Fall 2025 3 PHOTOS BY KARL MAASDAM,’93 PHOTO ESSAY shy away from what everyone else perceives as difficult things — those great opportunities.” All he had for his players was pride: “Just an incredible group the entirety of the year. … Their heads should be held high.” (See his remarks at bit.ly/CWS-Canham.) among the fewest in the nation. When the team’s College World Series run ended in Omaha a little over a week later, Canham brushed off reporter questions about whether that had been tough: “Who cares about an independent schedule? … We don’t with his former coach Pat Casey (top right), namesake of the endowed coaching position Canham now holds. The triumph was especially sweet as this was OSU’s first year with an independent schedule, which included only 19 home games out of 54 —
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