2014 Oregon State Beavers baseball team

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2014 Oregon State Beavers baseball
Pac-12 champions
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Record42–12 (23–7 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pat Bailey (7th season)
  • Andy Jenkins (3rd season)
Pitching coachNate Yeskie (6th season)
Home stadium Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
Seasons
  2013
2015  
2014 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 2 Oregon State  y2370 .76742120 .778
No. 13 Washington  y2190 .70039151 .718
No. 18 Arizona State  y19110 .63333220 .600
No. 20 Oregon  y18120 .60042180 .700
Stanford  y16140 .53329230 .558
Southern California  16140 .53329240 .547
Washington State  14160 .46724290 .453
California  13170 .43326270 .491
UCLA  12180 .40025301 .455
Arizona  9210 .30022330 .400
Utah  4260 .13316360 .308
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 26, 2014 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2014 Oregon State Beavers baseball team represented Oregon State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Beavers played their home games at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. The team was coached by Pat Casey in his 20th season at Oregon State. The Beavers were coming off a season in which they won the Pac-12 conference with a 24–6 conference record, and made it to the semifinals of the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, officially finishing tied for 3rd in the tournament.

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Offseason news

On Opening Day, the NCAA announced the decision to declare senior pitcher Ben Wetzler ineligible due to violating NCAA regulations. When deciding whether to forgo his senior year in favor of playing professionally, Wetzler had contact with an adviser who in turn had contact with a professional organization. The NCAA declared Wetzler ineligible for 20% of the team's games, making him eligible on Sunday, March 2, a home matchup slated against the Wright State Raiders. [2]

Roster

2014 Oregon State Beavers roster [3]
 

Pitchers

  • 9 Wetzler, Ben - Senior
  • 10 Davis, Dylan - Junior
  • 11 Fry, Jace - Junior
  • 17 Fox, Mak - Freshman
  • 18 Jackson, Brandon - Senior
  • 22 Eden, Chandler - Freshman
  • 23 Moore, Andrew - Sophomore
  • 24 Schultz, Scott - Senior
  • 25 Painton, Tyler - Junior
  • 26 Shelton, Trent - Freshman
  • 29 Belding, Phillip - Junior
  • 30 Howard, Michael - Junior
  • 31 Flemer, Kevin - Freshman
  • 34 Engelbrekt, Max - Sophomore
  • 35 Pomeroy, John - Freshman
  • 38 Reser, Zack - R Junior
  • 44 Thompson, Jake - Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 6 Esposito, Nate - Junior
  • 33 Ice, Logan - Freshman
  • 37 Fishback, Mason - Freshman

Infielders

  • 1 Peterson, Andy - Senior
  • 3 Keyes, Kavin - Senior
  • 4 Mildenberg, Tyler - Freshman
  • 7 Morrison, Trever - Freshman
  • 13 James, Dan - Freshman
  • 14 Hamilton, Caleb - Freshman
  • 15 Casper, Jerad - Senior
  • 16 Clark, Gabe - Sophomore
  • 19 King, Billy - Freshman
  • 45 Clardy, Caylen - Sophomore
 

Outfielders

  • 8 Conforto, Michael - Junior
  • 10 Davis, Dylan - Junior
  • 12 Rulli, Nick - Senior
  • 19 King, Billy - Freshman
  • 28 Jarmon, Hunter - Freshman
  • 30 Howard, Michael - Junior
  • 40 Hendrix, Jeff - Sophomore
  • 45 Clardy, Caylen - Sophomore
 

Coaches

2014 Oregon State Beavers baseball coaching staff [3]
  • 5 Pat Casey - Head Coach - 20th year
  • 27 Pat Bailey - Assistant Coach - 8th year
  • 2 Andy Jenkins - Assistant Coach - 2nd year
  • 21 Nate Yeskie - Assistant Coach - 7th year

Schedule

2014 Oregon State Beavers baseball game log: 45–14 [4]
Regular season: 42–12
Postseason: 3–2

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches' 33*3644765343221222212
Baseball America 224544666552221222213
Collegiate Baseball^448875865542111217171717
NCBWA3175448754421111212121214

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

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References

  1. "Baseball Standings". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  2. "OSU responds to NCAA sanction on Ben Wetzler - Oregon State University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on March 8, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "2014 Baseball Roster". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  4. "Oregon State Beavers baseball schedule". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved February 22, 2014.