2017 Oregon State Beavers baseball team

American college baseball season

2017 Oregon State Beavers baseball

Corvallis Super Regional champions
Corvallis Regional champions
Pac-12 regular season champions

College World Series, 2–2

Conference| Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 3
CB| No. 3
Record| 56–6 (27–3 Pac-12)
Head coach|

* Pat Casey (23rd season)

Assistant coaches|

* Pat Bailey (10th season)
* Nate Yeskie (9th season)
* Andy Jenkins (5th season)

Home stadium| Goss Stadium at Coleman Field

Seasons

<- 2016

2018 ->

2017 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 3 Oregon State ‍†‍‍y | 27 | - | 3 |  | .900 |  |  | 56 | - | 6 |  | .903
No. 18 Stanford ‍‍‍y | 21 | - | 9 |  | .700 |  |  | 42 | - | 16 |  | .724
UCLA ‍‍‍y | 19 | - | 11 |  | .633 |  |  | 30 | - | 27 |  | .526
No. 24 Arizona ‍‍‍y | 16 | - | 14 |  | .533 |  |  | 38 | - | 21 |  | .644
California ‍‍‍ | 15 | - | 15 |  | .500 |  |  | 25 | - | 29 |  | .463
Utah ‍‍‍ | 15 | - | 15 |  | .500 |  |  | 27 | - | 24 |  | .529
Washington ‍‍‍ | 14 | - | 16 |  | .467 |  |  | 28 | - | 26 |  | .519
Oregon ‍‍‍ | 12 | - | 18 |  | .400 |  |  | 30 | - | 25 |  | .545
Washington State ‍‍‍ | 10 | - | 20 |  | .333 |  |  | 24 | - | 29 |  | .453
Arizona State ‍‍‍ | 8 | - | 22 |  | .267 |  |  | 23 | - | 32 |  | .418
USC ‍‍‍ | 8 | - | 22 |  | .267 |  |  | 21 | - | 34 |  | .382
† - Conference champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2017 Oregon State Beavers baseball team represented Oregon State University in the 2017 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 Pat Casey in his 23rd season at Oregon State. The Beavers finished the regular season with the best record in the history of the program at 49–4, and set the Pac-12 record for conference victories in a season with 27. They were awarded the #1 overall national seed in the NCAA baseball tournament for the second time in team history (2014).

## Schedule and results

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Legend

| Oregon State win
| Oregon State loss
| Postponement
Bold | Oregon State team member
2017 Oregon State Beavers baseball game log (56–6)[1]

Regular season (49–4)
| February (7–1)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall record  | Pac-12 Record
Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic
Feb 17 | vs. Indiana* | No. 5 | Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ | W 1–0 | Thompson (1–0) | Stiever (0–1) | Engelbrekt (1) | 1,733 | 1–0 | –
Feb 17 | vs. Duke* | No. 5 | Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ | W 6–3 | Fehmel (1–0) | Stallings (0–1) | Verburg (1) | 2,149 | 2–0 | –
Feb 19 | vs. Duke* | No. 5 | Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ | W 11–2 | Tweedt (1–0) | Day (0–1) | Gambrell (1) | 1,893 | 3–0 | –
Feb 20 | vs. Indiana* | No. 5 | Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ | W 4–1 | Thompson (2–0) | Hobbie (0–1) | Engelbrekt (2) | 2,216 | 4–0 | –
Big 10–Pac-12 Spring Training College Baseball Classic
Feb 23 | vs. Nebraska* | No. 5 | Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ | W 10–1 | Heimlich (1–0) | Waldron (0–2) | None | 2,862 | 5–0 | –
Feb 24 | vs. Ohio State* | No. 5 | Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ | L 1–6 | Pavlopoulos (1–0) | Fehmel (1–1) | None | 2,071 | 5–1 | –
Feb 25 | vs. Nebraska* | No. 5 | Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ | W 5–2 | Tweedt (2–0) | Meyers (0–1) | Engelbrekt (3) | 2,841 | 6–1 | –
Feb 26 | vs. Ohio State* | No. 5 | Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ | W 5–1 | Thompson (3–0) | Post (0–1) | None | 1,731 | 7–1 | –
| March (15–0)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall record  | Pac-12 Record
Mar 4 | UC Davis* | No. 4 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 4–0 | Heimlich (2–0) | Garcia (0–1) | None | 2,622 | 8–1 | –
Mar 4 | UC Davis* | No. 4 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 14–2 | Tweedt (3–0) | Razo (2–1) | None | 2,578 | 9–1 | –
Mar 5 | UC Davis* | No. 4 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 4–1 | Mulholland (1–0) | Mullins (0–1) | None | 2,535 | 10–1 | –
Mar 9 | Ball State* | No. 3 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 2–0 | Fehmel (2–1) | Korson (0–1) | Engelbrekt (4) | 2,441 | 11–1 | –
Mar 10 | Ball State* | No. 3 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 5–0 | Heimlich (3–0) | Butler (1–2) | None |  | 12–1 | –
Mar 10 | Ball State* | No. 3 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 5–1 | Gambrell (1–0) | Marquardt (2–2) | Mulholland (1) | 2,949 | 13–1 | –
Mar 11 | Ball State* | No. 3 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 8–4 | Thompson (4–0) | Marnon (2–2) | None | 2,615 | 14–1 | –
Mar 16 | at Arizona State | No. 1 | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 2–0 | Heimlich (4–0) | Lingos (3–1) | Engelbrekt (5) | 6,010 | 15–1 | 1–0
Mar 17 | at Arizona State | No. 1 | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 10–1 | Fehmel (3–1) | Van Scoyoc (0–1) | None | 2,704 | 16–1 | 2–0
Mar 18 | at Arizona State | No. 1 | Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | W 4–1 | Thompson (5–0) | Erives (0–1) | None | 2,661 | 17–1 | 3–0
Mar 24 | No. 7 Arizona | No. 1 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 4–3 | Mulholland (2–0) | Megill (0–2) | None | 2,790 | 18–1 | 4–0
Mar 25 | No. 7 Arizona | No. 1 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 5–4 | Engelbrekt (1–0) | Deason (1–1) | None | 3,190 | 19–1 | 5–0
Mar 26 | No. 7 Arizona | No. 1 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 11–7 | Eisert (1–0) | Gomez (2–3) | None | 2,981 | 20–1 | 6–0
Mar 28 | at Saint Mary's* | No. 1 | Louis Guisto Field • Moraga, CA | W 4–3 | Engelbrekt (2–0) | Milam (1–1) | Mulholland (2) | 550 | 21–1 | 6–0
Mar 31 | at No. 19 Stanford | No. 1 | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 3–1 | Heimlich (5–0) | Bubic (2–4) | None | 1,653 | 22–1 | 7–0
| April (12–3)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall record  | PAC-12 Record
Apr 1 | at No. 19 Stanford | No. 1 | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 15–7 | Eisert (2–0) | Thorne (1–1) | None | 1,867 | 23–1 | 8–0
Apr 2 | at No. 19 Stanford | No. 1 | Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA | W 7–0 | Thompson (6–0) | Castellanos (4–1) | None | 1,867 | 24–1 | 9–0
Apr 4 | at Portland* | No. 1 | Joe Etzel Field • Portland, OR | W 4–3 | Eisert (3–0) | Miller (1–5) | Mulholland (3) | 1,300 | 25–1 | 9–0
Apr 7 | Utah | No. 1 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 5–4 | Mulholland (3–0) | Drachler (0–2) | None | 2,912 | 26–1 | 10–0
Apr 8 | Utah | No. 1 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 5–4 (16) | {Mullholland (4–0) | Bauerle (0–1) | None | 3,284 | 27–1 | 11–0
Apr 9 | Utah | No. 1 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 5–1 | Thompson (7–0) | Lapiana (2–4) | Hickey (1) | 3,250 | 28–1 | 12–0
Apr 13 | at No. 30 Washington | No. 1 | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | L 2–3 | Bremer (4–2) | Heimlich (5–1) | None | 1,136 | 28–2 | 12–1
Apr 14 | at No. 30 Washington | No. 1 | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | W 5–2 | Fehmel (4–1) | Nierenberg (1–2) | Mulholland (4) | 2,478 | 29–2 | 13–1
Apr 15 | at No. 30 Washington | No. 1 | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | W 3–0 | Thompson (3–0) | DeMers (3–3) | Mullholland (5) | 2,690 | 30–2 | 14–1
Apr 21 | at UCLA | No. 1 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 4–2 (10) | Mulholland (5–0) | Bird (4–1) | None | 1,209 | 31–2 | 15–1
Apr 22 | at UCLA | No. 1 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 1–7 | Ceja (2–3) | Fehmel (4–2) | None | 1,475 | 31–3 | 15–2
Apr 23 | at UCLA | No. 1 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 2–1 | Verburg (1–0) | Bird (4–2) | Eisert (1) | 1,377 | 32–3 | 16–2
Apr 25 | Oregon* | No. 1 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | Postponed to May 2
Apr 28 | USC | No. 1 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 3–1 | Heimlich (3–1) | Stubbs (0–3) | Rasmussen (1) | 3,367 | 33–3 | 17–2
Apr 29 | USC | No. 1 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | L 5–7 (10) | Manning (2–1) | Mulholland (5–1) | None | 3,420 | 33–4 | 17–3
Apr 30 | USC | No. 1 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 10–1 | Thompson (9–0) | Crouse (2–6) | None | 3,351 | 34–4 | 18–3
| May (15–0)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall record  | PAC-12 Record
May 2 | Oregon* | No. 1 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 4–1 | Britton (1–0) | Nelson (0–1) | Eisert (2) | 3,316 | 35–4 | 18–3
May 5 | California | No. 1 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 8–0 | Heimlich (7–1) | Horn (4-4) | None | 3,423 | 36–4 | 19–3
May 6 | California | No. 1 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 11–10 | Rasmussen (1–0) | Sabouri (1–3) | None | 3,593 | 37–4 | 20–3
May 7 | California | No. 1 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 10–2 | Thompson (10–0) | Ladrech (2–2) | None | 3,551 | 38–4 | 21–3
May 11 | at Oregon | No. 1 | PK Park • Eugene, OR | W 6–1 | Heimlich (8–1) | Stringer (4–2) | Eisert (4) | 2,209 | 39–4 | 22–3
May 12 | at Oregon | No. 1 | PK Park • Eugene, OR | W 5–4 | Engelbrekt (3–0) | Peterson (10–3) | Verburg (2) | 2,834 | 40–4 | 23–3
May 13 | at Oregon | No. 1 | PK Park • Eugene, OR | W 1–0 | Thompson (11–0) | Mercer (5–6) | Eisert (4) | 3,517 | 41–4 | 24–3
May 16 | vs. Portland* | No. 1 | Volcanoes Stadium • Keizer, OR | W 7–1 | Mulholland (6–1) | Budnick (1-9) | None | 3,906 | 42–4 | 24–3
May 19 | Washington State | No. 1 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 4–3 | Heimlich (9–1) | Sunitsch (2–4) | None | 3,583 | 43–4 | 25–3
May 20 | Washington State | No. 1 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 5–0 | Thompson (12–0) | Anderson (5-3) | None | 3,654 | 44–4 | 26–3
May 21 | Washington State | No. 1 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 14–3 | Rasmussen (2–0) | Block (0-3) | None | 3,629 | 45–4 | 27–3
May 25 | Abilene Christian* | No. 1 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 9–0 | Heimlich (10–1) | Lambright (0–4) | None | 3,432 | 46–4 | 27–3
May 26 | Abilene Christian* | No. 1 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 5–4 (11) | Eisert (4–0) | Watkins (0–1) | None | 3,605 | 47–4 | 27–3
May 27 | Abilene Christian* | No. 1 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 11–0 (7) | Rasmussen (3–0) | Ruot (0–5) | None | 3,563 | 48–4 | 27–3
May 28 | Abilene Christian* | No. 1 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 4–2 | Britton (2–0) | Skeffington (1–6) | Mulholland (7) | 3,547 | 49–4 | 27–3
Postseason (7–2)
| Corvallis Regional (3–0)

Date  | Opponent  | Seed/Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall record  | NCAAT record
June 2 | (4) Holy Cross* | (1) No. 1 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 8–2 | Thompson (13–0) | King (5–7) | None | 3,508 | 50–4 | 1–0
June 3 | (3) Yale* | (1) No. 1 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 11–0 | Heimlich (11–1) | Brodkowitz (6–3) | None | 3,474 | 51–4 | 2–0
June 4 | (3) Yale* | (1) No. 1 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 8–1 | Eisert (5–0) | Espig (1–1) | None | 3,456 | 52–4 | 3–0
| Corvallis Super Regional (2–0)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall record  | NCAAT record
June 9 | No. 14 Vanderbilt* | (1) No. 1 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 8–4 | Thompson (14–0) | Raby (10–4) | Tweedt (1) | 3,737 | 53–4 | 4–0
June 10 | No. 14 Vanderbilt* | (1) No. 1 | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | W 9–2 | Fehmel (5–2) | Wright (5–6) | None | 3,734 | 54–4 | 5–0
| College World Series (2–2)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall record  | CWS record
June 17 | No. 7 Cal State Fullerton* | (1) No. 1 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | W 6–5 | Mulholland (7–1) | Workman (6–3) | Rasmussen (2) | 22,656 | 55–4 | 1–0
June 19 | (4) No. 2 LSU* | (1) No. 1 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | W 13–1 | Fehmel (6–2) | Walker (8–2) | None | 24,874 | 56–4 | 2–0
June 23 | (4) No. 2 LSU | (1) No. 1 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | L 1–3 | Lange (10–5) | Thompson (14–1) | Hess (4) | 21,257 | 56–5 | 2–1
June 24 | (4) No. 2 LSU | (1) No. 1 | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | L 1–6 | Gilbert (7–1) | Fehmel (6–3) | None | 15,618 | 56–6 | 2–2

## Rankings

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Main article: 2017 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| Final
Coaches'[2]| 7| 7*| 7*| 4| 2 (5)| 2 (12)| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 3
Baseball America[3]| 9| 8| 8| 5| 4| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 3
Collegiate Baseball^[4]| 5| 5| 4| 3| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 3
NCBWA†[5]| 7| 5| 4| 5| 2| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 3

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

## References

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1. ^ "2017 Baseball Schedule". Oregon State Beavers. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
2. ^ "USA Today Coaches' Poll". Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
3. ^ Baseball America Poll
4. ^ Collegiate Baseball Poll
5. ^ NCBWA Poll

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