Baseball Gameday: At UCLA (5/13/23)

Oregon State (34-15, 16-12) vs. UCLA (26-19-1, 11-12-1)
May 13, 2023 • 6:05 p.m. PT • Los Angeles, Calif. • Jackie Robinson Stadium
RHP Jacob Kmatz (4-4, 4.10) vs. RHP Kelly Austin (4-3, 2.63)

The Game
Oregon State and UCLA continue their three-game series Saturday at Jackie Robinson Stadium in Los Angeles. First pitch is slated for 6:05 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 on Pac-12 Los Angeles.

Live Video
Subscribers to the Pac-12 Network can find the game online at pac-12.com or via the Pac-12 Now app on 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 tallied two hits and two RBI and Oregon State pulled to within one twice but UCLA won the series opener, 12-5, on Friday night at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The Beavers made it a 4-3 game in the fifth and 6-5 score in the sixth but the Bruins scored six runs in the seventh to break the game open. Bazzana drove home both runs on a double in the sixth. Tanner Smith also doubled in the loss.

Oregon State Notes
• The Beavers are meeting UCLA for the 88th, 89th and 90th times during the series. The Bruins hold a slight advantage, 45-42, with a 23-17 mark in games played in LA.
• The teams squared off five times last season; OSU went 2-3 with a 1-1 mark in the Pac-12 Tournament. OSU and UCLA played twice on May 28, 2022. The Bruins won the first game, 25-22, before the Beavers won the nightcap, 8-7.
• Oregon State came into the series with 16 wins in Pac-12 Conference play. That assures the Beavers 12 consecutive seasons - since 2011 - with a winning conference record.
• Garret Forrester is 16-for-40 (.400) with two doubles, a triple and three home runs in nine career games against the Bruins. He has 14 RBI, including 11 in 2022, with five walks. Forrester had two home runs in the first of two games at last season's Pac-12 Tournament.
• Forrester takes a 11-game hit streak into the second game of the series. He has 12 RBI and is 19-for-51 (.373) during it.
• Mason Guerra extended his hit streak to eight games Friday. He is 13-for-32 (.406) with 14 RBI during the hit streak. He has five home runs during the streak.
• Micah McDowell stole his 13th base of the season Friday. He came into the season with five steals in his career.
• McDowell's swipe of second marked the Beavers' Pac-12 best 76th of the season. That's just seven shy of last season's total, the most under Mitch Canham.
• Oregon State also leads the Pac-12 with 36 steals during conference play.
• Friday's game marked just the third of the season - out of 49 - where Oregon State played in front of 1,000 fans at 733. Others include March 29 at Seattle (256) and April 24 at Grand Canyon (940).
• Jacob Kmatz, Saturday's probable starter, is 4-3 with a 3.64 ERA in 10 career games on the road.

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Players Mentioned

Travis Bazzana

Garret Forrester

Mason Guerra

Jacob Kmatz

Micah McDowell

Tanner Smith