The Oregon State Beavers enter the 2019 season looking to get back to the College World Series for a third consecutive season and maybe even win a second-straight NCAA title. That task is incredibly tall though. The Beavs lost Nick Madrigal, Cadyn Grenier, and several more to the MLB Draft a few months ago and three-time NCAA champion head coach Pat Casey retired leaving Pat Bailey in charge in the interim.
It’s certainly not all bad, however. OSU has possibly the best all-around player in college baseball in Adley Rutschman, a phenomenal sophomore pitcher in Kevin Abel (the rest of that pitching staff is strong as well), and Mike Parker still calls their games.