College baseball team in the 2024 NCAA Division I season
The 2024 Oregon State Beavers baseball team represents Oregon State University in the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Beavers play their home games at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field as members of the Pac-12 Conference . This is the final year the Beavers baseball team will play as members of the Pac-12 Conference, as they will compete as an independent beginning in 2025.[2] The team is led by Pat Casey Head Baseball Coach Mitch Canham in his fifth season at Oregon State.[3]
Preseason [ edit ]
Following the 2023 season , assistant coach Darwin Barney declined to return for a fourth year on the Beaver's coaching staff, clearing a spot for former 2007 national champion teammate Joey Wong .[4] Wong had previously served as an assistant coach on the 2020 team.
The team returns six starters from the 2023 squad and augmented the roster with players from the transfer portal and a Freshman class ranked in the top-10 by D1 Baseball and Baseball America .[5] [6] Junior second baseman Travis Bazzana was named a preseason All-American by Perfect Game.[7]
Regular season [ edit ]
In a May 5 win over Washington State Travis Bazzana belted his 22nd home run, breaking the single season home run record previously set by Jim Wilson in 1982. Bazzana hit three home runs in the game, the final of which gave the Beavers their 90th of the season, breaking the single-season team record of 89 set by the 2023 squad. The game also saw Bazzana become the first Beaver to cross 200 career runs scored.[8]
Accolades
Travis Bazzana garnered national Player of the Week honors by Perfect Game/Rawlings following an opening weekend where he hit three home runs and tallied six runs batted in, leading the Beavers to a perfect 4–0 record.[9] Bazzana earned Perfect Game's national Player of the Week honors again on March 26 following a victory over Portland and a three-game sweep of Washington , where he led off all four games with a home run, totaled six home runs and drove in 11 runs.[10] Following a "monster month of March, hitting .475 (29-for-61) in 16 games with 27 runs scored, four doubles, one triple, 10 homers and 26 RBI," Bazzana was named the Dick Howser Trophy National Hitter of the Month by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association .[11]
Aiden May was named the National Pitcher of the Week by D1Baseball.com, Perfect Game, and NCBWA after a career high 14 strikeout performance on April 26 against rival Oregon . May allowed only one hit and one walk in his eight innings of work.[12]
Five different Oregon State players have received Pac-12 Player/Pitcher of the Week recognition: Travis Bazzana (three times), Jacob Kmatz (twice), Mason Guerra, Gavin Turley, and Aiden May.[13]
2024 Oregon State Beavers baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
Bats/throws
Height
Weight
Year
Home town
1
OF
Gavin Turley
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Chandler, AZ
2
INF
Jabin Trosky
S/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
RS So
Carmel, CA
3
INF
Elijah Hainline
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Spokane, WA
4
INF
Dallas Macias
L/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
196 lb (89 kg)
So
Parker, CO
6
C
Easton Talt
L/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
So
Everett, WA
7
INF
Brandon Forrester
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
171 lb (78 kg)
RS Fr
Sacramento, CA
8
C
Tanner Smith
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
204 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Chandler, AZ
9
INF
Mason Guerra
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
Jr
Beaverton, OR
12
OF
Micah McDowell
L/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Halifax, Nova Scotia
13
INF
Levi Jones
L/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Portland, OR
14
C
Evan Gustafson
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Eau Claire, WI
15
OF
Carson McEntire
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
196 lb (89 kg)
Fr
Peoria, AZ
16
RHP
Aiden Jimenez[14]
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
Elk Grove, CA
17
OF
Brady Kasper
L/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Mission Viejo, CA
18
C
Wilson Weber
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
216 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Gresham, OR
19
RHP
AJ Lattery
R/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
248 lb (112 kg)
Sr
Prior Lake, MN
20
RHP
Kellan Oakes
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
197 lb (89 kg)
So
Canby, OR
21
INF
Reeve Boyd
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Seattle, WA
22
INF
Jacob Krieg
R/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
So
Antioch, CA
23
OF
Canon Reeder
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Bend, OR
24
RHP
Aiden May
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
196 lb (89 kg)
Jr
Albuquerque, NM
25
RHP
Joey Mundt
R/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
217 lb (98 kg)
RS Sr
Hughson, CA
26
RHP
Noah Ferguson
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
191 lb (87 kg)
RS Jr
Salem, OR
27
RHP
Drew Talavs
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
197 lb (89 kg)
Fr
West Linn, OR
28
INF
Dawson Santana
R/R
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
Fr
Lake Oswego, OR
29
RHP
Bryce Johnson
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
217 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Sammamish, WA
30
RHP
Kyle Scott
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
Sr
Seal Beach, CA
31
RHP
Matthew Morrell
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
202 lb (92 kg)
Fr
Placentia, CA
32
RHP
AJ Hutcheson
L/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Elk Grove, CA
33
RHP
Laif Palmer
R/R
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
Fr
Golden, CO
34
RHP
Ian Lawson
R/R
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
246 lb (112 kg)
Sr
Hillsboro, OR
35
RHP
Jacob Kmatz
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Albuquerque, NM
36
LHP
Nelson Keljo
L/L
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
232 lb (105 kg)
So
Portland, OR
37
INF
Travis Bazzana
L/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
199 lb (90 kg)
Jr
Sydney, Australia
38
RHP
Eric Segura
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Soledad, CA
40
RHP
Jaren Hunter
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Sr
Damascus, OR
41
RHP
Chase Reynolds
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Albany, OR
44
INF
Trent Caraway[15]
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
202 lb (92 kg)
Fr
Dana Point, CA
45
RHP
James DeCremer
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Scottsdale, AZ
47
C
Anthony Marnell IV
S/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
Fr
Las Vegas, NV
48
LHP
Tyler Mejia
L/L
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Castle Rock, CO
50
RHP
Bridger Holmes
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
Jr
North Bend, OR
51
RHP
Tephen Montgomery
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
So
Tampa, FL
54
INF
Tyce Peterson
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
So
Kirkland, WA
Head coach
Mitch Canham
Assistant coach(es)
Ryan Gipson Joey Wong
Pitching coach(es)
Rich Dorman
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Current redshirt
Roster Last update: January 6, 2024
Schedule and results [ edit ]
2024 Oregon State Beavers Baseball Game Log[16]
Regular Season
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Overall record
Pac12 record
Feb 16
vs. New Mexico *
No. 7
Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ
15–6
May (1–0)
Jackson (0–1)
None
1–0
Feb 17
vs. Minnesota *
No. 7
Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ
6–4
Reynolds (1–0)
Tucker (0–1)
Scott (1)
2–0
Feb 18
vs. CSU Bakersfield *
No. 7
Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ
15–2
Holmes (1–0)
Plotkin (0–1)
None
3–0
Feb 19
vs. Minnesota*
No. 7
Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ
6–1
Oakes (1–0)
Gross (1–1)
None
4–0
Feb 21
vs. No. 19 Texas Tech *
No. 7
Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX
10–4
Lawson (1–0)
Rogers (0–1)
None
5–0
Feb 23
vs. No. 2 Arkansas *
No. 7
Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX
4–5
Wood (1–0)
Hutcheson (0–1)
Faherty (1)
5–1
Feb 24
vs. Michigan *
No. 7
Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX
11–17
Kmatz (1–0)
Denner (1–1)
None
6–1
Feb 25
vs. Oklahoma State *
No. 7
Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX
8–1
Segura (1–0)
Keisel (0–1)
None
7–1
Feb 29
vs. North Dakota State *
No. 6
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
19–77
Hutcheson (1–1)
Ligtenberg (0–1)
None
8–1
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Overall record
Pac12 record
Mar 1
vs. North Dakota State*
No. 6
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
6–5
Holmes (2–0)
Danielson (0–2)
None
9–1
Mar 2
vs. North Dakota State*
No. 6
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
10–08
Kmatz (2–0)
Knight (0–2)
None
10–1
Mar 3
vs. North Dakota State*
No. 6
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
13–7
Segura (2–0)
Koenig (0–2)
None
11–1
Mar 7
vs. CSUN *
No. 6
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
9–2
Morrell (1–0)
Ignaciak (0–1)
None
12–1
Mar 8
vs. CSUN*
No. 6
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
8–6
Lawson (2–0)
Pallares (0–1)
Holmes (1)
13–1
Mar 9
vs. CSUN*
No. 6
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
7–6
Mejia (1–0)
Romero (4–1)
Morrell (1)
14–1
Mar 10
vs. CSUN*
No. 6
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
9–7
Segura (3–0)
Gutierrez (0–1)
Holmes (2)
15–1
Mar 15
at Utah
No. 3
Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT
7–5
Montgomery (1–0)
Ashman (0–1)
Holmes (3)
16–1
1–0
Mar 16
at Utah
No. 3
Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT
8–1
Oakes (2–0)
McAnelly (2–2)
None
17–1
2–0
Mar 17
at Utah
No. 3
Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT
11–14
Hostert (3–1)
Hutcheson (1–2)
Ashman (5)
17–2
2–1
Mar 19
at Portland *
No. 2
Joe Etzel Field • Portland, OR
14–3
Mundt (1–0)
Codron (1–1)
None
18–2
2–1
Mar 22
vs. Washington
No. 2
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
3–1
Oakes (3–0)
Engman (0–4)
Holmes (4)
19–2
3–1
Mar 23
vs. Washington
No. 2
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
18–2
Kmatz (3–0)
Kirchoff (1–1)
Hunter (1)
20–2
4–1
Mar 24
vs. Washington
No. 2
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
10–0
Segura (4–0)
Dessart (1–2)
None
21–2
5–1
Mar 28
at USC
No. 2
Cicerone Field • Irvine, CA
1–2
Blum (2–0)
Oakes (3–1)
None
21–3
5–2
Mar 29
at USC
No. 2
Cicerone Field • Irvine, CA
4–17
Johnson (2–0)
Kmatz (3–1)
None
21–4
5–3
Mar 30
at USC
No. 2
Cicerone Field • Irvine, CA
RAINED OUT
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Overall record
Pac12 record
Apr 1
vs. Gonzaga *
No. 5
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
14–0
Segura (5–0)
Gosztola (0–2)
None
22–4
5–3
Apr 2
vs. Gonzaga*
No. 5
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
13–5
Palmer (1–0)
Hoffberg (0–2)
None
23–4
5–3
Apr 5
vs. Arizona State
No. 5
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
13–8
Keljo (1–0)
Barnes (0–1)
Holmes (5)
24–4
6–3
Apr 6
vs. Arizona State
No. 5
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
9–1
Kmatz (4–1)
Markl (2–2)
None
25–4
7–3
Apr 7
vs. Arizona State
No. 5
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
9–7
Hutcheson (2–2)
Schiefer (0–2)
Holmes (6)
26–4
8–3
Apr 9
vs. Portland*
No. 5
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
11–8
Ferguson (1–0)
Folkins (1–1)
Holmes (7)
27–4
8–3
Apr 12
vs. Stanford
No. 5
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
6–0
May (2–0)
Scott (2–6)
None
28–4
9–3
Apr 13
vs. Stanford
No. 5
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
3–1
Kmatz (5–1)
Lim (3–3)
Holmes (8)
29–4
10–3
Apr 14
vs. Stanford
No. 5
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
10–11
Reimers (3–1)
Palmer (1–1)
Volchko (1)
29–5
10–4
Apr 16
at Nevada *
No. 5
William Peccole Park • Reno, NV
12–5
Mejia (2–0)
Marks (2–3)
None
30–5
10–4
Apr 17
at Nevada*
No. 5
William Peccole Park • Reno, NV
10–11
Canizares (1–0)
Holmes (2–1)
None
30–6
10–4
Apr 19
at California
No. 5
Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA
8–10
Stasiowski (3–1)
Holmes (2–2)
None
30–7
10–5
Apr 20
at California
No. 5
Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA
7–8
Aivazian (2–0)
Holmes (2–3)
None
30–8
10–6
Apr 21
at California
No. 5
Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA
3–4
Newmann (2–4)
Palmer (1–2)
None
30–9
10–7
Apr 23
vs. Portland*
No. 9
Ron Tonkin Field • Hillsboro, OR
7–2
Hunter (1–0)
Gillis (0–2)
None
31–9
10–7
Apr 26
vs. No. 22 Oregon
No. 9
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
2–0
May (3–0)
Gordon (5–4)
Holmes (9)
32–9
11–7
Apr 27
vs. No. 22 Oregon
No. 9
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
4–2
Mundt (2–0)
Mercado (0–1)
Holmes (10)
33–9
12–7
Apr 28
vs. No. 22 Oregon
No. 9
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
1–7
Setter (5–3)
Segura (5–1)
None
33–10
12–8
Apr 30
at Oregon*
No. 6
PK Park • Eugene, OR
5–9
Moore (2–0)
Hunter (1–1)
None
33–11
12–8
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Overall record
Pac12 record
May 3
at Washington State
No. 6
Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA
2–1
May (4–0)
Taylor (4–3)
Holmes (11)
34–11
13–8
May 4
at Washington State
No. 6
Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA
9–10
Wilford (4–6)
Kmatz (5–2)
Wickersham (1)
34–12
13–9
May 5
at Washington State
No. 6
Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA
10–6
Keljo (2–0)
Brotherton (5–6)
None
35–12
14–9
May 6
at Gonzaga*
No. 7
Patterson Baseball Complex • Spokane, WA
20–13
Hutcheson (3–2)
Mueller (2–2)
None
36–12
14–9
May 10
vs. UCLA
No. 7
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
11–0
May (5–0)
Jewett (1–5)
Lawson (1)
37–12
15–9
May 11
vs. UCLA
No. 7
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
May 12
vs. UCLA
No. 7
Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
May 16
at Arizona
Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
May 17
at Arizona
Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
May 18
at Arizona
Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
Postseason
Win Loss Postponement/TieBold : Oregon State team member Rankings from D1 Baseball (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. * indicates a non-conference game.
Rankings [ edit ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final Coaches' [17] 7 7* 6 5 3 2 2 5 5 4 10 7 8 Baseball America [18] 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 9 8 8 13 11 11 NCBWA †[19] 8 4 4 5 1 2 2 5 5 5 11 7 9 D1Baseball[20] 7 7 6 6 3 2 2 5 5 5 9 6 7 Perfect Game[21] 9 8 7 6 4 2 3 4 4 4 11 7 8
† 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 ]
^ "Pac-12 Baseball Standings" . pac-12.com . Retrieved May 6, 2024 .
^ Matt Connolly (January 26, 2024). "Oregon State baseball will play 2024,-25 seasons as Independent following Pac-12 collapse" . on3.com . Retrieved March 19, 2024 .
^ "2024 Baseball Roster" . Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved January 6, 2024 .
^ Kerry Eggers. "Money, travel and family force Barney's departure from OSU" .
^ Joe Freeman (January 16, 2024). "Oregon State Beavers debut at No. 7 in college baseball preseason national rankings" . www.oregonlive.com . The Oregonian.
^ "Baseball's Recruiting Class Ranked 8th By Baseball America" . www.osubeavers.com . Oregon State Athletic Communications.
^ Joe Freeman (January 5, 2024). "Oregon State's Travis Bazzana named preseason college baseball All-American" . www.oregonlive.com . The Oregonian.
^ "Bazzana Homers Three Times In Record-Breaking Day; Beavers Take Series At WSU" . Oregon State Athletics. May 5, 2024.
^ Cozart, Craig & Vincent Cervino (February 27, 2024). "College Player, Pitcher of the Week" . Perfect Game.
^ Cozart, Craig & Vincent Cervino (March 26, 2024). "College Player, Pitcher of the Week" . Perfect Game.
^ Montoro, Mike (April 8, 2024). "Bazzana, Smith are Dick Howser Trophy National Players of the Month" . NCBWA.
^ "Aiden May Earns National Pitcher Of The Week Honors By The NCBWA" . Oregon State Athletics. April 30, 2024.
^ "Pac-12 Baseball Weekly Awards - April 29, 2024" . Pac-12 Conference. April 29, 2024.
^ Joe Freeman (February 14, 2024). "Oregon State baseball loses key pitcher to season-ending injury" . The Oregonian. Retrieved March 19, 2024 .
^ Joe Freeman (March 19, 2024). "Oregon State baseball: Trent Caraway to miss weeks with injury, but Aiden May on track to return Friday" . The Oregonian. Retrieved March 19, 2024 .
^ "2024 Baseball Schedule" . Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved January 6, 2024 .
^ USA Today Coaches Poll
^ Baseball America Poll
^ NCBWA Poll
^ D1 Baseball Rankings
^ Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings
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