School District Employees participate in the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) public pension plan. In regular season play, the program has won five Northwest Conference Championships, 12 Pacific Coast Conference Northern Division titles, four AAWU Championships, nine Pac-8 North Division titles, and 11 Pac-10 North Division titles. Coach McLauchlin was an assistant coach for Mercer Island High School baseball team prior to taking the assistant baseball coaching position at West Seattle High School. [80], The following is a list of the program's yearly records since 1892, its first season of varsity competition. [50][51][52] Farrington's overall record with the Cougars in six seasons was 136198 (.407), with a regular season conference record of 5973 (.447). Stevens, Rylan Conference tournament champion, The following is a list of notable former Cougars and the seasons in which they played for the program. In 2004 Haggett transferred to San Jose State University where he played in both his Jr. and Sr. seasons as a reliever. . Had a 25/9 strikeout/walk ratio, third-best on the team. He was named all-conference twice and all-area by the Seattle Times. Washington Dan Hollod, Meridian, Larry Heinz, Rochester John Thacker, Ferris, Del Cruzen, Naches Valley John Rozeboom, Lynden Christian, Kim Hammons, Snohomish Daryl Parsons, Davenport, Rodger Anderson, Lake Stevens Jerry Powell, Warden, Kim Cox, Desales Ed Paulter, Seattle Prep, George Benedetti, West Valley (Yakima) Ed Garcia, Central Valley (Spokane), Pete Orgill, AC Davis Roy Young, Henry Foss, Bill Walker Jr., Naches Valley Mike Parrish, Colfax, Larry Schreck, Pullman/Wenatchee Rob Reese, Issaquah, Brad Conn, Sedro-Wooley Todd McDougall, Olympia, Washington State Baseball Coaches Association, Paton-Fouts Large School Coach of the Year, Dave Johnson Small School Coach of the Year, Don Freeman Dedication and Commitment to High School Baseball, Dan White High School Assistant Coach Career Recognition, Jim Reding Media Commitment to High School Baseball, Larry Linville Special Services to Baseball. Taylor, Ryan Previously led by team captains, H.E. Nyhusmoen. Spokane Boise State. [36][75], Following the 1978 football season, the university expanded Martin Stadium and removed its running track;[76] a new track & field venue was planned to the northeast, at the site of the present baseball stadium. In conference postseason play, WSU has won one Northwest Conference Tournament, one Pacific Coast Conference Northern Division Tournament, one Pacific-8 Conference North Division Tournament, and four Pacific-10 Conference Northern Division Tournaments. Sotomayor, Colton Just a guy who looked like he had played college baseball for a long time." WSU coach Brian Green (Photo: WSU) WSU also ran all over the basepaths, swiping 12 bags on 12 attempts. Redmond, WA 98053. 1, 2016. . He started his collegiate career at Green River Community College but after only playing for one year tore his UCL and was forced to cut his pitching career short. Washington Kim Paton, Rogers (Spokane, Jim Fouts, North Thurston Bud Pripp, West Seattle, Bill Frazier, Gonzaga Prep Ralph Reed, Franklin, Tony Gasparovich, Ballard Gary Snyder, Shorecrest, Merle Hagbo, Clover Park Mel Waite, Queen Anne, Ed Hardenbrook, Lakes Mal Walton, Bellingham, Dave Johnson, Ephrata Dan White, Eastmont, Bob Levitin, Interlake Chuck Wood, Tahoma, Al Daniels, Pasco Dale Parker, Edmonds, Gary Groenen, Juanita Lee Sonnedecker, Kelso, Bill McCutchin, Mt. [2][16][84], Five Cougars were selected in the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft: 1B Taylor Ard by the Seattle Mariners (7th round), OF Derek Jones by the Colorado Rockies (8th round), 2B Tommy Richards by the Baltimore Orioles (24th round), OF Kyle Johnson by the Los Angeles Angels (25th round), and 3B Patrick Claussen (34th round). In his senior year in football, he was voted MVP and was selected as a first-team Metro Mountain Division middle linebacker and first-team running back. Coach Mitchell was drafted out of West Seattle High School in the 17th Round of the 1997 Major League Draft by the Houston Astro's but chose to go to college and play baseball. His Collegiate baseball career began at Bellevue CC 2002-2005 and continued at Centenary College where he was the starting shortstop from 2005-2007. [26], In 1966, WSU again qualified for the NCAA Tournament but was eliminated by USC in the District VIII Regional finals. Since 2007 Coach Haggett has been a pitching coach for several successful summer programs such as Bankers Baseball, the Seattle Rainiers, and the Seattle Wave and is currently the pitching coach for the Washington Baseball Academy. [44][45] Originally from Newport, Oregon, he was a three-sport athlete at Eastern Washington in Cheney in the early 1970s; four years each of football and baseball and a year of basketball. Mooney had great success as a head coach at Albertson in Caldwell, including an NAIA national title in 1998. Since 2007 Coach Haggett has been a pitching coach for several successful summer programs such as Bankers Baseball, the Seattle Rainiers, and the Seattle Wave and is currently the pitching coach for the Washington Baseball Academy. In 1976, the Cougars hosted and won the West Regional, defeating Pepperdine and Cal State Fullerton twice, in order to advance to the College World Series. . Heimbigner coached baseball, basketball and football at Toutle Lake, Odessa, Naselle and Ilwaco high schools over a 33-year span. After a three-year hiatus from 18931895, the team returned for one season in 1896. Coach Terao redshirted his freshman year and transferred to Bellevue College earning the starting catcher position and being selected MVP for the 2018-2019 season. The first season of organized baseball at the school was in 1892, shortly after the school's founding. [2][15][25] The second loss to Ohio State was 10 in 15 innings, a complete game by Buckeye starter Steve Arlin, who recorded twenty strikeouts and gave up just three hits. (); : In regular season play, the program has won five Northwest Conference Championships, 12 Pacific Coast Conference Northern Division titles, four AAWU Championships, nine Pac-8 North Division titles, and 11 Pac-10 North Division titles. Both John Olerud, selected in 1988, and Aaron Sele, selected in 1990, had lengthy careers in Major League Baseball. Other honors include the Larry Linville Special Services Award (2013) by the Washington State Baseball Coaches Association, and Northwest Baseball Coaches Merit Award (2014). It was to be located on the site of today's BaileyBrayton Field, but excavation difficulties led to an exchange of sites. Following the 1918 season, the program joined the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), which had been formed in December 1915. Weber, Hannah [48] Their overall record of 2830 (.407) in 1995 was the first losing record at WSU since 1957, and the Cougars did not receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Postseason invitational champion [5][22], Following Buck Bailey's retirement at the end of the 1961 season, the school hired Bobo Brayton, a former Washington State player and head baseball coach at Yakima Valley Junior College for a decade. The Washington State Football Coaches Association released all-state teams for the condensed spring 2021 high school football season on Thursday, a first for the organization. Coach McLauchlin is available for private hitting and pitching lessons. From 19961998, Farrington's teams finished third in the Pac-10 North three times, missing the playoffs in each season. Coach Wilson graduated from Garfield High School in 2016 and was named to the all-state all-star team in 2016 and the all-state third team his junior season. Overall. SEC Baseball Weekend One Recap - Highway To Hoover; At the CWS in Omaha, the Cougars were eliminated without a win after consecutive defeats to Bradley and New Hampshire,[2][15] and tied for seventh place with NYU. Steve Farrington, the head coach at Lower Columbia College in Longview for over a decade, was hired to replace Brayton in late June 1994. Coach Anderson is available for private pitching lessons. Coach Terao was selected as a member of the Kansas City Royals Area Code Team and has played for the Baseball Northwest Travel team, PAC Northwest Baseball Travel team, NY Yankees Scout team in Australia, Yuba Sutter Gold Sox, Bellingham Bells, and the Springfield Illinois Sliders. Talamante graduated from Saint Mary's College of California where he played OF for the Gaels 2017-2021. At the CWS in Omaha, the Cougars were eliminated without a win after consecutive defeats to Bradley and New Hampshire,[2][15] and tied for seventh place with NYU. [61][62] These struggles, combined with cases of Mooney physically and verbally abusing players, led to his resignation following the 2004 season. [65][67] In his first several seasons at the helm, the program continued to struggle, finishing no higher than a sixth-place tie in the Pac-10. Coach Haggett, from Edmonds, WA is a left-hand pitcher and a 2003 graduate from Meadowdale high school where he was named an All-Star League First Team Pitcher in his senior season. WSU finished third, with wins over Texas and Connecticut, and two losses to Ohio State. Bob Albo, Newport Frank Osborne, Enumclaw, Bill Carlon, Selah Rollie DeKoster, Lynden, Des Charouhas, Lk. [41], In the late 1980s and early 1990s, two Cougars were named first team All-Americans. He attended and played college baseball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. He made his MLB debut in 2021 with the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball. The Mooberry Track was built on the old Bailey Field, north of Martin Stadium, and a new baseball venue was built to the east, retaining the name Bailey Field. [4][5] Born and raised in central Texas, Bailey played baseball and football at Texas A&M and served in the U.S. Army during the First World War. Coach Terao will be available for private catching/hitting lessons during the winter holiday season. Carmichael-Williams, Giordano His Cougar teams reached ten NCAA Tournaments and two College World Series.[2][42][43]. After losing the opening game to Arkansas, the Cougars defeated Wichita State 32 in an elimination game. 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