1954 Oregon Webfoots baseball team

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1954 Oregon Webfoots baseball
PCC North Division champions
District VIII champions
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record18–8 (11–5 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainPete Williams (Junior year)
Home stadium Howe Field
Seasons
 1953
1955 
1954 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
North Division
Oregon  y1150 .6881880 .692
Oregon State  1060 .6251280 .600
Washington  1060 .62518100 .643
Washington State  790 .43818120 .600
Idaho  2140 .125000 
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
USC  1150 .68820111 .641
Stanford  970 .56318120 .600
California  790 .43819110 .633
Santa Clara  790 .43814130 .519
UCLA  6100 .37519160 .543
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament

The 1954 Oregon Webfoots baseball team represented the University of Oregon in the 1954 NCAA baseball season. The Webfoots played their home games at Howe Field. The team was coached by Don Kirsch in his 7th year at Oregon.

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The Webfoots won the District VII Playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the UMass Minutemen.

Roster

1954 Oregon Webfoots baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
P Ferrell Albright/
OF Bernie Averill/
Sr
P Bill Blodgett/
Jr
P Norm Forbes/
Jr Victoria, British Columbia
P Bill Garner/
Sr
C Don Hedgepeth/
Sr
Larry Hibbard/
Jr
P Trenton Huls/
Sr San Bernardino, California
INF Jim Johnson/
Jr
INF John Keller/
So
P Gene Lewis/
C Neal Marlett/R
Jr
OF Ron Phillips/
Sr
P Duane Reeves/
Jr
OF Jerry Ross/
So
INF Dick Schlosstein/
So
OF George Shaw /
Jr
OF Bob Wagner/
Jr
INF Pete Williams/
Jr
Head coach

Don Kirsch

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Current redshirt

Schedule

1954 Oregon Webfoots baseball game log
Regular season
Regular Season (16–6)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordND Record
1 Oregon State Howe FieldEugene, Oregon 5–31–0
2vs Lewis–Clark Unknown • Unknown2–71–1
3vs Lewis–ClarkUnknown • Unknown10–22–1
4vs Willamette Unknown • Unknown8–73–1
5vs Seattle Unknown • Unknown5–34–1
6 Washington State Howe Field • Eugene, Oregon10–15–11–0
7Washington StateHowe Field • Eugene, Oregon8–115–21–1
at Washington StateBailey Field • Pullman, Washington 5–4
at Washington StateBailey Field • Pullman, Washington3–5
Idaho Howe Field • Eugene, Oregon7–2
IdahoHowe Field • Eugene, Oregon4–1
at Idaho MacLean FieldMoscow, Idaho 13–4
at IdahoMacLean Field • Moscow, Idaho8–4
Washington Howe Field • Eugene, Oregon2–18
WashingtonHowe Field • Eugene, Oregon3–1
at WashingtonOld Graves Field • Seattle, Washington 4–3
at WashingtonOld Graves Field • Seattle, Washington7–9
18at Oregon State Coleman FieldCorvallis, Oregon 9–714–59–4
19Oregon StateHowe Field • Eugene, Oregon3–714–69–5
20at Oregon StateColeman Field • Corvallis, Oregon12–615–610–5
21Oregon StateHowe Field • Eugene, Oregon4–016–611–5
Postseason
NCAA District VIII Playoff (3–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordND Record
22SeattleHowe Field • Eugene, Oregon9–416–611–5
23 Fresno State Howe Field • Eugene, Oregon9–517–611–5
24Fresno StateHowe Field • Eugene, Oregon1–018–611–5
College World Series (0–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordND Record
25June 10vs Arizona Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 1–1218–711–5
26June 11vs UMass Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska8–318–811–5

Awards and honors

Norm Forbes
John Keller
Neal Marlett
George Shaw
Pete Williams

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