Friday, March 27
Corvallis, Ore.
5:35 PM
Oregon State
vs
Mercer
Photo by: Hank Hager
Oregon State Comes Home For Three Versus Mercer
March 26, 2026 | Baseball
Oregon State (18-5) vs. Mercer (21-4)
March 27, 2026 • 5:35 p.m. PT • Corvallis, Ore. • Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
RHP Dax Whitney (4-0, 1.04) vs. RHP Garrett Lambert (2-0, 4.50)
The Game
Oregon State returns to Goss Stadium at Coleman Field Friday when the Beavers open a three-game series against Mercer. First pitch is slated for 5:35 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 be broadcast live on Portland's CW. Rich Burk and Bill Rowe will be on the call.
Live Video
The game will be streamed live on Pac-12 Insider and KOIN+. KOIN+ is available on ROKU devices, Fire TV, Samsung and Apple TV. Pac-12 Insider Is the league's Free Ad-Supported TV Streaming (FAST) channel and is available to all fans via Samsung TV Plus, The CW App, Amazon Prime Video platforms, Free Live Sports, Mansa, Plex, TCLtv+, Tablo, the Sportworld app and the Victory+ app. Fans can also watch Pac-12 Insider on their browser at pac12.me/insider.
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
Bryce Hubbard and Paul Vazquez both hit home runs to help pace Oregon State to a 12-4 win at No. 12 USC Tuesday in Los Angeles. Easton Talt drove in three runs for Oregon State, which recorded nine of its 12 runs over the first four innings. Hubbard went deep in the first and Vazquez hit a three-run home run in the ninth. The Beavers were the first team to defeat USC at its new Dedeaux Field.
Oregon State Notables
• Oregon State and Mercer are meeting for the first time.
• Mercer is a member of the Southern Conference. The Bears are the first SoCon matchup for Oregon State since the Beavers closed out the 2023 regular season with a three-game sweep of Western Carolina in Corvallis.
• The Beavers have won 13 of their last 14 games.
• OSU enters the series with a 13-1 record and four games remaining in the month of March. The Beavers' most wins in the month dating back to 1982 is 15 when the 2017 club went 15-0.
• OSU is 100-23 (.813) at home since the 2022 season. The Beavers are 117-35 (.770) at Goss Stadium during the Mitch Canham era.
• AJ Singer extended his hit streak to seven games with a 2-for-3 effort Tuesday at USC. He has 16 runs batted in over that stretch.
• Paul Vazquez set career-highs in runs scored (three) and RBI (three) in that same win against USC.
• The Beavers hit .266 and scored 60 runs in the eight game road trip that was completed on Tuesday. OSU tallied 32 extra-base hits - 15 doubles and 17 home runs.
• Pitching-wise, the Beavers held their opponents to a .190 batting average while accumulating a 2.79 earned run average. Opponents managed just 47 hits in 71 innings, recording 13 extra-base hits. OSU's pitchers struck out 103 in those 71 innings.
• Singer batted .433 during the trip, while Bryce Hubbard hit .346 with five extra-base hits.
• Dax Whitney, Friday's probable starter, has a national-best 65 strikeouts coming into the opener.
• Whitney is 4-0 with a 1.19 ERA in seven career starts at Goss Stadium. He has allowed 19 hits with 16 walks and 61 strikeouts in 38 innings at home.
• Whitney has seven wins and four no-decisions over his last 11 starts dating back to 2025. He's given up more than one run in a game just one over that stretch, allowing two versus TCU on May 31 at the 2025 Corvallis Regional.
March 27, 2026 • 5:35 p.m. PT • Corvallis, Ore. • Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
RHP Dax Whitney (4-0, 1.04) vs. RHP Garrett Lambert (2-0, 4.50)
The Game
Oregon State returns to Goss Stadium at Coleman Field Friday when the Beavers open a three-game series against Mercer. First pitch is slated for 5:35 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 be broadcast live on Portland's CW. Rich Burk and Bill Rowe will be on the call.
Live Video
The game will be streamed live on Pac-12 Insider and KOIN+. KOIN+ is available on ROKU devices, Fire TV, Samsung and Apple TV. Pac-12 Insider Is the league's Free Ad-Supported TV Streaming (FAST) channel and is available to all fans via Samsung TV Plus, The CW App, Amazon Prime Video platforms, Free Live Sports, Mansa, Plex, TCLtv+, Tablo, the Sportworld app and the Victory+ app. Fans can also watch Pac-12 Insider on their browser at pac12.me/insider.
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
Bryce Hubbard and Paul Vazquez both hit home runs to help pace Oregon State to a 12-4 win at No. 12 USC Tuesday in Los Angeles. Easton Talt drove in three runs for Oregon State, which recorded nine of its 12 runs over the first four innings. Hubbard went deep in the first and Vazquez hit a three-run home run in the ninth. The Beavers were the first team to defeat USC at its new Dedeaux Field.
Oregon State Notables
• Oregon State and Mercer are meeting for the first time.
• Mercer is a member of the Southern Conference. The Bears are the first SoCon matchup for Oregon State since the Beavers closed out the 2023 regular season with a three-game sweep of Western Carolina in Corvallis.
• The Beavers have won 13 of their last 14 games.
• OSU enters the series with a 13-1 record and four games remaining in the month of March. The Beavers' most wins in the month dating back to 1982 is 15 when the 2017 club went 15-0.
• OSU is 100-23 (.813) at home since the 2022 season. The Beavers are 117-35 (.770) at Goss Stadium during the Mitch Canham era.
• AJ Singer extended his hit streak to seven games with a 2-for-3 effort Tuesday at USC. He has 16 runs batted in over that stretch.
• Paul Vazquez set career-highs in runs scored (three) and RBI (three) in that same win against USC.
• The Beavers hit .266 and scored 60 runs in the eight game road trip that was completed on Tuesday. OSU tallied 32 extra-base hits - 15 doubles and 17 home runs.
• Pitching-wise, the Beavers held their opponents to a .190 batting average while accumulating a 2.79 earned run average. Opponents managed just 47 hits in 71 innings, recording 13 extra-base hits. OSU's pitchers struck out 103 in those 71 innings.
• Singer batted .433 during the trip, while Bryce Hubbard hit .346 with five extra-base hits.
• Dax Whitney, Friday's probable starter, has a national-best 65 strikeouts coming into the opener.
• Whitney is 4-0 with a 1.19 ERA in seven career starts at Goss Stadium. He has allowed 19 hits with 16 walks and 61 strikeouts in 38 innings at home.
• Whitney has seven wins and four no-decisions over his last 11 starts dating back to 2025. He's given up more than one run in a game just one over that stretch, allowing two versus TCU on May 31 at the 2025 Corvallis Regional.
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