Baseball Gameday: 3/9/24 vs. CSUN

Oregon State (13-1) vs. CSUN (9-4)
March 9, 2024 • 1:05 p.m. PT • Corvallis, Ore. • Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
RHP Jacob Kmatz (2-0, 0.64) vs. RHP Ryan Halamicek (2-1, 2.16)

The Game
Oregon State and CSUN play the third game of the four-game series Saturday afternoon at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. First pitch is slated for 1:05 p.m. PT.

Radio
The game will be carried live on the Beaver Sports Network throughout the state of Oregon. Josh Worden 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
The game will be live streamed via an Oregon State live stream. Find the direct link on osubeavers.com or watch it live on the Pac-12 Now app available 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
Oregon State and CSUN combined for 14 runs in the first four innings, and none from there on out in the Beavers' 8-6 win on Friday. Jacob Krieg homered, Elijah Hainline went 3-for-4 and Ian Lawson picked up his second win of the year with three scoreless innings of relief. Here's a look at notables from the win.
• Travis Bazzana: 2x3, R, RBI, 2 BB
• Jacob Krieg: 2x5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR
• Elijah Hainline: 3x4, R, RBI, 2B
• Ian Lawson: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, W
• Bridger Holmes: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 SO, S

Oregon State Notables
• Jacob Kmatz, Saturday's probable starter, has held opponents - Michigan and North Dakota State - to four hits and a run in his last 11 innings of work. He has not issued a walk during that stretch and has combined for 18 strikeouts in those two appearances.
• Kmatz comes into Saturday's game with a Pac-12 low 0.64 ERA.
• He is 15-6 in 33 career games for the Beavers.
• CSUN scored first for the second consecutive game. OSU's opponents have scored first in eight of 14 games this season.
• The Beavers reached base twice on catcher's interference in the first inning.
• Travis Bazzana singled twice in two at bats in the Beavers' half of the first.
• Bazzana stole two bases, giving him 55 for his career. That surpassed Jeff Doyle, who had 54 from 1975-77, for third-most in a career at OSU. Bazzana now trails just Todd Thomas, who had 62 from 1980-83, and Jacoby Ellsbury, who swiped 60 from 2003-05.
• The Beavers have tallied at least three extra-base hits in 11 of their 14 games this season.
• Bazzana and Mason Guerra have reached base safely in all 14 games.
• OSU's bullpen has allowed just 16 hits and seven walks in 21 2/3 innings in the month of March.
• Overall, the bullpen has a 2.40 ERA in 63 2/3 innings this season, allowing 17 earned runs. The 'pen has allowed 52 hits and 31 walks with 70 strikeouts.
• The Beavers have scored 18 runs in the first inning this season.
• Elijah Hainline's three-hit day marked his second of the season.
• Bazzana now has nine multi-hit efforts on the year.
• OSU has a Pac-12 best 65 extra-base hits on the year.
• OSU is 11-0 in day games this season.

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Players Mentioned

Travis Bazzana

Mason Guerra

Elijah Hainline

Bridger Holmes

Jacob Kmatz

Jacob Krieg

Ian Lawson