What does Oregon State baseball’s future hold?
This week, the No. 6 Beavers traveled to Scottsdale with the hopes of winning a Pac-12 Tournament and securing their place among the nation’s top eight teams.
Rather, the team led by Mitch Canham lost shockingly to Stanford on Wednesday before rallying for a narrow victory over Arizona State on Thursday. However, that was insufficient to get them out of their tournament pool and into the semifinals.
What matters now for the Beavers is their postseason destiny following their early conference tournament elimination. perilously dangling. They will most likely lose their prospects of being seeded in the top eight of the NCAA Tournament, which would grant them the opportunity to host a super regional if they make it that far.It is not a given that OSU will hold a regional in Corvallis at this time.
Before Monday’s 9 a.m. ESPN2 selection show, this is where the Beavers stand in the most recent NCAA Tournament forecasts.
D1 Baseball
Though not by much, D1Baseball projects that Oregon State will host a regional at Goss Stadium. The Beavers are ranked as the No. 14 overall seed in the Corvallis region by the newspaper. They are expected to host Wake Forest (No. 2), St. John’s (No. 3), and Air Force (No. 4).
If the Beavers play well this weekend, D1 Baseball suggests that Wake Forest, Mississippi State, and Dallas Baptist might all pass them.
USA Baseball
At this time, Baseball America is less hopeful about OSU’s chances of hosting. According to the publication, the Beavers are the 16th and last national seed in the Corvallis region. The remaining spots are occupied by Nos. 2 Mississippi State, Nos. 3 UConn, and No. 4 Nicholls State.A decisive element there was Mississippi State’s defeat by Vanderbilt on Thursday. However, the Bulldogs will play Tennessee, ranked #1, on Friday night in the SEC Tournament. It’s highly likely that MSU would surpass the Beavers if they triumph there.Teams to observe Arizona
The No. 18 Wildcats lost two of their three games against OSU in Tucson last weekend, proving that they are not as good as the Beavers on paper. However, they emerged victorious from the Pac-12 regular season and appear to be the favorites to win the Pac-12 Tournament with the elimination of Oregon State and Oregon.
It is hard to envision a situation in which the Wildcats do not gain the opportunity to host a regional if Arizona easily defeats them this coming weekend in Scottsdale.
Duke
The Blue Devils defeated No. 12 NC State earlier this week to take their current position of No. 17 in the country and No. 19 in the RPI. It will be crucial for Duke to defeat Miami in the ACC Tournament semifinals on Saturday. If it prevails, it will have the chance to further enhance its record against No. 3 Clemson, No. 10 Florida State, No. 16 Virginia, or Louisville in the championship game.
For the Statesman Journal, Jarrid Denney writes about Oregon State and high school athletics. Contact him at X @jarrid_denney or JDenney@salem.gannett.com.
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