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TWITTER.COM/BEAVER_BASEBALL 2015 OREGON STATE NCAA REGIONAL GUIDE INSTAGRAM.COM/BEAVERBASEBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS FACEBOOK.COM/OREGONSTATEBASEBALL Table Of Contents Covering The Beavers Oregon State Baseball 2015 Regional Guide Page Topic The Oregon State Athletics Communications of- 2 Oregon State Information fi ce appreciates your interest in the 2015 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 7 Associate Head Coach Pat Bailey club during the postseason. 8 Assistant Coach Andy Jenkins 9 Assistant Coach Nate Yeskie Postseason Guide 10 Support Staff Please note that this postseason guide is being fur- 11 Player Bios nished for members of the media to provide information 21 Career Statistics regarding the Oregon State baseball team and the post- season. No copies will be bound this year, and .pdfs of 2015 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 Overall Statistics 25 Oregon State Game-By-Game Results Game Notes 26 Superlatives A set of Oregon State game notes will be made avail- 27 Honors/Weekly Rankings able to members of the media prior to each game. To be 28 Oregon State Pac-12 Statistics included on the Oregon State baseball e-mail list in order 29 Oregon State Non-Conference Statistics to receive the notes prior to the game, please contact 30 Home Statistics Hank Hager. Notes will also be posted on the home of Or- 31 Road Statistics egon State Athletics, osubeavers.com. 32 Neutral Statistics 33 Oregon State February Statistics Interviews 34 Oregon State March Statistics All coach and student-athlete interviews must be ar- 35 Oregon State April Statistics ranged through Hank Hager. On gamedays, head coach 36 Oregon State May Statistics Pat Casey, his assistants and members of the team will 37 Hitting Breakdown be available shortly after the game’s conclusion per 38 Pitching Breakdown the host site’s regulations. Please note that during the 39 Pitching Appearances postseason, interviews at the fi eld prior to the game will 41 Lineups By Order not be permitted, with exception. Note that interview 42 Lineups By Position requests are not guaranteed due to player and team 43 Team/Individual Superlatives schedules. Please request any non post-game inter- 43 The Last Time views at least 24 hours in advance. 44 Oregon State Box Scores DO NOT contact any players without the consent of Hank Hager. Player numbers will not be furnished to Oregon State Postseason History members of the media or general public. Page Topic 58 2013 Trip To Omaha Internet 60 2007 Trip To Omaha The online home of Oregon State Athletics, osubea- 62 2006 Trip To Omaha vers.com, is the place to go for all Oregon State baseball 64 2005 Trip To Omaha information, including a team roster and bios, schedule, 66 1952 Trip To Omaha live stats links, updated game notes and statistics. 67 Postseason Review 68 All-Time OSU Postseason Results Athletic Communications Information 70 Postseason Honors Phone .............................................................(541) 737-3072 71 Oregon State Postseason Superlatives Fax .................................................................(541) 737-3020 Web site ...........................................www.osubeavers.com 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 2015 Oregon State University NCAA Regional Guide was designed, written, and produced by Hank Hager of the Oregon State Athletic Communications Offi ce. The cover photographs were taken by Scobel Wiggins and Dave Nishitani in the Oregon State Athletic Communications Offi ce. Additional photo credits include Rich Heins. Cover design by Ben Little. 2006 & 2007 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 26 5 College World Series Appearances: 1952, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013 | 5 NCAA Super Regional Appearances: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011 2013 16 NCAA Regional Appearances: 1952, 1962, 1963, 1983, 1985, 1986, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 TWITTER.COM/BEAVER_BASEBALL 2015 OREGON STATE NCAA REGIONAL GUIDE INSTAGRAM.COM/BEAVERBASEBALL FACEBOOK.COM/OREGONSTATEBASEBALL NOTES Oregon State Facts Beavers In The Postseason Location Corvallis, Oregon Oregon State has advanced to the 2015 postseason. The Beavers will play as the No. 2 seed Enrollment 27,925 at the Dallas Regional, hosted by Dallas Baptist. Also at the regional is No. 3 Texas and No. 4 Founded 1868 VCU. Texas is Oregon State’s opening opponent on Friday at 11:30 a.m. PT (1:30 p.m. in Texas). President Dr. Edward Ray Postseason History Athletic Director Bob De Carolis Oregon State is making its 16th visit to the postseason since the program’s fi rst season in Colors Orange and black 1907. The Beavers carry a 50-31 (.613) postseason record into the regional, with the current Nickname Beavers head coach, Pat Casey, claiming 45 of those victories. Oregon State’s visit is the team’s sev- Affi liation NCAA Division I enth consecutive, which extends the program’s record stretch. The Beavers are 29-18 in NCAA Conference Pac-12 Regional games (.617), including a 15-2 mark at Goss Stadium. OSU is 24-9 (.727) in NCAA University website www.oregonstate.edu Regional games since the NCAA adopted the current postseason format. Athletics website www.osubeavers.com Against The Regional Field Baseball Oregon State has a limited history with the Dallas Regional. The Beavers have never played Head coach Pat Casey (21st year) VCU, are 2-1 against Dallas Baptist and 0-1 against Texas. The Beavers hosted Dallas Baptist in Record at OSU 753-419-5 (21 years) 2005 at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field, losing the fi rst game, 17-7, before winning games two OSU winning percentage .642 and three by scores of 7-2 and 11-3, respectively. OSU’s lone meeting with Texas came at the 1952 College World Series where the Longhorns won, 10-1. Career record 924-528-6 (27 years) Career winning percentage .634 In Non-Conference Action Associate HC Pat Bailey (8th year) Every game played by the Beavers throughout the postseason are non-conference contests, Assistant Coaches Andy Jenkins (4th year) even if Oregon State takes on a Pac-12 foe. OSU fi nished the regular season with a 19-6 record Nate Yeskie (7th year) in non-conference games, including a 12-3 mark at home. The Beavers hit .311 as a team in Director of operations Ron Northcutt non-conference games, as fi ve regulars batted better than .300. Opponents hit just .220 as Northcutt offi ce phone (541) 737-0598 the team’s pitching staff recorded a 2.71 earned run average. For more of a breakdown on non- Athletic Trainer Josh Therrien conference action, turn to the 2015 regular season in review pages. Strength & Condition Coach Chris Anderson Youth Is Served Oregon State has continually started one of the nation’s youngest lineups on a day in, day out 2014 Season basis. Head coach Pat Casey has more often than not penciled in either eight or nine under- 2014 overall record 45-14 classmen into the starting lineup. The lone upperclassmen to be solidifi ed in the lineup is junior Home record 24-6 Jeff Hendrix, who has started all 55 games in center fi eld. Aside from Hendrix, upperclassmen Road record 14-6 (position players) have started just 67 games for the Beavers. Neutral record 7-2 2014 Pac-12 record 23-7 (1st place) Postseason Experience While youth does have its advantages, it can have its disadvantages. Only eight OSU position 2015 Season players have seen postseason action, while seven pitchers were on the 2014 postseason roster. Lettermen returning/lost 16/18 Position players 9/10 Away From Home Pitchers 7/8 Oregon State is 15-10 away from Goss Stadium at Coleman Field this season, but the Beavers Starters returning/lost 5/4 have improved over the last couple months. The Beavers opened the year 5-3 in a two-week All-conference returning/lost 1/4 stretch in Surprise, Ariz. The Beavers have gone 6-1 in their last seven games away from Goss Stadium, which includes a three-game series sweep of Stanford in California. All-Americans returning/lost 0/3 First varsity season 1907 The Staff Is Strong Again All-time record 2,237-1,430-16 (.610) Oregon State fi nished the regular season with a 2.88 earned run average, which ranks second only in the Pac-12 to league champion UCLA. The Beavers are vying for their third consecutive Goss Stadium At Coleman Field sub-3.00 season, which would be the fi rst time in the modern era (1967 on). Additionally, the Ballpark Goss Stadium at Coleman Field Beavers fi nished the regular season with a .219 batting average against, which leads the Pac- Opened (capacity) 1907 (3,248) 12. That comes on the heels of a .212 batting average against in 2014 and .217 in 2013. Left fi eld 330 ft. (14-ft. fence) Left-centerfi eld 365 ft. (8-ft. fence) More Strong D Center fi eld 400 ft. (8-ft. fence) Pitching and defense have been at the hallmark of Pat Casey coached teams and 2015 was no diff erent. We explained the pitching above, now the defense.