2019 Oregon State Beavers baseball team

2019 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
	† – Conference champion ; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of July 16, 2019; Rankings from D1Baseball

2019 Oregon State Beavers baseball
2019 Oregon State Beavers baseball
NCAA Tournament, Corvallis Regional
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
CB	No. 20
2019 record	36–20–1 (21–8 Pac-12)
Head coach	Pat Bailey (interim) (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Nate Yeskie (11th season); Andy Jenkins (7th season); Ryan Gipson (1st season);
Home stadium	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 Oregon State Beavers baseball team began the season as the defending national champion and represented Oregon State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. Despite a successful season that saw them ranked as high as No. 1 and selected to host the first round of the 2019 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, the Beavers were eliminated from the first round of the Corvallis Regional.

For the first time in 24 seasons, the team was led by someone other than head coach Pat Casey, who retired from Oregon State following their third national championship under his stewardship.^[2] Associate head coach Pat Bailey was given the title of interim head coach, leading to speculation that Pat Casey could return.^[3] On June 4, 2019, Oregon State Athletic Director Scott Barnes released a statement that Casey would not exercise his option to return as head coach but would remain in his current position as senior associate athletic director and be a consultant during the search for a new head coach.^[4] On June 13, 2019, Mitch Canham, former All-American and player on the 2006 and 2007 national championship teams, was hired as head coach.^[5]

Roster[]

2019 Oregon State Beavers roster^[6]

Pitchers

11 Andrew Walling - Freshman
12 Sam Tweedt - Senior
19 Jake Pfennigs - Freshman
22 Grant Gambrell - Junior
23 Kevin Abel - Sophomore
24 Nathan Burns - Sophomore
25 Joey Mundt - Freshman
26 Bryce Fehmel - Senior
29 Bret Soulages - Freshman
32 Mitchell Verburg - Sophomore
34 Christian Chamberlain - Sophomore
37 Brandon Eisert - Junior
38 Jake Mulholland - Junior
49 Dylan Pearce - Senior

Infielders

1 Kyler McMahan - Sophomore
2 Jake Harvey - Freshman
3 Matthew Gretler - Freshman
4 Beau Philip - Junior
7 Tyler Malone - Junior
9 Andy Armstrong - Junior
13 George Mendazona - Sophomore
15 Jake Dukart - Freshman
18 Ryan Ober - Sophomore
20 Zach Clayton - Sophomore
28 Wade Meckler - Freshman
44 Alex McGarry - Sophomore

Catchers

16 Zak Taylor - Senior
17 Troy Claunch - Sophomore
30 Zack Zalesky - Sophomore
35 Adley Rutschman - Junior

Outfielders

6 Joe Casey - Sophomore
14 Elliot Willy - Sophomore
33 Preston Jones - Junior
36 Greg Fuchs - Freshman
40 Carter Booth - Freshman

= Injured = Redshirt

Schedule and results[]

Legend
	Oregon State win
	Oregon State loss
	Postponement/Tie
Bold	Oregon State team member

2019 Oregon State Beavers Baseball Game Log^[7]

Regular Season

February
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	PAC-12 Record
Feb 15	vs. New Mexico*	No. 8	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic)	W 6-5	Eisert (1–0)	Emond (0–1)	None	1,947	1–0
Feb 16	vs. Gonzaga*	No. 8	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic)	W 9–3	Fehmel (1–0)	Jacob (0–1)	None	2,469	2–0
Feb 17	vs. No. 28 Minnesota*	No. 8	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic)	W 13-1	Burns (1–0)	Thoresen (0–1)	None	2,688	3–0
Feb 18	vs. New Mexico*	No. 8	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic)	W 5-0	Eisert (2–0)	Gillespie (0–1)	None	1,624	4–0
Feb 21	vs. Nebraska*	No. 7	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ	POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER
Feb 22	vs. Nebraska*	No. 7	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ	W 8-2	Abel (1–0)	Luensmann (0–1)	None	1,453	5–0
Feb 22	vs. Nebraska*	No. 7	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ	W 5–3	Eisert (3–0)	Palkert (0–1)	Mulholland (1)	1,453	6–0
Feb 23	vs. Nebraska*	No. 7	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ	W 17-1	Tweedt (1–0)	Fisher (1–1)	None	2,114	7–0
Feb 24	vs. Nebraska*	No. 7	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ	W 8–3	Eisert (4–0)	Gomes (0–1)	None	1,387	8–0

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	PAC-12 Record
Mar 1	West Virginia*	No. 6	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	W 9–2	Abel (2–0)	Manoah (1–1)	None	3,535	9–0
Mar 2	West Virginia*	No. 6	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	W 4-2	Fehmel (2–0)	Wolf (2–1)	Chamberlain (1)	3,669	10–0
Mar 3	West Virginia*	No. 6	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	L 0–2	Strowd (1–1)	Tweedt (1–1)	Kessler (2)	3,588	10–1
Mar 8	Minnesota*	No. 4	T-Mobile Park • Seattle, WA	W 2–1	Chamberlain (1–0)	Meyer (0–1)	None	1,500	11–1
Mar 9	Indiana*	No. 4	T-Mobile Park • Seattle, WA	W 8-3	Fehmel (3–0)	Gordon (0–3)	Mulholland (2)	3,000	12–1
Mar 10	No. 12 Coastal Carolina*	No. 4	T-Mobile Park • Seattle, WA	T 4–4	None	None	None	3,000	12–1–1
Mar 12	Oregon*	No. 3	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	W 7–6	Chamberlain (2–0)	Somers (0-2)	Mulholland (3)	3,441	13–1–1
Mar 15	at No. 6 UCLA	No. 3	Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–8	Pettway (1–1)	Gambrell (0–1)	None	1,056	13–2–1	0–1
Mar 16	at No. 6 UCLA	No. 3	Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	W 7–3	Eisert (5–0)	Powell (0–2)	None	1,780	14–2–1	1–1
Mar 17	at No. 6 UCLA	No. 3	Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 7–9	Garcia (1–0)	Chamberlain (2–1)	Powell (6)	1,250	14–3–1	1–2
Mar 22	California	No. 7	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	L 3–2	Stoutenborou (3–3)	Chamberlain (2–2)	Sabouri (2)	3,459	14–4–1	1–3
Mar 23	California	No. 7	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	W 3-2	Fehmel (4–0)	Reyes (1–1)	Mulholland (4)	3,749	15–4–1	2-3
Mar 24	California	No. 7	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	W 10-5	Gambrell (1–1)	Sabouri (2–2)	None	3,726	16-4–1	3–3
Mar 26	Portland*	No. 7	Ron Tonkin Field • Hillsboro, OR	L 1–5	Clements (5–0)	Pfennigs (0–1)	None	4,648	16–5–1	3–3
Mar 29	at Washington	No. 7	Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA	W 1–0	Eisert (6–0)	Rhodes (4–2)	Verburg (1)	1,483	17–5–1	4–3
Mar 30	at Washington	No. 7	Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA	W 10–7	Verburg (1–0)	Micheles (2–1)	None	2,161	18–5–1	5–3
Mar 31	at Washington	No. 7	Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA	W 4–3	Mulholland (1–0)	Emanuels (2–3)	None	1,721	19–5–1	6–3

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	PAC-12 Record
Apr 2	San Diego State*	No. 6	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	L 3–4	Mardueno (2–1)	Tweedt (1–2)	None	3,268	19–6–1	6–3
Apr 3	San Diego State*	No. 6	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	W 8–1	Pfennigs (1–1)	Ritcheson (1–1)	None	3,247	20–6–1	6–3
Apr 5	at Utah	No. 6	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	W 6–2	Eisert (7–0)	Robeniol (1–4)	None	3,463	21–6–1	7–3
Apr 6	at Utah	No. 6	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	W 11–0	Fehmel (5–0)	Tedeschi (3–3)	None	3,693	22–6–1	8–3
Apr 6	at Utah	No. 6	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	W 3–2	Mulholland (2–0)	McCleve (1–2)	None	3,476	23–6–1	9–3
Apr 9	Oregon*	No. 4	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	L 8–12	Tellache (4–1)	Chamberlain (2–3)	None	3,471	23–7–1	9–3
Apr 12	at No. 13 Arizona State	No. 4	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	L 1–4	Marsh (8–1)	Eisert (7–1)	None	3,410	23–8–1	9–4
Apr 13	at No. 13 Arizona State	No. 4	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 6–4	Chamberlain (3–3)	Corrigan (3–2)	Mulholland (5)	4,080	24–8–1	10–4
Apr 14	at No. 13 Arizona State	No. 4	Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	W 4–3	Gambrell (2–1)	Romero (2–2)	Verburg (2)	3,241	25–8–1	11–4
Apr 18	Arizona	No. 2	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	W 8–4	Pearce (1–0)	Luna (1–2)	None	3,616	26–8–1	12–4
Apr 19	Arizona	No. 2	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER
Apr 20	Arizona	No. 2	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	W 15–3	Fehmel (6–0)	Flanagan (4–3)	None	3,790	27–8–1	13–4
Apr 20	Arizona	No. 2	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	W 9–3	Gambrell (3–1)	Nardi (3–4)	None	3,931	28–8–1	14–4
Apr 22	at Nevada*	No. 2	William Peccole Park • Reno, NV	L 7–8	Ford (3–1)	Pearce (1–1)	None	1,347	28–9–1	14–4
Apr 23	at Nevada*	No. 2	William Peccole Park • Reno, NV	L 6–7	Ford (4–1)	Mulholland (2–1)	None	1,120	28–10–1	14–4
Apr 26	Washington State	No. 2	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	W 18–4	Eisert (8–1)	Bush (0–4)	Mundt (1)	3,800	29–10–1	15–4
Apr 27	Washington State	No. 2	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	W 4–3	Mulholland (3–1)	Barison (0–2)	None	3,952	30–10–1	16–4
Apr 28	Washington State	No. 2	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	W 2–0	Gambrell (4–1)	White (2–7)	Chamberlain (2)	3,968	31–10–1	17–4
Apr 30	Gonzaga*	No. 3	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	L 3–6	Trogrlic (2–2)	Pearce (1–2)	None	3,423	31–11–1	17–4

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	PAC-12 Record
May 3	Oklahoma State*	No. 3	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	L 0–1	Elliott (6–3)	Eisert (8–2)	Battenfield (1)	3,881	31–12–1	17–4
May 4	Oklahoma State*	No. 3	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	L 2–5	Gragg (3–3)	Fehmel (6–1)	None	3,912	31–13–1	17–4
May 5	Oklahoma State*	No. 3	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	L 7–8	Lyons (3–2)	Mulholland (3–2)	Leeper (5)	3,923	31–14–1	17–4
May 10	at Oregon	No. 12	PK Park • Eugene, OR	W 4–1	Fehmel (7–1)	Ahlstrom (5–5)	None	3,671	32–14–1	18–4
May 11	at Oregon	No. 12	PK Park • Eugene, OR	W 8–5	Pearce (2–2)	Kafka (5–5)	Mulholland (6)	4,130	33–14–1	19–4
May 12	at Oregon	No. 12	PK Park • Eugene, OR	L 2–3	Nelson (3–4)	Chamberlain (3–4)	None	3,531	33–15–1	19–5
May 14	Portland*	No. 11	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	W 4–3	Burns (2–0)	Richman (1–2)	Mulholland (7)	3,372	34–15–1	19–5
May 17	at No. 3 Stanford	No. 11	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	L 5–8	Palisch (3–1)	Fehmel (7–2)	Little (9)	1,990	34–16–1	19–6
May 18	at No. 3 Stanford	No. 11	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
May 19	at No. 3 Stanford	No. 11	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA	W 5–2	Gambrell (5–1)	Miller (7–2)	Mulholland (8)	2,000	35–16–1	20–6
May 23	USC	No. 12	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	L 0–2	Beller (2–2)	Fehmel (7–3)	Clarke (7)	3,779	35–17–1	20–7
May 24	USC	No. 12	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	W 5–2	Pearce (3–2)	Lunn (7–4)	Pfennigs (1)	3,951	36–17–1	21–7
May 25	USC	No. 12	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	L 0–5	Hurt (3–7)	Gambrell (5–2)	Clarke (8)	4,018	36–18–1	21–8

Postseason

Corvallis Regional
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Regional Record
May 31	(4) Cincinnati	No. 16 (1)	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	L 5–6	Moore (4–0)	Mulholland (3–3)	Thompson (13)	3,824	36–19–1	0–1
June 1	No. 22 (2) Creighton	No. 16 (1)	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR	L 1–4	Johnson (9–1)	Gambrell (5–3)	Sakowski (3)	3,402	36–20–1	0–2

Corvallis Regional[]

Corvallis Regional Teams
(1) Oregon State Beavers	(2) Creighton Bluejays	(3) Michigan Wolverines	(4) Cincinnati Bearcats

First Round			Semi-Finals			Finals

1	Oregon State	5
4	Cincinnati	6
			4	Cincinnati	4

			3	Michigan	10
3	Michigan	6

2	Creighton	0
						3	Michigan	7	17

						2	Creighton	11	6
1	Oregon State	1

2	Creighton	4
			2	Creighton	6

			4	Cincinnati	1

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'^[8]	5	5*	5*	2	1	2	7	6	3	4	2	4	11	12	12	14	14*	14*	14*	23
Baseball America^[9]	10	10	10	7	6	7	8	7	7	5	4	4	12	11	11	16	16*	16*	16*	19
Collegiate Baseball^^[10]	7	7	5	3	3	4	7	6	5	4	3	5	11	10	10	12	20	20	20*	20
NCBWA†^[11]	5	5	3	2	2	4	7	4	2	4	3	4	12	12	12	12	12*	12*	12*	21
D1Baseball	8	7	6	4	3	7	7	6	4	2	2	3	12	11	12	16	16*	16*	16*	NR

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Awards[]

Adley Rutschman

Golden Spikes Award
Dick Howser Trophy
Buster Posey Award
Baseball America National Player of the Year
Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Year
Perfect Game National Player of the Year
D1Baseball.com National Player of the Year
Consensus First-Team All-American
Pac-12 Player of the Year
Pac-12 co-Defensive Player of the Year
Pac-12 Batting Champion (.419 avg)
All-Pac-12 First Team
All-Pac-12 Defensive Team
NCBWA National player of the Month (April)
Two-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (March 19, April 8)

Rest of team

Pac-12 All Conference First Team

Alex McGarry
Jake Mulholland

Pac-12 All Defensive Team

Bryce Fehmel

Pac-12 Honorable Mention

Andy Armstrong
Brandon Eisert
Bryce Fehmel
Grant Gambrell
Preston Jones
Beau Philip
Mitchell Verburg

Major League Baseball Draft[]

Adley Rutschman became the first player in Oregon State history to be the #1 Major League Baseball pick when the Baltimore Orioles selected him first overall in the 2019 MLB draft . The previous highest pick was Nick Madrigal, who was selected 4th overall by the Chicago White Sox in the 2018 MLB draft.^[12]

2019 MLB Draft results
Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Adley Rutschman	C	1st	1st	Baltimore Orioles
Beau Philip	SS	2nd	60th	Atlanta Braves
Grant Gambrell	RHP	3rd	80th	Kansas City Royals
Brandon Eisert	LHP	18th	537th	Toronto Bluejays
Bryce Fehmel	RHP	21st	626th	San Francisco Giants
Tyler Malone	OF	27th	803rd	San Diego Padres

References[]

^ "Pac-12 Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
^ Joel Odom (September 6, 2018). "Pat Casey, Oregon State Beavers baseball coach, announces retirement". www.oregonlive.com. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
^ Nick Daschel (September 14, 2018). "Provision in Pat Casey's revised Oregon State contract opens the door to return as baseball coach". www.oregonlive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
^ Bob Lundeberg (June 4, 2019). "Pat Casey decides not to return as Oregon State baseball coach, and Beavers' national search already underway". www.oregonlive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
^ Nick Daschel (June 14, 2019). "Oregon State hires former Beaver catcher Mitch Canham as baseball coach, replacing Pat Casey". www.oregonlive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
^ "2019 Baseball Roster". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
^ "2019 Baseball Schedule". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
^ USA Today Coaches Poll
^ Baseball America Poll
^ Collegiate Baseball Poll
^ NCBWA Poll
^ "Baltimore Orioles select Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman with first pick of 2019 MLB first-year player draft". Oregonlive.com. Retrieved 3 June 2019.

[1] "Pac-12 Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved June 13, 2019.

[2] Joel Odom (September 6, 2018). "Pat Casey, Oregon State Beavers baseball coach, announces retirement". www.oregonlive.com. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2018.

[3] Nick Daschel (September 14, 2018). "Provision in Pat Casey's revised Oregon State contract opens the door to return as baseball coach". www.oregonlive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved April 9, 2019.

[4] Bob Lundeberg (June 4, 2019). "Pat Casey decides not to return as Oregon State baseball coach, and Beavers' national search already underway". www.oregonlive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved June 5, 2019.

[5] Nick Daschel (June 14, 2019). "Oregon State hires former Beaver catcher Mitch Canham as baseball coach, replacing Pat Casey". www.oregonlive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved June 15, 2019.

[roster-6] "2019 Baseball Roster". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved April 9, 2019.

[7] "2019 Baseball Schedule". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved April 9, 2019.

[8] USA Today Coaches Poll

[9] Baseball America Poll

[10] Collegiate Baseball Poll

[11] NCBWA Poll

[12] "Baltimore Orioles select Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman with first pick of 2019 MLB first-year player draft". Oregonlive.com. Retrieved 3 June 2019.

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v t Oregon State Beavers baseball
Venues	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field (1907–present)
Rivalries	Civil War (Oregon)
Culture & lore	Benny Beaver "Hail to Old OSU"
People	Notable players Head coaches
	1917 1944 1945 1952 2005 2006 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

2019 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
v t	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 7 UCLA ‍†‍‍^y	24	–	5	–	0	.828	52	–	11	–	0	.825
No. 10 Stanford ‍‍‍^y	22	–	7	–	0	.759	45	–	14	–	0	.763
Oregon State ‍‍‍^y	21	–	8	–	0	.724	36	–	20	–	1	.640
California ‍‍‍^y	17	–	11	–	0	.607	32	–	20	–	0	.615
Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	16	–	13	–	0	.552	38	–	19	–	0	.667
Arizona ‍‍‍	15	–	14	–	0	.517	32	–	24	–	0	.571
USC ‍‍‍	13	–	15	–	1	.466	25	–	29	–	1	.464
Washington ‍‍‍	12	–	17	–	0	.414	28	–	24	–	0	.538
Oregon ‍‍‍	10	–	19	–	0	.345	27	–	29	–	0	.482
Utah ‍‍‍	6	–	24	–	0	.200	16	–	33	–	0	.327
Washington State ‍‍‍	3	–	25	–	1	.121	11	–	41	–	1	.217

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of July 16, 2019^[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball