# 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. 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. 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.

## 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.

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | Oregon State win |
| | Oregon State loss |
| | Postponement/Tie |
| Bold | Oregon State team member |
2020 Oregon State Beavers baseball game log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall 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 | 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 | SEASON CANCELED | SEASON CANCELED | SEASON CANCELED | SEASON CANCELED | SEASON CANCELED | 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 | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | PAC-12 Record |
| Apr 3 | Oregon | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | SEASON CANCELED | SEASON CANCELED | SEASON CANCELED | SEASON CANCELED | SEASON CANCELED | SEASON CANCELED | 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 | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | PAC-12 Record |
| May 1 | at Oklahoma State* | O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK | SEASON CANCELED | SEASON CANCELED | SEASON CANCELED | SEASON CANCELED | SEASON CANCELED | SEASON CANCELED | 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 — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | 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 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| Coaches' | 25 | 25* | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | | | S | E | A | S | O | N | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | 29 | — | — | — | — | | | | C | A | N | C | E | L | E | D | | | | |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
^ 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.

## 2020 MLB Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Christian Chamberlain | LHP | 4 | 105 | Kansas City Royals |