Baseball season is officially here for the Oregon State Beavers.
The No. 7-ranked Beavers will kick off their 2025 campaign Friday as they face off with Xavier at the College Baseball Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona. First pitch is set for 11 a.m.
Oregon State, which will play an independent schedule this season, is coming off a 45-16 campaign that culminated with a trip to the Lexington Super Regional. Now, Mitch Canham’s squad has its sights set on the program’s first trip to Omaha since 2018, when the Beavers won the College World Series.
Oregon State lost plenty of talent from last year’s team. After re-writing the school record book during his junior campaign, All-American second baseman Travis Bazzana was selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft.
All-conference starting pitchers Aiden May and Jacob Kmatz, All-American closer Bridger Holmes, and a flurry of key position players were selected in last summer’s draft, too.
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But the Beavers have reloaded with a mix of returning talent and transfer additions.
Shortstop Aiva Arquette, who spent his first two seasons at Washington, is listed by MLB.com as the No. 7 overall prospect for the 2025 draft. Returning starters Trent Caraway (No. 21), Dallas Macias (No. 60) and Gavin Turley (No. 84) also made the cut.
The same is true for Nelson Keljo (No. 89), who has taken over as OSU’s Friday starter after shining in a bullpen role last spring.
Following along for updates throughout the day as Oregon State kicks off its 2025 campaign in Scottsdale.
Oregon State starting lineup
- Trent Caraway — 3B
- Aiva Arquette — SS
- Gavin Turley — RF
- Dallas Macias — CF
- Jacob Krieg — 1B
- Wilson Weber — C
- Tyce Peterson — DH
- Easton Talt — RF
- AJ Singer — 2B
- Nelson Keljo LHP
Xavier starting lineup
- Carter Hendrickson — LF
- Aedan Anderson — CF
- Isaac Wachsmann — RF
- Connor Misch — 1B
- Clay Burdette — DH
- Eddie Peters — SS
- Jason Jelic — C
- Jake Lambdin — 3B
- Nolan Tucker — 2B
- Jake Hooker RHP
What channel is Oregon State baseball vs. Xavier on?
- Stream: FloBaseball
What time is Oregon State baseball’s game vs. Xavier at College Baseball Classic?
- Date: Friday, Feb. 14
- Start time: 11 a.m.
Jarrid Denney covers high school sports and Oregon State for the Statesman Journal. He can be reached at JDenney@salem.gannett.com or on X@jarrid_denney
