Baseball Set For Four Games In San Diego

GAME 8: Oregon State (3-4) vs. San Diego State (6-2)
Feb. 27, 2020 • 6:00 p.m. PT • San Diego, Calif. • Tony Gwynn Stadium
RHP Jake Pfennigs (1-1, 6.75) vs. TBA

The Game
Oregon State opens a three-game series with San Diego State Thursday night at Tony Gwynn Stadium. The opener is slated for a 6 p.m. PT start.

Radio
The game will be carried live on the Beaver Sports Network. A full listing of stations is available in the broadcast information section at the bottom of page one of these notes.

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
There will be no live video of the first three games of the series. Game four will feature a live stream, provided by San Diego State, with the link on osubeavers.com.

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 Game
Andy Armstrong set a career-high with four hits and the Beavers scored four runs in the eighth inning to take the series finale at Mississippi State, 7-2, on Sunday. Alex McGarry, Ryan Ober and Troy Claunch (two) all drove in runs during the four-run frame. Cooper Hjerpe picked up the win after throwing 3 1/3 scoreless innings of relief, striking out four.

McGarry On A Streak
Alex McGarry has hit safely in all seven games this season, and with that, has a 10-game hit streak dating back to the 2019 season. The redshirt junior is 14-for-42 (.333) with seven runs scored, eight RBI, four doubles and two home runs during the streak. He is 10-for-30 (.333) this season.

That .996 Fielding Percentage
Oregon State carries a .996 fielding percentage into the opener Thursday. That mark is good for second in the nation, just .0006 behind No. 1 UC Davis. The Beavers have gone six consecutive games without committing an error after opening the season with one versus New Mexico.

Versus San Diego State
Oregon State is playing San Diego State for the second consecutive season - a first for the programs since the Beavers won four of five from 2012-13. OSU holds a 13-8-1 series advantage, and is 7-3 over its last 10 versus the Aztecs. Oregon State last played at SDSU in 2013, sweeping the four-game series by a combined 22-2 advantage. Two future MLB pitchers, Matt Boyd and Andrew Moore, picked up wins in that series.

Armstrong Consistent At Short
Andy Armstrong is the lone Beaver to start every game at the same position this season. He has played all seven games at short, and is batting a team-leading .385 (10-for-26) with two doubles and three RBI. He is 9-for-20 (.450) in his last five games.

Singles
• Troy Claunch is second in the Pac-12 with 11 RBI this season. The junior came into the 2020 season with 19 in his career.
• Kyler McMahan is tied for the Pac-12 lead with five doubles while Alex McGarry is tied for third with four.
• Oregon State, Washington and Washington State are the lone Pac-12 teams yet to play at home in 2020. UW hosts UC Irvine this weekend while WSU is in Peoria, Ariz.

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Players Mentioned

Andy Armstrong

Troy Claunch

Alex McGarry

Kyler McMahan

Ryan Ober

Jake Pfennigs