2023 Oregon State Beavers baseball team

2023 Oregon State Beavers baseball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
CBNo. 23
Record41–20 (18–12 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Pitching coachRich Dorman (4th season)
Home stadiumGoss Stadium at Coleman Field
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 4 Stanford ‍†‍‍y 23 – 7 – 0   .767 38 – 16 – 0   .704
No. 23 Oregon State ‍‍‍y 18 – 12 – 0   .600 39 – 18 – 0   .684
Washington ‍‍‍y 17 – 12 – 0   .586 35 – 18 – 0   .660
USC ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 34 – 23 – 1   .595
Arizona State ‍‍‍ 16 – 13 – 0   .552 32 – 23 – 0   .582
No. 12 Oregon ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 14 – 0   .533 38 – 20 – 0   .655
UCLA ‍‍‍ 12 – 16 – 1   .431 28 – 24 – 1   .538
Arizona ‍‍‍y 12 – 18 – 0   .400 33 – 24 – 0   .579
California ‍‍‍ 12 – 18 – 0   .400 24 – 28 – 0   .462
Washington State ‍‍‍ 10 – 19 – 0   .345 29 – 23 – 0   .558
Utah ‍‍‍ 9 – 20 – 1   .317 22 – 32 – 1   .409
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
As of May 30, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

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.[2]

Preseason

[edit]

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.[3] 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.[4]

Regular season

[edit]

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.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7] Bazzana later broke the single-season steal record when he recorded his 30th steal in a game against Utah.[8]

Roster

[edit]
2023 Oregon State Beavers baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
1 OF Gavin Turley R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Chandler, AZ
2 INF Dallas Macias S/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Parker, CO
6 OF Ruben Cedillo R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 191 lb (87 kg) So Independence, OR
7 INF Mikey Kane R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So La Canada, CA
8 C Tanner Smith R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Chandler, AZ
9 INF Mason Guerra R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So Beaverton, OR
12 OF Micah McDowell L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Halifax, Nova Scotia
13 C TJ Wheeler L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Modesto, CA
15 INF Kyle Dernedde R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Tualatin, OR
17 OF Brady Kasper L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Mission Viejo, CA
18 C Wilson Weber R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Gresham, OR
19 RHP A. J. Lattery R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Jr Prior Lake, MN
20 RHP Victor Quinn R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 216 lb (98 kg) So O'Fallon, MO
21 INF Ely Kennel L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Fr Monmouth, OR
22 INF Jacob Krieg R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Antioch, CA
23 OF Canon Reeder R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Bend, OR
25 RHP Joey Mundt R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 224 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Hughson, CA
28 RHP Rhett Larson L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Forest Grove, OR
29 RHP Trent Sellers R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Kennewick, WA
31 C Easton Talt L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Everett, WA
32 RHP AJ Hutcheson L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Elk Grove, CA
33 LHP Justin Thorsteinson L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Langley, British Columbia
34 RHP Ian Lawson R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 246 lb (112 kg) Jr Hillsboro, OR
35 RHP Jacob Kmatz R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 219 lb (99 kg) So Albuquerque, NM
36 LHP Nelson Keljo L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Fr Portland, OR
37 INF Travis Bazzana L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Sydney, Australia
39 RHP David Grewe R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Richland, WA
40 RHP Jaren Hunter R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Jr Damascus, OR
44 INF Garret Forrester R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr Fair Oaks, CA
48 LHP Tyler Mejia L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Castle Rock, CO
50 RHP Ryan Brown R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 219 lb (99 kg) RS So Salem, OR
51 RHP Ben Ferrer R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Alpharetta, GA
54 INF Tyce Peterson R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Kirkland, WA
55 RHP Braden Boisvert R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Sonoita, AZ
60 RHP Aiden Jimenez R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Fr Elk Grove, CA
Head coach

Mitch Canham

Assistant coach(es)

Darwin Barney
Ryan Gipson

Pitching coach(es)

Rich Dorman

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 15, 2023

Schedule and results

[edit]
2023 Oregon State Beavers Baseball Game Log[9]
Regular Season
February (6–1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall record Pac12 record
Feb 17 vs. New Mexico* Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ 2–7 Egloff (1–0) Sellers (0–1) McBroom 0–1
Feb 18 vs. Minnesota* Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ 8–7 Larson (1–0) Klassen (0–1) Brown (1) 1–1
Feb 19 vs. New Mexico* Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ 14–6 Hutcheson (1–0) Russell (0–1) None 2–1
Feb 20 vs. UC Santa Barbara* Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ 11–08 Lawson (1–0) Bremner (0–1) None 3–1
Feb 24 vs. Coppin State* Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR 11–1 Sellers (1–1) McCallum (1–1) None 4–1
Feb 25 vs. Coppin State* Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR 16–0 Kmatz (1–0) Herrand (1–1) None 5–1
Feb 26 vs. Coppin State* Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR 19–5 Lattery (1–0) Hamberg (0–1) None 6–1
March (10–8)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall record Pac12 record
Mar 2 at Cal Poly* Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA 5–4 Lattery (2–0) True (0–2) Brown (2) 7–1
Mar 3 at Cal Poly* Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA 7–2 Jimenez (1–0) Warreck (1–1) Mejia (1) 8–1
Mar 4 at Cal Poly* Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA 2–4 Weston (1–1) Kmatz (1–1) Scott (1) 8–2
Mar 4 at Cal Poly* Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA 3–1 Hunter (1–0) Baum (1–2) Brown (3) 9–2
Mar 7 vs. San Diego* No. 25 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR 9–4 Thorsteinson (1–0) Negrete (1–1) None 10–2
Mar 10 vs. Washington State No. 25 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR 5–1 Sellers (2–1) Hawkins (1–2) None 11–2 1–0
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
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
Mar 14 vs. Nevada* Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR 1–5 Stumbo (2–1) Larson (1–1) None 11–5 1–2
Mar 15 vs. Nevada* Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR 12–1 Grewe (1–0) Biesterfeld (0–2) None 12–5 1–2
Mar 17 at No. 9 Stanford Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA 8–9 Dowd (1–1) Sellers (2–2) Bruno (2) 12–6 1–3
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
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
Mar 21 vs. Portland* Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR 8–6 Brown (1–0) Hebert (0–3) None 13–8 1–5
Mar 24 vs. California Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR 5–3 Sellers (3–2) Turkington (0–1) Brown (4) 14–8 2–5
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
Mar 26 vs. California Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR 2–1 Brown (2–0) Aivazian (0–1) None 15–9 3–6
Mar 29 at Seattle* Bannerwood Park • Bellevue, WA 6–5 Kelijo (1–0) Alberghini (0–1) Jimenez (1) 16–9 3–6
Mar 31 at Washington Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA POSTPONED
April (14–4)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall record Pac12 record
Apr 1 at Washington Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA 6–3 Sellers (4–2) Lord (3–2) Brown (5) 17–9 4–6
Apr 1 at Washington Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA 5–1 Kmatz (2–4) Flesland (3–1) None 18–9 5–6
Apr 2 at Washington Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA 2–7 Engman (2–1) Krieg (0–1) Emanuels (3) 18–10 5–7
Apr 6 at No. 25 Oregon PK Park • Eugene, OR POSTPONED
Apr 7 at No. 25 Oregon PK Park • Eugene, OR 0–2 Stoffal (4–2) Sellers (4–3) Mollerus (5) 18–11 5–8
Apr 8 at No. 25 Oregon PK Park • Eugene, OR 4–2 Lawson (2–0) Grabmann (0–2) Brown (6) 19–11 6–8
Apr 9 at No. 25 Oregon PK Park • Eugene, OR 12–2 Lattery (3–0) Uelmen (2–3) None 20–11 7–8
Apr 10 vs. Gonzaga* Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR CANCELED – RAINED OUT
Apr 11 vs. Gonzaga* Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR 15–1 Mejia (1–0) Graham (0–3) None 21–11 7–8
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
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
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
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
Apr 21 at No. 19 Arizona State No. 21 Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ 13–11 Sellers (6–3) Dunn (4–3) Brown (8) 26–11 11–8
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
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
Apr 24 at Grand Canyon* No. 22 Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark • Phoenix, AZ 13–2 Larson (3–1) Heaton (1–1) None 27–13 11–10
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
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
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
May (9–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall record Pac12 record
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
May 5 vs. Utah No. 15 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR 9–13 Harris (2–3) Sellers (6–4) Ashman (9) 31–14 14–11
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
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
May 9 at Portland* No. 15 Ron Tonkin Field • Hillsboro, OR 4–2 Lawson (3–0) Gartrell (4–4) None 34–14 16–11
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
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
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
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
May 18 vs. Western Carolina* No. 10 Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR 20–7 Ferrer (2–1) Todd (2–4) None 37–16 18–12
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
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
Postseason
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall record Pac-12 tournament record
May 24 vs. (8) Arizona No. 10 (2) Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ 12–13 Barraza (5–2) Brown (4–2) None 39–17 0–1
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
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Overall record Regional record
June 2 vs. (3) Sam Houston 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
June 3 vs. No. 7 (1) LSU Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA POSTPONED
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
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
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
  •   Win
  •   Loss
  •   Postponement/Tie
  • Bold: Oregon State team member
  • Rankings from D1 Baseball
  • (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
  • * indicates a non-conference game.

Baton Rouge Regional

[edit]
Baton Rouge Regional Teams
No. 5 (1) LSU Tigers (2) Oregon State Beavers (3) Sam Houston Bearkats (4) Tulane Green Wave
First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
15 LSU7
4Tulane2
15 LSU6
2Oregon State5
2Oregon State18
3Sam Houston2
15 LSU13
2Oregon State7
Lower round 1Lower final
2Oregon State3
3Sam Houston103Sam Houston1
4Tulane2

Rankings

[edit]
Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
Coaches'[10]2323*2422—————25—201818141725
Baseball America[11]1819191522————19221917171719—
Collegiate Baseball^[12]2728181523———————2318171822
NCBWA†[13]2326262426————2727201816132126
D1Baseball[14]———25—————2122151510101423

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

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 Baseball Roster Coaching Staff". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  3. ^ Joe Freeman (February 8, 2023). "Oregon State baseball picked 3rd in Pac-12 preseason coaches poll; Bazzana, Forrester, Ferrer earn all-conference accolades". www.oregonlive.com. The Oregonian.
  4. ^ "College Recruiting Rankings Class of 2023". www.perfectgame.org. Perfect Game.
  5. ^ "Sellers, Turley Sweep Pac-12 Awards". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
  6. ^ Joe Freeman. "Ben Ferrer returns, Travis Bazzana delivers as Oregon State baseball beats San Diego Toreros". www.oregonlive.com. The Oregonian.
  7. ^ Joe Freeman. "Bazzana Sets OSU's Single-Game Steals Record In 8-2 Win". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  8. ^ "Bazzana Sets Steals Record, Ferrer, Guerra, McDowell Pace Beavers Over Utah". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  9. ^ "2023 Baseball Schedule". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  10. ^ USA Today Coaches Poll
  11. ^ Baseball America Poll
  12. ^ Collegiate Baseball Poll
  13. ^ NCBWA Poll
  14. ^ D1 Baseball Rankings
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2023_Oregon_State_Beavers_baseball_team&oldid=1234565712"