# 2024 Oregon State Beavers baseball team

The 2024 Oregon State Beavers baseball team represented Oregon State University in the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Beavers played their home games at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field as members of the Pac-12 Conference. This was the final year the Beavers baseball team played as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They begin competing as an independent in 2025. The team was led by Pat Casey Head Baseball Coach Mitch Canham in his fifth season at Oregon State.

## Preseason

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. Wong had previously served as an assistant coach on the 2020 team.
The team returned 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. Junior second baseman Travis Bazzana was named a preseason All-American by Perfect Game.

## Regular season

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.
Bazzana continued his assault on the Oregon State record books in the series opener against UCLA by stealing the 63rd base of his career, overtaking Todd Thomas as the all-time leader. In the UCLA series finale he hit a double, marking his 239th overall base hit and surpassing Darwin Barney at number one on the career hits list.
The final game of the regular season against Arizona was the winner-take-all deciding game for the Pac-12 Regular Season crown. Arizona took an early 1–0 lead in the 2nd inning but Oregon State scored two in the 3rd before Arizona tied the game 2–2 in the 6th. In the top half of the 9th inning Oregon State scored the go-ahead run to put the Beavers up 3–2, but in the bottom half of the 9th Arizona slapped a two-run RBI to win the game and the regular season Pac-12 championship.
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. 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. 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.
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.
Five different Oregon State players received Pac-12 Player/Pitcher of the Week recognition: Travis Bazzana (three times), Jacob Kmatz (three times), Mason Guerra, Gavin Turley, and Aiden May.

## Postseason

Pac-12 Tournament Oregon State earned the No. 2 seed in the final Pac-12 baseball tournament, where they were placed in Pool B with Arizona State and Stanford. Stanford won the first game against Arizona State 8–7 and then beat Oregon State 2–1 in the second game, winning Pool B. This meant that in order to get the wild card berth into the semifinal round Oregon State had to beat Arizona State the following day and hope for Arizona to win Pool A. Oregon State beat Arizona State 3–2 but Arizona lost to California 7–5, which gave Arizona the wildcard spot and ended the Beavers' Pac-12 tournament.
NCAA tournament Oregon State entered the NCAA tournament as the No. 15 overall seed and hosted a Regional for the 12th time in school history (10th since 2005), sweeping the series in three straight games. They then faced Kentucky in the Super Regional, losing in two straight, marking an end to their long-time run as members of the Pac-12.

## Schedule and results

2024 Oregon State Beavers Baseball Game Log :
Regular Season :
February (8–1)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverall recordPac12 record
Feb 16vs. New Mexico*No. 7Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ15–6May (1–0)Jackson (0–1)None1–0
Feb 17vs. Minnesota*No. 7Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ6–4Reynolds (1–0)Tucker (0–1)Scott (1)2–0
Feb 18vs. CSU Bakersfield*No. 7Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ15–2Holmes (1–0)Plotkin (0–1)None3–0
Feb 19vs. Minnesota*No. 7Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ6–1Oakes (1–0)Gross (1–1)None4–0
Feb 21vs. No. 19 Texas Tech*No. 7Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX10–4Lawson (1–0)Rogers (0–1)None5–0
Feb 23vs. No. 2 Arkansas*No. 7Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX4–5Wood (1–0)Hutcheson (0–1)Faherty (1)5–1
Feb 24vs. Michigan*No. 7Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX11–1$^7$Kmatz (1–0)Denner (1–1)None6–1
Feb 25vs. Oklahoma State*No. 7Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX8–1Segura (1–0)Keisel (0–1)None7–1
Feb 29vs. North Dakota State*No. 6Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR19–7$^7$Hutcheson (1–1)Ligtenberg (0–1)None8–1 :
March (13–3)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverall recordPac12 record
Mar 1vs. North Dakota State*No. 6Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR6–5Holmes (2–0)Danielson (0–2)None9–1
Mar 2vs. North Dakota State*No. 6Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR10–0$^8$Kmatz (2–0)Knight (0–2)None10–1
Mar 3vs. North Dakota State*No. 6Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR13–7Segura (2–0)Koenig (0–2)None11–1
Mar 7vs. CSUN*No. 6Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR9–2Morrell (1–0)Ignaciak (0–1)None12–1
Mar 8vs. CSUN*No. 6Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR8–6Lawson (2–0)Pallares (0–1)Holmes (1)13–1
Mar 9vs. CSUN*No. 6Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR7–6Mejia (1–0)Romero (4–1)Morrell (1)14–1
Mar 10vs. CSUN*No. 6Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR9–7Segura (3–0)Gutierrez (0–1)Holmes (2)15–1
Mar 15at UtahNo. 3Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT7–5Montgomery (1–0)Ashman (0–1)Holmes (3)16–11–0
Mar 16at UtahNo. 3Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT8–1Oakes (2–0)McAnelly (2–2)None17–12–0
Mar 17at UtahNo. 3Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT11–14Hostert (3–1)Hutcheson (1–2)Ashman (5)17–22–1
Mar 19at Portland*No. 2Joe Etzel Field • Portland, OR14–3Mundt (1–0)Codron (1–1)None18–22–1
Mar 22vs. WashingtonNo. 2Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR3–1Oakes (3–0)Engman (0–4)Holmes (4)19–23–1
Mar 23vs. WashingtonNo. 2Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR18–2Kmatz (3–0)Kirchoff (1–1)Hunter (1)20–24–1
Mar 24vs. WashingtonNo. 2Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR10–0Segura (4–0)Dessart (1–2)None21–25–1
Mar 28at USCNo. 2Cicerone Field • Irvine, CA1–2Blum (2–0)Oakes (3–1)None21–35–2
Mar 29at USCNo. 2Cicerone Field • Irvine, CA4–17Johnson (2–0)Kmatz (3–1)None21–45–3
Mar 30at USCNo. 2Cicerone Field • Irvine, CARAINED OUT :
April (12–7)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverall recordPac12 record
Apr 1vs. Gonzaga*No. 5Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR14–0Segura (5–0)Gosztola (0–2)None22–45–3
Apr 2vs. Gonzaga*No. 5Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR13–5Palmer (1–0)Hoffberg (0–2)None23–45–3
Apr 5vs. Arizona StateNo. 5Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR13–8Keljo (1–0)Barnes (0–1)Holmes (5)24–46–3
Apr 6vs. Arizona StateNo. 5Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR9–1Kmatz (4–1)Markl (2–2)None25–47–3
Apr 7vs. Arizona StateNo. 5Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR9–7Hutcheson (2–2)Schiefer (0–2)Holmes (6)26–48–3
Apr 9vs. Portland*No. 5Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR11–8Ferguson (1–0)Folkins (1–1)Holmes (7)27–48–3
Apr 12vs. StanfordNo. 5Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR6–0May (2–0)Scott (2–6)None28–49–3
Apr 13vs. StanfordNo. 5Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR3–1Kmatz (5–1)Lim (3–3)Holmes (8)29–410–3
Apr 14vs. StanfordNo. 5Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR10–11Reimers (3–1)Palmer (1–1)Volchko (1)29–510–4
Apr 16at Nevada*No. 5William Peccole Park • Reno, NV12–5Mejia (2–0)Marks (2–3)None30–510–4
Apr 17at Nevada*No. 5William Peccole Park • Reno, NV10–11Canizares (1–0)Holmes (2–1)None30–610–4
Apr 19at CaliforniaNo. 5Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA8–10Stasiowski (3–1)Holmes (2–2)None30–710–5
Apr 20at CaliforniaNo. 5Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA7–8Aivazian (2–0)Holmes (2–3)None30–810–6
Apr 21at CaliforniaNo. 5Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA3–4Newmann (2–4)Palmer (1–2)None30–910–7
Apr 23vs. Portland*No. 9Ron Tonkin Field • Hillsboro, OR7–2Hunter (1–0)Gillis (0–2)None31–910–7
Apr 26vs. No. 22 OregonNo. 9Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR2–0May (3–0)Gordon (5–4)Holmes (9)32–911–7
Apr 27vs. No. 22 OregonNo. 9Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR4–2Mundt (2–0)Mercado (0–1)Holmes (10)33–912–7
Apr 28vs. No. 22 OregonNo. 9Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR1–7Setter (5–3)Segura (5–1)None33–1012–8
Apr 30at Oregon*No. 6PK Park • Eugene, OR5–9Moore (2–0)Hunter (1–1)None33–1112–8 :
May (8–2)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverall recordPac12 record
May 3at Washington StateNo. 6Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA2–1May (4–0)Taylor (4–3)Holmes (11)34–1113–8
May 4at Washington StateNo. 6Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA9–10Wilford (4–6)Kmatz (5–2)Wickersham (1)34–1213–9
May 5at Washington StateNo. 6Bailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WA10–6Keljo (2–0)Brotherton (5–6)None35–1214–9
May 6at Gonzaga*No. 7Patterson Baseball Complex • Spokane, WA20–13Hutcheson (3–2)Mueller (2–2)None36–1214–9
May 10vs. UCLANo. 7Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR11–0May (5–0)Jewett (1–5)Lawson (1)37–1215–9
May 11vs. UCLANo. 7Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR12–11Holmes (3–3)Ruff (2–6)None38–1216–9
May 12vs. UCLANo. 7Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR15–1$^7$Segura (6–1)Rodriguez (2–5)None39–1217–9
May 16at No. 14 ArizonaNo. 6Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ9–2May (6–0)Kent (3–3)None40–1218–9
May 17at No. 14 ArizonaNo. 6Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ16–1Kmatz (6–2)Candiotti (6–3)None41–1219–9
May 18at No. 14 ArizonaNo. 6Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ3–4Susac (1–2)Holmes (4–3)None41–1319–10 :
Postseason :
Pac-12 tournament (1–1)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverall recordPac-12 tournament record
May 22vs. (8) StanfordNo. 6 (2)Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ1–2Volchko (2–1)Hunter (1–2)O'Harran (7)41–140–1
May 23vs. (5) Arizona StateNo. 6 (2)Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ3–2Keljo (4–0)Jacobs (7–3)Holmes (12)42–141–1 :
Corvallis Regional (3–0)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverall recordRegional record
May 31vs. (4) TulaneNo. 7 (1)Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR10–4May (7–0)Welch (7–4)None43–141–0
Jun 1vs. No. 21 (2) UC IrvineNo. 7 (1)Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR5–3Kmatz (7–2)Hansen (6–4)Holmes (13)44–142–0
Jun 2vs. No. 21 (2) UC IrvineNo. 7 (1)Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR11–6Hutcheson (4–2)Utagawa (3–1)None45–143–0 :
Lexington Super Regional (0–2)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverall recordSuper Regional record
Jun 8at No. 2 KentuckyNo. 7Kentucky Proud Park • Lexington, KY0–10Pooser (7–1)May (7–1)None45–150–1
Jun 9at No. 2 KentuckyNo. 7Kentucky Proud Park • Lexington, KY2–3O'Brien (3–0)Kmatz (7–3)Hummel (7)45–160–2 :
Win  Loss  Postponement/TieBold: Oregon State team member Rankings from D1 Baseball(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.* indicates a non-conference game. :

## Corvallis Regional

Corvallis Regional Teams :
| No. 15 (1) Oregon State Beavers | (2) UC Irvine Anteaters | (3) Nicholls Colonels | (4) Tulane Green Wave |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Oregon State | 10 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Tulane | 4 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Tulane | 4 | 1 | Oregon State | 5 | | | |
| | | | 2 | UC Irvine | 3 | | | |
| 2 | UC Irvine | 13 | 2 | UC Irvine | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Nicholls | 12 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Nicholls | 12 | | | | 1 | Oregon State | 11 |
| | | | | | | 2 | UC Irvine | 6 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 2 | UC Irvine | 6 |
| | | | 2 | UC Irvine | 17 | | | |
| 3 | Nicholls | 0 | 4 | Tulane | 7 | | | |
| 4 | Tulane | 3 | | | | | | |

## Lexington Super Regional

Lexington Super Regional Teams :
| No. 2 Kentucky Wildcats | No. 15 Oregon State Beavers |
| Championship Series | Championship Series | Championship Series | Championship Series |
| Kentucky | 10 | 3 | |
| Oregon State | 0 | 2 | |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| Coaches' | 7 | 7* | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
| Baseball America | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| NCBWA† | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| D1Baseball | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| Perfect Game | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
† 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.

## Major League Baseball Draft

Travis Bazzana was selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 Major League Baseball draft, becoming the first Australian player ever taken in the first round, first second-baseman selected No. 1, and the first overall No. 1 pick by the Cleveland Guardians. This is the second time Oregon State has had a player chosen No. 1 overall after Adley Rutschman in the 2019 MLB draft, placing Oregon State in elite company as one of only four schools to produce multiple No. 1 picks.
2024 MLB Draft results :
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Travis Bazzana | 2B | 1st | 1st | Cleveland Guardians |
| Aiden May | RHP | 2nd | 70th | Miami Marlins |
| Jacob Kmatz | RHP | 5th | 157th | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Bridger Holmes | RHP | 7th | 202nd | California Angels |
| Elijah Hainline | SS | 7th | 220th | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Mason Guerra | INF | 14th | 431st | Atlanta Braves |
| Micah McDowell | OF | 17th | 514th | Miami Marlins |