Baseball
- Title:
- Director of Operations
- Phone:
- 541-737-0598
Ron Northcutt is in his 12th season as Director of Baseball Operations and 16th overall with the Oregon State baseball program. Prior to his tenure as Director of Baseball Operations, Northcutt served as a pitching coach for four seasons.
As Director of Operations, Northcutt plays a large role in the team’s travel, camp operations and any day-to-day needs of the Oregon State baseball team.
Northcutt came to Oregon State in 1994 and served as the team’s pitching coach through the 1998 season. While overseeing the staff, his pitchers led the Pac-10 North Division in earned run average in 1996 and 1997. While with OSU, Northcutt tutored Mark Newell, who was a third-team All-American selection by Baseball America in 1997, as well as Andrew Checketts, who earned NCBWA All-America second team honors in 1998.
From 1995, Northcutt’s first season with the Beavers, through 1998, the Beavers saw six pitchers earned All-Pac-10 Northern Division honors.
Additionally, eight pitchers were selected by Major League clubs in the First-Year Player Draft during Northcutt’s tenure.
Prior to coming to Corvallis, Northcutt served as an assistant coach under Pat Casey at George Fox. He began his coaching career as a freshman coach and varsity assistant at his alma mater, Newberg High, in Newberg, Ore.Â
After playing at Newberg, Northcutt went on to play for Clackamas Community College, where he earned all-league honors, and the University of Portland. A native of Los Gatos, Calif., Northcutt and his wife, Linnea, have two sons, Ben, 27, and Jack, 24.
