@portlandtribune
personality hire covering Oregon & Oregon State sports. Sac State alumn, wRC+ enthusiast. Opinions are my own. Retweets ≠ endorsements
Monday news dump from yours truly:
Beginning Nov. 1, I’ll be joining
@ThePortlandTrib
to cover college sports full time, including
@BeaverAthletics
and
@GoDucks
! I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity and can’t wait to get to work on this awesome beat. Stay tuned!
This team is impossible to hate. They had water guns in the locker room. One of their guards does pull ups in the tunnel before games. They went to Italy and recreated The Amazing Race. Their biggest argument in the locker room is about dome lids on Starbucks drinks. Elite vibes
On Saturday, I became a
@sacstate
alumn. Today, I became a reporter for the
@mtdemocratnews
. I feel incredibly blessed and lucky to have transitioned into a job this quicky, and I’m so grateful for everyone who’s supported me along the way. Go subscribe to The Mountain Democrat!
First attempt at recreating
@SacHornetsFB
uniforms in CFB25, if anyone has better pngs for the uni word marks/knows how to better photoshop the logos let me know
Oregon State’s fall ball/2025 baseball roster is out! Not sure if this is news I missed previously, but former outfielder Brady Kasper is back as a grad assistant coach.
An email I got from my grandma this morning, she couldn’t care less about football but likes to read my work. Only solution was to film a 10 minute video with diagrams to explain everything to her
Happy to say there’s 1 more grandma in the world who knows what nickel defense is.
Some personal news: I’m happy to announce I’ll be joining
@mtdemocratnews
as a general rotation reporter following graduation! Breaking into this industry is a pretty surreal moment for me, and getting to do it for my hometown paper is an honor. Can’t wait to get to work!
South Dakota State stays at
#1
despite a loss on their record and eking out a win against UNI.
#2
Sac State beat UNI by 3 scores, remains undefeated and has 3 straight top 25 wins. Make it make sense
11-0 overall, 8-0 in conference, FBS blowout, 4 wins over ranked teams, first undefeated team in school history. Congratulations Sacramento you have had your best sports season of all time courtesy of
@SacHornetsFB
Per Oregon State head coach Wayne Tinkle, he and Oregon HC Dana Altman have agreed to terms to continue to the men’s basketball rivalry next season, the details aren’t clear yet
Per D1Baseball, Oregon State infielders Brandon Forrester and Reeve Boyd have both entered the transfer portal.
Neither appear on the team’s online roster anymore. Forrester is the younger brother of All-Pac-12 First Team first baseman Garret Forrester.
With the Pac12 WBB tournament starting tomorrow, here are my picks for the Pac-12 tourney. Homer pick? Probably, but I also cover UO and I think they’re a quick out. Beavs are a wagon and proven they can beat CU. Went toe to toe with Stanford without Beers and beat UCLA.
If you had told me when I got my job that the most fun team I get to cover would be Oregon State women’s hoops, I’m not sure I would’ve believed you with Oregon football and OSU baseball in the mix. This team was hands down THE most fun I had this year. Sad to see it end
Came a long way in the past couple months! View for tonight. We’ve got No. 6 Oregon taking on USC in Autzen. Kickoff is in about 30 minutes. This will be my thread for all your updates, story to come after the game 🧵
I named Idaho QB Gevani McCoy as a potential option for Oregon State in the transfer portal a few days before their game versus U Albany. Now, the RS sophomore has entered his name.
Could be a slam dunk for the Beavs if they can lure him to Corvallis.
Good news! Turns out I’m not actually depressed, I just needed three straight days of sunny weather and baseball. The haters and losers are in shambles. No. 7 Oregon State playing for a sweep over UCLA today with Segura on the bump. First pitch in 30:
Per D1Baseball, Oregon State freshman catcher Evan Gustafson has entered the transfer portal. Was rated the No. 61 catcher in the country coming out, redshirted his freshman season.
Weber, Talt, Marnell IV and incoming freshman VanderBrink and Halstead left at C for 2025
Oregon State catcher Tanner Smith announced via his IG that he has entered the transfer portal.
Smith slashed .221/.359/.423 for the Beavs as a jr. He’ll have one year of eligibility left.
Leaves Beavs with Wilson Weber, Easton Talt, Evan Gustafson and Anthony Marnell IV at C
Little known reporter fact: if a game gets suspended for the night they lock us in cages until it starts again :/ But good news! I’m out of mine and we’ve got 10 minutes until this one is resumed. Oregon State leads 6-4 in the bottom of the fourth, no outs and a man on first:
Former Sac State Quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson announced today on his IG story he’d be signing with the New Orleans Breakers of the USFL. It will be the 5th professional league he has played in in his career. Check out the story I wrote about him for
@SH_Sports
below ⬇️
Get to add a new sport to the catalog of “things I’ve covered” tonight! We’ve got No. 16
@BeaverWrestling
in their home opener facing No. 1 Penn State:
When talking about the best views in College baseball, App State’s trees or BYU’s mountain range as backdrops are often brought up. They always fail to mention “The John” with Parking Structure 1 in the background. Strange.
Source tells
@FOS
that Sacramento's local politicians and business leaders are planning to launch a campaign to help get Sacramento State into the Pac-12 or Mountain West.
DO THAT DANCE JAX 🪩
The Oregon signee blasts an RBI double because, of course, he does.
That’s 11 doubles, 24 RBIs and above a .440 average this year.
Whitney ties it 1-1 in the 2nd
My claim to fame since joining the Oregon State beat has been correctly picking McCoy as the QB the Beavs would bring in out of the portal (before he even entered it I may add), so it was really fun to get to talk to him finally! Give the latest a read ⬇️
Happy to announce my candidacy for the role of head softball coach at Cal Poly Humboldt after reading
@dmcneilltypes
article. We’re gonna bunt and steal our way to a CCAA title, a step in my process of restoring college football in Humboldt County.
#GoJacks
Since I was about 14, I have spent countless hours making mock drafts and talking about the NFL draft. Today, for the first time, I got to publish one. Almost none of these picks will be correct, but this is a surreal moment.
I wish 14 y/o me could see this dream actualized.
Streeter Says: With just hours looming until the 2024 NFL draft, I successfully predicted all 32 picks in the first round to spare you from the surprise and shock!
Safe to say
@Coach_Bray
is looking forward to this weekend's game.
"I think we're playing an offense that's more like our offense. The things that we see. So last week was unique in a lot of ways. Not only their offense, their defense and so we're kind of back to what we're more
Beavs take the floor for a big one tonight! First round matchup in the NCAA tournament here at Gill Coliseum, Oregon State women’s basketball taking on Eastern Washington. Some up graded seating for your boy tonight as well, tipoff in just about 20 minutes:
Get ready to learn the name Ethan Kleinschmit Oregon State baseball fans, the Beavers signee was named a National Pitcher of the Year by the ABCA on Monday after a monster season for Linn-Benton Community College:
The bag of good alternate helmet options for Sac State Football is so deep and yet they continue to trot out that awful Winged S. These are insanely good.
.
@TheStateHornet
took home six national awards at last week’s
@acpress
conference in Washington, D.C., including the prestigious Online Pacemaker award, awarded to only 17 publications nationwide. Read more here:
BREAKING: First baseman Rhys Hoskins and the Milwaukee Brewers are finalizing a two-year, $34 million contract with an opt-out after the first season, sources tell ESPN.
@DugoutDam
I'd expect Ryan VandenBrink to get some run too, he's a local kid out of Tualitin who's been committed for several years. My coworker wrote this piece on him.
FINAL: Sac State 15, No. 17 Oregon 8
Hornets jump out to an early 7-0 lead and never look back.
Ducks clawed their way back to an 8-6 deficit but were outscored 7-2 after the fourth.
Game two begins tomorrow at 5 PM.
After a day on the injury report (illness, non-journalism related injury) we’re back at Goss Stadium! Some guy named Bazzana is hunting the Oregon State baseball career home run record today. Just about 30 minutes from first pitch, Kmatz bump day for the Beavs:
So far it appears that Lions OC Ben Johnson’s strategy to use Jahmyr Gibbs in ways that we “might not quite think” was to literally just not put him on the field lol
The antithesis of 'Moneyball': Mason Neville's knack for the long ball is cementing himself as one of the most important bats in Oregon baseball's lineup — regardless of his near 40% strikeout rate:
It’s sunny and there is playoff baseball to be watched. The haters are absolutely furious. Corvallis regional, game two. Oregon State taking on Tulane. Winner plays UC Irvine, loser faces elimination in a game against Nicholls. First pitch in 45~
DOWN GOES SOUTH SALEM! No. 11 Tigard sinks the championship hopes of the undefeated No. 6 Saxons as the Tigers are moving on! They’ll take on Sherwood next Friday
The Athletics will have no city attached to their name during their time in Sacramento
They will just be called "The Athletics" or "The A's"
(via
@EvanDrellich
)
First portal get for OSU. Having a phenomenal summer playing in Alaska. 14 innings in 3 appearances, all out of the pen. Has a 0.64 ERA with 15 strikeouts and just 3 walks.
Made 12 starts at D3 Whitman in 2024, 4.54 ERA in 75.1 innings. Hit 21 batters, K'd 65
I am excited to announce I will be finishing my college baseball career at Oregon State University! Thank you to Coach Canham and Coach Dorman for this incredible opportunity!
#GoBeavs
Things that have happened to me since my Denver Broncos last beat the Kansas City Chiefs:
- Got my Drivers License
- Graduated High School
- Started and graduated College
- Celebrated 7 birthdays
I’m tired, man.
Howdy
@SacStBaseball
fans! After a number of reschedulings it does finally appear that the game will be taking place vs
@NevadaBaseball
! We’re a little under an hour from first pitch with RHP Kevin Haynes on the mound. Lineups to follow… 🧵
Hi Goss, it’s been a minute. Covering a live event for the first time in what feels like years with the WCL South Division Championship Game, Corvallis Knights taking on the Portland Pickles coming up in 45:
Nice to be back on a sideline again! Tonight we’ve got the Ponderosa Bruins vs. the El Dorado Cougars. Was a big rivalry game when I was a student, but first time they’re playing “the Gold Pan Game” since 2019
Travis Bazzana is blowing through Oregon State's record books and well on his way to becoming a household name in Major League Baseball. One of the reasons for it is his ability to call his own shots, whether its a bunt or a HR:
Back at Reser for some week four action! Oregon State (-2.5) taking on Purdue. Both teams coming off brutal losses and looking to get back into the win column. Kick off slated for 5:40, stay tuned: