Baseball Gameday: Saturday Vs. Kansas
February 27, 2016 | Baseball
Game 7
Oregon State (5-1) vs. Kansas (2-2)
RHP Travis Eckert (0-0, 9.00) vs. LHP Ben Krauth (0-1, 7.20)
February 27, 2016 • Surprise, Ariz. • Surprise Stadium • 12:00 p.m. PT
The Game
Oregon State plays the first of two straight against Kansas on Saturday. First pitch from Surprise Stadium in Arizona is scheduled for 12 p.m. PT (1 p.m. in Arizona).
Radio
The game will air live on the Beaver Sports Network and Beaver Nation Online (osubeavers.com). For more information on catching the Beavers on the radio, check osubeavers.com.
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.
Social Media
Stay informed with all of Oregon State's official accounts. See below for everything related to Oregon State Baseball.
• Twitter - @Beaver_Baseball
• Facebook - @OregonStateBaseball
• Instagram - @BeaverBaseball
• YouTube - @OSUBeaversAthletics
• Snapchat - @BeaverBaseball
Last Game
Jake Thompson held Kansas State scoreless over 6 2/3 innings and Cadyn Grenier and KJ Harrison combined for six runs batted in as the Beavers defeated the Wildcats, 14-0, Friday afternoon in Surprise. Thompson struck out seven and walked two for his first win of the season. Grenier, meanwhile, doubled and finished with three hits and four runs. Harrison finished a home run shy of the cylce and drove in two in the victory.
Radio In Portland
• Due to a conflict with the Portland Trail Blazers, the game will air live on KEX 1190 AM in Portland.
• Sunday's game will also conflict with the Blazers, pushing that game to KEX.
• As always, the games will be carried live on osubeavers.com and TuneIn.
Offense
• The 17-hit output on Friday pushed the Beavers' season batting average to a Pac-12 Conference best .361.
• Oregon State also leads the Pac-12 with 78 hits.
• It took the Beavers eight games to get to 78 hits in 2015.
• After six games in 2015, the team's batting average stood at .291.
The Staff
• Oregon State's staff limited Kansas State to five runs over two games.
• The staff combined for 16 strikeouts, 10 walks and 15 hits allowed.
• The team's ERA dropped nearly a run and a half with the wins, going from 6.50 to 5.17.
Multi-Hit Efforts
• Oregon State's offense has combined for 27 multi-hit efforts by 11 different players this season.
• Trever Morrison, Kyle Nobach and KJ Harrison all have four to lead the team.
• The 2015 Beavers had 16 multi-hit games through the first six contests.
Singles
• Twenty-nine of the Beavers' 55 runs this season have come with two outs. That's 52.7 percent.
• OSU is meeting the Jayhawks for the second straight season in Surprise. OSU won 15-5 last season.
• The Beavers have batted around three times through their first six games.
• OSU has outscored opponents 32-13 in the fifth through seventh innings combined.
• Friday's shutout assured the Beavers of at least one for the ninth consecutive season.
