Lawrence Keene was the pitcher for the 1910-1912 OAC baseball teams. He should not to be confused with Roy "Spec" Keene, also played baseball and later became OSU athletic director.
Photo used in the April-May 1960 issue of the Oregon Stater, page 3. Gary Moore lettered from 1958-1960. From Gig Harbor, Washington, Moore was an honor roll student.
Home Game, This is essentially the same picture as the one above. Varsity Baseball- From left to right, Row 1: Bill Oerding, Bill Wagner, Dan Luby, Bill Rudzik, Roy Critser, Jerry Dorocher, Leon Criner. Row 2: Gary Baker, Clayton Smith, John Whitelaw, Carla Petroni, Stan Yoshioka, Grimm Mason, Manager Ed DeYoe. Row 3: Manager Dale Robbins, Bert Girod, Bob Berreman, Ray Lunde, Rod Wells, Rene Moye, Bruce Day, Ed Reinking, Kim Bradshaw, Coach Ralph Coleman. Photo was used in the 1960 Beaver Yearbook, page 181.
Rich Dodge, a three year letterman, who playedfrom 1974-1977, concluded his career for OSU his final season with record-breaking baseball. He set a new Beaver season home run mark with seven and drew a record 48 walks. Over his three years of varsity football, the tailback was the Beavers' leading ground gainer. Photo was used in the June 1977 Oregon Stater, v.11 no.4, page 22.
Coach Jack Riley finds duty in the third base coaching box exciting as he waves Rich Harper on to home plate. Harper played from 1975-1978. Photo was used in the Oregon Stater, June 1977, vol.11 no.4, p. 22 and 1977 Beaver p. 97.
Home Game, The Beavers race out onto the field to celebrate a double-header sweep which gave them the Northern Division crown for the second year running. Photo was used in the Oregon Stater, June 1983, page 22. The Beavers went on to lose to Stanford and Cal-Santa Barbara in the NCAA playoffs
Home Game, Photo was used in the 1971 Beaver Yearbook, page 230. Tanselli was the baseball coach from1967-1972. He compiled a 113-102-2 record while at OSU.
OSU Coach Jack Riley, Washington State Coach Bobo Brayton and umpires are shown before a game.Riley coached at Oregon State from 1973 through 1994 and is the winningest coach in Beaver Baseball history with a 613-411-5 record. Brayton coached at WSU for 33 years and also retired after the 1994 season.Washington State has been OSU's most formidable rival through the years. The series began in 1910 and stood at 186-215-2 through 2006. Riley's won-loss record versus Brayton was 49-79 (1973-1994).OSU has played both Washington State and the University of Washington more times than any other college or university. OSU all-time versus the UW is 218-179-2, beginning in 1911.
The first postwar Northern Division conference game between OSC and Washington State College was celebrated with President A. L. Strand, Beaver coach Ralph Coleman, and WSC coach Buck Bailey taking part in the ceremonial "first pitch" as batter, pitcher and catcher. OSC participated in intercollegiate baseball for the first time since 1943, when competition was halted due to the war.
Mike (Mickey) Riley, son of Jack Riley, played second base for the Beavers from 1980-1983. He hit over .300 for the 1982 season and came close to the school record with an 18 game hitting streak--4 less than the mark set by All-American Pete Rowe. Photo was used in the Gazette Times and the Oregon Stater, April 1982, v.16 no.2, page 21.
Home Game, Tom Jones shows the form that brought him his second consecutive batting title. He played from 1966-1968. From Portland (Washington HS) Photo was used in the 1969 Beaver Yearbook, page 227.
Home Game, Tom Creighton played in 2002. Transferred from Fresno State for his senior year at OSU. From Weldon, CA. Photo was used in the 2002 Beaver Yearbook, page 169.
John Thomas played from 1951-1953 and was from Newark, New Jersey. He was part of the "Kasberger Pipeline". He also played football, and was later an OSU assistant football coach.
Portland Freshman Bill Gassaway, Beavers' designated hitter, was one of the bright spots for a team that had its hitting problems. Photo was used in the Oregon Stater, April 1979, vol.13 no.3, page18.
When Jeff Doyle was 26 years old he played his first game in the big leagues on September 13, 1983, with the St. Louis Cardinals. He went in the 6th Round (136th) in the 1977 baseball draft. He played from 1975-1977.