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The 2015 Oregon State Beavers baseball team represented Oregon State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Beavers played their home games at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field and were members of the Pac-12 Conference . The team was 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
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 Scotland Church - Sophomore
6 Ryan Mets - Freshman
12 Sam Tweedt - Freshman
15 Luke Heimlich - Freshman
17 Mak Fox - Sophomore
20 Mitch Hickey - Freshman
23 Andrew Moore - Junior
25 Drew Rasmussen - Freshman
26 Trent Shelton - Sophomore
31 Kevin Flemer - Sophomore
32 Travis Eckert - Junior
34 Clay Bauer - Senior
35 John Pomeroy - Sophomore
36 Austin Woodward - Junior
38 Zack Reser - Senior
44 Jake Thompson - Sophomore
Catchers
Infielders
1 Christian Donahue - Freshman
2 Joe Gillette - Freshman
4 Tyler Mildenberg - Sophomore
7 Trever Morrison - Sophomore
10 Michael Gretler - Freshman
11 Jackson Soto - Freshman
14 Caleb Hamilton - Sophomore
16 Gabe Clark - Junior
19 Billy King - Sophomore
Outfielders
9 Cary, Elliott - Freshman
28 Kyle Nobach - Sophomore
29 Jack Anderson - Freshman
30 Michael Howard - Senior
37 Cooper Brunner - Freshman
40 Jeff Hendrix - Junior
45 Joey Jansen - 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
2005 Oregon State Beavers baseball game log (52–13)[ 6]
Regular season (38–16–1)
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
Pac-12 record
1
Feb 13
vs. Northwestern
Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ
W 2–1
1–0
–
2
Feb 14
vs. Michigan State
Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ
W 4–3 (10)
2–0
–
3
Feb 15
vs. New Mexico
Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ
L 4–7
2–1
–
4
Feb 16
vs. New Mexico
Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ
L 2–5
2–2
–
5
Feb 19
vs. No. 10 Oklahoma State
Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ
W 5–3
3–2
–
6
Feb 20
vs. Kansas State
Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ
W 10–9
4–2
–
7
Feb 21
vs. Oklahoma
Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ
L 6–9
4–3
–
8
Feb 22
vs. Kansas
Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ
W 15–5
5–3
–
9
Feb 27
Grambling State
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
W 10–7
6–3
–
10
Feb 28
Grambling State
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
W 25–3
7–3
–
11
Feb 28
Grambling State
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
W 9–2
8–3
–
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
Pac-12 record
12
Mar 4
at Portland
Joe Etzel Field • Portland, OR
W 14–2
9–3
–
13
Mar 6
Fresno State
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
W 2–1
10–3
–
14
Mar 7
Fresno State
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
W 5–2
11–3
–
15
Mar 7
Fresno State
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
W 12–2
12–3
–
16
Mar 8
Fresno State
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
W 2–1
13–3
–
17
Mar 10
Portland
No. 24
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
W 12–3
14–3
–
18
Mar 13
at No. 14 Arizona State
No. 24
Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ
W 1–0
15–3
1–0
19
Mar 14
at No. 14 Arizona State
No. 24
Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ
L 3–4
15–4
1–1
20
Mar 15
at No. 14 Arizona State
No. 24
Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ
L 4–7
15–5
1–2
21
Mar 20
Washington State
No. 25
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
W 5–2
16–5
2–2
22
Mar 21
Washington State
No. 25
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
W 3–0
17–5
3–2
23
Mar 22
Washington State
No. 25
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
W 2–1 (11)
18–5
4–2
24
Mar 24
San Jose State
No. 19
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
W 6–1
19–5
–
25
Mar 25
San Jose State
No. 19
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
W 8–2
20–5
–
26
Mar 27
Cal Poly
No. 19
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
L 1–8
20–6
–
27
Mar 28
Cal Poly
No. 19
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
L 2–7
20–7
–
28
Mar 29
Cal Poly
No. 19
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
W 4–2
21–7
–
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
Pac-10 record
29
Apr 2
at No. 4 UCLA
No. 18
Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
W 3–2
22–7
5–2
30
Apr 3
at No. 4 UCLA
No. 18
Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
L 1–4
22–8
5–3
31
Apr 4
at No. 4 UCLA
No. 18
Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
L 5–10
22–9
5–4
32
Apr 10
at Oregon
No. 20
PK Park • Eugene, OR
L 2–3
22–10
5–5
33
Apr 11
at Oregon
No. 20
PK Park • Eugene, OR
W 4–2
23–10
6–5
34
Apr 12
at Oregon
No. 20
PK Park • Eugene, OR
L 9–10
23–11
6–6
Apr 14
vs. Portland
No. 20
Volcanoes Stadium • Keizer, OR
Postponed to May 13
35
Apr 17
Arizona
No. 20
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
W 3–1
24–11
7–6
36
Apr 18
Arizona
No. 20
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
L 1–3
24–12
7–7
37
Apr 19
Arizona
No. 20
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
W 5–3
25–12
8–7
38
Apr 24
No. 11 USC
No. 20
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
L 3–11
25–13
8–8
39
Apr 25
No. 11 USC
No. 20
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
W 3–2
26–13
9–8
40
Apr 26
No. 11 USC
No. 20
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
W 9–6
27–13
10–8
41
Apr 30
at Washington
No. 18
Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA
W 4–2 (10)
28–13
11–8
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
Pac-10 record
42
May 1
at Washington
No. 18
Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA
L 6–8
28–14
11–9
43
May 2
at Washington
No. 18
Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA
W 4–1
29–14
12–9
44
May 5
Oregon
No. 19
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
W 10–2
30–14
–
45
May 8
Utah
No. 19
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
W 3–0
31–14
13–9
46
May 9
Utah
No. 19
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
W 2–0
32–14
14–9
47
May 10
Utah
No. 19
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
T 2–2 (15)
32–14–1
14–9–1
48
May 13
vs. Portland
No. 18
Volcanoes Stadium • Keizer, OR
W 20–0
33–14–1
–
49
May 15
at Stanford
No. 18
Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA
W 5–2
34–14–1
15–9–1
50
May 16
at Stanford
No. 18
Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA
W 7–5
35–14–1
16–9–1
51
May 17
at Stanford
No. 18
Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA
W 12–3
36–14–1
17–9–1
52
May 19
Oregon
No. 11
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
L 2–3 (11)
36–15–1
–
53
May 22
No. 16 California
No. 11
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
W 4–0
37–15–1
18–9–1
54
May 23
No. 16 California
No. 11
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
W 9–0
38–15–1
19–9–1
55
May 24
No. 16 California
No. 11
Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR
L 3–7
38–16–1
19–10–1
Postseason (1–2)
NCAA tournament: Corvallis Regional (1–2)
#
Date
Opponent
Seed/Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
NCAAT record
56
May 29
vs. (3) No. 30 Texas
(2) No. 12
Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX
W 5–4
39–16–1
1–0
May 30
vs. (4) VCU
(2) No. 12
Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX
Postponed to May 31 (weather)
57
May 31
vs. (4) VCU
(2) No. 12
Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX
L 1–5
39–17–1
1–1
58
May 31
at (1) No. 24 Dallas Baptist
(2) No. 12
Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX
L 1–7
39–18–1
1–2
Ranking movements
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.* A 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
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