Baseball Opens USC Three-Gamer Friday Night

Friday, April 14

Corvallis, OR

7:00 PM

Oregon State

USC

Photo by: Scobel Wiggins/Oregon State Athletics

April 12, 2023 | Baseball

Oregon State Notes

By: Athletic Communications

Oregon State (21-11, 7-8) vs. USC (21-10-1, 9-3)
April 14, 2023 • 7:00 p.m. PT • Corvallis, Ore. • Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
RHP Trent Sellers (4-3, 3.76) vs. Tyler Stromsborg (4-1, 4.11)

The Game
Oregon State and USC open a three-game series Friday night at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. First pitch is slated for 7 p.m. 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 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
Micah McDowell, Mason Guerra and Kyle Dernedde all tallied three hits to pace Oregon State to a 15-1 win over Gonzaga Tuesday night at Goss Stadium. McDowell hit a first-inning home run and Dernedde drove home the game-winning run on a single in the fourth inning. Tyler Mejia, who earned the win, and four other relievers combined to scatter three hits and three walks in seven scoreless innings.

Oregon State Notes
• Oregon State and USC are meeting for the 98th, 99th and 100th times during the series. USC leads, 57-40, with a slight 26-23 advantage in games played in Corvallis.
• The Beavers swept the Trojans in 2022. It was OSU's first ever sweep of USC in Los Angeles.
• OSU has won six of the last nine series between the teams, and four of five in Corvallis.
• The Beavers have won three straight games thanks to the '22 sweep. OSU is looking to win four straight versus the Trojans for the first time since 2004-05.
• Garret Forrester is 8-for-20 (.400) with a double, three walks and two RBI in six career games against the Trojans.
• OSU lowered its Pac-12-best team earned run average to 3.20 after Tuesday's win. That mark is sixth-best nationally.
• The Beavers also lead the Pac-12 with a .979 fielding percentage. That's good for 21st nationally.
• Oregon State's pitching staff, over the last seven games, has a 2.36 ERA in 61 innings. Opponents are batting .194 against the Beavers over that stretch; OSU has scattered 42 hits and 22 walks while striking out 63.
• The bullpen has a 1.63 ERA in 33 innings in April, with a 0.90 WHIP.
• At home, the bullpen also has a 6-0 record and 1.68 ERA in 69 2/3 innings. The 'pen's WHIP at home is 1.11.
• OSU is coming off back-to-back double digit scoring efforts for the first time since the series against Coppin State.
• Mason Guerra tallied a three-hit night against Gonzaga. He is 6-for-16 (.375) with three RBI, a double. five runs scored and four walks in his last four games.
• Micah McDowell has seven RBI in his last three games while recording two home runs and two walks.
• OSU is 17-1 when out-hitting its opponent.