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Rich Dorman

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Rich Dorman was appointed by Pat Casey Baseball Head Coach Mitch Canham as the team’s pitching coach on August 9, 2019. Dorman came to Oregon State after three seasons as the pitching coach at Grand Canyon and eight years in the Seattle Mariners organization.

• In just five seasons at Oregon State, Dorman has coached seven All-Americans. He’s overseen pitching staffs that included the National Pitcher of the Year, Cooper Hjerpe, who took the honor in 2022 after setting an Oregon State record with 161 strikeouts.
• Dorman mentored three All-Americans in 2024, seeing Aiden May, Jacob Kmatz and Bridger Holmes honored. May and Holmes earned the honor in their first and only seasons as Beavers while Kmatz completed his OSU career with 20 wins.
• The 2023 Beavers struck out 580 batters in 542 1/3 innings, and were among the best in the Pac-12 in fewest extra-base hits allowed. Oregon State was also one of the top pitching staffs in Pac-12 play, finishing with the No. 2 team ERA.
• In 2022, Dorman’s staff, for the second consecutive season, set the program’s single-season record with 628 strikeouts, surpassing 2021’s 611.
• OSU finished second in the Pac-12 in team ERA (4.19) in 2022, issued the fewest walks (188) and gave up the second-fewest home runs (38).
• Oregon State led the Pac-12 with a 3.48 earned run average in 2021, which also placed the Beavers ninth nationally. Only 38 teams finished with a sub-4.00 ERA.
• Dorman’s first season at Oregon State, 2020, was cut short due to the Covid-19 pandemic. But in just 14 games, he mentored a pitching staff that saw three first-time weekend starters, which included All-American Christian Chamberlain. The left-hander was taken in the fourth round of the draft by Kansas City after allowing just six hits with 34 strikeouts in 22 innings.
• Dorman’s pitching staff at Grand Canyon posted a 4.16 earned run average in 2019, the second-best mark in the program’s 14-year history at the Division I level. The Antelopes finished with a 3.02 ERA in conference play, which led the WAC and was the third-best mark in league play over a five-year stretch.
• The 2017 Antelopes, meanwhile, finished with a 3.57 ERA in conference play.
• Grand Canyon improved its win totals in each of his three seasons in Phoenix. GCU totaled 36 in 2019, up from 33 in 2018 and 29 in 2017. The Antelopes won 25 games in 2016 prior to his arrival.
• Grand Canyon was 57-18 in conference play in his three seasons and the club won 21-of-25 league series.
• Dorman mentored three pitchers who were drafted during his tenure at GCU. That includes right-handed pitcher Jake Wong, who was a third-round selection in 2018.

Dorman headed to Grand Canyon after eight seasons in the Minor League Baseball with the Seattle Mariners. He coached for four of those years at Single-A Everett (2009-10 and 2012-13). He also spent two years with the Arizona League Mariners (2014-15) and two one-year stints with Single-A Clinton (2011 and 2016). It was at Clinton in 2016 where he spent his first year on Canham’s staff as the Lumberkings’ pitching coach.

• Nine pitchers under Dorman’s tutelage during his time with the Mariners have gone on to pitch at the MLB level. That includes Taijuan Walker, Pablo Lopez, Art Warren, Emilio Pagan, Freddy Peralta, Zach Littell and James Paxton.
• Everett’s team ERA ranked in the upper half of the Northwest League in three of his four seasons. His staff posted a 3.22 ERA in 2010 and won a league title.
• Dorman’s 2011 pitching staff at Clinton tallied 1,166 strikeouts, the second in the Single-A Midwest League.
• Upon returning to Clinton in 2016, Dorman’s staff finished with a 3.12 ERA, good for second in the Midwest League. The team also posted a league-best 50 saves.

Dorman pitched in three games for Oregon State in 1999 before transferring to Western Baptist (now Corban) in 2000. He was taken in the 13th round of the MLB Draft that year by Tampa Bay; he was the first player ever selected out of Corban.

He pitched in the professional ranks for nine seasons, appearing in 217 games, with 128 starts. He was 52-43 with a 3.80 ERA.
Dorman spent two seasons at the Single-A level with the Rays’ organization before pitching in Seattle’s organization for five seasons, reaching as high as Triple-A Tacoma in 2005. He followed that with one year with the Florida Marlins organization before ending his career back with the Mariners in 2008, appearing with Double-A West Tennessee and Triple-A Tacoma. He ended his career with 60 games at the Triple-A level.

Dorman has two children, Alexa Anne and Blake William.