Oregon State To Open 2017 Ranked Fifth
December 20, 2016 | Baseball
The Beavers are the top ranked team in the Pac-12
TUCSON, Ariz. – The Oregon State baseball team will open the 2017 season ranked fifth nationally according to Collegiate Baseball, which released its preseason top 40 rankings on Tuesday.
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The Beavers are the highest ranked team from the Pac-12 Conference, garnering 485 points. TCU is No. 1 with 496 points, followed by LSU (494), Florida (491) and South Carolina (489).
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Oregon State is slated to return seven of its nine position starters from last season, and two starting pitchers – Bryce Fehmel and Luke Heimlich – from the weekend rotation that shut out UCLA over the three-game series. It was the first time in school history the Beavers had shut out the same team three consecutive games.
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Fehmel ended the season as just the third true freshman in program history to be named an All-American after the right-hander finished with 10 wins. He was named a preseason All-America Second Team selection Monday by Collegiate Baseball, while junior KJ Harrison was named to the third team. Oregon State is the only Pac-12 school with two preseason All-America selections.
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Oregon State opens the 2017 season Feb. 17 in Surprise, Ariz., when taking on Duke to open the Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic. Tickets for the team's eight-game trip will go on sale Jan. 7 and can be purchased by visiting surprisespringtraining.com.
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Season ticket renewals are now available by visiting BeaverTickets.com. Fans who did not have season tickets in 2016 can also put down a deposit for 2017 by visiting BeaverTickets.com.
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For more information on the Oregon State baseball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverBaseball, by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateBaseball or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverBaseball.
OREGON STATE ATHLETICS' EVERYDAY CHAMPIONS CULTURE
Through the power of sport, we help people discover and pursue their passions, talents and purpose in order to live a life of balance and positive contribution.
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The Beavers are the highest ranked team from the Pac-12 Conference, garnering 485 points. TCU is No. 1 with 496 points, followed by LSU (494), Florida (491) and South Carolina (489).
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Oregon State is slated to return seven of its nine position starters from last season, and two starting pitchers – Bryce Fehmel and Luke Heimlich – from the weekend rotation that shut out UCLA over the three-game series. It was the first time in school history the Beavers had shut out the same team three consecutive games.
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Fehmel ended the season as just the third true freshman in program history to be named an All-American after the right-hander finished with 10 wins. He was named a preseason All-America Second Team selection Monday by Collegiate Baseball, while junior KJ Harrison was named to the third team. Oregon State is the only Pac-12 school with two preseason All-America selections.
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Oregon State opens the 2017 season Feb. 17 in Surprise, Ariz., when taking on Duke to open the Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic. Tickets for the team's eight-game trip will go on sale Jan. 7 and can be purchased by visiting surprisespringtraining.com.
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Season ticket renewals are now available by visiting BeaverTickets.com. Fans who did not have season tickets in 2016 can also put down a deposit for 2017 by visiting BeaverTickets.com.
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For more information on the Oregon State baseball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverBaseball, by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateBaseball or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverBaseball.
OREGON STATE ATHLETICS' EVERYDAY CHAMPIONS CULTURE
Through the power of sport, we help people discover and pursue their passions, talents and purpose in order to live a life of balance and positive contribution.
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