OSU Opens 4-Game Set With Nebraska Thursday

Game 5: Oregon State (4-0) vs. Nebraska (3-1)
Feb. 21, 2019 • 12:00 p.m. PT • Surprise, Ariz. • Surprise Stadium
RHP Kevin Abel (0-0, 7.20) vs. Kyle Perry (0-0, 0.00)

The Game
Oregon State starts its second weekend of action when the Beavers take on Nebraska Thursday in Surprise, Ariz. First pitch is slated for 12 p.m. PT (1 p.m. in Arizona).

Radio
All games air on the Beaver Sports Network with pre-game 30 minutes before first pitch. Affiliates include 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 broadcast.

Live Video
Live video of the game will not be available.

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.

Last Season
Preston Jones set a career-high with three hits and drove in two, including on a first-inning solo home run, to pace the Beavers to a 5-0 win over New Mexico on Sunday in Surprise. Brandon Eisert backed up starter Grant Gambrell with 3 2/3 scoreless innings to pick up his second win of the season. Gambrell allowed two hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings. Kyler McMahan and Troy Claunch both had two hits.

4-0, Again
Oregon State finds itself at 4-0 for the third consecutive season and fifth time in the last seven. Pat Bailey is the third head coach in school to history to go 4-0 in their first year at the helm of the program. He joins Pat Casey (1995) and Wilkie Clark (1914).

Pac-12 Pitcher Of The Week, Again
Bryce Fehmel was named the Pac-12's Pitcher of the Week Tuesday for the second time in his career. Fehmel allowed one hit, one run and three baserunners in eight innings versus Gonzaga last Saturday. OSU has now had the conference's pitcher of the week 24 times since 2014.

Six Of Eight
Preston Jones has reached base safely in six of his last eight plate appearances. Over that stretch, he has five hits, including a home run and two doubles, with four runs scored and two RBI.

Sharp Bullpen
The Oregon State bullpen shined over the team's first four games, seeing action in a total of 15 innings. Seven relievers combined to allow nine hits, three runs (1.80 ERA) and six walks with 13 strikeouts.

The Defense
The Oregon State defense has committed just one error over the team's first four games. By comparison, the 2018 Beavers committed three, and then seven over their next four games, all in Surprise.

Singles
• The Beavers failed to record (or need) a save in their first four games for the first time since the 2015 season.
• OSU out-scored its opponents, 33-9, over the last four games. That's similar to the 2017 team, which won all four games in Surprise by a combined mark of 32-6.
• The Beavers have out-scored Nebraska, 34-7, in the last four games between the teams in Surprise. Nebraska last defeated the Beavers, 9-2, in 2014, also in Surprise.
• Fifteen different Beavers have already recorded one hit. The number was 16 in 2018.

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Players Mentioned

Kevin Abel

Troy Claunch

Brandon Eisert

Bryce Fehmel

Grant Gambrell

Preston Jones

Kyler McMahan