SPORTS
A10 — THE OBSERVER
THuRSday, FEBRuaRy 3, 2022
STANDINGS
BEAVERS
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Continued from Page A9
Pitching and defense were
the strengths of last year’s
club. Canham credited assis-
tant coach Darwin Barney
for his defensive work with
the team and its outstanding
fielding percentage of .982.
The pitching staff compiled
611 strikeouts and posted an
earned run average of 3.48.
Canham said practices are
focused on fundamentals and
situational baseball. He said
the players’ work ethic and
drive to work on their hitting
outside of practice makes that
possible.
“We’ve done a ton of
work on the fundamentals.
All the guys, never have to
worry about it, they’re always
gonna go in their free time
and go hit in the cage. That’s
just part of the culture here.
You can go up to the cages
at 9 o’clock at night and
there’s a handful of guys up
there, got the machine rolling
and they’re hitting. They’re
always going to do it on their
own time,” Canham said.
Because the roster is so
deep there is competition
for starting roles all over the
field. Jacob Melton, who
spent the offseason recov-
ering from shoulder sur-
gery, is fully healthy and is
expected to spend most of
his time in center field, with
some time at first base.
Mario Terrana/Contributed Photo, File
Oregon State’s Cooper Hjerpe pitches against McNeese State in the
Fort Worth Regional on June 5, 2021. Hjerpe is a returning starter for
the Beavers this season.
Canham said Thomas
Dukart has moved to short-
stop from third base and is
adapting well to the change.
Junior Gavin Logan is the
most experienced option at
catcher.
“Hasn’t seen a ton of
playing time last several
years but how he goes about
his work builds a lot of
respect from all those around
him,” Canham said of Logan.
Freshman catcher Wilson
Weber is already one of the
strongest players on the team,
Canham said, and has great
arm strength for the position.
Returner Kyle Dernedde
and Australian Travis
Bazzana give Canham two
great options at second base.
“Dernedde is a guy who
worked his tail off all year
last year waiting for that
moment and when he took
advantage of it he did very
well. Played solid defense,
and had some big at-bats
driving in some runs,”
Canham said.
Bazzana, however, is
making a push for playing
time on the strength of his
bat and he is also an option at
designated hitter.
“Bazzana’s got the kind of
bat that you definitely want
in the lineup all the time. I’ve
seen him drag and push for
hits, I’ve seen him steal bags,
seen him hit the ball in the
gap, seen him leave the yard.
He can do a little bit of every-
thing,” Canham said.
The freshman has already
made an impression on his
teammates.
“Kid works extremely
hard and has got great feel
for the game. He’s probably
the first freshman I’ve been
around with the maturity level
on the field to really step in
and I think be a really big per-
former for us,” Melton said.
Cascade Collegiate Conference
Team
League Overall
Oregon Tech
14-2
17-6
College of Idaho
14-2
20-4
Southern Oregon
10-5 13-10
Corban
9-7 14-10
LC State
8-7
15-8
Eastern Oregon
8-8 14-10
Warner Pacific
8-8 12-12
Northwest
7-9 10-11
Multnomah
6-10 10-14
Bushnell
6-10
8-15
Evergreen
3-13
3-17
Walla Walla
1-10
2-16
Weston-McEwen
3-5
9-9
Pilot Rock
3-5
6-13
Grant union
3-6
4-14
Enterprise
0-8
2-16
1A Old Oregon League
Team
League Overall
Powder Valley
6-0
16-1
Nixyaawii
5-2
14-5
Imbler
5-2
7-11
Joseph
4-1
6-7
Cove
4-3
6-8
Pine Eagle
3-4
6-9
Wallowa
2-5
4-13
Griswold
0-6
1-15
Elgin
0-6
0-11
COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL
Cascade Collegiate Conference
Team
League Overall
Eastern Oregon
13-3
16-8
LC State
12-3
18-3
Southern Oregon
12-3
19-4
Bushnell
12-4
15-9
Oregon Tech
9-6
16-6
College of Idaho
8-8 14-10
Warner Pacific
8-8 10-11
Northwest
7-9 13-10
Evergreen
5-11
6-13
Multnomah
5-11
5-18
Corban
3-13
4-19
Walla Walla
0-15
1-21
4A Greater Oregon League
Team
League Overall
Baker
3-0
14-5
La Grande
2-1
9-7
McLoughlin
2-2
7-7
Ontario
0-4
0-13
2A Blue Mountain Conference
Team
League Overall
Stanfield
8-1
18-3
union
7-1
16-3
Enterprise
5-3
10-9
Grant union
5-4
8-11
Heppner
2-6
7-10
Weston-McEwen
1-7
8-12
Pilot Rock
1-7
5-15
1A Old Oregon League
Team
League Overall
Nixyaawii
7-0
16-3
Wallowa
6-2
12-6
Joseph
5-1
8-6
Powder Valley
5-3
8-10
Imbler
5-3
7-11
Elgin
2-5
5-12
Griswold
1-5
5-11
Cove
1-6
2-12
Pine Eagle
0-7
1-14
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL
4A Greater Oregon League
Team
League Overall
Baker
3-0
14-3
McLoughlin
2-2
3-9
La Grande
1-1
10-2
Ontario
0-3
0-11
2A Blue Mountain Conference
Team
League Overall
Stanfield
8-1
14-7
Heppner
5-0
13-2
union
5-3
11-8
ON THE SLATE
Thursday, Feb. 3
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL
Joseph at Griswold, 7:30 p.m.
PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL
Joseph at Griswold, 6 p.m.
COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD
Eastern Oregon at WSu Invitation-
al, Pullman, Washington, noon
Friday, Feb. 4
COLLEGE MEN’S
BASKETBALL
Eastern Oregon at Walla Walla,
2 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S
BASKETBALL
Eastern Oregon at Walla Walla,
noon
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Eastern Oregon at Linfield, 2 p.m.
COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD
Eastern Oregon at WSu
Invitational, Pullman,
Washington, noon
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL
Stanfield at union, 7 p.m.
Ontario at La Grande, 7:30 p.m.
Griswold at Elgin, 7:30 p.m.
Powder Valley at Imbler, 7:30 p.m.
Cove at Pine Eagle, 7:00 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Wallowa, 7:30 p.m.
Heppner at Enterprise, 7:30 p.m.
PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL
Stanfield at union, 5:30 p.m.
Ontario at La Grande, 6 p.m.
Griswold at Elgin, 6 p.m.
Powder Valley at Imbler, 6 p.m.
Nixyaawii at Wallowa, 6 p.m.
Heppner at Enterprise, 6 p.m.
Cove at Pine Eagle, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 5
COLLEGE MEN’S
BASKETBALL
Eastern Oregon at Lewis-Clark
State, 5 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S
BASKETBALL
Eastern Oregon at Lewis-Clark
State, 3 p.m.
COLLEGE MEN’S
WRESTLING
Eastern Oregon at Southern
Oregon, 7 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S
WRESTLING
Eastern Oregon at Southern
Oregon, 6 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Eastern Oregon at Linfield, 1 p.m.
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