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 -
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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
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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.
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National championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics |