Kansas' Price reportedly part of Oregon search

Saturday, August 18, 2007

Last week it was reported that Kansas baseball coach Ritch Price was on Oregon’s short list of coaching candidates to rebuild the Ducks’ baseball program from scratch.

While the situation may be sorted out as soon as this week, Price wants to clarify as much as he can in the meantime.

“I have not heard from them. I have not applied for the job,” Price said Saturday afternoon. “They just ran that article last week that said I could be a candidate for that and my phone has blown up since.”

The article Price referred to ran in The Oregonian last Thursday and linked Price to the head coaching vacancy at Oregon. Price, a Sweet Home, Ore., native, said when the school began its search for a head coach, it decided to target Oregon natives, which is why his name has came up.

“I was flattered to have that be my home state and be mentioned as a candidate for the job, but it certainly hasn’t been anything that I’ve initiated,” Price said.

The head coaching vacancy that Price is being linked to is one that’s been empty for the last 26 years. Oregon eliminated its baseball program for financial reasons following the 1981 season. But in July, Oregon athletics director Pat Kilkenny announced that the school’s baseball program would be reinstated and begin play in the 2008-09 season. Prior to that announcement, Oregon was the only Pac-10 school without a baseball program.

Originally, Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin and Atlanta Braves Triple-A manager Dave Brundage were the leading candidates for the job, but both turned down the position last week. UC-Irvine head coach Dave Serrano is now thought to be Oregon’s top choice and will interview with the school on Monday.

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