Oregon State Beavers baseball explained

Oregon State Beavers
Current:	2024 Oregon State Beavers baseball team
University:	Oregon State University
Athletic Director:	Scott Barnes
Coach:	Mitch Canham
Tenure:	5th
Conference:	Pac-12 Conference
Location:	Corvallis, Oregon
Stadium:	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
Capacity:	3,587
Nickname:	Beavers
Nat Champ:	2006, 2007, 2018
Runner-Up:	-->
Cws:	1952, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2018
Regional Champ:	2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2024
Ncaa Tourn:	1952, 1962, 1963, 1983, 1985, 1986, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conf Tourn:	1985, 1986
Conf Champ:	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.

With the Pac-12 baseball league ceasing to exist after the 2023-24 season, the Beavers will become a baseball Independent beginning in 2025.^[1]

Head Coaches

Records taken from the 2021 Oregon State baseball media guide.^[2]

1907	F.C. McReynolds	1	5-2	.714
1908	Joe Fay	1	11-4	.733
1909	Otto Moore	1	5-4	.566
1910	Fielder Jones	1	13-4-1	.750
1911	Frederick Walker	1	8-7	.533
1912	E.J. Stewart	1	5-9	.357
1913	Jesse Garrett	1	7-10	.412
1914	Wilkie Clark	1	7-9	.438
1915	Roy Goble	1	13-8	.619
1916	Hans Loof	1	10-9-1	.525
1918	J.D. Baldwin	1	4-6	.400
1919-1921	Jimmie Richardson	3	30-26-1	.535
1922	Guy Rathbun	1	13-8	.619
1923-1928, 1930-1931, 1938-1966		35	561-316-1	.640
1929	Roy Lamb	1	10-9	.526
1932-1937		6	56-70	.444
1967-1972	Gene Tanselli	6	113-102-2	.525
1973-1994	Jack Riley	22	613-411-5	.596
1995-2018		24	900-458-6	.662
2019		1	36-20-1
2020–present		3	90–51
Totals	21 coaches	113 seasons	2510–1543-17

Facilities

See main article: Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. 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.^[3]

Key

ABCA	American Baseball Coaches Association
BA	Baseball America
CB	Collegiate Baseball
CBF	College Baseball Foundation
D1	D1Baseball.com
NCBWA	National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
PG	Perfect Game
USAT/SW	USA Today/Sports Weekly

Year	Player	Position	Org
1952	Dwane Helbig	Outfielder	ABCA (2)
1953	Bailey Brem	Pitcher	ABCA (3)
1954	Jay Dean	First baseman	ABCA (1)
1955	Jay Dean	First baseman	ABCA (1)
1960	Larry Petersen	Outfielder	ABCA (1)
1962	Cecil Ira	Pitcher	ABCA (3)
1963	Cecil Ira	Pitcher	ABCA (3)
1982		First baseman	ABCA (3), BA (3)
1986		Utility	ABCA (2)
1987	Ken Bowen	Shortstop	BA (2)
1993	Scott Christman	Pitcher	ABCA (1), CB (1), BA (2)
1994	Mason Smith	Pitcher	BA (3), CB (3)
1997	Mark Newell	Pitcher	NCBWA (3)
1998		Pitcher	NCWBA (2), CB (3)
2001	Scott Nicholson	Pitcher	CB (3)
2005		Pitcher	ABCA (1), BA (1), CB (1), USAT/SW (1), NCBWA (2)
2005		Outfielder	ABCA (1), BA (1), NCBWA (1), CB (2), USAT/SW (2)
2005		Pitcher	USAT/SW (2)
2006		Pitcher	ABCA (2), CB (2), NCBWA (2)
2006		Outfielder	ABCA (1), BA (1), CB (1), NCBWA (3)
2006	Kevin Gunderson	Pitcher	NCBWA (2)
2006		Pitcher	BA (2)
2007		Catcher	CB (3)
2011		Pitcher	BA (2), CB (2), NCBWA (3)
2012		Outfielder	BA (2), NCBWA (2), ABCA (2)
2013		Outfielder	PG (1), ABCA (1)
2013	Andrew Moore	Pitcher	BA (1), ABCA (1), CB (2)
2013		Pitcher	BA (3), CB (3), PG (3)
2014		Outfielder	BA (1), NCBWA (1), CB (1), ABCA (1), PG (1)
2014		Pitcher	ABCA (1), NCBWA (1), CB (1), BA (2), PG (2)
2014		Pitcher	NCBWA (1), CB (1), BA (2), PG (2), ABCA (2)
2015		Outfielder	ABCA (3)
2015		Pitcher	CB (2), ABCA (2), D1 (3), BA (3)
2016		Pitcher	CB (2)
2017		Pitcher	CB (1)
2017	Jake Thompson	Pitcher	BA (1), D1 (1), ABCA (1), PG (1), NCBWA (1), CB (1)
2017		Pitcher	NCBWA (2)
2017		Infielder	BA (1), D1 (1), ABCA (1), PG (2), NCBWA (3), CB (3)
2018		Outfielder	BA (1), D1 (1), NCBWA (1), ABCA (1), PG (1), CB (2)
2018		Catcher	D1 (1), ABCA (1), BA (2), PG (2), NCBWA (3), CB (3)
2018		Shortstop	BA (2), D1 (3)
2018		Second Baseman	NCBWA (2), ABCA (2), BA (3), PG (3)
2018		Pitcher	CB (1), NCBWA (1)
2018		Pitcher	NCBWA (3), CB (3)
2019		Catcher	ABCA (1), BA (1), CB (1), CBF (1), D1 (1), NCBWA (1), PG (1)
2019		Pitcher	PG (3)
2019		Pitcher	BA (3)
2020		Pitcher	CB (3)
2021		Pitcher	NCBWA (2)
2022		Pitcher	ABCA (1), BA (1), CB (1), CBF (1), D1 (1), NCBWA (1), PG (1)
2022		Outfielder	ABCA (1), BA (1), CB (1), CBF (1), D1 (1), NCBWA (1), PG (1)
2022		Pitcher	BA (3), D1 (3)
2022		Outfielder	NCBWA (2)
2024		Infielder	ABCA (1), BA (1), NCBWA (1)
2024	Bridger Holmes	Relief Pitcher	ABCA (2), NCBWA (1)
2024	Aiden May	Pitcher	ABCA (3), NCBWA (3)
2024	Jacob Kmatz	Pitcher	NCBWA (3)
2024	Jacob Kmatz	Pitcher	NCBWA (3)
2024	Gavin Turley	Outfielder	ABCA (3)

National Awards

See main article: Buster Posey Award.

Year!scope="col"
Name	Position
2019	Adley Rutschman	Catcher

See main article: Golden Spikes Award.

Year!scope="col"
Name	Position
2019	Adley Rutschman	Catcher

See main article: National Pitcher of the Year Award.

Year!scope="col"
Name
2018	Luke Heimlich
2022	Cooper Hjerpe

See main article: Dick Howser Trophy.

Year!scope="col"
Name	Position
2019	Adley Rutschman	Catcher

See main article: Brooks Wallace Award.

Year!scope="col"
Name	Position
2018	Cadyn Grenier	Shortstop

Conference Awards

See main article: Pac-12 Conference Baseball Player of the Year.

Year!scope="col"
Name	Position
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

See main article: Pac-12 Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year.

Year!scope="col"
Name
2014	Jace Fry
2017	Luke Heimlich
2018	Luke Heimlich

Year!scope="col"
Name	Position
2006	Chris Kunda	Second basemen
2016	Logan Ice	Catcher
2017	Nick Madrigal	Second basemen
2018	Cadyn Grenier	Shortstop
2019	Adley Rutschman	Catcher

Year!scope="col"
Name	Position
2005	Darwin Barney	Shortstop
2012	Michael Conforto	Outfielder
2013	Andrew Moore	Pitcher
2015	KJ Harrison	First basemen
2016	Nick Madrigal	Shortstop

Other notable players

Scott Anderson – MLB pitcher 1987-1995.
Brian Barden – MLB infielder 2007-2010 and Olympic Bronze Medalist.
Lute Barnes – MLB player 1972–1973.
Darwin Barney – MLB Infielder 2010-2017 and 2012 Gold Glove Award winner.
Bob Beall – MLB Infielder 1975–1980.
Matthew Boyd - MLB Pitcher for Detroit Tigers 2015-present.
Jamie Burke – MLB catcher 2001-2010.
Mitch Canham - Oregon State Head Coach & 2007 All-American.
Ed Coleman – MLB Outfielder 1932–1936.
Michael Conforto – MLB outfielder for New York Mets and MLB All Star. 2015–present.
Jeff Doyle – MLB Infielder 1983.
Glenn Elliott – MLB Pitcher 1947–1949.
Jacoby Ellsbury – MLB Outfielder 2007–2017, MLB All-Star, Silver Slugger Award, Gold Glove Award and 2x World Series Champion.
Ken Forsch – MLB pitcher from 1970–1986 and 2x MLB All-Star
Jace Fry - MLB Pitcher for Chicago White Sox 2017-present.
Sam Gaviglio - MLB Pitcher 2017-present.
Cole Gillespie - MLB Outfielder 2010-2016.
Tyler Graham - MLB Outfielder 2012.
Cadyn Grenier - 2018 MLB 1st Round Draft Pick Baltimore Orioles.
Don Johnson – MLB player from 1943–1948 and 2x MLB All-Star.
Eddie Kunz – MLB Pitcher 2008.
Steven Kwan - MLB Outfielder 2022-present.
Trevor Larnach - 2018 MLB 1st Round Draft Pick Minnesota Twins.
John Leovich – MLB Catcher 1941.
Steve Lyons – MLB Player from 1985–1993 & current television sportscaster.
Nick Madrigal - MLB Second baseman for Chicago White Sox 2020-present.
Howard Maple – MLB Catcher 1932.
Mark McLemore – MLB Pitcher 2007.
Wade Meckler - MLB Outfielder 2023.
Andrew Moore - MLB Pitcher 2017-2019.
Jonah Nickerson – 2006 College World Series Most Outstanding Player.
Joe Paterson – MLB Pitcher 2011–2014.
Josh Osich - MLB Pitcher for Cincinnati Reds 2015-present.
Drew Rasmussen - MLB Pitcher for Milwaukee Brewers 2020-present.
Jorge Reyes – 2007 College World Series Most Outstanding Player (pitcher)
Daniel Robertson – MLB Outfielder 2014–2017.
Stefen Romero – MLB Outfielder 2014–2016. Outfielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Nippon Professional Baseball League.
Adley Rutschman - 2019 Golden Spikes Award Winner, 2018 College World Series Most Outstanding Player and 2019 MLB 1st overall pick.
Wes Schulmerich – MLB Outfielder 1931–1934.
Mike Stutes – MLB Pitcher 2011-2013.
Andrew Susac – MLB catcher for Pittsburgh Pirates, 2014–present.
Mike Thurman – MLB Pitcher 1997–2002.
Chris Wakeland – MLB Outfielder 2001.

External links

Notes and References

https://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2024/01/oregon-state-baseball-to-play-independent-schedule-giving-beavers-chance-to-create-our-own-identity-and-do-something-special-amid-conference-realignment.html
Web site: 2021 Oregon State Baseball Media Guide.
Web site: Oregon State Baseball History. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231411/http://www.osubeavers.com/pdf3/65329.pdf?ATCLID=810447&SPID=1962&DB_OEM_ID=4700&SPSID=38155. dead. 2016-03-03. 2007-07-09.