2019 Oregon State Beavers baseball team

American college baseball season

2019 Oregon State Beavers baseball
NCAA tournament, Corvallis Regional
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
CBNo. 20
Record36–20–1 (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 stadiumGoss Stadium at Coleman Field
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
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 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

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 - Redshirt 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 - Redshirt 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 - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 15 Jake Dukart - Freshman
  • 18 Ryan Ober - Sophomore
  • 20 Zach Clayton - Sophomore
  • 28 Wade Meckler - Freshman
  • 44 Alex McGarry - Redshirt Sophomore
  

Catchers

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

Outfielders

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

= Injured Redshirt = 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 roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Oregon State5
4Cincinnati6
4Cincinnati4
3Michigan10
3Michigan6
2Creighton0
3Michigan717
2Creighton116
Lower round 1Lower final
2Creighton6
1Oregon State14Cincinnati1
2Creighton4

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[8]55*5*2127634241112121414*14*14*23
Baseball America[9]1010107678775441211111616*16*16*19
Collegiate Baseball^[10]77533476543511101012202020*20
NCBWA†[11]5532247424341212121212*12*12*21
D1Baseball8764377642231211121616*16*16*—

^ 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.

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

  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.
  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 June 3, 2019.
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