Baseball Gameday: Vs. Gonzaga (4/10/23)

Oregon State (20-11) vs. Gonzaga (12-16)
April 10, 2023 • 6:05 p.m. PT • Corvallis, Ore. • Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
LHP Justin Thorsteinson (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Jacob Rutherford (2-0, 5.50)

The Game
Oregon State steps out of conference play for a pair of midweek matchups against Gonzaga. The first of two is slated for 6 p.m. PT Monday night at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field.

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
Monday's game will be broadcast on Pac-12 Oregon with Rich Burk 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
Wilson Weber hit a first-inning grand slam and four Oregon State pitchers combined to limit Oregon to three hits and two runs in a 12-2 win Sunday afternoon in Eugene. Brady Kasper and Garret Forrester also homered for the Beavers. AJ Lattery struck out four in four scoreless and hitless frames to earn his third win of the season. The Beavers held Oregon hitless through the first 7 2/3 innings.

Oregon State Notes
• Oregon State and Gonzaga are meeting for the 110th and 111th time during the midweek series. The Beavers hold the all-time advantage, 72-37, with a 28-14 mark in games played in Corvallis.
• The Beavers and Bulldogs are meeting for the sixth consecutive season. That's the longest stretch since they played nine straight years from 2001 to 2009.
• The teams have played nine teams previously during the Mitch Canham era, with OSU holding a 6-3 lead.
• OSU went 3-1 against the Bulldogs last season, winning two games in Surprise, Ariz., before splitting a pair in Corvallis in April.
• Garret Forrester has nine hits in seven career games against Gonzaga. He is 9-for-23 (.391) with a double, four RBI and four walks.
• Oregon State's pitching staff is coming off a series in which is held Oregon to 14 hits and six runs in 26 innings. Oregon saw its batting average drop to .287 from .301 entering the weekend. UO's in conference also dropped to .297 from .335.
• Brady Kasper has four hits and two solo home runs in his past two games. All five of his home runs this season have been solo blasts.
• Dallas Macias doubled home a pair of runs in the ninth Sunday. The two RBI marked his first career multiple-RBI effort.
• Oregon State is now 10-2 this season when holding opponents to two runs or less. OSU's staff has held opponents to two or less in six of the last nine games.
• Oregon State is second in the Pac-12 with 306 strikeouts; Washington State leads with 310. The Beavers have also issued just 99 walks, an average of 3.19 per game, which is tied for third in the Pac-12.
• Offensively, Oregon State's 181 walks leads the Pac-12.
• OSU is now 14-4 when scoring first.

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Players Mentioned

Garret Forrester

Brady Kasper

AJ Lattery

Dallas Macias

Justin Thorsteinson

Wilson Weber