Even though Ralph Coleman wasn't coaching collegiate baseball during the early 1930s, he did give some batting tips to these boys attending the 4-H summer school on the OSC campus.
Oregon State College baseball players practice their pitching. From left to right: Gerald John "Rick" Erickson, Kenneth Leroy Carpenter, Robert Henry Stolz, and Chuck Sauvin. Used in the Oregon Stater, May 1949, page 12.
Prior to the beginnings of varsity baseball in 1907, Oregon State played baseball on an occasional basis beginning as early as 1883. In 1899, the school began playing an indoor version of the game. In 1900, the indoor baseball team compiled a 3-1 record, which included wins over the University of Oregon, Albany College, and the Salem YMCA. Players included: Arthur Derby, Hamilton, Arthur Bier, Small, Ellwood Clark, Grant Elain, Raymond Henkle, Ruben Burgess, Harold Belt, and Jim Hartley.