Mitch Canham

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Mitch Canham
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Canham playing for the Lake Elsinore Storm in 2008
Current position
TitlePat Casey head baseball coach
Team Oregon State
Conference Independent
Record176–87
Biographical details
Born (1984-09-25) September 25, 1984 (age 39)
Richland, Washington, U.S.
Playing career
2004–2007 Oregon State
2007 Eugene Emeralds
2007–2008 Lake Elsinore Storm
2009–2010 San Antonio Missions
2010 Portland Beavers
2011 Midland RockHounds
2011 Sacramento River Cats
2012 Memphis Redbirds
2012 Long Island Ducks
2013 Northwest Arkansas Naturals
2013 Omaha Storm Chasers
2014 Harrisburg Senators
2015 Lincoln Saltdogs
Position(s) Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2016 Clinton LumberKings
2017–2018 Modesto Nuts
2019 Arkansas Travelers
2020–presentOregon State
Head coaching record
Overall176–87
TournamentsNCAA: 12–9

Mitchell Dean Canham (born September 25, 1984) is an American baseball coach and former catcher. He is currently the Pat Casey Head Baseball Coach at Oregon State University and previously served as the manager of the Clinton LumberKings, Modesto Nuts and the Arkansas Travelers.

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In college, he played for the Oregon State Beavers baseball team. [1] Canham was a member of both the 2006 and 2007 OSU teams which won back-to-back NCAA Baseball National Championships at the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. He was drafted by the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball with the 57th overall pick in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. [2]

Amateur career

Canham played for the Lake Stevens Junior Athletic Association (LSJAA) Tigers from 1995-1996. Canham attended Lake Stevens High School in Lake Stevens, Washington, where he was a three-sport star and honor student. [3]

Canham was named to the preseason All-American second team by the Collegiate Baseball newspaper and as a third team All-American by Baseball America. He ended the season as a third-team All-American selection by the Collegiate Baseball newspaper. [4] In 2006, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star. [5] [6] [7]

Professional career

Canham began his professional career in 2007 with the Short-Season Eugene Emeralds of the Northwest League and the Class-A Advanced Lake Elsinore Storm. With the Emeralds Canham batted .293 with two home runs, four doubles, one triple, 34 hits and 18 RBIs in 28 games. In just two games with the Storm Canham had no hits and one RBI.

In 2008 Canham spent the entire season with Lake Elsinore of the California League. He hit .285 with eight home runs, 28 doubles, five triples, 119 hits, 13 steals and 81 RBI in 113 games.

2009 saw Canham a promotion to the Double-A San Antonio Missions of the Texas League. He finished the '09 campaign batting .263 with six home runs, 20 doubles, three triples, 107 hits, five stolen bases and 53 RBI in 111 games.

Coaching career

Canham was named the manager of the Clinton LumberKings for the 2016 season. In 2017 and 2018, Canham was the manager of the Modesto Nuts. Canham managed the Arkansas Travelers for the first half of the 2019 season before resigning.

On June 13, 2019, Canham was named the head coach for the Oregon State. [8] In July 2022, he signed a contract extension with the Beavers through the 2029 season. [9]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Oregon State Beavers (Pac-12 Conference)(2020–2024)
2020 Oregon State 5–90–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Oregon State 37–2416–14T–5th NCAA Regional
2022 Oregon State 48–1820–102nd NCAA Super Regional
2023 Oregon State 41–2018–122nd NCAA Regional
2024 Oregon State 45–1619–102nd NCAA Super Regional
Oregon State:176–87 (.669)73–46 (.613)
Total:176–87 (.669)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Personal life

Canham's mother died while he was a freshman in college. [3] His younger brother, Dustin Canham, died in 2008 while serving with the United States Marines in Djibouti; the circumstances surrounding Dustin Canham's death received national attention based on a perceived cover up by the military and allegations that the death was due to hazing. [3] [10]

Canham's great uncle, Major General Charles D. W. Canham, commanded the 29th Infantry Division's 116th Infantry Regiment during its D-Day landing on Omaha Beach, earning the Distinguished Service Cross for valor in combat. [3]

Canham and his wife, Marlis, have two children. [11]

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References

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