Since the addition of PK Park (named after legendary Athletic Director Pat Kilkenny) and the return of the Oregon baseball program in 2009, the Ducks have grown steadily into a nationally recognized baseball team. Today, the Ducks made the D1 Baseball preseason Top 25 list at No. 22, one of only three Pac-12 schools (No. 4 UCLA and No. 24 Arizona State) to make the national preseason list.
Wonderful day at PK Park (photo via student manager: @nolanrogers13) pic.twitter.com/2OuU61PBK6
— Oregon Duck Baseball (@OregonBaseball) January 19, 2015
The 2015 Ducks will return six starting position players from a 2014 team that capped of a fantastic season at 44-20, advancing to the NCAA Regionals. Junior third baseman Mitchell Tolman, senior catcher Shaun Chase, and redshirt sophomore and left-handed pitcher Cole Irvin return this year as preseason All-Americans.
Since 2009, head coach George Horton has the Oregon baseball program on an upward trajectory.
Sophomore Stephen Nogosek and freshman David Peterson are expected to start this year, bolstering a pitching unit that lost Jake Reed and closer Tommy Thorpe to the MLB Draft.
In five seasons, Oregon baseball head coach George Horton has led the Ducks to three 40-win seasons and three postseason appearances. Horton has focused on recruiting and the development of fundamentals to transform the Ducks’ baseball team into a nationally recognized program.
The Oregon baseball season begins Feb. 13th with a 4-game away series in Honolulu against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. The Ducks return for their first home game at PK Park on Feb. 19, facing New Mexico State.
One month from today, @OregonBaseball will be in Hawaii for our first game. #baseballseason #GoDucks — Cole Irvin (@cole_irvin19) January 13, 2015
Top Photo by Kevin Cline
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