2015 Oregon State Beavers baseball team

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.

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

2015 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 2 UCLA ‍†‍‍^y	22	–	8	–	0		.733			42	–	14	–	0		.750
No. 12 Oregon State ‍‍‍^y	19	–	10	–	1		.650			38	–	16	–	1		.700
No. 16 California ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12	–	0		.600			34	–	19	–	0		.642
No. 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

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. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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
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^ 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

1. "Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
2. "KJ Harrison, Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, leads Oregon State postseason honors". Oregonian. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
3. "2015 All-Conference Baseball Team named". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
4. "NCAA baseball tournament: On Selection Monday, Oregon State Beavers receive added motivation". Oregonian. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
5. "2015 Baseball Roster". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
6. "Oregon State Beavers baseball schedule". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved May 25, 2015.