Oregon State Beavers baseball

Oregon State Beavers
2024 Oregon State Beavers baseball team
Founded1907 (1907)
UniversityOregon State University
Athletic directorScott Barnes
Head coachMitch Canham (5th season)
ConferencePac-12 Conference
LocationCorvallis, Oregon
Home stadiumGoss Stadium at Coleman Field
(Capacity: 3,587)
NicknameBeavers
ColorsOrange and black[1]
   
NCAA Tournament champions
2006, 2007, 2018
College World Series appearances
1952, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2018
NCAA regional champions
2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances
1952, 1962, 1963, 1983, 1985, 1986, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champions
1985, 1986
Regular season conference champions
1908, 1910, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1925, 1927, 1938, 1940, 1943, 1951, 1952, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2017

The Oregon State Beavers baseball team represents Oregon State University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team participates in the Pac-12 Conference. They are currently coached by Mitch Canham and assistant coaches Ryan Gipson, Darwin Barney and Rich Dorman. They play home games in Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. The Beavers won the 2006, 2007 and 2018 College World Series to become the winningest collegiate baseball program in the Super Regionals era. In addition, the program has won 26 conference championships, qualified for 23 NCAA tournaments, and appeared in seven College World Series.

With the Pac-12 baseball league ceasing to exist after the 2023-24 season, the Beavers will become a baseball Independent beginning in 2025.[2]

Head Coaches

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Records taken from the 2021 Oregon State baseball media guide.[3]

Season Coach Years Record Pct.
1907 F.C. McReynolds 1 5-2 .714
1908 Joe Fay 1 11-4 .733
1909 Otto Moore 1 5-4 .566
1910 Fielder Jones 1 13-4-1 .750
1911 Frederick Walker 1 8-7 .533
1912 E.J. Stewart 1 5-9 .357
1913 Jesse Garrett 1 7-10 .412
1914 Wilkie Clark 1 7-9 .438
1915 Roy Goble 1 13-8 .619
1916 Hans Loof 1 10-9-1 .525
1918 J.D. Baldwin 1 4-6 .400
1919-1921 Jimmie Richardson 3 30-26-1 .535
1922 Guy Rathbun 1 13-8 .619
1923-1928, 1930-1931, 1938-1966 Ralph Coleman 35 561-316-1 .640
1929 Roy Lamb 1 10-9 .526
1932-1937 Slats Gill 6 56-70 .444
1967-1972 Gene Tanselli 6 113-102-2 .525
1973-1994 Jack Riley 22 613-411-5 .596
1995-2018 Pat Casey 24 900-458-6 .662
2019 Pat Bailey 1 36-20-1 .640
2020–present Mitch Canham 3 90–51 .638
Totals 21 coaches 113 seasons 2510–1543-17 .619

Facilities

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Goss Stadium is the Beavers Baseball home stadium.

Goss Stadium at Coleman Field is the home of Oregon State Baseball and considered the oldest continuous ballpark in the nation. Stadium lights were added in 2002. In 2006, the infield was changed to an artificial turf surface while the outfield remained grass. In 2015, the Jacoby Ellsbury Players' Locker Room (in name of Jacoby Ellsbury who donated $1 million to the project) was completed down the third base line, which finished a string of upgrades to Goss Stadium, including installation of artificial turf over the entire playing area.

Player Awards

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All-Americans

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Oregon State players have been named All-Americans 45 times, as of the end of the 2024 season. The university recognizes All-Americans as selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association, Baseball America magazine, the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, College Baseball Foundation, D1Baseball.com, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, Perfect Game, and USA Today/Sports Weekly.[4]

Key

ABCA American Baseball Coaches Association
BA Baseball America
CB Collegiate Baseball
CBF College Baseball Foundation
D1 D1Baseball.com
NCBWA National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
PG Perfect Game
USAT/SW USA Today/Sports Weekly
Year Player Position Org
1952 Dwane Helbig Outfielder ABCA (2)
1953 Bailey Brem Pitcher ABCA (3)
1954 Jay Dean First baseman ABCA (1)
1955 Jay Dean First baseman ABCA (1)
1960 Larry Petersen Outfielder ABCA (1)
1962 Cecil Ira Pitcher ABCA (3)
1963 Cecil Ira Pitcher ABCA (3)
1982 Jim Wilson First baseman ABCA (3), BA (3)
1986 Dave Brundage Utility ABCA (2)
1987 Ken Bowen Shortstop BA (2)
1993 Scott Christman Pitcher ABCA (1), CB (1), BA (2)
1994 Mason Smith Pitcher BA (3), CB (3)
1997 Mark Newell Pitcher NCBWA (3)
1998 Andrew Checketts Pitcher NCWBA (2), CB (3)
2001 Scott Nicholson Pitcher CB (3)
2005 Dallas Buck Pitcher ABCA (1), BA (1), CB (1), USAT/SW (1), NCBWA (2)
2005 Jacoby Ellsbury Outfielder ABCA (1), BA (1), NCBWA (1), CB (2), USAT/SW (2)
2005 Jonah Nickerson Pitcher USAT/SW (2)
2006 Dallas Buck Pitcher ABCA (2), CB (2), NCBWA (2)
2006 Cole Gillespie Outfielder ABCA (1), BA (1), CB (1), NCBWA (3)
2006 Kevin Gunderson Pitcher NCBWA (2)
2006 Jonah Nickerson Pitcher BA (2)
2007 Mitch Canham Catcher CB (3)
2011 Sam Gaviglio Pitcher BA (2), CB (2), NCBWA (3)
2012 Michael Conforto Outfielder BA (2), NCBWA (2), ABCA (2)
2013 Michael Conforto Outfielder PG (1), ABCA (1)
2013 Andrew Moore Pitcher BA (1), ABCA (1), CB (2)
2013 Matt Boyd Pitcher BA (3), CB (3), PG (3)
2014 Michael Conforto Outfielder BA (1), NCBWA (1), CB (1), ABCA (1), PG (1)
2014 Jace Fry Pitcher ABCA (1), NCBWA (1), CB (1), BA (2), PG (2)
2014 Ben Wetzler Pitcher NCBWA (1), CB (1), BA (2), PG (2), ABCA (2)
2015 Jeff Hendrix Outfielder ABCA (3)
2015 Andrew Moore Pitcher CB (2), ABCA (2), D1 (3), BA (3)
2016 Bryce Fehmel Pitcher CB (2)
2017 Luke Heimlich Pitcher CB (1)
2017 Jake Thompson Pitcher BA (1), D1 (1), ABCA (1), PG (1), NCBWA (1), CB (1)
2017 Jake Mulholland Pitcher NCBWA (2)
2017 Nick Madrigal Infielder BA (1), D1 (1), ABCA (1), PG (2), NCBWA (3), CB (3)
2018 Trevor Larnach Outfielder BA (1), D1 (1), NCBWA (1), ABCA (1), PG (1), CB (2)
2018 Adley Rutschman Catcher D1 (1), ABCA (1), BA (2), PG (2), NCBWA (3), CB (3)
2018 Cadyn Grenier Shortstop BA (2), D1 (3)
2018 Nick Madrigal Second Baseman NCBWA (2), ABCA (2), BA (3), PG (3)
2018 Luke Heimlich Pitcher CB (1), NCBWA (1)
2018 Jake Muholland Pitcher NCBWA (3), CB (3)
2019 Adley Rutschman Catcher ABCA (1), BA (1), CB (1), CBF (1), D1 (1), NCBWA (1), PG (1)
2019 Jake Muholland Pitcher PG (3)
2019 Brandon Eisert Pitcher BA (3)
2020 Christian Chamberlain Pitcher CB (3)
2021 Jake Muholland Pitcher NCBWA (2)
2022 Cooper Hjerpe Pitcher ABCA (1), BA (1), CB (1), CBF (1), D1 (1), NCBWA (1), PG (1)
2022 Jacob Melton Outfielder ABCA (1), BA (1), CB (1), CBF (1), D1 (1), NCBWA (1), PG (1)
2022 Ben Ferrer Pitcher BA (3), D1 (3)
2022 Justin Boyd Outfielder NCBWA (2)
2024 Travis Bazzana Infielder ABCA (1), BA (1), NCBWA (1)
2024 Bridger Holmes Relief Pitcher ABCA (2), NCBWA (1)
2024 Aiden May Pitcher ABCA (3), NCBWA (3)
2024 Jacob Kmatz Pitcher NCBWA (3)
2024 Jacob Kmatz Pitcher NCBWA (3)
2024 Gavin Turley Outfielder ABCA (3)

National Awards

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Buster Posey Award
Year Name Position
2019 Adley Rutschman Catcher


Golden Spikes Award
Year Name Position
2019 Adley Rutschman Catcher


National Pitcher of the Year Award
Year Name
2018 Luke Heimlich
2022 Cooper Hjerpe


Dick Howser Trophy
Year Name Position
2019 Adley Rutschman Catcher


Brooks Wallace Award
Year Name Position
2018 Cadyn Grenier Shortstop

Conference Awards

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Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year
Year Name Position
1981 Al Hunsinger First Basemen
1982 Jim Wilson First Basemen
1983 Jeff Reece Pitcher
1986 Dave Brundage Pitcher
1987 Ken Bowen Shortstop
1993 Scott Christman Pitcher
1994 Mason Smith Pitcher
1998 Andrew Checketts Pitcher
2005 Jacoby Ellsbury Outfielder
2006 Cole Gillespie Outfielder
2013 Michael Conforto Outfielder
2014 Michael Conforto Outfielder
2017 Nick Madrigal Infielder
2019 Adley Rutschman Catcher
2022 Jacob Melton Outfielder
2024 Travis Bazzana Infielder


Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Year
Year Name
2014 Jace Fry
2017 Luke Heimlich
2018 Luke Heimlich


Pac-12 Conference Baseball Defensive Player of the Year
Year Name Position
2006 Chris Kunda Second basemen
2016 Logan Ice Catcher
2017 Nick Madrigal Second basemen
2018 Cadyn Grenier Shortstop
2019 Adley Rutschman Catcher


Pac-12 Conference Baseball Freshman of the Year
Year Name Position
2005 Darwin Barney Shortstop
2012 Michael Conforto Outfielder
2013 Andrew Moore Pitcher
2015 KJ Harrison First basemen
2016 Nick Madrigal Shortstop

Other notable players

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Fielder Jones was head coach in 1910.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Colors | Oregon State University Relations and Marketing". July 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Oregon State baseball to play independent schedule in 2025, giving Beavers chance to 'create our own identity and do something special' amid conference realignment". 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ "2021 Oregon State Baseball Media Guide".
  4. ^ "Oregon State Baseball History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
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