2023 Oregon State Beavers baseball team

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]

2023 Oregon State Beavers baseball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
Record41–20 (18–12 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Pitching coachRich Dorman (4th season)
Home stadiumGoss Stadium at Coleman Field
2023 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 4 Stanford ‍†‍‍y 23–7–0 .76738–16–0 .704
No. 23 Oregon State ‍‍‍y 18–12–0 .60039–18–0 .684
Washington ‍‍‍y 17–12–0 .58635–18–0 .660
USC ‍‍‍ 17–13–0 .56734–23–1 .595
Arizona State ‍‍‍ 16–13–0 .55232–23–0 .582
No. 12 Oregon ‍‍‡‍y 16–14–0 .53338–20–0 .655
UCLA ‍‍‍ 12–16–1 .43128–24–1 .538
Arizona ‍‍‍y 12–18–0 .40033–24–0 .579
California ‍‍‍ 12–18–0 .40024–28–0 .462
Washington State ‍‍‍ 10–19–0 .34529–23–0 .558
Utah ‍‍‍ 9–20–1 .31722–32–1 .409
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
As of May 30, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Preseason

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

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
2023 Oregon State Beavers baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome 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
2023 Oregon State Beavers Baseball Game Log[9]
Regular Season
February (6–1)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverall recordPac12 record
Feb 17vs. New Mexico*Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ2–7Egloff (1–0)Sellers (0–1)McBroom0–1
Feb 18vs. Minnesota*Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ8–7Larson (1–0)Klassen (0–1)Brown (1)1–1
Feb 19vs. New Mexico*Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ14–6Hutcheson (1–0)Russell (0–1)None2–1
Feb 20vs. UC Santa Barbara*Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ11–08Lawson (1–0)Bremner (0–1)None3–1
Feb 24vs. Coppin State*Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR11–1Sellers (1–1)McCallum (1–1)None4–1
Feb 25vs. Coppin State*Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR16–0Kmatz (1–0)Herrand (1–1)None5–1
Feb 26vs. Coppin State*Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR19–5Lattery (1–0)Hamberg (0–1)None6–1
March (10–8)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverall recordPac12 record
Mar 2at Cal Poly*Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA5–4Lattery (2–0)True (0–2)Brown (2)7–1
Mar 3at Cal Poly*Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA7–2Jimenez (1–0)Warreck (1–1)Mejia (1)8–1
Mar 4at Cal Poly*Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA2–4Weston (1–1)Kmatz (1–1)Scott (1)8–2
Mar 4at Cal Poly*Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA3–1Hunter (1–0)Baum (1–2)Brown (3)9–2
Mar 7vs. San Diego*No. 25Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR9–4Thorsteinson (1–0)Negrete (1–1)None10–2
Mar 10vs. Washington StateNo. 25Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR5–1Sellers (2–1)Hawkins (1–2)None11–21–0
Mar 11vs. Washington StateNo. 25Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR3–6Kaelber (3–0)Kmatz (1–2)Grillo (4)11–31–1
Mar 12vs. Washington StateNo. 25Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR1–3Wilford (2–0)Hunter (1–1)Grillo (5)11–41–2
Mar 14vs. Nevada*Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR1–5Stumbo (2–1)Larson (1–1)None11–51–2
Mar 15vs. Nevada*Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR12–1Grewe (1–0)Biesterfeld (0–2)None12–51–2
Mar 17at No. 9 StanfordKlein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA8–9Dowd (1–1)Sellers (2–2)Bruno (2)12–61–3
Mar 18at No. 9 StanfordKlein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA5–8Scott (3–0)Kmatz (1–3)None12–71–4
Mar 19at No. 9 StanfordKlein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA4–5Dowd (2–1)Ferrer (0–1)Pancer (1)12–81–5
Mar 21vs. Portland*Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR8–6Brown (1–0)Hebert (0–3)None13–81–5
Mar 24vs. CaliforniaGoss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR5–3Sellers (3–2)Turkington (0–1)Brown (4)14–82–5
Mar 25vs. CaliforniaGoss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR1–2Pasqualott (2–0)Kmatz (1–4)Bougie (1)14–92–6
Mar 26vs. CaliforniaGoss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR2–1Brown (2–0)Aivazian (0–1)None15–93–6
Mar 29at Seattle*Bannerwood Park • Bellevue, WA6–5Kelijo (1–0)Alberghini (0–1)Jimenez (1)16–93–6
Mar 31at WashingtonHusky Ballpark • Seattle, WAPOSTPONED
April (14–4)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverall recordPac12 record
Apr 1at WashingtonHusky Ballpark • Seattle, WA6–3Sellers (4–2)Lord (3–2)Brown (5)17–94–6
Apr 1at WashingtonHusky Ballpark • Seattle, WA5–1Kmatz (2–4)Flesland (3–1)None18–95–6
Apr 2at WashingtonHusky Ballpark • Seattle, WA2–7Engman (2–1)Krieg (0–1)Emanuels (3)18–105–7
Apr 6at No. 25 OregonPK Park • Eugene, ORPOSTPONED
Apr 7at No. 25 OregonPK Park • Eugene, OR0–2Stoffal (4–2)Sellers (4–3)Mollerus (5)18–115–8
Apr 8at No. 25 OregonPK Park • Eugene, OR4–2Lawson (2–0)Grabmann (0–2)Brown (6)19–116–8
Apr 9at No. 25 OregonPK Park • Eugene, OR12–2Lattery (3–0)Uelmen (2–3)None20–117–8
Apr 10vs. Gonzaga*Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, ORCANCELED – RAINED OUT
Apr 11vs. Gonzaga*Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR15–1Mejia (1–0)Graham (0–3)None21–117–8
Apr 14vs. No. 23 USCGoss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR10–4Sellers (5–3)Stromsborg (4–2)Brown (7)22–118–8
Apr 15vs. No. 23 USCGoss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR3–213Brown (3–0)Johnson (2–3)None23–119–8
Apr 16vs. No. 23 USCGoss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR6–3Lattery (4–0)Hammond (2–3)Ferrer (1)24–1110–8
Apr 18vs. Seattle*No. 21Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR8–2Larson (2–1)Hogan (0–6)None25–1110–8
Apr 21at No. 19 Arizona StateNo. 21Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ13–11Sellers (6–3)Dunn (4–3)Brown (8)26–1111–8
Apr 22at No. 19 Arizona StateNo. 21Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ7–11Stevenson (2–1)Brown (3–1)None26–1211–9
Apr 23at No. 19 Arizona StateNo. 21Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ10–12Stevenson (3–1)Jimenez (1–1)Pivaroff (2)26–1311–10
Apr 24at Grand Canyon*No. 22Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark • Phoenix, AZ13–2Larson (3–1)Heaton (1–1)None27–1311–10
Apr 28vs. ArizonaNo. 22Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR2–1Jimenez (2–1)Barraza (1–1)None28–1312–10
Apr 29vs. ArizonaNo. 22Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR10–4Kmatz (3–4)Zastrow (4–3)None29–1313–10
Apr 30vs. ArizonaNo. 22Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR11–10Brown (4–1)Barraza (1–2)None30–1314–10
May (9–3)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverall recordPac12 record
May 2vs. No. 17 Oregon*No. 15Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR11–6Grewe (2–0)Pace (2–2)None31–1314–10
May 5vs. UtahNo. 15Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR9–13Harris (2–3)Sellers (6–4)Ashman (9)31–1414–11
May 6vs. UtahNo. 15Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR6–5Kmatz (4–4)Jones (2–3)Ferrer (2)32–1415–11
May 7vs. UtahNo. 15Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR11–4Jimenez (3–1)Day (3–5)None33–1416–11
May 9at Portland*No. 15Ron Tonkin Field • Hillsboro, OR4–2Lawson (3–0)Gartrell (4–4)None34–1416–11
May 12at UCLANo. 15Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA5–12Brooks (6–5)Sellers (6–5)None34–1516–12
May 13at UCLANo. 15Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA6–4Ferrer (1–1)Austin (4–4)Brown (9)35–1517–12
May 14at UCLANo. 15Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA21–5Keljo (2–0)Aldrich (3–3)Mejia (2)36–1518–12
May 16vs. Portland*No. 10Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR8–14Segel (3–1)Jimenez (3–2)None36–1618–12
May 18vs. Western Carolina*No. 10Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR20–7Ferrer (2–1)Todd (2–4)None37–1618–12
May 19vs. Western CarolinaNo. 10Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR23–5Kmatz (5–4)Ingle (0–3)None38–1618–12
May 20vs. Western CarolinaNo. 10Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR8–4Jimenez (4–2)Mortenson (0–5)Brown (10)39–1618–12
Postseason
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverall recordPac-12 tournament record
May 24vs. (8) ArizonaNo. 10 (2)Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ12–13Barraza (5–2)Brown (4–2)None39–170–1
May 25vs. (5) Arizona StateNo. 10 (2)Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ10–14Pivaroff (3–2)Larson (3–2)None39–180–2
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverall recordRegional record
June 2vs. (3) Sam HoustonNo. 14 (2)Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA18–2Sellers (7–5)Atkinson (9–5)None40–181–0
June 3vs. No. 7 (1) LSUAlex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LAPOSTPONED
June 4vs. No. 7 (1) LSUNo. 14 (2)Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA5–6Hurd (6–2)Ferrer (2–2)Guidry (2)40–191–1
June 4vs. (3) Sam HoustonNo. 14 (2)Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA3–1Jimenez (5–2)Wales (2–6)Brown (11)41–192–1
June 5vs. No. 7 (1) LSUNo. 14 (2)Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA7-13Herring (4-2)Larson (3-2)None41-202-2
  •   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
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
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—2018181417
Baseball America[11]1819191522————19221917171719
Collegiate Baseball^[12]2728181523———————23181718
NCBWA†[13]2326262426————27272018161321
D1Baseball[14]———25—————21221515101014

^ 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.

References
  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
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