2015 Oregon State Beavers baseball team

2015 Oregon State Beavers baseball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
2015 record	39-18-1 (19-10-1 Pac-12)
Head coach	Pat Casey (21st year)
Assistant coach	Pat Bailey (8th year)
Assistant coach	Andy Jenkins (3rd year)
Pitching coach	Nate Yeskie (7th year)
Home stadium	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field

2015 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
#2 UCLA †^y	22	–	8	–	0	.733	42	–	14	–	0	.750
#12 Oregon State ^y	19	–	10	–	1	.650	38	–	16	–	1	.700
#16 California ^y	18	–	12	–	0	.600	34	–	19	–	0	.642
#17 USC ^y	18	–	12	–	0	.600	37	–	19	–	0	.661
#18 Arizona State ^y	18	–	12	–	0	.600	34	–	21	–	0	.618
Oregon ^y	16	–	14	–	0	.533	37	–	23	–	0	.617
Washington	14	–	16	–	0	.467	29	–	25	–	0	.537
Arizona	12	–	18	–	0	.400	31	–	24	–	0	.564
Washington State	11	–	19	–	0	.367	29	–	27	–	0	.518
Stanford	9	–	21	–	0	.300	24	–	32	–	0	.429
Utah	7	–	22	–	1	.250	16	–	36	–	1	.311

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 25, 2015^[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Oregon State Beavers baseball team represented Oregon State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Beavers play their home games at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field and are members of the Pac-12 Conference. The team is coached by Pat Casey in his 21st season at Oregon State.

Awards and Honors

2015 was another award-winning year for Oregon State. It was the fourth straight year a Beaver player garnered a major conference award and third year in a row that at least four players were named to the All-Conference First Team.^[2]

2015 Pac-12 Conference Baseball Awards^[3]

Major Award

KJ Harrison - Freshman of the Year

First Team All-Conference

KJ Harrison 1B/C Fr.
Jeff Hendrix OF Jr. (2)
Andrew Moore P Jr. (2)
Drew Rasmussen P Fr.
Kyle Nobach OF So. Honorable Mention

All-Defensive Team

Jeff Hendrix OF Jr. (2)
Andrew Moore P Jr.

(#) - Denotes number of times player has been selected

Postseason

Although the Beavers finished second in the Pac-12 they were not selected as a Regional host site for the opening round of the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.^[4] Oregon State was the #2 seed of the Dallas Regional with host and #1 seed Dallas Baptist, #3 Texas and #4 Virginia Commonwealth. After winning their first game against Texas the Beavers were eliminated after dropping two straight versus VCU and Dallas Baptist.

Roster

2015 Oregon State Beavers roster^[5]

Pitchers

3 Church, Scotland - Sophomore
6 Mets, Ryan - Freshman
12 Tweedt, Sam - Freshman
15 Heimlich, Luke - Freshman
17 Fox, Mak - Sophomore
20 Hickey, Mitch - Freshman
23 Moore, Andrew - Junior
25 Rasmussen, Drew - Freshman
26 Shelton, Trent - Sophomore
31 Flemer, Kevin - Sophomore
32 Eckert, Travis - Junior
34 Bauer, Clay - Senior
35 Pomeroy, John - Sophomore
36 Woodward, Austin - Junior
38 Reser, Zack - Senior
44 Thompson, Jake - Sophomore

Catchers

18 Lund, Dane - Senior
24 Harrison, KJ - Freshman
33 Ice, Logan - Sophomore

Infielders

1 Donahue, Christian - Freshman
2 Gillette, Joe - Freshman
4 Mildenberg, Tyler - Sophomore
7 Morrison, Trever - Sophomore
10 Gretler, Michael - Freshman
11 Soto, Jackson - Freshman
14 Hamilton, Caleb - Sophomore
16 Clark, Gabe - Junior
19 King, Billy - Sophomore
24 Harrison, KJ - Freshman

Outfielders

2 Gillette, Joe - Freshman
3 Church, Scotland - Sophomore
9 Cary, Elliott - Freshman
19 King, Billy - Sophomore
28 Nobach, Kyle - Sophomore
29 Anderson, Jack - Freshman
30 Howard, Michael - Senior
37 Brunner, Cooper - Freshman
40 Hendrix, Jeff - Junior
45 Jansen, Joey - Junior

Coaches

2014 Oregon State Beavers baseball coaching staff^[5]
5 Pat Casey - Head Coach - 21st year 27 Pat Bailey - Assistant Coach - 8th year 2 Andy Jenkins - Assistant Coach - 3rd year 21 Nate Yeskie - Assistant Coach - 7th year

Schedule

2015 Oregon State Beavers Baseball Game Log^[6]

Regular Season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Pac-12 Record
Feb 13	vs Northwestern	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ	2–1	1–0	–
Feb 14	vs Michigan State	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ	4–3 (10)	2–0	–
Feb 15	vs New Mexico	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ	4–7	2–1	–
Feb 16	vs New Mexico	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ	2–5	2–2	–
Feb 19	vs Oklahoma State	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ	5–3	3–2	–
Feb 20	vs Kansas State	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ	10–9	4–2	–
Feb 21	vs Oklahoma	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ	6–9	4–3	–
Feb 22	vs Kansas	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ	15–5	5–3	–
Feb 27	vs Grambling State	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	10–7	6–3	–
Feb 28	vs Grambling State	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	25–3	7–3	–
Feb 28	vs Grambling State	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	9–2	8–3	–

March
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Pac-12 Record
Mar 4	at Portland	Joe Etzel Field • Portland, OR	14–2	9–3	–
Mar 6	vs Fresno State	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	2–1	10–3	–
Mar 7	vs Fresno State	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	5–2	11–3	–
Mar 7	vs Fresno State	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	12–2	12–3	–
Mar 8	vs Fresno State	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	2–1	13–3	–
Mar 10	vs Portland	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	12–3	14–3	–
Mar 13	at Arizona State	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	1–0	15–3	1–0
Mar 14	at Arizona State	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	3–4	15–4	1–1
Mar 15	at Arizona State	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	4–7	15–5	1–2
Mar 20	vs Washington State	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	5–2	16–5	2–2
Mar 21	vs Washington State	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	3–0	17–5	3–2
Mar 22	vs Washington State	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	2–1 (11)	18–5	4–2
Mar 24	vs San Jose State	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	6–1	19–5	–
Mar 25	vs San Jose State	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	8–2	20–5	–
Mar 27	vs Cal Poly	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	1–8	20–6	–
Mar 28	vs Cal Poly	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	2–7	20–7	–
Mar 29	vs Cal Poly	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	4–2	21–7	–

April
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Pac-12 Record
Apr 2	at UCLA	Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	3–2	22–7	5–2
Apr 3	at UCLA	Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	1–4	22–8	5–3
Apr 4	at UCLA	Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	5–10	22–9	5–4
Apr 10	at Oregon	PK Park • Eugene, OR	2–3	22–10	5–5
Apr 11	at Oregon	PK Park • Eugene, OR	4–2	23–10	6–5
Apr 12	at Oregon	PK Park • Eugene, OR	9–10	23–11	6–6
Apr 14	vs Portland	Volcanoes Stadium • Keizer, OR	Postponed (weather)
Apr 17	vs Arizona	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	3–1	24–11	7–6
Apr 18	vs Arizona	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	1–3	24–12	7–7
Apr 19	vs Arizona	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	5–3	25–12	8–7
Apr 24	vs USC	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	3–11	25–13	8–8
Apr 25	vs USC	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	3–2	26–13	9–8
Apr 26	vs USC	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	9–6	27–13	10–8
Apr 30	at Washington	Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA	4–2 (10)	28–13	11–8

May
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Pac-12 Record
May 1	at Washington	Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA	6–8	28–14	11–9
May 2	at Washington	Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA	4–1	29–14	12–9
May 5	vs Oregon	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	10–2	30–14	–
May 8	vs Utah	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	3–0	31–14	13–9
May 9	vs Utah	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	2–0	32–14	14–9
May 10	vs Utah	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	2–2 (15)	32–14–1	14–9–1
May 13	vs Portland	Volcanoes Stadium • Keizer, OR	20–0	33–14–1	–
May 15	at Stanford	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	5–2	34–14–1	15–9–1
May 16	at Stanford	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	7–5	35–14–1	16–9–1
May 17	at Stanford	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	12–3	36–14–1	17–9–1
May 19	vs Oregon	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	2–3 (11)	36–15–1	–
May 22	vs California	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	4–0	37–15–1	18–9–1
May 23	vs California	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	9–0	38–15–1	19–9–1
May 24	vs California	Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR	3–7	38–16–1	19–10–1

Postseason

NCAA Dallas Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	Regional Record
May 29	vs (3) Texas	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	5–4	39–16–1	1–0
May 30	vs (4) VCU	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	Postponed (weather)
May 31	vs (4) VCU	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	1–5	39–17–1	1–1
May 31	vs (1) Dallas Baptist	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	1–7	39–18–1	1–2 (OSU eliminated)

Ranking movements

Main article: 2015 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'		*			24		25							23	20	18
Baseball America														23	23	17
Collegiate Baseball^					24	25	19	18	20	20	20	18	19	18	11	12
NCBWA†					30	30	27					29	24	22	20	18

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

↑ "Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
↑ "KJ Harrison, Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, leads Oregon State postseason honors". Oregonian. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
↑ "2015 All-Conference Baseball Team named". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
↑ "NCAA baseball tournament: On Selection Monday, Oregon State Beavers receive added motivation". Oregonian. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
1 2 "2015 Baseball Roster". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
↑ "Oregon State Beavers baseball schedule". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved May 25, 2015.

Oregon State Beavers baseball

Venues	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field (1907–present)

Culture & lore	Benny Beaver "Hail to Old OSU"

People	Notable players Head coaches

Seasons	1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

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