regional Guide June 8-10, 2013 Corvallis, Ore. 2013 Oregon State Baseball NCAA Super Regional Guide Page 1 Table Of Contents Covering The Beavers Oregon State Baseball 2013 Regional Guide Page Topic The Oregon State Athletics Communications of- 2 Oregon State Information fi ce appreciates your interest in the 2013 Oregon State 2 Oregon State NCAA Regional Notes baseball team. Please contact Assistant Director for Ath- 3 Oregon State Roster letic Communications Hank Hager for any media needs concerning the Oregon State baseball team. He can be The Team reached by email at [email protected] or by Page Topic calling the Oregon State at (541) 737-7472. 4 Head Coach Pat Casey The following is a set of guidelines for covering the 6 Assistant Coach Pat Bailey club during the postseason. 6 Assistant Coach Andy Jenkins 7 Assistant Coach Nate Yeskie Postseason Guide 7 Support Staff Please note that this postseason guide is being fur- 8 Career Statistics nished for members of the media to provide information 11 Player Bios regarding the Oregon State baseball team and the post- season. No copies will be bound this year, and .pdfs of 2013 In Review the guide will be made available on osubeavers.com in Page Topic addition to printed copies at the game site. 24 Oregon State Game-By-Game Results 25 Oregon State Overall Statistics Game Notes 26 Oregon State Pac-12 Statistics A set of Oregon State game notes will be made avail- 27 Oregon State Non-Conference Statistics able to members of the media prior to each game. To be 28 Corvallis Regional Statistics included on the Oregon State baseball e-mail list in order 29 At A Glance to receive the notes prior to the game, please contact 30 2013 Oregon State Honors Hank Hager. Notes will also be posted on the home of Or- 31 Record By Order/Position egon State Athletics, osubeavers.com. 31 Batter Breakdown 31 Inning-By-Inning Interviews 32 Pitching Breakdown All coach and student-athlete interviews must be ar- 33 Pitching Appearances ranged through Hank Hager. On gamedays, head coach 35 Lineups By Order Pat Casey, his assistants and members of the team will 36 Lineups By Position be available shortly after the game’s conclusion per 37 Team/Individual Superlatives the host site’s regulations. Please note that during the 37 The Last Time postseason, interviews at the fi eld prior to the game will 38 Oregon State Home Statistics not be permitted, with exception. Note that interview 39 Oregon State Road Statistics requests are not guaranteed due to player and team 40 Oregon State Neutral Statiatics schedules. Please request any non post-game inter- 41 Oregon State February Statistics views at least 24 hours in advance. 42 Oregon State March Statistics DO NOT contact any players without the consent 43 Oregon State April Statistics of Hank Hager. Player numbers will not be furnished to 44 Oregon State May Statistics members of the media or general public. 45 Oregon State June Statistics 46 Oregon State Box Scores Internet The online home of Oregon State Athletics, osubea- Oregon State Postseason History vers.com, is the place to go for all Oregon State baseball Page Topic information, including a team roster and bios, schedule, 61 2007 Trip To Omaha live stats links, updated game notes and statistics. 63 2006 Trip To Omaha 65 2005 Trip To Omaha Athletic Communications Information 67 1952 Trip To Omaha Phone .............................................................(541) 737-3072 68 Postseason Review Fax .................................................................(541) 737-3020 69 All-Time OSU Postseason Results Web site ...........................................www.osubeavers.com 71 Oregon State Postseason Superlatives Mailing Address .....................................209 Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR 97331 Hager Cell..................................................... (541) 230-0611 Hager Offi ce .................................................(541) 737-7472 E-Mail ................................ [email protected] NCAA Regional Guide Credits The 2013 Oregon State University NCAA Super Regional Guide was designed, written, and produced by Hank Hager of the Oregon State Athletic Communications Offi ce. The cover photographs were taken by Ethan Erickson and Dave Nishitani in the Oregon State Athletic Communications Offi ce. 2-Time NCAA Champions: 2006, 2007 • 4 NCAA College World Series Appearances: 1952, 2005, 2006, 2007 • 5 NCAA Super Regional Appearances: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2013 14 NCAA Regional Appearances: 1952, 1962, 1963, 1983, 1985, 1986, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Page 2 2013 Oregon State Baseball NCAA Super Regional Guide Oregon State Facts 2013 Oregon State NCAA Super Regional Notes Location Corvallis, Oregon Enrollment 24,977 Beavers In The Super Regional Founded 1868 Oregon State advanced to play Kansas State in the 2013 Corvallis Super Regional by virtue of President Dr. Edward Ray going 3-0 at the Corvallis Regional. Oregon State defeated UTSA, 5-4, on Friday and UC Santa Athletic Director Bob De Carolis Barbara, 3-2, on Saturday. The Beavers advanced by defeating Texas A&M, 6-1, on Sunday. Colors Orange and black Nickname Beavers Super Regional Setup Affi liation NCAA Division I Oregon State will open the best-of-three series Saturday at 4 p.m. PT. Sunday’s game is slated Conference Pac-12 for 7 p.m., and should the need arise, Monday’s game would be played at 4 p.m. All three games University website www.oregonstate.edu are scheduled to air on ESPNU and be streamed live on ESPN3.com. Athletics website www.osubeavers.com Postseason History Baseball Oregon State is making its 14th visit to the postseason since the program’s fi rst season in Head coach Pat Casey (19th year) 1907. The Beavers carry a 43-26 (.623) postseason record into the super regional, with the Record at OSU 666-386-4 (19 years) current head coach, Pat Casey, claiming 38 of those victories. Oregon State’s visit is the team’s OSU winning percentage .633 fi fth consecutive, which has extended the program’s record stretch. Oregon State is 6-3 in Career record 837-499-5 (26 years) NCAA Super Regional games and is making its fi fth appearance in one this weekend. OSU won Career winning percentage .626 super regionals in 2005, 2006 and 2007, defeating USC, Stanford, and Michigan, respectively. Assistant coaches Pat Bailey (6th year) The Beavers lost in two games at Vanderbilt in 2011. Andy Jenkins (2nd year) Nate Yeskie (5th year) Against Kansas State Director of operations Ron Northcutt Oregon State is 3-3 all-time against Kansas State, and most recently met the Wildcats in 2012, Northcutt offi ce phone (541) 737-0598 winning 13-5 in a game played at San Diego State’s Tony Gwynn Stadium. The teams fi rst met in Athletic Trainer Josh Therrien 1971, when the Wildcats won, 10-9. Head coach Pat Casey is 3-2 lifetime against Kansas State, Strength & Conditioning Coach Chris Anderson which is making its fi rst ever trip to Corvallis. 2012 Season Super At Home 2012 overall record 40-20 Oregon State has gone 6-1 in super regional games played at Goss Stadium, with the lone loss Home record 18-6 coming to USC, 9-8, in 2005. The Beavers have outscored super regional opponents at home Road record 15-13 by a count of 56-26. Neutral record 7-1 2012 Pac-12 record 18-12 (T-4th place) Looking For More Great Attendance Oregon State 3,373 fans per OSU regional game last weekend, and set a school record with 2013 Season 3,535 in the stands during Saturday’s 3-2 win over UC Santa Barbara. That average pushed Lettermen returning/lost 23/7 the Beavers to 2,580 per date in 2013, which moves the club into 26th nationally. Oregon State Position players 13/5 is third amongst Pac-12 Conference schools, less than 300 fans per game than the leader, Pitchers 10/2 Arizona State. Starters returning/lost 8/1 All-conference returning/lost 2/0 Great Pitching In The Regional All-Americans returning/lost 1/0 Oregon State outscored its opponents, 14-7, over the three games of the Corvallis Regional, First varsity season 1907 and the OSU staff was strong, to say the least. The team’s pitchers - which consisted of Matt All-time record 2,150-1,397-15 (.606) Boyd, Andrew Moore, Ben Wetzler, Max Engelbrekt and Scott Schultz - combined to hold op- ponents to a .161 batting average while allowing 15 hits, fi ve earned runs and 10 walks while Goss Stadium At Coleman Field striking out 27. The team’s ERA over the three games was a miniscule 1.67. Ballpark Goss Stadium at Coleman Field Opened (capacity) 1907 (3,248) The Off ense Left fi eld 330 ft. (14-ft. fence) Oregon State busted out the bats, especially in the third game against Texas A&M when the Left-centerfi eld 365 ft. (8-ft. fence) Beavers collected 14 hits. OSU was led off ensively by Ryan Barnes, who was 7-for-13 (.538) Center fi eld 400 ft. (8-ft. fence) with one home run and three RBI. He was followed closely by Dylan Davis, the tournament’s Right-centerfi eld 365 ft. (8-ft. fence) Most Outstanding Player, who was 6-for-14 (.429) with two doubles and two RBI. OSU struck Right fi eld 330 ft. (8-ft. fence) out just 15 times over the three games. Press box phone (541) 737-7475 Reducing Strikeouts Radio Over the last month of the season, the Beavers drastically cut down on their strikeouts. OSU Radio Beaver Sports Network struck out just 57 times over 14 May games, which is an average of four per game.