Friday, February 17
Surprise, AZ
11:00 AM
Oregon State
vs
New Mexico
Beavers Open 2023 Season Friday In Surprise
February 15, 2023 | Baseball
Oregon State (0-0) vs. New Mexico (0-0)
Feb. 17, 2022 • 11:00 a.m. PT • Surprise, Ariz. • Surprise Stadium
RHP Trent Sellers (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Riley Egloff (0-0, 0.00)
The Game
Oregon State opens the 2023 season Friday when the Beavers take on New Mexico in Surprise, Ariz. First pitch at Surprise Stadium is slated for 11 a.m. PT (12 p.m. in Arizona).
Radio
The game will be carried live on the Beaver Sports Network throughout the state of Oregon.
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 Varsity Network, which is available for users with smartphones and tablets. Download the free Varsity Network application for live games and archived broadcasts.
Television
The game will not be televised.
Live Video
The game will be streamed live by FloSports. Visit osubeavers.com and click on the baseball scheduled for a direct link to the game. For subscription information, visit FloSports.TV.
Live Stats
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
Oregon State finished the 2022 season with a 48-18 record, and 20-10 mark in Pac-12 Conference play, posting a second-place mark behind Stanford. OSU played in its eighth all-time NCAA Super Regional, and advanced to the postseason for the 21st time. Eight players from the 2022 team were drafted by MLB clubs and signed.
Oregon State Notes
• Oregon State is 5-0 versus New Mexico under Mitch Canham. The Beavers have scored 64 runs over those five games - an average of 12.8 per. Defensively, Oregon State has held New Mexico to just 11 runs over that stretch, an average of 2.2 per.
• OSU is 16-4 all-time against New Mexico.
• The Beavers opened the 2022 season with a 21-1 win over New Mexico. OSU followed that up with a 13-3 win two days later to stretch the Beavers' win streak to nine versus the Lobos.
• Travis Bazzana and Kyle Dernedde each had two hits in the 21-1 win over UNM. Dernedde also scored three runs in the win.
• OSU is 82-31 all-time on opening days.
• Oregon State has won 12 of its last 13 season openers with the lone blemish a 3-2 loss to Kansas State in 2021. The '21 Beavers went on to win 10 straight after the loss.
• Mitch Canham enters the season needing 10 victories to reach 100 leading Oregon State.
• The Beavers return an All-American from 2022, Ben Ferrer, and three Freshmen All-Americans: Travis Bazzana, Jacob Kmatz and Ryan Brown. The Beavers lost All-Americans Cooper Hjerpe, Justin Boyd and Jacob Melton, who were all selected in the first two rounds of the MLB Draft.
• The Beavers are opening the season in Surprise for the eighth consecutive year. OSU also opened there in 2004 and 2006.
• Oregon State is 57-15 in Surprise since 2004.
• OSU is ranked 18th by Baseball America and 23rd by the NCBWA, Perfect Game and USA Today.
• Oregon State was selected to finish third per the Pac-12's coaches in the conference's annual poll.
• Garret Forrester is ranked as the No. 4 first baseman nationally by D1Baseball.com. Travis Bazzana is ranked ninth at second base. Gavin Turley is rated 45th in the outfield. Jacob Kmatz is 103rd among starting pitchers. Ben Ferrer is sixth among relievers while Ryan Brown ranks 21st,
• Oregon State was 25-10 in games that started prior to 5 p.m. last season.
Feb. 17, 2022 • 11:00 a.m. PT • Surprise, Ariz. • Surprise Stadium
RHP Trent Sellers (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Riley Egloff (0-0, 0.00)
The Game
Oregon State opens the 2023 season Friday when the Beavers take on New Mexico in Surprise, Ariz. First pitch at Surprise Stadium is slated for 11 a.m. PT (12 p.m. in Arizona).
Radio
The game will be carried live on the Beaver Sports Network throughout the state of Oregon.
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 Varsity Network, which is available for users with smartphones and tablets. Download the free Varsity Network application for live games and archived broadcasts.
Television
The game will not be televised.
Live Video
The game will be streamed live by FloSports. Visit osubeavers.com and click on the baseball scheduled for a direct link to the game. For subscription information, visit FloSports.TV.
Live Stats
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
Oregon State finished the 2022 season with a 48-18 record, and 20-10 mark in Pac-12 Conference play, posting a second-place mark behind Stanford. OSU played in its eighth all-time NCAA Super Regional, and advanced to the postseason for the 21st time. Eight players from the 2022 team were drafted by MLB clubs and signed.
Oregon State Notes
• Oregon State is 5-0 versus New Mexico under Mitch Canham. The Beavers have scored 64 runs over those five games - an average of 12.8 per. Defensively, Oregon State has held New Mexico to just 11 runs over that stretch, an average of 2.2 per.
• OSU is 16-4 all-time against New Mexico.
• The Beavers opened the 2022 season with a 21-1 win over New Mexico. OSU followed that up with a 13-3 win two days later to stretch the Beavers' win streak to nine versus the Lobos.
• Travis Bazzana and Kyle Dernedde each had two hits in the 21-1 win over UNM. Dernedde also scored three runs in the win.
• OSU is 82-31 all-time on opening days.
• Oregon State has won 12 of its last 13 season openers with the lone blemish a 3-2 loss to Kansas State in 2021. The '21 Beavers went on to win 10 straight after the loss.
• Mitch Canham enters the season needing 10 victories to reach 100 leading Oregon State.
• The Beavers return an All-American from 2022, Ben Ferrer, and three Freshmen All-Americans: Travis Bazzana, Jacob Kmatz and Ryan Brown. The Beavers lost All-Americans Cooper Hjerpe, Justin Boyd and Jacob Melton, who were all selected in the first two rounds of the MLB Draft.
• The Beavers are opening the season in Surprise for the eighth consecutive year. OSU also opened there in 2004 and 2006.
• Oregon State is 57-15 in Surprise since 2004.
• OSU is ranked 18th by Baseball America and 23rd by the NCBWA, Perfect Game and USA Today.
• Oregon State was selected to finish third per the Pac-12's coaches in the conference's annual poll.
• Garret Forrester is ranked as the No. 4 first baseman nationally by D1Baseball.com. Travis Bazzana is ranked ninth at second base. Gavin Turley is rated 45th in the outfield. Jacob Kmatz is 103rd among starting pitchers. Ben Ferrer is sixth among relievers while Ryan Brown ranks 21st,
• Oregon State was 25-10 in games that started prior to 5 p.m. last season.
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