# 2022 Oregon State Beavers baseball team

The 2022 Oregon State Beavers baseball team represented Oregon State University in the 2022 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 coached by Mitch Canham in his third season at Oregon State.

## Preseason

The Beavers entered the season ranked in the Top-25 by four major poll organizations and were picked to finish second in the Pac-12 preseason coaches poll.

## Pac-12 tournament

Oregon State finished second in the final regular season conference standing and earned the #2 seed in the inaugural Pac-12 baseball tournament.
The Beavers put together a good run at the Pac-12 tournament, battling their way to the championship game before falling to Stanford. The Beavers were on the wrong end of a 25–22, 10-inning oddity against UCLA, but bounced back to eliminate the Bruins immediately afterward. Trailing 7–6 in the ninth inning of Game 2, OSU tied it on a UCLA fielding error and walked off with the win on an RBI single from Pac-12 Player of the Year Jacob Melton. In the championship game, OSU fought hard and was even tied with Stanford 5–5 at the middle of the seventh inning, but Stanford scored two runs in both the seventh and eighth to seal the win 9–5.

## NCAA tournament

The Beavers earned the #3 overall seed in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and were selected as host site for the Regional and Super Regional rounds. This is the sixth time Oregon State has been a national seed (2005, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018) and ninth time hosting a regional.

## Schedule and results

2022 Oregon State Beavers baseball game log :
Regular season :
February (7–0)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverall recordPac12 record
Feb 18vs. New Mexico*No. 18Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ21–1Hjerpe (1–0)Lively (0–1)None1–0
Feb 19vs. Gonzaga*No. 18Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ13–5Pfennigs (1–0)Kempner (0–1)None2–0
Feb 20vs. Gonzaga*No. 18Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ9–5Lawson (1–0)Trystan (0–1)None3–0
Feb 20vs. New Mexico*No. 18Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ13–3$^8$Kmatz (1–0)Russell (0–1)None4–0
Feb 24vs. Xavier*No. 14Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ13–3Brown (1–0)Olson (0–1)None5–0
Feb 25vs. Xavier*No. 14Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ9–0Hjerpe (2–0)Barnett (0–2)None6–0
Feb 26vs. Xavier*No. 14Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ5–4Kmatz (2–0)Eisenhardt (0–2)Verburg (1)7–0 :
March (12–5)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverall recordPac12 record
Mar 1vs. Seattle*No. 13Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, ORRAINED OUT
Mar 4vs. UC Irvine*No. 13Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR7–2Hjerpe (3–0)Frias (2–1)Ferrer (1)8–0
Mar 5vs. UC Irvine*No. 13Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR9–5Lawson (2–0)Pinto (0–2)Carpenter (1)9–0
Mar 6vs. UC Irvine*No. 13Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR2–3$^{10}$Ingebritson (1–0)Verberg (0–1)None9–1
Mar 11at Washington StateNo. 7Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA13–3Hjerpe (4–0)Cottrell (1–3)None10–11–0
Mar 12at Washington StateNo. 7Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA5–1Kmatz (3–0)Taylor (2–1)None11–12–0
Mar 13at Washington StateNo. 7Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA8–9Barison (3–0)Verberg (0–2)None11–22–1
Mar 15vs. Grand Canyon*No. 5Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR9–8Carpenter (1–0)Reilly (0–1)None12–22–1
Mar 16vs. Grand Canyon*No. 5Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR7–13Young (1–2)Lattery (0–1)None12–32–1
Mar 18vs. Arizona StateNo. 5Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR21–0Hjerpe (5–0)Tulloch (2–1)None13–33–1
Mar 19vs. Arizona StateNo. 5Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR12–2Kmatz (4–0)Luckman (2–1)Sebby (1)14–34–1
Mar 20vs. Arizona StateNo. 5Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR1–3Bodlovich (2–1)Carpenter (1–1)Peery (3)14–44–2
Mar 23vs. Seattle*No. 6Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR8–3Verburg (1–2)Petersen (0–1)None15–44–2
Mar 25at CaliforniaNo. 6Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA10–4Hjerpe (6–0)White (0–2)None16–45–2
Mar 26at CaliforniaNo. 6Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA7–8Proctor (3–1)Carpenter (1–2)None16–55–3
Mar 27at CaliforniaNo. 6Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA13–9Brown (2–0)Stamos (1–1)None17–56–3
Mar 29at Nevada*No. 3William Peccole Park • Reno, NV14–13$^{11}$Sebby (1–0)Morris (2–3)Brown (1)18–56–3
Mar 30at Nevada*No. 3William Peccole Park • Reno, NV9–8Verburg (2–2)Maas (0–1)Brown (2)19–56–3 :
April (14–4)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverall recordPac12 record
Apr 1vs. StanfordNo. 3Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR0–1$^{10}$Dixon (2–1)Sebby (1–1)Mathews (1)19–66–4
Apr 2vs. StanfordNo. 3Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR3–2$^{11}$Brown (3–0)Dixon (2–2)None20–67–4
Apr 3vs. StanfordNo. 3Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR5–8Mathews (4–1)Verburg (2–3)None20–77–5
Apr 5at Portland*No. 5Ron Tonkin Field • Hillsboro, OR5–1Hunter (1–0)Gillis (2–3)None21–77–5
Apr 8at USCNo. 5Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA9–1Hjerpe (7–0)Esqueda (1–1)None22–78–5
Apr 9at USCNo. 5Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA3–2Kmatz (5–0)Stromsborg (1–2)Brown (3)23–79–5
Apr 10at USCNo. 5Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA7–3Lawson (3–0)Keating (2–1)None24–710–5
Apr 14vs. Long Beach State*No. 3Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR3–1Townsend (1–0)Johnson (0–1)Brown (4)25–710–5
Apr 15vs. Long Beach State*No. 3Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR8–2Hjerpe (8–0)Fields (0–1)Sebby (2)26–710–5
Apr 16vs. Long Beach State*No. 3Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR14–3Kmatz (6–0)Voelker (4–2)None27–710–5
Apr 18vs. No. 12 Gonzaga*No. 2Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR6–13Rutherfor (2–0)Hunter (1–1)Zeglin (1)27–810–5
Apr 19vs. No. 12 Gonzaga*No. 2Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR9–4Verburg (3–3)Mullan (1–1)None28–810–5
Apr 22vs. WashingtonNo. 2Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR4–3$^{10}$Brown (4–0)Raeth (4–4)None29–811–5
Apr 23vs. WashingtonNo. 2Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR8–0Kmatz (7–0)Kirchoff (4–4)None30–812–5
Apr 24vs. WashingtonNo. 2Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR7–1Ferrer (1–0)Emanuels (1–2)Brown (5)31–813–5
Apr 26at Oregon*No. 2PK Park • Eugene, OR4–2Verburg (4–3)Ciuffetelli (1–3)Brown (6)32–813–5
Apr 29at UtahNo. 2Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT1–2Sox (4–2)Hjerpe (8–1)McCleve (4)32–913–6
Apr 30at UtahNo. 2Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT9–1Kmatz (8–0)Harris (1–2)None33–914–6 :
May (8–4)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverall recordPac12 record
May 1at UtahNo. 2Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT3–1Ferrer (2–0)Day (1–5)Brown (7)34–915–6
May 3at Oregon*No. 2PK Park • Eugene, OR2–0Townsend (2–0)Dallas (3–2)Brown (8)35–915–6
May 6vs. OregonNo. 2Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR5–1Hjerpe (9–1)Gordon (2–2)Ferrer (2)36–916–6
May 7vs. OregonNo. 2Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR8–7Carpenter (2–2)Ayon (3–2)Brown (9)37–917–6
May 8vs. OregonNo. 2Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR4–0Pfennigs (2–0)Stoffal (0–2)None38–918–6
May 10vs. Portland*No. 2Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR4–0Hunter (2–1)Rembisz (0–1)None39–918–6
May 13at ArizonaNo. 2Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ12–9Ferrer (3–0)Long (5–2)None40–919–6
May 14at ArizonaNo. 2Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ2–5Irvin (5–3)Kmatz (8–1)None40–1019–7
May 15at ArizonaNo. 2Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ5–10Barraza (2–0)Carpenter (2–3)None40–1119–8
May 19vs. No. 23 UCLANo. 2Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR1–4Rajcic (8–4)Hjerpe (9–2)Tredwell (4)40–1219–9
May 20vs. No. 23 UCLANo. 2Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR4–7Harrison (2–3)Townsend (2–1)Tredwell (5)40–1319–10
May 21vs. No. 23 UCLANo. 2Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR9–3Pfennigs (3–0)Austin (3–2)None41–1320–10 :
Postseason :
Pac-12 tournament (3–2)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverall recordPac-12 tournament record
May 25vs. (7) WashingtonNo. 4 (2)Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ13–8Verburg (5–3)Velazquez (3–1)None42–131–0
May 26vs. (6) CaliforniaNo. 4 (2)Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ3–1Hjerpe (10–2)Zobac (4–4)Sebby (3)43–132–0
May 28vs. No. 20 (3) UCLANo. 4 (2)Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ22–25$^{10}$Tredwell (3–1)Brown (4–1)None43–142–1
May 28vs. No. 20 (3) UCLANo. 4 (2)Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ8–7Ferrer (4–0)Austin (4–3)None44–143–1
May 29vs. No. 3 (1) StanfordNo. 4 (2)Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ5–9Bruno (5–1)Sebby (1–2)Pancer (2)44–153–2 :
Corvallis Regional (3–1)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverall recordRegional record
June 3vs. (4) New Mexico StateNo. 3 (1)Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR5–4$^{10}$Brown (5–1)Bustamante (1–3)None45–151–0
June 4vs. (3) San DiegoNo. 3 (1)Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR12–3Pfennigs (4–0)Kysar (4–1)Townsend (1)46–152–0
June 5vs. (2) VanderbiltNo. 3 (1)Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR1–8Futrell (9–3)Kmatz (8–2)Schultz (8)46–162–1
June 6vs. (2) VanderbiltNo. 3 (1)Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR7–6Sebby (2–2)Grayson (1–1)Hjerpe (1)47–163–1 :
Corvallis Super Regional (1–2)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverall recordSuper Regional record
June 11vs. No. 14 AuburnNo. 3Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR5–7Sheehan (2–0)Pfennigs (4–1)Burkhalter (14)47–170–1
June 12vs. No. 14 AuburnNo. 3Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR4–3Hjerpe (11–2)Gonzalez (7–3)Ferrer (3)48–171–1
June 13vs. No. 14 AuburnNo. 3Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR3–4Skipper (6–3)Hunter (2–2)Burkhalter (15)48–181–2 :
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 :
| (1) No. 3 Oregon State Beavers | (2) Vanderbilt Commodores | (3) San Diego Toreros | (4) New Mexico State Aggies |
| First round | First round | First round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | 3 Oregon State | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | New Mexico State | 4$^{10}$ | | | | | | | |
| 4 | New Mexico State | 4$^{10}$ | 1 | 3 Oregon State | 12 | | | | |
| | | | 3 | San Diego | 3 | | | | |
| 3 | San Diego | 3 | 3 | San Diego | 3 | | | | |
| 2 | Vanderbilt | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Vanderbilt | 2 | | | | 1 | 3 Oregon State | 1 | 7 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 6 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 2 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 6 |
| | | | 2 | Vanderbilt | 14 | | | | |
| 4 | New Mexico State | 1 | 3 | San Diego | 4 | | | | |
| 2 | Vanderbilt | 21 | | | | | | | |

## Corvallis Super Regional

Corvallis Super Regional Teams :
| No. 3 Oregon State Beavers | No. 14 Auburn Tigers |
| Championship Series | Championship Series | Championship Series | Championship Series |
| 3 Oregon State | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 14 Auburn | 7 | 3 | 4 |

## 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' | 20 | 20* | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Baseball America | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 42 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| NCBWA† | 18 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| D1Baseball | 18 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
^ 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.