Mitch Canham
Among Oregon State’s 4 returning starters in 2007 ... 2007 preseason All-America second team as selected by Collegiate Baseball newspaper, third team as selected by Baseball America magazine ... Pac-10’s No. 2 prospect for 2007 draft, as selected by Baseball America magazine ... drafted by St. Louis Cardinals in 41st round in 2006 and chose to return to OSU ... District 8 All-Academic selection; 2-time Pacific-10 All-Academic selection ... national semifinalist for Wooden Cup, presented to 2 distinguished athletes - 1 collegiate and 1 professional - who best display character, teamwork, and citizenship, the attributes Athletes for a Better World deems central to transforming individuals, sport, and society ... OSU head coach Pat Casey says: “Mitch is the best leader in the country - there’s nobody who has a leader better than Mitch Canham on and off the field. He’s the heart and soul of our club.”
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business ... born in Richland, Wash. ... parents are Mark and the late Kim Canham; family includes brothers John Kendal (23), Dustin Canham (20) ... Mark played football for Santa Clara, grandfather Dean Canham played football for Michigan ... enjoys fishing, helping in the community... wrote and performed “O-State Ballaz” rap songs that were played before OSU home games in 2005 and 2006 ... organized rap concert to benefit Special Olympics in January, 2006 ... OSU Honor Roll; OSU Student-Athlete Advisory Council ... top athletic thrill was “winning the College World Series and getting to be on the bottom of the dogpile” ... favorite athlete is Albert Pujols; favorite movie is Caddyshack; favorite TV show is Family Guy; favorite actor is Pablo Francisco; favorite book is The Science Of Hitting, by Ted Williams; favorite musicians are Pain, Divine Legacy; favorite vehicle is 1943 Chevrolet pickup; favorite food is lasagna; favorite restaurant is Local Boyz ... chose OSU for “a great environment consisting of caring coaches, intelligent professors and a warm community.”
OREGON STATE: (2006) Team co-captain ... granted redshirt year for 2004 injury, so listed as sophomore for second consecutive season ... All-Pacific-10 honorable mention ... Pacific-10 All-Academic first team ... selected in 41st round of Major League Baseball amateur draft by St. Louis Cardinals; 1,246th player taken overall; opted to return to OSU for 2007 season ... among Pacific-10 leaders, tied for fourth in triples (5); tied for seventh in RBIs (51); tied for 10th in stolen bases (10) ... on OSU all-time list of single-season leaders, tied for seventh in triples (5), tied for 10th in RBIs (54) ... as a sophomore, lettered ... 20 multi-hit games, 11 multi-RBI games; had 4 games with at least 4 RBIs ... had a hit in 42 of 64 games; had a RBI in 30 of 64 games ... threw out 22 of 44 runners attempting to steal ... Jun. 25 vs. North Carolina, 3-for-4, 1 double, 1 run ... Jun. 22 vs. Rice, drove in go-ahead run with second inning sacrifice fly as OSU clinched berth in College World Series championship series ... Jun. 20 vs. Miami, 3-for-4, 1 double, 2 RBIs ... Jun. 11 vs. Stanford, 2-for-3, 1 double, 5 RBIs, 1 stolen base as OSU clinched NCAA Super Regional sweep ... May 14-May 26, 6-game hitting streak; during streak, batted .476 (10-for-21) with 1 homer, 3 doubles, 11 RBIs, 6 runs ... May 19-May 21 at Washington State, in 3 games, batted .538 (7-for-13) with 1 homer, 1 double, 10 RBIs, 4 runs; earned Pac-10 Player of the Week honor ... May 20 at Washington State, 2-for-3, 1 double, 4 RBIs ... May 19 at Washington State, 3-for-5, 1 homer, 5 RBIs, 3 runs ... May 7 vs. Washington, 2-for-4, 1 double, 1 RBI ... Apr. 25-Apr. 30, 5-game hitting streak; during streak, batted .368 (7-for-19) with 1 homer, 1 triple, 1 double, 9 RBIs, 6 runs, 1 stolen base ... Apr. 28 vs. New Mexico, 1-for-3, 1 double, 4 RBIs, 2 walks ... Apr. 27 vs. Cal Poly, 2-for-4, threw out 1 runner stealing and picked another off second base ... Apr. 25 vs. Portland, tied game with 1-out homer in ninth inning but OSU lost in 12 innings ... Apr. 1-Apr. 11, 6-game hitting streak; during streak, batted .360 (9-for-25) with 1 homer, 1 triple, 1 double, 8 RBIs, 5 runs ... Apr. 11 at Portland, 3-run homer keyed OSU’s comeback from 6-run deficit to 14-9 win ... Apr. 8 vs. Arizona, 2-for-4, 1 double ... Apr. 1 vs. Texas-Pan American first game, 2-for-5, 1 triple, 3 RBIs ... Mar. 18-Mar. 26, in 5 games, batted .500 (8-for-16) with 1 double, 1 triple, 2 homers, 3 RBIs, 3 runs ... Mar. 26 vs. Utah Valley State, picked a runner off second base and threw out a runner stealing second in the same inning to end an early-inning rally; also went 2-for-4 with a triple ... Mar. 25 vs. Utah Valley State, 3-for-4, 1 double, 2 runs ... Mar. 17-Mar. 19 at Southern California, homered in final 2 games of series, threw out 5 USC baserunners attempting to steal during series ... Mar. 3-Mar. 10, 5-game hitting streak; during streak, batted .556 (10-for-18) with 1 double, 1 homer, 4 RBIs, 8 runs, 3 stolen bases; batting average has risen from .207 to .340 ... Mar. 5 vs. Nevada, 3-for-4, 1 double, 1 RBI ... Mar. 3 vs. Nevada, 2-for-3, 1 homer, 2 RBIs, 3 runs, 1 stolen base ... Feb. 23 vs. Brigham Young, 2-for 4, 1 homer, 2 RBIs ... (2005) District 8 All-Academic first team; Pacific-10 All-Academic second team ... moved to catcher after starting OSU career at first base ... among Pacific-10 leaders, tied for ninth in home runs (8) ... as a sophomore, lettered ... 13 multi-hit games; 11 multi-RBI games ... had a hit in 32 of 48 games ... June 4-June 13, 6-game hitting streak; during streak, batted .462 (12-for-26) with 2 homers, 3 doubles, 9 RBIs, 10 runs ... May 14-June 13, in 9 games, batted .432 (16-for-37) with 3 homers, 3 doubles, 12 RBIs, 12 runs ... June 12 vs. Southern California, 2-for-4, 1 homer, 3 RBIs, 3 runs ... June 3-June 5 at NCAA Corvallis Regional, named Outstanding Player; batted .615 (8-for-13) with 1 homer, 3 doubles, 6 RBIs, 6 runs, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts ... June 5 vs. St. John’s, 2 hits in OSU’s 13-run second inning ... June 4 vs. St. John’s, 4-for-5, 3 doubles, 4 RBIs; 3 doubles tied school single-game record ... June 3 vs. Ohio State, 2-for-3, 1 homer ... May 14 at Washington, 3-for-4, 1 homer, 3 RBIs, 2 runs; 3-run homer broke tie, drove in winning runs ... Apr. 16 at Arizona, 2-for-3, 2 RBIs, 3 runs ... Mar. 13 vs. Winthrop, 2-for-2, 1 homer, 4 runs, 3 walks ... Feb. 25 at California-Santa Barbara, 3-for-4 ... Feb. 3-Feb. 15, started season with 5-game hitting streak; during streak, batted .556 (10-for-18) with 1 double, 1 triple, 1 homer, 7 RBIs ... Feb. 3-Feb. 6, named to all-tournament team at Bob Schaefer Memorial Tournament ... Feb. 5 vs. New Mexico State, 4-for-6, 1 homer, 2 RBIs, 4 runs ... Feb. 3 vs. New Mexico State, 3-for-4, 1 double, 1 triple, 4 RBIs ... (2004) As a freshman, lettered ... Feb. 15 vs. Cal State-Northridge, 1-for-3, 1 run in only start ... had plate appearances in 3 other games.
LAKE STEVENS HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coach Roger Anderson ... as a senior, all-league first team utility player; all-area second team third baseman, team Sportsmanship Award; batted .430, 4 triples, 4 doubles, 30 RBIs, 12 stolen bases ... also played football, wrestled ... 3.98 GPA; Honor Roll, Math Award, Social Studies honor.
YEAR AVG. G/GS AB R H BI 2B 3B HR BB SO HP SB-ATT OBA TB SLG
2004.. .167 6/1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0-0 .167 1 .167
2005.. .325 48/44 160 40 52 39 5 2 8 24 37 4 4-8 .423 85 .531
2006.. .299 64/58 224 41 67 54 13 5 7 30 45 7 10-12 .390 111 .496
TOTAL .308 118/103 390 82 120 93 18 7 15 54 86 12 14-20 .400 297 .505
