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Quicker than you could spit your chew, baseball season was over continued from previous page The Viks attained each of their refined goals with a late- season rally to catch the Washington State Cougars for a third-place tie while finishing with an above .500 record of 31-27 on the season; Dunn’s 19th consec­ utive winning season at PSU. Dunn gained his 600th career victory in the final contest of the season where the Viks defeated the University of Portland 9-5. “Winning number 600 was great, but it’s just something that happened along the way,” Dunn said. “The players made it possible—I haven’t won a single game.” Offensively PSU was led on the season by third base- man Jason Porter, who held a batting average of .342 with 13 doubles, three home runs, 32 RBI, and seven stolen bases. PSU second baseman Kirk Ordway set a PSU record for stolen bases with 29 stolen bases in 35 attempts, while hitting .333 on the season with a team-leading five home runs. Porter was the North’s toughest batter to strike out with only eleven strike outs in 193 at bats. PSU outfielder Dirk Foss finished first in triples with seven and second for dou­ bles with 19. PSU ranked third among the team statistics carrying a batting average of .295 and 106 stolen bases. Ordway at 6-0, 180-pounds signed with the California Angels organizations to play with the minor-league Boise Hawks. The Viking pitching staff was led by righthanders Josh Post and Jason Wack. Post, a sophomore, finished the sea­ son with an 8-4 record and a 2.89 ERA, Post’s tallied one save and struck out an average of 5.2 batters per contest in his 15 appearances. Wack pitched eight complete games on the season while gaining a 9-7 record with a 3.96 ERA in 18 appearances. PSU’s Wack placed second among Northern Division pitchers in innings pitched with 109 total innings, while Viking reliever Dan Lake placed third in appearances with 23. The Vikings staff ranked third among the North with a 4.68 ERA in 58 games. PSU lost season their season series to Washington and Washington State both four games to two, while winning their series over Gonzaga 4-2 and over Portland 5-1. The Viks split their six-games with the Oregon State Beavers at three games apiece. The Viks are schedule to play against Gonzaga University to open a new stadium for the Bulldogs and are scheduled to participate in the Banana Belt tournament and in the Tulane University Invitational next season. Left: First baseman John Blair runs out a ground ball against the University of Washington in Civic Stadium. Right: Outfielder Mike bailey and catcher Jeff Gyselman celebrate after Gyselman’s two-run taker. s Pftoto by Scott Martin