Yet the SEC still has Oklahoma, Auburn, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Arkansas remaining. A few will likely get elimiated today but talk about stacking the deck with crap.
On the one hand, that’s baseball. Vandy and UT were legitimately good and still got bounced. On the other hand, there’s a pretty strong correlation between SEC seeding and the number of regional upsets the last few years. As the % of SEC teams in the field grows, the number of upsets does, as well. Something to ponder…
His dive was awkward, and it looked like he knocked the wind out of himself on the flop. But I suppose he could have also smacked his head on the turf. That would explain why it appeared he missed the plate altogether, then just laid there like he was stunned.
Oh I was listening on the radio. Twitter just said there was a collision. He’s a pretty good lead off so having him out would be good for the Beavers… not that you ever root for injuries
Do we risk starting Segura who might have his confidence shot, and got us in this elimination situation to begin with, who only has one inning of pitches under his belt, or do we go with someone else?
btw, Talt had some pretty impressive plays late in the game yesterday in RF.
That throw to 2nd was perfect and really kept USC from running the bases too aggressively.
And later when he sold the catch even though the ball bounced on the ground and picked off the baserunner at 2nd, such a heady move
Did you notice the first throw was done off a spin move?
That’s the move Kwan has. Can’t say it’s original, since the primary Willy Mays highlight with the ots catch ends with that spin move and an amazing throw. But he’s established it as a part of his routine.
If I were to guess, the mechanics are maybe similar to a shot put, with a spin generating more velocity than a simple step and throw.
Are any “major” media covering the Beavers Sunday onslaught? If an SEC team had a day like that, you know they’d be all over it:
“The never-say-die Beavers unleashed a barrage of fireworks during a marathon double-header in the Corvallis Regional, bashing their way to a pair of prodigious victories to stave off elimination. No. 1 seed Oregon State opened the day with a record-setting 20-3 win over No. 4 seed Saint Mary’s, then followed up the offensive onslaught with a 14-1 rout of No. 3 seed USC, muscling its way out of the losers’ bracket of the NCAA baseball tournament.”
Yesterday at Goss must have been a blast for the fans.
Be aggressive again today, show bunts when the situation dictates it and then throw off the defense by pulling back and slapping the ball past the defense.
It is kind of apparent that the kryptonite to Mitch’s roster design will always be a mid 80s fastball mixed with a lot of off-speed stuff. These guys can hit the cover off of bad pitching and hard throwing wild pitchers. But they can’t slow down the timing to hit a 77 mph change-up off of an 88 fastball.
Maybe it is a better approach once you get to the CWS because all other good teams will have fewer junk ball pitchers and more hard throwers. I don’t know.
Obj is correct above though. How USC doesn’t go to a lefty throwing curves all day is beyond me. Beavs are locked in and another 6’5″ golden boy throwing 94 all day won’t cut it today.
The are 3 home wins from another trip to Omaha. Let’s hope thy can get it done.
Going into the tournament, there was not a single dominant team that you could point to and say they’re the team to beat.. That has been the case so far in the regionals. The beavers appear to be getting hot at the right time so if they can win today, I’d give them as good as shot as anyone to win the championship bc they do have the talent and potential. However, first things first and just win today and I don’t care if it’s by 1 or 10 runs…..just win and survive and advance! Go Beavers!
Caraway solo HR makes it 6-0 good guys b5. Makes it a HR in every Regional game, right?
Miiiiitch let him play so much in the middle of the season when I had no faith. Sorry
Yes, but not too short; Miiitch is hoping to build his confidence for the Super.
It may be working as he closes out the 7th his 4th K despite some shakey moments and a couple bb’s
“The Houston Astros on Sunday announced they were calling up the former Oregon State Beavers outfielder from Triple-A Sugar Land, promoting the one-time OSU star in his fourth professional season.
The Astros drafted Melton in the second round (No. 64 overall) of the 2022 MLB draft and he was widely regarded as one of the organization’s top two prospects. He has methodically worked his way up the Houston farm system over the years.
Melton hit .254 with two homers, nine doubles, seven RBIs, 11 walks and three stolen bases in 17 Triple-A games this season, despite battling a pair of nagging injuries. He opened the season on the injured list with a back issue and has played in just 11 games since May 14 because of a groin injury.
But when Zach Dezenzo was placed on the injured list with left-hand inflammation, Melton was promoted, bringing his powerful left-handed swing, speed and superb defense to the Astros.
He’s the second Oregon State player from the 2022 draft to make the Big Leagues, joining teammate Wade Meckler, who earned a call-up in August 2023.
And, like Meckler, Melton is a beloved former Beavers star. He had one of the finest individual seasons in school history during his final year in Corvallis, hitting .360, with 17 home runs, 22 doubles, 21 stolen bases, a school-record 175 total bases and 83 RBIs — tied with Adley Rutschman for the most in school history. Melton was the Pac-12 Player of the Year, a unanimous First-Team All-American selection and a Golden Spikes Award semifinalist.”
This team is so disappointing and an embarrassment…..I recall reading several comments on this board similar to that. Well, I guess this team proved some of you fairweather fans wrong!
What was really disappointing and embarrassing were fans like this giving up on this team and Canham and Dorman. Dorman did an awesome job of handling this staff in this regional especially being behind the 8 ball after losing to St Mary’s.
Like I said, I like this team’s chances of getting to Omaha and hopefully proving some of those doubters this board wrong again!
Win or lose, this team has shown the ability to come back from adversity all season long and deserve better than some of you on this board.
Not that you want it to happen but coming through the losers bracket was a blessing in disguise. Got to get a lot of the pitching staff some good run and the hitting was so good that they weren’t forced to give anyone a crazy pitch load
If you haven’t figured out which most of you probably haven’t based on the your lack of….,,
USC is not a good team!!! TCU isn’t much better.
St Mary’s is solid midmajor
All 3 are better coached just don’t have the talent or baseball money.
Beavs will have their hands full with FSU and will probably stretch it to 3 games but same as last year Canham will screw it up they way he did Kentucky. Lol
Your argument might hold weight if Oregon State didn’t beat them all by a combined score of 50-6. So even if they are mediocre, OSU dominated like a good team would.
Not to take the joy out of this thread, and this won’t, but updates on NIL in Oregon:
“Oregon NIL bill passes Senate, nears governor’s desk
A bill that modifies existing Oregon law governing college athletes earning money from their Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) passed the Oregon Senate Monday and has nearly cleared the Legislature.
The bill would provide a legal foundation for college athletic programs like Oregon and Oregon State to begin paying student-athletes directly.
That likely won’t start happening until after July 1, when the forthcoming House v. NCAA settlement terms are expected to kick in, pending approval by U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken.
According to a staff summary, HB 3694 would protect NIL contracts from public disclosure and allow institutions to pay athletes directly.
The amendment to the bill adopted by the Senate Education Committee removed language which would have banned student-athletes from taking NIL deals for “alcohol, drugs, gambling, firearms, sexual entertainment, hate speech, violence, or other topics prohibited by the higher education institution.”
Lawmakers removed that language, conceivably allowing such deals, due to concerns about violating the First Amendment, according to chief sponsor Rep. John Lively, a Springfield Democrat.
Senate Republican Leader Daniel Bonham of The Dalles said the removal of that provision was the “final straw” that convinced him to vote against the bill championed by fellow Republican Suzanne Weber on Monday.
Bonham has historically supported compensating athletes for their name and image in the past, he said. But he and others opposed to the bill said Monday that the rules are going too far, allowing large schools to poach talent from smaller and less wealthy schools because they can pay more or help student athletes earn better advertising deals.
“This went from honoring the students’ intangible benefits to the community to now a money making scheme,” Bonham said. “I never thought that’s what it should become.”
“Just a few teams are going to control who wins and who loses,” argued Sen. Fred Girod, a Stayton Republican.
Democrats Deb Patterson, Mark Meek and Chris Gorsek joined Republicans in opposition to the bill.
The bill as written has the backing of University of Oregon’s athletic department, with Deputy Athletic Director Lisa Peterson repeatedly testifying in support.
“States around the country have amended or are in the process of amending their NIL laws to allow colleges and universities to pay student-athletes directly,” Peterson said on April 30. “Oregon must follow to remain competitive. … Without similar action, Oregon will fall behind in the national recruiting landscape and lose players to other colleges and universities in other states that allow such payments.”
Lively said Oregon State supports the bill as well, with two OSU student-athletes testifying in support including star gymnast Jade Carey. No OSU athletic department officials testified either way, however.
OSU Athletic Director Scott Barnes did not immediately respond to a request for comment but previously stressed the importance of federal legislation.
Barnes is on the committee of college sports stakeholders that crafted the parameters of the House settlement. Some in the industry raised concerns that HB 3694 may run counter to certain aspects of the House settlement, including on issues of the proposed $20.5 million salary cap per school and the NCAA’s ability to enforce NIL rules.
Schools like Oregon State say they won’t likely come close to the proposed salary cap. But perennial athletic powerhouses like Ohio State, Texas and Oregon have more than enough financial backing to go beyond that number, with the Longhorns reportedly spending twice that on football alone in the final year before regulation begins.
Legal questions continue to swirl around the business of college sports, all while power conferences like the Big Ten and SEC reportedly consider their future membership in the NCAA.
But the Oregon bill’s language appears to remedy salary cap and enforcement concerns, as athletes will be required to disclose their deals to the NCAA under HB 3694:
“A student athlete who enters into a contract that provides compensation to the student athlete for use of the student athlete’s name, image, likeness or athletic reputation shall disclose the contract for the sole purpose of demonstrating compliance with (proposed NCAA rules under the House settlement),” the bill reads.
Questions about certain aspects of HB 3694 conflicting with the House settlement could be rendered moot if Congress passes a federal NIL bill and President Donald Trump signs it. That would take precedence and attempt to codify a nationwide standard based on the settlement’s framework.
Momentum on that front is unclear, however. Barnes said the NCAA and member institutions have been lobbying for it in Washington, D.C., in recent months as the House settlement case nears its conclusion.
“We’re trying to build infrastructure to create consistency and standards at a national level,” Barnes said in March. “Any variation of those standards limits the effectiveness of what we’re building. It’s not unlike past years with NIL where there is a patchwork of different state legislation, and the standards aren’t consistent, so you have different opportunities for different student-athletes instead of the same access and same opportunities.”
The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Sami Edge contributed to this report.
I wish we’d just remove “College” from college football. Get these people off campus and make this an unaffiliated pro sport. We can then sign amateurs who want to play at a school. Whatever this is now is a Frankenstein product.
Oklahoma lost the early game today and are out too.
LSU ends up winning, so 4 SEC teams out of 13 survived.
And Tennessee/Arkansas will knock one more team out before Omaha
I know I’m hard on Mitch and company, but major props to every. This series took some massive resilience and skill. It appears the team may be getting hot again at just the right time. Still don’t think they’ll be an Omaha team, but would love to be proved wrong again.
Props to the pitching staff, they showed out these last 4 games. Love the offensive display these last 4 games too. Got plenty of long balls but didn’t reley solely on them. FSU staff looks to be much better than what we faced recently, which is to be expected, so hopefully we can keep the approach at the plate going and carry this momentum through the weekend. I think the keys to success are still the same. We need TC and Talt to continue being a key part of the offense to keep pressure of Arquette, Turley and Weber. This offense can be tough in multiple aspects if more than 3 guys are involved.
If the starting pitching can continue to give 6 innings of solid work, that’s huge for us. I do think we’re better off being able to avoid having to give too many innings to the 4th and below options in the pen.
We need Goss to be loud too. Sounded pretty hostile these last 4 games and we’ll need that true homefield advantage.
Just checked FSU team stats and their offense is very good as they hit .311 as a team and 100 HRs. SOS was #23 in the nation and their team ERA is 4.59 (if I remember correctly). Their road record was 12-6 so they played a heavy home schedule.
They will be a formidable opponent for the beavers so it should be an interesting series
Alex Lodise is FSU best hitter, I just hope Mitch and Dorman aren’t as stubborn as they were in 2022 when pitching to Auburn 1B, who single handled beat us in super. The gap between Lodise and their next best hitter it isn’t as glaring as Auburn from 2022, but don’t let their best hitter beat you.
They also have a true ace in Jamie Arnold who is projected to go top 5 in the draft. When he is on, he is nasty. Low arm slot lefty hander who touches 96, with plus off speed stuff. Found this comparison when looking at his draft profile. “His floor looks like a Cooper Hjerpe type, while his upside could be Chris Sale.”
Arnold could be a real problem. However, if you review his season stats, he pitched great against bad teams like you would expect. He had 14 starts and was pulled at 5 innings or less in 8 of them.
He was 5-2 vs current CWS contenders- @ Miami, NC both losses; @Louisville, Duke both wins; got the win vs Miss St this past weekend, also had wins against Clemson, Wake Forest and was the beneficiary of a big offensive output during most of his starts.
Since Segura pitched yesterday, I would imagine Dax gets the start this Friday. There’s a decent chance I’ll be at the game Friday. So if you see a 5’2″ 275 balding guy sitting behind homeplate with a sign that says Ohiobeav, Krol and Whiskey soaked napkin, you guys suck! It ain’t me! It’s probably another admirer of those three stooges. Lol
Relax…we can all have opinions and make comments. This forum is my favorite ongoing sports conversation so don’t let me bother you. I have my say, make my observations, make predictions and express my reactions to OSU sports success and failures. I’m a Beaver fan and I’m not going anywhere.
Tinkle still stinks as a coach.
Mitch needs to get to Omaha.
Bray may be the next Kyle Whittingham.
Rueck is a genius.
Casey is the GOAT.
Riley stayed around too long.
Erickson should have stayed longer.
You can leave anytime.
Love seeing Mitch’s teams respond to the pressure. This is similar to all of Casey’s teams. I like this matchup. FSU has only played on the west coast once at Cal Berkeley this year. They went 14-7 at away/neutral games. Bodes well for us. After losing the first game, you could see these boys lock in. Let’s see if that focus carries on into this weeks games.
https://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/story/2025-06-02/usc-baseball-oregon-state-ncaa-tournament
“Sophomore Laif Palmer entered after just USC’s third hit of the game. He induced the fifth double play of the day and got another groundout to close out the game. All three Oregon State pitchers fired mid-90s fastballs, something rare among USC pitchers and too much for the Trojan hitters to handle.
“We had a hard time controlling their arms,” Stankiewicz said. “The fastball was pretty hot.”
The Trojans struck out 27 times in the two games against the Beavers. Ethan Hedges, their most developed hitter, reached base five times in nine plate appearances, but he was the lone USC player to have success.
The Trojans couldn’t control Oregon State’s arms or its fearsome heart of the lineup as three of the Beavers four big boppers — Aiva Arquette, Gavin Turley and Trent Caraway — hit home runs.”
Duck fans still whining about the malicious contact rule against them in their loss to Cal Poly. I personally thought it was the right call according to Rule 8-7 although I don’t really agree with the actual rule but that’s another story.
Boo freaking whoo, cry me a river you sniveling turd munchers!
Arquette was arguably the top portal transfer last year so OSU has some pull. With that being said, I don’t think 1B is a position of need next year as Krieg and Peterson will both likely be back.
Apparently Krieg has been working on a swing adjustment. A full year of this coupled with his D would greatly improve his draft stock.
Noles fan board lighting it up with, “we won’t lost to a team with no conference. Noles in two games.”. Of course fans will talk crap all day long so……
I noticed earlier today in of our D quality control coaches tweeted a Beaver Lock tweet, but didnt see any announcement since. My guess is it will be DE Adel Dorr.
They moved to the AAC to play all the teams that left for the Big XIIIIII. Their recent poor coaching decisions have been just that–recent. And I saw a chart the other day that they spend more on athletics than both UTSA and Tulane. And they don’t even have a football team.
So they’re lost in the AAC, can’t go back to the MVC, even if they wanted to, and they could make sense as a travel partner for either the Big East or the Pac 12… with an exit fee of only $5m.
“…after a late-season turnaround and West Coast Conference title in 2025, the Beavers didn’t lose a single player to the portal this offseason. OSU coach Scott Rueck said he is excited about the team’s additions ahead of the 2025-26 season.
“I feel good for a couple of reasons,” Rueck said. “I love who we have returning. Their journey last year developed a lot and recreated a culture they’re proud to be a part of. And these additions we have complement exactly what we needed and add depth. We addressed all of our needs.”
The Beavers finished 19-16 last season, earning a No. 14 seed in the NCAA tournament before a 70-49 loss on the road at No. 3 North Carolina that played much closer than the final score, at least in the first half.
The Beavers lost three senior stalwarts in forward Kelsey Rees, post Sela Heide and guard A.J. Marotte. Rees and Marotte were the Beavers’ top two scorers during the 2024-25 season.
But the Beavers return a backcourt of Tiara Bolden, Catarina Ferreira and Kennedie Shuler, along with several young players Rueck said are ready to take the next step.
“We saw it a year ago with Portland, in our conference. They had so much experience returning,” Rueck said. “When you return experience in your backcourt, that honestly puts you ahead a month or two. If not more.”
In the portal, OSU added 6-5 North Carolina State forward Lizzy Williamson and 6-8 Utah center Néné Sow. Both are able to protect the rim, fitting the mold of OSU centers in terms of size, but with unique games.
“Lizzy and Néné are so on-brand for who we are and the post players we’ve had previously,” Rueck said. “They’re both veterans, and both had injuries in the past but we expect them to be fully healthy by the time we get to the season. Lizzy has a bit more of a perimeter game, and Néné is more of a true five. They are a great complement to this group of perimeter players.”
The Beavers also signed former Washington State guard Jenna Villa, who has two years of eligibility. The three transfers bring a wealth of experience, including Williamson with a trip to the Final Four and Villa with two years as a regular contributor for the Cougars.
“If you have an opportunity to add the experience and skillset that Jenna brings, you do it,” Rueck said. “I’ve known Jenna and watched her since she was a freshman in high school on the circuit. She is such a great fit with what we do and what we’re doing going forward, completely unfazed by high-pressure situations. She’s a very good, complete, big guard.”
The transfers are expected to contribute immediately as the Beavers’ younger players continue to develop.
OSU also signed a pair of incoming freshmen out of Australia, a pipeline for Rueck’s program over the years. Guard Katelyn Field and wing Keira Lindemans shore up the roster and help set it up for the future.
Both hail from the ATC Academy in Australia.
“Kiera is a big guard, physical, an attacking guard is how I’d describe her,” Rueck said. “I love her defense, her rebounding, her ability to get to the rim and finish. She sees the floor extremely well and knock down threes. Such a tough, gritty competitor.
“Katelyn is more of a catch and shoot, plays out of her shot, stretches the floor,” Rueck continued. “Her length and quick release is unbelievably impressive. She just looks like a shooting machine when she catches the ball. It’s so quick and efficient.”
In their final season competing in the WCC before the Pac-12 returns to life, the Beavers expect to be in the mix for a conference title once again. And this time, they can chase that goal with far more stability from the get-go.
“Returning nine that we had, you can’t put a price on that experience,” Rueck said. “We’ve got a group that knows exactly what it takes, went through the highs and lows last year, and came out on top in the end.”
–Ryan Clarke covers college sports for The Oregonian/OregonLive. Reach him at RClarke@Oregonian.com or on Twitter/X: @RyanTClarke.
Yeah, if they can get the young players going by mid season, I think they could make the tournament again. A few of last year’s players did that, and they’re going to be much better for next season.
Mitch needs this team to advance to the CWS to remove some pressure off of him and reinforce that this is still the premier program out west and one of the premier programs in the country.
Nah, given this was a transitional season as an independent and the fact he is still bringing in nationally ranked players into the program, the perception that OSU is a blue blood program hasn’t changed. This was confirmed by the playoff committee slotting them as a #8 seed in the tourney. So the notion that there’s pressure on him is just some goofs on this board that think they know much more about baseball than they really do and they know exactly who I’m referring to.
I’m sure that Canham feels pressure to make Omaha but not bc he’s on the hot seat. Every coach wants to get to Omaha but there’s a stark reality that only 8 coaches win that privilege.
Canham and his staff have done an absolutely excellent job this season playing a road heavy schedule and putting these guys in the current situation they’re on whether they get to Omaha or not.
I’m fine just telling it like it is and if the Beavs lose to FSU, I won’t be jumping off a bridge…maybe just go skydiving without a parachute and blame Canham and Dorman. Lol
Because they are an independent and not in a power 4 or 5 conference I think they can lose this “blue blood” program status quickly. The quality of opponents in the new Pac will not be as good as the old Pac so that will weigh down on them also. If they make the CWS this year that would definitely buy them more credibilty as a blue blood. Canham should be feeling some heat as he had never advanced out of the Supers having excellent talent.
I listened to John Canzano podcast, interview w FSU beat writer – the Beavs might as well not bother to play. He hopes FSU doesn’t play “down to the level of the competition.” He also seems to think they are coming to play against Oregon. Peter Holland didn’t seem to realize he was being interviewed by – like him or not- a nationally recognized journalist. Canzano let him rattle on, finally cutting him off w ‘gosh, “do those guys put on their pants 1-leg at a time or just jump into them?” PH squeaky laughed and laughed – not a clue. Now would not be a time to comment – but it adds fuel to the fire and after the Beavs win . . .
So these stats are strikingly similar but the categories that are key are walks 355-259 OSU adv, stolen bases 72-92 FSU adv and strikeouts against opponents 608 adv OSU. SOS adv FSU is slightly better, however, FSU played 10 more home games than FSU.
Patience at the plate could lead to more walks and we might be able to steal some bases too…
I’ll checkout some key defensive stats too but offensively, these teams appear pretty evenly matched IMO.
I’m too lazy to look so asked chat for some detailed stats on the regional performances for each team in their respective sries and here is what our ai friend had to say:
2025 NCAA Regional Series Offensive Comparison
Category Oregon State Beavers Florida State Seminoles
Oregon State: Demonstrated a potent offense during the regional, averaging 8.75 runs per game. Their lineup showcased depth and power, with significant contributions from Arquette and Turley.
Florida State: While scoring fewer total runs, FSU maintained a higher team batting average and slugging percentage. Lodise’s exceptional performance, complemented by Williams’ power hitting, underscores their offensive efficiency.
Both teams enter the Super Regional with formidable offenses, setting the stage for a competitive matchup.
I just looked at defensive and pitching stats and these teams are so closely matched it’s really quite interesting. On paper, this series looks dead even but the x-factor IMO will be the travel and home field advantage going to OSU. I don’t see any of these games really being high scoring but rather along the lines of 5-4, 6-5, 3-2 despite both teams hitting lots of HRs this season.
As it stands right now, the Beavs have six quality arms that could start:
Segura (yes, I know he had a rough game vs St Mary’s)
Keljo
Whitney
Kleinschmit
Queen
DeCremer
I would expect Whitney, Kleinschmit and Segura/Keljo to get starts with Queen and DeCremer out of the bull pen. However, Queen has been so good lately, I could see him getting a start too.
I like the beavers chances playing at home and their confidence should be good to go after disposing of teams in the regional…GO BEAVS!
Game 1 is 6 pm EDT, game 2 9:00 pm EDT, so I’ll be curious to see if its much of a factor for FSU.
Tallahassee is running high 80’s low 90’s temp, 85% humidity (now)….Corvallis Oregon (best college town in the PAC) is predicted to be sunny all weekend and 85, 87, 91 this Fri/Sat/Sunday….lower humidity than FLA, should be an easy adjustment.
With those temps, you attending in person might have to avert thine eyes from co-eds…
Forget stats, matchups, all the nitty gritty crap. Every team is very good at this point. They have stars, Beavs have stars. This series really comes down to coaching. Can Mitch get his team over the last hurdle to Omaha? Every year he’s going to have the talent to get there. Between the high school guys in the pipeline and being a transfer destination, he’ll always have the horses.
This is Mitch’s time to shine. There’s no doubt he’s a good coach. Can he be great? Or is he FSU Mike Martin? Most wins in D1 history, 41 straight post seasons, no titles, and only 2 runner up finishes.
Last time I checked, coaches coach but players play. The coaches can only put the players in position to be successful but it’s up to the players to execute and get the job done.
Don’t get me wrong bc coaching is important but ultimately it’s up to the players to do the job. Canham and Dorman can have a great game plan but that’s only as good as the execution of the plan…
Stats matter too bc they dictate situational strategies such as where to position your infielders and outfileders, where to locate a pitch on a hitter that’s predominantly a pull hitter or goes the opposite way, etc.
Even in college ball it’s about the analytics and that’s why stats are so important. So at this point, you have to gain every advantage as you can and a large part of that is understanding the stats.
Lmao… Typically we call the head coach in baseball a Manager. That’s a key distinction. The coaching comes from your specific position coaches (ie. Batting and Pitching). So I can’t blame Mitch for batting or pitching development but we can blame him for keeping the same folks if they aren’t performing. The stats show they are doing a good job. Hard to fire someone for doing good unless you have a top tier replacement in line.
I do know Mitch’s crew developed the number 1 pick Travis Bazzanna. He wasn’t considered one of the top international prospects out of high school. Highly recruited not elite.
If they keep producing MLB players they will have no trouble landing talent.
Thanks for chiming in, Bill.
I hope you are correct when you opine “he’ll always have the horses”, the way college athletics is changing makes me wonder how long the Beavs will attract/afford the horses if Mitch falters at all.
I’ve been tied up with PT 658 and the Rose Festival fleet week activities, will try to catch with ab as those activities wind down.
Aoki was tremendously complimentary of OSU’s setting, field and fans when he was interviewed during USC’s game on Saturday. Maybe he wants to become a Beaver.
Yeah trying to get a ticket to Beaver Baseball especially in post season is akin to winning the lottery, or so it feels. I know people with season tickets of course they never let go of any and maybe you can find some on the secondary market. Right now seatgeek has left field bleachers at $800+, each.
Of course watching a game on tv you’ll see all the coaches from OSU in seats and each team has an allotment, then there are the scouts, dignitaries and hangers on… I quit trying eons ago.
Do games routinely sell out during the season? You’d think they would figure out ways to add seats if the demand is there. Bleachers aren’t that expensive.
Goss is generally close to sell-out or sold out for regular home games. They do add bleachers in left field for the post-season. Not enough perhaps given the demand.
I’d guess a future vision has to be building up right field to add another 2K and begin wrapping the outfield with permanent grandstands, connected to Casey’s Corner.
If the right field stands were built roughly the height of the the Omaha room and wrapped to the batters eye wall, they could easily add another 2K. Probably a delicate balance of not wanting to build it too big and then it feels somewhat empty. A sold out stadium makes for an exciting venue and and valuable ticket…
I’m not sure really, my assumption is yes, but that’s based on hearsay that there is a wait to get season tickets. That being said, you can always get tickets from: friend, customer, coworker or worst case scenario secondary market, students are also allotted some tickets. But this time of year no one is letting loose with anything.
Article today on Portland Tribune that didn’t sound like it gave OSU much of a shot due to FSU three lefties. FSU did play a stronger SOS but 34 games at home and only 14-7 away from their place.
These teams are so evenly matched on paper that it’s almost a pick em series. However, I agree with OB that FSU could be over confident coming into Goss. That combined with OSU playing with a chip on their shoulder all season long and playing at Goss, could be the X factors for the Beavs.
I like the beavers chances but I think it is essential they win game #1. If not, it puts a lot more pressure on the beavers. If our hitters continue producing at the plate, it’ll take some of the pressure off our pitching staff. I like our pitching quality of arms and depth.
I’d like to see Talt start the game off for the beavers with a bunt if FSU defensive alignment looks like it could work…Put them on their heels right from the start and apply as much pressure as early and often.
I don’t have any fingernails left to chew on and don’t want to resort to toenails so I hope these games aren’t nail biters as I expect or I’ll be eating leftover toe jam.
Re tickets – Money talks. If you are a donor, you have (had) a pretty good shot at tickets. I’ve been able to get them as they send out an email for a requests a few weeks before the end of the regular season.
This year might have higher demand than normal as they had so few home games.
In the past they have sent out surveys on what people would be interested in adding at Goss. Club seats, loge boxes, expanded capacity etc. Don’t think those are happening unless there’s a big donor willing to foot the bill.
I watched Grant play Salem two weeks ago and grant was my pick to win it all. They have a bunch of ball players on that team and completely dominated an undefeated Salem team…
Freeman up with a piece focused on pitching but with interesting quotes from players on other aspects of the Super.
Sounds like a pretty confident bunch, but realistic about their progress facing lefties with junk.
No paywall here: https://archive.ph/AKrUA
In case you didnt see it already this morning, we have another new football commit for 2026.
Lance McGee out of Yakima, WA. No position listed but noticed he was recruited by our Safeties coach.
Basically all offers are new Pac or MW teams.
Watching Miami vs Louisville and lo and behold there was Tanner Smith, ex-OSU starting catcher last year. I remember now that he entered the transfer portal after last season, but I never knew the reason. He hails from Arizona and he had a starting job with OSU. Anyone know why??
Potential Omaha field getting a little easier with five regional hosts already out…
We need to hatch an egg before counting.
Seeing how I have no impact on how OSU plays, I’m comfortable surveying the road ahead
Go Beavs!
Third!!! Back to back months!
Vanderbilt-Eliminated
Alabama-Eliminated
Miss. St.-Eliminated
Florida-Eliminated
Kentucky-Eliminated
Georgia-Eliminated
Texas-Eliminated
Yet the SEC still has Oklahoma, Auburn, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Arkansas remaining. A few will likely get elimiated today but talk about stacking the deck with crap.
On the one hand, that’s baseball. Vandy and UT were legitimately good and still got bounced. On the other hand, there’s a pretty strong correlation between SEC seeding and the number of regional upsets the last few years. As the % of SEC teams in the field grows, the number of upsets does, as well. Something to ponder…
Also, you forgot LSU, who is currently on the ropes against Arkansas-Little Rock
Ha, you’re right.
Pulling for the “Little” Trojans today
Usually you’re just pulling ON a little Trojan!
Alot of truth is said in jest…
Ha!
Additional plus, no Vandy whistler this year
Wonder if Dowd will play tonight? I read he got up woozy after running into Weber. Wonder if that means concussion?
He avoided Weber, except for the tag.
His dive was awkward, and it looked like he knocked the wind out of himself on the flop. But I suppose he could have also smacked his head on the turf. That would explain why it appeared he missed the plate altogether, then just laid there like he was stunned.
Oh I was listening on the radio. Twitter just said there was a collision. He’s a pretty good lead off so having him out would be good for the Beavers… not that you ever root for injuries
Do we risk starting Segura who might have his confidence shot, and got us in this elimination situation to begin with, who only has one inning of pitches under his belt, or do we go with someone else?
Pitchers do not have their confidence shot after a single bad outing….
James Decremer is my guess with Segura available out of the pen
btw, Talt had some pretty impressive plays late in the game yesterday in RF.
That throw to 2nd was perfect and really kept USC from running the bases too aggressively.
And later when he sold the catch even though the ball bounced on the ground and picked off the baserunner at 2nd, such a heady move
Did you notice the first throw was done off a spin move?
That’s the move Kwan has. Can’t say it’s original, since the primary Willy Mays highlight with the ots catch ends with that spin move and an amazing throw. But he’s established it as a part of his routine.
If I were to guess, the mechanics are maybe similar to a shot put, with a spin generating more velocity than a simple step and throw.
Sorry… Willie ain’t a jeep.
Roberto Clemente was famous for that move, great YouTube highlights
His plays will impact decisions by trojans today. Good baseball.
Are any “major” media covering the Beavers Sunday onslaught? If an SEC team had a day like that, you know they’d be all over it:
“The never-say-die Beavers unleashed a barrage of fireworks during a marathon double-header in the Corvallis Regional, bashing their way to a pair of prodigious victories to stave off elimination. No. 1 seed Oregon State opened the day with a record-setting 20-3 win over No. 4 seed Saint Mary’s, then followed up the offensive onslaught with a 14-1 rout of No. 3 seed USC, muscling its way out of the losers’ bracket of the NCAA baseball tournament.”
Yesterday at Goss must have been a blast for the fans.
https://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2025/06/oregon-state-bashes-way-to-pair-of-wins-in-record-setting-double-header-sets-up-winner-take-all-final-vs-usc-in-corvallis-regional.html
If USC doesn’t come in today with a lefty or two to throw a bunch of off speed junk, they’re crazy.
Another new attendance record today?
Go beavers!
Be aggressive again today, show bunts when the situation dictates it and then throw off the defense by pulling back and slapping the ball past the defense.
It is kind of apparent that the kryptonite to Mitch’s roster design will always be a mid 80s fastball mixed with a lot of off-speed stuff. These guys can hit the cover off of bad pitching and hard throwing wild pitchers. But they can’t slow down the timing to hit a 77 mph change-up off of an 88 fastball.
Maybe it is a better approach once you get to the CWS because all other good teams will have fewer junk ball pitchers and more hard throwers. I don’t know.
Obj is correct above though. How USC doesn’t go to a lefty throwing curves all day is beyond me. Beavs are locked in and another 6’5″ golden boy throwing 94 all day won’t cut it today.
The are 3 home wins from another trip to Omaha. Let’s hope thy can get it done.
Can’ t they learn how how to hit that kind of pitching?
apparently not.
Oklahom’s having trouble with UNC. It’s early but looking like the SEC will have another regional casualty.
Going into the tournament, there was not a single dominant team that you could point to and say they’re the team to beat.. That has been the case so far in the regionals. The beavers appear to be getting hot at the right time so if they can win today, I’d give them as good as shot as anyone to win the championship bc they do have the talent and potential. However, first things first and just win today and I don’t care if it’s by 1 or 10 runs…..just win and survive and advance! Go Beavers!
Small ball or long ball or a combo of both doesn’t matter to me. The crowd will be electric
You guys think Caraway heads for the draft after this year or sticks around another year to improve his stock?
He will get drafted either way, it will come down to what his bonus offer is I’d imagine.
I’m wondering more about Dallas. He has a lot better talent than where he’ll get drafted this year. He’s just had a rough year.
Decremer with the start. Hope the coaches know something.
https://x.com/BeaverBaseball/status/1929646957091278904?t=oupW5m2REIWUW-LInHgihA&s=19
I’d kind have forgotten about him but that’s a good choice to start IMO.
One thing, the USC coaches probably don’t have much of a “book” on him.
Can’t overstate the value of an early statement from the Beavs Bats.
Looks like Beavs will be home team today.
Tyce P injury as Kreig is starting? I didn’t know he got injured. Anyone know what the injury is?
Big Jim said he looked awkward pulling into 2nd on his double. Hope it’s not serious, he’s been great lately
Thx. Let’s hope Kreig can get his bat going….
I dont know anything but sprinting to 2nd and pulling up sounds like a hammy, hope it isn’t but if it is hope it is real mild
Nice start for DeCremer……let’s get the bats going early and put pressure on them.
Can’t overstate the value of an early statement from the Beavs Bats.
And the beavers have made that statement!
Is it me or does the pitcher closing for UNC look like hes 13!
DeCremer throws a nice breaking ball…..
Turley getting a little lackadaisical out in left field with coming up with the ball.
Two e’s for the year; 1 yesterday and another today. I’ll take it, overall a great all around ball player.
Good points but those two errors were easily preventable by getting you glove down on the ball
That’s baseball.
Glad to see they have returned. It’s about time. Lol
Matt Morrell and Levi jones hit the portal per OregonLive.
Have the Beavs found another starter? DeCremer has looked composed out there given his lack of experience.
5 innings and no runs. What a start.
Caraway solo HR makes it 6-0 good guys b5. Makes it a HR in every Regional game, right?
Miiiiitch let him play so much in the middle of the season when I had no faith. Sorry
I’d have Segura on a short leash after he spit the bit Friday night.
Yes, but not too short; Miiitch is hoping to build his confidence for the Super.
It may be working as he closes out the 7th his 4th K despite some shakey moments and a couple bb’s
I hadn’t seen this:
“The Houston Astros on Sunday announced they were calling up the former Oregon State Beavers outfielder from Triple-A Sugar Land, promoting the one-time OSU star in his fourth professional season.
The Astros drafted Melton in the second round (No. 64 overall) of the 2022 MLB draft and he was widely regarded as one of the organization’s top two prospects. He has methodically worked his way up the Houston farm system over the years.
Melton hit .254 with two homers, nine doubles, seven RBIs, 11 walks and three stolen bases in 17 Triple-A games this season, despite battling a pair of nagging injuries. He opened the season on the injured list with a back issue and has played in just 11 games since May 14 because of a groin injury.
But when Zach Dezenzo was placed on the injured list with left-hand inflammation, Melton was promoted, bringing his powerful left-handed swing, speed and superb defense to the Astros.
He’s the second Oregon State player from the 2022 draft to make the Big Leagues, joining teammate Wade Meckler, who earned a call-up in August 2023.
And, like Meckler, Melton is a beloved former Beavers star. He had one of the finest individual seasons in school history during his final year in Corvallis, hitting .360, with 17 home runs, 22 doubles, 21 stolen bases, a school-record 175 total bases and 83 RBIs — tied with Adley Rutschman for the most in school history. Melton was the Pac-12 Player of the Year, a unanimous First-Team All-American selection and a Golden Spikes Award semifinalist.”
5 DP’s, Casey smiles.
9-0 Good guys win.
Any way we can start the Super tomorrow??
Well, Miiiitch rallied his team after Friday. Great to see the bats come back to life. Hoping they can ride this momentum through next weekend.
This team is so disappointing and an embarrassment…..I recall reading several comments on this board similar to that. Well, I guess this team proved some of you fairweather fans wrong!
What was really disappointing and embarrassing were fans like this giving up on this team and Canham and Dorman. Dorman did an awesome job of handling this staff in this regional especially being behind the 8 ball after losing to St Mary’s.
Like I said, I like this team’s chances of getting to Omaha and hopefully proving some of those doubters this board wrong again!
Win or lose, this team has shown the ability to come back from adversity all season long and deserve better than some of you on this board.
The truth is sometimes a difficult thing to handle Krol, OhioBeav, et al.
From the Rhodes Scholar that thought there was a 10 run rule in a postseason tournament?
Thats rich.
Didn’t think they had it in them to come back through the losers bracket.
Way to prove me wrong boys……
How we feeling about beating FSU?
How we feeling?…………..Not gonna bet against these boys, they’re having too much fun!
Not that you want it to happen but coming through the losers bracket was a blessing in disguise. Got to get a lot of the pitching staff some good run and the hitting was so good that they weren’t forced to give anyone a crazy pitch load
I am happy to be proven wrong. I had said this team wouldn’t make it out of the regionals.
If you haven’t figured out which most of you probably haven’t based on the your lack of….,,
USC is not a good team!!! TCU isn’t much better.
St Mary’s is solid midmajor
All 3 are better coached just don’t have the talent or baseball money.
Beavs will have their hands full with FSU and will probably stretch it to 3 games but same as last year Canham will screw it up they way he did Kentucky. Lol
Agreed for the most part but for TCU, they seem like a solid, if not great.
A few pundits pick TCU to upset us in the regional.
Go root for the ducks. Oh wait a minute …..
Your argument might hold weight if Oregon State didn’t beat them all by a combined score of 50-6. So even if they are mediocre, OSU dominated like a good team would.
Did you seriously type that?
Beavs at home faced all scrub pitching except the loss
Please know the game
Why’d they only roll out their scrubs?
Guess vandy, UT, uga etc just threw their scrubs too, weird strategy
Oh I see. So when they win it’s scrub pitching, but when they lose it’s good pitching. Sounds like an argument a 5 year old rival fan would make.
Why did Nikegon throw their scrubs?
Are they stupid?
Not to take the joy out of this thread, and this won’t, but updates on NIL in Oregon:
“Oregon NIL bill passes Senate, nears governor’s desk
A bill that modifies existing Oregon law governing college athletes earning money from their Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) passed the Oregon Senate Monday and has nearly cleared the Legislature.
The bill would provide a legal foundation for college athletic programs like Oregon and Oregon State to begin paying student-athletes directly.
That likely won’t start happening until after July 1, when the forthcoming House v. NCAA settlement terms are expected to kick in, pending approval by U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken.
According to a staff summary, HB 3694 would protect NIL contracts from public disclosure and allow institutions to pay athletes directly.
The amendment to the bill adopted by the Senate Education Committee removed language which would have banned student-athletes from taking NIL deals for “alcohol, drugs, gambling, firearms, sexual entertainment, hate speech, violence, or other topics prohibited by the higher education institution.”
Lawmakers removed that language, conceivably allowing such deals, due to concerns about violating the First Amendment, according to chief sponsor Rep. John Lively, a Springfield Democrat.
Senate Republican Leader Daniel Bonham of The Dalles said the removal of that provision was the “final straw” that convinced him to vote against the bill championed by fellow Republican Suzanne Weber on Monday.
Bonham has historically supported compensating athletes for their name and image in the past, he said. But he and others opposed to the bill said Monday that the rules are going too far, allowing large schools to poach talent from smaller and less wealthy schools because they can pay more or help student athletes earn better advertising deals.
“This went from honoring the students’ intangible benefits to the community to now a money making scheme,” Bonham said. “I never thought that’s what it should become.”
“Just a few teams are going to control who wins and who loses,” argued Sen. Fred Girod, a Stayton Republican.
Democrats Deb Patterson, Mark Meek and Chris Gorsek joined Republicans in opposition to the bill.
The bill as written has the backing of University of Oregon’s athletic department, with Deputy Athletic Director Lisa Peterson repeatedly testifying in support.
“States around the country have amended or are in the process of amending their NIL laws to allow colleges and universities to pay student-athletes directly,” Peterson said on April 30. “Oregon must follow to remain competitive. … Without similar action, Oregon will fall behind in the national recruiting landscape and lose players to other colleges and universities in other states that allow such payments.”
Lively said Oregon State supports the bill as well, with two OSU student-athletes testifying in support including star gymnast Jade Carey. No OSU athletic department officials testified either way, however.
OSU Athletic Director Scott Barnes did not immediately respond to a request for comment but previously stressed the importance of federal legislation.
Barnes is on the committee of college sports stakeholders that crafted the parameters of the House settlement. Some in the industry raised concerns that HB 3694 may run counter to certain aspects of the House settlement, including on issues of the proposed $20.5 million salary cap per school and the NCAA’s ability to enforce NIL rules.
Schools like Oregon State say they won’t likely come close to the proposed salary cap. But perennial athletic powerhouses like Ohio State, Texas and Oregon have more than enough financial backing to go beyond that number, with the Longhorns reportedly spending twice that on football alone in the final year before regulation begins.
Legal questions continue to swirl around the business of college sports, all while power conferences like the Big Ten and SEC reportedly consider their future membership in the NCAA.
But the Oregon bill’s language appears to remedy salary cap and enforcement concerns, as athletes will be required to disclose their deals to the NCAA under HB 3694:
“A student athlete who enters into a contract that provides compensation to the student athlete for use of the student athlete’s name, image, likeness or athletic reputation shall disclose the contract for the sole purpose of demonstrating compliance with (proposed NCAA rules under the House settlement),” the bill reads.
Questions about certain aspects of HB 3694 conflicting with the House settlement could be rendered moot if Congress passes a federal NIL bill and President Donald Trump signs it. That would take precedence and attempt to codify a nationwide standard based on the settlement’s framework.
Momentum on that front is unclear, however. Barnes said the NCAA and member institutions have been lobbying for it in Washington, D.C., in recent months as the House settlement case nears its conclusion.
“We’re trying to build infrastructure to create consistency and standards at a national level,” Barnes said in March. “Any variation of those standards limits the effectiveness of what we’re building. It’s not unlike past years with NIL where there is a patchwork of different state legislation, and the standards aren’t consistent, so you have different opportunities for different student-athletes instead of the same access and same opportunities.”
The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Sami Edge contributed to this report.
https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2025/06/oregon-nil-bill-passes-senate-nears-governors-desk.html
I wish we’d just remove “College” from college football. Get these people off campus and make this an unaffiliated pro sport. We can then sign amateurs who want to play at a school. Whatever this is now is a Frankenstein product.
Wooot! Racers are moving on! Suck it SEC!
Vanderbilt-Eliminated
Alabama-Eliminated
Miss. St.-Eliminated
Florida-Eliminated
Kentucky-Eliminated
Georgia-Eliminated
Texas-Eliminated
Ole Miss – Eliminated
Oklahoma
Auburn
Tennessee
Arkansas
Oklahoma lost the early game today and are out too.
LSU ends up winning, so 4 SEC teams out of 13 survived.
And Tennessee/Arkansas will knock one more team out before Omaha
LSU (45-15) down 5-1 to Arkansas Little Rock (27-33) T4
It just means more
When will tickets go on sale? Tomorrow?
I know I’m hard on Mitch and company, but major props to every. This series took some massive resilience and skill. It appears the team may be getting hot again at just the right time. Still don’t think they’ll be an Omaha team, but would love to be proved wrong again.
So, you say you have a hard on for Mitch. I guess that’s not too surprising…..
Kind of nice to have four games that didn’t grind your guts for 9 innings. Go Beavers. Hell, they even bunted a bit this weekend.
I read that Tyce P has shown splints? If true, those aren’t any fun…..
Any idea who he showed them to?
I love the dunderheads who announce injuries like, “So And So will be out two weeks with an ankle.”
And I’m thinking, “If he only has one ankle left, won’t it take longer than two weeks?”
Going to the 9th, LSU Roid Ragers up 7-6, Little Rock gets last at bat.
Props to the pitching staff, they showed out these last 4 games. Love the offensive display these last 4 games too. Got plenty of long balls but didn’t reley solely on them. FSU staff looks to be much better than what we faced recently, which is to be expected, so hopefully we can keep the approach at the plate going and carry this momentum through the weekend. I think the keys to success are still the same. We need TC and Talt to continue being a key part of the offense to keep pressure of Arquette, Turley and Weber. This offense can be tough in multiple aspects if more than 3 guys are involved.
If the starting pitching can continue to give 6 innings of solid work, that’s huge for us. I do think we’re better off being able to avoid having to give too many innings to the 4th and below options in the pen.
We need Goss to be loud too. Sounded pretty hostile these last 4 games and we’ll need that true homefield advantage.
It sounded like fans were helping opposing pitchers know how many consecutive balls they’d throw.
Apparently a new record crowd again today.
Damn, v. FSU would be so fun to see….
Just checked FSU team stats and their offense is very good as they hit .311 as a team and 100 HRs. SOS was #23 in the nation and their team ERA is 4.59 (if I remember correctly). Their road record was 12-6 so they played a heavy home schedule.
They will be a formidable opponent for the beavers so it should be an interesting series
Alex Lodise is FSU best hitter, I just hope Mitch and Dorman aren’t as stubborn as they were in 2022 when pitching to Auburn 1B, who single handled beat us in super. The gap between Lodise and their next best hitter it isn’t as glaring as Auburn from 2022, but don’t let their best hitter beat you.
They also have a true ace in Jamie Arnold who is projected to go top 5 in the draft. When he is on, he is nasty. Low arm slot lefty hander who touches 96, with plus off speed stuff. Found this comparison when looking at his draft profile. “His floor looks like a Cooper Hjerpe type, while his upside could be Chris Sale.”
So his floor is being National Pitcher of the Year.
Great.
Or are they throwing in the Tommy John, as well?
Arnold could be a real problem. However, if you review his season stats, he pitched great against bad teams like you would expect. He had 14 starts and was pulled at 5 innings or less in 8 of them.
He was 5-2 vs current CWS contenders- @ Miami, NC both losses; @Louisville, Duke both wins; got the win vs Miss St this past weekend, also had wins against Clemson, Wake Forest and was the beneficiary of a big offensive output during most of his starts.
Behind him, at least statistically, their pitching looks good, but not great. Pretty good depth but no standouts.
Since Segura pitched yesterday, I would imagine Dax gets the start this Friday. There’s a decent chance I’ll be at the game Friday. So if you see a 5’2″ 275 balding guy sitting behind homeplate with a sign that says Ohiobeav, Krol and Whiskey soaked napkin, you guys suck! It ain’t me! It’s probably another admirer of those three stooges. Lol
Relax…we can all have opinions and make comments. This forum is my favorite ongoing sports conversation so don’t let me bother you. I have my say, make my observations, make predictions and express my reactions to OSU sports success and failures. I’m a Beaver fan and I’m not going anywhere.
Tinkle still stinks as a coach.
Mitch needs to get to Omaha.
Bray may be the next Kyle Whittingham.
Rueck is a genius.
Casey is the GOAT.
Riley stayed around too long.
Erickson should have stayed longer.
You can leave anytime.
Also, I hate Lynn Snyder.
What about current AD Scott Barnes? :)
Please don’t leave as I enjoy the comedy you provide. You should have been a comedian instead of a wannabe coach.
Exactly. Id still have a beer with 99% of the folks here
Comment of the day. I agree.
Some people.
Its not a dick. Dont take it so hard
Bray may be the next Kyle Whittingham.
Haha.
You don’t like Bray? Or you don’t think the game, in it’s current iteration, allows for a Whittingham type anymore?
I believe this is the first comment with mentioning SEC bias
Well…I had it in there but edited it out just before posting. :)
Love seeing Mitch’s teams respond to the pressure. This is similar to all of Casey’s teams. I like this matchup. FSU has only played on the west coast once at Cal Berkeley this year. They went 14-7 at away/neutral games. Bodes well for us. After losing the first game, you could see these boys lock in. Let’s see if that focus carries on into this weeks games.
Didn’t realize we’ve never played FSU. You’d think as good as both schools have been the last 20 some years we would have played a game somewhere.
https://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/story/2025-06-02/usc-baseball-oregon-state-ncaa-tournament
“Sophomore Laif Palmer entered after just USC’s third hit of the game. He induced the fifth double play of the day and got another groundout to close out the game. All three Oregon State pitchers fired mid-90s fastballs, something rare among USC pitchers and too much for the Trojan hitters to handle.
“We had a hard time controlling their arms,” Stankiewicz said. “The fastball was pretty hot.”
The Trojans struck out 27 times in the two games against the Beavers. Ethan Hedges, their most developed hitter, reached base five times in nine plate appearances, but he was the lone USC player to have success.
The Trojans couldn’t control Oregon State’s arms or its fearsome heart of the lineup as three of the Beavers four big boppers — Aiva Arquette, Gavin Turley and Trent Caraway — hit home runs.”
The Big Boppers!
Will it stick?!?
Always fun to read perspectives from the opponents home media.
Duck fans still whining about the malicious contact rule against them in their loss to Cal Poly. I personally thought it was the right call according to Rule 8-7 although I don’t really agree with the actual rule but that’s another story.
Boo freaking whoo, cry me a river you sniveling turd munchers!
When you put up that sign this weekend, let duck fans know how often you waste time caring about their fans.
You like dick fans….good for you. I don’t so anytime I can get a jab in, it’s a good thing.
Looks like game starts at 3-PM pacific on ESPN2.
Eddie madrigal in portal?
I like it, doubt we can afford him though with those stats.
Nicks cousin, and has played at Goss and seen our home atmosphere, so maybe that works in our favor.
Arquette was arguably the top portal transfer last year so OSU has some pull. With that being said, I don’t think 1B is a position of need next year as Krieg and Peterson will both likely be back.
Apparently Krieg has been working on a swing adjustment. A full year of this coupled with his D would greatly improve his draft stock.
https://x.com/isaac_streeter/status/1929964002169500026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1929964002169500026%7Ctwgr%5E0a21471c299647e217678b2d2d4a62a7d968cb9a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbennyshouse.com%2Fthread%2F29653%2Fkrieg-swing-adjustment
Madrigal plays 1st base?
Listed as an OF/1B but primarily played 1st this year.
Potential transfer to OSU?
Noles fan board lighting it up with, “we won’t lost to a team with no conference. Noles in two games.”. Of course fans will talk crap all day long so……
……we won’t lose…..
I noticed earlier today in of our D quality control coaches tweeted a Beaver Lock tweet, but didnt see any announcement since. My guess is it will be DE Adel Dorr.
https://247sports.com/player/adel-dorr-46152777/
If so, it looks like we beat the entire new PAC for him. It’s nice to be on top!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85J6Fd1BbEk
Let’s Wrap Up Our PAC-12 Expansion Talk (Pt. 4 Texas St, Creighton, & Summary)
Creighton?
Someone’s huffing glue.
Didnt Tinkle hint at Wichita State as a bball only add? Something about “shock the world” ?
I would take Wichita.
They moved to the AAC to play all the teams that left for the Big XIIIIII. Their recent poor coaching decisions have been just that–recent. And I saw a chart the other day that they spend more on athletics than both UTSA and Tulane. And they don’t even have a football team.
So they’re lost in the AAC, can’t go back to the MVC, even if they wanted to, and they could make sense as a travel partner for either the Big East or the Pac 12… with an exit fee of only $5m.
Are you a lineman for the county?
“…after a late-season turnaround and West Coast Conference title in 2025, the Beavers didn’t lose a single player to the portal this offseason. OSU coach Scott Rueck said he is excited about the team’s additions ahead of the 2025-26 season.
“I feel good for a couple of reasons,” Rueck said. “I love who we have returning. Their journey last year developed a lot and recreated a culture they’re proud to be a part of. And these additions we have complement exactly what we needed and add depth. We addressed all of our needs.”
The Beavers finished 19-16 last season, earning a No. 14 seed in the NCAA tournament before a 70-49 loss on the road at No. 3 North Carolina that played much closer than the final score, at least in the first half.
The Beavers lost three senior stalwarts in forward Kelsey Rees, post Sela Heide and guard A.J. Marotte. Rees and Marotte were the Beavers’ top two scorers during the 2024-25 season.
But the Beavers return a backcourt of Tiara Bolden, Catarina Ferreira and Kennedie Shuler, along with several young players Rueck said are ready to take the next step.
“We saw it a year ago with Portland, in our conference. They had so much experience returning,” Rueck said. “When you return experience in your backcourt, that honestly puts you ahead a month or two. If not more.”
In the portal, OSU added 6-5 North Carolina State forward Lizzy Williamson and 6-8 Utah center Néné Sow. Both are able to protect the rim, fitting the mold of OSU centers in terms of size, but with unique games.
“Lizzy and Néné are so on-brand for who we are and the post players we’ve had previously,” Rueck said. “They’re both veterans, and both had injuries in the past but we expect them to be fully healthy by the time we get to the season. Lizzy has a bit more of a perimeter game, and Néné is more of a true five. They are a great complement to this group of perimeter players.”
The Beavers also signed former Washington State guard Jenna Villa, who has two years of eligibility. The three transfers bring a wealth of experience, including Williamson with a trip to the Final Four and Villa with two years as a regular contributor for the Cougars.
“If you have an opportunity to add the experience and skillset that Jenna brings, you do it,” Rueck said. “I’ve known Jenna and watched her since she was a freshman in high school on the circuit. She is such a great fit with what we do and what we’re doing going forward, completely unfazed by high-pressure situations. She’s a very good, complete, big guard.”
The transfers are expected to contribute immediately as the Beavers’ younger players continue to develop.
OSU also signed a pair of incoming freshmen out of Australia, a pipeline for Rueck’s program over the years. Guard Katelyn Field and wing Keira Lindemans shore up the roster and help set it up for the future.
Both hail from the ATC Academy in Australia.
“Kiera is a big guard, physical, an attacking guard is how I’d describe her,” Rueck said. “I love her defense, her rebounding, her ability to get to the rim and finish. She sees the floor extremely well and knock down threes. Such a tough, gritty competitor.
“Katelyn is more of a catch and shoot, plays out of her shot, stretches the floor,” Rueck continued. “Her length and quick release is unbelievably impressive. She just looks like a shooting machine when she catches the ball. It’s so quick and efficient.”
In their final season competing in the WCC before the Pac-12 returns to life, the Beavers expect to be in the mix for a conference title once again. And this time, they can chase that goal with far more stability from the get-go.
“Returning nine that we had, you can’t put a price on that experience,” Rueck said. “We’ve got a group that knows exactly what it takes, went through the highs and lows last year, and came out on top in the end.”
–Ryan Clarke covers college sports for The Oregonian/OregonLive. Reach him at RClarke@Oregonian.com or on Twitter/X: @RyanTClarke.
I think they will be very good next season.
Yeah, if they can get the young players going by mid season, I think they could make the tournament again. A few of last year’s players did that, and they’re going to be much better for next season.
Mitch needs this team to advance to the CWS to remove some pressure off of him and reinforce that this is still the premier program out west and one of the premier programs in the country.
Nah, given this was a transitional season as an independent and the fact he is still bringing in nationally ranked players into the program, the perception that OSU is a blue blood program hasn’t changed. This was confirmed by the playoff committee slotting them as a #8 seed in the tourney. So the notion that there’s pressure on him is just some goofs on this board that think they know much more about baseball than they really do and they know exactly who I’m referring to.
I’m sure that Canham feels pressure to make Omaha but not bc he’s on the hot seat. Every coach wants to get to Omaha but there’s a stark reality that only 8 coaches win that privilege.
Canham and his staff have done an absolutely excellent job this season playing a road heavy schedule and putting these guys in the current situation they’re on whether they get to Omaha or not.
You seem deep in the feels, you ok buddy?
I’m fine just telling it like it is and if the Beavs lose to FSU, I won’t be jumping off a bridge…maybe just go skydiving without a parachute and blame Canham and Dorman. Lol
Because they are an independent and not in a power 4 or 5 conference I think they can lose this “blue blood” program status quickly. The quality of opponents in the new Pac will not be as good as the old Pac so that will weigh down on them also. If they make the CWS this year that would definitely buy them more credibilty as a blue blood. Canham should be feeling some heat as he had never advanced out of the Supers having excellent talent.
I listened to John Canzano podcast, interview w FSU beat writer – the Beavs might as well not bother to play. He hopes FSU doesn’t play “down to the level of the competition.” He also seems to think they are coming to play against Oregon. Peter Holland didn’t seem to realize he was being interviewed by – like him or not- a nationally recognized journalist. Canzano let him rattle on, finally cutting him off w ‘gosh, “do those guys put on their pants 1-leg at a time or just jump into them?” PH squeaky laughed and laughed – not a clue. Now would not be a time to comment – but it adds fuel to the fire and after the Beavs win . . .
Side by side comparison offensively
OSU. FSU
Team batting Ave. .292. .311*
Team batting Ave opp….229*. .232
OPS…………………………….911. .937*
Runs ,………………………….449* 433
Runs opposition ………….269. 263*
HRs,,……………………………. 98. 100*
HRs opponents…………… 55* 57
Slugging %..,………………. .508. .529*
Slugging % opponents… .355* .389
BB. .,……………………….. 359*. 255
BB Opponents…………….. 245. 243*
HBP….,……………………….. 55. 64*
HBP Opposition………….. 64. 59*
Strikeouts………………….. 498. 487*
Strikeout Opponents.,….. 608* 569
OB%…………..,…….. . ………411* .408
OB%…..opp…………………..335* ..344
SB-Att…………………………35-50. 68-84*
SB-Att Opponents………..50-72* 72-92
SOS ……………………………..#39. #23
Home record……………….21-3. 27-7
Away record………………..24-10-1. 14-7
So these stats are strikingly similar but the categories that are key are walks 355-259 OSU adv, stolen bases 72-92 FSU adv and strikeouts against opponents 608 adv OSU. SOS adv FSU is slightly better, however, FSU played 10 more home games than FSU.
Patience at the plate could lead to more walks and we might be able to steal some bases too…
I’ll checkout some key defensive stats too but offensively, these teams appear pretty evenly matched IMO.
Try comparing both teams’ Round 1 stats…
I don’t know where you can find a cumulative snapshot of just those games for just that regional……
the internet?
Hahaha!!!!!?
Have at it.
https://www.reddit.com/r/collegebaseball/comments/1l3j9uy/super_regional_team_stats/
My bad, misleading title. Those are cumulative stats.
Still one of the best names on the site…
Probably the best handle I’ve seen.
To give insight to the new… this handle was in response to them finding mammoth bones under Reser Stadium (no joke) when construction was being done.
I’m too lazy to look so asked chat for some detailed stats on the regional performances for each team in their respective sries and here is what our ai friend had to say:
2025 NCAA Regional Series Offensive Comparison
Category Oregon State Beavers Florida State Seminoles
Games Played 4 (3–1 record) 3 (3–0 record)
Runs Scored 35 21
Runs Allowed 16 7
**Team Batting Avg.** .292 .311
Home Runs 7 6
Slugging Percentage .506 .528
On-Base Percentage .410 .407
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? Key Offensive Performers
Oregon State Beavers:
Aiva Arquette: .352 AVG, 18 HR, 65 RBI, .670 SLG, .468 OBP
Gavin Turley: .352 AVG, 18 HR, 64 RBI, .653 SLG, .480 OBP
Florida State Seminoles:
Alex Lodise: .405 AVG, 17 HR, 67 RBI, .736 SLG, .473 OBP
Max Williams: .318 AVG, 18 HR, 49 RBI, .605 SLG
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Analysis
Oregon State: Demonstrated a potent offense during the regional, averaging 8.75 runs per game. Their lineup showcased depth and power, with significant contributions from Arquette and Turley.
Florida State: While scoring fewer total runs, FSU maintained a higher team batting average and slugging percentage. Lodise’s exceptional performance, complemented by Williams’ power hitting, underscores their offensive efficiency.
Both teams enter the Super Regional with formidable offenses, setting the stage for a competitive matchup.
I just looked at defensive and pitching stats and these teams are so closely matched it’s really quite interesting. On paper, this series looks dead even but the x-factor IMO will be the travel and home field advantage going to OSU. I don’t see any of these games really being high scoring but rather along the lines of 5-4, 6-5, 3-2 despite both teams hitting lots of HRs this season.
As it stands right now, the Beavs have six quality arms that could start:
Segura (yes, I know he had a rough game vs St Mary’s)
Keljo
Whitney
Kleinschmit
Queen
DeCremer
I would expect Whitney, Kleinschmit and Segura/Keljo to get starts with Queen and DeCremer out of the bull pen. However, Queen has been so good lately, I could see him getting a start too.
I like the beavers chances playing at home and their confidence should be good to go after disposing of teams in the regional…GO BEAVS!
Game 1 is 6 pm EDT, game 2 9:00 pm EDT, so I’ll be curious to see if its much of a factor for FSU.
Tallahassee is running high 80’s low 90’s temp, 85% humidity (now)….Corvallis Oregon (best college town in the PAC) is predicted to be sunny all weekend and 85, 87, 91 this Fri/Sat/Sunday….lower humidity than FLA, should be an easy adjustment.
With those temps, you attending in person might have to avert thine eyes from co-eds…
Please send some of that sunny warm weather to the midwest where we have been unusually cool and wet.
You can have the heat domes.
Those things suck, unless you’re trying to kill plants.
I’ll take it! Use to heat and humidty. The older I get the less I like the cold.
I saw OOB wanted my analysis so here it is,
Forget stats, matchups, all the nitty gritty crap. Every team is very good at this point. They have stars, Beavs have stars. This series really comes down to coaching. Can Mitch get his team over the last hurdle to Omaha? Every year he’s going to have the talent to get there. Between the high school guys in the pipeline and being a transfer destination, he’ll always have the horses.
This is Mitch’s time to shine. There’s no doubt he’s a good coach. Can he be great? Or is he FSU Mike Martin? Most wins in D1 history, 41 straight post seasons, no titles, and only 2 runner up finishes.
Last time I checked, coaches coach but players play. The coaches can only put the players in position to be successful but it’s up to the players to execute and get the job done.
Don’t get me wrong bc coaching is important but ultimately it’s up to the players to do the job. Canham and Dorman can have a great game plan but that’s only as good as the execution of the plan…
Stats matter too bc they dictate situational strategies such as where to position your infielders and outfileders, where to locate a pitch on a hitter that’s predominantly a pull hitter or goes the opposite way, etc.
Even in college ball it’s about the analytics and that’s why stats are so important. So at this point, you have to gain every advantage as you can and a large part of that is understanding the stats.
Assistant coaches assist, bat boys bat…announcers announce…vendors vend…haters hate….
And your point being what?
Mitch 100% blew the Auburn super regional in 2022, Auburn had 1 bat capable of beating us and he continued to pitch to the Big 1B.
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Lmao… Typically we call the head coach in baseball a Manager. That’s a key distinction. The coaching comes from your specific position coaches (ie. Batting and Pitching). So I can’t blame Mitch for batting or pitching development but we can blame him for keeping the same folks if they aren’t performing. The stats show they are doing a good job. Hard to fire someone for doing good unless you have a top tier replacement in line.
I do know Mitch’s crew developed the number 1 pick Travis Bazzanna. He wasn’t considered one of the top international prospects out of high school. Highly recruited not elite.
If they keep producing MLB players they will have no trouble landing talent.
Thanks for chiming in, Bill.
I hope you are correct when you opine “he’ll always have the horses”, the way college athletics is changing makes me wonder how long the Beavs will attract/afford the horses if Mitch falters at all.
I’ve been tied up with PT 658 and the Rose Festival fleet week activities, will try to catch with ab as those activities wind down.
USC aoki is in portal as well
Solid lefty from Virginia is in the portal but I don’t know if someone here has already commented on him…
Aoki was tremendously complimentary of OSU’s setting, field and fans when he was interviewed during USC’s game on Saturday. Maybe he wants to become a Beaver.
anyone else trying to get tickets from ousbeavers.com? sold out instantly
Yeah trying to get a ticket to Beaver Baseball especially in post season is akin to winning the lottery, or so it feels. I know people with season tickets of course they never let go of any and maybe you can find some on the secondary market. Right now seatgeek has left field bleachers at $800+, each.
Of course watching a game on tv you’ll see all the coaches from OSU in seats and each team has an allotment, then there are the scouts, dignitaries and hangers on… I quit trying eons ago.
Do games routinely sell out during the season? You’d think they would figure out ways to add seats if the demand is there. Bleachers aren’t that expensive.
Goss is generally close to sell-out or sold out for regular home games. They do add bleachers in left field for the post-season. Not enough perhaps given the demand.
I’d guess a future vision has to be building up right field to add another 2K and begin wrapping the outfield with permanent grandstands, connected to Casey’s Corner.
If the right field stands were built roughly the height of the the Omaha room and wrapped to the batters eye wall, they could easily add another 2K. Probably a delicate balance of not wanting to build it too big and then it feels somewhat empty. A sold out stadium makes for an exciting venue and and valuable ticket…
I’m not sure really, my assumption is yes, but that’s based on hearsay that there is a wait to get season tickets. That being said, you can always get tickets from: friend, customer, coworker or worst case scenario secondary market, students are also allotted some tickets. But this time of year no one is letting loose with anything.
What do we think about the Walls kid from Hawai’i?
Mitch and Dorman got a pretty good look at him.
Beaver lock tweet from Bray this morning.
I’m still going with Adel Dorr but shouldnt be long till we know for sure
Dorr it is. Looks like a good pick up.
Winner!
https://x.com/Ryan_Harlan7/status/1930696485286592843?t=d9ouCb8tcAIOhIK-v_G9SQ&s=19
My old tricks still work, sometimes…
I think FSU comes into Goss over-confident and probably dismissive of OSU due to the lack of a conference.
Lots of concern after the last time they flew west (Cal) according to some of their boards. They didn’t show up well and OSU isn’t Cal. We shall see.
Article today on Portland Tribune that didn’t sound like it gave OSU much of a shot due to FSU three lefties. FSU did play a stronger SOS but 34 games at home and only 14-7 away from their place.
These teams are so evenly matched on paper that it’s almost a pick em series. However, I agree with OB that FSU could be over confident coming into Goss. That combined with OSU playing with a chip on their shoulder all season long and playing at Goss, could be the X factors for the Beavs.
I like the beavers chances but I think it is essential they win game #1. If not, it puts a lot more pressure on the beavers. If our hitters continue producing at the plate, it’ll take some of the pressure off our pitching staff. I like our pitching quality of arms and depth.
I’d like to see Talt start the game off for the beavers with a bunt if FSU defensive alignment looks like it could work…Put them on their heels right from the start and apply as much pressure as early and often.
I don’t have any fingernails left to chew on and don’t want to resort to toenails so I hope these games aren’t nail biters as I expect or I’ll be eating leftover toe jam.
Re tickets – Money talks. If you are a donor, you have (had) a pretty good shot at tickets. I’ve been able to get them as they send out an email for a requests a few weeks before the end of the regular season.
This year might have higher demand than normal as they had so few home games.
In the past they have sent out surveys on what people would be interested in adding at Goss. Club seats, loge boxes, expanded capacity etc. Don’t think those are happening unless there’s a big donor willing to foot the bill.
Does anyone know if Canham and company are pursuing the Oregon 6A Player of the Year, Kaeden Cruse?
https://baseballnorthwest.com/profiles/kcruse
https://www.oregonlive.com/highschoolsports/2025/06/all-state-baseball-2025-oregons-top-class-6a-stars.html
He committed to Clark College about a month ago
Ah, didn’t see that. Thanks for the info.
I watched Grant play Salem two weeks ago and grant was my pick to win it all. They have a bunch of ball players on that team and completely dominated an undefeated Salem team…
Were the games close? Did you eat any toenails?
https://youtu.be/UWcsDqMsLy8?si=-tLUNewuA4wW8xSH
Video of OSU baseball facilities.
Freeman up with a piece focused on pitching but with interesting quotes from players on other aspects of the Super.
Sounds like a pretty confident bunch, but realistic about their progress facing lefties with junk.
No paywall here:
https://archive.ph/AKrUA
I can imagine what batting practice was like this week.
In case you didnt see it already this morning, we have another new football commit for 2026.
Lance McGee out of Yakima, WA. No position listed but noticed he was recruited by our Safeties coach.
Basically all offers are new Pac or MW teams.
https://247sports.com/recruitment/lance-mcgee-165702/recruitinterests/
https://x.com/ptgraphics0/status/1931037031716594070?t=UZyWzE2R_bWy79vd3heiOA&s=19
Cue the angry fans calling a 16 year old kid out for calling OSU the “University of Oregon State”
Also: “Get off my lawn!!”
I’m guessing offer lists are now basically aligned with how much money teams are offering.
Watching Miami vs Louisville and lo and behold there was Tanner Smith, ex-OSU starting catcher last year. I remember now that he entered the transfer portal after last season, but I never knew the reason. He hails from Arizona and he had a starting job with OSU. Anyone know why??
I don’t remember anything official, but I think it was related to his starting spot being in question for this season, as he hit .221 last year.