Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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™h®bs type of year, said Riley. “We didn't have what you would call a set lineup. He explained that he played 14 different outfielders, four second basemen, three third basemen and three first base-men. The players really expanded themselves because they had to play so many different positions, said Riley. The largest disappointment of the season, aside from injuries, was the Northern Division tournament. The team, seeded second, was knocked out of the tourna- G ry Wr»i ment with an 0-2 record. As Riley stated, ... injuries and illness were too much to overcome at the tournament. In contrast to the division tournament was the Best in the West Tournament. OSU won the tournament, held in the early part of the season when the team was not crippled by injuries, 5-0 and was ranked 18th in the nation. Early in the season, when we had good team rhythm, we were tough to beat, said Ganter. Later in the season, when players were switching positions to cover injuries, the rhythm was broken, he said. I would say our strongest point was our scrappiness, Ganter said. We thought we always had a chance, said Ceasar. Like Ganter, he felt the team's attitude was important in overcoming problems during the season. We met all the challenges this year, he said. It was a never-say-die attitude that we had, Ceasar said. One player who never said die was senior shortstop Ken Drtew Wrjihrn OSU catcher Lance Rice, makes a commendable attempt to tag out an Oregon Tech runner in a game where OSU won by a score of 19-3. Rounding 3rd base is OSU 1st base-man, Tim Lambert, just before scoring at home plate, helping OSU beat Washington State University with a score of 6-3. 222 Baseball

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Beaver relief pitchers know how to spell relief by turning hard work into a winning game. Gary Wm t rbfeo WratHm Keeping an eye on a play being made by PSU first baseman is Beaver second baseman Ken Bowen, a junior All eyes arc on the baseball as Beaver pitcher Ron Scheckla looks to throw a strike to his opponent. Gary Wr« Baseball 221

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Guy Wru Academic All-American Brian Canter beats out a PSU throw at second base during a 14-3 victory game. Leading Beaver hitter Randy Duke, memberof the Pac-10 North All Conference Team who holds a league batting average of .423, prepares to hit against PSU. Dtbfc WrMlwfs Drbbir WrMhm OSU Beaver pitcher Jeff Otis, All Conference and All District All Star, delivers the ball to PSU hitter on the OSU Coleman Field. In a game that was televised locally by the OSU campus TV station, KBVR-TV, Chris Payne drives an important run against Washington State University. Baseball 223