Beavers Baseball Previews

The college baseball season has officially started and the Beavs are 1-0 and haven't allow a hit yet!

Looking for more information on Beaver baseball?

Here are some previews from around the web:


Beavers Back, Minus Some Big Arms :: Oregon State looking to repeat as champs without big contributors - CSTV.com

Beavers To Take The Field As Defending National Champs - CSTV.com

Oregon State begins defense of CWS title; Rice, Miami among those in Omaha mix - SI.com

New season, new look for national champs - Register-Guard

Shaping into arms race - The Oregonian


I think that this team could be very good. Each of the last two years we've had at least two solid pitchers, a solid closer, and 2-3 unknown hitters step up and be really good. Gillespe, Bill Rowe, Andy Jenkins, Kunda, and Darwin Barney as a freshman were all pleasant surprises that really drove us to win. Oh and good defense and aggressive baserunning will be a must.

So who will be the unknowns or backups to break out this season? I'm calling Mike Lissman, John Wallace, and either Ogata or Wong to become offensive studs this season. Clearly Canham and Barney will be good or perhaps great, but that's no surprise. Pitching wise I think Eddie Kunz needs to step up a be the closer in all senses of the word and someone needs to step up and be a solid #2 behind Mike Stutes. Perhaps Anton Maxwell or Daniel Turpen? Or even better, one of the new freshman pitchers. Who knows, but it should be fun!