2021 Oregon State Beavers baseball team

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2021 Oregon State Beavers baseball
Oregon State Beavers wordmark.svg
NCAA tournament, Fort Worth Regional
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Record37–24 (16–14 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Pitching coachRich Dorman (2nd season)
Home stadium Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
Seasons
  2020
2022  
2021 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Arizona  y219 .7004518 .714
No. 10 Oregon  y2010 .6673916 .709
No. 7 Stanford  y1710 .6303917 .696
No. 21 UCLA  y1812 .6003720 .649
Arizona State  y1614 .5333322 .600
Oregon State  y1614 .5333724 .607
California  1515 .5002926 .527
Washington State  1317 .4332623 .531
USC  1317 .4332526 .490
Utah  723 .2331733 .340
Washington  621 .2222030 .400
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 23, 2021 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Oregon State Beavers baseball team represented Oregon State University in the 2021 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 Mitch Canham in his 2nd season at Oregon State. The previous season was indefinitely suspended 14 games into the season after the NCAA abruptly canceled all winter and spring season tournaments, including the College World Series, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

Contents

Season synopsis

The Beavers entered the season unranked and picked to finish 4th in the Pac-12 Conference coaches preseason baseball poll. [3]

Jake Mulholland passed Kevin Gunderson for most saves in Oregon State history when he threw his 38th career save in a 2–1 win against California. [4]

Roster

2021 Oregon State Beavers baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
1 INF Kyler McMahanR/R5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)177 lb(80 kg)Jr Seattle, Washington
2 INF Jordan DonahueL/R5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)163 lb(74 kg)Fr Mililani, Hawaii
3 INF Matthew GretlerR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)180 lb(82 kg)So Bonney Lake, Washington
4 INF Justin BoydR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)195 lb(88 kg)Fr Parker, Colorado
5 OF Joe CaseyL/L6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)187 lb(85 kg)RS Jr Corvallis, Oregon
6 INF Paul Myro IVR/R5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)185 lb(84 kg)Fr Las Vegas, Nevada
7 INF Jake DukartL/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)200 lb(91 kg)So Lake Oswego, Oregon
8 INF Cesar Valero SanchezR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)198 lb(90 kg)Fr Calgary, Alberta
9 INF Andy ArmstrongR/R5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)175 lb(79 kg)Sr Salem, Oregon
12 OF Micah McDowellL/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)189 lb(86 kg)Fr Halifax, Nova Scotia
13 INF Richie MascareñasR/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)173 lb(78 kg)Jr Las Vegas, Nevada
14 C Cole HamiltonL/R5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)194 lb(88 kg)RS So Salem, Oregon
15 INF Kyle DerneddeR/R5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)177 lb(80 kg)Fr Tualatin, Oregon
16 RHP Reid SebbyR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)198 lb(90 kg)Jr Huntington Beach, California
17 C Troy ClaunchR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)108 lb(49 kg)Jr Vacaville, California
18 INF Ryan OberR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)196 lb(89 kg)Jr Snohomish, Washington
19 RHP A. J. LatteryR/R6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)240 lb(109 kg)Fr Prior Lake, Minnesota
20 OF Thomas DukartL/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)183 lb(83 kg)Fr Lake Oswego, Oregon
21 RHP Will FrischR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)226 lb(103 kg)Fr Stillwater, Minnesota
22 RHP Jake PfennigsR/R6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)217 lb(98 kg)So Post Falls, Idaho
23 RHP Kevin AbelR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)195 lb(88 kg)RS So San Diego, California
24 RHP Nathan BurnsR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)193 lb(88 kg)Jr West Bend, Wisconsin
25 RHP Joey MundtR/R6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)220 lb(100 kg)So Hughson, California
26 LHP Cooper HjerpeL/L6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)189 lb(86 kg)Fr Capay, California
27 C Gavin LoganL/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)191 lb(87 kg)So Oyen, Alberta
28 INF Wade MecklerS/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)178 lb(81 kg)So Yorba Linda, California
29 OF Jacob MeltonL/L6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)200 lb(91 kg)So Medford, Oregon
31 RHP Jack WashburnR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)211 lb(96 kg)Fr Webster, Wisconsin
32 RHP Mitchell VerburgR/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)206 lb(93 kg)RS Jr Lake Oswego, Oregon
33 OF Preston JonesR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)198 lb(90 kg)Sr Vancouver, Washington
34 INF Kyle FromkeR/R6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)205 lb(93 kg)So Round Rock, Texas
35 RHP Jonah GiblinR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)218 lb(99 kg)Fr Bainbridge Island, Washington
36 OF Greg FuchsL/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)199 lb(90 kg)So Mercer Island, Washington
37 RHP Bryant SalgadoR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)204 lb(93 kg)So Houston, Texas
38 LHP Jake MulhollandL/L6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)205 lb(93 kg)Sr Snohomish, Washington
40 OF Brady KasperL/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)185 lb(84 kg)Fr Mission Viejo, California
43 RHP Brock TownsendR/R5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)170 lb(77 kg)So Eugene, Oregon
44 INF Garret ForresterR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)211 lb(96 kg)Fr Fair Oaks, California
45 RHP Kyle KeyesR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)186 lb(84 kg)Fr Sandy, Utah
50 RHP Ryan BrownR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)201 lb(91 kg)Fr Salem, Oregon
51 LHP Chase WatkinsL/L6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)217 lb(98 kg)So Watsonville, California
52 RHP Jaren HunerR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)222 lb(101 kg)Fr Damascus, Oregon
53 RHP Ian LawsonR/R6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)227 lb(103 kg)Fr Hillsboro, Oregon
54 C Daniel PruittR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)203 lb(92 kg)Fr Gaston, Oregon
55 LHP Justin ThorsteinsonL/L6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)222 lb(101 kg)Fr Langley, British Columbia
Head coach

Mitch Canham

Assistant coach(es)

Darwin Barney
Ryan Gipson

Pitching coach(es)

Rich Dorman


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 21, 2021

Schedule and results

Legend
 Oregon State win
 Oregon State loss
 Postponement/Tie
BoldOregon State team member
Rank D1 Baseball
2021 Oregon State Beavers baseball game log [5]
Regular season
Postseason

Fort Worth Regional

Fort Worth Regional Teams
No. 6 (1) TCU Horned Frogs(2) Oregon State Beavers(3) Dallas Baptist Patriots(4) McNeese State Cowboys
First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
16 TCU 12
4 McNeese State 4
16 TCU6
3Dallas Baptist8
3 Dallas Baptist 6
2Oregon State5
3Dallas Baptist48
2Oregon State55
Lower round 1Lower final
16 TCU2
4McNeese State52Oregon State3
2Oregon State10

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches' [6] —*19162020171823
Baseball America [7] 17212322
Collegiate Baseball^ [8] 2117222013132224
NCBWA [9] 211618141413212122222330
D1Baseball201623212120

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

2021 MLB draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Kevin AbelRHP7210 Cincinnati Reds
Chase WatkinsLHP9274 Chicago Cubs
Bryant SalgadoRHP14418 Houston Astros
Nathan BurnsRHP19561 Los Angeles Angels

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