2014 Oregon State Beavers baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2014
Team:	Oregon State Beavers
Conference:	Pac-12 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-12
Record:	42–12
Conf Record:	23–7
Head Coach:	Pat Casey
Hc Year:	20th
Asst Coach1:	Pat Bailey
Ac1 Year:	7th
Asst Coach2:	Andy Jenkins
Ac2 Year:	3rd
Pitch Coach:	Nate Yeskie
Pc Year:	6th
Stadium:	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
Champion:	Pac-12 champions
Tourney:	Corvallis Regional
Tourney Result:	3–2

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.

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.^[1]

Schedule

2014 Oregon State Beavers baseball game log: 45–14^[3]
Regular season: 42–12
February: 7–2 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record Feb 14 vs No. 4 W 4–3 1,650 1–0 — Feb 15 vs No. 4 Tempe Diablo Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 15–7 3,246 2–0 – Feb 16 vs No. 4 Tempe Diablo Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 14–6 1,036 3–0 – Feb 17 vs Pacific No. 4 Tempe Diablo Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 7–0 1,178 4–0 – Feb 21 vs Nebraska No. 4 L 2–9 1,341 4–1 — Feb 22 vs No. 4 Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ L 7–8 1,766 4–2 — Feb 23 No. 4 Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ W 8–1 1,578 5–2 — Feb 24 vs No. 8 Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ W 3–2 1,233 6–2 — Feb 28 vs No. 8 W 7–0 2,744 7–2 —
March: 14–4 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record Mar 1 vs No. 8 W 6–4 2,407 8–2 — Mar 1 vs Wright State No. 8 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR L 2–6 2,407 8–3 — Mar 2 vs Wright State No. 8 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 13–2 2,032 9–3 — Mar 4 vs No. 8 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 5–0 2,342 10–3 — Mar 7 vs No. 8 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 6–0 2,627 11–3 — Mar 8 vs Northern Illinois No. 8 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 2–0 2,349 12–3 — Mar 8 vs Northern Illinois No. 8 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 12–2 2,349 13–3 — Mar 9 vs Northern Illinois No. 8 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 10–0 2,064 14–3 — Mar 11 vs No. 7 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 4–3 2,627 15–3 — Mar 14 @ No. 7 W 6–1 1,004 16–3 1–0 Mar 15 @ Utah No. 7 Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT W 5–1 1,171 17–3 2–0 Mar 16 @ Utah No. 7 Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT W 8–0 1,216 18–3 3–0 Mar 21 vs No. 5 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 4–0 2,792 19–3 4–0 Mar 22 vs Arizona State No. 5 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR L 2–3 3,021 19–4 4–1 Mar 23 vs Arizona State No. 5 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR L 3–7 2,961 19–5 4–2 Mar 24 vs No. 5 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR Postponed (weather) Mar 28 No. 8 W 11–2 3,254 20–5 5–2 Mar 29 @ Arizona No. 8 Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ L 2–11 1,943 20–6 5–3 Mar 30 @ Arizona No. 8 Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ W 11–0 2,307 21–6 6–3
April: 10–2 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record Apr 1 @ No. 6 W 9–6 723 22–6 — Apr 4 No. 6 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 4–1 2,965 23–6 7–3 Apr 5 vs Stanford No. 6 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 1–0 2,758 24–6 8–3 Apr 6 vs Stanford No. 6 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 2–1 2,836 25–6 9–3 Apr 11 at No. 5 L 1–4 1,621 25–7 9–4 Apr 12 at Washington State No. 5 Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA W 12–5 3,362 26–7 10–4 Apr 13 at Washington State No. 5 Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA W 8–1 1,234 27–7 11–4 Apr 21 at No. 4 L 6–7 1,569 27–8 11–4 Apr 22 at Sacramento State No. 4 John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA W 8–1 903 28–8 — Apr 25 vs No. 9 No. 4 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 3–1 3,121 29–8 12–4 Apr 26 vs No. 9 Oregon No. 4 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 4–2 3,307 30–8 13–4 Apr 27 vs No. 9 Oregon No. 4 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 7–1 3,122 31–8 14–4
May: 11–4 Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record May 2 at No. 2 W 10–4 1,783 32–8 15–4 May 3 at California No. 2 Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA W 9–3 873 33–8 16–4 May 4 at California No. 2 Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA W 5–0 1,303 34–8 17–4 May 6 at No. 14 Oregon No. 1 W 4–3 1,798 35–8 — May 9 No. 1 W 4–2 2,813 36–8 18–4 May 10 vs No. 24 UCLA No. 1 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 9–3 3,056 37–8 19–4 May 11 vs No. 24 UCLA No. 1 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 11–2 3,209 38–8 20–4 May 13 No. 1 W 8–4 4,226 39–8 — May 16 vs No. 5 No. 1 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR L 2–4 3,309 39–9 20–5 May 17 vs No. 5 Washington No. 1 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 1–0 3,323 40–9 21–5 May 18 vs No. 5 Washington No. 1 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 3–0 3,277 41–9 22–5 May 20 at No. 16 Oregon No. 1 PK Park • Eugene, OR L 2–6 2,979 41–10 — May 23 vs No. 1 L 2–4 n/a 41–11 22–6 May 24 vs USC No. 1 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA W 2–0 864 42–11 23–6 May 25 vs USC No. 1 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 1–3 1,094 42–12 23–7
Postseason: 3–2
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record Regional Record May 30 (4) (1) No. 2 W 2–1 3,408 43–12 1–0 May 31 (3) (1) No. 2 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR L 2–14 3,422 43–13 1–1 June 1 (2) (1) No. 2 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 6–1 3,372 44–13 2–1 June 1 (3) (1) No. 2 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 4–0 3,386 45–13 3–1 June 2 (3) (1) No. 2 Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR L 2–4 3,435 45–14 3–2

Ranking movements

See main article: 2014 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

Notes and References

1. Web site: OSU responds to NCAA sanction on Ben Wetzler - Oregon State University Official Athletic Site . 2014-02-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140308020920/http://www.osubeavers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30800&ATCLID=209413652 . 2014-03-08 .
2. Web site: 2014 Baseball Roster. February 21, 2014. Oregon State Beavers.
3. Web site: Oregon State Beavers baseball schedule. Oregon State Beavers. February 22, 2014.