Oregon State Baseball Sees Another Rise in National Rankings
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As of Tuesday evening, the Oregon State Beavers have a 25-7 record to start the 2026 college baseball season. While the Beavers have not been perfect to start the season, their ability to win games on the road has stuck out amongst the larger national landscape.
While the Beavers saw themselves reach the top ten in all major polls in previous weeks, Oregon State are now up to No. 7 in four of the major polls, meanwhile holding steady at No. 6 in RPI.
D1Baseball.com: Current Rank - No. 7, Previous Rank - No. 9
Baseball America: Current Rank - No. 7, Previous Rank - No. 8
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association: Current Rank - No. 7, Previous Rank - No. 8
RPI: Current Rank - No. 6, Previous Rank - No. 6
USA Today Coaches Poll: Current Rank - No. 7, Previous Rank - No. 9
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Since the prior rankings were released, the Beavers suffered a tough 18-2 loss to the Washington Huskies , but followed it up with a three-game sweep of Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. That Easter Weekend road trip included two shutouts.
On Monday, after the latest rankings were made public, the Beavers had their most dominant win of the season in an 18-0 victory at Washington State. However, the Cougars got their revenge on Tuesday in a game that ended 7-6 in their favor. Oregon State could not complete a late comeback, seeing their four-game winning streak come to an end.
Ultimately, Oregon State are well within reach of their goal of hosting yet another regional. After a 12-2 record on the road at this point in the season, recent projections have the Beavers accomplishing this goal.
Oregon State continue their campaign on Friday, April 10 when they begin a three-game series at thome against the Cal Poly Mustangs. First pitch of the series' opening contest is scheduled for 5:35 p.m. PT, to be televised on Portland's CW.
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Joe Londergan joined the SI brand in 2023 with G5 Football Daily. With over 15 years of experience in covering and working directly in college and pro sports, Joe's expertise has been featured in Front Office Sports, SB Nation, and XRAY.FM. He is a member of both the Football Writers' Association of America and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association. Joe holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Louisville and a master's degree in sports administration from Seattle University. Outside of his writing career, Joe enjoys golfing, although he admits that while he hits driver decently, his short game is a liability.
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