Beavers Back Into Pac-12 Play Thursday At Cal
March 23, 2016 | Baseball
Game 19
Oregon State (16-2, 3-0) vs. California (11-6, 1-2)
TBA vs. RHP Daulton Jefferies (5-0, 1.09)
March 24, 2016 • Berkeley, Calif. • Evans Diamond • 7:00 p.m. PT
The Game
Oregon State and California open a three-game series Thursday night at Evans Diamond. First pitch is scheduled for 7 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. All games air on the Beaver Sports Network with pre-game 30 minutes before first pitch. Affiliates include KICE 940-AM (Bend, Ore. - Friday & weekend games), KEJO 1240-AM (Corvallis), KKNX 840-AM (Eugene), KLZS 1450-AM (Eugene), KCFM 1250-AM (Florence - Pac-12 games), KCFM 104.1-FM (Florence - Pac-12 games), KLAD 960-AM (Klamath Falls), KTMT 580-AM (Medford - Saturday & Sunday games), Rip City Radio 620-AM (Portland), KSKR 1490-AM (Roseburg) and KBZY 1490-AM (Salem - Saturday & Sunday games). Note, broadcasts are subject to change. Check your local listings for updates.
Television
The game and series will not be televised.
Live Video
There will be no live video for the series.
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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• YouTube - @OSUBeaversAthletics
• Snapchat - @BeaverBaseball
Last Game
Kyle Nobach drove in three runs, Christian Donahue recorded three hits and Jack Anderson doubled twice to send third-ranked Oregon State to a 13-6 midweek win over Portland Tuesday at Joe Etzel Field. Nobach finished with two hits in four at bats, driving in his first two runs on a single in the Beavers' three-run first inning. The junior has driven in 11 this season. Donahue, meanwhile, extended his hit streak to six games with a 3-for-6 night, singling twice and tripling one. He has three triples during the streak, which has seen him go 12-for-24.
Against California
• Thursday's matchup with California is the first of the top 25 variety for the Beavers this season. The Golden Bears are ranked 17th, according to D1Baseball.com.
• The Beavers are 9-1 over their last 10 games against the Bears. OSU took last season's series, 2-1, after winning the first two by 4-0 and 9-0 shutouts.
• OSU has won five straight series against California. The Beavers have also won five straight against Stanford and Washington State.
Madrigal and Donahue
• Nick Madrigal and Christian Donahue have been absolutely dangerous to opposing pitchers recently.
• Madrigal is on a 12-game hit streak, where he is 21-for-48 (.438) with 13 runs scored, four doubles and eight RBI.
• Madrigal has hit safely in 17 of his first 18 career games. He's been on base in all 18, walking against Kansas State Feb. 26 - his lone hitless game.
• Donahue, meanwhile, extended his hit streak to six games after going 3-for-6 against Portland Tuesday.
• Donahue is 12-for-24 (.500) with five triples during the streak. He has four multi-hit efforts during the streak.
Last 5
• Oregon State is 4-1 in its last five games, and a close look at the team's stats over that stretch show why.
• The Beavers are batting .294 as a team, while opponents have hit .199.
• OSU has walked 29 times to just 27 strikeouts. On the flip side, the staff has struck out 41 batters to 13 walks.
• The Beavers' defense has fielded at a .985 clip, three errors in total. Opponents have committed 10 errors have a .947 fielding percentage.
Singles
• The Beavers are playing their second Thursday game of the season. The first was a 7-5 win over Kansas State on Feb. 25 in Surprise, Ariz.
