Friday, February 15
Long Beach, CA
9:00 AM
Oregon State
vs
Fresno State
Beavers Travel to California for Stacy Winsberg Tournament
February 13, 2019 | Softball
THIS WEEK:
• Oregon State travels to Long Beach and Los Angeles for five games at the Stacy Winsberg Tournament.
• Opponents include members from the Big West, Mountain West and Southeastern conferences.
• Berg and Green will face-off against their Alma Mater, Fresno State, for the first game of the tournament.
• Oregon State will face two opponents receiving votes in at least one of the national polls (Ole Miss and Long Beach State).
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Friday, February 15
Oregon State vs. Fresno State - 9 a.m. PT
Long Beach State Softball Complex, Long Beach, Calif.
Oregon State vs. Long Beach State - 2 p.m. PT
Long Beach State Softball Complex, Long Beach, Calif.
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Saturday, February 16
Oregon State vs. Cal Poly - 9 a.m. PT
Easton Stadium, Los Angeles, Calif.
Oregon State vs. Ole Miss - 2 p.m. PT
Easton Stadium, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Sunday, February 117
Oregon State vs. Western Michigan - 11:30 a.m. PT
Long Beach State Softball Complex, Long Beach, Calif.
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FOLLOW THE BEAVS:
• Both of Oregon State's contests against Long Beach State will be live streamed.
• Live stats will be available this weekend through Statbroadcaster.com for all games.
• Links to live stats and video will be available on the softball schedule page at OSUBeavers.com
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TICKETS ON SALE NOW:
• Tickets for Oregon State's 12-home games are on sale now at BeaverTickets.com/softball.
• Season tickets are available for $50 for adults and $30 for youth and seniors. Single game tickets can be purchased at $7 for adults and $5 for youth.
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2019 SCHEDULE:
• The non-conference portion of Oregon State's 2019 schedule features a gauntlet of games over the course of five-tournaments and two non-conference games.
• OSU opened the season with the Kajikawa Classic for the ninth time in 10 years. Missouri was the only opponent to make a 2018 NCAA Regional appearance out of five.
• The Stacy Winsberg Tournament in Long Beach and Los Angeles, Calif. features two 2018 NCAA Regional teams, Long Beach State and Ole Miss.
• The Beavers will head to Norman, Okla. to face 2018 WCWS participant, Oklahoma, and NCAA Regional qualifier Louisiana in a four-game bout on March 1-2.
• Oregon State will also make appearances at the UOP Libby Matson Tournament and LMU Tournament before finishing out the non-conference schedule with a double-header at Portland State.
• The conference portion features six opponents that made varying finishes in the 2018 NCAA Tournament:
   - Cal - made it to regionals.
   - Arizona - ended 2018 in the super regionals.
   - Arizona State, UCLA and Oregon - made the WCWS.
   - Washington - 2018 WCWS Runner-Up.
• In total, Oregon State will face 11 opponents from the 2018 NCAA Tournament.
• 14 opponents finished with a top-100 RPI in 2018, 10 opponents had a top-50 RPI, eight had a top-25 RPI and five had a top-10 RPI.
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EARLY IMPRESSIONS:
•Oregon State's 5-0 start is the best start in an opening weekend since 2003 when the Beavers finished 4-0 at the Southern Utah Tournament before going on to start the season 8-0.
• The Beavers started 5-0 in 2017 over two tournaments and 5-1 in the first weekend in 2015.
• Frankie Hammoude hit a two-run homerun in her first at-bat as a Beaver in the first inning vs. CSUN.
• Hammoude hit two homeruns and five RBIs against Western Michigan.
• Hammoude finished the Kajikawa Classic with six hits, three homeruns and nine RBIs.
• Missy Nunes earned Pac-12 Player of the Week honors on Feb. 12 after finishing the Kajikawa Classic with seven hits, three homeruns and 10 RBIs.
• Missy Nunes hit a two-run homerun in the third inning vs. CSUN, a solo-homer vs. Weber State in the fifth and a three-run homerun in the fourth inning.
• Mariah Mazon started in the circle for the Beavers vs. CSUN and threw her first shutout of the season.
• Mazon finished with 21 strikeouts after the first weekend.
• Shelby Weeks stole her 44th career base against Weber State.
• Bailey McLaughlin hit a two-run homerun in her first game as a Beaver against Weber State.
• Meehra Nelson threw 11 strikeouts against Weber State.
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RANKINGS:
• The Beavers are four votes of the Top-25 on the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll.
• Oregon State is eight votes out of the Top-25 on the ESPN.com/USA Softball Poll.
• The last time Oregon State was ranked with Week 9 last season at 25 and the highest the Beavers were ranked last season was 24 during Week 7.
• As a team, OSU is tied for No. 17 for home runs per game.
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2019 OUTLOOK:
• The Beavers were picked to tie for fifth in the Pac-12 Preseason Poll along with receiving votes from both the ESPN.com/USA Softball and USA Today/NFCA Coaches' preseason polls.
• Kayleen Shafer returns to her spot behind the plate as she caught 49 games in 2018 and ended with a .983 fielding percentage.
• Michelle Sass saw extended action in 2018 with time in 47 games, making 39 starts in either the outfield or at second base.
• Nerissa Eason also returns to the circle for her junior season after making 17 appearances with 10 starts, compiling 27 strikeouts in 51.1 innings pitched for a 2-0 record.
• Oregon State will have plenty of depth on the bench as Chance Burden, Sara Lillie and Fallon Molnar all return with playing time in 2018.
• Eight newcomers will grace the roster as Karla Calderon, Abby Fischer, Payton Goodrich, Frankie Hammoude, Bailey McLaughlin, Izzy Owen, Ashton Phillips and Maia Rader join the 2018 squad.
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COACHING PROFILES:
• Head coach Laura Berg hung up her cleats after nearly 20-years of playing softball and spent a year with the LAPD in 2010-11 before returning to the game as an assistant coach for the 2012 season at Oregon State.
• Berg enters her seventh season at the helm of the Oregon State program, recording four NCAA Tournament appearances.
• Berg holds a 171-156-1 overall record and is 45-94 in Pac-12 play.
• Associate head coach Marcie Green also has experience with law enforcement. Green studied criminology at Fresno State and spent five years as a prison guard at Corcoran State Prison in California following graduation before starting to coach.
• Assistant coach Eric Leyba joins the staff after stints with the Northwest Bullets and being the head coach at Churchill High School for the past 15 years.
• Volunteer Assistant Coach Hannah Akamine is also new to the coaching staff, but not the Orange and Black. Akamine played for Berg and Green in 2015 as the starting catcher for the Beavers.
• Heather Smith also returns for her 18th season as Director of Operations.
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NCAA TOURNAMENT:
• The 2018 season marked the fourth time the Beavers reached the NCAA Tournament under the direction of head coach Laura Berg, as well as the 13th time in program history.
• The Beavers are 30-22 all-time in their 13 tournament appearances following two wins and two losses at the Tuscaloosa Regional in 2018.
• The last time OSU won a regional was in 2006 when it played Nevada and No. 19 Baylor twice. OSU went on to play in the Women's College World Series that year.
• Berg and former head coach Kirk Walker (1995-2012) are the only head coaches in program history to reach the NCAA Tournament.
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KNOW WHAT IT TAKES:
• Oregon State's coaching staff is no stranger when it comes to the NCAA Tournament and WCWS.
• Both Berg and Green played at Fresno State in the '90s and gained plenty of experience in the path to the WCWS.
• Coach Berg played from 1994-95 and 1997-98 making it to the WCWS three times and won the national championship in '98.
• Coach Green played from 1990-93 and appeared in three WCWS, including a runner-up finish in 1990.
• Volunteer assistant coach Hannah Akamine made the WCWS as the catcher for Tennessee in its 2013 runner-up finish.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
For more information on the Oregon State softball team, visit OSUBeavers.com or follow the team @BeaverSoftball on Twitter and Instagram.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
• Oregon State travels to Long Beach and Los Angeles for five games at the Stacy Winsberg Tournament.
• Opponents include members from the Big West, Mountain West and Southeastern conferences.
• Berg and Green will face-off against their Alma Mater, Fresno State, for the first game of the tournament.
• Oregon State will face two opponents receiving votes in at least one of the national polls (Ole Miss and Long Beach State).
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Friday, February 15
Oregon State vs. Fresno State - 9 a.m. PT
Long Beach State Softball Complex, Long Beach, Calif.
Oregon State vs. Long Beach State - 2 p.m. PT
Long Beach State Softball Complex, Long Beach, Calif.
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Saturday, February 16
Oregon State vs. Cal Poly - 9 a.m. PT
Easton Stadium, Los Angeles, Calif.
Oregon State vs. Ole Miss - 2 p.m. PT
Easton Stadium, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Sunday, February 117
Oregon State vs. Western Michigan - 11:30 a.m. PT
Long Beach State Softball Complex, Long Beach, Calif.
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FOLLOW THE BEAVS:
• Both of Oregon State's contests against Long Beach State will be live streamed.
• Live stats will be available this weekend through Statbroadcaster.com for all games.
• Links to live stats and video will be available on the softball schedule page at OSUBeavers.com
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TICKETS ON SALE NOW:
• Tickets for Oregon State's 12-home games are on sale now at BeaverTickets.com/softball.
• Season tickets are available for $50 for adults and $30 for youth and seniors. Single game tickets can be purchased at $7 for adults and $5 for youth.
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2019 SCHEDULE:
• The non-conference portion of Oregon State's 2019 schedule features a gauntlet of games over the course of five-tournaments and two non-conference games.
• OSU opened the season with the Kajikawa Classic for the ninth time in 10 years. Missouri was the only opponent to make a 2018 NCAA Regional appearance out of five.
• The Stacy Winsberg Tournament in Long Beach and Los Angeles, Calif. features two 2018 NCAA Regional teams, Long Beach State and Ole Miss.
• The Beavers will head to Norman, Okla. to face 2018 WCWS participant, Oklahoma, and NCAA Regional qualifier Louisiana in a four-game bout on March 1-2.
• Oregon State will also make appearances at the UOP Libby Matson Tournament and LMU Tournament before finishing out the non-conference schedule with a double-header at Portland State.
• The conference portion features six opponents that made varying finishes in the 2018 NCAA Tournament:
   - Cal - made it to regionals.
   - Arizona - ended 2018 in the super regionals.
   - Arizona State, UCLA and Oregon - made the WCWS.
   - Washington - 2018 WCWS Runner-Up.
• In total, Oregon State will face 11 opponents from the 2018 NCAA Tournament.
• 14 opponents finished with a top-100 RPI in 2018, 10 opponents had a top-50 RPI, eight had a top-25 RPI and five had a top-10 RPI.
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EARLY IMPRESSIONS:
•Oregon State's 5-0 start is the best start in an opening weekend since 2003 when the Beavers finished 4-0 at the Southern Utah Tournament before going on to start the season 8-0.
• The Beavers started 5-0 in 2017 over two tournaments and 5-1 in the first weekend in 2015.
• Frankie Hammoude hit a two-run homerun in her first at-bat as a Beaver in the first inning vs. CSUN.
• Hammoude hit two homeruns and five RBIs against Western Michigan.
• Hammoude finished the Kajikawa Classic with six hits, three homeruns and nine RBIs.
• Missy Nunes earned Pac-12 Player of the Week honors on Feb. 12 after finishing the Kajikawa Classic with seven hits, three homeruns and 10 RBIs.
• Missy Nunes hit a two-run homerun in the third inning vs. CSUN, a solo-homer vs. Weber State in the fifth and a three-run homerun in the fourth inning.
• Mariah Mazon started in the circle for the Beavers vs. CSUN and threw her first shutout of the season.
• Mazon finished with 21 strikeouts after the first weekend.
• Shelby Weeks stole her 44th career base against Weber State.
• Bailey McLaughlin hit a two-run homerun in her first game as a Beaver against Weber State.
• Meehra Nelson threw 11 strikeouts against Weber State.
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RANKINGS:
• The Beavers are four votes of the Top-25 on the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll.
• Oregon State is eight votes out of the Top-25 on the ESPN.com/USA Softball Poll.
• The last time Oregon State was ranked with Week 9 last season at 25 and the highest the Beavers were ranked last season was 24 during Week 7.
• As a team, OSU is tied for No. 17 for home runs per game.
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2019 OUTLOOK:
• The Beavers were picked to tie for fifth in the Pac-12 Preseason Poll along with receiving votes from both the ESPN.com/USA Softball and USA Today/NFCA Coaches' preseason polls.
• Kayleen Shafer returns to her spot behind the plate as she caught 49 games in 2018 and ended with a .983 fielding percentage.
• Michelle Sass saw extended action in 2018 with time in 47 games, making 39 starts in either the outfield or at second base.
• Nerissa Eason also returns to the circle for her junior season after making 17 appearances with 10 starts, compiling 27 strikeouts in 51.1 innings pitched for a 2-0 record.
• Oregon State will have plenty of depth on the bench as Chance Burden, Sara Lillie and Fallon Molnar all return with playing time in 2018.
• Eight newcomers will grace the roster as Karla Calderon, Abby Fischer, Payton Goodrich, Frankie Hammoude, Bailey McLaughlin, Izzy Owen, Ashton Phillips and Maia Rader join the 2018 squad.
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COACHING PROFILES:
• Head coach Laura Berg hung up her cleats after nearly 20-years of playing softball and spent a year with the LAPD in 2010-11 before returning to the game as an assistant coach for the 2012 season at Oregon State.
• Berg enters her seventh season at the helm of the Oregon State program, recording four NCAA Tournament appearances.
• Berg holds a 171-156-1 overall record and is 45-94 in Pac-12 play.
• Associate head coach Marcie Green also has experience with law enforcement. Green studied criminology at Fresno State and spent five years as a prison guard at Corcoran State Prison in California following graduation before starting to coach.
• Assistant coach Eric Leyba joins the staff after stints with the Northwest Bullets and being the head coach at Churchill High School for the past 15 years.
• Volunteer Assistant Coach Hannah Akamine is also new to the coaching staff, but not the Orange and Black. Akamine played for Berg and Green in 2015 as the starting catcher for the Beavers.
• Heather Smith also returns for her 18th season as Director of Operations.
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NCAA TOURNAMENT:
• The 2018 season marked the fourth time the Beavers reached the NCAA Tournament under the direction of head coach Laura Berg, as well as the 13th time in program history.
• The Beavers are 30-22 all-time in their 13 tournament appearances following two wins and two losses at the Tuscaloosa Regional in 2018.
• The last time OSU won a regional was in 2006 when it played Nevada and No. 19 Baylor twice. OSU went on to play in the Women's College World Series that year.
• Berg and former head coach Kirk Walker (1995-2012) are the only head coaches in program history to reach the NCAA Tournament.
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KNOW WHAT IT TAKES:
• Oregon State's coaching staff is no stranger when it comes to the NCAA Tournament and WCWS.
• Both Berg and Green played at Fresno State in the '90s and gained plenty of experience in the path to the WCWS.
• Coach Berg played from 1994-95 and 1997-98 making it to the WCWS three times and won the national championship in '98.
• Coach Green played from 1990-93 and appeared in three WCWS, including a runner-up finish in 1990.
• Volunteer assistant coach Hannah Akamine made the WCWS as the catcher for Tennessee in its 2013 runner-up finish.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
For more information on the Oregon State softball team, visit OSUBeavers.com or follow the team @BeaverSoftball on Twitter and Instagram.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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