Baseball America Ranks Beavers Second
January 23, 2018 | Baseball
OSU is ranked second in four polls to open 2018
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State baseball team is ranked second by four media organizations to open the 2018 season as Baseball America released its preseason poll on Tuesday.
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Per Baseball America, the Beavers rank second only to Florida, in similar fashion to three previous polls by Collegiate Baseball, D1Baseball.com and Perfect Game.
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No. 3 Florida State, Arkansas and Texas Tech round out the top five.
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Oregon State finished the 2017 season ranked third after advancing to the College World Series, where the Beavers were one of four teams remaining. OSU set a school record with 56 wins – 31 of which came at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field – and the pitching staff led the nation with a 1.93 earned run average. That also set a school record, bettering the 2014 staff's 2.28 mark.
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2018 opponents for the Beavers who will open the season ranked by Baseball America include No. 9 Stanford (at Goss Stadium May 11-13), No. 11 Cal State Fullerton (at Goss Stadium March 9-11) and No. 13 UCLA (May 24-26 at Goss Stadium).
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Outfield general admission season tickets for the 2018 season can be purchased by visiting beavertickets.com/baseball.
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Oregon State opens the 2018 season Feb. 16 against New Mexico in Surprise, Ariz. Tickets for the team's eight-game trip to Surprise can be purchased by visiting the Surprise Stadium Box Office or by calling 623-222-2222. Tickets are not available online.
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For more information on the Oregon State baseball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverBaseball, by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateBaseball or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverBaseball.
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Per Baseball America, the Beavers rank second only to Florida, in similar fashion to three previous polls by Collegiate Baseball, D1Baseball.com and Perfect Game.
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No. 3 Florida State, Arkansas and Texas Tech round out the top five.
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Oregon State finished the 2017 season ranked third after advancing to the College World Series, where the Beavers were one of four teams remaining. OSU set a school record with 56 wins – 31 of which came at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field – and the pitching staff led the nation with a 1.93 earned run average. That also set a school record, bettering the 2014 staff's 2.28 mark.
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2018 opponents for the Beavers who will open the season ranked by Baseball America include No. 9 Stanford (at Goss Stadium May 11-13), No. 11 Cal State Fullerton (at Goss Stadium March 9-11) and No. 13 UCLA (May 24-26 at Goss Stadium).
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Outfield general admission season tickets for the 2018 season can be purchased by visiting beavertickets.com/baseball.
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Oregon State opens the 2018 season Feb. 16 against New Mexico in Surprise, Ariz. Tickets for the team's eight-game trip to Surprise can be purchased by visiting the Surprise Stadium Box Office or by calling 623-222-2222. Tickets are not available online.
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For more information on the Oregon State baseball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverBaseball, by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateBaseball or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverBaseball.
OREGON STATE ATHLETICS' EVERYDAY CHAMPIONS CULTURE
Through the power of sport, we help people discover and pursue their passions, talents and purpose in order to live a life of balance and positive contribution.
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