2017 Oregon State Beavers baseball team

2017 Oregon State Beavers baseball
Corvallis Super Regional champions Corvallis Regional champions Pac-12 regular season champions
College World Series, 2–2
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
CB	No. 3
Record	56–6 (27–3 Pac-12)
Head coach	Pat Casey (23rd season)
Assistant coaches	Pat Bailey (10th season) Nate Yeskie (9th season) Andy Jenkins (5th season)
Home stadium	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
Seasons ←  2016 2018  →

2017 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Oregon State  ‍†‍‍y	27	–	3		.900			56	–	6		.903
No. 18 Stanford  ‍‍‍y	21	–	9		.700			42	–	16		.724
UCLA  ‍‍‍y	19	–	11		.633			30	–	27		.526
No. 24 Arizona  ‍‍‍y	16	–	14		.533			38	–	21		.644
California  ‍‍‍	15	–	15		.500			25	–	29		.463
Utah  ‍‍‍	15	–	15		.500			27	–	24		.529
Washington  ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			28	–	26		.519
Oregon  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			30	–	25		.545
Washington State  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			24	–	29		.453
Arizona State  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			23	–	32		.418
USC  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			21	–	34		.382
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2017 Oregon State Beavers baseball team represented Oregon State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Beavers played their home games at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. The team was coached by Pat Casey in his 23rd season at Oregon State. The Beavers finished the regular season with the best record in the history of the program at 49–4, and set the Pac-12 record for conference victories in a season with 27. They were awarded the #1 overall national seed in the NCAA baseball tournament for the second time in team history (2014).

Schedule and results

Legend
	Oregon State win
	Oregon State loss
	Postponement
Bold	Oregon State team member

2017 Oregon State Beavers Baseball Game Log (56–6) [1]
Regular Season (49–4)
February (7–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Pac-12 Record Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic Feb 17 vs. Indiana* No. 5 Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ W 1–0 Thompson (1–0) Stiever (0–1) Engelbrekt (1) 1,733 1–0 – Feb 17 vs. Duke* No. 5 Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ W 6–3 Fehmel (1–0) Stallings (0–1) Verburg (1) 2,149 2–0 – Feb 19 vs. Duke* No. 5 Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ W 11–2 Tweedt (1–0) Day (0–1) Gambrell (1) 1,893 3–0 – Feb 20 vs. Indiana* No. 5 Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ W 4–1 Thompson (2–0) Hobbie (0–1) Engelbrekt (2) 2,216 4–0 – Big 10–Pac-12 Spring Training College Baseball Classic Feb 23 vs. Nebraska* No. 5 Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ W 10–1 Heimlich (1–0) Waldron (0–2) None 2,862 5–0 – Feb 24 vs. Ohio State* No. 5 Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ L 1–6 Pavlopoulos (1–0) Fehmel (1–1) None 2,071 5–1 – Feb 25 vs. Nebraska* No. 5 Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ W 5–2 Tweedt (2–0) Meyers (0–1) Engelbrekt (3) 2,841 6–1 – Feb 26 vs. Ohio State* No. 5 Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ W 5–1 Thompson (3–0) Post (0–1) None 1,731 7–1 –
March (15–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Pac-12 Record Mar 4 UC Davis* No. 4 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 4–0 Heimlich (2–0) Garcia (0–1) None 2,622 8–1 – Mar 4 UC Davis* No. 4 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 14–2 Tweedt (3–0) Razo (2–1) None 2,578 9–1 – Mar 5 UC Davis* No. 4 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 4–1 Mulholland (1–0) Mullins (0–1) None 2,535 10–1 – Mar 9 Ball State* No. 3 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 2–0 Fehmel (2–1) Korson (0–1) Engelbrekt (4) 2,441 11–1 – Mar 10 Ball State* No. 3 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 5–0 Heimlich (3–0) Butler (1–2) None 12–1 – Mar 10 Ball State* No. 3 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 5–1 Gambrell (1–0) Marquardt (2–2) Mulholland (1) 2,949 13–1 – Mar 11 Ball State* No. 3 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 8–4 Thompson (4–0) Marnon (2–2) None 2,615 14–1 – Mar 16 at Arizona State No. 1 Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 2–0 Heimlich (4–0) Lingos (3–1) Engelbrekt (5) 6,010 15–1 1–0 Mar 17 at Arizona State No. 1 Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 10–1 Fehmel (3–1) Van Scoyoc (0–1) None 2,704 16–1 2–0 Mar 18 at Arizona State No. 1 Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ W 4–1 Thompson (5–0) Erives (0–1) None 2,661 17–1 3–0 Mar 24 No. 7 Arizona No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 4–3 Mulholland (2–0) Megill (0–2) None 2,790 18–1 4–0 Mar 25 No. 7 Arizona No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 5–4 Engelbrekt (1–0) Deason (1–1) None 3,190 19–1 5–0 Mar 26 No. 7 Arizona No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 11–7 Eisert (1–0) Gomez (2–3) None 2,981 20–1 6–0 Mar 28 at Saint Mary's* No. 1 Louis Guisto Field • Moraga, CA W 4–3 Engelbrekt (2–0) Milam (1–1) Mulholland (2) 550 21–1 6–0 Mar 31 at No. 19 Stanford No. 1 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 3–1 Heimlich (5–0) Bubic (2–4) None 1,653 22–1 7–0
April (12–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record PAC-12 Record Apr 1 at No. 19 Stanford No. 1 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 15–7 Eisert (2–0) Thorne (1–1) None 1,867 23–1 8–0 Apr 2 at No. 19 Stanford No. 1 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA W 7–0 Thompson (6–0) Castellanos (4–1) None 1,867 24–1 9–0 Apr 4 at Portland* No. 1 Joe Etzel Field • Portland, OR W 4–3 Eisert (3–0) Miller (1–5) Mulholland (3) 1,300 25–1 9–0 Apr 7 Utah No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 5–4 Mulholland (3–0) Drachler (0–2) None 2,912 26–1 10–0 Apr 8 Utah No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 5–4 (16) {Mullholland (4–0) Bauerle (0–1) None 3,284 27–1 11–0 Apr 9 Utah No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 5–1 Thompson (7–0) Lapiana (2–4) Hickey (1) 3,250 28–1 12–0 Apr 13 at No. 30 Washington No. 1 Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 2–3 Bremer (4–2) Heimlich (5–1) None 1,136 28–2 12–1 Apr 14 at No. 30 Washington No. 1 Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA W 5–2 Fehmel (4–1) Nierenberg (1–2) Mulholland (4) 2,478 29–2 13–1 Apr 15 at No. 30 Washington No. 1 Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA W 3–0 Thompson (3–0) DeMers (3–3) Mullholland (5) 2,690 30–2 14–1 Apr 21 at UCLA No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 4–2 (10) Mulholland (5–0) Bird (4–1) None 1,209 31–2 15–1 Apr 22 at UCLA No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 1–7 Ceja (2–3) Fehmel (4–2) None 1,475 31–3 15–2 Apr 23 at UCLA No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA W 2–1 Verburg (1–0) Bird (4–2) Eisert (1) 1,377 32–3 16–2 Apr 25 Oregon* No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR Postponed to May 2 Apr 28 USC No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 3–1 Heimlich (3–1) Stubbs (0–3) Rasmussen (1) 3,367 33–3 17–2 Apr 29 USC No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR L 5–7 (10) Manning (2–1) Mulholland (5–1) None 3,420 33–4 17–3 Apr 30 USC No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 10–1 Thompson (9–0) Crouse (2–6) None 3,351 34–4 18–3
May (15–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record PAC-12 Record May 2 Oregon* No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 4–1 Britton (1–0) Nelson (0–1) Eisert (2) 3,316 35–4 18–3 May 5 California No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 8–0 Heimlich (7–1) Horn (4-4) None 3,423 36–4 19–3 May 6 California No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 11–10 Rasmussen (1–0) Sabouri (1–3) None 3,593 37–4 20–3 May 7 California No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 10–2 Thompson (10–0) Ladrech (2–2) None 3,551 38–4 21–3 May 11 at Oregon No. 1 PK Park • Eugene, OR W 6–1 Heimlich (8–1) Stringer (4–2) Eisert (4) 2,209 39–4 22–3 May 12 at Oregon No. 1 PK Park • Eugene, OR W 5–4 Engelbrekt (3–0) Peterson (10–3) Verburg (2) 2,834 40–4 23–3 May 13 at Oregon No. 1 PK Park • Eugene, OR W 1–0 Thompson (11–0) Mercer (5–6) Eisert (4) 3,517 41–4 24–3 May 16 vs. Portland* No. 1 Volcanoes Stadium • Keizer, OR W 7–1 Mulholland (6–1) Budnick (1-9) None 3,906 42–4 24–3 May 19 Washington State No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 4–3 Heimlich (9–1) Sunitsch (2–4) None 3,583 43–4 25–3 May 20 Washington State No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 5–0 Thompson (12–0) Anderson (5-3) None 3,654 44–4 26–3 May 21 Washington State No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 14–3 Rasmussen (2–0) Block (0-3) None 3,629 45–4 27–3 May 25 Abilene Christian* No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 9–0 Heimlich (10–1) Lambright (0–4) None 3,432 46–4 27–3 May 26 Abilene Christian* No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 5–4 (11) Eisert (4–0) Watkins (0–1) None 3,605 47–4 27–3 May 27 Abilene Christian* No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 11–0 (7) Rasmussen (3–0) Ruot (0–5) None 3,563 48–4 27–3 May 28 Abilene Christian* No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 4–2 Britton (2–0) Skeffington (1–6) Mulholland (7) 3,547 49–4 27–3
Postseason (7–2)
Corvallis Regional (3–0) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record June 2 (4) Holy Cross* (1) No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 8–2 Thompson (13–0) King (5–7) None 3,508 50–4 1–0 June 3 (3) Yale* (1) No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 11–0 Heimlich (11–1) Brodkowitz (6–3) None 3,474 51–4 2–0 June 4 (3) Yale* (1) No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 8–1 Eisert (5–0) Espig (1–1) None 3,456 52–4 3–0
Corvallis Super Regional (2–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record June 9 No. 14 Vanderbilt* (1) No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 8–4 Thompson (14–0) Raby (10–4) Tweedt (1) 3,737 53–4 4–0 June 10 No. 14 Vanderbilt* (1) No. 1 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 9–2 Fehmel (5–2) Wright (5–6) None 3,734 54–4 5–0
College World Series (2–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record CWS Record June 17 No. 7 Cal State Fullerton* (1) No. 1 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 6–5 Mulholland (7–1) Workman (6–3) Rasmussen (2) 22,656 55–4 1–0 June 19 (4) No. 2 LSU* (1) No. 1 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE W 13–1 Fehmel (6–2) Walker (8–2) None 24,874 56–4 2–0 June 23 (4) No. 2 LSU (1) No. 1 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 1–3 Lange (10–5) Thompson (14–1) Hess (4) 21,257 56–5 2–1 June 24 (4) No. 2 LSU (1) No. 1 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 1–6 Gilbert (7–1) Fehmel (6–3) None 15,618 56–6 2–2

Rankings

Main article: 2017 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches' [2]	7	7*	7*	4	2 (5)	2 (12)	1	1	1	1	1	1
Baseball America [3]	9	8	8	5	4	2	1	1	1	1
Collegiate Baseball^ [4]	5	5	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
NCBWA† [5]	7	5	4	5	2	2	1	1	1

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

1. "2017 Baseball Schedule". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
2. "USA Today Coaches' Poll". Archived from the original on 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
3. Baseball America Poll
4. Collegiate Baseball Poll
5. NCBWA Poll