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2021 OREGON STATE BASEBALL Twitter.com/BeaverBaseball Instagram.com/BeaverBaseball PAT CASEY HEAD BASEBALL COACH MITCH CANHAM Facebook.com/OregonStateBaseball MITCH CANHAM Pat Casey Head Baseball Coach 2nd Year • #11 5-9 (OSU) • 269-229 (5 yrs) Two-time National Champion Mitch Canham was named the 21st head coach in Oregon State baseball’s history on June 13, 2019. played in 183 games. Canham, the Pat Casey Head Baseball Coach, was revered by The Beavers won 46, 50 and 49 games, respectively, during his Beaver Nation in four years as a student-athlete, and is one of the three on-the-field seasons, including 27 victories in the postseason. most popular players in school history. He was a 2007 All-American The 50 wins in 2006, at the time, marked an Oregon State single- and guided the Beavers to three trips to Omaha, culminating in Na- season record. tional Championships in 2006 and 2007. • Canham batted .314 during his career, tallying 31 doubles, eight Canham, a native of Richland, Wash., came back to the collegiate triples, 25 home runs and 152 runs batted in. ranks after spending three-and-a-half seasons as a manager in the • The 152 RBI head into the 2021 season as the seventh-most in Seattle Mariners’ organization. a career at Oregon State. The 25 home runs, meanwhile, rank ninth. • He led the Double-A Arkansas Travelers to a North Division First- • He had an All-American season for the Beavers in 2007. He bat- Half Title in the Texas League after defeating Tulsa on June 9, just ted .326 as a redshirt junior, collecting 10 home runs and 59 RBI. He four days before becoming Oregon State’s head coach. In nearly half was also named an All-Pacific-10 Conference First-Team selection, a season at the Double-A level, Canham amassed a 42-22 record. a year after being named honorable mention. • Canham posted a .545 winning percentage at the professional • Canham was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2005 level, going 264-220. He tallied winning seasons in three of the Corvallis Regional and was selected to the All-College World Series nearly four seasons, including 86 wins at Single-A Clinton in 2016. Team in 2007. • Canham followed his first managerial season by moving to • He opened his postseason career by batting .353 with three high Single-A Modesto of the California League in 2017. In his first doubles and nine RBI in 2005, helping Oregon State to a 5-3 record of two seasons with the Nuts, he led the club to a 74-68 record and and the program’s first trip to Omaha since 1952. California League Championship. He was also named the California • He followed that with a .289 batting average in 2006 and led the League Manager of the Year. Beavers to their first of now three National Championships. Canham • Three players from the 2017 Modesto Nuts club have already posted four doubles and 11 RBI in 13 games. reached the Major Leagues (as of June 2019), including outfielder • Canham completed his career with a home run and six RBI in Braden Bishop and pitchers Pablo Lopez and Matt Festa. 2007 as the Beavers won their second title. Oregon State rolled to • Canham served as Bishop and Lopez’s manager at Clinton as an 11-1 record en route to the championship. well. There, he also helped advance the careers of Major Leaguers Alex Jackson, Zack Littell, Luiz Gohara and Osmer Morales. As a business administration graduate, he excelled off the field while at OSU earning 2007 Academic All-America accolades and Canham came to Oregon State from Lake Stevens, Wash., in three-time membership on the Pac-10 Academic team. The five- 2004. He lettered three seasons for the Beavers - 2005-07 - and time OSU Dean’s List member was also a leader on Oregon State’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and was presented the Bea- vers’ Glenn Klein Award for his community service contributions. Following his senior season, the Pac-10 honored Canham as OSU’s male recipient of the 2007 Tom Hansen Award, presented annually to the outstanding senior student-athlete based on exhibi- tion of the greatest combination of performance, and achievement in scholarship, athletics and leadership. Canham’s contributions to local communities have continued during his professional career and include founding and serving as the CEO of BASE By Pros LLC, an organization that provides personal- ized baseball instruction and mentorship to kids across the country. Following his stellar career at Oregon State, Canham was se- lected in the first round, 57th overall, by the San Diego Padres in the 2007 MLB First-Year Player Draft. He was the sixth first-round selection in Oregon State history. 10 2006, 2007, 2018 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 2013, 2014, 2017 PAC-12 CHAMPIONS 7 College World Series Appearances • 7 NCAA Super Regional Appearances • 18 NCAA Regional Appearances Twitter.com/BeaverBaseball 2021 OREGON STATE BASEBALL Instagram.com/BeaverBaseball Facebook.com/OregonStateBaseball PAT CASEY HEAD BASEBALL COACH MITCH CANHAM He spent four seasons with the Padres’ organization, reaching as high as Triple-A The File On Mitch Canham Portland. He also spent time with the Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals and Washington Nationals’ organizations before ending his professional playing Coaching Experience career with the independent Lincoln Saltdogs in 2015. Oregon State, Pat Casey Head Baseball Coach (2019-pres.) Canham’s business administration degree from Oregon State came in 2011. He and Arkansas Travelers, Manager (2019) his wife, Marlis, have two childen, Mack and Mya. Modesto Nuts, Manager (2017-18) Clinton LumberKings, Manager (2016) What They’re Saying About Mitch Canham College Education Alma Mater: Oregon State, 2011 Business Administration “Mitch Canham is the type of person and coach who embodies what Oregon State Uni- Degree: versity is about. His character and skill as a coach speaks volumes about why he has Playing Career been so successful on and off the field in life, college and professional baseball. Coach Collegiate: Oregon State (2004-07) Canham has had an exceptionally quick upward trajectory as a baseball leader since his playing days concluded and he returns to OSU with an impressive resume. What stands MLB Draft: 41st round of 2006 Draft (St. Louis Cardinals), 1st round of 2007 Draft (San Diego out most is Coach Canham’s commitment to excellence by being an exemplary leader, Padres) role model for young men, and his burning desire to continue the success of a program that he put so much energy into as a player. In addition, the outpouring of support from Professional: San Diego Padres organization(2007-10), Oakland Athletics organization (2011), St. Louis Cardinals former OSU student-athletes and recommendations by high level baseball personnel organization (2012), Kansas City Royals organization in the college and professional ranks has been impressive. It reiterates what many of (2013),Washington Nationals organization (2014) Beaver Nation already know as to the character of Coach Canham.” - Vice President and Eugene, Northwest League (2007) Lake Elsinore, California League (2007-08) Director of Athletics Scott Barnes San Antonio, Texas League (2009-10) Portland, Pacific Coast League (2010) Midland, Texas League (2011) “Coach Canham is a winner plain and simple. He represents the culture that so many Sacramento, Pacific Coast League (2011) OSU coaches and players have created. He was a tremendous leader as a student-ath- Memphis, Pacific Coast League (2012) lete on and off the field and I have no doubt that the future of Oregon State baseball is in Long Island, Atlantic League (2012) Omaha, Pacific Coast League (2013) great hands.” - Former head coach Pat Casey Northwest Arkansas, Texas League (2013) Harrisburg, Eastern League (2014) “Mitch is an amazing hire for Oregon State. He bleeds Orange and black. A bonafide Lincoln, American Association (2015) leader on and off the field, Mitch will do tremendous things for Beaver Baseball. Wel- Personal come home, Mitch.” - Former Oregon State teammate Kevin Gunderson Hometown: Richland, Wash. High School: Lake Stevens High School “I’ve known Mitch since he was 19 years old playing for me in the Alaska Summer Wife: Marlis Children: Mack and Mya League. The privilege of watching him lead and mentor our players with the Mariners will continue to inspire me into the future. His selfless leadership, born out of a responsibil- ity to help others, has been a highlight of my professional career.” - Seattle Mariners Mitch Canham Year-By-Year Director of Player Development Andy McKay Clinton LumberKings (Single-A) “Mitch is a leader in all aspects of life. A selfless individual who embodies what the Or- YEAR POSITION W-L PCT. egon State baseball program stands for. Change is not always easy, but I truly believe in 2016 Manager 86-54 .614 Midwest League Runner-Up Canham’s ability to lead our program.” - Former teammate, assistant coach and Major Totals 1 Season 86-54 .614 Leaguer Darwin Barney Modesto Nuts (Single-A) “Mitch is the best leader I’ve ever known. He showed me what it meant to be a part of YEAR POSITION W-L PCT. 2017 Manager 74-66 .529 the Beaver Family. I could not be more excited for the future of Beaver Baseball.” - For- California League Champions mer teammate and 2021 undergraduate assistant coach Joey Wong 2018 Manager 62-78 .443 Totals 2 Seasons 136-144 .486 Arkansas Travelers (Double-A) YEAR POSITION W-L PCT. 2019 Manager 42-22 .656 Texas League North Division 1st Half Champions Totals 1 Season 42-22 .656 Oregon State Beavers (NCAA) YEAR POSITION W-L PCT. 2020 Manager 5-9 .357