Beavers Head To Arizona For Four In The Desert

Oregon State (25-11, 10-8) vs. Arizona State (25-11, 11-3)
April 21, 2023 • 6:30 p.m. PT • Phoenix, Ariz. • Phoenix Municipal Stadium
RHP Trent Sellers (5-3, 3.71) vs. LHP Ross Dunn (4-2, 3.69)

The Game
Oregon State opens a three-game series Friday night at Arizona State. First pitch at Phoenix Municipal Stadium is scheduled for 6:30 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 not be televised.

Live Video
A live stream, produced by Arizona State, is available with a direct link on osubeavers.com. It can also be found on the Pac-12 Now app for smartphones and tablets.

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 stole a school-record five stolen bases and Mason Guerra went 3-for-4 with two runs batted in to send Oregon State to an 8-2 win over Seattle Tuesday night at Goss Stadium. Bazzana also had two hits, while Garret Forrester and Ruben Cedillo each drove in two runs. Rhett Larson, the first of five OSU relievers, won the game with two scoreless innings.

Oregon State Notes
• Oregon State and Arizona State are meeting for the 96th, 97th and 98th times during the series, with the Sun Devils holding a 53-42 advantage. ASU also leads in games played in Tempe/Phoenix at 31-17.
• The Beavers have won five of the last six series between the teams. OSU is 13-5 during that stretch.
• Travis Bazzana's five stolen bases Tuesday night against Seattle set the OSU single-game record originally held by Steve Lyons (1979 vs. Oregon Tech) and David Anderson (1991 vs. Willamette).
• The five steals are also tied for the most at the D1 level this season.
• Bazzana is second in the Pac-12 with a career-high 18 steals this season. He has nine over his last there games and 11 in the last five.
• Mason Guerra has hit safely in five consecutive games. He's recorded at least two RBI in four of those five games and has nine total over that stretch. He's upped his average from .261 to .301 during the streak.
• The OSU bullpen has a 17-2 record and 2.74 ERA in 170 2/3 innings this season, striking out 181 batters to 74 walks. In April alone, the 'pen is 6-1 with a 1.81 ERA in 59 2/3 innings.
• Garret Forrester is on a six-game hit streak with 11 hits, six RBI and seven walks during it. He has 131 walks for his career, inching closer to Adley Rutschman's school-record 156 from 2017-19.
• Bazzana was was 6-for-16 with two home runs and 11 RBI versus Arizona State last season. That included eight RBI in the series-opening 21-0 win.
• OSU, as a team, has stolen 20 bases over the last five games. The Beavers rank first in the Pac-12 with 48 overall.
• OSU and Arizona State are both ranked for the series for the first time since 2019. The Beavers took the last two games of that series.
• Bazzana's 18 steals are three shy of the top-10 in a single-season at Oregon State.

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Players Mentioned

Travis Bazzana

Ruben Cedillo

Garret Forrester

Mason Guerra

Rhett Larson

Trent Sellers