CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State baseball team finds itself ranked second by Perfect Game to open the 2018 season as the online publication released its preseason top 25 on Wednesday.
The No. 2 preseason ranking is the second for the Beavers following Collegiate Baseball, which released its top 40 teams in late December. Similar to that ranking, Oregon State trails only Florida.
Oregon State finished the 2017 season ranked third after advancing to the College World Series, where the Beavers were one of four teams remaining. OSU set a school record with 56 wins – 31 of which came at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field – and the pitching staff led the nation with a 1.