2011 Oregon State Beavers baseball team

2011 Oregon State Beavers baseball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
CBNo. 10
Record41–19 (17–10 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumGoss Stadium at Coleman Field
2011 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 18 – 9   .667 35 – 24   .593
No. 11 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 17 – 10   .630 42 – 16   .724
No. 16 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 17 – 10   .630 41 – 17   .707
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 15 – 12   .556 39 – 21   .650
No. 21 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 14 – 12   .538 35 – 20   .636
California  ‍‍‍y 13 – 13   .500 35 – 21   .625
USC  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14   .481 25 – 31   .446
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16   .407 33 – 26   .559
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17   .370 26 – 28   .481
Washington  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21   .222 17 – 37   .315
† – Conference champion
‡ – Pac-10 Conference champion
y – Invited to the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of June 8, 2011[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll[2]

The 2011 Oregon State Beavers baseball team represented Oregon State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team participated in the Pacific-10 Conference. They were coached by Pat Casey and assistant coaches Marty Lees, Pat Bailey, and Nate Yeskie.[3] They played their home games in Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. The Beavers finished the season with a 41–19 overall record, and came in third in the Pacific-10 Conference Championship with 17 wins and 10 losses.

The team was selected to host a Regional in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, and as such were seeded #1 in the Corvallis Regional. The Beavers won all three of their games in the Corvallis Regional and went on to play the #6 national seed Vanderbilt in the Nashville Super Regional, where they lost in 2 games.

Previous season

Oregon State finished the 2010 regular season as the #8 team in the Pacific-10 Conference, and lost to the Florida Gators in the Gainesville Regional. Many players returned from last year's team to play for the 2011 team.

Highlights

  • The pitching staff finished the season with a team ERA of 3.14 in 2011, which is the lowest since 2005 and the second-lowest since 1979.[4]
  • Six pitchers were selected in the first nine rounds of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, the most ever in Beavers' history.[5]


Schedule

2005 Oregon State Beavers baseball game log (41–19)
Regular season (38–17)
February (5–3)
# Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
1 February 19 vs. Gonzaga Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California W 4–3 (11) 1–0 –
2 February 20 vs. Gonzaga Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California W 4–2 2–0 –
3 February 20 at No. 29 Fresno State Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California L 1–2 2–1 –
4 February 21 at No. 29 Fresno State Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, California L 4–5 2–2 –
Kleberg Bank Classic
5 February 25 vs. No. 25 Connecticut Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, Texas W 2–0 3–2 –
6 February 26 vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, Texas L 7–8 3–3 –
7 February 27 vs. Indiana Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, Texas W 7–5 4–3 –
8 February 28 vs. UTSA Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, Texas W 10–7 (10) 5–3 –
March (13–3)
# Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
9 March 5 Hartford Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 14–3 (7) 6–3 –
10 March 5 Hartford Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 16–1 7–3 –
11 March 6 Hartford Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 9–1 8–3 –
12 March 6 Hartford Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 13–2 9–3 –
13 March 8 Oregon Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 4–1 10–3 –
14 March 11 New Mexico State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 7–0 11–3 –
15 March 12 VMI Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 13–3 12–3 –
16 March 13 VMI Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 5–1 13–3 –
17 March 18 at Long Beach State No. 23 Blair Field • Long Beach, California W 4–0 14–3 –
18 March 19 at Long Beach State No. 23 Blair Field • Long Beach, California W 9–6 15–3 –
19 March 19 at Long Beach State No. 23 Blair Field • Long Beach, California L 1–2 (11) 15–4 –
20 March 22 Seattle No. 26 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon L 4–5 15–5 –
21 March 23 Seattle No. 26 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 4–2 16–5 –
22 March 25 UC Santa Barbara No. 26 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 6–3 17–5 –
23 March 26 UC Santa Barbara No. 26 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 11–5 18–5 –
24 March 27 UC Santa Barbara No. 26 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon L 3–8 18–6 –
April (14–2)
# Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
25 April 1 at No. 17 Arizona No. 29 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, Arizona L 0–18 18–7 0–1
26 April 2 at No. 17 Arizona No. 29 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, Arizona W 10–4 19–7 1–1
27 April 3 at No. 17 Arizona No. 29 Sancet Stadium • Tucson, Arizona W 8–4 20–7 2–1
28 April 5 at Portland No. 20 Joe Etzel Field • Portland, Oregon W 11–1 21–7 –
29 April 8 No. 5 Arizona State No. 20 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 5–3 22–7 3–1
30 April 9 No. 5 Arizona State No. 20 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 7–6 23–7 4–1
31 April 10 No. 5 Arizona State No. 20 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 9–6 24–7 5–1
32 April 15 at No. 21 Stanford No. 10 Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California W 1–0 25–7 6–1
33 April 16 at No. 21 Stanford No. 10 Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California W 8–1 26–7 7–1
34 April 17 at No. 21 Stanford No. 10 Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California W 6–4 27–7 8–1
35 April 21 Washington State No. 7 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 4–2 28–7 9–1
36 April 22 Washington State No. 7 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 7–6 29–7 10–1
37 April 23 Washington State No. 7 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon L 0–2 29–8 10–2
38 April 26 at Portland No. 6 Joe Etzel Field • Portland, Oregon W 6–1 30–8 –
39 April 29 at No. 13 UCLA No. 6 Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 7–5 31–8 11–2
40 April 30 at No. 13 UCLA No. 6 Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 2–0 32–8 12–2
May (6–8)
# Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
41 May 1 at No. 13 UCLA No. 6 Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California L 2–5 32–9 12–3
42 May 3 Oregon No. 4 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon L 2–7 32–10 –
43 May 7 No. 24 California No. 4 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 3–0 33–10 13–3
44 May 7 No. 24 California No. 4 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon L 2–6 33–11 13–4
45 May 8 No. 24 California No. 4 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 4–2 34–11 14–4
46 May 10 Portland No. 3 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 13–3 35–11 –
47 May 13 vs. Washington No. 3 Safeco Field • Seattle, Washington W 6–4 36–11 15–4
48 May 14 at Washington No. 3 Husky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington W 9–3 37–11 16–4
49 May 14 at Washington No. 3 Husky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington L 6–7 37–12 16–5
50 May 20 USC No. 2 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 7–2 38–12 17–5
51 May 21 USC No. 2 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon L 3–8 38–13 17–6
52 May 22 USC No. 2 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon L 3–4 38–14 17–7
53 May 27 at Oregon No. 6 PK Park • Eugene, Oregon L 1–4 38–15 17–8
54 May 28 at Oregon No. 6 PK Park • Eugene, Oregon L 1–4 38–16 17–9
55 May 29 at Oregon No. 6 PK Park • Eugene, Oregon L 0–6 38–17 17–10
Postseason (3–2)
NCAA tournament: Corvallis Regional (3–0)
# Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record
56 June 3 (4) Arkansas–Little Rock (1) No. 13 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 7–4 39–17 1–0
57 June 4 (2) No. 25 Creighton (1) No. 13 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 5–1 40–17 2–0
58 June 5 (3) Georgia (1) No. 13 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon W 6–4 41–17 3–0
NCAA tournament: Nashville Super Regional (0–2)
# Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record
59 June 10 at (6) No. 3 Vanderbilt No. 9 Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee L 1–11 41–18 3–1
60 June 11 at (6) No. 3 Vanderbilt No. 9 Hawkins Field • Nashville, Tennessee L 3–9 41–19 3–2

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'RVRV*RVRVRV2220191589777101616*16*11
Baseball America—————23231993332261515*15*10
Collegiate Baseball^RV———23262920107643261391010
NCBWA†RVRVRVRV3026272717151281010131818*1212

^ 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.


See also

References

  1. ^ "Baseball standings". Pac-10. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  2. ^ "USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll". USA Today. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  3. ^ "OREGON STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Baseball". www.osubeavers.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Player Bio: Nate Yeskie - OREGON STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on June 4, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  5. ^ "Player Bio: Nate Yeskie - OREGON STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on June 4, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
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