Beavers Set For ASU, Pac-12 Opener
March 17, 2016 | Baseball
Game 15
Oregon State (12-2, 0-0) vs. Arizona State (13-3, 0-0)
RHP Drew Rasmussen (3-0, 3.20) vs. RHP Seth Martinez (3-0, 1.61)
March 18, 2016 • Corvallis, Ore. • Goss Stadium • 5:35 p.m. PT
The Game
Oregon State opens a three-game series against Arizona State Friday night at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. First pitch is scheduled for 5:35 p.m. PT.
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
Fans unable to be at Goss Stadium for the game can watch it live for free via a video stream available at OSUBeavers.com.
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
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• Twitter - @Beaver_Baseball
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• Snapchat - @BeaverBaseball
Last Game
Logan Ice and Nick Madrigal each recorded two hits and Travis Eckert scattered three hits and two runs over 7 1/3 innings but the Beavers dropped a 5-0 decision to San Francisco Sunday at Goss Stadium. Despite the loss, Oregon State still took the series, winning 8-5 on Friday and 4-0 on Saturday. Both Ice and Madrigal singled twice to pace the OSU attack, which finished with seven hits but was held without an extra-base hit.
Radio
• Friday's game will air on KEX 1190 AM in the Portland area.
Ice On Fire
• Logan Ice extended his hit streak to five games with a 2-for-4 effort in Sunday's loss to San Francisco.
• Over those five games, Ice is 12-for-17 (.706) with seven runs, three doubles, two triples, three home runs and nine runs batted in.
• His slugging percentage is 1.647 and on-base percentage is .700.
• He's also been stellar defensively during that stretch, posting 40 putouts and seven assists. He's 4-for-9 against opposing basestealers.
Fantastic Frosh
• Getting Nick Madrigal and Cadyn Grenier out has been challenging for opposing pitchers.
• Grenier is on a nine-game hit streak entering the weekend, and is 14-for-38 (.368) with six RBI during the streak.
• Madrigal, meanwhile, carries an eight-game streak into Friday's game. He's 14-for-32 (.438) with five RBI during it.
Last Five On The Hill
• Oregon State is 9-1 over its last 10, and 4-1 over its last five.
• The OSU staff has been stellar over the last five games, holding opponents to a .189 average while posting a 2.60 earned run average in 45 innings.
• The Beavers have walked just 10 over that stretch, and have struck out 46. Opposing pitchers have walked 17 and struck out only 24.
• The OSU staff has allowed two doubles and a home run over the last five games.
Hello Pac-12 Play
• The series with the Sun Devils opens Pac-12 play for both teams.
• Beavers' first conference series is at Goss Stadium for the first time since 2008, when taking two-of-three from Washington.
• OSU opened at Oregon in 2009, USC in 2010, Arizona in 2011, California in 2012, Arizona in 2013, Utah in 2014 and Arizona State in 2015.
