Pat Bailey Hometown: Moscow, Idaho Position: Assistant Coach Alma Mater: Idaho, '78

Pat Bailey returns to Oregon State in 2010 for his third season with the Beavers.

In 2009, his second year with OSU, the team's hitting and outfield coach inherited a host of position players who were new to the program or who had seen little playing time in previous seasons. Bailey helped mold players such as Adalberto Santos, Stefen Romero and Michael Miller into everyday contributors who played key roles in the team's lineup. Santos was named to the All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention team in the process while Romero led OSU with five home runs.

Bailey came to Oregon State prior to the 2008 season. In his first year, he oversaw Daniel Robertson's senior season, guiding the outfielder to All-Conference honorable mention honors. Robertson hit .327 and was drafted in the 33rd round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by San Diego; he was named the Most Valuable Player of the Northwest League in his first professional season.

Bailey came to Oregon State prior to the 2008 season after spending 12 seasons at George Fox, winning a Division III national title with the Bruins in 2004.

Bailey, 53, compiled a 353-158 record and earned National Coach of the Year honors after that 2004 national title. He was also named the Northwest Conference Coach of the Year eight times.

During Bailey's tenure, the Bruins won or shared eight Northwest Conference titles. George Fox advanced to the NCAA tournament six times and to the NAIA playoffs twice before moving to the NCAA.

George Fox did not have a losing season during Bailey's time at the school, and he is the winningest baseball coach in the school's history. The Northwest Conference shifted from the NAIA to the NCAA in 2000, and since then the Bruins rank among the nation's top 20 schools at that level in wins with a 215-94 record.

In 2004, Bailey's team became the first George Fox squad in any sport to win an NCAA national championship. The Bruins went 40-10 overall, setting a new single-season record for wins and tying the record for best winning percentage at .800.

After tying for the 2004 NWC title, George Fox earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. The Bruins swept through four games at the NCAA West Regional in Orange, Calif., and then posted a 5-1 record at the Division III World Series in Appleton, Wis., beating Eastern Connecticut State 6-3 in the championship game. All nine of George Fox's postseason wins came against nationally ranked teams, and four of its five wins in the World Series were against pitchers who were first- or second-team All-Americans.

Seven of Bailey's George Fox players signed professional contracts, including five members of the national championship team. His players earned 10 All-America honors and four Academic All-America honors.

At George Fox, he was also associate director of athletics, director of the Bruin Athletic Association for athletic support, chair of the school's Sports Hall of Fame committee, and a teacher in the Department of Business and Economics.
Prior to arriving at George Fox, Bailey had been the head coach at West Linn High School in West Linn, Ore., for 10 years. The Lions reached the state championship game in his final season and made the semifinals on two other occasions; he was named league coach of the year four times. He stepped away from West Linn in 1992 to serve as the pitching coach at the University of Portland.

At West Linn, Bailey was also an assistant football coach and taught business courses. In 1994, he was named to Who's Who Among America's Outstanding High School Teachers; in 1995, he was one of 30 outstanding educators honored with a Education Excellence Award given by Associated Oregon Industries.

Bailey earned his business education degree from the University of Idaho in 1978 and his master of education degree in educational administration from the University of Oregon in 1983. Bailey earned two letters in baseball at Idaho and was the team captain.

Bailey graduated in 1974 from Moscow (Idaho) High School, where he played football, basketball and baseball, being named the baseball team's Most Valuable Player.

Bailey and his wife, Susan, have two children: son Alex, who played baseball for George Fox in 2003; and daughter Ann.