Mitchell Verburg

Photo by: Scobel Wiggins/Oregon State Athletics

Photo by: Dave Nishitani/Oregon State Athletics

Position:
Right Handed Pitcher
B/T:
R/R
Height:
6-2
Weight:
186
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Lake Oswego, Ore.
High School:
Lake Oswego

2022
• Senior CLASS Award First-Team All-American
• Senior CLASS Award Finalist
• NCBWA Preseason Stopper of the Year Watch List
• Pitched in 25 games, starting one. Finished with a 5-3 record and 5.61 ERA, totaling one save and 37 strikeouts in 33 2/3 innings.
• Threw two scoreless innings of relief against Auburn, striking out three (6/11).
• Worked out of a bases-loaded jam and finished with three strikeouts in 1 2/3 scoreless innings at Oregon (5/3).
• Struck out two in a scoreless eighth inning at Utah (4/30).
• Picked up his fourth win of the season with two scoreless at Oregon, striking out one (4/26).
• Struck out a season-high six in 2 2/3 scoreless innings against Washington (4/23).
• Won his third game of the season with a scoreless fifth against Gonzaga (4/19).
• Picked up his first win of the season after holding Seattle to one walk with two strikeouts in 1 2/3 scoreless innings (3/23).
• Struck out two in a scoreless eighth versus Grand Canyon (3/15).
• Picked up his first save of the season versus Xavier (2/26).

2021
• Made 19 relief appearances. Finished with a 2-0 record and 2.92 ERA in 24 2/3 innings. Recorded two saves and struck out 24 while holding opponents to a .208 batting average.
• Earned his second save of the season with three strikeouts in a scoreless ninth versus TCU (6/6).
• Worked 1 2/3 scoreless innings against Dallas Baptist, striking out three (6/4).
• Threw two scoreless innings of relief versus Arizona State (5/16).
• Worked 1 2/3 scoreless frames at LMU, stranding two runners in entering in the seventh (4/27).
• Struck out a season-high five in 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief at Oregon (4/10).
• Picked up his first win of 2021 after throwing 2 1/3 scoreless innings in the opener versus Utah (4/1).
• Threw two scoreless innings of relief against Washington (3/27).
• Earned his first save of 2021 with scoreless ninth inning versus New Mexico (2/22).

2020
• Did not pitch.

2019
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
• Pitched in 16 games, all in relief, and was 1-0 with a 1.40 ERA and two saves. Struck out 38 in 25 2/3 innings.
• Pac-12 play: Appeared in nine games, all in relief, and was 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA and two saves. Struck out 24 in 14 innings.
• Set a career-high with nine strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings against Washington State (4/27).
• Set career highs in innings pitched (3 2/3), strikeouts (seven), batters faced (15) and pitches (64) in a scoreless outing versus Nevada (4/23).
• Threw just five pitches, striking out Spencer Torkelson with the winning run on first, to end the game for the save versus Arizona State (4/14).
• Won his first game of the season after holding Washington to two hits and a run in 1 2/3 innings of relief (3/30).
• Picked up his first save since 2017 with 2/3 of a scoreless inning in the opener at Washington (3/29).
• Set a career-high with four strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings of relief versus California (3/22).
• Tossed a career-long three innings of relief in the tie versus Coastal Carolina, striking out two (3/10).

2018
• Did not play.

2017
• Made 14 appearances, all in relief, and was 1-0 with 0.93 ERA in 9 2/3 innings. Saved two games.
• Picked up his second save after retiring the final two batters of the game in a win over Oregon (5/12).
• Earned his first career win after going a scoreless inning in relief in the series finale at UCLA (4/23).
• Got out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth and worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief against Washington (4/13).
• Tossed a perfect ninth, picking up two strikeouts, against Stanford (4/1).
• Faced one batter in the win over Duke, getting the game’s last out for his first career save (2/17/17).

Lake Oswego High School
• Three-year letterwinner for head coach Jake Anders.
• Rated as the No. 2 player in the state of Oregon and 238th nationally by Perfect Game. Played at the 2015 Area Code Games for the Kansas City Royals team.
• Rated as the No. 4 high school player in the state of Oregon by Baseball Northwest.
• Ranked as the No. 271 high school player in the nation by Perfect Game.
• Named to the Top Prospect Team at the Perfect Game National Showcase and the All-Tournament Team at the 17U Perfect Game World Series.
• As a junior, went 5-3 on the mound with a 2.14 ERA in 18 games. Struck out 95 in 74 innings. Offensively, batted .266 with 10 doubles, two home runs and 25 RBI.
• Went 3-1 his sophomore season, posting a 0.89 ERA in 14 games. Struck out 75 in 62 innings. Batted .294 with 12 doubles, two home runs and 34 RBI.
• As a sophomore, was selected by Baseball Northwest to play at the USA Baseball NTIS.
• Went 2-0 as a freshman, finishing with a 2.42 ERA. Pitched in seven games, and struck out 30 in 34 innings.
• Also lettered four seasons in football at quarterback and two years in basketball.

Personal
• Majoring in kinesiology.
• Born Jan. 28, 1998 in Portland, Ore.
• Son of Shawnna and Rick Verburg.
• Has one brother, Daniel.
• Enjoys fishing, school and billiards in his spare time.
• Aspires to be in the physical therapy business after his baseball career.
• Biggest athletic thrill to date is coming to Oregon State to play baseball.
• Chose Oregon State because of the “fit with the school and the best baseball program in the country.”

Verburg’s Career Single-Game Highs
Innings pitched: 4.1, Washington State, Apr 27, 2019
Walks allowed: 3, at Nevada, Apr 23, 2019
Strikeouts: 9, Washington State, Apr 27, 2019
Batters faced: 15, at Nevada, Apr 23, 2019 ; Washington State, Apr 27, 2019
Field chances: 2, at Nevada, Apr 23, 2019
Putouts: 2, at Nevada, Apr 23, 2019
Assists: 1, 7 times
Runners CS: 1, Gonzaga, Apr 19, 2022 ; at California, Mar 27, 2022 ; at Stanford, May 28, 2021