2020 Oregon State Beavers baseball team

The 2020 Oregon State Beavers baseball team represented Oregon State University in the 2020 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 1st season at Oregon State after long-time head coach Pat Casey chose not to exercise an option to return following a year sabbatical.[2] Canham is a former catcher for Oregon State and was a member of the 2006 and 2007 national championship teams. The season was indefinitely suspended after 14 games after the NCAA abruptly canceled all winter and spring season tournaments, including the College World Series, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] On March 14, 2020, the season officially came to an end after the Pac-12 athletic conference canceled the remainder of all scheduled spring sports competitions through the end of the academic year.[4]

2020 Oregon State Beavers baseball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
2020 record	5–9–0 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mitch Canham (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Pat Bailey (13th season) Ryan Gipson (2nd season) Rich Dorman (1st season)
Home stadium	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field

2020 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 UCLA  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			13	–	2		.867
No. 9 Arizona State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			13	–	4		.765
Arizona  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	5		.667
USC  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	5		.667
Washington  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	6		.600
Washington State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	7		.563
Oregon  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	7		.533
Utah  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			6	–	7		.462
Oregon State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			5	–	9		.357
Stanford  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			5	–	11		.313
California  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			5	–	11		.313
† – Conference champion As of March 12, 2020[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

Season synopsis

The Beavers began Mitch Canham's first season with a daunting schedule, playing their first 11 games on the road, including a three-game series against No.9 Mississippi State in Mississippi. After just a 14-game season, the Beavers finished with their first losing record since 2003.

Roster

2020 Oregon State Beavers baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town 1 INF Kyler McMahan R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Jr Seattle, Washington 2 INF Jake Harvey R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 163 lb (74 kg) So Kennewick, Washington 3 INF Matthew Gretler R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) So Bonney Lake, Washington 4 INF Justin Boyd R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Parker, Colorado 5 OF Joe Casey L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Corvallis, Oregon 6 OF J. D. McLaughlin R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Chandler, Arizona 7 INF Jake Dukart L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So Lake Oswego, Oregon 8 INF Cesar Valero Sanchez R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Calgary, Alberta 9 INF Andy Armstrong R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Salem, Oregon 12 OF Micah McDowell L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Halifax, Nova Scotia 13 INF George Mendazona L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) RS Jr Redmond, Oregon 14 C Cole Hamilton L/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 183 lb (83 kg) RS So Salem, Oregon 15 INF Kyle Dernedde R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Fr Tualatin, Oregon 16 RHP Reid Sebby R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Huntington Beach, California 17 C Troy Claunch R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr Vacaville, California 18 INF Ryan Ober R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Snohomish, Washington 19 RHP A. J. Lattery R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Prior Lake, Minnesota 20 INF Zach Clayton R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Jr Oconomowoc, Wisconsin 21 RHP Will Frisch R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Stillwater, Minnesota 22 RHP Jake Pfennings R/R 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Post Falls, Idaho 23 RHP Kevin Abel R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr San Diego, California 24 RHP Nathan Burns R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr West Bend, Wisconsin 25 RHP Joey Mundt R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 221 lb (100 kg) So Hughson, California 26 LHP Cooper Hjerpe L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Capay, California 28 INF Wade Meckler S/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Yorba Linda, California 29 RHP Bret Soulages R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Alamo, California 30 C Zack Zalesky L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Corvallis, Oregon 31 RHP Jack Washburn R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Webster, Wisconsin 32 RHP Mitchell Verburg R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Lake Oswego, Oregon 33 OF Preston Jones R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sr Vancouver, Washington 34 LHP Christian Chamberlain L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Reno, Nevada 35 C Ben Steck R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Mill Creek, Washington 36 OF Greg Fuchs L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Mercer Island, Washington 37 OF Jacob Melton L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Medford, Oregon 38 LHP Jake Mulholland L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Snohomish, Washington 40 LHP Andrew Walling L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Jr Longview, Washington 44 INF Alex McGarry L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Vancouver, Washington 45 LHP Kai Murphy L/L 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Mesa, Arizona 47 INF Richie Mascareñas R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Jr Las Vegas, Nevada 48 OF Wyatt Young R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr Houston, Texas 49 OF Max Samson L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Seattle, Washington 50 RHP Ryan Brown R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Salem, Oregon 51 C J. J. Hoover R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr West Linn, Oregon	Head coach Mitch Canham Assistant coach(es) Pat Bailey Ryan Gipson Pitching coach(es) Rich Dorman Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 22, 2019

Schedule and results

Legend
	Oregon State win
	Oregon State loss
	Postponement/Tie
Bold	Oregon State team member

2020 Oregon State Beavers Baseball Game Log[5]
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record PAC-12 Record Feb 14 vs. New Mexico* No. 25 Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic) W 11-4 Chamberlain (1–0) Dye (0–1) None 2,631 1–0 Feb 15 vs. Gonzaga* No. 25 Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic) L 4–10 Gomez (1–0) Mulholland (0–1) None 3,364 1–1 Feb 16 vs. Gonzaga* No. 25 Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic) W 5-1 Pfennigs (1–0) Trogrlic-Iverson (0–1) Hjerpe (1) 2,946 2–1 Feb 17 vs. BYU* No. 25 Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic) L 3-4 Zimmerman (1–0) Mundt (0–1) Johnson 2,598 2–2 Feb 21 at No. 9 Mississippi State* Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 2-6 Dunlavey (1–0) Hjerpe (0–1) None 8,297 2–3 Feb 22 at No. 9 Mississippi State* Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 4-7 McLeod (2–0) Pfennigs (1–1) None 12,034 2–4 Feb 23 at No. 9 Mississippi State* Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 7-2 Hjerpe (1–1) Shemper (0–1) None 8,209 3–4 Feb 27 at San Diego State* Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA W 13–1 Pfennigs (2–1) O'Sullivan (0–1) None 712 4–4 Feb 28 at San Diego State* Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA W 4–1 Chamberlain (2–0) Paredes (0–1) Hjerpe (2) 1,415 5–4 Feb 29 at San Diego State* Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA L 0–6 Melton (3–0) Burns (0–1) None 1,738 5–5
March Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record PAC-12 Record Mar 1 at San Diego State* Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA L 11–12 Flores (2–0) Mulholland (0–2) Schmitt (5) 910 5–6 Mar 6 UCSB* Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR L 0-6 Boone (2–1) Chamberlain (2–1) None 3,427 5–7 Mar 7 UCSB* Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR L 0–4 Torra (3–0) Pfennigs (2–2) Dand (2) 3,428 5–8 Mar 8 UCSB* Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR L 2–3 Candau (1–0) Brown (0–1) Callahan (1) 3,382 5–9 Mar 13 at Arizona Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ SEASON CANCELED Mar 14 at Arizona Hi Corbet Field • Tucson, AZ Mar 15 at Arizona Hi Corbet Field • Tucson, AZ Mar 20 No. 10 Arizona State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR Mar 21 No. 10 Arizona State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR Mar 22 No. 10 Arizona State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR Mar 27 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA Mar 28 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA Mar 29 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA
April Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record PAC-12 Record Apr 3 Oregon Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR SEASON CANCELED Apr 4 Oregon Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR Apr 5 Oregon Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR Apr 7 Seattle* Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR Apr 9 Stanford Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR Apr 10 Stanford Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR Apr 11 Stanford Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR Apr 13 Gonzaga* Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR Apr 14 Gonzaga* Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR Apr 17 at Utah Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT Apr 18 at Utah Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT Apr 19 at Utah Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT Apr 21 vs. Portland* Ron Tonkin Field • Hillsboro, OR Apr 24 No. 4 UCLA Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR Apr 25 No. 4 UCLA Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR Apr 26 No. 4 UCLA Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR Apr 27 CSU Bakersfield* Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR
May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record PAC-12 Record May 1 at Oklahoma State* O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK SEASON CANCELED May 2 at Oklahoma State* O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK May 3 at Oklahoma State* O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK May 5 at Oregon* PK Park • Eugene, OR May 8 at USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA May 9 at USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA May 10 at USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA May 12 Portland* Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR May 15 Washington Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR May 16 Washington Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR May 17 Washington Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR May 19 Oregon* PK Park • Eugene, OR May 21 at Washington State Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA May 22 at Washington State Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA May 23 at Washington State Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'[6]	25	25*	25*	NR	NR	NR
Baseball America[7]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Collegiate Baseball^[8]	32	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR			S	E	A	S	O	N
NCBWA†[9]	29	NR	NR	NR	NR				C	A	N	C	E	L	E	D
D1Baseball	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

^ 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. "2020 Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
2. Nick Daschel (June 14, 2019). "Oregon State hires former Beaver catcher Mitch Canham as baseball coach, replacing Pat Casey". www.oregonlive.com. The Oregonian.
3. Nick Daschel (March 12, 2020). "Oregon State indefinitely suspends spring sports, but still not officially canceled". www.oregonlive.com. The Oregonian.
4. Nick Daschel (March 14, 2020). "Pac-12 cancels all competition for spring sports season due to coronavirus concerns". www.oregonlive.com. The Oregonian.
5. "2020 Baseball Schedule". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
6. USA Today Coaches Poll
7. Baseball America Poll
8. Collegiate Baseball Poll
9. NCBWA Poll