Oregon State Beavers baseball

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Oregon State Beavers
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Founded1907 (1907)
University Oregon State University
Athletic director Scott Barnes
Head coach Mitch Canham (5th season)
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Location Corvallis, Oregon
Home stadium Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
(Capacity: 3,587)
Nickname Beavers
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.

Contents

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

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

SeasonCoachYearsRecordPct.
1907F.C. McReynolds15-2.714
1908Joe Fay111-4.733
1909Otto Moore15-4.566
1910Fielder Jones113-4-1.750
1911Frederick Walker18-7.533
1912E.J. Stewart15-9.357
1913Jesse Garrett17-10.412
1914Wilkie Clark17-9.438
1915Roy Goble113-8.619
1916Hans Loof110-9-1.525
1918J.D. Baldwin14-6.400
1919-1921Jimmie Richardson330-26-1.535
1922Guy Rathbun113-8.619
1923-1928, 1930-1931, 1938-1966 Ralph Coleman 35561-316-1.640
1929Roy Lamb110-9.526
1932-1937 Slats Gill 656-70.444
1967-1972Gene Tanselli6113-102-2.525
1973-1994Jack Riley22613-411-5.596
1995-2018 Pat Casey 24900-458-6.662
2019 Pat Bailey 136-20-1.640
2020–present Mitch Canham 390–51.638
Totals21 coaches113 seasons2510–1543-17.619

Facilities

Goss Stadium is the Beavers Baseball home stadium. Goss Wiki1.jpg
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

All-Americans

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
CBFCollege Baseball Foundation
D1D1Baseball.com
NCBWA National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
PGPerfect Game
USAT/SWUSA Today/Sports Weekly
YearPlayerPositionOrg
1952Dwane HelbigOutfielderABCA (2)
1953Bailey BremPitcherABCA (3)
1954Jay DeanFirst basemanABCA (1)
1955Jay DeanFirst basemanABCA (1)
1960Larry PetersenOutfielderABCA (1)
1962Cecil IraPitcherABCA (3)
1963Cecil IraPitcherABCA (3)
1982 Jim Wilson First basemanABCA (3), BA (3)
1986 Dave Brundage UtilityABCA (2)
1987Ken BowenShortstopBA (2)
1993Scott ChristmanPitcherABCA (1), CB (1), BA (2)
1994Mason SmithPitcherBA (3), CB (3)
1997Mark NewellPitcherNCBWA (3)
1998 Andrew Checketts PitcherNCWBA (2), CB (3)
2001Scott NicholsonPitcherCB (3)
2005 Dallas Buck PitcherABCA (1), BA (1), CB (1), USAT/SW (1), NCBWA (2)
2005 Jacoby Ellsbury OutfielderABCA (1), BA (1), NCBWA (1), CB (2), USAT/SW (2)
2005 Jonah Nickerson PitcherUSAT/SW (2)
2006 Dallas Buck PitcherABCA (2), CB (2), NCBWA (2)
2006 Cole Gillespie OutfielderABCA (1), BA (1), CB (1), NCBWA (3)
2006Kevin GundersonPitcherNCBWA (2)
2006 Jonah Nickerson PitcherBA (2)
2007 Mitch Canham CatcherCB (3)
2011 Sam Gaviglio PitcherBA (2), CB (2), NCBWA (3)
2012 Michael Conforto OutfielderBA (2), NCBWA (2), ABCA (2)
2013 Michael Conforto OutfielderPG (1), ABCA (1)
2013Andrew MoorePitcherBA (1), ABCA (1), CB (2)
2013 Matt Boyd PitcherBA (3), CB (3), PG (3)
2014 Michael Conforto OutfielderBA (1), NCBWA (1), CB (1), ABCA (1), PG (1)
2014 Jace Fry PitcherABCA (1), NCBWA (1), CB (1), BA (2), PG (2)
2014 Ben Wetzler PitcherNCBWA (1), CB (1), BA (2), PG (2), ABCA (2)
2015 Jeff Hendrix OutfielderABCA (3)
2015 Andrew Moore PitcherCB (2), ABCA (2), D1 (3), BA (3)
2016 Bryce Fehmel PitcherCB (2)
2017 Luke Heimlich PitcherCB (1)
2017Jake ThompsonPitcherBA (1), D1 (1), ABCA (1), PG (1), NCBWA (1), CB (1)
2017 Jake Mulholland PitcherNCBWA (2)
2017 Nick Madrigal InfielderBA (1), D1 (1), ABCA (1), PG (2), NCBWA (3), CB (3)
2018 Trevor Larnach OutfielderBA (1), D1 (1), NCBWA (1), ABCA (1), PG (1), CB (2)
2018 Adley Rutschman CatcherD1 (1), ABCA (1), BA (2), PG (2), NCBWA (3), CB (3)
2018 Cadyn Grenier ShortstopBA (2), D1 (3)
2018 Nick Madrigal Second BasemanNCBWA (2), ABCA (2), BA (3), PG (3)
2018 Luke Heimlich PitcherCB (1), NCBWA (1)
2018 Jake Muholland PitcherNCBWA (3), CB (3)
2019 Adley Rutschman CatcherABCA (1), BA (1), CB (1), CBF (1), D1 (1), NCBWA (1), PG (1)
2019 Jake Muholland PitcherPG (3)
2019 Brandon Eisert PitcherBA (3)
2020 Christian Chamberlain PitcherCB (3)
2021 Jake Muholland PitcherNCBWA (2)
2022 Cooper Hjerpe PitcherABCA (1), BA (1), CB (1), CBF (1), D1 (1), NCBWA (1), PG (1)
2022 Jacob Melton OutfielderABCA (1), BA (1), CB (1), CBF (1), D1 (1), NCBWA (1), PG (1)
2022 Ben Ferrer PitcherBA (3), D1 (3)
2022 Justin Boyd OutfielderNCBWA (2)
2024 Travis Bazzana InfielderABCA (1), BA (1), NCBWA (1)
2024Bridger HolmesRelief PitcherABCA (2), NCBWA (1)
2024Aiden MayPitcherABCA (3), NCBWA (3)
2024Jacob KmatzPitcherNCBWA (3)
2024Jacob KmatzPitcherNCBWA (3)
2024Gavin TurleyOutfielderABCA (3)

National Awards


Buster Posey Award
YearNamePosition
2019 Adley Rutschman Catcher


Golden Spikes Award
YearNamePosition
2019 Adley Rutschman Catcher


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


Dick Howser Trophy
YearNamePosition
2019 Adley Rutschman Catcher


Brooks Wallace Award
YearNamePosition
2018 Cadyn Grenier Shortstop

Conference Awards


Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year
YearNamePosition
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
YearName
2014 Jace Fry
2017 Luke Heimlich
2018 Luke Heimlich


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

Other notable players

Fielder Jones was head coach in 1910. FielderJones.PNG
Fielder Jones was head coach in 1910.

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