Easton Talt

Photo by: Karl Maasdam

Photo by: Scobel Wiggins/Oregon State Athletics

Photo by: Jerry Espinoza

Photo by: Karl Maasdam

Position:
Catcher/Outfield
B/T:
L/R
Height:
5-10
Weight:
180
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Everett, Wash.
High School:
Sunrise Mountain (AZ)

2025
• Corvallis Regional All-Tournament Team
• Played in 64 games, making 60 starts. Batted .261 with 12 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 36 RBI.
• Finished among the nation’s leaders with 62 walks and led OSU with 10 stolen bases.
• Tallied nine multi-RBI games and 15 multiple-hit efforts.
• Homered in the third versus Coastal Carolina (6/15).
• Doubled twice and equaled a career-high with three hits against Saint Mary’s (6/1).
• Tripled in a run and finished 2-for-4 against Saint Mary’s (5/30).
• Hit his seventh home run of the season and finished 2-for-5 with three RBI in the finale versus Long Beach State (5/17).
• Drove in the game-winning run on an infield single in the 12th and also tripled in a run in the third versus Gonzaga (4/21).
• Had his second consecutive three-hit game and hit a solo home run in the sixth inning in the finale at Cal State Fullerton (4/13).
• Finished a double short of a cycle and drove in a career-high five runs against Cal State Fullerton (4/12).
• Scored four runs, doubled and walked twice against Portland (4/8).
• Homered, scored twice, drove in three and walked twice at Nebraska (3/29).
• Hit a ninth-inning home run and finished 2-for-4 with a run and a walk against Cal Poly (3/22).
• Homered in the fourth and finished 2-for-3 with a walk at Cal Poly (3/21).
• Doubled, drove in a run, scored two runs and walked twice against Rutgers (3/18).
• Posted two RBI and finished 2-for-3 with a run and a walk against Santa Clara (3/15).
• Drove in two on a single in the third versus Grand Canyon (3/14).
• Hit a walkoff two-run home run to defeat San Diego in the second game of the series (3/8).
• Went 2-for-4 with a run, two RBI and a double versus San Diego (3/7).
• Robbed a home run, running nearly 90 feet to do so, in the win over Baylor (2/28).
• Went 3-for-6, setting a career-high for hits, in the win over Xavier (2/17).
• Scored a career-high four runs versus UNLV (2/15).

2024
• Played in 22 games, making nine starts. Batted .318 with one double, one home run and eight RBI. Drew eight walks and scored nine runs with two stolen bases.
• Set a career-high with three RBI and finished 2-for-4 with a run and a walk at Arizona (5/17).
• Hit his first career home run on a pinch hit at bat in the eighth against Stanford (4/14).
• Doubled, drove in a run, scored twice and finished 2-for-2 against Washington (3/23).
• Equaled a career-high with two hits and an RBI in the series opener versus CSUN (3/7).
• Set a career-high with two hits in the finale versus NDSU (3/3).

2023
• Played in 21 games, making 12 starts, and batted .133 with two RBI.
• Recorded three hits in 13 Pac-12 games, with nine starts, and drove in one.
• Drove in a run on a single in the win over Nevada. The hit marked the first of his career.

Sunrise Mountain High School
• Letterwinner for head coach Michael Deardoff at Sunrise Mountain High School in Peoria, Ariz.
• Played for the Reds at the 2021 Area Code Games.
• Saw action at catcher, the middle infield and center field during his career at the high school level.
• First-Team All-State and Region Player of the Year during his career.
• Led Sunrise Mountain to a 24-6 record as a senior.
• Named All-West Valley First-Team as a senior.
• Batted .390 as a senior. Tallied 39 hits with 10 doubles, five triples, three home runs and 29 RBI. Also stole 22 bases and posted a .980 fielding percentage.
• Batted .414 as a junior, totaling 29 hits with 27 runs, four doubles, seven triples, two home runs and 19 runs batted in. Also swiped 11 stolen bases.
Personal
• Born in Santa Monica, Calif.
• Son of Hilary and Sean Talt.
• Has four brothers: Shay, Jayden, Dakota and Nic.
• Has one sister, Quinn.
• On the Honor Roll at Sunrise Mountain High School.
• Would like to go into athletic training or coaching after his playing career.
• Chose Oregon State because “it’s been my dream school since I was a kid and all of my dad’s side of the family went to Oregon State.”

Talt’s Career Single-Game Highs
Hits: 3, 4 times
Doubles: 2, at Saint Mary’s, Jun 01, 2025
Triples: 1, at Cal State Fullerton, Apr 12, 2025 ; Gonzaga, Apr 21, 2025 ; Saint Mary’s, May 30, 2025
Home runs: 1, 9 times
Total bases: 8, at Cal State Fullerton, Apr 12, 2025
RBI: 5, at Cal State Fullerton, Apr 12, 2025
Runs scored: 4, vs Portland, Apr 08, 2025 ; vs UNLV, Feb 15, 2025
Walks: 3, at CSUN, Apr 17, 2025 ; vs Auburn, Mar 01, 2025 ; Grand Canyon, Mar 16, 2025
Hit by pitch: 1, vs Portland, Apr 08, 2025 ; San Diego, Mar 09, 2025 ; at Cal Poly, Mar 21, 2025
Struck out: 4, at Florida State, Jun 07, 2025
Sac flies: 1, at Oregon, Apr 09, 2023 ; USC, Jun 02, 2025
Sac bunts: 2, at Nebraska, Mar 30, 2025
At bats: 6, at Cal State Fullerton, Apr 12, 2025 ; vs Xavier, Feb 17, 2025 ; at Saint Mary’s, Jun 01, 2025
Stolen bases: 2, at Cal State Fullerton, Apr 13, 2025
Caught stealing: 2, at Cal Poly, Mar 21, 2025
Field chances: 5, 4 times
Putouts: 5, at Cal Poly, Mar 23, 2025 ; California, Mar 26, 2023 ; Long Beach State, May 15, 2025
Assists: 1, at USC, Jun 01, 2025 ; Florida State, Jun 06, 2025