03/29/2013

Baseball Gameday: No. 2 Beavers Play Game 2 In San Diego

First pitch is slated for 6 p.m.

03/14/2013

No. 3 Beavers Open Pac-12 Play At No. 20 Arizona

The three-game series starts at 6 p.m. PT Friday

03/13/2013

Baseball Gameday: Beavers Conclude 2-Game Series With Dons

First pitch is scheduled for 5:35 p.m.

03/10/2013

Baseball Gameday: No. 4 Beavers Conclude Series With Bobcats

First pitch is slated for 1:05 p.m. PT

03/03/2013

It's A Sweep: Conforto Homers Twice In Series Finale Win

Michael Conforto drove in a career-best seven runs Sunday

MLB First-Year Player Draft
Painton was selected in the 12th round of the 2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft by Toronto but did not sign.

Bakersfield College
Spent one season with Bakersfield College, where he was an All-American and the Western State Conference Player of the Year ... Was 8-1 with a 1.69 earned run average in 13 games ... Struck out 74 in 80 innings ... Preseason All-State Academic Team.

San Diego
Spent the 2011 season with the Toreros but did not play.

Centennial High School
Lettered three years for head coach Randy Roberts ... Helped guide Centennial to a 73-18 record in his three seasons ... Named all-league in all three of his seasons and was the Bakersfield Player of the Year in 2010 ... Also named first-team all-state and California Central Section Player of the Year in 2010 ... Batted .440 his senior year and was 12-1 with a 1.62 ERA ... Struck out 104 in 80 innings ... As a sophomore, batted .378 and had a 6-2 record and 2.22 ERA ... Struck out 73 in 56 innings ... Batted .407 as a sophomore.

Personal
Majoring in exercise and sports science ... Born February 20, 1992 ... Son of Kim and Jim Painton ... Has one sister, McKenna ... Father, Tim, played baseball at Fresno State and in the Minors with the San Francisco Giants and California Angels organizations from 1980-81 ... Member of Dean's List and National Honor Roll in high school ... Enjoys the beach, playing golf and longboarding in his spare time ... Favorite professional athlete is Jon Lester and favorite movie is The Sandlot ... Chose Oregon State "for the academics and the long successes of Oregon State baseball."