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Oregon State OF Conforto Named Golden Spikes Award Finalist

Michael Conforto takes the honor after being named the Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year – for the second consecutive season.

(CORVALLIS, Ore. ) - Oregon State outfielder Michael Conforto is one of three finalists for the 2014 Golden Spikes Award, USA Baseball announced on Tuesday via GoldenSpikes.com.

Conforto is a finalist after being named one of 21 semifinalists in late May. He’s joined by LSU pitcher Aaron Nola and Kentucky infielder/pitcher A.J. Reed. All three received the most votes from the Golden Spikes Award voting committee.

New York Yankee Jacoby Ellsbury Commits 1 Million to Oregon State

“We are tremendously thankful,” said Pat Casey, who is in his 20th year as OSU’s head coach.

(CORVALLIS, Ore. ) - Jacoby Ellsbury, centerfielder for the New York Yankees and former student-athlete at Oregon State University, has committed $1 million to help the OSU baseball program expand its locker room facilities.

Goss Stadium, which has stood on the Oregon State campus since 1907, is the oldest continuous ballpark in the nation, and has been home to the Beavers since the program’s first pitch more than 100 years ago.

UC Irvine Knocks #1 Oregon State Out of NCAA Playoffs

OSU’s Jake Thompson gave up three runs in 5 1/3 innings in his first start since April 1 at Portland and took the loss.

(CORVALLIS, Ore. ) - Oregon State’s bid to advance to the NCAA Super Regional fell just short on Monday night as the Beavers lost 4-2 to UC Irvine at Goss Stadium in the championship game of the Corvallis Regional.


The Beavers (45-14) fell one win short of hosting a Super Regional matchup against Oklahoma State. Instead the Anteaters (38-23) will head to Stillwater, Okla., this weekend for their first Sweet 16 appearance since 2011.

Oregon State Softball Adds Two

Miller and Manewa join an Oregon State squad that will feature a 2014 recruiting class that was ranked third in the nation by StudentSports.com.

(CORVALLIS, Ore) - Pitcher Beverly Miller and infielder Mikela Manewa will join the Oregon State softball team for the 2015 season, head coach Laura Berg announced on Monday.

A native of Portland, Ore., Miller has spent the last two seasons at Monterrey Peninsula College in California. She earned First Team All-Conference and Northern California Pitcher of the Year honors for the 2014 season, after posting a 2.09 ERA with 151 strikeouts.

Oregon State Blanks U-C Irvine; Championship Game Monday Night

Monday’s championship game is set for 8:05 p.m. and will be televised by ESPNU.

(CORVALLIS, Ore. ) - Senior Scott Schultz pitched a complete game two-hitter and Oregon State advanced to the championship game of the Corvallis Regional on Sunday with a 4-0 victory over UC Irvine before a sellout crowd at Goss Stadium.

Schultz (7-2) struck out four, walked two and retired 18 of the last 20 hitters he faced to give the Beavers (45-13) a sweep of two Sunday elimination games.

Vanderbilt Ends Oregon`s Season With 3-2 Victory

The Commodores have traditionally used dominating pitching to propel their postseason success, and this year has been no exception.

(Nashville, Tenn) - The top-seeded Commodores advanced to the Super Regionals when freshman Ro Coleman slapped a bases-loaded, walk-off single to left field to give Vanderbilt a 3-2 comeback victory over No. 2-seeded Oregon in the championship game of the Nashville Regional at Hawkins Field.

Freshman Stephen Nogosek put Oregon in a position to win in just his second career start, but the Ducks couldn't hold off No. 20 Vanderbilt in the title game of the Nashville Regional on Sunday.

Oregon`s Historic Softball Run Comes to an End

A school-record win total, their first ever No. 1 ranking and the deepest Women's College World Series run in school history will have to do.

(EUGENE, Ore. ) - Alabama pitcher Jaclyn Traina allowed just four hits in a shutout performance, and the No. 1 Oregon softball team fell 2-0 to the No. 2 Crimson Tide on Sunday. The Ducks were eliminated from the Women’s College World Series in the process; with a win, Oregon would have needed to beat Alabama again later Sunday before advancing to the best-of-three championship series.

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NASCAR: Johnson Fends Off Competition to Win at Dover

Matt Kenseth and Jeff Gordon swapped place in the points standings, with Kenseth hopping ahead by just two points in the NASCAR standings. Johnson Fends Off Competition to Win at Dover

(DOVER, Del.) - Jimmie Johnson held off a handful of competitors for the final four laps after a late caution and took the win in the June 1 “FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks” NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, picking up his record ninth career victory at the Monster Mile.

He outlasted Brad Keselowski, Matt Kenseth, Clint Bowyer and Denny Hamlin, who combined to comprise the top five.

UC Irvine Rocks #1 Oregon State 14-2

The top-seeded Beavers (43-13) will face UNLV (36-24) at 2:00 p.m. Sunday in an elimination game;

(CORVALLIS, Ore.) - UC Irvine sophomore lefty Elliot Surrey pitched seven shutout innings and the Anteaters took control of the Corvallis Region with a 14-2 victory over Oregon State on Saturday night in a second-round game at Goss Stadium.

Surrey allowed three hits, struck out eight and did not allow an OSU runner to reach third base before being lifted with after the first two batters reached safely in the eighth.

Oregon Knocks Off Oklahoma; Need 2 Wins Over Tide to Advance

Cheridan Hawkins (35-5) picked up the win after allowing two runs on four hits in 6 1/3 innings, with four walks and five strikeouts.

(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) - Janie Takeda tallied a pair of RBIs and the No. 1 seeded Oregon softball team defeated No. 7 seed Oklahoma, 4-2, on Saturday night to advance in the Women’s College World Series.

Oregon will need to beat the Tide twice to move on, as Alabama enters the game unbeaten in the WCWS thus far. The winner of the Oregon and Alabama matchup will meet the winner between Florida and Baylor in the WCWS best-of-three championship series.