Pat Casey
| Pat Casey | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | baseball |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Oregon State |
| Conference | Pacific-12 Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1959 McMinnville, Oregon |
| Playing career | |
| 1980 | University of Portland |
| Position(s) | outfielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988-1994 1995-present |
George Fox University Oregon State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 611-384-5 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships NCAA champions 2006, 2007 |
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| Awards Baseball America Coach of the Year 2006 Pac-10 Coach of the Year 2005, 2006 |
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Pat Casey (born 1959) is the head coach for the Oregon State Beavers baseball team. He is best known for winning the 2006 College World Series for the Beavers' first-ever baseball National Championship. Despite losing all but two starters on the team and being selected last in the NCAA College World Series bracket, he led the Beavers to a repeat championship in the 2007 College World Series, the first unranked team in history to accomplish this feat.
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[edit] Playing career
A three-sport athlete at Newberg High School, Casey attended the University of Portland where he played baseball as well as basketball.[1] In baseball, he was named to the All-Pac-10 Conference Northern Division first team in 1979 and 1980, and was drafted in the 10th round by the San Diego Padres in the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft.[1] He played seven seasons in the minor leagues, including the Beaumont Golden Gators, the Calgary Cannons and the Portland Beavers.[1]
[edit] Coaching career
After his playing career ended, Casey became head baseball coach at George Fox University, where he earned his undergraduate degree in 1990, also playing basketball for the school while coaching baseball. In seven seasons at George Fox, his baseball team compiled a 171-113-1 record.[1]
In 1995, he was named head coach at Oregon State, where through the 2009 season, he had compiled at 505-314-4 record.[1] He has guided the Beavers to three straight 45+ win seasons, including back-to-back Pac-10 championships, three trips to the College World Series, and two national championships. He is the only coach in NCAA history to lead a team to the National Championship after playing in six elimination games.[citation needed] After winning the 2006 national championship, the program received its first ever number 1 ranking by all four college baseball polls. He was named the Pac-10 Coach of the year in 2005, 2006, and 2011[2][3][4], and was named Baseball America Coach of the Year in 2006.
[edit] Personal
Casey and his wife Susan have three sons and one daughter.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f "Pat Casey". OSUBeavers.com. http://www.osubeavers.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/casey_pat00.html. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
- ^ "Pat Casey Named Pac-10 Coach Of The Year; Bryant, Gaviglio, Keyes Are First Teamers". OSUBeavers.com. http://www.osubeavers.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/053111aab.html. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ "Pat Casey named Pac-10 Coach of the Year". Cliff Kirkpatrick. http://cliffkirkpatrick.mvourtown.com/2011/05/31/pat-casey-named-pac-10-coach-of-the-year/. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ "Oregon State's Pac-10 honors: Pat Casey coach of the year; Sam Gaviglio, Kavin Keyes 1st-team selections". OregonLive.com. http://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/index.ssf/2011/05/oregon_states_pac-10_honors_pa.html. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
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