2021 Oregon State Beavers baseball team explained
| Sport: | baseball |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Team: | Oregon State Beavers |
| Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Pac-12 |
| Record: | 37–24 |
| Conf Record: | 16–14 |
| Head Coach: | Mitch Canham |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Darwin Barney |
| Ac1 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach2: | Ryan Gipson |
| Ac2 Year: | 3rd |
| Pitch Coach: | Rich Dorman |
| Pc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Fort Worth Regional |
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.[1]
Season synopsis
The Beavers entered the season unranked and picked to finish 4th in the Pac-12 Conference coaches preseason baseball poll.[2]
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.[3]
Schedule and results
| Legend |
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| | Oregon State win |
| | Oregon State loss |
| | Postponement/Tie |
| Bold | Oregon State team member |
| Rank | D1 Baseball | |
| 2021 Oregon State Beavers baseball game log[4] |
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| Regular season |
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| February |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall record | PAC-12 Record |
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| Feb 19 | vs. Kansas State* | | Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic) | 2–3 | Wicks (1–0) | Able (0–1) | Eckberg (1) | 0–1 | | | Feb 20 | vs. * | | Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic) | 14–1 | Hjerpe (1–0) | Arbruester (0–1) | None | 1–1 | | | Feb 21 | vs. * | | Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic) | 20–4 | Washburn (1–0) | Mullan (0–1) | Townsend (1) | 2–1 | | | Feb 22 | vs. New Mexico* | | Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic) | 5–2 | Frisch (1–0) | Campa (0–1) | Verburg (1) | 3–1 | | | Feb 25 | at * | | | 4–0 | Abel (1–1) | Barns (1–1) | None | 4–1 | | | Feb 26 | at Grand Canyon* | | Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark • Phoenix, AZ | 3–1 | Sebby (1–0) | Scalzo (0–1) | Mulholland (1) | 5–1 | | | Feb 27 | at Grand Canyon* | | Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark • Phoenix, AZ | 9–2 | Pfennigs (1–0) | Glover (0–1) | None | 6–1 | | | Feb 28 | at Grand Canyon* | | Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark • Phoenix, AZ | 4–2 | Salgado (1–0) | Hull (0–1) | Mulholland (2) | 7–1 | | |
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| March |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall record | PAC-12 Record |
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| Mar 4 | vs. BYU* | No. 20 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 1–0 | Sebby (2–0) | Johnson (0–1) | Mulholland (3) | 8–1 | | | Mar 5 | vs. BYU* | No. 20 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 5–3 | Mundt (1–0) | Smith (0–1) | Burns (1) | 9–1 | | | Mar 6 | vs. BYU* | No. 20 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 4–3 | Mulholland (1–0) | Heaton (0–1) | None | 10–1 | | | Mar 12 | vs. * | No. 16 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 0–7 | Ahlsrom (1–0) | Able (1–2) | None | 10–2 | | | Mar 13 | vs. Oregon* | No. 16 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 0–3 | Kafka (1–0) | Hjerpe (1–1) | Mosiello (1) | 10–3 | | | Mar 14 | vs. Oregon* | No. 16 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 3–1 | Pfennigs (2–0) | Walker (1–1) | Mulholland (4) | 11–3 | | | Mar 19 | vs. | No. 23 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 2–5 | White (3–0) | Abel (1–3) | None | 11–4 | 0–1 | | Mar 20 | vs. Washington State | No. 23 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 10–3 | Washburn (2–0) | Mills (3–1) | None | 12–4 | 1–1 | | Mar 21 | vs. Washington State | No. 23 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 9–8 | Salgado (2–0) | Hawkins (1–2) | Mulholland (5) | 13–4 | 2–1 | | Mar 23 | vs. * | No. 21 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 9–10 | Kitchen (4–0) | Hunter (0–1) | Howard (4) | 13–5 | 2–1 | | Mar 24 | vs. Santa Clara* | No. 21 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 9–0 | Washburn (3–0) | Feikes (0–2) | None | 14–5 | 2–1 | | Mar 26 | at | No. 21 | | 3–0 | Abel (2–3) | Gerling (0–2) | Mulholland (6) | 15–5 | 3–1 | | Mar 27 | at Washington | No. 21 | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 8–1 | Hjerpe (2–1) | Enger (2–1) | None | 16–5 | 4–1 | | Mar 28 | at Washington | No. 21 | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | RAINED OUT | | Mar 29 | at Washington | No. 21 | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 13–3 | Frisch (2–0) | Flesland (0–1) | None | 17–5 | 5–1 | | Mar 30 | at * | No. 21 | | 7–1 | Townsend (1–0) | Gillis (1–3) | None | 18–5 | 5–1 | |
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| April |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall record | PAC-12 Record |
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| Apr 1 | vs. | No. 21 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 4–3 | Verburg (1–0) | Kelly (0–5) | Mulholland (7) | 19–5 | 6–1 | | Apr 2 | vs. Utah | No. 21 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 17–3 | Abel (3–3) | Robeniol (1–3) | None | 20–5 | 7–1 | | Apr 3 | vs. Utah | No. 21 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 3–5 | Watson (2–3) | Hjerpe (2–2) | Hurdsman (2) | 20–6 | 7–2 | | Apr 5 | vs. * | No. 20 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 11–3 | Townsend (2–0) | Gomez (3–1) | None | 21–6 | 7–2 | | Apr 6 | vs. Gonzaga* | No. 20 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 2–5 | Zeglin (3–1) | Hunter (0–2) | Jacob (3) | 21–7 | 7–2 | | Apr 9 | at No. 19 Oregon | No. 20 | | 1–4 | Mosiello (2–1) | Watkins (0–1) | Somers (5) | 21–8 | 7–3 | | Apr 10 | at No. 19 Oregon | No. 20 | PK Park • Eugene, OR | 1–5 | Kafka (4–1) | Hjerpe (2–3) | None | 21–9 | 7–4 | | Apr 11 | at No. 19 Oregon | No. 20 | PK Park • Eugene, OR | 4–5 | Stedman (2–0) | Mulholland (1–1) | None | 21–10 | 7–5 | | Apr 16 | vs. | | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 15–8 | Salgado (3–0) | Zobac (2–1) | None | 22–10 | 8–5 | | Apr 17 | vs. California | | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 2–1 | Mundt (2–0) | Sullivan (2–3) | Mulholland (8) | 23–10 | 9–5 | | Apr 18 | vs. California | | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 5–3 | Watkins (1–1) | White (3–1) | Mulholland (9) | 24–10 | 10–5 | | Apr 20 | vs. Portland* | | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 11–3 | Burns (1–0) | Dobmeier (0–3) | None | 25–10 | 10–5 | | Apr 23 | at UC Irvine* | | | 7–5 | Mulholland (2–1) | Ingebritson (1–1) | Mundt (1) | 26–10 | 10–5 | | Apr 24 | at UC Irvine* | | Anteater Ballpark • Irvine, CA | 9–11 | Antone (1–0) | Watkins (1–2) | None | 26–11 | 10–5 | | Apr 25 | at UC Irvine* | | Anteater Ballpark • Irvine, CA | 6–7 | Ingebritson (2–1) | Sebby (2–1) | None | 26–12 | 10–5 | | Apr 27 | at * | | | 8–2 | Lawson (1–0) | Burge (1–3) | None | 27–12 | 10–5 | | Apr 28 | at Loyola Marymount* | | George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | 8–5 | Keyes (1–0) | Grimm (1–1) | Mulholland (10) | 28–12 | 10–5 | | Apr 30 | | | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | 5–6 | Rajcic (2–1) | Washburn (3–1) | None | 28–13 | 10–6 | |
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| May |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall record | PAC-12 Record |
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| May 1 | at UCLA | | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | 0–2 | Mullen (8–1) | Hjerpe (2–4) | Rajcic (3) | 28–14 | 10–7 | | May 2 | at UCLA | | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | 5–3 | Pfennigs (3–0) | Bergin (4–3) | Mulholland (11) | 29–14 | 11–7 | | May 7 | | | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 5–4 | Watkins (2–2) | Longrie (0–1) | Mulholland (12) | 30–14 | 12–7 | | May 8 | vs. USC | | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 9–7 | Frisch (3–0) | Clark (3–2) | Mundt (2) | 31–14 | 13–7 | | May 9 | vs. USC | | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 3–5 | Spach (2–0) | Watkins (2–3) | None | 31–15 | 13–8 | | May 14 | | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | 6–9 | Levine (4–3) | Mulholland (2–2) | None | 31–16 | 13–9 | | May 15 | at Arizona State | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | 5–11 | Fall (7–1) | Hjerpe (2–5) | None | 31–17 | 13–10 | | May 16 | at Arizona State | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | 11–4 | Pfennigs (4–0) | Murphy (1–1) | None | 32–17 | 14–10 | | May 18 | at Portland* | | Joe Etzel Field • Portland, OR | 2–7 | Brink (1–0) | Mundt (2–1) | None | 32–18 | 14–10 | | May 21 | | | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 4–12 | Silseth (8–1) | Washburn (3–2) | None | 32–19 | 14–11 | | May 22 | vs. No. 7 Arizona | | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 3–1 | Hjerpe (3–5) | Irvin (5–2) | Mulholland (13) | 33–19 | 15–11 | | May 23 | vs. No. 7 Arizona | | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 5–6 | Vannelle (4–2) | Watkins (2–4) | None | 33–20 | 15–12 | | May 27 | | | | 0–1 | Beck (7–1) | Abel (3–4) | None | 33–21 | 15–13 | | May 28 | at No. 9 Stanford | | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | 0–5 | Grech (5–5) | Hjerpe (3–6) | None | 33–22 | 15–14 | | May 29 | at No. 9 Stanford | | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | 9–1 | Pfennigs (5–0) | Williams (2–2) | None | 34–22 | 16–14 | |
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| Postseason |
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| Fort Worth Regional |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall record | Regional Record |
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| June 4 | | (2) | | 5–6 | Hamel (13–2) | Abel (3–5) | Kechely (2) | 34–23 | 0–1 | | June 5 | | (2) | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | 10–5 | Watkins (3–4) | Foster (1–5) | None | 35–23 | 1–1 | | June 6 | | (2) | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | 3–2 | Washburn (4–2) | Green (1–2) | Verburg (2) | 36–23 | 2–1 | | June 6 | (3) Dallas Baptist | (2) | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | 5–4 | Verburg (2–0) | Kechely (3–4) | None | 37–23 | 3–1 | | June 7 | (3) Dallas Baptist | (2) | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | 5–8 | Russell (1–0) | Mundt (2–2) | Hamel (1) | 37–24 | 3–2 | |
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Rankings
See main article: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.
2021 MLB draft
Notes and References
- Web site: Oregon State indefinitely suspends spring sports, but still not officially canceled. Nick Daschel. March 12, 2020 . The Oregonian . www.oregonlive.com.
- Web site: Oregon State picked to finish 4th, Oregon 7th in Pac-12 coaches 2021 preseason baseball poll. Nick Daschel. February 18, 2021 . The Oregonian . www.oregonlive.com.
- Web site: Beavers Win 2-1; Mulholland Sets OSU Saves Record. April 17, 2021. Oregon State Athletic Communications. www.osubeavers.com.
- Web site: 2021 Baseball Schedule. Oregon State Beavers. February 20, 2021.
