2023 Oregon State Beavers baseball team explained

Sport:baseball
Year:2023
Team:Oregon State Beavers
Conference:Pac-12 Conference
Short Conf:Pac-12
Coachrank:17
Cbrank:23
Record:41–20
Conf Record:18–12
Head Coach:Mitch Canham
Hc Year:4th
Asst Coach1:Darwin Barney
Ac1 Year:3rd
Asst Coach2:Ryan Gipson
Ac2 Year:5th
Pitch Coach:Rich Dorman
Pc Year:4th
Stadium:Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
Tourney:Baton Rouge Regional
Tourney Result:2–2

The 2023 Oregon State Beavers baseball team represented Oregon State University in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Beavers played their home games at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field as members of the Pac-12 Conference. The team was led by Pat Casey Head Baseball Coach Mitch Canham in his fourth season at Oregon State.[1]

Preseason

The Beavers were ranked in the preseason Top-25 by only three of the six major poll organizations and were picked to finish third in the Pac-12 preseason coaches poll despite ending the prior season ranked 10th in the final D1 poll.[2] The team lost 18 players from the 2022 squad, including Major League Baseball 1st round pick and National Pitcher of the Year Award winner Cooper Hjerpe, but signed one of the top recruiting classes in the nation.[3]

Regular season

Following a three-game sweep of Coppin State, Trent Sellers was named the Pac-12's Pitcher of the Week and Gavin Turley was selected as conference Player of the Week.[4]

Mitch Canham reached his 100th win as head coach on March 7 in a win over San Diego, becoming the fifth Beaver head coach to reach that milestone.[5]

Travis Bazzana set the all-time Oregon State record for most steals in a game with five against the Seattle Redhawks. The previous record of four steals in a single game was set by Steve Lyons in 1979 and matched by David Anderson in 1991.[6] Bazzana later broke the single-season steal record when he recorded his 30th steal in a game against Utah.[7]

Schedule and results

! style="" | Regular Season|- valign="top"|-bgcolor=ffbbbb| Feb 17 || vs. * || || Surprise StadiumSurprise, AZ || 2–7 || Egloff (1–0) || Sellers (0–1) || McBroom || 0–1 || |-bgcolor=bbffbb| Feb 18 || vs. * || || Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ || 8–7 || Larson (1–0) || Klassen (0–1) || Brown (1) || 1–1 || |-bgcolor=bbffbb| Feb 19 || vs. New Mexico* || || Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ || 14–6 || Hutcheson (1–0) || Russell (0–1) || None || 2–1 || |-bgcolor=bbffbb| Feb 20 || vs. * || || Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ || 11–08 || Lawson (1–0) || Bremner (0–1) || None || 3–1 || |-bgcolor=bbffbb| Feb 24 || vs. * || || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 11–1 || Sellers (1–1) || McCallum (1–1) || None || 4–1 || |-bgcolor=bbffbb| Feb 25 || vs. Coppin State* || || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 16–0 || Kmatz (1–0) || Herrand (1–1) || None || 5–1 || |-bgcolor=bbffbb| Feb 26 || vs. Coppin State* || || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 19–5 || Lattery (1–0) || Hamberg (0–1) || None || 6–1 || |-|-bgcolor=bbffbb| Mar 2 || at * || || Robin Baggett StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA || 5–4 || Lattery (2–0) || True (0–2) || Brown (2) || 7–1 || |-bgcolor=bbffbb| Mar 3 || at Cal Poly* || || Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA || 7–2 || Jimenez (1–0) || Warreck (1–1) || Mejia (1) || 8–1 || |-bgcolor=ffbbbb| Mar 4 || at Cal Poly* || || Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA || 2–4 || Weston (1–1) || Kmatz (1–1) || Scott (1) || 8–2 || |-bgcolor=bbffbb| Mar 4 || at Cal Poly* || || Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA || 3–1 || Hunter (1–0) || Baum (1–2) || Brown (3) || 9–2 || |-bgcolor=bbffbb| Mar 7 || vs. * || No. 25 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 9–4 || Thorsteinson (1–0) || Negrete (1–1) || None || 10–2 || |-bgcolor=bbffbb| Mar 10 || vs. || No. 25 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 5–1 || Sellers (2–1) || Hawkins (1–2) || None || 11–2 || 1–0|-bgcolor=ffbbbb| Mar 11 || vs. Washington State || No. 25 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 3–6 || Kaelber (3–0) || Kmatz (1–2) || Grillo (4) || 11–3 || 1–1|-bgcolor=ffbbbb| Mar 12 || vs. Washington State || No. 25 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 1–3 || Wilford (2–0) || Hunter (1–1) || Grillo (5) || 11–4 || 1–2|-bgcolor=ffbbbb| Mar 14 || vs. * || || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 1–5 || Stumbo (2–1) || Larson (1–1) || None || 11–5 || 1–2|-bgcolor=bbffbb| Mar 15 || vs. Nevada* || || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 12–1 || Grewe (1–0) || Biesterfeld (0–2) || None || 12–5 || 1–2|-bgcolor=ffbbbb| Mar 17 || at No. 9 Stanford || || Klein Field at Sunken DiamondStanford, CA || 8–9 || Dowd (1–1) || Sellers (2–2) || Bruno (2) || 12–6 || 1–3|-bgcolor=ffbbbb| Mar 18 || at No. 9 Stanford || || Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA || 5–8 || Scott (3–0) || Kmatz (1–3) || None || 12–7 || 1–4|-bgcolor=ffbbbb| Mar 19 || at No. 9 Stanford || || Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA || 4–5 || Dowd (2–1) || Ferrer (0–1) || Pancer (1) || 12–8 || 1–5|-bgcolor=bbffbb| Mar 21 || vs. * || || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 8–6 || Brown (1–0) || Hebert (0–3) || None || 13–8 || 1–5|-bgcolor=bbffbb| Mar 24 || vs. || || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 5–3 || Sellers (3–2) || Turkington (0–1) || Brown (4) || 14–8 || 2–5|-bgcolor=ffbbbb| Mar 25 || vs. California || || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 1–2 || Pasqualott (2–0) || Kmatz (1–4) || Bougie (1) || 14–9 || 2–6|-bgcolor=bbffbb| Mar 26 || vs. California || || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 2–1 || Brown (2–0) || Aivazian (0–1) || None || 15–9 || 3–6|-bgcolor=bbffbb| Mar 29 || at * || || Bannerwood ParkBellevue, WA || 6–5 || Kelijo (1–0) || Alberghini (0–1) || Jimenez (1) || 16–9 || 3–6|-bgcolor=bbbbbb| Mar 31 || at Washington || || Husky BallparkSeattle, WA || colspan=7|POSTPONED|-|-bgcolor=bbffbb| Apr 1 || at Washington || || Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA || 6–3 || Sellers (4–2) || Lord (3–2) || Brown (5) || 17–9 || 4–6|-bgcolor=bbffbb| Apr 1 || at Washington || || Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA || 5–1 || Kmatz (2–4) || Flesland (3–1) || None || 18–9 || 5–6|-bgcolor=ffbbbb| Apr 2 || at Washington || || Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA || 2–7 || Engman (2–1) || Krieg (0–1) || Emanuels (3) || 18–10 || 5–7|-bgcolor=bbbbbb| Apr 6 || at No. 25 || || PK Park • Eugene, OR || colspan=7|POSTPONED|-bgcolor=ffbbbb| Apr 7 || at No. 25 Oregon || || PK Park • Eugene, OR || 0–2 || Stoffal (4–2) || Sellers (4–3) || Mollerus (5) || 18–11 || 5–8|-bgcolor=bbffbb| Apr 8 || at No. 25 Oregon || || PK Park • Eugene, OR || 4–2 || Lawson (2–0) || Grabmann (0–2) || Brown (6) || 19–11 || 6–8|-bgcolor=bbffbb| Apr 9 || at No. 25 Oregon || || PK Park • Eugene, OR || 12–2 || Lattery (3–0) || Uelmen (2–3) || None || 20–11 || 7–8|-bgcolor=bbbbbb| Apr 10 || vs. * || || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || colspan=7|CANCELED – RAINED OUT|-bgcolor=bbffbb| Apr 11 || vs. Gonzaga* || || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 15–1 || Mejia (1–0) || Graham (0–3) || None || 21–11 || 7–8|-bgcolor=bbffbb| Apr 14 || vs. No. 23 USC || || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 10–4 || Sellers (5–3) || Stromsborg (4–2) || Brown (7) || 22–11 || 8–8|-bgcolor=bbffbb| Apr 15 || vs. No. 23 USC || || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 3–213 || Brown (3–0) || Johnson (2–3) || None || 23–11 || 9–8|-bgcolor=bbffbb| Apr 16 || vs. No. 23 USC || || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 6–3 || Lattery (4–0) || Hammond (2–3) || Ferrer (1) || 24–11 || 10–8|-bgcolor=bbffbb| Apr 18 || vs. Seattle* || No. 21 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 8–2 || Larson (2–1) || Hogan (0–6) || None || 25–11 || 10–8|-bgcolor=bbffbb| Apr 21 || at No. 19 Arizona State || No. 21 || Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ || 13–11 || Sellers (6–3) || Dunn (4–3) || Brown (8) || 26–11 || 11–8|-bgcolor=ffbbbb| Apr 22 || at No. 19 Arizona State || No. 21 || Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ || 7–11 || Stevenson (2–1) || Brown (3–1) || None || 26–12 || 11–9|-bgcolor=ffbbbb| Apr 23 || at No. 19 Arizona State || No. 21 || Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ || 10–12 || Stevenson (3–1) || Jimenez (1–1) || Pivaroff (2) || 26–13 || 11–10|-bgcolor=bbffbb| Apr 24 || at * || No. 22 || Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark • Phoenix, AZ || 13–2 || Larson (3–1) || Heaton (1–1) || None || 27–13 || 11–10|-bgcolor=bbffbb| Apr 28 || vs. Arizona || No. 22 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 2–1 || Jimenez (2–1) || Barraza (1–1) || None || 28–13 || 12–10|-bgcolor=bbffbb| Apr 29 || vs. Arizona || No. 22 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 10–4 || Kmatz (3–4) || Zastrow (4–3) || None || 29–13 || 13–10|-bgcolor=bbffbb| Apr 30 || vs. Arizona || No. 22 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 11–10 || Brown (4–1) || Barraza (1–2) || None || 30–13 || 14–10|-|-bgcolor=bbffbb| May 2 || vs. No. 17 Oregon* || No. 15 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 11–6 || Grewe (2–0) || Pace (2–2) || None || 31–13 || 14–10|-bgcolor=ffbbbb| May 5 || vs. || No. 15 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 9–13 || Harris (2–3) || Sellers (6–4) || Ashman (9) || 31–14 || 14–11|-bgcolor=bbffbb| May 6 || vs. Utah || No. 15 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 6–5 || Kmatz (4–4) || Jones (2–3) || Ferrer (2) || 32–14 || 15–11|-bgcolor=bbffbb| May 7 || vs. Utah || No. 15 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 11–4 || Jimenez (3–1) || Day (3–5) || None || 33–14 || 16–11|-bgcolor=bbffbb| May 9 || at Portland* || No. 15 || Ron Tonkin FieldHillsboro, OR || 4–2 || Lawson (3–0) || Gartrell (4–4) || None || 34–14 || 16–11|-bgcolor=ffbbbb| May 12 || at UCLA || No. 15 || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA || 5–12 || Brooks (6–5) || Sellers (6–5) || None || 34–15 || 16–12|-bgcolor=bbffbb| May 13 || at UCLA || No. 15 || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA || 6–4 || Ferrer (1–1) || Austin (4–4) || Brown (9) || 35–15 || 17–12|-bgcolor=bbffbb| May 14 || at UCLA || No. 15 || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA || 21–5 || Keljo (2–0) || Aldrich (3–3) || Mejia (2) || 36–15 || 18–12|-bgcolor=ffbbbb| May 16 || vs. Portland* || No. 10 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 8–14 || Segel (3–1) || Jimenez (3–2) || None || 36–16 || 18–12|-bgcolor=bbffbb| May 18 || vs. * || No. 10 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 20–7 || Ferrer (2–1) || Todd (2–4) || None || 37–16 || 18–12|-bgcolor=bbffbb| May 19 || vs. Western Carolina || No. 10 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 23–5 || Kmatz (5–4) || Ingle (0–3) || None || 38–16 || 18–12|-bgcolor=bbffbb| May 20 || vs. Western Carolina || No. 10 || Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR || 8–4 || Jimenez (4–2) || Mortenson (0–5) || Brown (10) || 39–16 || 18–12|-! style="" | Postseason|- valign="top"|-bgcolor=ffbbbb| May 24 || vs. (8) Arizona || No. 10 (2) || Scottsdale StadiumScottsdale, AZ || 12–13 || Barraza (5–2) || Brown (4–2) || None || 39–17 || 0–1|-bgcolor=ffbbbb| May 25 || vs. (5) Arizona State || No. 10 (2) || Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ || 10–14 || Pivaroff (3–2) || Larson (3–2) || None || 39–18 || 0–2|-bgcolor=bbffbb| June 2 || vs. (3) || No. 14 (2) || Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA || 18–2 || Sellers (7–5) || Atkinson (9–5) || None || 40–18 || 1–0|-bgcolor=bbbbbb| June 3 || vs. No. 7 (1) LSU || || Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA || colspan=7|POSTPONED|-bgcolor=ffbbbb| June 4 || vs. No. 7 (1) LSU || No. 14 (2) || Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA || 5–6 || Hurd (6–2) || Ferrer (2–2) || Guidry (2) || 40–19 || 1–1|-bgcolor=bbffbb| June 4 || vs. (3) Sam Houston || No. 14 (2) || Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA || 3–1 || Jimenez (5–2) || Wales (2–6) || Brown (11) || 41–19 || 2–1|-bgcolor=ffbbbb| June 5 || vs. No. 7 (1) LSU || No. 14 (2) || Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA || 7–13 || Herring (4–2) || Larson (3–2) || None || 41–20 || 2–2|-|- style="text-align:center;"|

Rankings

See main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 Baseball Roster Coaching Staff. Oregon State Beavers. March 7, 2023.
  2. Web site: Oregon State baseball picked 3rd in Pac-12 preseason coaches poll; Bazzana, Forrester, Ferrer earn all-conference accolades. February 8, 2023 . Joe Freeman. The Oregonian. www.oregonlive.com.
  3. Web site: College Recruiting Rankings Class of 2023. Perfect Game. www.perfectgame.org.
  4. Web site: Sellers, Turley Sweep Pac-12 Awards. Oregon State Beavers. March 7, 2023.
  5. Web site: Ben Ferrer returns, Travis Bazzana delivers as Oregon State baseball beats San Diego Toreros. Joe Freeman. The Oregonian. www.oregonlive.com.
  6. Web site: Bazzana Sets OSU’s Single-Game Steals Record In 8-2 Win. Joe Freeman. Oregon State Beavers. April 19, 2023.
  7. Web site: Bazzana Sets Steals Record, Ferrer, Guerra, McDowell Pace Beavers Over Utah. Oregon State Beavers. May 13, 2023.