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SPORTS Friday, February 19, 2016 East Oregonian Page 3B College Baseball Oregon State favorites in Pac-12, Ducks picked fourth State in 1966 to win the champi- onship. And it started a run of four national titles by Pac-12 teams in A decade after Oregon State the past 10 seasons, including the stunned college baseball by proving Beavers’ second title in 2007, along D WHDP IURP WKH UDLQ\ 3DFL¿F with championships by Arizona Northwest can win a national (2012) and UCLA (2013). But it’s the Beavers and their championship, the Beavers are back in the discussion as one of the pair of standout sophomores that everyone will be chasing. Oregon best teams in the country. And, nearly unanimously, the 6WDWH LV OHG E\ ¿UVW EDVHPDQ .- Beavers are considered the top Harrison and starting pitcher Drew team in the Pac-12 headed into the Rasmussen, the only two freshmen chosen for the all-Pac-12 team last 2016 season. Oregon State is the over- season. Harrison was the confer- whelming preseason favorite ence freshman of the year, while in the Pac-12, which features Rasmussen went 7-4 with a 2.80 top-end depth to rival any other ERA in 19 appearances. Expected to be nipping at conference in the country. Oregon State, UCLA, California, USC and Oregon State is UCLA, which Oregon have all been ranked in the has reloaded with one of the top Top 25 of various national publica- freshman classes in the country tions before the season gets started. after seeing eight players selected The Beavers’ title in 2006 made in last year’s amateur baseball draft, 2UHJRQ 6WDWH WKH ¿UVW QRUWKHUQ followed by California, Oregon college baseball team since Ohio and USC. The question will be can By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer Preseason Coaches Poll 1) Oregon State (9) 2) UCLA (1) 3) California (1) 4) Oregon 5) USC 6) Arizona State 7) Stanford 8) Washington 9) Arizona 10) Washington State 11) Utah *First place votes in parenthesis anyone picked in the bottom half of the conference preseason poll jump up and challenge the expected top ¿YH" BEAVER BELIEVERS: Thanks to the return of Harrison and Rasmussen, the Beavers were the clear favorites as the preseason conference champs. But what makes Oregon State’s expectation level even more impressive is the amount of youth on the roster. The Beavers have only one senior and are led by a bounty of underclassmen. Of the 35 players on its roster, Oregon State has 24 freshmen or sophomores — meaning the Beavers could be national contenders for more than just this season. CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’: Since the Pac-12 ended its North/ South split in 1999, California has QRW ¿QLVKHG KLJKHU WKDQ IRXUWK LQ the standings. This could be the year the Golden Bears crack the top three. California was picked WR ¿QLVK WKLUG LQ WKH FRQIHUHQFH preseason poll, barely behind UCLA and well ahead of fourth- place Oregon. It is ranked in the top 15 of most national polls and LV ¿OOHG ZLWK GHSWK UHWXUQLQJ WKH entire starting rotation and seven of nine positional starters from last year’s team that went 36-21 and Motorsports (DUQKDUGW-U%XVFKZLQ'D\WRQDGXDOV By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Driving a car he believes is unbeatable, Dale Earnhardt -UDGGHGWRKLVIDPLO\OHJDF\ at Daytona International Speedway on the anniversary of his father’s death. (DUQKDUGW ZRQ WKH ¿UVW qualifying race Thursday night for the Daytona 500 to earn a starting spot on the second row for NASCAR’s biggest event. It was Earnhardt’s 17th career win at Daytona International Speedway. The late Dale Earnhardt leads all drivers with 34 career victories at Daytona. He was NLOOHGRQWKH¿QDOODSRIWKH 2001 Daytona 500. “It’s another win at Daytona for the Earnhardts, adding to the legacy,” Earn- hardt said in victory lane. ³:H¶UH XS KHUH LQ WKH V now.” The No. 88 Chevrolet that Hendrick Motorsports brought to Daytona won three RII -DPLH 0F0XUUD\ RQ WKH ¿QDOODSDQGEULHÀ\EORFNHG him. McMurray moved up the track for another try, but -LPPLH -RKQVRQ ZDV LQ WKH VDPH VSDFH DQG -RKQVRQ bounced off the wall to trigger a multi-car accident. Only two spots were up for grabs in the 500. Michael McDowell earned the spot in WKH ¿UVW UDFH ZKLOH 5REHUW 5LFKDUGVRQ -U HDUQHG WKH ¿QDO WUDQVIHU VSRW 5LFK- ardson only got the call two (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) ZHHNVDJRIURP%.5DFLQJ Dale Earnhardt Jr. crosses the finish line to win the first “I was at home working of two qualifying races for Sunday’s NASCAR Daytona on my ranch,” said Rich- 500 on Thursday in Daytona Beach, Fla. ardson, who added every dollar he earns this weekend times last year, and Earnhardt That’s very special to me. will go into a college fund for admitted after the qualifying I was glad that nothing bad his newborn son. Richardson race that he allowed himself happened and we didn’t tear manages hay production as to daydream about winning our car up because that would his full-time job at a ranch in have been embarrassing on a Pilot Point, Texas. as a tribute to his father. “The stress that I’ve been “I try not to make too day like this.” .\OH %XVFK WKH UHLJQLQJ putting just on myself in big a deal — I told all you guys how much I like people Sprint Cup champion, won general to make this race, to remember dad and talk the second qualifying race, ,¶YH EHHQ SDFLQJ WKH ÀRRU several contenders ever since I woke up this about dad,” he said. “I’m but guilty of daydreaming a little wrecked their prized cars in a morning eager to get this race underway, eager to see how bit, about winning this race last-lap accident. Busch was trying to hold the outcome would happen.” tonight because of the day. reached the NCAA tournament. TOP TALENT: The Pac-12 had six players selected to the preseason Golden Spikes Award watch list, the third most of any conference in the country. The list included Harrison, Stanford pitcher &DO 4XDQWULOO $UL]RQD LQ¿HOGHU Bobby Dalbec, California pitcher 'DXOWRQ -HIIHULHV 2UHJRQ SLWFKHU 0DWW .URRN DQG $UL]RQD 6WDWH LQ¿HOGHU&ROE\:RRGPDQVHH NEW LEADERS:-D\-RKQVRQ has taken over for retired Andy Lopez at Arizona, while Marty Lees KDVWDNHQRYHUDW:DVKLQJWRQ6WDWH after Donnie Marbut was let go. -RKQVRQVSHQWWKHSDVWWZRVHDVRQV DW1HYDGDOHDGLQJWKH:ROI3DFNWR WKHLU¿UVW0RXQWDLQ:HVWWLWOHDQGD 41-15 record last season. Lees was an assistant at Oregon State when the Beavers won their two national titles before moving on to be an assistant at Oklahoma State for the past three seasons. DISTRICT HOOPS: Continued from 1B Makin (JHS). Girls Basketball ECHO 65, JOSEPH 56²$W%DNHU&LW\.HOVH\ Ranger scored 32 points and the Echo Cougars pulled away in the fourth quarter WREHDWWKH-RVHSK(DJOHVRQ 7KXUVGD\ LQ WKH ¿UVW URXQG of the Old Oregon League district tournament. The score was tied 44-44 after three quarters, but Echo’s strong defense held the Eagles in check down the stretch while the Cougars hit just enough free throws to seal the win. 7KH &RXJDUV ¿QLVKHG with 17 steals in the game and 24 points off turnovers. Echo was 10-36 on free throws and 7-17 in the fourth quarter. Echo moves on to play 1L[\DDZLL LQ WKH VHPL¿QDOV today at 6:30 p.m. ——— EHS (13-12) 7 21 16 21 — 65 JHS (10-12) 15 12 17 12 — 56 ECHO — K. Ranger 32, D. Tarvin 11, H. McCarty 10, T. Swaggart 10, E. Parks 2, L. Cox. (24-59) JOSEPH — S. Albee 22, A. Sykora 19, L. Makin 6, E. Hite 4, N. Williams 3, C. Wellens 2, T. Suto. (24-69) 3-pointers — EHS 7-14, JHS 1-4. Free throws — EHS 10-36, JHS 7-11. Fouls — EHS 14, JHS 26. Fouled out — E. Hite, L. HELIX 47, PINE EAGLE 19 — At Baker City, the Grizzlies shook off their district tournament jitters to pull away from the Spartans on Thursday in the ¿UVWURXQG “The kids were real nervous,” said Helix coach .LUN )OHUFKLQJHU ³$ ORW RI WKHP LW ZDV WKH ¿UVW WLPH they’d been here and they had a hard time getting it going.” Helix (16-8) led 19-10 at halftime, but went on a 13-2 run in the third quarter to put the game out of reach. Paden Flerchinger led all scorers with 17 points and added six rebounds for Helix. Macey Tullis chipped in 13 points. Helix moves on to face Powder Valley today at 1 SPLQWKHVHPL¿QDOV ——— PE (3-19) 8 2 2 7 — 19 GHS (16-8) 11 8 13 15 — 47 PINE EAGLE — L. Walker 10, H. Tanaka 7, B. Bell 2, Ka. Jensen, K. Whybark, K. Melchior, A. Vannice, Ky. Jensen, A. Graven, L. Blanchard. HELIX — P. Flerchinger 17, M. Tullis 13, S. Wilson 5, A. Wood 3, C. Bennett 2, H. Christman 2, E. Fehrenbacker 2, M. Espey 2, A. Krol, M. Mize, K. Mize. 3-pointers — PE 1, GHS 4. 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