Oregon State Baseball: Corvallis Regional Primer

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– Beaver has been held in the 13th and 11th districts since 2005. OSU ranked fifth in that time, trailing just behind North Carolina (13), Florida (13), LSU (12) and Florida (12) (12), while also tied to Vanderbilt.

– This is the third of five full seasons – Excluding the common 2020 season – 19 season – The Beavers held five seasons under Mitch Canham.

-Canham is 12-9 in the playoffs. 1995-2018 Pat Casey's 64 NCAA wins in 1995-2018 were more than just Canham among Oregon State's head coaches.

– Oregon State has now had eight consecutive playoffs, the longest playoff in program history.

– Beaver is one of nine teams that have advanced to the NCAA playoffs since 2017. Others include Miss Southern, Dallas Baptist Church, North Carolina, Vanderbilt, Florida, Florida, Louisiana State University, Arkansas, Arkansas and Oklahoma.

– Oregon State opens with St. Mary and plays Gales 5-3-1. The Beavers won two games between Corvallis’ teams, winning the game in 2012 with a 12-3 win and a 9-3 win.

– Oregon State is 17-2 at home this season, 44-4 at Gos Stadium (.917) since the 2024 season. During his tenure at Canham, the beaver was 124-33 (.790).

-OSU has 43-11 (.796) at home in the playoffs and 30-7 (.810) in the NCAA area games.

– Canon Reeder is on a 7-game winning streak, with 26 (.423), two doubles, three home runs and 12 RBIs.

– Gavin Turley is 179 from Michael Conforto's (2012-14) program recording, which is one-third.

-Terley also reached the base safely for 48 consecutive games.

-Turley and Aiva Arquette are semi-finalists for the Dick Howser Trophy. Arquette is also a semi-final for the Golden Peak Awards and Brooks Wallace Awards. Wilson Weber is a semi-finalist at the Buster Posey Award.

– Oregon has a 8-0 record against WCC this season, defeating San Diego twice, Portland twice, Gonzaga twice, and Santa Clara once. Seven out of eight are at home.

-OSU's first score this season was 34-6.

Eddie Madrigal was definitely a revelation in the third year of the program, increasing the pro numbers offensively and leading the Gaels into their second NCAA regional appearance. Madrigal will head to Corvallis with 0.372 hits, 86 hits, 21 home runs, 77 RBIs and up to 1.183 OPS. Madrigal also broke the single-season planning record in scoring (64) and RBI (77) and ranked second (86) in single-season hit percentage (86), 21st in the season.

-Madrigal was named the global WCC first team for his first full-game selection in his career and was named the WCC Championship's most outstanding player for his efforts in the Gaels Championship. He ended five playoff games with an average of .455, ten hits, four doubles, two home runs, 13 scoring and 11 RBIs.

The honor becomes even more impressive considering the end of the season where Madrigal suffered a knee injury in 2024. He has since recovered and compiled one of the best offensive seasons in the history of the program.

St. Mary has the best offense in the league and has impressive numbers

St. Mary leads the WCC with an average hit rate of 0.302 as they have one of the deepest and most extensive offenses on the West Coast. They broke several single-season records, including scoring this season (458), doubles (115) and RBI. They ranked first in the I division with batting average, hit percentage and score hit percentage. Eddie Madrigal anchored the lineup to the lead, while the 7-through-9 average hit average of .307 (Mettam, Armstrong, Griffith) in the lineup.

Cody Kashimoto led the country to the top of the squad with 21 shots this season, which put him and Madrigal at the top of the lineup. If the Madrigal base starts a inning, that almost guarantees Kashimoto beat him, giving Gaels two shots on the plate with the runners' scoring position.

Statistics for St. Mary

-TCU entered the Big 12 Championship but ended up losing to Arizona in additional innings

-TCU finished the regular 9-4 in the weekend series, and ended 7-3 in the Big 12 series. They counted both series (BYU, Kansas) but were not swept away.

-TCU, 25-12 in the last 34 games, ranked 17th in the final RPI, the highest ranking in Big 12.

-TCU's timeline ranks 14th nationwide, while its non-conference SOS is 18th. -TCU ranked third in the league with an average of .300, ERA ranked 4.24 at first place, 4.24 at sixth place, and .975 hits.

-TCU's 66 home runs this season are the most since the 2023 season and ranks ninth in school history.

-TCU tied for second with 29 triples.

– Sawyer Strosnider leads the nation with 10 three-pointers recorded by the school.

-TCU is playing in the first NCAA region on the West Coast.

TCU Statistics

– Ethan Hedges is not only the offensive leader of the Trojan this season, but also establishes himself as one of the most important people in the United States. Among the Big Ten hits, the hedge ranked 12th in the Big Ten, and his .343 hit average is also 12th. His 130 bases are 11th, his .602 hits 16th, and his 42 walks are 10th in the conference. He ranked 15th in the conference with 55 RBIs, his 12 home runs were the most on the team and the highest score in the league for T-24s, and his OBP of .459 was ranked 14th in the league. Hedging has safely reached the base in 52 of 52 games so far this year. He is also a basic attempt at 9 to 9. HEDGES has nine saves so far this season, ranking 22nd in the NCAA and second in the Big Ten. In 15.0 innings, he allowed only 9 hits, hitting 12 hits and keeping his opponent at the .173 average. The hedge has already made home runs and has scored five saves in the same game this season.

– Brayden Dowd The Trojans reached .322 in his sophomore season. The Center Guardians ranked sixth in the top 10 (45) on the walk, and also hit 10 home runs (second on the team). He ranked second in 50 points and 69 shooting percentages, while his 35 RBI was fourth. He also owns three stolen bases this year, winning 54 bases in 54 games.

-Abbrie Covarrubias hit .296, fifth in 59 shooting percentage, with 11 doubles, 2 3-pointers and 3 home runs. On Sunday against Michigan State, Kovarubias had 2 doubles, 2 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. He leads the team with 11 stolen bases.

– Caden Aoki faced Penn State at the Big Ten Championship Thursday. He entered 7.0 innings, had only 1 run and hit 7. Aoki also had a great back-to-back outing against UCLA and Minnesota at the end of the regular season, released at 0.56 ERA in 16.0 IP.

– Brodie Purcell was outstanding in the USC bullpen, throwing 2.11 ERA on 25 appearances. In 38.1 innings, he had 47 K and gave up only 21 hits.

– Andrew Johnson became an excellent player for the Trojan pitcher with a record of 3-1. His season era was 4.41, and he had 54 strikeouts in 65.1 innings and only 12 walks.