Gameday: Beavers Vs. Gonzaga

Game 2 • Neutral Game 2
Oregon State (1-0) vs. Gonzaga (0-1)
February 17, 2018 • 12:00 p.m. PT
Surprise, Ariz. • Surprise Stadium

The Game
Oregon State takes on Gonzaga Saturday in Surprise, Ariz. The Beavers and Bulldogs are slated to square off at 12 p.m. PT (1 p.m. in Arizona) 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. Fans can also purchase by calling 1-800-GOBEAVS.

Last Game
Nick Madrigal and Trevor Larnach each hit home runs in Oregon State's 5-2 win over New Mexico on Friday in the season opener. Madrigal ended the day with three hits and three RBI while Larnach was 2-for-3 with one RBI.

Finally Versus Gonzaga
Oregon State was supposed to play Gonzaga twice last season but both games were cancelled due to weather. Saturday's matchup will be the first between the teams since the 2014 season opener in Tempe, Ariz., a 4-3 Oregon State win. The Beavers carry a five-game win streak in the series into Saturday.

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 20-5 in the 25 games played in Surprise since 2015.
• Fans should note that Monday's game versus New Mexico - a 1 p.m. PT start - will air on 103.7 FM in the Portland region.
• In three season openers, Nick Madrigal has combined to go 7-for-11 with five runs batted in. He went 4-for-4 against Ball State in 2016 – his first career game – and was 0-for-3 against Indiana to open 2017.
• Brandon Eisert is 5-for-5 in save situations in two seasons with the Beavers. He was perfect over three innings Friday.

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Players Mentioned

Brandon Eisert

Trevor Larnach

Nick Madrigal