Gameday: Baseball At Grand Canyon (2/28/21)

GAME 8: Oregon State (6-1) vs. Grand Canyon (3-4)
Feb. 27, 2021 • 1:00 p.m. PT • Phoenix, Ariz. • Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark
RHP Will Frisch (1-0, 3.60) vs. RHP Carter Young (1-0, 3.60)

The Game
Oregon State and Grand Canyon conclude their four-game series Sunday at Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark. First pitch is slated for 11 a.m. PT (12 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 & 104.1-FM (Florence), KLAD 960-AM & 93.3-FM (Klamath Falls), KTMT 880-AM & 96.1-FM (Medford, weekend games), Rip City Radio 620-AM (Portland), 102.3 FM (weekday games prior to 5:30 p.m.), KSKR 1490-AM (Roseburg) and KBZY 1490-AM (Salem, weekend 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
Grand Canyon will host a live stream via YouTube for each of the four games. The direct link can be found by visiting 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
Jake Pfennigs held Grand Canyon to three hits in six scoreless innings and And Armstrong went 3-for-4 with two doubles to pace OSU to a 9-2 win Saturday afternoon. OSU scored five in the sixth after being held scoreless through the first five innings. OSU stemmed a GCU rally in the eighth, after the Lopes scored two, and the Beavers pushed four across the plate in the ninth.

McMahan's Past 21
• Kyler McMahan extended his hit streak to 14 games with a 2-for-5 day on Saturday.
• McMahan is 11-for-27 (.407) with three doubles and three RBI this season.
• Over his past 21 games, from 2020 on, he is 36-for-84 (.429) with nine doubles, seven RBI and seven walks.

Big In The Sixth
• Oregon State's five runs in the sixth inning Saturday pushed OSU's season total to 19 in the frame this season.
• OSU has scored more runs in the sixth than the total its pitching staff has allowed overall this season (13).

Starters Through Three Games
• Oregon State's starting pitchers – Kevin Abel, Cooper Hjerpe and Jake Pfennigs – have combined to limit Grand Canyon to just eight hits and a run in 17 innings.
• They've combined to issue just five walks with 17 strikeouts.

Six-Game Streak
• Oregon State's victory Saturday pushed the Beavers' win streak to six games, the longest since the 2019 club won its first 10 games of the season.

13 Walks
• The Oregon State offense tallied 13 walks to just seven strikeouts on Saturday.
• The 13 walks surpassed the team's previous best of 12 against Gonzaga on Feb. 21.
• OSU has walked 20 times in the first three games of the series, compared to 28 strikeouts.

Singles
• Oregon State's relievers have inherited nine runners this season. All nine have been stranded.
• Andy Armstrong is on a six-game hit streak after going 3-for-4 Saturday. He is 13-for-23 (.565) with five runs, eight RBI and four doubles during it.
• OSU's probable starter, is making his second career start.

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Players Mentioned

Kevin Abel

Andy Armstrong

Will Frisch

Cooper Hjerpe

Kyler McMahan

Jake Pfennigs