The aerial view shows the athletic fields with Coleman field in the center of the photo. The football field is in the lower left center and the track field is in the lower right center of the photo. Photo was taken June 24, 1984.
Photo shows Parker Stadium (under construction) in foreground; Gill Coliseum on the left; track and baseball fields and tennis courts in the upper left corner. This scan was taken from the photograph housed in the News and Communications Services Photograph Collection (P 057).
Home Game, Ralph O. Coleman served the longest tenure of any coach in Beaver baseball history--35 seasons from 1923-1966. His teams were 561-315 with 10 Northern Division titles and a berth in the 1952 College World Series. Coming to Oregon Agricultural College as a student from Canby High, Coleman pitched for OAC in 1918. His main interest was track and field, though, and Coleman lettered three years as a standout trackman for the Beavers before trying baseball his senior year.
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.