Pac-12 Coaches Poll: Beavers 5th, Ducks 7th

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – The Oregon State baseball team has been selected to finish fifth in the Pac-12 Conference in a vote by the league’s coaches, it was announced on Tuesday.

The Beavers garnered 64 points, eight behind No. 4 UCLA and eight in front of No. 6 California.

Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own teams.

Stanford received 10 first-place votes and was predicted to finish first, followed by Arizona and No. 3 Arizona State. The Sun Devils also received a first-place vote and were one point behind No. 2 Arizona.

The top six teams in this season’s predicted rankings all advanced to the postseason in 2011.

2012 Pac-12 Poll – Points (first-place votes in parentheses)

1. Stanford (10) – 100

2. Arizona – 85

3. Arizona State (1) – 84

4. UCLA – 72

5. Oregon State – 64

6. California – 56

7. Oregon – 38

8. USC – 36

9. Washington State – 33

10. Washington – 20

11. Utah - 17

Season tickets for the 2012 season are currently on sale.

Season tickets cost $400 and are good for the entire home schedule during the regular season, which includes 23 home dates and 24 games. OSU non-conference opponents at Goss Stadium this season include NCAA Tournament clubs Oklahoma, Illinois and Connecticut while Pac-12 opponents slated to come to Corvallis are Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Stanford and UCLA.

Individual game tickets will be made available to the public starting Monday. Single-game tickets are $20 for reserved seats and outfield general admission seats are $10.

Tickets can be purchased by calling 1-800-GOBEAVS, in person at the Gill Coliseum ticket office or online at osubeavers.com.

Oregon State opens the 2012 season Feb. 17 when starting a four-game series at UC Santa Barbara.