The Oregon State Beavers celebrate their 5-2 victory over the University of Washington at the Hillsboro Ball Park in Hillsboro, Oregon on March 25, 2025. File photo: John Lariviere

Fresh off a walk-off win, No. 8 Oregon State baseball (48-14-1) faces No. 13 Coastal Carolina (54-11) for both squads’ second game at the 2025 Men’s College World Series.

Led by sixth-year head coach Mitch Canham, the Beavers are back in Omaha for the first time since beating Arkansas in 2018 for the national championship. The three-time national champions (2006, 2007, 2018) are making their eighth appearance at the College World Series, with 2025 marking Canham’s first trip to Charles Schwab Field as the program’s head coach.

Oregon State enters the eight-team field as the third-highest seeded team, checking in as the No. 8 national seed behind only No. 3 Arkansas (48-13) and No. 6 LSU (48-15). No. 13 Coastal Carolina (53-11) and No. 15 UCLA (47-16) make up the remainder of the five nationally-seeded programs. Unseeded squads Arizona (44-19, two-seed in the Eugene Regional), Louisville (44-20; two-seed, Nashville Regional) and Murray State (44-15; four-seed, Oxford Regional) fill out the eight-team field.

Oregon State vs. Coastal Carolina will be the sixth matchup of the 2025 College World Series and the second game for both teams. Here’s all the details you need to know about the Chanticleers.

What Channel is Oregon State vs. Coastal Carolina baseball on?

TV: ESPN2

Streaming: Sling, FUBO, Hulu + Live TV, Youtube TV

Radio: Beaver Sports Network

Oregon State’s matchup will be broadcast on ESPN2 and available to stream through various streaming services that offer live TV options. Links to streaming services with free trial options are linked above. Mike Parker of the Beaver Sports Network will call the game for radio.

Oregon State vs. Coastal Carolina baseball start time

Date: Sunday, June 15

Time: 4 p.m. PT

Starting matchups: LHP Ethan Kleinschmit (8-4, 3.54) vs. RHP Jacob Morrison (11-0, 2.15 ERA)

The Beavers and Chanticleers will play the second of two games on Sunday. The 4 p.m. start time is subject to change if Arizona and Louisville’s game one matchup (11 a.m.) runs long.

The winner of Game Six will get two-days rest before playing Game 11 on Wednesday, June 18. The loser will play an elimination game (Game Nine) against the winner of Arizona and Louisville’s elimination game (Game Five) at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17.

Scouting Coastal Carolina

How the Chanticleers got to Omaha

No ball club in Omaha’s eight-team field has more wins and fewer losses than No. 13 Coastal Carolina, and when Chanticleers head coach Kevin Schnall said his team is no Cinderella, he meant it. The 2016 national champions are back at Charles Schwab Stadium for the first time since hoisting the trophy a decade ago, making the College World Series in Schnall’s first year as the program’s associate head coach.

Schnall, however, is no stranger to the teal and black, spending the better part of two decades as an assistant coach to former head coach Gary Gilmore. After Gilmore retired following Coastal’s 2024 campaign, Schnall took the reins of the Chanticleers.

Of the Chanticleers’ 54 wins in 2025, 24 have come in a row.

Coastal is unbeaten since dropping an April 22 game to the College of Charleston, beating eventual-No. 16 national-seed Southern Mississippi for the 2025 Sunbelt Conference tournament championship and earning the No. 13 national-seed on Selection Monday. The Chanticleers’ Springs Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina, played host to the Conway Regional, where Coastal beat fourth-seeded Fairfield and three-seed Eastern Carolina twice to advance to No. 4 Auburn’s super regional.

At the Auburn Super Regional, Coastal swept the Tigers with a 7-6 and 4-1 wins at Plainsman Park, punching its ticket to the Chanticleers’ second-ever College World Series berth. Coastal traded blows with Arizona for seven innings before breaking through for a three-run bottom-of-the-eighth, advancing with a 7-4 win over the Wildcats and teeing up Sunday’s game against Oregon State.

Usual Suspects

On the bump

Right-hander Jacob Morrison (11-0, 2.15 ERA) will make the start for the Chanticleers, facing Oregon State’s sophomore left-hander Ethan Kleinschmit (8-4, 3.54).

Morrison has been the ace of Coastal’s pitching rotation and one of several standout arms that pitched the Chanticleers to the nation’s second-lowest ERA (3.22) in 2025. The 6-foot-8, 245-pound redshirt sophomore missed all of the 2024 season after having Tommy John surgery, but has been a force since returning. In 96.1 innings this year, Morrison has struck out 95 batters and allowed just 23 runs on 68 hits. He features a similar four-pitch mix to the Beavers’ own Dax Whitney, topping 95-mph with his fastball and pairing it with a mid-70s curveball, a plus slider in the mid 80s and a low-80s changeup.

Morrison is rated as the No. 191 prospect in the 2025 MLB Draft, according to Baseball America.

Projected lineup

Caden Bodine, Jr. — C (.330/.464/.483)

Sebastian Alexander, R-Sr. — LF (.318/.429/.537)

Blake Barthol, Jr. — 2B (.286/.394/.492)

Walker Mitchell, So. — 3B (.278/.444/.387)

Colby Thorndyke, R-So. — 1B (.306/.396/.449)

Blagen Pado, So. — RF (.277/.369/.584)

Ty Dooley, Sr. — SS (.303/.444/.477)

Dean Mihos, Jr. — DH (.322/.414/.420)

Wells Sykes, Sr. — CF (.297/.385/.394)

Strengths

The Chanticleers’ strength is hands down its pitching staff.

Between its starting rotation and bullpen options, Coastal has 10 different arms with an ERA of 4.15 or lower that have each made 16 or more appearances this season. Two of the 10, Riley Eikhoff and Cameron Flukey, combined to throw 116 pitches in the win over Arizona and will likely be unavailable for the matchup against the Beavers. Outside of Morrison, right-handed senior closer Ryan Lynch (2-1, 0.59 ERA, eight saves) is the highlight of the staff and has not pitched since June 6 at Auburn.

Junior catcher Caden Bodine, BA’s No. 29 prospect, highlights the Chanticleers lineup and is stellar behind the plate.

Weaknesses

Coastal’s pitching has made up for an otherwise lackluster, but very gritty, collection of bats. Offensively, the Chanticleers rank No. 124 in the nation with a .451 slugging percentage and just 66 home runs this season. They trade power for efficient small ball, with all nine projected starters boasting on-base rates above or just below 40%. Coastal also leads the nation in HBP (170) and doesn’t strike out much, with a team-K% around 25%.

Outlook for Oregon State

If the Beavers’ Friday win over Louisville was a pitchers duel, Sunday’s matchup may turn out to be a full-fledged pitching war.

Coastal and Oregon State both have arguments for the deepest bullpens in the tournament, and with both teams looking to avoid a losers bracket game, the two units will likely be on full display Sunday night. The Beavers have plenty of experience against top-flight arms recently with a mixed-bag of results, but they’ll be looking to deliver a knockout punch early against the Chanticleers and Morrison.

Full Bracket and first-pitch times

Friday, June 13

Game 1: No. 13 Coastal Carolina 7, Arizona 4

Game 2: No. 8 Oregon State 4, Louisville 3

Saturday, June 14

Game 3:  No. 15 UCLA 6, Murray State 4

Game 4: No. 6 LSU (48-15) vs. No. 3 Arkansas (48-13) — 4 p.m.

Sunday, June 15

Game 5: Arizona vs. Louisville — 11 a.m. (Elimination game)

Game 6: No. 13 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 8 Oregon State — 4 p.m.

Monday, June 16

Game 7: Murray State vs. Game Four loser — 11 a.m. (Elimination game)

Game 8: No. 15 UCLA vs. Game Four winner — 4 p.m.

Tuesday, June 17

Game 9: Game Five winner vs. Game Six loser — 11 a.m. (Elimination game)

Game 10: Game Seven winner vs. Game Eight loser — 4 p.m. (Elimination game)

Wednesday, June 18

Game 11: Game Nine winner vs. Game Six winner — 11 a.m.

Game 12: Game Ten winner vs. Game Eight winner — 4 p.m.

Thursday, June 19

IF NECESSARY Game 12: TBD vs. TBD — TBD

IF NECESSARY Game 13: TBD vs. TBD — TBD

FINALS — Bracket One winner vs. Bracket Two winner

Game 1: 6 p.m., Saturday, June 21

Game 2: 1:30 p.m., Sunday, June 22

IF NECESSARY: Game 3: 6:30 p.m., Monday, June 23