Beavers Host Washington State To Open Pac-12 Play

Oregon State (10-2, 0-0) vs. Washington State (11-1, 0-0)
March 10, 2023 • 5:35 p.m. PT • Corvallis, Ore. • Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
RHP Trent Sellers (1-1, 1.59) vs. RHP Dakota Hawkins (1-1, 4.15)

The Game
Oregon State opens Pac-12 play Friday night when the Beavers host Washington State at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. First pitch is slated for 5:35 p.m. PT.

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
Live video of the game, produced by Oregon State, can be found via a link 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
Travis Bazzana finished a single short of the cycle and drove in five runs to pace Oregon State to a 9-4 victory over San Diego Tuesday. He and Gavin Turley each homered for the Beavers, who finished with 13 hits as a team. More than half of the team's hits went for extra bases as OSU tallied four doubles and a triple with the two home runs.

Oregon State Notes
• Mitch Canham won his 100th game at Oregon State on Tuesday. He is 100-53 in four seasons at OSU. Canham is the fifth head coach in Oregon State's history to reach the 100-win plateau.
• Oregon State is 24-8-1 in its last 33 games against Washington State. OSU is 15-3 in its last 18 games against the Cougars at home.
• OSU is opening Pac-12 play against Washington State for the third consecutive season.
• The Beavers recorded 27 hits - including 12 for extra bases - in a 2-1 series win at Pullman last season.
• Travis Bazzana extended his hit streak to 11 games with a 3-for-5 effort Tuesday. He has 19 hits - 10 for extra bases - with 13 runs batted in over the streak.
• Bazzana leads the Pac-12 with seven doubles on the year. He's also seventh in the league with a .422 batting average, which trails teammates Micah McDowell (third at .444) and Mason Guerra (fifth at .435).
• Gavin Turley, meanwhile, is on a 10-game hit streak. He has 16 hits with four home runs during it.
• Turley's five home runs on the year are tied for second in the Pac-12.
• Micah McDowell has back-to-back three-hit efforts. He has 20 total on the year after coming into the season with 28 for his career.
• OSU's probable starter Friday, Trent Sellers, opened his collegiate career at Washington State in 2019. He pitched in 19 games, all in relief, and struck out 13 in 15 innings.
• OSU leads the league with a .321 team average. The Beavers are third with a 2.63 ERA.
• Oregon State, as a team, has a 1.84 ERA in five games in March. The Beavers have struck out 39 in 44 innings, limiting opponents to 32 hits and 19 walks - a 1.16 WHIP.
• OSU's 20 home runs this season have come in five less games than the 2022 Beavers.
• The Beavers have hit nine consecutive solo home runs.
• Oregon State is 7-2 this season when scoring first.

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Players Mentioned

Travis Bazzana

Mason Guerra

Micah McDowell

Trent Sellers

Gavin Turley