2019 Oregon State Beavers baseball team

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.

2019 Oregon State Beavers baseball
NCAA tournament, Corvallis Regional
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
CB	No. 20
Record	36–20–1 (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 stadium	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings

v t e	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

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 - 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 - 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 - Sophomore 15 Jake Dukart - Freshman 18 Ryan Ober - Sophomore 20 Zach Clayton - Sophomore 28 Wade Meckler - Freshman 44 Alex McGarry - Sophomore		Catchers 16 Zak Taylor - Senior 17 Troy Claunch - Sophomore 30 Zack Zalesky - Sophomore 35 Adley Rutschman - Junior Outfielders 6 Joe Casey - Sophomore 14 Elliot Willy - Sophomore 33 Preston Jones - Junior 36 Greg Fuchs - Freshman 40 Carter Booth - Freshman

= Injured = 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 round					Semi-finals					Finals
	1	Oregon State	5
	4	Cincinnati	6
						4	Cincinnati	4
						3	Michigan	10
	3	Michigan	6
	2	Creighton	0
											3	Michigan	7	17
											2	Creighton	11	6
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						2	Creighton	6
	1	Oregon State	1			4	Cincinnati	1
	2	Creighton	4

Rankings

Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ 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'[8]	5	5*	5*	2	1	2	7	6	3	4	2	4	11	12	12	14	14*	14*	14*	23
Baseball America[9]	10	10	10	7	6	7	8	7	7	5	4	4	12	11	11	16	16*	16*	16*	19
Collegiate Baseball^[10]	7	7	5	3	3	4	7	6	5	4	3	5	11	10	10	12	20	20	20*	20
NCBWA†[11]	5	5	3	2	2	4	7	4	2	4	3	4	12	12	12	12	12*	12*	12*	21
D1Baseball	8	7	6	4	3	7	7	6	4	2	2	3	12	11	12	16	16*	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