The 2021 Oregon State Beavers baseball team represented Oregon State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Beavers played their home games at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. The team was coached by Mitch Canham in his 2nd season at Oregon State. The previous season was indefinitely suspended 14 games into the season after the NCAA abruptly canceled all winter and spring season tournaments, including the College World Series, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Season synopsis The Beavers entered the season unranked and picked to finish 4th in the Pac-12 Conference coaches preseason baseball poll.

Jake Mulholland passed Kevin Gunderson for most saves in Oregon State history when he threw his 38th career save in a 2–1 win against California.

Roster

Schedule and results Legend Oregon State win Oregon State loss Postponement/TieBoldOregon State team memberRankD1 Baseball

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

Fort Worth Regional Fort Worth Regional TeamsNo. 6 (1) TCU Horned Frogs(2) Oregon State Beavers(3) Dallas Baptist Patriots(4) McNeese State Cowboys

Rankings

2021 MLB draft Player Position Round Overall MLB team Kevin Abel RHP 7 210 Cincinnati Reds Chase Watkins LHP 9 274 Chicago Cubs Bryant Salgado RHP 14 418 Houston Astros Nathan Burns RHP 19 561 Los Angeles Angels

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