1952 Oregon State Beavers baseball team

The 1952 Oregon State Beavers baseball team represented Oregon State College in the 1952 NCAA baseball season. The Beavers played their home games at Coleman Field. The team was coached by Ralph Coleman in his 21st year at Oregon State.

1952 Oregon State Beavers baseball
Pacific Coast Conference champions District VIII champions
College World Series, T-7th
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Division	Northern
Record	27–12 (10–6 PCC)
Head coach	Ralph Coleman (21st season)
Assistant coach	Paul Valenti
Captain	Pete Goodbrod
Home stadium	Coleman Field
Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

1952 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
North Division
Oregon State  ‍†‍‍^y	10	–	6	–	0		.625			27	–	12	–	0		.692
Washington  ‍‍‍	10	–	6	–	0		.625			14	–	9	–	0		.609
Oregon  ‍‍‍	9	–	6	–	0		.600			19	–	12	–	0		.613
Washington State  ‍‍‍	6	–	10	–	0		.375			19	–	15	–	0		.559
Idaho  ‍‍‍	4	–	11	–	0		.267			0	–	0	–	0		–
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
USC  ‍†‍‍	11	–	5	–	0		.688			18	–	9	–	0		.667
Stanford  ‍‍‍	9	–	7	–	0		.563			19	–	13	–	1		.591
UCLA  ‍‍‍	8	–	8	–	0		.500			21	–	15	–	0		.583
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍	7	–	9	–	0		.438			18	–	12	–	0		.600
California  ‍‍‍	5	–	11	–	0		.313			21	–	16	–	0		.568
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

The Beavers won the District VIII playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Texas Longhorns.

Roster

1952 Oregon State Beavers baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town 14 RHP Bud Berg R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Portland, Oregon 13 RHP Bailey Brem R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Portland, Oregon INF Jack Bowen R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr Nyssa, Oregon 3 INF Bobby Buob R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Fr Union, New Jersey LHP Ralph Coleman L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Corvallis, Oregon 17 INF Jay Dean R/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Nampa, Idaho INF Mel Ediger R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Dallas, Oregon 5 INF Chuck Fisk R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Portland, Oregon 16 RHP Alex Goedhard R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Pasadena, California 8 OF Pete Goodbrod (C) L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Salem, Oregon 7 OF Dwane Helbig R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Portland, Oregon INF Connie Holzgang R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Medford, Oregon 2 RHP Don Hopp R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Oregon City, Oregon 10 INF Cub Houck R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Salem, Oregon OF Jim Jenks R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Jr Albany, Oregon 4 INF Danny Johnston R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Whittier, California OF Ralph Krafve L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Portland, Oregon 12 OF Ed Nelson R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Corvallis, Oregon LHP Jim Nierman R/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Hillsboro, Oregon OF Jack Pinion R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Reedsport, Oregon INF Johnny Rearden R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Corvallis, Oregon 15 INF Jim Ruggles L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Portland, Oregon 18 OF Bud Shirtcliff R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Myrtle Creek, Oregon C Jack Smith R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Ontario, Oregon 11 C Jack Stephenson R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr Tigard, Oregon OF Bob Thoman R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Corvallis, Oregon 19 C John Thomas R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Newark, New Jersey C Bill Turner R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Portland, Oregon INF Jim Walker L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Long Beach, California 20 RHP Norb Wellman R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Mt. Angel, Oregon LHP Don White R/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Portland, Oregon OF Dick Wilson L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Nyssa, Oregon OF Jim Withrow R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Van Nuys, California INF Doug Wray R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr The Dalles, Oregon	Head coach Ralph Coleman Assistant coach(es) Paul Valenti Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 26, 2020

Schedule

1952 Oregon State Beavers baseball game log
Regular season
Regular Season (23–10) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record PCC record 1   Pacific Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 22–5 1–0 – 2   Linfield Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 5–0 2–0 – 3   Linfield Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 6–0 3–0 – 4   Vanport Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 16–3 4–0 – 5   Willamette Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 8–4 5–0 – 6   at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, Oregon 4–1 6–0 1–0 7   Lewis & Clark Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 4–2 7–0 1–0 8   Lewis & Clark Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 2–3 7–1 1–0 9   Portland Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 5–3 8–1 1–0 10   at Pacific (OR) Unknown • Newburg, Oregon 16–4 9–1 1–0 11   at Linfield Unknown • McMinnville, Oregon 4–5 9–2 1–0 12   Oregon Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 5–12 9–3 1–1 13   at Lewis & Clark Harris Field • Lewiston, Idaho 10–4 10–3 1–1 14   Linfield Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 5–1 11–3 1–1 15   Linfield Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 22–5 12–3 1–1 16   Washington State Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 9–2 13–3 2–1 17   Washington State Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 3–9 13–4 2–2 18   at Portland Unknown • Portland, Oregon 19–8 14–4 2–2 19   Idaho Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 15–16 14–5 2–3 20   Idaho Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 7–4 15–5 3–3 21   Washington Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 7–1 16–5 4–3 22   Washington Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 10–8 17–5 5–3 23   at Idaho MacLean Field • Moscow, Idaho 16–5 18–5 6–3 24   at Idaho MacLean Field • Moscow, Idaho 3–1 19–5 7–3 25   at Washington State Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 3–5 19–6 7–4 26   at Washington State Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 6–5 20–6 8–4 27   at Washington Old Graves Field • Seattle, Washington 6–2 21–6 9–4 28   at Washington Old Graves Field • Seattle, Washington 6–10 21–7 9–5 29   Seattle Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 6–8 21–8 9–5 30   Oregon Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 3–1 22–8 10–5 31   at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, Oregon 13–14 22–9 10–6 32   Oregon Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 7–6 23–9 10–6 33   at Oregon Howe Field • Eugene, Oregon 5–18 23–10 10–6
Postseason
Pacific Coast Conference Playoff (2–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record PCC record 34 May 30 Southern California Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 12–10 24–10 10–6 35 May 31 Southern California Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 5–4 25–10 10–6
District VIII Playoff (2–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record PCC record 36 June 6 Fresno State Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 2–1 26–10 10–6 37 June 7 Fresno State Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 8–4 27–10 10–6
College World Series (0–2) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record MAC record 38 June 12 vs Duke Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 7–18 27–11 10–6 39 June 13 vs Texas Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 0–3 27–12 10–6

Awards and honors

Bailey Brem

• All-Northern Division Team
• First Team All-Western Regional

Chuck Fisk

• All-Northern Division Team
• Second Team All-Western Regional

Pete Goodbred

• All-Northern Division Team

Dwane Helbig

• All-Northern Division Team
• First Team All-Western Regional

Danny Johnston

• All-Northern Division Team^[2]

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1952". boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
2. "Spring Sports at Oregon State 1953". www.oregondigital.org. Oregon State University. Retrieved November 27, 2020.