Sport(s) Baseball Record 754-421-5 (.641) 1988-1994 George Fox Position Outfielder | Title Head coach 1980 Portland 1995-present Oregon State Conference Pacific-12 Conference | |
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Born March 17, 1959 (age 58)
McMinnville, Oregon ( 1959-03-17 ) Team coached Oregon State Beavers baseball Education George Fox University, University of Portland | ||
Patrick Michael Casey (born March 17, 1959) is the head coach for the Oregon State Beavers baseball team. He is best known for winning the 2006 College World Series for the Beavers' first-ever baseball National Championship. The following year, despite losing all but two starters on the team and being the final team selected in the NCAA College World Series bracket, he led the Beavers to a repeat championship in the 2007 College World Series, the first unranked team in history to accomplish this feat.
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Playing career
A three-sport athlete at Newberg High School, Casey attended the University of Portland where he played baseball as well as basketball. In baseball, he was named to the All-Pac-10 Conference Northern Division first team in 1979 and 1980, and was drafted in the 10th round by the San Diego Padres in the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft. He played seven seasons in the minor leagues, including the Beaumont Golden Gators, the Calgary Cannons and the Portland Beavers.
Coaching career
After his playing career ended, Casey became head baseball coach at George Fox University, where he earned his undergraduate degree in 1990, also playing basketball for the school while coaching baseball. In seven seasons at George Fox, his baseball team compiled a 171-113-1 record.
In 1995, he was named head coach at Oregon State, where through the 2015 season, he had compiled a 754-421-5 record. Casey focused on recruiting players from the Pacific Northwest. He has guided the Beavers to three straight 45+ win seasons, including back-to-back Pac-10 championships, four trips to the College World Series, and two national championships. He is the only coach in NCAA history to lead a team to the National Championship after playing in six elimination games. After winning the 2006 national championship, the program received its first ever number 1 ranking by all four college baseball polls. He was named the Pac-12 Coach of the year in 2005, 2006, 2011, and 2013, and was named Baseball America Coach of the Year in 2006.
Personal
Casey and his wife Susan have three sons and one daughter. Casey is a Roman Catholic and often attends daily Mass. Notre Dame interviewed Casey after he won his first championship in 2006 and offered him the head coaching position, but Casey decided to stay at Oregon State.