Baseball Gameday: Vs. USC (4/16/23)

Oregon State (23-11, 9-8) vs. USC (21-12-1, 9-5)
April 16, 2023 • 12:00 p.m. PT • Corvallis, Ore. • Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
RHP Jaren Hunter (1-1, 3.13) vs. RHP Eric Hammond (2-2, 5.08)

The Game
Oregon State and USC conclude their three-game series Sunday afternoon at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. 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 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
Tanner Smith drilled a 1-1 pitch from USC reliever Fisher Johnson into left center, driving in Mikey Kane to send Oregon State to a 3-2 win over the Trojans in 13 innings Saturday afternoon. Kane reached to lead off the 13th inning when he was hit by a pitch. He moved to second on a fielder's choice, then scored easily when Smith singled. The OSU bullpen, consisting of Ian Lawson, AJ Hutcheson, Aiden Jimenez and Ryan Brown, combined to work eight scoreless innings of relief. The quartet allowed three hits, did not walk a batter and struck out 10. Brown, the last of the four, earned the win, his third of the season, with one scoreless frame.

Oregon State Notes
• Jaren Hunter, Sunday's probable starter, is facing USC for the first time in his career.
• Hunter is 0-1 with a 0.73 ERA in three appearances - all starts - in Pac-12 play this season. He has allowed seven hits and one earned run in 12 1/3 innings. Hunter has 11 strikeouts to five walks in those appearances.
• The Beavers have now won five straight over the Trojans, the longest streak in OSU history.
• Oregon State has limited USC to 13 hits in 78 (.167) at bats over the first two games.
• The 3,992 in attendance at Saturday's game marked the 11th-largest crowd at Goss Stadium. OSU is averaging a Pac-12 best 3,408 fans per home date in 2023.
• The Beavers' two runs allowed in 13 Saturday lowered OSU's Pac-12 best ERA to 3.38 in conference play. Overall, OSU also has the Pac-12's best ERA at 3.15.
• OSU is 8-3 in its last 11 conference games.
• The Beavers are now 19-1 when out-hitting an opponent and 16-4 when scoring first.
• Saturday's win was OSU's first this season season when an opposing starter finishes with a quality start.
• The Beavers have won their third consecutive series over the Trojans and are looking for their first series sweep in Corvallis since 2013.
• Saturday's game was the longest for the Beavers since defeating Washington State, 4-3, in 16 innings in 2019.
• Micah McDowell was walked intentionally in the ninth inning. It marked the first intentional walk to an Oregon State batter this season.
• The Oregon State bullpen lowered its team ERA to 1.61 in the month of April. The 'pen is also 7-0 with a 1.66 ERA in 81 1/3 innings at home this season.

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Players Mentioned

Ryan Brown

Jaren Hunter

AJ Hutcheson

Aiden Jimenez

Mikey Kane

Ian Lawson

Micah McDowell

Tanner Smith