Oregon State’s pitching staff for 2027 is starting to take shape, and the latest additions come from Division II.
The Beavers have landed right-handers Cade Queen and Sam Coxen, both of whom most recently pitched for Montana State University Billings. Each player announced his commitment on Instagram, giving Oregon State two more arms as the program builds toward its first season back in the newly relaunched Pac-12 Conference.
Both pitchers arrive with strong resumes at Billings. Queen was the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year this spring and also earned first-team All-GNAC honors.
The Powell, Wyoming native made 11 appearances this past season, going 4-2 with a 4.31 ERA. He struck out 62, held opponents to a .256 average, and allowed 54 hits and 26 earned runs.
Queen also contributed at the plate, finishing with nine hits, three home runs and eight RBIs in 40 RBIs.
Coxen has already collected a Freshman of the Year award of his own, winning the GNAC honor in 2025. The Granite Bay, California product followed that up with a sophomore season in 2026 that featured a 4.36 ERA across 74.1 innings and 75 strikeouts. In just two seasons, he has already moved into the top ten in Billings program history in career ERA, wins and starts.
The additions come at a time when Oregon State’s pitching picture is being reshaped. Ace Dax Whitney is injured, and his return to college baseball remains uncertain.
Ethan Kleinschmit and Eric Segura are also draft-eligible this summer. Meanwhile, former pitching coach Rich Dorman has left for the same job at Florida, and freshman All-American Trey Morris followed him to Gainesville through the transfer portal.
Oregon State has since turned to another former Beavers All-American, Andrew Moore, as its new pitching coach.
The Beavers finished 2026 with a 45-14 record after reaching the Eugene Regional final. They played an independent schedule last season, but will move into a full Pac-12 slate in 2027 as the conference relaunches. The league’s complete schedule for that season will be released later in the fall.
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