Midweek vs Nevada Tuesday and Wednesday, and then Stanford this weekend. Stanford should be a good series and the best test so far. Need to go 2-0 vs Nevada and then hopefully 2-1 vs Stanford.
Feel free to go off topic and discuss Spring football or the Spring Game April 16th.
Go Beavs!
Go Beavs!!
Just curious, the “need to go…records” are those suggestions for making the post season or what you expect from this talent? Again, I’m more in the boat of let’s see a better indication from the bullpen and identify a solid starting rotation for a post season run. We know these guys can score.
Looking down the road, how long is the layoff from the pac-12 tourney to the regionals? Might be best to lose out of the tourney early on and reset the pitching rotation if there isn’t a lot of rest time.
I’m in the same confusion boat. If they finish the season 60% wins no way they don’t make it to post season
Baseball in top five in 5 of 6 national polls, #8 in one poll.
Gianni Hunt in portal, really need a point guard
Hunt isn’t a starting caliber PG, but he would have been good depth.
Not surprised based on all the reports and rumors coming out now.
https://johncanzano.substack.com/p/canzano-oregon-state-wades-through?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoyMjY5NzMyOSwicG9zdF9pZCI6NTA4MjA5MDEsIl8iOiJ3RUlyaiIsImlhdCI6MTY0ODMyNTgyMSwiZXhwIjoxNjQ4MzI5NDIxLCJpc3MiOiJwdWItNzk1MDU5Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.CiOCDAUA9Na6HHBGFD_t4Ds-0dGNNP8i_1t2SyCeDwE&s=r
I do hope Canzano looks beyond Tinkle to assess the hoops program. Talk to some people about how the program is viewed by other league coaches, people within the recruiting world etc. Whether its on the record or off, I have to wonder how anyone sends their kid to the program giving the revolving door its been among recruits. Also didn’t know Thompson was taking another job in the athletic department, figured he was being shifted to a “recruiting analyst” type gig.
Anyone else seeing a bad pattern continuing? Article says he’s looking for an experienced assistant who can help be a voice in practice and in the games. (Because he knows he still can’t do it). Another comment “we weren’t able to coach them.” (Because you never had any consequences…duh). Talked about how disappointed he was “not getting the group to come together.” Wayne needs to finally realize he wasn’t willing to do the necessary work to get things turned around
Also – not sure many assistant coaches will want to sign up given Tinkle’s tenuous hold on the job. You pretty much have to demand at least a two-year contract. As I said above – I’m curious what “the word” is on Tinkle in basketball circles. He’ll need someone with Southern California recruiting connections with Thompson out of the picture. Very little upside to the gig.
Nevada games are need to win because the losses would be bad losses if it the Beavs are on the bubble at the end of the year. Losing a series to Stanford isn’t as hurtful to the postseason.
In no way are both Nevada games NEED to wins. Dropping, say, one of two midweek games in March would have zero impact on how successful the Beaver season may be. Some of you need to lose the hyperbole and you might gain some credibility.
Fun fact – Beavs have not made the CWS without hosting the supers. So these games do matter
It is true, but they have made it without hosting a regional. 2007 we hosted the Super because Michigan started a stadium remodel after the regular season and couldn’t host. The 2007 regional was hosted by Virginia.
Get out of here with your facts
Agree they are not both “need” wins since Nevada has a pretty good RPI and it’s on the road. Nevada RPI is higher than Cal per Boyd’s World.
Why do we need RPI?
Tourney seeding
Agree, Nevada currently has a Top 50 RPI and Top 50 SOS. That will change as teams play their conference schedules, but the loss to Wazzu (150+ RPI) is much worse then splitting a midweek series to Nevada.
Baseball is very different than basketball or football. Losses come regardless of who the better team is. Pitching is so pivotal to success in an individual day, so 1 loss to a bad day doesn’t carry as much weight. The reality is, if this year we are a bubble team at the end it doesn’t much matter because we would have to absolutely go into the tank. And momentum in baseball is the most important part going into a long post season run.
There it is, Lucas in the portal.
Are we going to be able to field a men’s basketball team next year? Might need open tryouts to even have 5 starters.
Can they hold open tryouts for a head coach?
LaVonda Wagner gutted the program and we got Rueck out of the deal. Maybe we can be lucky? Nice thing about basketball is that it’s a small numbers game with a roster. Not like rebuilding football from scratch.
Very VERY dark sign. He’s one of the ones who tried to change the culture w the guys who wouldn’t get w the program. He was maybe the most effected by the coach refusing to bench or even discipline guys who broke rules, started fights and skipped workouts. He played every game and gave it his everything all season. And now he’s choosing to leave the school where he got tons of playing time at. His decision to leave is very ominous as to how he thinks things will go here
Lucas and Tink didn’t seem to get along this year. I was at a game where WT grabbed JL by the jersey and told him to start “playing for the f*cking team.” That was the same game where WT told Dashawn Davis to sub in and Dashawn said “no.”
Gonna be another long year…WT has seemed to have lost the program.
What’s his contract status? Years and $.
Buyout is 1.5 million. Contract is worth almost $3 million a year if he makes the tourney. Signed through 2026. Worth it
So just 1.5 mil to ditch him? Then do it, yeah.
No, 1.5 mil is what Tinkle would owe if he went elsewhere. Here is what OSU owes him for firing him without cause.
2022-23: $2,600,000
2023-24: $2,700,000
2024-25: $2,800,000
2025-26: $2,900,000
2026-27: $3,000,000
So 14 million… I picked to wrong career.
Eek. Is sucking eggs “cause”?
I’ve honestly often wondered why it isn’t. Sorta what you’re paid to do is WIN. How is worst season in over 100 years of program history not “cause?”
You’d need some kind of illegal scandal or whatever Barnes had on GA. Tinkle does not seem to have questionable morals so that route seems unlikely.
That is disgusting. How is it OSU gets Riley too long, Jay Johns, Craig Robinson, Gary Andersen, the wbb coach who preceded Rueck? I was in Corvallis for baseball when Tinkle was hired. He wasn’t that great a coach at Montana and I said in ab that I had doubts. DeCarolis gave the usual pitch ”people that fit in.”(paraphrase). Maybe hire someone obnoxious who can coach!
The crazy thing about all the players that have transferred after being recruited to Corvallis is that while you can understand a kid leaving because of lack of playing time, but STARTERS (the guys who were getting all the minutes that prompted the transfer) have been leaving as well.
Down 6 players already from this season’s roster and Daschel says there are likely more. Lol. That’s incredible. We might need to recruit long distance runners since the starters will need to play all 40 min and hope nobody fouls out. Even in xfer portal Era this has to be a large exodus.
Tanner sits today, despite the grand slam; AJ on the mound.
AJ lattery with the start today. Jacob Biesterfeld starts for Nevada. A native Oregonian so he will be pumped to start vs the beavs.
Second time through the lineup is a charm, t3 Beavs batting around for 5-0 lead; new arm coming in for Wolfpack.
11-2 Beavs after 5 innings.
10 run rule is in effect for both games in Reno.
I’d almost rather they dont stay up 10 runs next inning and burn through some more of the Nevada bullpen. They only have 6 pitchers available right now due to a stomach bug circulating through the team. Could help keep tomorrow an easy day
At this rate that’s likely. Pack have the bases loaded and nobody out.
Yup. 12-5 now.
This bullpen is trash. Can’t outscore your opponent every game.
Not a believer in Dorman.
Yeah, i take back what i said earlier. Had no idea we didnt have a guy in the bullpen who could throw over the plate. Bases loaded and 2 straight HBP?
Followed by a bases loaded walk. Yikes…
PITCH TO CONTACT, please.
Just not HR contact!!
12-11 now after a 3 run HR
New pitcher and we give up a 3 run HR on the 1st pitch.
12-11 Beavs. Unbelievable collapse by the pitching staff
FFS! Go after guys and trust your defense. Stop fucking fishing for strikes!
12-8 now
And none of these bullpen pitchers look even mildly overpowering. No command, no control, and then they have to leave pitches over the plate.
Hey guys relax about Tinkle. He is in Couer d’Alene building his second home. He has everything under control. It’s nice to know he is 700 miles away while the mbb program is imploding. I’d say that may be enough for cause to fire. Maybe he just doesn’t expect much out of this program and he is gravy training on Barne’s dime…
So what is the body count for transfers so far this offseason?
Davis
Hunt
Lucas
Do yourself a favor.
Stop caring about MBB. It’s just not worth the stress.
That elite 8 run was the high water mark. Not gonna happen again.
Hope 3 wins isn’t the high-water mark moving forward.
Sounds like Greta Kampshroeder (sp?) is leaving the WBB team
Not good to hear, thought she’d develop well with Rueck.
Noticed that nike has had 4 players enter the portal from their 2020 class.
Just wow. 3 run bomb and it’s now 12-11. 9 run inning for Nevada.
Beavs led 12-1
Damn, that was some shitting pitching.
I get midweek games but good God, why take out a pitcher who’s dealing after 4 innings? They’re going to waste so many arms on a game they could’ve put away.
Hey angry, did Mitch make a big mistake by pulling Melton and Bazzana? Should have known his pen is shakey.
Wasted sac fly opportunity there.
This blew up on Canham big time. Thought the game was over; started taking out starters with half the game left to play; began treating like an exhibition game. Doesn’t know his team; or at least his bull pen. What a disgrace.
Though angry hasn’t weighed in (yet), that makes three of us.
After making what sounded like a great play on a sac bunt, Lawson drops the ball, balking in the tying run. It’s all Mitch’s fault…….well Dorman too.
Gotta feel for Parker, fighting a cold and hoping to be able to finish the broadcast.
They won’t be ranked #2 after this fucking disaster. Also, I’m not sure I’d play the infield in with it just being the 7th inning. Just get outs, it’s a slowpitch softball game. I guess no confidence in the offense after Canham pulled the starters.
But, but, many here said a midweek loss was no big deal. Same folks thought losses to the Cougs and ASU were nothing to be concerned about. Every game matters if you want to host in post season.
Tough match ups remain on the schedule……AZ, UCLA, maybe Stanford, and even nike.
I didn’t like any of those late-inning losses. Lost opportunities to really impress.
WTF happened? Is the game over?
No, still only the top of the 8th, but the Beavs have completely blown an 11 run lead. Now behind 13-12.
Beav bullpen has thrown away a 11 run lead, FIFY
13-12 Nevada in the 8th
Beavs have blown a 12-1 lead
12-13 Nevada, top of the 8th.
Beavs have runners on corners, 1 out
Boyd drives in 1. Runnera on 1 & 2 for Forrester
Mid week games don’t matter. That’s what I said right?
You’ve made some really good points in the midweek and series sweep discussions, a big part of the issue isn’t only the losses but the way they occur. And, to repeat, there are likely losses still on the schedule; easier to accept if losses to lower level teams hadn’t already occurred.
Forrester K’s on three pitches; won’t see that often.
13-13 t8
Our Tanner Smith is better than the other Tanner Smith. HR to make it 14-13
Damn. Fuchs nearly went back to back with a deep shot to center. Double off the wall.
And then Gretler with a really bad at bat. 14-13 good guys bottom of the 11th.
Sebby at 23 pitches with no problem, so Dorman brings in Brown. Huh??
Of course! Need to use more arms!
Dernedde and Trosky (who came in for Bazanna when it looked like a blowout) make highlight level plays to get the first two out in the B11.
10 pitches and the defensive plays mentioned earn Brown the save.
Brown didn’t f-around, nice to see a pitcher throw strikes.
Both great plays. Neither team will have any arms tomorrow. Can former QB Dukart pitch?
Hunter for 7 innings, Mundt left handed for 2.
Game over?
We won!
Sweet
Beavs desperately need Pfennigs back to eat up innings. If the Beavs have to use a lot of arms tomorrow, it’s going to put the pressure on the weekend starters to go deep into games.
Um, with this pen pressure is ALWAYS on the starters to go deep into games; but I get your point.
Originally I had hopes Pfennigs would be back for Stanford; recent news, or lack thereof, makes that unlikely.
Pretty much need to handle tomorrow with Hunter, Carpenter, Quinn and Thorstein. That’s gonna be tough.
Nevada doesnt have much left either. They may be throwing a position player
Hopefully we can score early and 10-run them…and not bench our best hitters. Mitch got a little cocky and almost blew it. We’ll see if he learned to keep his foot on the gas after today.
No kidding we don’t need another Riley halftime coach.
I feel like I post this every year. Baseball is more about trends than specific game results. A batter can ccrush four pitches and go hitless. Another can hit four pitches poorly and get a swinging bunt and a Texas leaguer and go 2-4. A major league team wins their division at around 60% wins. It is not that these midweek games are not important but this is not a sport where any games are must wins. If we win 70% of our games this year, regardless of who we beat and who we lose to, we are in comfortably. The biggest thing about these midweek games is that it shows depth and yesterday was not a good showing. Nice to get the win but to have a chance to do something special, the pitching has to get better.
…this is not a sport where any (specific) games are must wins.
Yup, but HOW games are lost is what concerns many fans. And should concern Mitch.
Don’t get me wrong, I still believe the D and hitting will offset the thin pitching staff; Beavs will still go to post season, just doubt they will make Omaha.
The crazy thing yesterday was the pitching was actually pretty good for most of the game, but suddenly in the 6th our pitchers were terrible.
Grewe and Hibbard gave up 8 consecutive runs without recording an out.
Could not agree more. The outcome was wins but the play itself was not where it needs to be.
Baseball experts: is it time to make a change from Dorman? Would Mitch ever make a move mid season?
No. Continuity is important. You fix issues in the off season, which they did fix some issues like hitting batters. Any college staff that loses 2 weekend starters is going to be a bit thin. Coaches often get too much credit and receive to much blame.
No, injuries have had more effect on the pitching than the coaching. It would be a bonus for all these back of the bullpen guys to start throwing better. Good to see Boisvert make his debut even though it didn’t go well. He’s another arm that can help.
Agreed.
At some point in the tournament these bullpen guys will be challenged like last night. ‘Twas a good test
Is Mundt out all year or is he supposed to come back?
No idea, I just assume they are lost for the year. I don’t recall any news on him at all.
So who do we hire if you guys are suggesting Mitch should let Dorman go?
Jokes….good perspective. Hopefully the arsenal is full come go time when it matters.
Don’t think Dorman will leave unless its for a head coach job. And that will be years away.
But if there is an opening, Canham keeps new hires in the family. Gunderson is the next guy up. Runs a pitching academy in Portland.
Otherwise yeskie could be a candidate. He’s sort of on a journeyman path right now. Maybe the bad blood with him leaving is in the past.
Noticed another transfer QB being followed by Beavs staff recently is Emory Jones out of Florida. Might be a backup option if Daniels doesnt pan out. Looks like he threw quite a few INTs last year though, so not sure he really makes sense other than as depth.
https://247sports.com/Player/Emory-Jones-76882/high-school-134145/
Performance-wise, he looks like a GA QB: good mobility, questionable passing skills.
Comparable passing stats to Nolan (against stiffer competition) and 750 yards on the ground. I’d say that’s intriguing.
Mitch adjusts the lineup today: Trosky at SS, Dernedde moves to 3b, battery is Hunter-Smith
Can’t wait to hear the crying after the game tonight. If you read above, you would think we lost last nights game. “Fire Mitch, fire Dorman!” after one mid week game that we won? How does a team become a top 10 team? Apparently folks here think it has nothing to do with coaching or recruiting.
You might be taking comments a bit too literally. If posters weren’t a little dramatic then this blog would be boring.
Have you been on any sports blog before? Haha
I think most understand the wildness of the weekday games is due to injuries and players at the end of the bullpen forced into action.
But if the Beavs want to make a deep postseason run, history says they must be a top 8 seed.
Been on this one long enough to know. I guess I don’t find ill informed exaggerations that exciting. Seems like people are treating this like football where any game can make or break you. Seems silly, but if it entertaining, exaggerate away!
Giving up 9 runs in an inning isn’t an ill informed exaggeration.
Blowing an 11 run lead isn’t an ill informed exaggeration.
Giving up 12 unanswered runs isn’t an ill informed exaggeration.
Blowing 1 run leads in the 9th inning of a conference game against a bottom feeder back to back Sundays isn’t an ill informed exaggeration.
It’s alarming and a major cause for concern going forward if some of these bullpen guys can’t drastically improve.
Lay off those napkins. Quit looking at it game for game. That’s football or basketball BS. Baseball is decided on a series by series basis, more than any mainstream sport. We have consistently shown we can win series and that is what matters. You can cry all over your bourbon soaked napkins but this team is good, quit acting spoiled. Let’s see your old ass suit up. Bet you can’t even play senior slow pitch softball, yet here you are acting like you’ve been there before.
Verburg comes in to give up three straight hits and 4 runs. b8: tied at 8
Update, another hit for wolfpack as I type.
Update, walks the fifth batter he faces; particularly disappointing as he usually isn’t considered to be “at the end of the bullpen”…quite the opposite.
Brown gets the save, just like last night he benefited from what sounded like excellent defensive plays for the first two outs, this time plays by Melton and Bazanna – the two who were pulled early yesterday. Ironic?
Speaking of ironic, Verburg gets the win. All he did was face 6, give up 4 hits, 1bb, and 2 runs.
Did pick off one:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1509294659717136385
Honestly, this was the kind of stretch that both exposed the Beavers vulnerabilities and also – I think, could be a turning point of the season. Five of six while not playing their best, on the road no less. I think they’ll be ready for Stanford. This team can handle adversity.
Exactly, winning these tight games is more important than blowing out teams. It’s different from most sports where you can just look at the line and judge a game. If the pitching improves even a little bit, we have a team that is gonna be trouble.
Agreed. Pfennigs back gives us a really solid core with Hjerpe, Pfennigs, Kmatz, Ferrer, Lattery, Hunter, Brown, Townsend, and Sebby. If we can can 2 of the other guys in shape by the post season we are looking great. My moneys on Lawson and Boisvert
Do you trust any of the healthy pitchers outside of Hjerpe or maybe Ferrer to get you 3 outs in a tied or 1 run game?
Cause I don’t
It’s mind boggling cause several of these pitchers have been in the program for a few years.
I don’t trust you. I trust this offense though. It’s sure funny that you haven’t realized how baseball has changed. But yeah keep soaking up those napkins. You a duck football fan now too?
Lol!!!!!
Tell us how many playoff games your Mariners are gonna win this season.
Lmao! Glad you brought it up. You were the same guy that said they had no chance last year. I said they had a shot and you laughed at the time.
They ended up winning 90 games and almost qualified. But yeah tell us all how much you know.
Your memory is as short as your dick
I haven’t been a Dorman guy since day 1 (show him the Door man) but I hope to be proven wrong. Last year he helped set some records like most strikeouts, etc. Also set some records for walks and hit batters or close to setting records. Regardless, kind of a wash. This year is weird and granted losing 2 starters definitely hurts but here’s where he sits now. These stats were before today’s game ended and are Pac12 ranks. Very middle of the pack and considering being low end of innings pitched is intriguing.
9th in innings pitched.
7th in hits
4th in runs
1st in walks (might change after today) but still really good!
6th in strike outs
5th in k/9
3rd in Homer’s also good stat
6th in ERA
I’m not going to pretend to know pitching coach prospects and whatnot for baseball and I haven’t researched our super successful years on where we landed in pitching ranks. However, seems to me that middle of the pack pitching means we need to score a buttload of runs and how sustainable is needing to score 9+ a game to get wins. Obviously overall record is fantastic but I’m not sure this pitching crew being about 7 pitchers deep is going to work as the season progresses and there can be more fatigue, 1 more injury could be a big blow, etc. Guess the question is, if we are getting top classes and continue to be middle of the pack in pitching is Dorman the guy? Is he like Oregon football that can get talent but can’t coach and develop players? Time will tell but I’m still not a Dorman believer.
Yup.
Anyone know what’s up with Mundt? Injured? No longer on the team? I don’t recall hearing anything about any pitchers other than Frisch and Pfennings.
WTF has happened to Verburg? He has seriously regressed.
Yes to getting rid of Dorman and brining in Gundy.
Mundt and Frisch are both out for the season, surgery.
Creekwater thanks for laying it out there. The key stat right there is walks. We give no free bases and very few home runs. It seems to me if you have a good offense behind that, you may win some games. But I don’t know I am not the level of Nostradamus’s that you and Whiskey claim to be.
Found the Dorman burner account i guess. Think you’ve missed some of the other stats that were laid out. Not giving as many free bases but we’re also giving up a lot of hits and we aren’t striking people out…hence the middle of the Pac. Guess we’ll see the age old sports debate of good offense vs good defense play out this season.
I feel like an elite offense with middle of the road pitching can win a lot of games. Baseball has shifted quite a bit in the last 5 years. I would have wrote them off too but I realize that offense can carry teams today. It wasn’t that way before.
MBB Jordan Pope commit. Ok offer sheet. At least MBB has their point guard. On a side note, I have friends in Spokane that watch a lot of high school games. Take it for what it is worth but they say Jayden Stevens is legit and wondered why he did not have more offers. I moved back to the valley and actually live near Former Coach Thompson. Should ask him what the hell.
I think Thompson is moving to a personal director or chief of staff kind of role. He’s probably a better fit there vs on the bench assistant.
The report is that Thompson is taking a job in the athletic department – not another position within the hoops program.
Pope’s offer sheet is just mid-tier, mid-majors. Not confidence-inspiring. At least we actually have a PG on the roster.
Who gives a fuck about his offer sheet? Can he play? We will see.
It’s a pretty good indication of his talent unless he didn’t play AAU ball or somehow managed to stay out of recruiters’ spotlight.
How many hidden gems has Tinkle found?
Are we including what he finds in his bowl of Lucky Charms?
I’ve seen enough of this team to have a good sense of where this season is going. 37 wins is my prediction +/- 3. 40 wins puts them in line for top 8 seed… probably not going to happen. I’m guessing they get top 16 seed. I don’t think the pitching is good enough to advance thru a regional. It’s a good team but not great. If I’m wrong and they get thru regional, they’re better built to win super regional. Right now our ranking is inflated but not undeserved. Rankings are based our history/brand but those that have been paying attention know this team is flawed… only 1 top shelf starter, minimal overall starter depth, lack of middle inning quality arms, no closer. My hope is the young pitching talent develops and a closer emerges. This is where Pat Casey would excel. Good test for Dorman and MC.
Yeah worried about regionals too because in weekend series we’re 6-0 in game 1’s, 5-1 in game 2’s, just 3-3 in game 3’s, don’t want it to go to game 4.
“don’t want it to go to game 4”. Neither does the other team. I like our chances in pretty much any scenario against pretty much any team.
Another fun look back at last year,
Last year at the same point in the season, the Beavs were 18-5. Finished the regular season at 34-22. Went 16-17 from April to the end of the reg season.
This year a similar 19-5 but took a very different path. 30 games left plus the conference tourney.
Yeah, this is where the rubber meets the road now. April isnt a cake walk and May is brutal. 4 vs ducks. Last 2 series is Arizona and UCLA. Then Pac12 tournament.
Interesting to look back. Offense is on a tear, by far best ever through 24 games
2022 scored 238 runs, record 19-5
2021 scored 148 runs, record 19-5
2019 scored 146 runs, record 18-6
2018 scored 174 runs, record 21-3
2017 scored 143 runs, record 23-1
2013 scored 147 runs, record 21-3
What are the runs given up through the same time period?
A lot less probably. Our offense is carrying a dinged up and young pitching staff. Massive offense is cool but I always prefer reliable pitching. You can get the job done either way though. Very few teams ever have both at the same time.
This is what will be interesting through end of season. Is a good offense better than a good defense? I think on the college level good pitching would be preferred and for tourney purposes the defense typically wins out but then I could very well be wrong. There’s no “free” wins from here on out. Even remaining non-conference games are vs Gonzaga and The Dirtbags. Granted we’ve taken 2 vs Gonzaga (16-6) but they’ve swept Oklahoma State in Stillwater and 3 of their losses are the Beavs and Ducks. Series wins are the key but when you look at the rest of the schedule not sweeping WSU, ASU are potentially big…particularly if we sub .500 like last year. Some crazy baseball upcoming for sure.
…not sweeping WSU, ASU are potentially big…
You’re singing my song, Creek!
Spot on about Gonzaga and Dirtbags as well.
Any football related news?
Cooper Darling has entered “the portal.”
OT: look at this FR on the Utes roster, 5’7″ 211 lbs(!). Kid is a brute and going to have pretty insane leverage.
https://www.deseret.com/2022/3/30/23001604/utah-utes-football-spring-camp-ramping-up-kyle-whittingham-jaylon-glover-cole-bishop-brandon-rose?_amp=true
They’ll likely repeat as South division champs with that run game
For anyone interested – the women’s gymnastics regional can be found below. Carey just stuck a 9.925 on the bars. They are through two rotations and look good to advance to the regional final, behind Utah.
https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/750c4118-9f8b-4512-b762-cf72b3e05207#bucketId=29971
But they’re in last place currently?
Sounds like Utah and OSU came back from 3rd amd 4th to take the top 2 spots by a slim margin and advance
Or maybe not. Cant trust twitter updates.
Standord takes 2nd. Beavs are out
They got hosed.
I’m not one with any credibility in this category but I had a friend at the meet who’s daughter is going to Stanford next year for gymnastics who thought the scoring was odd and that OSU got stiffed. Not sure why judges would have it out for Beavs in gymnastics but that’s what I heard
Even worse, Jade Carey is hitting the transfer portal.
Good one.
This Stanford series is pretty exciting. Though, given our performance vs Nevada we’d be grateful to win 2.
That’s back of the bullpen guys throwing vs Nevada. Won’t see them in the first two games vs Stanford. Sunday could be similar to the weekday games.
Verburg now “back of the bullpen”?
I’d say so. A 6.57 ERA and a 1.6 WHIP says he’s that’s where he belongs for now. I don’t see canham going to him as the first option. He needs to show results before getting the call to close out a game.
I like our chances to take 2/3. Win the first and offense is good enough to win one of next 2.
Would it be worth starting him in a mid week game to see if he is better suited there? If that doesn’t pan out then I don’t see a role for him. Unless he is working back from an injury.
Hopefully Sebby will be good to go for one of the games. Having to burn him was a problem. He normally cleans up after Hjerpe.
Disappointing start of the season for Stanford after “The Cardinal, led by Clarke and Elizabeth Nelson Director of Baseball David Esquer…(was) picked first in the preseason coaches’ poll for the first time since 2013.
Now they are in the bottom half of the PAC having a 5-4 record over the last 9 games, but they are still only 2 games behind the Beavs.
Some numbers, Tree(OSU):
RPI 41(18)
SOS 25(67)
That SOS number reflects Tree having already played nike and Arizona, while OSU has played WSU and Cal. Enough right there to concern Beavs fans.
OTOH, they are committing nearly three times as many errors as the Beavs.
All that said, I’ll agree with angry on this one, be glad to end the weekend with a series win.
OT: former Florida and NFL running back Fred Tayloradmits taking about $50K in “bribes” from people who wanted him to commit to Georgia. “Those were the days!” He said. He took the money AND went to FLA, which won a NC in 96 with him. Sort of implies FLA paid more…
Just shows again how corrupt NCAA was and is, and why there’s a lack of genuine competitive balance. A school like Oregon State, with no wealthy, slimy alumni wiling to try and buy championships, will never compete for a national title. 2000 was as close as its going to get, which is why, in my opinion, a rose bowl victory over a worthy opponent is the best goal to shoot for.
I’m sure we have our share of wealthy, slimy alumni. Just not quite wealthy or slimy enough to buy more than an Alamo Bowl invite
Oh yeah – the news above about Jade Carey hitting the transfer portal….
That was an April Fools. Sorry.
April Fools and apathy are not a good combo
I’ve always wondered how those “Orange Express” basketball teams of the late ’70s-early ’80s came together. Yes, AC Green was from Portland and Sitton was from McMinnville, but Steve Johnson was from SoCal, Conner from the Bay Area, and of course Payton later. I wouldn’t be surprised if there was some timber baron or some such who made sure players found there way to Corvallis.
Could it be due to Ralph Miller coaching?
I miss those days of sneaking in right before they opened the doors for students waiting overnight. They would have that WTF? look when we were on the front rail before them.
Yeah – sure, Miller was a great coach – but it isn’t like cheating in the NCAA was invented yesterday. And of course the Pac-8 (at that point) was “down” with UCLA struggling post-Wooden, but should we be so naive to think OSU was the only school in the country to climb the heights of hoops and did it without any trace of special favors/inducements to players?
I remember when Gary Payton got a brand new car. Of course with OSU’s budget, it was only a Suzuki Samuri.
I could have some serious Mario kart sessions on the new scoreboard going in at reser.
LSU basketball last scholarship player from this year entered the portal and all their commits decommitted. So there are programs worse off than the beavs. Of course their coach cheated and got caught so everyone bailed.
I wish we could say our 3 win season was due to the coach cheating in a prior year and everybody bailed
I’d even take our coach having sex with the cheerleaders as a reason…. oh, sorry, wrong sport.
Lineup posted:
Gretler starts at 3b, Melton moves to cleanup, Tanner starts at C
Stanford 3b Bowser is fielding .829 with 6 e’s to date, something to watch.
Starter for Stanford in 26.2 innings has: 34 K, 5 bb, 5 WP, 2 HBP
Kennedy Brown in the portal now.
Guess every basketball season is going to be a reboot
Really like that Forrester shared info with Smith on the way back to the dugout.
Here we go Beavs
Beavs making it easy on Stanford’s pitcher.
Maybe, but not as easy as Stanford is making it on Cooper, if you want to put it that way.
Several “stress” pitches by Stanford and a total of nearly 20 more than Cooper through 5 full.
Nike looks like the best baseball team in the PAC-12 which absolutely sucks to say! They may just buy their way to Omaha? They just keep winning.
You’re not the only one who has noticed. Gonna be a real test when they come to Goss for league play.
Cooper at 85 pitches, slider really working. Do ya leave him in for the 7th?
Did 3rd still send Fuchs after he held up a bit? That out at home was unfortunate…especially since Meckler got a hit after.
Yup, he was sent. Surprised me.
Hjerpe. Incredible 8 innings
Time to win it here BEAVS!
Man, wasted an absolute performance by Hjerpe.
When the offense can’t produce, this team doesn’t have much chance.
Can’t remember many teams who won when they couldn’t score at least one run. Plenty of chances in this game. Base running error cost them this one and a coaching error by the third base coach. Cost them a W no doubt.
Let the whining commence. “This is the worst team ever!” “Cut Fuchs and fire the third base coach!”. Can’t wait to hear all of the hot takes after this one.
Cut Fuchs, and fire the 3rd base coach!
I agree but the truth is this is all Mitch’s fault. I can’t believe he allowed this to happen. He just doesn’t have that moxie.
Stanford strategy worked. Only 9 pitches for Mathews, so he could still start tomorrow.
Yup, I expected Mathews too. Turns out they go to Ty Uber to start, maybe Mathews will come on soon or wait till Sunday, we’ll see.
Unfortunate. Until Pfennings is back, not sure we win many Sundays in the Pac. Tomorrow is huge to grab at least 1 win.
Gretler sits today, as does Gavin Logan.
Got my premium label Pendleton ready to go. Can a good offense beat a good defense today?
Lead off triple by meckler. Can’t score him. Lol. Wow
b7-tied at 2
Top of the order due up, now is the time!!!!!
b11-tied at 2
Tail end of the order due up, now is REALLY the time!!!
Told ya
God bless Wade Meckler
Good win. Postseason type of baseball.
Do you expect the Beavs to score more than 5 tomorrow? I do.
Hard to believe the Beavs bats can be held down for a third game at home.
Question is, can the Beavs hold tree to less than 5?
Feel like both teams will break out offensively tomorrow and the bullpen that can hang on will win.
Not sure, turd has their sat starter going tomorrow. Last weeks, pac pitcher of week
Goooo beaaaavvvsssss
OT: Damn, the new Reser video board is pretty expansive. Hope there’s some explosive Beaver plays to keep it busy…
https://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2022/04/oregon-state-aims-to-wow-reser-stadium-fans-with-a-video-board-of-some-6750-square-feet.html?outputType=amp
Kwan makes the opening day roster!
This year might be the year where all the stars of the 2018 team are in the show.
Madrigal is in. Larnach and Grenier are in AAA. Adley is rehabbing from an injury but is expected to be called up when healthy.
I dunno about Grenier making the show this year but I hope so. He’s my fav player from that era.
Wild game. Great win! Stanford starter much better than whoever we’re putting out there to start. Need this high powered offense to do something high powered or I don’t think we can hang. Don’t see Beavs pitching keeping it close tomorrow..
OT- does anybody know the scoop on Canzano? Was he fired by the paper? I signed up for the basic version of his newsletter for shits and giggles, but man he is too much to try to read every day. Dead horse themes…….he’s already worked Tracy into one of his articles and I get it, Larry Scott was not a good leader. A lot of expected Quack blather, where one could just substitute Lanning’s name for Cristobal’s in each story. I don’t know that he’s going to get any deep insights into Beaver sports now that he’s not working for The Oregonian. I don’t see why anyone would pay for the premium version.
Not sure. Nemec is moving on as well. Now he doesn’t have to claim to be neutral. Lol. Paper business is probably going to skeleton crews would be my guess. Seems like going independent might be worthwhile if they can garner similar income and not have to worry about the paper deadlines and a boss, etc. Perhaps if he decided to write a book or something would the paper get a cut of it to in some fashion? Not sure how all that works.
Replaced by bots
Not subscribed to his bog and glad he is gone
Bases loaded and no outs for Melton in the 3rd.
And pitching change for Stanford to bring in Quinn Matthews(L)
Struck him out. Forrester followed by Bazzana next up
Both walk on full counts.
3-0 Beavs.
Still loaded with Smith up, 1 out
Another full count walk. Brutal for Stanford’s pitcher to come into the game and face this
Wild pitch brings one more home. Guerra still up, runners on 2/3
Boy, that play at 1st to get Dernedde looks awfully close but he’s called out. Could have brought in another run.
5-0 Beavs headed to 4th
Agree, but it didn’t seem like Barney was bothered by the call. Do other conference have coaches challenges or replay officials during the regular season?
Other conferences have replay but not the Pac for some reason.
Ducks got a walk off win on a bad call at first place vs San Fran the other day. Replay on tv showed it wasnt even close and duck batter was out.
Parker is on suicide watch today. Man he can be tough to listen to sometimes when he gets so down
His depression is warranted.
Miiiiitch!
Top 5 coach for Feb and March.
Flop in his first real series of the year.
Good offense not so good this weekend. Long way to go but this is starting to mirror last season quite a bit. 6 weeks of top play and then .500 ball. Supposedly Pfennings is playing catch but 6+ weeks already for a back strain makes me think there’s more than meets the eye. Any word on Wheeler? Logan? Dukart?
Pitching depth being exposed. Bad trend.
Playing mostly middle-of-the-road teams up to Stanford, our offense looked better than it is, and our pitching weaknesses were somewhat hidden. Stanford’s the first Pac-12 team we’ve played with an overall record above .500.
Our best teams had 5-7 dominant pitchers – 2 or 3 starters and 2-4 guys out of the pen. Right now we have one, total, and he’s damn good.
Good pitching beats good hitting, from what I can tell that’s still a fact. This weekend of Beaver hitting is a classic example. What, 4 earned runs in 3 games … that’s 1 1/3 runs a game.
Hopefully some of the new kids will settle in and rise up. That happens. Our Pac-12 schedule is back loaded, we play what are looking to be the best teams – Oregon, UCLA and Arizona in our last 3 series. We’ll need a few pitchers to get their groove by then.
Pitching was my main concern heading into this season as we only had 6 or 7 guys that had seen any real time on the mound for the Beavs. Considering that Frisch, Mundt and Pfennings haven’t been available that is a big problem and i am surprised that Verberg has had so many issues. When Pfennings comes back I can’t imagine he’d be tossed into long outings as he has very few innings this year so he might take a few series to ramp up. We might be lucky to see .500 ball the rest of the way if there isn’t better pitching consistency.
Offense was down for sure but also had a lot of missed opportunities. Think we had 12 in scoring position in game 1…something like that. Had runners, couldn’t capitalize.
Nice article on Kwan
https://www.mlb.com/guardians/news/steven-kwan-overcame-hurdles-to-make-guardians-roster
womens bball needs a close examination of what is going on in the program.
ESPN projected a way too early top 25 for next year and the Beavs weren’t even considered.
It’s just the way things are now, look at what is going on with the WBB team in Eugene as an example.