Baseball Gameday: At Stanford (3/19/23)

Oregon State (12-7, 1-4) vs. Stanford (12-5, 3-2)
March 19, 2023 • 12:00 p.m. PT • Stanford, Calif. • Sunken Diamond
RHP Jaren Hunter (1-1, 3.55) vs. RHP Joey Dixon (2-0, 4.80)

The Game
Oregon State and Stanford conclude their three-game series Sunday at Sunken Diamond. First pitch is slated for noon PT.

Radio
The game will be carried live on the Beaver Sports Network throughout the state of Oregon. Mike Parker will call the action.

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 air live on Pac-12 Oregon and Bay Area with Ben Ross and Wes Clements on the call.

Live Video
Subscribers to the Pac-12 Network can watch the game at Pac-12.com or on the Pac-12 Now app, available on smartphones and tablets. A direct link to the broadcast can be found on osubeavers.com.

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 Game
Oregon State scored three runs in the ninth and had the tying run at the plate in an 8-5 loss to Stanford Saturday night at Sunken Diamond. Micah McDowell doubled home a run, Garret Forrester walked with the bases loaded and Ruben Cedillo drove in OSU's fifth run of the game on a groundout to pull the Beavers to within three. Stanford reliever Ryan Bruno, however, managed to get Mikey Kane to ground out to second to end the game. Forrester and McDowell both had two hits to lead the Beavers OSU finished with eight hits and five walks on the night. Stanford clinched the series with the win.

Oregon State Notes
• The Beavers and Cardinal are meeting for the 101st, 102nd and 103rd times during the series. Stanford has a slight advantage in the all-time series, 52-49.
• The Cardinal also has a narrow advantage at home, 27-25.
• The series marks the 13th straight between the Beavers and Cardinal where at least one or both teams is ranked in the top 25. The last time neither team was ranked was in 2009.
• Sunday's probable starter, Jaren Hunter, has pitched in nine career true road games, making three starts. He has a 1.95 ERA in 27 2/3 innings, striking out 20 to just one walk. For comparison, in 40 home innings, he has a 5.17 ERA with 32 strikeouts to 10 walks.
• Hunter has faced Stanford just once, scattering three hits and two runs in the Pac-12 Tournament title game last season.
• Oregon State has scored 10 of its 13 runs in the series in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings combined. OSU has collected seven hits and six walks over those three frames.
• Micah McDowell's two hits Saturday gave him a team-best seven multiple-hit efforts this season. He has 27 hits overall, one shy of his career tally entering the season.
• Tyler Mejia, the last of three OSU relievers Saturday, has gone 6 1/3 scoreless innings this season over four appearances. He has eight strikeouts, all of which have come in his last three games.
• Scoring first is key. OSU is 9-3 when doing so, 4-4 when an opponent does.
• OSU is looking to avoid its first three-game sweep at the hands of the Cardinal in California since 2001. Stanford's last sweep overall was in 2010 in Corvallis.

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Players Mentioned

Ruben Cedillo

Garret Forrester

Jaren Hunter

Mikey Kane

Micah McDowell

Tyler Mejia