Friday, May 28
Stanford, CA
6:00 PM
Oregon State
at
Stanford
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Gameday: Baseball At Stanford (5/28/21)
May 28, 2021 | Baseball
GAME 55: Oregon State (33-21, 15-13) vs. Stanford (32-13, 16-9)
May 28, 2021 • 6:05 p.m. PT • Stanford, Calif. • Sunken Diamond
LHP Cooper Hjerpe (3-5, 3.65) vs. RHP Zach Grech (4-5, 3.69)
The Game
Oregon State and Stanford continue their three-game series Friday night at Sunken Diamond. First pitch at Stanford is slated for 6:05 p.m. PT.
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 be broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks. Jordan Watkins and Wes Clement will call the series.
Live Video
Subscribers to the Pac-12 Networks can watch the game online at pac-12.com or by using the Pac-12 Now app on smartphones and tablets.
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
Kevin Abel scattered four hits and a run in a complete-game effort but Stanford prevailed in a 1-0 game Thursday night at Sunken Diamond. Brock Jones homered for Stanford and Abel was bested by Brendan Beck, who tossed a complete game of his own. Greg Fuchs, Troy Claunch and Wade Meckler all singled for the Beavers.
Hjerpe Earns Honors
• Cooper Hjerpe, Friday night's probable starter, is the reigning National Pitcher of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). He also earned Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week honors and was one of Collegiate Baseball's National Players of the Week.
• Hjerpe limited Arizona to two hits and a run in seven innings. He struck out a career-best 11 in the effort.
• The NCBWA recognition was the first for a Pac-12 pitcher this season.
• Hjerpe also gave the Beavers 97 all-time pitcher of the week honors in the Pac-10/12, the most in the conference.
Abel To 100
• Kevin Abel surpassed 100 strikeouts in a season for the second time in his career. He came away from Thursday's start with 106 after posting 108 as a freshman in 2018.
• He is the third pitcher at OSU to record 100 or more twice, following Jonah Nickerson (2005 and 2006) and Luke Heimlich (2017 and 2018).
• Abel is one of 13 pitchers at OSU to record 100 or more in a season at least once. Eight of those 13 have come since 2005.
Claunch To 15
• Troy Claunch singled in his final at bat Thursday night to extend his hit streak to 15 games, longest by a Beaver this season.
• Claunch is 24-for-59 (.407) during the streak.
Meckler To 10
• Wade Meckler also posted a hit in his final AB, extending his hit streak to 10 games. He is 16-for-42 (.381) during the streak.
Singles
• Thursday's game lasted just 1:53. It's the Beavers' first game under two hours since March 21, 2015 vs. Washington State (1:44).
May 28, 2021 • 6:05 p.m. PT • Stanford, Calif. • Sunken Diamond
LHP Cooper Hjerpe (3-5, 3.65) vs. RHP Zach Grech (4-5, 3.69)
The Game
Oregon State and Stanford continue their three-game series Friday night at Sunken Diamond. First pitch at Stanford is slated for 6:05 p.m. PT.
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 be broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks. Jordan Watkins and Wes Clement will call the series.
Live Video
Subscribers to the Pac-12 Networks can watch the game online at pac-12.com or by using the Pac-12 Now app on smartphones and tablets.
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
Kevin Abel scattered four hits and a run in a complete-game effort but Stanford prevailed in a 1-0 game Thursday night at Sunken Diamond. Brock Jones homered for Stanford and Abel was bested by Brendan Beck, who tossed a complete game of his own. Greg Fuchs, Troy Claunch and Wade Meckler all singled for the Beavers.
Hjerpe Earns Honors
• Cooper Hjerpe, Friday night's probable starter, is the reigning National Pitcher of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). He also earned Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week honors and was one of Collegiate Baseball's National Players of the Week.
• Hjerpe limited Arizona to two hits and a run in seven innings. He struck out a career-best 11 in the effort.
• The NCBWA recognition was the first for a Pac-12 pitcher this season.
• Hjerpe also gave the Beavers 97 all-time pitcher of the week honors in the Pac-10/12, the most in the conference.
Abel To 100
• Kevin Abel surpassed 100 strikeouts in a season for the second time in his career. He came away from Thursday's start with 106 after posting 108 as a freshman in 2018.
• He is the third pitcher at OSU to record 100 or more twice, following Jonah Nickerson (2005 and 2006) and Luke Heimlich (2017 and 2018).
• Abel is one of 13 pitchers at OSU to record 100 or more in a season at least once. Eight of those 13 have come since 2005.
Claunch To 15
• Troy Claunch singled in his final at bat Thursday night to extend his hit streak to 15 games, longest by a Beaver this season.
• Claunch is 24-for-59 (.407) during the streak.
Meckler To 10
• Wade Meckler also posted a hit in his final AB, extending his hit streak to 10 games. He is 16-for-42 (.381) during the streak.
Singles
• Thursday's game lasted just 1:53. It's the Beavers' first game under two hours since March 21, 2015 vs. Washington State (1:44).
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