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Washington State Cougars
Founded1892
UniversityWashington State University
Head coachDonnie Marbut (8th season)
ConferencePacific-12 Conference
Home stadiumBailey–Brayton Field
(Capacity: 3,500)
NicknameCougars
ColorsCrimson and Gray
   
College World Series appearances
1950, 1956, 1965, 1976
NCAA Tournament appearances
1950, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2009, 2010
Conference tournament champions
Northwest Conference: 1915
PCC Northern Division: 1927
Pac-8 North: 1972
Pac-10 North: 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990
Regular season conference champions
Northwest Conference: 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1918
PCC Northern Division: 1927, 1928, 1933, 1936, 1938, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1956
AAWU: 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966
Pac-8 North: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
Pac-10 North: 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995

The Washington State Cougars baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball team of Washington State University, located in Pullman, Washington, United States. The program has been a member of the NCAA Division I Pacific-12 Conference since the start of the 1960 season. Since the start of the 1980 season, the program's home venue has been Bailey–Brayton Field, located on the university's campus. Donnie Marbut has been the program's head coach since prior to the 2005 season. As of the end of the 2012 season, the team has appeared in four College World Series and 16 NCAA Tournaments. In conference postseason play, it has won one Northwest Conference Tournament, one Pacific Coast Conference Northern Division Tournament, one Pacific-8 Conference North Division Tournament, and four Pacific-10 Conference Northern Division Tournaments. In regular season play, it has won five Northwest Conference Championships, 12 Pacific Coast Conference Northern Division titles, four AAWU Championships, nine Pac-8 North Division titles, and 11 Pac-10 North Division titles. As of the start of the 2013 Major League Baseball season, 32 former Cougars have appeared in Major League Baseball.

History

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Early years

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The first season of organized baseball at the school came in 1892, shortly after the school's founding. In that season, the team had an 11-1 record. The program's first game, a 26-0 victory, was played on March 12, 1892, against Pullman Military College. After a three-year hiatus from 1893–1895, the team returned for one season in 1896. After another break in 1897, the team returned permanently in 1898. For the 1901 season, the program, which had previously been led by team captains, named H.E. Lougheed its first head coach. Through the end of the 1909 season, the program competed as an independent, compiling a 110-59-1 record in that period.[1]

In 1910, the program joined the Northwest Conference. Prior to the 1912–1913 academic year, former Washington State football coach John R. Bender had returned to the school from Saint Louis University. He also served as the school's head baseball coach beginning with the 1913 season. In that season, the team won its first Northwest Conference title, finishing with a 7-1 record. The team won the conference title in 1914 and 1915 under Bender, as well, along with the conference tournament in 1915.[1]

After the 1915 season, Bender left the school to coach football at Kansas State. He was replaced by Fred Bohler, who led the team to Northwest Conference titles in 1916 and 1918. Following the 1918 season, the program joined the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), which had been formed in December 1915. In its first season in the PCC, the team finished fourth.[1]

In 1919, the college adopted the Cougar as its athletic programs' official nickname.[2]

Buck Bailey era

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Prior to the start of the 1927 season, Buck Bailey became the program's head coach. In Bailey's first season, the program finished first in the PCC North Division and won the PCC Tournament. The team also won the North Division title in 1933, 1936, and 1938.[1]

On August 23, 1932, Art McLarney, the program's first alumnus to play in Major League Baseball, debuted for the New York Giants.[3]

In February 1943, Bailey joined the United States Navy and fought in World War II. The Eugene Register-Guard article that announced Bailey's departure referred to him as an "athletic comedian," and other sources attest that Bailey had a colorful coaching style.[4][5][6] For three seasons, 1943–1945, Washington State men's basketball coach Jack Friel coached the program.[1][7]

Bailey returned prior to the start of 1946 season and resumed his coaching duties. From 1947–1950, the program won four consecutive PCC North Division titles. This run culminated in the program's first College World Series appearance in 1950, the first College World Series played at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska. To qualify, the Cougars defeated Stanford to win the PCC Tournament. At the World Series, after winning their first three games over Tufts, Alabama, and Rutgers, the Cougars lost to Texas in their first loss in the double-elimination tournament. The team later faced Texas again in the national championship game, which Washington State lost 3-0.[1][8] Future Major Leaguers Ted Tappe and Gene Conley played on the 1950 team.[9]

The program reached the College World Series again under Bailey in 1956. To qualify from District VIII, the team defeated USC in the PCC Tournament. At the World Series, the Cougars were eliminated after consecutive defeats to Bradley and New Hampshire.[1][8]

On July 1, 1959, the PCC dissolved following a scandal involving illegal payments to football players at several of the conference's schools.[10] In reaction, five former PCC members, formed the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU), which Washington State's baseball program joined when play began in the 1960 season.[11] With the addition of several other schools over time, the conference eventually became known as the Pacific-12 Conference.[12][13]

The program qualified for the NCAA Tournament in each of its first two seasons in the AAWU. In both 1960 and 1961, the Cougars were eliminated in the District VIII Regional.[8]

Bobo Brayton era

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Following Buck Bailey's retirement at the end of the 1961 season, the school hired Bobo Brayton, a former Washington State player and then-head baseball coach at Yakima Valley College. In Bailey's first three seasons, the team failed to qualify for the postseason. In 1965, however, the team won the AAWU North Division and qualified for the NCAA Tournament. In the second round of the District VIII Regional, the Cougars defeated Stanford and advanced to the 1965 College World Series. There, the team finished third, with wins over Texas and Connecticut and two losses to Ohio State.[1][8][14]

In 1966, the team again qualified for the NCAA Tournament but was eliminated by USC in the District VIII Regional finals.[8] Following the season, future Major Leaguer Danny Frisella was selected by the New York Mets in the 1966 Major League Baseball Draft.[15] Following the 1968 season, two future Major Leaguers, Rick Austin and Ron Cey, signed professional contracts.[16]

After missing the playoffs for three consecutive seasons from 1967–1969, the Cougars won the Pac-8 North Division title and qualified for the Pac-8 Tournament in 1970. This division title started a streak of 11 consecutive North Division titles (1970–1981) and 19 of the 22 from 1970–1991. In that stretch, the program qualified for eight NCAA Tournaments (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990). In 1976, the Cougars hosted and won the West Regional, defeating Pepperdine and Cal State Fullerton twice, in order to advance to the College World Series. In its first game, the team defeated Oklahoma, but then was eliminated by consecutive losses to Arizona State and Maine.[1][8][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]

Following the 1979 season, renovations of Martin Stadium, Washington State's football venue, led to the construction of a new running track on the site of the baseball venue, Bailey Field. As a result, the school built a new baseball venue, which retained the name Bailey Field.[24] In 1984, stadium lighting was installed at the venue, and the first nighttime college baseball game in the Pacific Northwest was played between Washington State and Washington on May 11, 1984.[25][26] In 1989, the field hosted Washington State's first nationally televised games, played on April 30 and May 1 against California and shown on ESPN.[27]

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, two Cougars were named First-Team All-Americans. Both John Olerud, selected in 1988, and Aaron Sele, selected in 1990, would go on to play in Major League Baseball. Olerud, in addition to being named an All-American in 1988, was named the National Player of the Year.[1]

Following the 1994 season, Bobo Brayton retired, finishing his career with 1,162 wins in 33 seasons. Brayton's teams reached ten NCAA Tournaments and two College World Series.[28][29][1]

Post-Brayton struggles

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Lower Columbia College head coach Steve Farrington was hired to replace Brayton.[30] Farrington's first season, 1995, was the third season of NCAA sanctions that had been imposed on the program for rules violations.[31] In it, the Cougars finished first in the Pac-10 North but were defeated in the Pac-10 Tournament and did not receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.[1]

From 1996–1998, Farrington's teams finished third in the Pac-10 North three times, missing the playoffs in each season. In both 1999 and 2000, after the Pac-10 abolished its divisions, Washington State finished last in the Pac-10.[1] Farrington's contract was not renewed following the 2000 season.[32]

During the 2000 season, Bailey Field was renamed Bailey–Brayton Field, adding Bobo Brayton's name to the Cougars' home venue.[24][33]

Prior to the start of the 2001 season, Albertson College head coach Tim Mooney was hired to replace Farrington.[34] The team had losing records in each season from 2001–2004 and finished no higher than 8th in the Pac-10. These struggles, combined with cases of Mooney physically and verbally abusing players, led to his resignation following the 2004 season.[1][35][36]

Donnie Marbut era

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Donnie Marbut, who had served as an assistant under Mooney in 2004, was hired as the program's next head coach. In Marbut's first several seasons as head coach, the program struggled, finishing no higher than a sixth-place tie in the Pac-10.[1] Marbut was also officially reprimanded by the university in 2006, when a Seattle Times report revealed that he had falsified parts of his résumé when applying for a coaching position at Washington State.[37][38][39]

In 2009 and 2010, however, the Cougars finished near the top of the Pac-10 and appeared in the NCAA Tournament in both seasons.[1] In the 2009 tournament, the team appeared in the Norman Regional as a #3 seed. After losing the opening game to Arkansas, the Cougars defeated Wichita State 3-2 in an elimination game. In the next game, however, they were eliminated by Oklahoma. In the 2010 tournament, the team earned a #2 seed in the Fayetteville Regional. This time, the team made it to within one win of the Super Regional round, but lost to Arkansas 7-2 in the elimination game.[8]

Conference affiliations

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  • Independent (1892, 1896, 1898–1909, 1917, 1924)
  • Northwest Conference (1910–1916, 1918)
  • Pacific Coast Conference (1919–1923, 1925–1959)
  • Pacific-12 Conference (1960–present)
    • Known as the Athletic Association of Western Universities from 1960–1968
    • Known as the Pacific-8 Conference from 1969–1978
    • Known as the Pacific-10 Conference from 1979–2011

Venues

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Old Bailey Field

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During head coach Buck Bailey's second tenure as head coach (1946–1961), the program's home venue was renamed Bailey Field.[40] The program used the field as its home venue through the end of the 1979 season. It was located on the current site of Mooberry Track.[41][24]

Bailey–Brayton Field

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Following the 1979 baseball season, the university announced plans to renovate Martin Stadium, the school's football venue. As part of those renovations, a new track & field venue would be built on the site of the school's baseball field. The university built a new baseball stadium to the east of the original venue. The new field maintained the name Bailey Field when it opened at the start of the 1980 season.[42][24][43]

The field was renovated in 1981, 1984, and 1988. In 2000, it was renamed Bailey–Brayton Field for Chuck Brayton, the program's head coach from 1962–1994. The facility has a capacity of 3,500 spectators and features an artificial turf surface, electronic scoreboard, and stadium lighting.[24][33]

Head coaches

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The program's longest-tenured and most successful head coach is Chuck Brayton, who was head coach for 33 seasons (1962–1994). Under Brayton, the program won 1,162 games.[44]

Year(s) Coach Seasons W-L-T Pct
1892, 1896, 1898–1900 No coach 5 21-9 .700
1901–1903 H. E. Lougheed 3 24-18 .571
1904 J. N. Ashmore 1 10-2 .833
1905–1906 Everett Sweeley 2 20-12 .625
1907–1908, 1913–1915 J. R. Bender 5 69-22-1 .758
1909–1912 Frank Sanger 4 27-36-1 .429
1916–1920 J. Fred Bohler 5 47-27-1 .635
1921–1922 Frank Barber 2 32-12 .728
1923–1926 Harry Applequist 4 66-29-1 .695
1927–1942, 1946–1961 Buck Bailey 32 603-325-5 .649
1943–1945 Jack Friel 3 29-24 .547
1962–1994 Chuck Brayton 33 1162-523-8 .689
1995–2000 Steve Farrington 6 138-198 .411
2001–2004 Tim Mooney 4 84-135 .384
2005–present Donnie Marbut 8 238-215 .525
TOTALS
14
117
2568-1586-17
.618

Yearly records

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Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Independent (1892–1892)
1892 No coach 11-1
No program (1893–1895)
Independent (1896–1896)
1896 No coach 1-0
No program (1897–1897)
Independent (1898–1909)
1898 No coach 5-3
1899 No coach 4-2
1900 No coach 0-3
1901 H. E. Lougheed 10-6
1902 H. E. Lougheed 5-7
1903 H. E. Lougheed 9-5
1904 J. N. Ashmore 10-2
1905 Everett Sweeley 8-2
1906 Everett Sweeley 12-10
1907 J. R. Bender 16-3
1908 J. R. Bender 14-4-1
1909 Frank Sanger 5-11
Independent: 110-59-1
Northwest Conference (1910–1916)
1910 Frank Sanger 7-12 6-9 5th
1911 Frank Sanger 10-7-1 9-6 2nd
1912 Frank Sanger 5-6 3-4 3rd
1913 J. R. Bender 11-3 7-1 1st
1914 J. R. Bender 12-6 7-1 1st NWC Tournament
1915 J. R. Bender 16-6 8-0 1st NWC Tournament
1916 Fred Bohler 9-7-1 6-0 1st
Independent (1917–1917)
1917 Fred Bohler 6-0
Northwest Conference (1918–1918)
1918 Fred Bohler 13-1 11-1 1st
NWC: 89-48-3 57-22-1
Pacific Coast Conference (1919–1923)
1919 Fred Bohler 10-6 1-4 4th
1920 Fred Bohler 9-13 2-7 6th
1921 Frank Barber 17-6 8-4 2nd
1922 Frank Barber 15-6 10-6 3rd
1923 Harry Applequist 16-6 9-3 2nd (North)
Independent (1924–1924)
1924 Harry Applequist 21-9-1
Pacific Coast Conference (1925–1959)
1925 Harry Applequist 9-8 4-7 4th (North)
1926 Harry Applequist 20-6 6-2 2nd (North) PCC North Tournament
1927 Buck Bailey 13-5 6-2 1st (North) PCC North Tournament
1928 Buck Bailey 13-7 6-2 t-1st (North) PCC North Tournament
1929 Buck Bailey 14-9 9-7 2nd (North)
1930 Buck Bailey 16-8 8-8 4th (North)
1931 Buck Bailey 15-10 9-7 2nd (North)
1932 Buck Bailey 19-7 11-4 2nd (North)
1933 Buck Bailey 16-5 8-4 1st (North)
1934 Buck Bailey 14-8 7-5 2nd (North)
1935 Buck Bailey 15-12 8-8 t-3rd (North)
1936 Buck Bailey 15-8-2 12-4-1 1st (North)
1937 Buck Bailey 16-7 12-4 2nd (North)
1938 Buck Bailey 12-15 10-6 t-1st (North)
1939 Buck Bailey 16-13 10-6 2nd (North)
1940 Buck Bailey 18-10 9-6 2nd (North)
1941 Buck Bailey 17-13 8-8 t-3rd (North)
1942 Buck Bailey 23-11 7-7 t-2nd (North)
1943 Jack Friel 10-16 6-10 4th (North)
1944 Jack Friel 10-3 3-1 1st (North)
1945 Jack Friel 9-5 3-0 1st (North)
1946 Buck Bailey 17-13 6-10 4th (North)
1947 Buck Bailey 23-11-1 11-5 1st (North) PCC Tournament
1948 Buck Bailey 21-7 8-3 1st (North) PCC Tournament
1949 Buck Bailey 33-9 12-4 1st (North) PCC Tournament
1950 Buck Bailey 32-6 12-2 1st (North) College World Series
1951 Buck Bailey 30-11 11-5 2nd (North)
1952 Buck Bailey 19-15 6-10 4th (North)
1953 Buck Bailey 14-14-1 8-8 3rd (North)
1954 Buck Bailey 18-12 7-9 4th (North)
1955 Buck Bailey 13-8 6-4 3rd (North)
1956 Buck Bailey 28-8 11-3 1st (North) College World Series
1957 Buck Bailey 14-21 5-11 5th (North)
1958 Buck Bailey 19-11 9-5 t-2nd (North)
1959 Buck Bailey 20-15 10-6 2nd (North)
PCC: 699-393-5 314-217-1
AAWU/Pac-8/Pac-10/Pac-12 (1960–present)
1960 Buck Bailey 29-6 9-2 1st (North) District VIII Regional
1961 Buck Bailey 21-10 8-4 1st (North) District VIII Regional
1962 Chuck Brayton 18-12-1 8-5 3rd (North)
1963 Chuck Brayton 24-8 7-7 3rd (North)
1964 Chuck Brayton 31-9 10-6 2nd (North)
1965 Chuck Brayton 33-8 14-4 1st (North) College World Series
1966 Chuck Brayton 35-8-1 15-1 1st (North) District VIII Regional
1967 Chuck Brayton 22-10 7-6 6th (North)
1968 Chuck Brayton 29-9 11-7 3rd (North)
1969 Chuck Brayton 27-15 8-13 t-6th (North)
1970 Chuck Brayton 30-11-1 9-6 1st (North) Pac-8 Tournament
1971 Chuck Brayton 34-15 7-8 1st (North) Pac-8 Tournament
1972 Chuck Brayton 29-13 14-4 t-1st (North) Pac-8 Tournament
1973 Chuck Brayton 40-15 15-3 1st (North) Pac-8 Tournament
1974 Chuck Brayton 38-9 14-4 t-1st (North)
1975 Chuck Brayton 33-18 13-5 1st (North) Rocky Mountain Regional
1976 Chuck Brayton 43-15 16-2 1st (North) College World Series
1977 Chuck Brayton 39-17 14-4 1st (North) Rocky Mountain Regional
1978 Chuck Brayton 41-17 15-3 1st (North) Rocky Mountain Regional
1979 Chuck Brayton 40-11 12-3 1st (North) Pac-10 Tournament
1980 Chuck Brayton 36-10-2 11-3 1st (North) Pac-10 Tournament
1981 Chuck Brayton 27-25-1 11-7 t-2nd (North)
1982 Chuck Brayton 34-16 16-8 t-1st (North)
1983 Chuck Brayton 40-16-1 16-8 2nd (North)
1984 Chuck Brayton 41-20 15-6 t-1st (North) West II Regional
1985 Chuck Brayton 45-22 16-8 1st (North) Pac-10 North Tournament
1986 Chuck Brayton 35-24 11-12 4th (North) Pac-10 North Tournament
1987 Chuck Brayton 44-19 18-6 1st (North) West I Regional
1988 Chuck Brayton 52-14 18-4 1st (North) West I Regional
1989 Chuck Brayton 37-20 16-8 1st (North) Pac-10 North Tournament
1990 Chuck Brayton 48-19 19-5 1st (North) West II Regional
1991 Chuck Brayton 37-25 14-6 1st (North) Pac-10 North Tournament
1992 Chuck Brayton 31-23-1 16-14 2nd (North)
1993 Chuck Brayton 34-24 16-13 t-3rd (North)
1994 Chuck Brayton 35-26 11-19 5th (North)
1995 Steve Farrington 28-30 18-12 1st (North) Pac-10 Tournament
1996 Steve Farrington 26-35 12-12 3rd (North)
1997 Steve Farrington 13-42 7-17 3rd (North)
1998 Steve Farrington 25-24 12-12 3rd (North)
1999 Steve Farrington 24-31 4-20 9th
2000 Steve Farrington 20-36 6-18 9th
2001 Tim Mooney 15-39 6-18 9th
2002 Tim Mooney 21-33 6-18 9th
2003 Tim Mooney 19-37 7-17 t-8th
2004 Tim Mooney 29-26 9-15 t-8th
2005 Donnie Marbut 21-37 1-23 9th
2006 Donnie Marbut 36-23 10-14 8th
2007 Donnie Marbut 28-26 10-14 t-6th
2008 Donnie Marbut 30-26 8-16 9th
2009 Donnie Marbut 32-25 19-8 2nd Norman Regional
2010 Donnie Marbut 37-22 15-12 3rd Fayetteville Regional
2011 Donnie Marbut 26-28 10-17 9th
2012 Donnie Marbut 28-28 12-18 t-8th
Pac-12: 1672-1087-8 622-505
Total: 2568-1586-17

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

[1][13][45][46][47]

Notable former players

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The following is a list of notable former Cougars and the seasons in which they played for the program.[9][48][1]

2012 MLB Draft

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Five Cougars were selected in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft: 1B Taylor Ard by the Seattle Mariners (7th round), OF Derek Jones by the Colorado Rockies (8th round), 2B Tommy Richards by the Baltimore Orioles (24th round), OF Kyle Johnson by the Los Angeles Angels (25th round), and 3B Patrick Claussen (34th round).[49] All five players elected to sign professional contracts.[50][51][52][53][54]

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