OAC Teams from 1955 to 1990
Two-Time All-American First Baseman Jay Dean, 1955
Dean, who played for the Beavers from 1952 through 1955, was selected as an All-American in 1954 and 1955 by the American Baseball Coaches Association. He holds the OSU career batting average record (.379) and has been considered the best player in OSU baseball history. [OSU Archives, P7:48.]
Steve Lyons Throws to First Base, vs. Washington, ca. 1981
Lyons was selected in the first round of the 1981 baseball draft by the Boston Red Sox after completing a successful three-year career as a shortstop with the Beavers. During his nine-year major league career he played for Boston, the Chicago White Sox, the Atlanta Braves, and the Montreal Expos. Nicknamed "Psycho," Lyons is perhaps best remembered as the player who in 1990 dropped his pants to brush the dirt out after sliding headlong into first base. [Photograph by Mike Shields; courtesy of OSU Sports Information; OSU Archives P7:103.]
OSU Coach Jack Riley, Washington State Coach Bobo Brayton, and Umpires, ca. 1990
Riley coached at Oregon State from 1973 through 1994, and is the winningest coach in Beaver baseball history with a 613-411-5 record. Washington State has been OSU's most formidable rival through the years; OSU has played both Washington State and the University of Washington more times than any other college or university. [Photograph by Mike Shields; courtesy of OSU Sports Information; P7:104.]
