Friday, February 22
Stockton, CA
11:00 AM
Oregon State
vs
Nevada
Oregon State Set for Four in Stockton
February 20, 2019 | Softball
THIS WEEK:
• Oregon State travels to Stockton, Calif. for four games at the Libby Matson Tournament.
• Opponents include members from the Mountain West, Western Atlantic and West Coast conferences.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Friday, February 22
Oregon State vs. Nevada - 11 a.m. PT
Bill Simoni Field, Stockton, Calif.
Oregon State at Pacific - 3:30 p.m. PT
Bill Simoni Field, Stockton, Calif.
Saturday, February 23
Cal Baptist vs. Oregon State - 3:30 p.m. PT
Bill Simoni Field, Stockton, Calif.
Sunday, February 24
Oregon State at Pacific - 10 a.m. PT
Bill Simoni Field, Stockton, Calif.
FOLLOW THE BEAVS:
• Live stats will be available this weekend through Statbroadcaster.com for all games.
• Links to live stats will be available on the softball schedule page at OSUBeavers.com
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.
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. featured 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.
EARLY IMPRESSIONS:
•Oregon State's 8-2 start is the best start in program history since the team went 9-1 in 2016.
• Frankie Hammoude hit a two-run homerun in her first at-bat as a Beaver in the first inning vs. CSUN.
• Hammoude hit two home runs in back-to-back games (Western Michigan and Fresno State)
• Hammoude went 4-for-4 with back-to-back home runs against Fresno State
• Hammoude finished the Kajikawa Classic with six hits, three home runs and nine RBIs.
•Hammoude followed that up with eight hits, three home runs and 10 RBIs at the Stacy Winsberg Tournament.
• Missy Nunes hit a home run in the first three games of the season.
• Mariah Mazon has thrown two shutouts this season (CSUN and Fresno State)
• Shelby Weeks stole her 47th and 48th career bases against Long Beach 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.
RANKINGS:
• The Beavers are receiving votes in both the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll and the ESPN.com/USA Softball Poll.
• The last time Oregon State was ranked was 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. 42 for home runs per game and sit No. 25 for stolen bases per game.
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.
• 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.
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 174-158-1 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.
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.
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 Stockton, Calif. for four games at the Libby Matson Tournament.
• Opponents include members from the Mountain West, Western Atlantic and West Coast conferences.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Friday, February 22
Oregon State vs. Nevada - 11 a.m. PT
Bill Simoni Field, Stockton, Calif.
Oregon State at Pacific - 3:30 p.m. PT
Bill Simoni Field, Stockton, Calif.
Saturday, February 23
Cal Baptist vs. Oregon State - 3:30 p.m. PT
Bill Simoni Field, Stockton, Calif.
Sunday, February 24
Oregon State at Pacific - 10 a.m. PT
Bill Simoni Field, Stockton, Calif.
FOLLOW THE BEAVS:
• Live stats will be available this weekend through Statbroadcaster.com for all games.
• Links to live stats will be available on the softball schedule page at OSUBeavers.com
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.
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. featured 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.
EARLY IMPRESSIONS:
•Oregon State's 8-2 start is the best start in program history since the team went 9-1 in 2016.
• Frankie Hammoude hit a two-run homerun in her first at-bat as a Beaver in the first inning vs. CSUN.
• Hammoude hit two home runs in back-to-back games (Western Michigan and Fresno State)
• Hammoude went 4-for-4 with back-to-back home runs against Fresno State
• Hammoude finished the Kajikawa Classic with six hits, three home runs and nine RBIs.
•Hammoude followed that up with eight hits, three home runs and 10 RBIs at the Stacy Winsberg Tournament.
• Missy Nunes hit a home run in the first three games of the season.
• Mariah Mazon has thrown two shutouts this season (CSUN and Fresno State)
• Shelby Weeks stole her 47th and 48th career bases against Long Beach 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.
RANKINGS:
• The Beavers are receiving votes in both the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll and the ESPN.com/USA Softball Poll.
• The last time Oregon State was ranked was 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. 42 for home runs per game and sit No. 25 for stolen bases per game.
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.
• 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.
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 174-158-1 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.
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.
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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