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The 2021 Oregon State Beavers baseball team represented Oregon State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Beavers played their home games at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. The team was coached by Mitch Canham in his 2nd season at Oregon State. The previous season was indefinitely suspended 14 games into the season after the NCAA abruptly canceled all winter and spring season tournaments, including the College World Series , in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[ 2]
Season synopsis
The Beavers entered the season unranked and picked to finish 4th in the Pac-12 Conference coaches preseason baseball poll.[ 3]
Jake Mulholland passed Kevin Gunderson for most saves in Oregon State history when he threw his 38th career save in a 2–1 win against California .[ 4]
Roster
2021 Oregon State Beavers baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
B/T
Height
Weight
Year
Home town
1
INF
Kyler McMahan
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
177 lb (80 kg)
Jr
Seattle, Washington
2
INF
Jordan Donahue
L/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
163 lb (74 kg)
Fr
Mililani, Hawaii
3
INF
Matthew Gretler
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Bonney Lake, Washington
4
INF
Justin Boyd
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Parker, Colorado
5
OF
Joe Casey
L/L
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
RS Jr
Corvallis, Oregon
6
INF
Paul Myro IV
R/R
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Las Vegas, Nevada
7
INF
Jake Dukart
L/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Lake Oswego, Oregon
8
INF
Cesar Valero Sanchez
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
Fr
Calgary, Alberta
9
INF
Andy Armstrong
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Sr
Salem, Oregon
12
OF
Micah McDowell
L/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
189 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Halifax, Nova Scotia
13
INF
Richie Mascareñas
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
173 lb (78 kg)
Jr
Las Vegas, Nevada
14
C
Cole Hamilton
L/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
RS So
Salem, Oregon
15
INF
Kyle Dernedde
R/R
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
177 lb (80 kg)
Fr
Tualatin, Oregon
16
RHP
Reid Sebby
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
Jr
Huntington Beach, California
17
C
Troy Claunch
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
108 lb (49 kg)
Jr
Vacaville, California
18
INF
Ryan Ober
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
196 lb (89 kg)
Jr
Snohomish, Washington
19
RHP
A. J. Lattery
R/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Fr
Prior Lake, Minnesota
20
OF
Thomas Dukart
L/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
Fr
Lake Oswego, Oregon
21
RHP
Will Frisch
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
226 lb (103 kg)
Fr
Stillwater, Minnesota
22
RHP
Jake Pfennigs
R/R
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
217 lb (98 kg)
So
Post Falls, Idaho
23
RHP
Kevin Abel
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS So
San Diego, California
24
RHP
Nathan Burns
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
Jr
West Bend, Wisconsin
25
RHP
Joey Mundt
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
Hughson, California
26
LHP
Cooper Hjerpe
L/L
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
189 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Capay, California
27
C
Gavin Logan
L/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
191 lb (87 kg)
So
Oyen, Alberta
28
INF
Wade Meckler
S/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
So
Yorba Linda, California
29
OF
Jacob Melton
L/L
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Medford, Oregon
31
RHP
Jack Washburn
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
211 lb (96 kg)
Fr
Webster, Wisconsin
32
RHP
Mitchell Verburg
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
206 lb (93 kg)
RS Jr
Lake Oswego, Oregon
33
OF
Preston Jones
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
Sr
Vancouver, Washington
34
INF
Kyle Fromke
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Round Rock, Texas
35
RHP
Jonah Giblin
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
Fr
Bainbridge Island, Washington
36
OF
Greg Fuchs
L/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
199 lb (90 kg)
So
Mercer Island, Washington
37
RHP
Bryant Salgado
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
204 lb (93 kg)
So
Houston, Texas
38
LHP
Jake Mulholland
L/L
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Snohomish, Washington
40
OF
Brady Kasper
L/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Mission Viejo, California
43
RHP
Brock Townsend
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Eugene, Oregon
44
INF
Garret Forrester
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
211 lb (96 kg)
Fr
Fair Oaks, California
45
RHP
Kyle Keyes
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Sandy, Utah
50
RHP
Ryan Brown
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Salem, Oregon
51
LHP
Chase Watkins
L/L
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
217 lb (98 kg)
So
Watsonville, California
52
RHP
Jaren Huner
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
222 lb (101 kg)
Fr
Damascus, Oregon
53
RHP
Ian Lawson
R/R
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
227 lb (103 kg)
Fr
Hillsboro, Oregon
54
C
Daniel Pruitt
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
203 lb (92 kg)
Fr
Gaston, Oregon
55
LHP
Justin Thorsteinson
L/L
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
222 lb (101 kg)
Fr
Langley, British Columbia
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
Current redshirt
Roster Last update: February 21, 2021
Schedule and results
Legend
Oregon State win
Oregon State loss
Postponement/Tie
Bold
Oregon State team member
Rank
D1 Baseball
2021 Oregon State Beavers baseball game log[ 5]
Regular season
February
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Overall record
PAC-12 Record
Feb 19
vs. Kansas State *
Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic)
2–3
Wicks (1–0)
Able (0–1)
Eckberg (1)
0–1
Feb 20
vs. New Mexico *
Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic)
14–1
Hjerpe (1–0)
Arbruester (0–1)
None
1–1
Feb 21
vs. Gonzaga *
Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic)
20–4
Washburn (1–0)
Mullan (0–1)
Townsend (1)
2–1
Feb 22
vs. New Mexico*
Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic)
5–2
Frisch (1–0)
Campa (0–1)
Verburg (1)
3–1
Feb 25
at Grand Canyon *
Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark • Phoenix, AZ
4–0
Abel (1–1)
Barns (1–1)
None
4–1
Feb 26
at Grand Canyon*
Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark • Phoenix, AZ
3–1
Sebby (1–0)
Scalzo (0–1)
Mulholland (1)
5–1
Feb 27
at Grand Canyon*
Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark • Phoenix, AZ
9–2
Pfennigs (1–0)
Glover (0–1)
None
6–1
Feb 28
at Grand Canyon*
Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark • Phoenix, AZ
4–2
Salgado (1–0)
Hull (0–1)
Mulholland (2)
7–1
March
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Overall record
PAC-12 Record
Mar 4
vs. BYU *
No. 20
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
1–0
Sebby (2–0)
Johnson (0–1)
Mulholland (3)
8–1
Mar 5
vs. BYU*
No. 20
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
5–3
Mundt (1–0)
Smith (0–1)
Burns (1)
9–1
Mar 6
vs. BYU*
No. 20
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
4–3
Mulholland (1–0)
Heaton (0–1)
None
10–1
Mar 12
vs. Oregon *
No. 16
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
0–7
Ahlsrom (1–0)
Able (1–2)
None
10–2
Mar 13
vs. Oregon*
No. 16
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
0–3
Kafka (1–0)
Hjerpe (1–1)
Mosiello (1)
10–3
Mar 14
vs. Oregon*
No. 16
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
3–1
Pfennigs (2–0)
Walker (1–1)
Mulholland (4)
11–3
Mar 19
vs. Washington State
No. 23
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
2–5
White (3–0)
Abel (1–3)
None
11–4
0–1
Mar 20
vs. Washington State
No. 23
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
10–3
Washburn (2–0)
Mills (3–1)
None
12–4
1–1
Mar 21
vs. Washington State
No. 23
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
9–8
Salgado (2–0)
Hawkins (1–2)
Mulholland (5)
13–4
2–1
Mar 23
vs. Santa Clara *
No. 21
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
9–10
Kitchen (4–0)
Hunter (0–1)
Howard (4)
13–5
2–1
Mar 24
vs. Santa Clara*
No. 21
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
9–0
Washburn (3–0)
Feikes (0–2)
None
14–5
2–1
Mar 26
at Washington
No. 21
Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA
3–0
Abel (2–3)
Gerling (0–2)
Mulholland (6)
15–5
3–1
Mar 27
at Washington
No. 21
Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA
8–1
Hjerpe (2–1)
Enger (2–1)
None
16–5
4–1
Mar 28
at Washington
No. 21
Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA
RAINED OUT
Mar 29
at Washington
No. 21
Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA
13–3
Frisch (2–0)
Flesland (0–1)
None
17–5
5–1
Mar 30
at Portland *
No. 21
Joe Etzel Field • Portland, OR
7–1
Townsend (1–0)
Gillis (1–3)
None
18–5
5–1
April
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Overall record
PAC-12 Record
Apr 1
vs. Utah
No. 21
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
4–3
Verburg (1–0)
Kelly (0–5)
Mulholland (7)
19–5
6–1
Apr 2
vs. Utah
No. 21
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
17–3
Abel (3–3)
Robeniol (1–3)
None
20–5
7–1
Apr 3
vs. Utah
No. 21
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
3–5
Watson (2–3)
Hjerpe (2–2)
Hurdsman (2)
20–6
7–2
Apr 5
vs. Gonzaga *
No. 20
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
11–3
Townsend (2–0)
Gomez (3–1)
None
21–6
7–2
Apr 6
vs. Gonzaga*
No. 20
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
2–5
Zeglin (3–1)
Hunter (0–2)
Jacob (3)
21–7
7–2
Apr 9
at No. 19 Oregon
No. 20
PK Park • Eugene, OR
1–4
Mosiello (2–1)
Watkins (0–1)
Somers (5)
21–8
7–3
Apr 10
at No. 19 Oregon
No. 20
PK Park • Eugene, OR
1–5
Kafka (4–1)
Hjerpe (2–3)
None
21–9
7–4
Apr 11
at No. 19 Oregon
No. 20
PK Park • Eugene, OR
4–5
Stedman (2–0)
Mulholland (1–1)
None
21–10
7–5
Apr 16
vs. California
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
15–8
Salgado (3–0)
Zobac (2–1)
None
22–10
8–5
Apr 17
vs. California
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
2–1
Mundt (2–0)
Sullivan (2–3)
Mulholland (8)
23–10
9–5
Apr 18
vs. California
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
5–3
Watkins (1–1)
White (3–1)
Mulholland (9)
24–10
10–5
Apr 20
vs. Portland*
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
11–3
Burns (1–0)
Dobmeier (0–3)
None
25–10
10–5
Apr 23
at UC Irvine *
Anteater Ballpark • Irvine, CA
7–5
Mulholland (2–1)
Ingebritson (1–1)
Mundt (1)
26–10
10–5
Apr 24
at UC Irvine*
Anteater Ballpark • Irvine, CA
9–11
Antone (1–0)
Watkins (1–2)
None
26–11
10–5
Apr 25
at UC Irvine*
Anteater Ballpark • Irvine, CA
6–7
Ingebritson (2–1)
Sebby (2–1)
None
26–12
10–5
Apr 27
at Loyola Marymount *
George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
8–2
Lawson (1–0)
Burge (1–3)
None
27–12
10–5
Apr 28
at Loyola Marymount*
George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
8–5
Keyes (1–0)
Grimm (1–1)
Mulholland (10)
28–12
10–5
Apr 30
at UCLA
Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
5–6
Rajcic (2–1)
Washburn (3–1)
None
28–13
10–6
May
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Overall record
PAC-12 Record
May 1
at UCLA
Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
0–2
Mullen (8–1)
Hjerpe (2–4)
Rajcic (3)
28–14
10–7
May 2
at UCLA
Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA
5–3
Pfennigs (3–0)
Bergin (4–3)
Mulholland (11)
29–14
11–7
May 7
vs. USC
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
5–4
Watkins (2–2)
Longrie (0–1)
Mulholland (12)
30–14
12–7
May 8
vs. USC
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
9–7
Frisch (3–0)
Clark (3–2)
Mundt (2)
31–14
13–7
May 9
vs. USC
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
3–5
Spach (2–0)
Watkins (2–3)
None
31–15
13–8
May 14
at Arizona State
Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ
6–9
Levine (4–3)
Mulholland (2–2)
None
31–16
13–9
May 15
at Arizona State
Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ
5–11
Fall (7–1)
Hjerpe (2–5)
None
31–17
13–10
May 16
at Arizona State
Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ
11–4
Pfennigs (4–0)
Murphy (1–1)
None
32–17
14–10
May 18
at Portland*
Joe Etzel Field • Portland, OR
2–7
Brink (1–0)
Mundt (2–1)
None
32–18
14–10
May 21
vs. No. 7 Arizona
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
4–12
Silseth (8–1)
Washburn (3–2)
None
32–19
14–11
May 22
vs. No. 7 Arizona
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
3–1
Hjerpe (3–5)
Irvin (5–2)
Mulholland (13)
33–19
15–11
May 23
vs. No. 7 Arizona
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
5–6
Vannelle (4–2)
Watkins (2–4)
None
33–20
15–12
May 27
at No. 9 Stanford
Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA
0–1
Beck (7–1)
Abel (3–4)
None
33–21
15–13
May 28
at No. 9 Stanford
Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA
0–5
Grech (5–5)
Hjerpe (3–6)
None
33–22
15–14
May 29
at No. 9 Stanford
Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA
9–1
Pfennigs (5–0)
Williams (2–2)
None
34–22
16–14
Postseason
Fort Worth Regional
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Overall record
Regional Record
June 4
(3) Dallas Baptist
(2)
Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
5–6
Hamel (13–2)
Abel (3–5)
Kechely (2)
34–23
0–1
June 5
(4) McNeese State
(2)
Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
10–5
Watkins (3–4)
Foster (1–5)
None
35–23
1–1
June 6
No. 8 (1) TCU
(2)
Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
3–2
Washburn (4–2)
Green (1–2)
Verburg (2)
36–23
2–1
June 6
(3) Dallas Baptist
(2)
Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
5–4
Verburg (2–0)
Kechely (3–4)
None
37–23
3–1
June 7
(3) Dallas Baptist
(2)
Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
5–8
Russell (1–0)
Mundt (2–2)
Hamel (1)
37–24
3–2
Forth Worth Regional
Fort Worth Regional Teams
No. 6 (1) TCU Horned Frogs
(2) Oregon State Beavers
(3) Dallas Baptist Patriots
(4) McNeese State Cowboys
First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1 6 TCU 12 4 McNeese State 4 1 6 TCU 6 3 Dallas Baptist 8 3 Dallas Baptist 6 2 Oregon State 5 3 Dallas Baptist 4 8 2 Oregon State 5 5 Lower round 1 Lower final 1 6 TCU 2 4 McNeese State 5 2 Oregon State 3 2 Oregon State 10
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final Coaches' [ 6] — —* 19 16 20 20 17 18 23 — — — — — — — Baseball America [ 7] — — — 17 — — — 21 23 22 — — — — — — Collegiate Baseball ^[ 8] — — 21 17 22 20 13 13 — 22 24 — — — — — NCBWA †[ 9] — — 21 16 18 14 14 13 21 21 22 22 23 30 — — D1Baseball — — 20 16 23 21 21 20 — — — — — — — —
^ 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.
2021 MLB draft
References
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