June 19, 2013 4:00 am
OMAHA, Neb. — Three summers ago, Tyler Smith came to Bend feeling a bit uncertain. The shortstop and second baseman from....MORE
June 18, 2013 4:00 am
OMAHA, Neb. — The night before Monday’s elimination game, the Oregon State Beavers pulled out their cellphones. One by one, they began sending messages to the rest of the team, each one a reminder that they had already had their free pass. One more loss and they would be out of the College World Series — and for some of the players, out of baseball, for good. On Monday, it was....MORE
June 17, 2013 4:00 am
OMAHA, Neb. — Ask some of the fans strolling past blocks of vendors hawking T-shirts and baseball caps and gloves and....MORE
June 16, 2013 4:00 am
Through all the games, from Little League to college ball, Steve Wagner wanted his twin sons, Geoffrey and Mychal, to do just one ....MORE
June 15, 2013 4:00 am
OMAHA, Neb. —This time around, the Beavers’ quest for college baseball glory comes with a whole new backdrop. When....MORE
June 14, 2013 4:00 am
OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha’s annual summer party, the College World Series, begins Saturday at TD Ameritrade Park. Familiar faces like LSU and North Carolina, along with newcomer Indiana and quasi-newcomer North Carolina State, are among the eight teams vying for the national championship of Division I baseball. Here are 10 things to talk about while you tailgate in the parking lot, sit in....MORE
June 13, 2013 4:00 am
In the stands at the old Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Neb., on June 24, 2007 was a 14-year-old Michael Conforto. In the area with ....MORE
June 11, 2013 4:00 am
CORVALLIS — Bursts of fireworks echoed throughout Goss Stadium late Monday night, joining the roaring chants already....MORE
June 10, 2013 4:00 am
CORVALLIS — As fans filed out of Goss Stadium late Sunday night, a father turned to his son and made an observation.....MORE
June 9, 2013 4:00 am
CORVALLIS — Oregon State had the lead and the strength of recent history on its side. The Beavers had won 14 of their past 15 games at Goss Stadium, and on Saturday, they were one strike away from yet another home win and gaining an early edge in the NCAA baseball Super Regionals against Kansas State. But the Wildcats stood tall, and after being held to just six hits through eight innings,....MORE
June 8, 2013 4:00 am
CORVALLIS — Much of the Oregon State baseball team’s success this year came because of the pitching staff. And understandably so. The Beavers have the second-best earned-run average in the nation at 2.13. Pitchers have changed throughout....MORE
June 6, 2013 4:00 am
CORVALLIS — In recent years, the Oregon State baseball team put together magical seasons on the way to the College World Series and two national titles. This year, the Beavers face a program in the Super Regional in the middle of a special....MORE
June 1, 2013 4:00 am
CORVALLIS — Dylan Davis’ walk-off two-run double led Oregon State to a 5-4 comeback victory over Texas-San Antonio in the Corvallis regional on Friday night. Davis drove a first-pitch fastball from reliever Matt Sims (6-3) to the right-center field fence, scoring Tyler Smith and Michael Conforto as the Beavers (46-10) ran onto the field.“Dylan has really matured as a hitter,"....MORE
May 31, 2013 4:00 am
Ten — just 10 — of the top topics in the 64-team NCAA baseball tournament, which starts today:1. IS IT TAR HEEL TIME? North Carolina edged out Vanderbilt for the No. 1 national seed after sweeping the Atlantic Coast Conference’s regular-season and tournament championships. The high-scoring Tar Heels haven’t lost consecutive games all season, and they have the ACC pitcher....MORE
May 30, 2013 4:00 am
Oregon State sophomore outfielder Michael Conforto was named the Pac-12 Conference’s player of the year for 2013 on Wednesday, while Beaver pitcher Andrew Moore was named Pac-12 freshman of the year and OSU head coach Pat Casey was named the....MORE
May 30, 2013 4:00 am
From time to time in college baseball, teams are bound to lose a game they don’t feel they should. A pitcher shuts down a team’s offense, a base-running mistake may be made, or maybe the timely hit doesn’t come. All of a sudden, a....MORE
May 28, 2013 4:00 am
The state of Oregon will be abuzz this week with big-time college baseball, as both Oregon State and the University of Oregon have landed top-eight national seeds and will host regional rounds in the NCAA Division I championship tournament starting....MORE
May 25, 2013 4:00 am
BaseballBeavers fall — Oregon State dropped a 10-9 11-inning decision to Washington State Friday in the opener of a three-game series at Goss Stadium in Corvallis. Washington State’s Jason Monda scored from second base on an infield....MORE
May 20, 2013 4:00 am
EUGENE — There are times when Oregon State sophomore Michael Conforto admits he goes to the plate thinking he might hit a....MORE
May 19, 2013 4:00 am
EUGENE — Michael Conforto and Ryan Barnes each homered and Oregon State shut out Oregon 9-0 Saturday in the second of a three-game Civil War series at PK Park. Andrew Moore (11-1) threw a complete-game two hitter for the Beavers (42-9, 21-5 Pac-....MORE
May 17, 2013 4:00 am
CORVALLIS — There’s a certain civility to the Civil War baseball rivalry between Oregon and Oregon State. Since the....MORE