Lees leaves a void
With the news of associate head coach Marty Lees departing the Oregon State baseball team, he leaves a huge void for the program. A rundown of what he has done for the Beavers by the numbers is in this story in the GT today. However, his intangibles were huge. Coach Pat Casey trusted Lees and...
Casey has a big day to remember
Oregon State baseball coach Pat Casey won his 614th game for the Beavers on Friday night to become the coach with the most wins in program history. Casey not only achieved that milestone, but defeated the hated Ducks. Casey is a very competitive person, and to him the Civil War is very personal. The win...
MLB hopes to help NCAA baseball
I tweeted this Associated Press college baseball story, and I’m posting because I think it’s something positive if it happens. Oregon State coach Pat Casey is quoted in the story, for an even more local angle. (AP) — Major League Baseball would fund scholarships and exert greater influence over Division I college baseball under what...
Pat Casey on the mend
I ran into Oregon State baseball coach Pat Casey on Monday and told me about falling off the roof of his son’s house when he tried to help with some repairs. Casey broke his right wrist and a finger . He was in a brace. A plate and pins are in his arm to help...
Pat Casey watch
The Pat Casey watch continues. The Oregon State baseball coach didn’t return calls about his potential retirement I suggested a month ago, but has picked up steam in the last week. Casey went home for the day and told the PR guy, SID Hank Hager, to do that same. We’ll see tomorrow.
OSU male coach of the year
It’s that time of year when I review the top individual performances of the year from the Oregon State sports scene. So here we go … Oregon State baseball coach Pat Casey is my 2010-11 OSU male sports coach of the year. He’s the obvious choice this school year after he led the Beavers to...
Pat Casey named Pac-10 Coach of the Year
Oregon State baseball coach Pat Casey was named the Pacific-10 Conference Coach Of The Year on Tuesday. He was also selected as the league’s top coach in 2005 and 2006. Here’s the full story that will be in Wednesday’s GT. There are other notes, too. Players RHP Tony Bryant, RHP Sam Gaviglio and DH Kavin...
Odd Pat Casey comment
Oregon State baseball coach Pat Casey doesn’t mince words, to his players or to the media. So he had a strong statement Wednesday about injured players. I asked if anyone is coming back this weekend. There are many long-term injury guys and few short-term. “That I don’t know anymore,” Casey said. “There seems to be...
Baseball team surging
The Oregon State baseball team moved up to No. 3 in the Baseball America poll Monday. Virginia and South Carolina are ahead of them. Collegiate Baseball ranks the Beavers No. 7, the coaches place them No. 8, Perfect Game has them No. 9 and the baseball writers have them No. 15. Boyd’s World RPI calculations...
Baseball notes and football links
Check out this photo on the blog. It’s of Oregon State baseball coach Pat Casey when he played for the Portland Pilots. It’s hang in the press box at Portland’s field. OSU SID Hank Hager took a picture of it and put it on Twitter. Here’s a link to the OSU-Portland game story in Wednesday’s...
Baseball preview
The Beavers under the lights for a Friday night scrimmage. The Oregon State baseball team preview is in Sunday’s GT. Here’s a link to the main story. Coach Pat Casey was very philosophically deep talking about how this group will be better than in recent years. That’s not saying the Beavers are going back to...
Cliff: Baseball growing pains
The Oregon State baseball team went from offensive juggernaut Friday night against Tennessee to punchless Saturday afternoon. Coach Pat Casey admits his team is not potent offensively. Pitching and defense must have carry this group while the batters improve. Check him out talking with the media above. That’s why baseball is a cerebral sport. You...
