Baseball team (about 1898), information from negative envelope: Allen '00, Heinkler '98, Sharp '98. In the 1938 Orange and Black, players are identified as: standing (l to r) WL Sharp, Jesse Tharp, Bill Patterson, Harold Belt, and Raymond Henkle. Seated (l to r) Henry Howells, Will Smith, Al Campbell, and Tom Allen. Published in Orange & Black 1938, p. 103.
Norb Wellman pitched for the Beavers from 1952 through 1954. He pitched one of the 1952 playoff wins against Fresno State that put Oregon State into the College World Series. The photograph appeared on the cover of the 1954 Beaver baseball press guide.
Jay Dean was a two-time All-American first baseman. He played for the Beavers from 1952-1955 and was selected as an All-American in 1954 and 1955 by the American Baseball Coaches Association. Dean holds the OSU career batting average record (.379) and has been considered the best player in OSU baseball history.