Papé Grand Slam OREGON STATE VS. MISSOURI STATE March 13-15, 2009 • PGE Park • Portland, Ore.

“Coming off an incredibly popular series between two national powers in 2008, we are thrilled once again to play host to the Papé Grand Slam and to give Portland-area fans the chance to see head coach and the in action at PGE Park.” Merritt Paulson President & GM Portland Beavers PGE Park

• The Papé Grand Slam will be played against Missouri State this season, and it will continue for at least one more season when the SEC’s Tennessee takes on the Beavers in 2010.

• PGE Park, home of the Papé Grand Slam, is the ballpark for the Triple-A Portland Bea- vers. Former Bea- vers now in the Major Greg Peavey throws the first pitch of the final Leagues include Jason game of the 2008 series against Georgia. The Bay, Xavier Nady and Beavers won the game, 5-4, in front of 11,166 fans, the most ever to watch an Oregon State Khalil Greene. game that wasn’t played in Omaha.

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• The 2009 Slam takes place March 13-15 at PGE Park, home to Triple-A’s Portland Bea- vers. This season’s opponent is perennial power Missouri State.

• The Slam is in its second year after Or- egon State took 2-of-3 from Georgia. The Bulldogs ended the 2008 season as the na- tional runner-up.

• The Beavers and Bulldogs saw a total at- tendance of 29,332 last season, or an aver- age of 9,777 fans per game.

• The final game of the series, which saw Oregon State win, 5-4, saw 11, 166 fans to the historical ballpark. That came a day af- ter the Beavers and Bulldogs played in front of 10,710 fans in the second game of the series.

The Beavers and Bulldogs played in front of two crowds that had more than 10,000 fans during the series last season. This shot 24 2009 Oregon State Baseball 2005 • Pac-10 Champions • 2006 is from the2006 second • National game of the Champions series where 10,710• 2007 fans poured through2009 the Oregon turnstiles Stateat PGE BaseballPark 25 2009 Roster

Coaches And Support Staff 5 Pat Casey...... Head Coach (15th year) 7 ...... Assistant Coach (8th year) Ron Northcutt...... Director of Operations 27 Pat Bailey...... Assistant Coach (2nd year) David Stricklin...... Athletic Trainer 21 Nate Yeskie...... Assistant Coach (1st year) Tim Rabas...... Strength & Conditioning Coach Drew George...... Undergraduate Assistant Coach Kurt Lupinski...... Manager Braden Wells...... Undergraduate Assistant Coach Brian Pecor...... Manager

No. Pitchers (15) Pos. B/T Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown Previous School 33 Foster, Kyle LHP S/L Sr. 6’1” 203 Castle Rock, Wash. Castle Rock/Lower Columbia CC 32 Gaviglio, Sam RHP R/R Fr. 6’1” 170 Ashland, Ore. Ashland 18 Grbavac, Mark RHP R/R Sr. 6’0” 185 Portland, Ore. Central Catholic 39 Hammon, Kevin RHP R/R Sr. 6’2” 190 Rocklin, Calif. Rocklin/Sierra Junior College 37 Kidd, Brad RHP R/R Jr. 6’2” 225 Salem, Ore. Sprague/BYU 15 Nygren, James RHP R/R So. 6’0” 185 Klamath Falls, Ore. Henley 31 Osich, Josh LHP L/L So. 6’3” 195 Boise, Idaho Bishop Kelly 24 Peavey, Greg RHP R/R So. 6’2” 185 Vancouver, Wash. Hudson’s Bay 23 Reyes, Jorge RHP R/R Jr. 6’3” 200 Warden, Wash. Warden 12 Rhoderick, Kevin RHP R/R So. 6’0” 190 Scottsdale, Ariz. Horizon 30 Robles, Tanner LHP L/L So. 6’4” 200 Murray, Utah Cottonwood 28 Sitton, Kraig LHP L/L RSo. 6’5” 190 Carlton, Ore. McMinnville 26 Starr, Taylor RHP R/R So. 6’3” 202 Longview, Wash. Kelso 29 Stiltner, Nick RHP R/R RFr. 5’11” 200 Eugene, Ore. Marist 25 Waldron, Tyler RHP R/R So. 6’2” 185 Pilot Hill, Calif. Golden Sierra/Pacific

No. Catchers (2) Pos. B/T Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown Previous School 8 Chiarelli, Michael C R/R So. 5’10” 180 Everett, Wash. Cascade/Skagit Valley CC 36 Ortiz, Ryan C-1B R/R Jr. 6’3” 205 San Diego, Calif. St. Augustine

No. Infielders (9) Pos. B/T Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown Previous School 2 Bell, Carter IF R/R Fr. 6’2” 180 Courtenay, B.C. Vanier Secondary School 40 Beverley, Kyle IF R/R Fr. 5’9” 175 Salt Lake City, Utah Cottonwood 19 Hayes, Brandon 1B L/L So. 6’3” 198 Eugene, Ore. Sheldon 17 Norris, Jared 1B L/L So. 6’1” 200 Urbandale, Iowa Urbandale/Yavapai College 11 Romero, Stefen IF R/R So. 6’3” 225 Tucson, Ariz. Sunnyside/Pima CC 3 Santos, Adalberto IF R/R Jr. 5’10” 183 New York, N.Y. Monroe/New Mexico JC 34 Shupe, Max IF-OF R/R Jr. 6’2” 215 Alameda, Calif. Bishop O’Dowd/San Jose CC 4 Tommasini, John 2B S/R So. 5’7” 170 Tenmile, Ore. Roseburg 1 Wong, Joey IF L/R Jr. 5’10” 175 Salem, Ore. Sprague

No. Outfielders (10) Pos. B/T Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown Previous School 20 Boyd, Logan OF L/L Sr. 6’1” 195 Medford, Ore. South Medford/College of San Mateo 14 Casey, Brett OF S/R Sr. 6’1” 185 Corvallis, Ore. Crescent Valley 13 Folsom, Rob OF-C R/R Jr. 5’9” 180 Medford, Ore. Medford 9 Gibbs, Blake OF R/R Fr. 6’1” 220 Bellevue, Wash. Newport 16 Gorton, Ryan OF-RHP R/R Fr. 6’2” 190 Tigard, Ore. Tigard 22 Kahalehoe, Koa OF L/L Sr. 5’10” 185 Las Vegas, Nev. Durango 10 Lotti, Logan OF R/R Jr. 5’11” 190 Chico, Calif. Pleasant Valley/Sierra JC 6 Miller, Michael OF L/L So. 6’2” 185 Cashmere, Wash. Cashmere 35 Wallace, John OF L/R Sr. 6’0” 200 Reno, Nev. Reno 38 Warren, Brent OF L/L Fr. 6’2” 175 Robins, Iowa Xavier

Pronunciation Guide Mark Grbavac...... GR-buh-vak Josh Osich...... O-sich Koa Kahalehoe...... KO-uh kuh-HAH-luh-hoy Greg Peavey...... PEE-VEE Mike Chiarelli...... CHI-rel-E Marty Lees...... LEEZ Brian Pecor...... PEE-cor Sam Gaviglio...... Guh-VEE-leo Logan Lotti...... Law-Tee ...... RAY-ess James Nygren...... Nye-gren Kevin Rhoderick...... ROD-er-ick

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2009 Roster Breakdown By Experience 2009 Numerical Roster Three Letters 3 Mark Grbavac Pitcher No. Name Pos. By State/Country/Hometown Koa Kahalehoe Outfielder 1 IF Arizona 2 John Wallace Outfielder 2 Carter Bell IF Scottsdale Kevin Rhoderick Two Letters 5 3 Adalberto Santos IF Tucson Stefen Romero Brett Casey Outfielder 4 John Tommasini IF California 5 Rob Folsom Outfielder 5 Pat Casey HC Alameda Max Shupe Ryan Ortiz Catcher 6 Michael Miller OF Chico Logan Lotti Jorge Reyes Pitcher 7 Marty Lees Asst. Pilot Hill Tyler Waldron Joey Wong Infielder 8 Mike Chiarelli C Rocklin Kevin Hammon One Letter 13 9 Blake Gibbs OF San Diego Ryan Ortiz Logan Boyd Outfielder 10 Logan Lotti OF Canada 1 Kyle Foster Pitcher 11 Stefen Romero IF Courtenay Carter Bell Brandon Hayes Infielder 12 Kevin Rhoderick RHP Idaho 1 Brad Kidd Pitcher 13 Rob Folsom OF Boise Josh Osich Michael Miller Outfielder 14 Brett Casey OF Iowa 2 James Nygren Pitcher 15 James Nygren RHP Robins Brent Warren Josh Osich Pitcher 16 Ryan Gorton OF Urbandale Jared Norris Greg Peavey Pitcher 17 Jared Norris IF Nevada 2 Kevin Rhoderick Pitcher 18 Mark Grbavac RHP Las Vegas Koa Kahalehoe Tanner Robles Pitcher 19 Brandon Hayes IF Reno John Wallace Kraig Sitton Pitcher 20 Logan Boyd OF New York 1 Taylor Starr Pitcher 21 Nate Yeskie Asst. New York Adalberto Santos John Tommasini Infielder 22 Koa Kahalahoe OF Oregon 13 Transfer 7 23 Jorge Reyes RHP Ashland Sam Gaviglio Mike Chiarelli Catcher 24 Greg Peavey RHP Carlton Kraig Sitton Logan Lotti Outfielder 25 Tyler Waldron RHP Corvallis Brett Casey Jared Norris Infielder 26 Taylor Starr RHP Eugene Brandon Hayes Stefen Romero Pitcher 27 Pat Bailey Asst. Nick Stiltner Adalberto Santos Infielder 28 Kraig Sitton LHP Klamath Falls James Nygren Max Shupe Infielder 29 Nick Stiltner RHP Medford Logan Boyd Tyler Waldron Pitcher 30 Tanner Robles LHP Rob Folsom Redshirt 1 31 Josh Osich LHP Portland Mark Grbavac Nick Stiltner Pitcher 32 Sam Gaviglio RHP Brad Kidd Squad 1 33 Kyle Foster LHP Joey Wong Kevin Hammon Pitcher 34 Max Shupe IF Tenmile John Tommasini High School 6 35 John Wallace OF Tigard Ryan Gorton Carter Bell Infielder 36 Ryan Ortiz C Utah 2 Kyle Beverley Infielder 37 Brad Kidd RHP Murray Tanner Robles Sam Gaviglio Pitcher 38 Brent Warren OF Salt Lake City Kyle Beverley Blake Gibbs Outfielder 39 Kevin Hammon RHP Washington 7 Ryan Gorton Outfielder 40 Kyle Beverley IF Bellevue Blake Gibbs Brent Warren Outfielder Cashmere Michael Miller Castle Rock Kyle Foster By Class Everett Mike Chiarelli Senior 6 Longview Taylor Starr Pitchers 3 Vancouver Greg Peavey Position Players 3 Warden Jorge Reyes Junior 9 Pitchers 2 Position Players 7 Sophomore 15 Pitchers 9 Position Players 6 Freshman 6 Pitchers 1 Position Players 5

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2 40 20 14 8 13 Carter Bell Kyle Beverley Logan Boyd Brett Casey Mike Chiarelli Rob Folsom Fr. • IF Fr. • IF Sr. • OF Sr. • OF So. • C Jr. • OF R/R • 6’2” • 180 R/R • 5’9” • 175 L/L • 6’1” • 195 S/R • 6’1” • 185 R/R • 5’10” • 180 R/R • 5’9” • 180 Courtenay, B.C. Salt Lake City, Utah Medford, Ore. Corvallis, Ore. Everett, Wash. Medford, Ore.

33 32 9 16 18 39 Kyle Foster Sam Gaviglio Blake Gibbs Ryan Gorton Mark Grbavac Kevin Hammon Sr. • LHP Fr. • RHP Fr. • OF Fr. • OF Sr. • RHP Sr. • RHP S/L • 6’1” • 203 R/R • 6’1” • 170 R/R • 6’1” • 220 R/R • 6’2” • 190 R/R • 6’0” • 185 R/R • 6’2” • 180 Castle Rock, Wash. Ashland, Ore. Bellevue, Wash. Tigard, Ore. Portland, Ore. Rocklin, Calif.

19 22 37 10 6 17 Brandon Hayes Koa Kahalehoe Brad Kidd Logan Lotti Michael Miller Jared Norris So. • IF Sr. • OF Sr. • RHP Jr. • OF So. • OF So. • IF L/L • 6’3” • 198 L/L • 5’10” • 185 R/R • 6’2” • 225 R/R • 5’11” • 190 L/L • 6’2” • 185 L/L • 6’1” • 200 Eugene, Ore. Las Vegas, Nev. Salem, Ore. Chico, Calif. Cashmere, Wash. Urbandale, Iowa

15 36 31 24 23 12 James Nygren Ryan Ortiz Josh Osich Greg Peavey Jorge Reyes Kevin Rhoderick So. • RHP Jr. • C So. • LHP So. • RHP Jr. • RHP So. • RHP R/R • 6’0” • 185 R/R • 6’3” • 205 L/L • 6’3” • 195 R/R • 6’2” • 185 R/R • 6’3” • 200 R/R • 6’0” • 190 Klamath Falls, Ore. San Diego, Calif. Boise, Idaho Vancouver, Wash. Warden, Wash. Scottsdale, Ariz.

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30 11 3 34 28 26 Tanner Robles Stefen Romero Adalberto Santos Max Shupe Kraig Sitton Taylor Starr So. • LHP So. • IF Jr. • IF Jr. • IF So. • LHP So. • RHP L/L • 6’4” • 200 R/R • 6’3” • 225 R/R • 5’10” • 183 R/R • 6’2” • 215 L/L • 6’5” • 190 R/R • 6’3” • 202 Murray, Utah Tucson, Ariz. New York, N.Y. Alameda, Calif. Carlton, Ore. Longview, Wash.

29 4 25 35 38 1 Nick Stiltner John Tommasini Tyler Waldron John Wallace Brent Warren Joey Wong RFr. • RHP So. • IF So. • RHP Sr. • OF Fr. • OF Jr. • IF R/R • 5’11” • 200 S/R • 5’7” • 170 R/R • 6’2” • 185 L/R • 6’0” • 200 L/L • 6’2” • 175 L/R • 5’10” • 175 Eugene, Ore. Tenmile, Ore. Pilot Hill, Calif. Reno, Nev. Robins, Iowa Salem, Ore.

5 27 7 21 Pat Casey Pat Bailey Marty Lees Nate Yeskie Drew George Braden Wells Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Undergraduate Undergraduate 15th Year 2nd Year 8th Year 1st Year Assistant Coach Assistant Coach

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Date Day Opponent Location Time Feb. 20 Fri. at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 1 p.m. Schedule Breakdown Feb. 21 Sat. at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 11 a.m. Feb. 22 Sun. at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 9 a.m. Games Feb. 26 Thurs. (1) vs. Northern Illinois Tempe, Ariz. 12 p.m. February...... 6 Feb. 27 Fri. (1) vs. Missouri Tempe, Ariz. 12 p.m. March...... 17 Feb. 28 Sat. (1) at Arizona State Tempe, Ariz. 5:30 p.m. April...... 15 March 1 Sun. (1) vs. Northern Illinois Tempe, Ariz. 9 a.m. May...... 16 March 5 Thurs. (2) vs. San Francisco Palm Springs, Calif. 2 p.m. March 6 Fri. (2) vs. Oklahoma State Palm Springs, Calif. 2 p.m. Home...... 24 March 7 Sat. (2) vs. UC-Riverside Palm Springs, Calif. 2 p.m. Road...... 18 March 8 Sun. (2) vs. Texas Tech Palm Springs, Calif. 10 a.m. Neutral...... 12 March 13 Fri. (3) vs. Missouri State Portland, Ore. (PGE Park) 6 p.m. March 14 Sat. (3) vs. Missouri State Portland, Ore. (PGE Park) 2 p.m. Day...... 33 March 15 Sun. (3) vs. Missouri State Portland, Ore. (PGE Park) 1 p.m. Night...... 21 March 17 Tues. Portland Corvallis, Ore. 5 p.m. March 19 Thurs. Utah Valley Corvallis, Ore. 5 p.m. Monday...... 3 March 20 Fri. Utah Valley Corvallis, Ore. 5 p.m. Tuesday...... 5 March 21 Sat. St. Mary’s Corvallis, Ore. 5 p.m. Wednesday...... 1 March 22 Sun. St. Mary’s Corvallis, Ore. 1 p.m. Thursday...... 4 March 23 Mon. Hawai’i Corvallis, Ore. 4 p.m. Friday...... 14 March 27 Fri. * at Oregon Eugene, Ore. 3 p.m. Saturday...... 14 March 28 Sat. * vs. Oregon Portland, Ore. (PGE Park) 6 p.m. Sunday...... 13 March 29 Sun. * vs. Oregon Portland, Ore. (PGE Park) 1 p.m. April 3 Fri. * California Corvallis, Ore. 5 p.m. Conference...... 27 April 4 Sat. * California Corvallis, Ore. 2 p.m. Non-Conference...... 27 April 5 Sun. * California Corvallis, Ore. 1 p.m. vs. WCC...... 7 April 9 Thurs. * at Arizona Tucson, Ariz. 7 p.m. vs. Big 12...... 3 April 10 Fri. * at Arizona Tucson, Ariz. 6 p.m. vs. SEC...... 3 April 11 Sat. * at Arizona Tucson, Ariz. 12 p.m. vs. Ohio Valley...... 3 April 13 Mon. BYU Corvallis, Ore. 5 p.m. vs. Pac-10...... 3 April 14 Tues. BYU Corvallis, Ore. 5 p.m. vs. Mountain West...... 2 April 17 Fri. * USC Corvallis, Ore. 5 p.m. vs. Independent...... 2 April 18 Sat. * USC Corvallis, Ore. 2 p.m. vs. MAC...... 2 April 19 Sun. * USC Corvallis, Ore. 1 p.m. vs. Big West...... 1 April 24 Fri. * at UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. 6 p.m. vs. WAC...... 1 April 25 Sat. * at UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. 2 p.m. April 26 Sun. * at UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. 1 p.m. 2008 NCAA Tourn. Teams...... 18 April 28 Tues. Oregon Corvallis, Ore. 5 p.m. May 1 Fri. * Arizona State Corvallis, Ore. 5 p.m. Non-Tourn. Teams...... 36 May 2 Sat. * Arizona State Corvallis, Ore. 2 p.m. May 3 Sun. * Arizona State Corvallis, Ore. 1 p.m. In Oregon...... 31 May 4 Mon. at Portland Portland, Ore. 3 p.m. In California...... 10 May 8 Fri. * at Washington Seattle, Wash. 6:30 p.m. In Arizona...... 7 May 9 Sat. * at Washington Seattle, Wash. 2 p.m. In Washington...... 3 May 10 Sun. * at Washington Seattle, Wash. 1 p.m. In Tennessee...... 3 May 12 Tues. Gonzaga Corvallis, Ore. 6 p.m. May 13 Wed. Gonzaga Corvallis, Ore. 1 p.m. In Western Time Zone...... 48 May 15 Fri. * Washington State Corvallis, Ore. 5 p.m. In Eastern Time Zone...... 3 May 16 Sat. * Washington State Corvallis, Ore. 2 p.m. In Mountain Time Zone...... 3 May 17 Sun. * Washington State Corvallis, Ore. 1 p.m. May 19 Tues. Oregon Corvallis, Ore. 5 p.m. May 22 Fri. * at Stanford Palo Alto, Calif. 6 p.m. May 23 Sat. * at Stanford Palo Alto, Calif. 1 p.m. May 24 Sun. * at Stanford Palo Alto, Calif. 1 p.m. May 29-June 1 Fri.-Mon. NCAA Regionals TBA TBA June 5-8 Fri.-Mon. NCAA Super Regionals TBA TBA June 13-24 Sat.-Wed. NCAA College Omaha, Neb. TBA World Series (1) - Arizona State Tournament; Tempe, Ariz. (2) – Palm Springs Tournament; Palm Springs, Calif. (3) – Papé Grand Slam; Portland, Ore. *- Pac-10 Game; All Times Pacific And Subject To Change

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of the nice things about this club. There was a lot of competition in the fall and I don’t see a lot of positions solidified as of yet.”

The following is a look at the 2009 Or- egon State team.

Pitching If one thing can be said of the Beavers’ pitching staff this season, it is that Oregon State will have plenty of horses in the stables. In Oregon State’s trips to Omaha, the Bea- vers relied heavily on their pitching staff. It was talented, mature and had a lot of different pieces that fit together nicely. That’s what Casey and Yeskie envision for the 2009 staff. Reyes returns as the veteran of the staff after a year, that, by his own admission, wasn’t up to his standards. But the former Most Outstanding Jorge Reyes Player at the 2007 came The Oregon State baseball team opens its and is truly a teacher of the game. back strong in the fall and will be an anchor in 2009 season at Tennessee on Feb. 20. That’s Oregon State fans will see a new face in the rotation. almost nine months after the Beavers’ last game the dugout in 2009 in the form of Nate Yeskie, Following Reyes will be a multitude of pitch- of 2008 -- May 25 against Pacific. the team’s pitching coach. Formerly of UNLV, ers who have the capability to make a mark in Since that time, head coach Pat Casey and Yeskie brings a pro background to Corvallis af- the starting rotation. One such pitcher is Tyler his assistants have gone about piecing together ter pitching for five years in the Waldron, a sophomore transfer from Pacific. a club that will be charged with making a run at organization, reaching as high as Double-A New Waldron made his mark at Goss Stadium last the team’s fourth trip to Omaha in five years. Britain. year in the Beavers’ final game of 2008. Wal- The Beavers certainly have the talent. They dron lost, but held the Beavers to just two runs definitely have the desire. And the pieces are Head Coach Pat Casey’s take on the 2009 over seven innings. there, ready to be fit together. Oregon State baseball team Greg Peavey and Josh Osich both started If those pieces fit smoothly, there could be a “It’s a team, that we as a coaching , all would games last season and have proven quite capa- very magical season in Corvallis in 2009. agree is the most wide open we’ve had in a cou- ble of starting the game on the hill. Peavey had Oregon State has a balanced club as it gets ple years. There are not many guys who have a a slow start to his collegiate career in 2008, but into the 2009 season. Based on a 2008 recruit- lot of playing experience, therefore the positions impressed as the year went on. Osich, mean- ing class heavy on pitching, Oregon State will are wide open. It’s going to be nice having those while, had a season similar to Peavey’s and is a have one of the best staffs in the Pacific-10 pitchers who were freshmen last year now be power pitcher from the left side. Conference. Those pitchers have matured after sophomores. The list doesn’t stop there. Tanner Robles their freshman season and are ready to keep op- “We feel like we have good arms; we have gives the Beavers another left-hander who can ponents on their heels. Those sophomores have strength in our pitching staff in terms of depth. In make the start on the hill. He started off strong learned from holdover Jorge Reyes who is ready terms of who is going to play where, that’s one with three straight wins. He was joined by bull- for a revamped campaign. Casey retooled the team’s hitting and de- fense, bringing in a talented recruiting class that is nicely balanced by freshmen and junior col- lege transfers. He already had the likes of Ryan Ortiz, Joey Wong and John Wallace to set fine examples of how to play Oregon State base- ball. Now, they’ll be joined by newcomers by the names of Stefen Romero, Carter Bell, Jared Norris, Logan Lotti, Adalberto Santos and more. The 2009 recruiting class was based heavily on experience and maturity and is expected to play a big role in the team’s successes this season. The team’s defense, under the primary guid- ance of assistant coach Marty Lees, is expected to be as strong and steady as usual. Casey’s clubs have been successful by playing funda- mental baseball and defense is at the forefront. The Beavers also return assistant coach Pat Bailey for his second season. Bailey brought championship credentials to Corvallis in 2008 Kevin Rhoderick

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season but as a catcher. Ryan Gorton, another freshman, has the potential to be on the mound, as does Brent Warren, a lefty, but both consider the outfield their primary positions.

Head Coach Pat Casey’s take on the 2009 Oregon State pitching staff “The pitching staff is something we have some real depth in. We feel like you’re go- ing to have to have five to six starters the way the schedule pans out. We like the quality and depth of our arms. Here again, we think the year of experience for this year’s sophomores is go- ing to pay off. It’s going to pay off big-time for those former freshmen guys. “You’ve got people like Jorge Reyes, who has obviously been around and is in his third year. You’ve got people like Kevin Rhoderick, who has been in big games, as well as Tanner Robles, and Greg Peavey, and Mark Grbavac. There’s just a lot of names there. Josh Osich is a guy who can show you signs of brilliance. “The overall key is the fact that we have a lot of depth there in our pitching staff. At the end of Mark Grbavac last year, a guy like Peavey, he was starter, then Tanner Robles went to be a reliever, then ended as a starter, dog James Nygren, who made impressive starts was one of our best arms. Taylor Starr has really on our staff. I think Reyes is a guy who has got- against the likes of California and Portland. Like come on and had a great summer. He’s a guy ten a lot better. He pitched well at the end of seemingly every Oregon State hurler, both Ro- who is versatile enough to pitch in a lot of roles. the summer. You have a newcomer in Tyler Wal- bles and Nygren can work in relief. “I think we had seven freshmen pitchers dron who brings a lot of experience. I think all of Those who don’t start will join a talented and who were on our staff last year and when you those guys, as a staff, have the opportunity to multi-faceted bullpen that is anchored at the end have that, sometimes inexperience shows up contribute. by Kevin Rhoderick and Taylor Starr. Rhoderick and sometimes those guys look brilliant. The “If you take Peavey, and Osich, and Reyes, had 12 saves as a freshman and was virtually year of experience will be great. I like the fact and Robles, all of those guys started big games unhittable for a majority of the season. Starr, Grbavac came back and has shown leadership for us last year. We just have to fill in the gaps meanwhile, came on later in the season and led and get guys in roles that help benefit the team the club with a 1.61 ERA. He is perfectly suited the most. If those guys can slot in those rolls, I to the setup role and the closer’s spot to spell Oregon State Active Leaders think they’ve seen how successful that’s been in Rhoderick. Minimum 15 at bats or 10 innings pitched the past. We’ll have a lot of versatility there. Oregon State has two veteran left-handed “I’m sure there is somebody I’m missing in pitchers in Kraig Sitton and Kyle Foster. Sitton Offense there but I just think we have good balance and was a valuable middle reliever last season and Games John Wallace...... 144 good depth. You need that. The window of op- stranded runners like they were going out of At Bats Joey Wong...... 406 portunity from the time we return from Christ- style -- only eight of the 33 he inherited came Average Ryan Ortiz...... 344 mas break until the time we start playing is a around to score. Foster didn’t see much action Runs Joey Wong...... 79 time where there will really be a Spring Training last season, but meshed well with Yeskie in the Hits John Wallace...... 120 format for those guys.” Doubles Ryan Ortiz...... 16 offseason. Triples John Wallace...... 6 Those two will join a set of right-handers Infield Home Runs Joey Wong, Ryan Ortiz...... 5 who will help comprise one of the best bullpens Oregon State defensive coach Marty Lees RBI John Wallace...... 65 in the Pac-10. Among those returners is senior Walks John Wallace...... 51 has perhaps on of his best overall groups of in- Mark Grbavac, who tied for the team lead with Stolen Bases John Wallace...... 17 fielders this season. He has defensive wizards in four victories last season. Grbavac is Oregon On-Base Pct. Ryan Ortiz...... 430 Joey Wong and John Tommasini and newcomers State’s only four-year pitcher and lends a great Slugging Pct. Ryan Ortiz...... 516 in Adalberto Santos, Jared Norris, Max Shupe, amount of experience after being drafted by the Stefen Romero and Carter Bell, among others, after last season. Pitching who give the Beavers both strong defense in ad- He will be joined by Brad Kidd, a transfer Appearances Mark Grbavac...... 61 dition to strong bats. In addition, Oregon State prior to the 2008 season who didn’t see much Starts Jorge Reyes...... 25 returns one of the top players in the Pac-10 in action but has a chance to make his mark this ERA Taylor Starr...... 1.61 catcher Ryan Ortiz, who is also an All-American season. Wins Jorge Reyes...... 11 candidate this season. Necomers to the staff this season include Saves Kevin Rhoderick...... 12 Wong is the unquestioned leader of the freshman Sam Gaviglio from Ashland High Innings Jorge Reyes...... 148.2 team’s infield having started all 52 games at School (Ore.) who had a strong fall, and sopho- Strikeouts Jorge Reyes...... 121 shortstop last season. He made the move from more Nick Stiltner, who was with the club last Average vs. Kevin Rhoderick...... 131 second base when left for the

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Player Information Returning Starting Position Players Name Yr. Pos. G/GS Avg. HR RBI SB Ryan Ortiz Jr. C 52/47 .351 5 55 1 John Wallace Sr. OF 46/32 .326 3 20 9 Joey Wong Jr. SS 52/52 .244 5 31 0

Other Notable Returning Position Players Name Yr. Pos. G/GS Avg. HR RBI SB Logan Boyd Sr. OF 21/6 .267 1 7 0 John Tommasini So. 2B 33/16 .262 0 4 0 Rob Folsom Sr. OF/C 14/1 .133 0 0 0 Michael Miller So. OF 3/0 .000 0 0 0

Returning Starting Pitchers Name Yr. Pos. G/GS W-L eRA IP SO Josh Osich So. LHP 12/4 0-2 7.56 25.0 19 Greg Peavey So. RHP 15/5 2-3 4.96 49.0 35 Tanner Robles So. LHP 10/8 3-2 6.31 35.2 28 Jorge Reyes Jr. RHP 14/14 4-3 7.08 67.1 57

Other Notable Returning Pitchers Name Yr. Pos. G/GS W-L eRA IP SV Joey Wong Taylor Starr So. RHP 16/0 3-1 1.61 22.1 1 pros and made play after play. Offensively, he also showed flashes of Kevin Rhoderick So. RHP 20/0 0-1 2.39 26.1 12 brilliance, finishing tied for second on the team with five home runs. He Mark Grbavac Sr. RHP 22/0 4-1 3.62 27.1 0 is expected to start at short after getting a majority of reps there in the James Nygren So. RHP 15/6 1-1 5.55 35.2 0 Kraig Sitton So. LHP 22/0 2-0 3.91 25.1 0 fall but can certainly switch back to second when needed. Kyle Foster Sr. LHP 5/0 0-0 6.75 2.2 0 Tommasini is one of the other returning infielders, although he didn’t quite see as much action as Wong last season. Still, the sophomore has perhaps the surest hands on the club and meshed well with Wong. It Newcomers Name Yr. Pos. Hometown (Last School) will be key to see how he plays in the early part of the season before the Carter Bell Fr. IF Courtenay, B.C. (Vanier Secondary) Beavers get into Pac-10 play. Kyle Beverley Fr. IF Salt Lake City, Utah (Cottonwood) Tommasini will certainly get challenged by Adalberto Santos, a Mike Chiarelli So. C Everett, Wash. (Skagit Valley CC) transfer from New Mexico Junior College who originally hails from New Sam Gaviglio Fr. RHP Ashland, Ore. (Ashland) York City. He has the ability to play both middle infield positions and Blake Gibbs Fr. OF Bellevue, Wash. (Newport) brings a solid bat with him to Corvallis. Kyle Beverley, a freshman from Ryan Gorton Fr. OF Tigard, Ore. (Tigard) Salt Lake City and a former high school teammate of Tanner Robles’, Logan Lotti Jr. OF Chico, Calif. (Sierra JC) also has the ability to play second base. Jared Norris So. 1B Urbandale, Iowa (Yavapai College) The corner infield positions are perhaps the least set spots on the Stefen Romero So. IF Tucson, Ariz. (Pima CC) club for the Beavers, who return just three starters overall. Norris and Adalberto Santos Jr. IF New York, N.Y. (New Mexico JC) Shupe are expected to battle for the starting spot at first base. Norris is Max Shupe Jr. IF Alameda, Calif. (San Jose CC) a sophomore transfer from Yavapai College in Arizona and possesses Tyler Waldron So. RHP Pilot Hill, Calif. (Pacific) a solid bat with a great eye at the plate. He also proved in the fall to be Brent Warren Fr. OF Robins, Iowa (Xavier) more then adept with the glove. Shupe, like Norris, brings a big presence to the plate. The junior Key Losses transfer from San Jose City College showed the ability to hit for power Name Pos. Reason in the fall. It is conceivable that whomever doesn’t start at first could Mike Stutes RHP 2008 MLB Draft - Philadelphia (11th rd.) serve as the designated hitter. Lonnie Lechelt IF 2008 MLB Draft - Florida (24th rd.) The other corner spot, third base, will also be filled by two players Daniel Robertson OF 2008 MLB Draft - San Diego (33rd rd.) 1B 2008 MLB Draft - Detroit (33rd rd.) new to the club this season. Stefen Romero possesses the most colle- Jason Ogata UT 2008 MLB Draft - Texas (38th rd.) giate experience at the position after transferring from Pima Community College in Arizona. He displayed great range and a live bat in the fall. The other candidate at third base is freshman Carter Bell, a British Columbia native with great defensive skills and an emergeing bat. Bell can also play short, as he did occassionally during the fall, and made both the tough and routine plays at both position. Behind the plate, the Beavers have full confidence in returning All- Pac-10 player Ryan Ortiz, not only to work with the pitching staff, but to also have a season like last year. In that campaign, Ortiz led Oregon State with a .351 batting average and 55 RBI and was tied for second with five home runs.

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Beavers after having just a couple at bats as a freshman last season. But Miller, a left-handed bat from Cashmere, Wash., played a bigger role in the fall and impressed. That group will be joined by four newcom- ers. That group includes junior Logan Lotti, a strong-armed and highly intense native of Chi- co, Calif. He played right field for the Corvallis Knights this past season to get used to Goss Stadium, an advantage for any newcomer to Or- egon State’s home field. Brent Warren, Ryan Gorton and Blake Gibbs are the three freshmen who will challenge for time this season. Warren is a 6-foot-2 native of Robins, Iowa who improved as the fall went on. Gorton, meanwhile, comes in as an Oregon talent after playing at Tigard High School. He also has the ability to pitch -- as does Warren -- and spent time at catcher in the fall. Gibbs, John Wallace meanwhile, joins the Beavers after starring at Newport High School in Bellevue, Wash. Ortiz will be backed up by sophomore trans- You’re just not going to get away with catching fer Mike Chiarelli, who comes to the Beavers one guy all year long. Once again, we have one Head Coach Pat Casey’s take on the 2009 from Skagit Valley Community College in Wash- guy who might be better offensively, and another Oregon State outfield ington. Gorton and utility player Rob Folsom can defensively, so I believe that will all shake out “John Wallace is a guy who has played the also play catcher and fill in when needed. when we work out in the Spring.” most, and he’s one of our best defenders in the outfield. It’s the first time in a while we haven’t Head Coach Pat Casey’s take on the 2009 Outfield had a guy returning in center field so we will be Oregon State infield Oregon State will have an eclectic group excited to see who emerges in that position. “The only guy who has really played for two of players in the outfield in 2009. The Beavers There are a lot of candidates who can do that. years and has been a two-year starter is Joey don’t return much in experience this season, but “We had a lot of guys play well in the fall. Wong. We like the fact we have some flexibility what they lack in that category, they certainly Due to some injuries in the fall, not everybody there. Stefen Romero can play more than one make up for in talent. got to play as much as we would have liked, but position in the field, as can Adalberto Santos. John Wallace is one of three starters return- I do think we have some versatility in the outfield. We just feel like we have some guys who are ing to the Beavers in 2009 and comes back for The only guy who really has a lot of playing time interchangeable there. his senior year as one of the leaders of the club. in the outfield here at Oregon State is Wallace. “We’ve always felt like we want to be good He has the ability to play all three outfield posi- Obviously, Koa Kahalehoe has played some, but defensively in the infield, and therefore it will be tions and will be relied upon to bring a steady I think there is a big push out there to find who is a priority to us. Like I’ve said, in terms of experi- influence to the lineup. He is perhaps one of Or- going to play. There will be days, I think, where ence, we have Joey Wong, who has started for egon State’s most balanced players. who we play depends on who they throw.” two years, and John Tommasini, who got a lot of Koa Kahalehoe is another of the seniors who time last year. We do have a little bit of experi- will patrol the outfield this season. Kahalehoe is ence there but not much. considered Oregon State’s fastest player and “Here again, the emphasis will be that we has great range in the outfield. He is expected have positions wide open, and I think that’s a to play a big part in 2009 and roam center field. good thing. It concerns you a little bit from the Logan Boyd returns for his senior season as fact nobody really went out and took a bunch well, but played sparingly in 2008. Boyd brings of positions, but it also means that a lot of guys a left-handed bat to the lineup and has the po- went out and played well in the fall. tential to bring power to the middle of the lineup. “The obvious guy behind the plate is Ryan He will challenge for a starting spot in right field Ortiz. He caught for us last year and was All- and potentially at designated hitter. Pac-10 for us behind the plate. We want to be From that point on, the Oregon State staff as strong defensively as we can back there. We will see what players can emerge from a mix of have a lot of options as far as who can catch freshmen to those who have yet to see much with him. He is a versatile player. He can play collegiate experience. Two players, Brett Casey first as well as left field. and Rob Folsom, will see more time in the out- “Therefore, some other guys will have to field this season. Casey makes the move after step up. We have candidates in Mike Chiarelli, spending the past couple seasons in the infield Rob Folsom, Ryan Gorton, some people like and could truly be considered a utility player. that. They are guys who all had time in the fall. Folsom, meanwhile, played a few innings in the Obviously, with the way the schedule is now, outfield last season but spent more time working someone is going to have to step in and be a out at catcher. guy who can catch and do it at a Pac-10 level. Michael Miller is another returner for the Koa Kahalehoe

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