Photo shows the 1952 Beaver baseball team getting ready to leave on the bus for the first leg of their trip to the NCAA playoffs at Omaha, Nebraska.Waiting to board the bus are: (Standing left to right) Don Hopp, Norb Wellman, Cub Houck, Pete Goodbrod, Dwane Helbig, Chuck Fisk, Rim Ruggles, Jack Stephenson, Ed Nelson, Bud Shirtcliff, John Thomas, Jay Dean, Al Goodhard and Danny Johnston. Seated left to right are: Paul Valenti, assistant coach, head coach Ralph Coleman, Bobby Buob, Bailey Brem, Ken Boshears, student manager, Don White and Bud Berg. It was a Gazette Times photo. Photo was used in the 2006 Oregon State Baseball Guide, page 80.
Photo was used in the 2006 Oregon State Baseball Guide, page 4. Ralph Coleman served the longest tenure of any coach in Beaver Baseball history, 35 seasons rom 1923-1966. His teams were 561-315-1. He also was a 1918 player for OSC and was a pitcher. His main interest in college was track and field where he lettered for 3 years before trying baseball his senior year.
John Goss, in the middle, speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for Goss Stadium at Coleman Field in 1998. Looking on are Mitch Barnhart, Athletic director and Coach Pat Casey. Photo was used in the 2006 Oregon State Baseball guide, page 99.
Away Game, Photo was used in the book "The Road through Omaha : Oregon State's 2006 Baseball National Champions" written by Kip Carlson. The 2006 OSU Baseball team won the National Championship at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska. The photograph was made by Lou Pavlovich, Jr. of "College Baseball Newspaper".