Beavers Open 2018 Friday In Arizona

Game 1 • Neutral Game 1
Oregon State (0-0) vs. New Mexico (0-0)
February 16, 2018 • 12:00 p.m. PT
Surprise, Ariz. • Surprise Stadium

The Game
Oregon State opens its 2018 season when taking on New Mexico in Surprise, Ariz. The Beavers and Lobos are slated to square off at 12 p.m. PT (1 p.m. in Arizona) Friday at Surprise Stadium.

Radio
All games air on the Beaver Sports Network with pre-game 30 minutes before first pitch. Affiliates include KICE 940-AM (Bend, Ore.), KCOE 94.9 (Bend, Ore.), KEJO 1240-AM (Corvallis), KKNX 840-AM (Eugene), KCFM 1250-AM (Florence - Pac-12 games), KCFM 104.1-FM (Florence - Pac-12 games), KLAD 960-AM & 93.3-FM (Klamath Falls), KTMT 580-AM & 96.1-FM (Medford - Saturday & Sunday games), Rip City Radio 620-AM (Portland - weekday games after 5 p.m. and all weekend games), 103.7-FM (Portland, all weekday games before 5 p.m.), KSKR 1490-AM (Roseburg) and KBZY 1490-AM (Salem - Saturday & Sunday games).

Listen Online
Catch the game online by visiting osubeavers.com, and find the live broadcast on the Oregon State baseball schedule page. The games can be heard via the TuneIn application, which is available for smartphones and tablets (search Beaver Sports Network).

Television
The game will not be televised.

Live Video
There will be no live video of the game. There will be no live video available during the Beavers' trip to Surprise.

Online
Live stats for the game can be accessed by clicking on the live stats link located on the baseball schedule page on osubeavers.com.

Tickets At Goss
Tickets for the 2018 season can be purchased by visiting BeaverTickets.com/Baseball. Both season and single-game tickets are currently available.

Last Season
Oregon State finished the 2017 season with a 56-6 record, tying for fourth in NCAA Division I history with a .903 winning percentage. The Beavers advanced to their sixth College World Series, and finished 2-2 in Omaha to place third nationally, per the polls. OSU went 27-3 in Pac-12 Conference play to capture its third crown in the last five seasons.

In Portland
Friday and Monday's games will air on 103.7 FM in the Portland region. All weekday games that start before 5 p.m. PT will air on 103.7 FM. Other games will be broadcast on Rip City Radio 620 AM.

Opening Day
Oregon State is 78-30 all-time in season openers, and is 17-6 under head coach Pat Casey. The Beavers are looking to stretch their winning streak to nine games on opening day.

Unanimous Top 10
The Beavers open the season as a unanimous top-10 team for the second consecutive year. The 2018 Beavers open the year as the unanimous No. 2 team nationally.

Madrigal Unanimous Preseason Selection
Nick Madrigal, who has been named one of the top 10 position players at the collegiate level, is also a unanimous preseason All-American. He was named the Pac-12 Conference's Player and Defensive Player of the Year, becoming just the second student-athlete to do that in the last 20 years. Madrigal hit .380 with 22 doubles, four home runs, 40 runs batted in and 16 stolen bases in 2017.

Singles
• Oregon State is opening play in Surprise, Ariz., for the fourth consecutive season. The Beavers are 19-5 in the 24 games played in Surprise since 2015.
• Oregon State enters the 2018 season with 550 wins - an average of 42 per year - since 2005, the most by any Pac-12 Conference team.

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Players Mentioned

Nick Madrigal