1954 Oregon Webfoots baseball team

The 1954 Oregon Webfoots baseball team represented the University of Oregon in the 1954 NCAA baseball season. The Webfoots played their home games at Howe Field. The team was coached by Don Kirsch in his 7th year at Oregon.

1954 Oregon Webfoots baseball
PCC North Division champions
District VIII champions
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record18–8 (11–5 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainPete Williams (Junior year)
Home stadiumHowe Field
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North Division
Oregon  ‍‍‍y 11 5 0   .688 18 8 0   .692
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 10 6 0   .625 12 8 0   .600
Washington  ‍‍‍ 10 6 0   .625 18 10 0   .643
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 7 9 0   .438 18 12 0   .600
Idaho  ‍‍‍ 2 14 0   .125 0 0 0  
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
USC  ‍‍‍ 11 5 0   .688 20 11 1   .641
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 9 7 0   .563 18 12 0   .600
California  ‍‍‍ 7 9 0   .438 19 11 0   .633
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 7 9 0   .438 14 13 0   .519
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 6 10 0   .375 19 16 0   .543
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

The Webfoots won the District VII Playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the UMass Minutemen.

Roster

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1954 Oregon Webfoots baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
P Ferrell Albright /
OF Bernie Averill /
Sr
P Bill Blodgett /
Jr
P Norm Forbes /
Jr Victoria, British Columbia
P Bill Garner /
Sr
C Don Hedgepeth /
Sr
Larry Hibbard /
Jr
P Trenton Huls /
Sr San Bernardino, California
INF Jim Johnson /
Jr
INF John Keller /
So
P Gene Lewis /
C Neal Marlett /R
Jr
OF Ron Phillips /
Sr
P Duane Reeves /
Jr
OF Jerry Ross /
So
INF Dick Schlosstein /
So
OF George Shaw /
Jr
OF Bob Wagner /
Jr
INF Pete Williams /
Jr
Head coach

Don Kirsch

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Current redshirt

Schedule

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1954 Oregon Webfoots baseball game log
Regular season
Regular Season (16–6)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ND Record
1 Oregon State Howe FieldEugene, Oregon 5–3 1–0
2 vs Lewis–Clark Unknown • Unknown 2–7 1–1
3 vs Lewis–Clark Unknown • Unknown 10–2 2–1
4 vs Willamette Unknown • Unknown 8–7 3–1
5 vs Seattle Unknown • Unknown 5–3 4–1
6 Washington State Howe Field • Eugene, Oregon 10–1 5–1 1–0
7 Washington State Howe Field • Eugene, Oregon 8–11 5–2 1–1
at Washington State Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 5–4
at Washington State Bailey Field • Pullman, Washington 3–5
Idaho Howe Field • Eugene, Oregon 7–2
Idaho Howe Field • Eugene, Oregon 4–1
at Idaho MacLean FieldMoscow, Idaho 13–4
at Idaho MacLean Field • Moscow, Idaho 8–4
Washington Howe Field • Eugene, Oregon 2–18
Washington Howe Field • Eugene, Oregon 3–1
at Washington Old Graves Field • Seattle, Washington 4–3
at Washington Old Graves Field • Seattle, Washington 7–9
18 at Oregon State Coleman FieldCorvallis, Oregon 9–7 14–5 9–4
19 Oregon State Howe Field • Eugene, Oregon 3–7 14–6 9–5
20 at Oregon State Coleman Field • Corvallis, Oregon 12–6 15–6 10–5
21 Oregon State Howe Field • Eugene, Oregon 4–0 16–6 11–5
Postseason
NCAA District VIII Playoff (3–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ND Record
22 Seattle Howe Field • Eugene, Oregon 9–4 16–6 11–5
23 Fresno State Howe Field • Eugene, Oregon 9–5 17–6 11–5
24 Fresno State Howe Field • Eugene, Oregon 1–0 18–6 11–5
College World Series (0–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record ND Record
25 June 10 vs Arizona Omaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 1–12 18–7 11–5
26 June 11 vs UMass Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 8–3 18–8 11–5

Awards and honors

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Norm Forbes
John Keller
  • All-North Division
Neal Marlett
  • First Team All-District VIII
  • All-North Division
George Shaw
  • First Team All-American
  • First Team All-District VIII
  • All-North Division
Pete Williams
  • All-North Division

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1954". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 24, 2021.