Oregon State Beavers softball

The Oregon State Beavers softball team represents Oregon State University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Pac-12 Conference. The Beavers are currently led by head coach Laura Berg. The team plays their home games at Kelly Field, formerly known as Oregon State Softball Complex, located on the university's campus.^[2]

Oregon State Beavers softball
2023 Oregon State Beavers softball team
Founded	1975; 50 years ago (1975)
University	Oregon State University
Head coach	Laura Berg (11th season)
Conference	Pac-12
Location	Corvallis, OR
Home stadium	Kelly Field (Capacity: 750)
Nickname	Beavers
Colors	Orange and black[1]
NCAA WCWS appearances
2006, 2022
AIAW WCWS appearances
1977, 1978, 1979
NCAA super regional appearances
2006, 2022
NCAA Tournament appearances
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022
Regular-season conference championships
2005

History

Coaching history

Years	Coach	Record	%
1975–1976	Diane Thompson	23–13	.639
1977	Rayne Brooks	18–13–1	.578
1978–1980	Rita Emery	55–28–1	.661
1981–1985	Ellen Margolis	145–76–1	.655
1986–1988	Carol Browning	45–80	.360
1989–1994	Vickie Dugan	64–201	.242
1995–2012	Kirk Walker	594–491–3	.547
2013–present	Laura Berg	268-232–1	.536

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Championships

Conference Championships

Season	Conference	Record	Head coach
2005	Pac-12 Conference	13–8	Kirk Walker

Coaching staff

Name	Position coached	Consecutive season at Oregon State in current position
Laura Berg	Head coach	11th
Eric Leyba	Associate Head Coach	5th
Jamie Wiggins	Assistant coach	1st
Shelly Prochaska	Player Development	4th
Sarah Hoechlin	Director of Operations	2nd
Reference:[4]

Notable players

Conference awards

Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year

• Brianne McGowan (2005)

Pac-12 Coach of the Year

• Kirk Walker (1999, 2005)