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
1954 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
North Division
Oregon  y 1150 .6881880 .692
Oregon State   1060 .6251280 .600
Washington   1060 .62518100 .643
Washington State   790 .43818120 .600
Idaho   2140 .125000 
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
USC   1150 .68820111 .641
Stanford   970 .56318120 .600
California   790 .43819110 .633
Santa Clara   790 .43814130 .519
UCLA   6100 .37519160 .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

1954 Oregon Webfoots baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome 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 Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Schedule

1954 Oregon Webfoots baseball game log
Regular season
Regular Season (16–6)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordND Record
1Oregon StateHowe FieldEugene, Oregon5–31–0
2vs Lewis–ClarkUnknown • Unknown2–71–1
3vs Lewis–ClarkUnknown • Unknown10–22–1
4vs WillametteUnknown • Unknown8–73–1
5vs SeattleUnknown • Unknown5–34–1
6Washington StateHowe Field • Eugene, Oregon10–15–11–0
7Washington StateHowe Field • Eugene, Oregon8–115–21–1
at Washington StateBailey Field • Pullman, Washington5–4
at Washington StateBailey Field • Pullman, Washington3–5
IdahoHowe Field • Eugene, Oregon7–2
IdahoHowe Field • Eugene, Oregon4–1
at IdahoMacLean FieldMoscow, Idaho13–4
at IdahoMacLean Field • Moscow, Idaho8–4
WashingtonHowe Field • Eugene, Oregon2–18
WashingtonHowe Field • Eugene, Oregon3–1
at WashingtonOld Graves Field • Seattle, Washington4–3
at WashingtonOld Graves Field • Seattle, Washington7–9
18at Oregon StateColeman FieldCorvallis, Oregon9–714–59–4
19Oregon StateHowe Field • Eugene, Oregon3–714–69–5
20at Oregon StateColeman Field • Corvallis, Oregon12–615–610–5
21Oregon StateHowe Field • Eugene, Oregon4–016–611–5
Postseason
NCAA District VIII Playoff (3–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordND Record
22SeattleHowe Field • Eugene, Oregon9–416–611–5
23Fresno StateHowe Field • Eugene, Oregon9–517–611–5
24Fresno StateHowe Field • Eugene, Oregon1–018–611–5
College World Series (0–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordND Record
25June 10vs ArizonaOmaha Municipal StadiumOmaha, Nebraska1–1218–711–5
26June 11vs UMassJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska8–318–811–5

Awards and honors

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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