# 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.
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. Associate head coach Pat Bailey was given the title of interim head coach, leading to speculation that Pat Casey could return. 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. On June 13, 2019, Mitch Canham, former All-American and player on the 2006 and 2007 national championship teams, was hired as head coach.

## Roster

= 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 :
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 | POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER | POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER | POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER | POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER | POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER | 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 | POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER | POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER | POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER | POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER | POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER | 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 | CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER | CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER | CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER | CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER | CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER | 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 | First round | First round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Oregon State | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 6 | 4 | Cincinnati | 4 | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Michigan | 10 | | | | |
| 3 | Michigan | 6 | 3 | Michigan | 10 | | | | |
| 2 | Creighton | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Creighton | 0 | | | | 3 | Michigan | 7 | 17 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Creighton | 11 | 6 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 2 | Creighton | 11 | 6 |
| | | | 2 | Creighton | 6 | | | | |
| 1 | Oregon State | 1 | 4 | Cincinnati | 1 | | | | |
| 2 | Creighton | 4 | | | | | | | |

## 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' | 5 | 5* | 5* | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14* | 14* | 14* | 23 |
| Baseball America | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16* | 16* | 16* | 19 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20* | 20 |
| NCBWA† | 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.

## 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.
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 |