2025 Oregon State Beavers baseball team

The Beavers were unanimously selected a preseason Top-10 team by all five major poll organizations (No. 7 by D1Baseball.com, NCBWA & USAToday Coaches Poll; No. 9 by Perfect Game; and No. 10 by Baseball America).^[4]

Oregon State made a recruiting splash by signing Aiva Arquette, the All-Pac-12 infielder from Washington and top player in the transfer portal.^[5] Perfect Game placed Arquette on their 2025 preseason All-America first team. He also received second-team preseason honors by Baseball America and NCBWA.^[6]

Outfielder Trent Caraway joined Arquette as a preseason All-American, when Baseball America named him to the first team and Perfect Game placed him on their third team.^[7]

Arquette and outfielder Gavin Turley landed on the Golden Spikes Award initial watch list.^[8] Adley Rutschman won the award in 2019, while Cooper Hjerpe (2022) and Travis Bazzana (2024) were finalists.

The team set the school record for home runs in a game with eight in a 16–5 win over Nebraska on March 29. Six different players hit a home run, led by Gavin Turley with three. Turley finished the day 4-for-4 with three runs and six runs batted in, including a grand slam. Aiva Arquette, Jacob Krieg, Wilson Weber, Easton Talt, and AJ Singer also hit home runs in the game. Additionally, the Beavers hit for the rare home run cycle with a solo home run, a two-run home run, a three-run home run, and a grand slam. The team hit at least one home run in each of the seven innings before the 10-run rule brought the game to an early end.^[9]

Gavin Turley took sole possession of the career home runs record when he hit the 46th of his Oregon State career in a win over CSUN on April 19. The previous record of 45 had been set last season by Travis Bazzana.^[10]

Starting second baseman Jabin Trosky was sidelined indefinitely with an undisclosed injury prior to the series at Cal Poly. He had previously missed the 2023 season after undergoing right elbow surgery.^[11] On May 23, it was announced Trosky had entered the transfer portal and removed from the team's official roster.^[12]

Closing pitcher Matt Morrell was lost for the season after he underwent Tommy John surgery.^[13] His final appearance was in relief on March 14 in a win over Grand Canyon, where he picked up the save. He was 1–0 with three saves during the 2025 campaign.

Accolades
Freshman Dax Whitney was selected as the National Pitcher of the Week by Perfect Game following a dominant performance against UNLV in his first college start. Whitney threw five innings, allowed no runs on four hits, and struck out eight batters on only 84 pitches.^[14]

Aiva Arquette was named the Brooks Wallace Award Player of the Week by the College Baseball Foundation, given to the nation's most outstanding shortstop, following a dominant Week 2 performance. Arquette went 11-for-25 with three home runs, 10 runs batted in, six walks and eight runs scored.^[15] After leading the Beavers into the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament, Arquette was named a finalist for the Brooks Wallace Award.^[16]

Arquette picked up the NCBWA Dick Howser Trophy National Player of the Week award for the period ending April 13. In the four games played he batted .500 (9-for-18), recorded seven runs, accounted for 11 runs batted in, had a 1.277 slugging percentage, and finished with two doubles, four home runs and four walks.^[17] On May 15, Aiva Arquette and Gavin Turley were named semifinalists for the NCBWA Dick Howser Trophy presented by The Game Headwear.^[18]

Following a midweek win over No. 10 UCLA and three game sweep of CSUN, USA Baseball named Arquette their Golden Spikes Award Week 10 Player of the Week. In the four games played he went 11-for-17 from the plate (.647 batting average), scored 12 runs and tallied 11 runs batted in. In the April 19 finale against CSUN he tied an Oregon State record for most hits in a game, going a perfect 6-for-6.^[19] He was among the 45 players named to the Golden Spikes Award midseason watch list.^[20] Arquette was later included on the list of 25 Golden Spikes Award semifinalists, and one of only five semifinalists to also appear on both the preseason and midseason lists.^[21]

Wilson Weber garnered the NCBWA Dick Howser Trophy National Player of the Week award for the period ending May 11, where he was instrumental to the Beavers going 3–0–1 at Hawaii and Iowa. He hit safely in all four games, went 8-for-17 at the dish (.471), hit four home runs, scored five runs, and drove in a total of 12 runs. Weber collected four hits and drove in the game winning run in the opener at Iowa.^[22] The following week he was selected as one of thirteen semifinalists for the Buster Posey Award, given annually to the nation's top collegiate catcher.^[23]

The Beavers earned the No. 8 seed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, ensuring they would play all their games at home as they sought their first trip to Omaha since winning the national championship in 2018. This is the 13th time Oregon State has hosted a regional, and the third of the Mitch Canham era. Entering this season, the Beavers are 30–7 all-time when hosting.^[24]

Corvallis Regional
After dropping their opener against Saint Mary's 4–6, Oregon State blasted their way through the loser's bracket, eliminating TCU, Saint Mary's, and USC by a combined score of 50–6, earning them a matchup with Tallahassee Regional winner Florida State.^[25]

Gavin Turley, already Oregon State's career home run record holder, broke the Oregon State career record for RBIs by hitting a single in the 9th inning that drove in the final run of the Beaver's 20–3 victory over Saint Mary's.^[26] This passed the previous record holder, Michael Conforto, who ended his Oregon State career (2012–14) with 179 RBIs.^[27]

Corvallis Super Regional
Oregon State opened their Super Regional against Florida State with a 5–4 come-from-behind win in extra innings. Down 1–4 in the bottom of the 9th inning, Wilson Weber hit a single, sparking the rally. Pinch-hitter Bryce Hubbard was walked and pinch-hitter Dallas Macias singled to load the bases. A wild pitch allowed Weber to score, which cut the lead to 2–4. Jacob Kreig hit a single to left field that scored two more runs and tied the game 4–4. In the 10th inning, Aiva Arquette hit a double, Gavin Turley singled, and Wilson Weber was walked, loading the bases before a walk-off hit into deep center field by AJ Singer completed the rally.^[28]

After losing Game 2, 1–3, the Beavers took advantage of Florida State's depleted pitching staff to secure winner-take-all Game 3, 14–10. Oregon State scored 13 runs in the first three innings, including a grand slam by Trent Caraway. Florida State used six pitchers throughout the game but it wasn't enough to stop the Beavers, who ended the day with five home runs. The victory secured Oregon State's eighth trip to the College World Series, the first of Mitch Canham's tenure as head coach.^[29]

Oregon State vs. Louisville (Game 2)

On June 13, Oregon State defeated Louisville 4–3 in their opening game. Both teams were bolstered by starting pitchers Dax Whitney (Oregon State) and Patrick Forbes (Louisville). Whitney recorded nine strike outs, while Forbes racked up ten, both lasting 5+1⁄3 innings. Oregon State scored first with two runs in the 4th. Both teams scored runs in the 6th, which put Oregon State up 3–1, and set up a dramatic finish in the 9th inning.

Louisville led off the top of the 9th with a single by Zion Rose to left field that turned into a triple after Gavin Turley missed on a diving attempt at the ball. The next batter, Tague Davis, hit a single that scored Rose. Louisville replaced Davis with pinch-runner Tanner Shiver, who was picked off attempting to steal second base. The next batter, Alex Alicea, hit the ball sharply to Arquette, who threw past the first baseman. An errant throw by Weber, who had gathered the ball, allowed Alicea to reach third. Kamau Neighbors hit a single that scored Alicea and tied the game. After Oregon State retired the side, Arquette began the Beavers’ rally with a single up the middle. The next batter, Turley, hit a double to the left field corner. Arquette dove for home plate just ahead of the throw to seal the victory.^[30]

Oregon State vs. Coastal Carolina (Game 6)

On June 15, Oregon State lost to Coastal Carolina 2–6. Coastal Carolina scored three runs in the top of the 1st inning. Easton Talt hit a solo home run in the 3rd to narrow Coastal Carolina's lead, but the Chanticleers added two more runs in the 4th and another run in the 5th to take a 6–1 lead. Gavin Turley's solo home run in the bottom of the 9th was the final score of the game. The loss put the Beavers in the loser's bracket and set up a rematch with Louisville.^[31]

Oregon State vs. Louisville (Game 9)

On June 17, Oregon State fell to Louisville in an elimination game rematch, 6–7. Louisville scored first with a run in the 1st inning, followed by two more in the 3rd. Oregon State scored two runs in the 4th off a Jacob Krieg home run, while Louisville scored a run of their own. Both teams traded runs in the 6th, but Louisville scored one more in the 7th to take a 6–3 lead into the 9th.

In the top half of the 9th inning, Aiva Arquette hit a solo home run. Gavin Turley singled, Wilson Weber was walked, and AJ Singer hit a single to load the bases. Tyce Peterson hit a ground ball, scoring two to tie the game. After retiring the Beavers, Louisville loaded the bases. A fly ball to center field allowed a run to score, ending the Beavers season.^[32]

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 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.

Six Oregon State players were selected All-Americans during the 2025 season, the most since 2018 when seven players were selected.^[39][40][41]

Key

Seven Beavers were selected in the 2025 Major League Baseball draft.^[44]