This is Jerry Droscher, captain-elect of 1960 team. Droscher was an all-Region 8 (NCAA) player. He played 1958-60. Photo was published in the Summer 1959 Oregon Stater, page 7.
Air Force Lt. Ralph Coleman Jr. ('54), OSC baseball coach Ralph Coleman, and Lt. John Thomas ('53) meet in Tokyo. Ralph Coleman Jr. pitched for the Beavers in 1952-1953. Thomas played 1951-53 and was the catcher on the 1952 college world series team. Photo was used in the November 1955 Oregon Stater, page 11.
Goss Stadium was dedicated on April 17, 1999. "In 1998, John Goss and his wife, Eline, made the major gift to a fund-raising effort that led to the construction of Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. The Gosses also made contributions leading to endowed scholarships for student/athletes and other top academic students, including graduates of Portland's Grant High School and members of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. Goss was an Oregon State track and field letterman in the 1930s; the naming of the baseball stadium is also a memorial to his older brother, James Goss."-- Oregon Stater
Home Game, Oregon State's third player to make the All Northern Division's first team was right fielder Jerry Droscher. Photo was used in the 1960 Beaver Yearbook, page 182. Played 1958-1960,from Roseburg.
The 1925 varsity squad was 12-2, undefeated at home, and were the Pacific Northwest Conference Champions. Photo was used in the 1927 Beaver Yearbook, page 191.
Photo published in the May 1961 issue of the Oregon Stater, page 5. Bill Oerding played 1959-1961 and was the pitcher. He never lost a game until his senior year. He was from Roseburg.