# 2021 Oregon State Beavers baseball team

The 2021 Oregon State Beavers baseball team represented Oregon State University in the 2021 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 2nd season at Oregon State. The previous season was indefinitely suspended 14 games into the season after the NCAA abruptly canceled all winter and spring season tournaments, including the College World Series, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Season synopsis

The Beavers entered the season unranked and picked to finish 4th in the Pac-12 Conference coaches preseason baseball poll.
Jake Mulholland passed Kevin Gunderson for most saves in Oregon State history when he threw his 38th career save in a 2–1 win against California.

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | Oregon State win |
| | Oregon State loss |
| | Postponement/Tie |
| Bold | Oregon State team member |
| Rank | D1 Baseball |
2021 Oregon State Beavers baseball game log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall record |
| Feb 19 | vs. Kansas State* | Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic) | 2–3 | Wicks (1–0) | Able (0–1) | Eckberg (1) | 0–1 |
| Feb 20 | vs. New Mexico* | Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic) | 14–1 | Hjerpe (1–0) | Arbruester (0–1) | None | 1–1 |
| Feb 21 | vs. Gonzaga* | Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic) | 20–4 | Washburn (1–0) | Mullan (0–1) | Townsend (1) | 2–1 |
| Feb 22 | vs. New Mexico* | Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ (Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic) | 5–2 | Frisch (1–0) | Campa (0–1) | Verburg (1) | 3–1 |
| Feb 25 | at Grand Canyon* | Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark • Phoenix, AZ | 4–0 | Abel (1–1) | Barns (1–1) | None | 4–1 |
| Feb 26 | at Grand Canyon* | Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark • Phoenix, AZ | 3–1 | Sebby (1–0) | Scalzo (0–1) | Mulholland (1) | 5–1 |
| Feb 27 | at Grand Canyon* | Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark • Phoenix, AZ | 9–2 | Pfennigs (1–0) | Glover (0–1) | None | 6–1 |
| Feb 28 | at Grand Canyon* | Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark • Phoenix, AZ | 4–2 | Salgado (1–0) | Hull (0–1) | Mulholland (2) | 7–1 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall record | PAC-12 Record |
| Mar 4 | vs. BYU* | No. 20 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 1–0 | Sebby (2–0) | Johnson (0–1) | Mulholland (3) | 8–1 | |
| Mar 5 | vs. BYU* | No. 20 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 5–3 | Mundt (1–0) | Smith (0–1) | Burns (1) | 9–1 | |
| Mar 6 | vs. BYU* | No. 20 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 4–3 | Mulholland (1–0) | Heaton (0–1) | None | 10–1 | |
| Mar 12 | vs. Oregon* | No. 16 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 0–7 | Ahlsrom (1–0) | Able (1–2) | None | 10–2 | |
| Mar 13 | vs. Oregon* | No. 16 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 0–3 | Kafka (1–0) | Hjerpe (1–1) | Mosiello (1) | 10–3 | |
| Mar 14 | vs. Oregon* | No. 16 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 3–1 | Pfennigs (2–0) | Walker (1–1) | Mulholland (4) | 11–3 | |
| Mar 19 | vs. Washington State | No. 23 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 2–5 | White (3–0) | Abel (1–3) | None | 11–4 | 0–1 |
| Mar 20 | vs. Washington State | No. 23 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 10–3 | Washburn (2–0) | Mills (3–1) | None | 12–4 | 1–1 |
| Mar 21 | vs. Washington State | No. 23 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 9–8 | Salgado (2–0) | Hawkins (1–2) | Mulholland (5) | 13–4 | 2–1 |
| Mar 23 | vs. Santa Clara* | No. 21 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 9–10 | Kitchen (4–0) | Hunter (0–1) | Howard (4) | 13–5 | 2–1 |
| Mar 24 | vs. Santa Clara* | No. 21 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 9–0 | Washburn (3–0) | Feikes (0–2) | None | 14–5 | 2–1 |
| Mar 26 | at Washington | No. 21 | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 3–0 | Abel (2–3) | Gerling (0–2) | Mulholland (6) | 15–5 | 3–1 |
| Mar 27 | at Washington | No. 21 | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 8–1 | Hjerpe (2–1) | Enger (2–1) | None | 16–5 | 4–1 |
| Mar 28 | at Washington | No. 21 | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | RAINED OUT | RAINED OUT | RAINED OUT | RAINED OUT | RAINED OUT | RAINED OUT | RAINED OUT |
| Mar 29 | at Washington | No. 21 | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | 13–3 | Frisch (2–0) | Flesland (0–1) | None | 17–5 | 5–1 |
| Mar 30 | at Portland* | No. 21 | Joe Etzel Field • Portland, OR | 7–1 | Townsend (1–0) | Gillis (1–3) | None | 18–5 | 5–1 |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall record | PAC-12 Record |
| Apr 1 | vs. Utah | No. 21 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 4–3 | Verburg (1–0) | Kelly (0–5) | Mulholland (7) | 19–5 | 6–1 |
| Apr 2 | vs. Utah | No. 21 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 17–3 | Abel (3–3) | Robeniol (1–3) | None | 20–5 | 7–1 |
| Apr 3 | vs. Utah | No. 21 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 3–5 | Watson (2–3) | Hjerpe (2–2) | Hurdsman (2) | 20–6 | 7–2 |
| Apr 5 | vs. Gonzaga* | No. 20 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 11–3 | Townsend (2–0) | Gomez (3–1) | None | 21–6 | 7–2 |
| Apr 6 | vs. Gonzaga* | No. 20 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 2–5 | Zeglin (3–1) | Hunter (0–2) | Jacob (3) | 21–7 | 7–2 |
| Apr 9 | at No. 19 Oregon | No. 20 | PK Park • Eugene, OR | 1–4 | Mosiello (2–1) | Watkins (0–1) | Somers (5) | 21–8 | 7–3 |
| Apr 10 | at No. 19 Oregon | No. 20 | PK Park • Eugene, OR | 1–5 | Kafka (4–1) | Hjerpe (2–3) | None | 21–9 | 7–4 |
| Apr 11 | at No. 19 Oregon | No. 20 | PK Park • Eugene, OR | 4–5 | Stedman (2–0) | Mulholland (1–1) | None | 21–10 | 7–5 |
| Apr 16 | vs. California | | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 15–8 | Salgado (3–0) | Zobac (2–1) | None | 22–10 | 8–5 |
| Apr 17 | vs. California | | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 2–1 | Mundt (2–0) | Sullivan (2–3) | Mulholland (8) | 23–10 | 9–5 |
| Apr 18 | vs. California | | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 5–3 | Watkins (1–1) | White (3–1) | Mulholland (9) | 24–10 | 10–5 |
| Apr 20 | vs. Portland* | | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 11–3 | Burns (1–0) | Dobmeier (0–3) | None | 25–10 | 10–5 |
| Apr 23 | at UC Irvine* | | Anteater Ballpark • Irvine, CA | 7–5 | Mulholland (2–1) | Ingebritson (1–1) | Mundt (1) | 26–10 | 10–5 |
| Apr 24 | at UC Irvine* | | Anteater Ballpark • Irvine, CA | 9–11 | Antone (1–0) | Watkins (1–2) | None | 26–11 | 10–5 |
| Apr 25 | at UC Irvine* | | Anteater Ballpark • Irvine, CA | 6–7 | Ingebritson (2–1) | Sebby (2–1) | None | 26–12 | 10–5 |
| Apr 27 | at Loyola Marymount* | | George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | 8–2 | Lawson (1–0) | Burge (1–3) | None | 27–12 | 10–5 |
| Apr 28 | at Loyola Marymount* | | George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | 8–5 | Keyes (1–0) | Grimm (1–1) | Mulholland (10) | 28–12 | 10–5 |
| Apr 30 | at UCLA | | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | 5–6 | Rajcic (2–1) | Washburn (3–1) | None | 28–13 | 10–6 |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall record | PAC-12 Record |
| May 1 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | 0–2 | Mullen (8–1) | Hjerpe (2–4) | Rajcic (3) | 28–14 | 10–7 |
| May 2 | at UCLA | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | 5–3 | Pfennigs (3–0) | Bergin (4–3) | Mulholland (11) | 29–14 | 11–7 |
| May 7 | vs. USC | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 5–4 | Watkins (2–2) | Longrie (0–1) | Mulholland (12) | 30–14 | 12–7 |
| May 8 | vs. USC | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 9–7 | Frisch (3–0) | Clark (3–2) | Mundt (2) | 31–14 | 13–7 |
| May 9 | vs. USC | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 3–5 | Spach (2–0) | Watkins (2–3) | None | 31–15 | 13–8 |
| May 14 | at Arizona State | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | 6–9 | Levine (4–3) | Mulholland (2–2) | None | 31–16 | 13–9 |
| May 15 | at Arizona State | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | 5–11 | Fall (7–1) | Hjerpe (2–5) | None | 31–17 | 13–10 |
| May 16 | at Arizona State | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | 11–4 | Pfennigs (4–0) | Murphy (1–1) | None | 32–17 | 14–10 |
| May 18 | at Portland* | Joe Etzel Field • Portland, OR | 2–7 | Brink (1–0) | Mundt (2–1) | None | 32–18 | 14–10 |
| May 21 | vs. No. 7 Arizona | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 4–12 | Silseth (8–1) | Washburn (3–2) | None | 32–19 | 14–11 |
| May 22 | vs. No. 7 Arizona | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 3–1 | Hjerpe (3–5) | Irvin (5–2) | Mulholland (13) | 33–19 | 15–11 |
| May 23 | vs. No. 7 Arizona | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | 5–6 | Vannelle (4–2) | Watkins (2–4) | None | 33–20 | 15–12 |
| May 27 | at No. 9 Stanford | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | 0–1 | Beck (7–1) | Abel (3–4) | None | 33–21 | 15–13 |
| May 28 | at No. 9 Stanford | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | 0–5 | Grech (5–5) | Hjerpe (3–6) | None | 33–22 | 15–14 |
| May 29 | at No. 9 Stanford | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | 9–1 | Pfennigs (5–0) | Williams (2–2) | None | 34–22 | 16–14 |
Postseason :
Fort Worth Regional :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall record | Regional Record |
| June 4 | (3) Dallas Baptist | (2) | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | 5–6 | Hamel (13–2) | Abel (3–5) | Kechely (2) | 34–23 | 0–1 |
| June 5 | (4) McNeese State | (2) | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | 10–5 | Watkins (3–4) | Foster (1–5) | None | 35–23 | 1–1 |
| June 6 | No. 8 (1) TCU | (2) | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | 3–2 | Washburn (4–2) | Green (1–2) | Verburg (2) | 36–23 | 2–1 |
| June 6 | (3) Dallas Baptist | (2) | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | 5–4 | Verburg (2–0) | Kechely (3–4) | None | 37–23 | 3–1 |
| June 7 | (3) Dallas Baptist | (2) | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | 5–8 | Russell (1–0) | Mundt (2–2) | Hamel (1) | 37–24 | 3–2 |

## Fort Worth Regional

Fort Worth Regional Teams :
| No. 6 (1) TCU Horned Frogs | (2) Oregon State Beavers | (3) Dallas Baptist Patriots | (4) McNeese State Cowboys |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | 6 TCU | 12 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | McNeese State | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | McNeese State | 4 | 1 | 6 TCU | 6 | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Dallas Baptist | 8 | | | | |
| 3 | Dallas Baptist | 6 | 3 | Dallas Baptist | 8 | | | | |
| 2 | Oregon State | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Oregon State | 5 | | | | 3 | Dallas Baptist | 4 | 8 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Oregon State | 5 | 5 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 2 | Oregon State | 5 | 5 |
| | | | 1 | 6 TCU | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | McNeese State | 5 | 2 | Oregon State | 3 | | | | |
| 2 | Oregon State | 10 | | | | | | | |

## 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' | — | —* | 19 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 21 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | — | — | 21 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 13 | — | 22 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | | | | |
| NCBWA† | — | — | 21 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 30 | — | — | | | | |
| D1Baseball | — | — | 20 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | |
^ 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.

## 2021 MLB draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Kevin Abel | RHP | 7 | 210 | Cincinnati Reds |
| Chase Watkins | LHP | 9 | 274 | Chicago Cubs |
| Bryant Salgado | RHP | 14 | 418 | Houston Astros |
| Nathan Burns | RHP | 19 | 561 | Los Angeles Angels |