Friday, March 29
Irvine, CA
6:30 PM
Oregon State
at
USC
Photo by: Mario Terrana
Baseball Gameday: 3/29/24 Vs. USC
March 29, 2024 | Baseball
Oregon State (21-3, 5-2) vs. USC (10-15, 5-5)
March 29, 2024 • 6:30 p.m. PT • Irvine, Calif. • Cicerone Field
RHP Jacob Kmatz (3-0, 2.08) vs. RHP Jared Feikes (1-1, 4.50)
The Game
Oregon State and USC continue their three-game series Friday night at Cicerone Field in Irvine, Calif. First pitch 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 game 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 broadcast.
Live Video
A live stream produced by Oregon State will be available for the game. Access the stream by visiting osubeavers.com or through 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
USC hit a walk-off single in the ninth inning for a 2-1 win in the series opener Thursday night at Cicerone Field in Irvine. Here's a look at notables from the game.
• Gavin Turley: 1x2, R, RBI, 2 BB, HR
• Aiden May: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO
• Nelson Keljo: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO
Oregon State Notables
• Jacob Kmatz, Friday's probable starter, is making his third career start against USC. He is 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA in 11 innings versus the Trojans. He has scattered five hits, three runs and four walks with eight strikeouts in the two outings.
• Kmatz is 9-4 with a 4.04 career ERA in conference games. He has 97 strikeouts to 34 walks in 113 2/3 innings.
• Gavin Turley hit a home run in his third consecutive game on Thursday night. The long ball marked the sixth of his year and 20th of his career. He is now six home runs shy of equaling former teammate Garret Forrester (2021-23) for 10th in a career at OSU.
• Travis Bazzana extended his hit streak to a season-long seven games by going 1-for-2 in the opener. He is 17-for-31 (.548) during the streak.
• Bazzana also walked twice and has 129 for his career.
• The loss snapped Oregon State's six-game win streak versus the Trojans, which was a program long in the series.
• OSU tallied four hits for the second time this season. The Beavers last did so on March 1 in a 6-5 win over North Dakota State.
• Oregon State walked seven times in Thursday's opener and has drawn at least four in 16 consecutive games. The Beavers have drawn at least one in every game this season, and have three or less in just three games.
• OSU has a Pac-12 best 155 walks this season, 37 more than No. 2 UCLA.
• OSU, Despite having played in two less conference games than most other teams in the league, has a Pac-12 best 48 walks in seven league games.
• Oregon State's pitching staff, over its last five games, has allowed a combined eight runs on 30 hits while striking out 42. Over 44 1/3 innings, that's an earned run average of 1.62.
• Oregon State is hitting .313 in the month of March, and has tallied 70 extra-base hits, an average of 4.67 per game. Thursday's opener marked just the fifth time this season the Beavers failed to record at least three extra-base hits.
• OSU is 5-2 in night games this season.
March 29, 2024 • 6:30 p.m. PT • Irvine, Calif. • Cicerone Field
RHP Jacob Kmatz (3-0, 2.08) vs. RHP Jared Feikes (1-1, 4.50)
The Game
Oregon State and USC continue their three-game series Friday night at Cicerone Field in Irvine, Calif. First pitch 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 game 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 broadcast.
Live Video
A live stream produced by Oregon State will be available for the game. Access the stream by visiting osubeavers.com or through 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
USC hit a walk-off single in the ninth inning for a 2-1 win in the series opener Thursday night at Cicerone Field in Irvine. Here's a look at notables from the game.
• Gavin Turley: 1x2, R, RBI, 2 BB, HR
• Aiden May: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO
• Nelson Keljo: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO
Oregon State Notables
• Jacob Kmatz, Friday's probable starter, is making his third career start against USC. He is 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA in 11 innings versus the Trojans. He has scattered five hits, three runs and four walks with eight strikeouts in the two outings.
• Kmatz is 9-4 with a 4.04 career ERA in conference games. He has 97 strikeouts to 34 walks in 113 2/3 innings.
• Gavin Turley hit a home run in his third consecutive game on Thursday night. The long ball marked the sixth of his year and 20th of his career. He is now six home runs shy of equaling former teammate Garret Forrester (2021-23) for 10th in a career at OSU.
• Travis Bazzana extended his hit streak to a season-long seven games by going 1-for-2 in the opener. He is 17-for-31 (.548) during the streak.
• Bazzana also walked twice and has 129 for his career.
• The loss snapped Oregon State's six-game win streak versus the Trojans, which was a program long in the series.
• OSU tallied four hits for the second time this season. The Beavers last did so on March 1 in a 6-5 win over North Dakota State.
• Oregon State walked seven times in Thursday's opener and has drawn at least four in 16 consecutive games. The Beavers have drawn at least one in every game this season, and have three or less in just three games.
• OSU has a Pac-12 best 155 walks this season, 37 more than No. 2 UCLA.
• OSU, Despite having played in two less conference games than most other teams in the league, has a Pac-12 best 48 walks in seven league games.
• Oregon State's pitching staff, over its last five games, has allowed a combined eight runs on 30 hits while striking out 42. Over 44 1/3 innings, that's an earned run average of 1.62.
• Oregon State is hitting .313 in the month of March, and has tallied 70 extra-base hits, an average of 4.67 per game. Thursday's opener marked just the fifth time this season the Beavers failed to record at least three extra-base hits.
• OSU is 5-2 in night games this season.
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