1954 Oregon Webfoots baseball team

1954 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
	North Division
	California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
	† – Conference champion ; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ;

1954 Oregon Webfoots baseball
1954 Oregon Webfoots baseball
PCC North Division champions; District VIII champions
College World Series
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
	North Division
1954 record	18–8 (11–5 PCC)
Head coach	Don Kirsch (7th season);
Captain	Pete Williams (Junior year)
Home stadium	Howe Field
	Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

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.

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Bats/Throws	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[]

1954 Oregon Webfoots Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

Regular Season (16–6)

#	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	ND Record
1	Oregon State	Howe Field • Eugene, 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 Field • Moscow, 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 Field • Corvallis, 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)

#	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 Stadium • Omaha, 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[]

Norm Forbes

First Team All-District VIII
All-North Division

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

v t Oregon Ducks baseball
Venues	Howe Field (1936–1981) PK Park (2009–present)
Rivalries	Civil War (Oregon State)
People
	1917 1944 1945 1954 1982–2008
College World Series appearances in italics

1954 Oregon Webfoots baseball team

Contents

Roster[]

Schedule[]

Awards and honors[]

References[]

1954 Oregon Webfoots baseball
PCC North Division champions District VIII champions
College World Series
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Division	North Division
1954 record	18–8 (11–5 PCC)
Head coach	Don Kirsch (7th season)
Captain	Pete Williams (Junior year)
Home stadium	Howe Field
Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

1954 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
v t	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