Baseball Still Trying to Get Things Rolling
March 17, 1998
SATURDAY, MARCH 21
Oregon State at Washington State
1 p.m.
Radio: KLOO-AM, 1340)
SUNDAY, MARCH 22
Oregon State at Washington State (2)
noon
(Radio: KLOO-AM, 1340)
MONDAY, MARCH 23
Oregon State at Washington State
1 p.m.
(Radio: KLOO-AM, 1340)
(TV: Tape delayed on Fox Sports Northwest; March 24 at 1 p.m.)
Oregon State (11-5-1 overall, 0-0 Pacific-10 Northern Division) will get final exams out of the way this week, then start its quest for a Pacific-10 Northern Division title this weekend when it visits longtime rival Washington State (7-10, 0-0) for a four-game series.
The Beavers are on a five-game winning streak, but have yet to play consistently well for a long stretch.
"You've got to credit our guys for finding ways to win; now we've got to find ways to get better," OSU head coach Pat Casey said. "But we've got to play better in conference if we're going to have a chance to win the thing. Our pitching has been pretty good, but offensively, we've been very inconsistent."
The Beavers have been without starting pitcher Mark Newell, who suffered an elbow injury in the season-opener. Saturday, they lost centerfielder Jason Stranberg to a thumb injury.
Freshmen Eric Stark and Casey Macomb are possible replacements if Stranberg is unable to play this weekend, or Rob Colley could move over from right field.
"We've got to hope somebody steps up big for us with Jason hurt and Mark out," Casey said. "Nobody has done it yet, and it's got to happen right away. The competition is going to be a lot stiffer as we move down the road, and we've got to get better."
Washington State finished a distant third in the Northern Division last season, 13 games out of first place, and was an uncharacteristic 13-42 overall. Already this spring, the Cougars have shown themselves to be an improved team by winning six of their first 10 games.
"They're much, much better than they were last year," Casey said of the Cougars. "They're an offensive club, and they've got some good offensive people. We've got to go play much better than we did this past weekend."
WSU was swept in a three-game series at California this past weekend, losing 10-6, 6-4 and 17-16; they play at Gonzaga on Wednesday before meeting the Beavers.
The Cougars have been led by junior first baseman Casey Kelley, who is batting .349 with 5 homers and 16 runs batted in; senior utility player Scott Randall, who is batting .344 with 1 homer and 12 RBIs; and freshman outfielder Jason Grove, who is hitting .339 with 3 homers and 13 RBIs. Sophomore lefthander Wade Parrish is 3-1 with a 4.42 earned run average, while sophomore lefthander Todd Meldahl is 2-2 with an 8.87 ERA.
OREGON STATE Probable lineup (batting order will vary) C-Ben Bertrand, sr. (The Dalles, Ore./Chemeketa CC); .358, 4 HRs, 20 RBIs 1B-Matt Bailie, sr. (Hillsboro, Ore./Hillsboro HS); .414, 2 HRs, 21 RBIs or Joe Gerber, so. (Portland, Ore./Grant HS); .281, 1 HR, 7 RBIs 2B-Corrie Willkie, jr. (Mission Viejo, Calif./Saddleback JC); .289, 1 HR, 10 RBIs SS-Troy Schader, jr. (La Center, Wash./Green River CC); .302, 1 HR, 8 RBIs or Brian Duerr, so. (Bellevue, WA/O'Dea HS), .222, 0 HRs, 5 RBIs 3B-Ryan Lipe, sr. (Klamath Falls, Ore./Mazama HS), .379, 2 HRs, 15 RBIs LF-Greg Conley, jr. (Sequim, Wash./Arizona Western CC); .275, 1 HR, 8 RBIs or Drew Hedges, so. (Portland, Ore./Beaverton HS), .219, 1 HR, 7 RBIs CF-Jason Stranberg, sr. (Ashland, Ore./Mt. Hood CC); .224, 0 HRs, 7 RBIs or Casey Macomb, fr. (Boise, ID/Boise HS); .231, 0 HRs, 3 RBIs or Eric Stark, fr. (Sumner, Wash./Green River CC); .000, 0 HRs, 0 RBIs RF-Rob Colley, jr. (Tenino, Wash./Lower Columbia CC); .373, 0 HRs, 12 RBIs DH-Greg Conley, jr. (Sequim, Wash./Arizona Western CC); .275, 1 HR, 8 RBIs or Drew Hedges, so. (Portland, Ore./Beaverton HS), .219, 1 HRs, 7 RBIs OREGON STATE Starting pitchers (rotation will vary) RHP-Andrew Checketts, sr. (West Linn, Ore./Florida), 4-1, 3.48 RHP-Chris Pine, jr. (Tigard, Ore./Tualatin HS), 2-1, 3.00 LHP-Brody Percell, sr. (Portland, Ore./Beaverton HS), 2-2, 5.12 LHP-Joe Gerber, so. (Portland, Ore./Grant HS), 2-0, 1.26 RHP-B.R. Cook, so. (Salem, Ore./Sprague HS), 0-1, 14.09 OREGON STATE Bullpen RHP-Mike Boire, jr. (Tigard, Ore./Tigard HS), 0-0, 2.92 RHP-Jason Bronson, sr. (Roseburg, Ore./Mississippi), 0-0, 0.93, 1 SV RHP-Matt Bailie, sr. (Aloha, Ore./Hillsboro HS), 0-0, 0.00, 1 SV LHP-Val Mencas, sr. (Medford, Ore./North Medford HS), 1-0, 1.08
Ancient history
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT: Oregon State is 155-200-2 all-time against Washington State in a series that dates back to 1910. The Beavers are on a four-game winning streak against the Cougars, having swept a four-game series in Pullman to end the 1997 season. OSU won eight of the nine meetings last season; the Beavers have won 23 of the last 31 games between the two schools. Ouch, that's gotta hurt
INJURY REPORT: Junior pitcher Mark Newell left the season-opener against South Florida in the top of the fourth inning with pain in his right elbow; an MRI exam showed a new ligament tear. He will miss at least another two weeks and it is still uncertain whether he'll be able to return this season.
Senior outfielder Jason Stranberg broke hisleft thumb sliding into second base on March 14 against St. Martin's. He was to be examined Monday; it is unknown whether he will be able to return this season.
Freshman pitcher/outfielder Paul Hansen could return to action this week after suffering a bone chip in his right elbow in February. OSU opens at Coleman with 4-0 mark
LAST WEEK: Oregon State opened its home schedule with four wins. On March 11, the Beavers won their 11th straight Coleman Field opener, beating Portland 7-2 in front of 655 fans, OSU's largest Opening Day crowd since 1991. On March 13, Oregon State set season-highs for runs and hits as it beat St. Martin's 22-4, pounding out 19 hits. On March 14, OSU needed four runs in the sixth inning to take a 5-4 win over the Saints; Jason Stranberg's two-out, two-run single to right drove in the tying and winning runs. On March 15, Joe Gerber's three-run homer in the first inning started OSU on its way to a 10-2 victory over St. Martin's that completed the three-game sweep. Making history
ALL-TIME RECORD: Oregon State's all-time record in varsity baseball is now 1,592-1,070-15, a winning percentage of .597. OSU's all-time record in conference games is now 718-492, a winning percentage of .593. In its 88 seasons of varsity baseball prior to 1998, OSU had 66 winning seasons; the Beavers finished at .500 in another four seasons.
Ride, captains, ride
1998 TEAM CAPTAINS: Oregon State has four team captains for 1998: senior catcher Ben Bertrand, senior pitcher Andrew Checketts, senior third baseman Ryan Lipe, and senior outfielder Jason Stranberg. Checketts and Lipe were also captains in 1997. Looking into the crystal ball
PRESEASON PREDICTIONS: Oregon State is a concensus pick to finish second in the Pacific-10 Northern Division race. The Beavers are tabbed for second place by the division's coaches, Baseball America magazine and Collegiate Baseball magazine.
Baseball America's ranking of all the nation's Division I programs has Oregon State 48th. In its Players to Watch section, Collegiate Baseball named 4 Beavers: junior pitcher Mark Newell, senior pitcher Andrew Checketts, senior third baseman Ryan Lipe and senior catcher Ben Bertrand.
Casey in the dugout hits 100
HEAD COACH PAT CASEY: Pat Casey is in his fourth season as Oregon State's head baseball coach, and he picked up his 100th victory at the school when the Beavers beat San Diego 8-3 at USD on February 21. He has a record of 106-57-4 with the Beavers. His career college head coaching record is 274-169-5, which includes seven years at George Fox University in Newberg.
Casey is the fourth OSU baseball head coach to reach 100 victories at the school, following Ralph Coleman (561), Gene Tanselli (115) and Jack Riley (613). Casey reached the mark quickest, as it took Coleman until his ninth season at Oregon State and it took both Tanselli and Riley until their fifth seasons.
Casey came to OSU from George Fox in the fall of 1994 after leading the Bruins to a 171-113-1 record. George Fox won three NAIA District 2 titles during that time.
It's just plain old home
COLEMAN FIELD: Coleman Field may not have a lot of frills at the moment, but that's never bothered the Beavers. Oregon State has been playing on the same site since starting varsity baseball in 1907; the Beavers are 831-348-1 at home for a winning percentage of .705. Oregon State is 4-0 at home this season; in 1997, OSU was 16-4 at Coleman Field.
At the conclusion of this season, work will begin on Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. The structure, which will open for the 1999 season, will seat approximately 1,500 people and include a press box, concession/lobby area, dugouts, locker rooms, men's and women's restrooms and storage areas.
First sign of spring
OREGON STATE SEASON OPENERS: Opening Day has been good to the Beavers. After beating South Florida 7-6 on February 13, OSU has won its last five season-openers and 10 of its last 12. Since starting varsity baseball in 1907, the Beavers are 64-25 on Opening Day. OSU had been slated for its earliest-ever season-opener, but the Feb. 6-8 series at San Jose State was rained ou, leaving the Feb. 7, 1997 game at Hawaii as Oregon State's earliest opener. Home at last
OREGON STATE HOME OPENERS: After beating Portland 7-2 on March 11, Oregon State has an all-time record of 72-17 in home openers. The Beavers have won their last 11 Coleman Field openers in a row and 26 of the last 28.
OSU played its first 13 games of 1998 season away from Coleman Field. OSU's March 11 home opener was the latest for the Beavers since 1989, when they met Western Oregon on March 11; the last time a home opener was later than that was in 1982, when OSU met Pacific (Ore.) on March 13.
After opening with those 13 games on the road, OSU was scheduled to play 21 of its final 35 games at Coleman Field. Pacific-10 positioning
1998 PACIFIC-10 STANDINGS THROUGH MARCH 16
NORTHERN DIVISION
W L Pct. GB
Washington (12-4) 4 0 1.000 -
Oregon State (11-5-1) 0 0 .000 2
Washington State (7-10) 0 0 .000 2
Portland State (6-12) 0 4 .000 4
SOUTHERN DIVISION
W L Pct. GB
Stanford (20-2-1) 7 2 .778 -
Southern California (19-5) 7 2 .778 -
Arizona (25-5) 7 5 .583 1.5
Arizona State (16-10) 5 6 .455 3.0
UCLA (10-15) 5 9 .357 4.5
California (11-11-1) 0 7 .000 6.0
Northern lights
PACIFIC-10 NORTHERN DIVISION PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Through the first four weeks of the season, Oregon State had earned six of the eight Northern Division weekly honors. OSU has had all four Pitchers of the Week in 1998, with the honors for March 9-15 still to be announced.
OREGON STATE'S 1998 WEEKLY NORTHERN DIVISION HONORS
Player Pitcher
February 9-15 Corrie Willkie Andrew Checketts
February 16-22 Chris Pine
Feb.23-March 1 Ryan Lipe Andrew Checketts
March 2-8 Brody Percell
March 9-15 To be announced To be announced
El Nino dampens El-nine-o
OREGON STATE'S TROPICAL RAINOUTS: In the past 2 seasons, OSU has had its schedule altered due to rain in 3 places you might least expect it - Florida, California and Hawaii.
From February 18-22, the Beavers found their schedule jumbled by the rain while at San Diego State's Jim Dietz Classic; OSU wound up playing one tournament game in Yuma, Ariz., and had another rained out. The weekend of February 15, Oregon State had a game rescheduled because of rain while playing in the Florida Marlins Invitational at Melbourne, Fla. A week earlier, OSU's season-opening series at San Jose State was rained out before the Beavers ever left Corvallis. On the first weekend of the 1997 season, Oregon State had one game of a doubleheader at Hawaii-Hilo cancelled because of rain. Won't you run home, Matt Bailie
MATT BAILIE, SENIOR FIRST BASEMAN: Batting .414 with 2 homers, team-high 21 RBIs ... last week, batted .300 (3-for-10) with 4 RBIs, 5 runs scored, 4 walks in 4 games vs. Portland, St. Martin's ... 6 multi-hit games ... at least 1 hit in each of first 15 games this season ... had career-high 15-game hitting streak snapped on March 14 vs. St. Martin's, going 0-for-2 with bases-loaded walk ... only Beaver to manage a hit off USC's Seth Etherton on March 6, going 2-for-3 ... February 21 at San Diego, set career-high for hits and tied career-high for RBIs by going 4-for-4 with a 3-run homer, 4 RBIs ... earned first career save March 14, throwing ninth inning of 5-4 win over St. Martin's ... first pitching appearance March 1 at Cal-Santa Barbara, going 2.0 innings in relief, 2 hits, 1 run (0 earned), 1 walk, 3 strikeouts.
The big Bert
BEN BERTRAND, SENIOR CATCHER: Batting .358 with team-high 4 homers and has 20 RBIs; team-high 19 runs scored, tied for team lead with 6 doubles ... last week, batted .333 (5-for-15) with 3 RBIs, 4 runs scored, 1 double in 4 games vs. Portland, St. Martin's ... has a hit in all but 4 games this season; has not had back-to-back hitless games ... 7 multi-hit games ... has thrown out 16 of 31 runners attempting to steal ... March 13 vs. St. Martin's, was 3-for-6 with a double ... hit 3-run homer in second inning at USC on March 8 to spark OSU to 13-6 win ... February 28 in doubleheader at Cal-Santa Barbara, went 4-for-9 with 1 homer, 5 RBIs ... February 18 in back-to-back games vs. Cal-Santa Barbara and San Diego State, went 6-for-10 with 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 3 RBIs.
Boire really something else
MIKE BOIRE, SENIOR RELIEF PITCHER: Record of 0-0, 0 saves, 2.92 ERA this season ... last week, pitched March 15 vs. St. Martin's; 1.0 innings, 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts ... didn't allow a baserunner March 8 at Southern California; 2.0 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout ... Feb. 18 vs. Cal-Santa Barbara, pitched career-high 4.1 innings, 5 runs (4 earned), 7 hits, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts.
Then came Bronson
JASON BRONSON, SENIOR RELIEF PITCHER: Record of 0-0, 0 saves, 1.59 ERA this season ... last week, pitched March 11 vs. Portland, 4.0 innings, 5 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts ... showed February 18 he'd recovered from broken back in off-season all-terrain vehicle accident; in back-to-back games against Cal-Santa Barbara and San Diego State for first appearances of season, went total of 4.0 innings, allowed 1 run (1 earned) on 3 hits, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts. Cash or Checketts
ANDREW CHECKETTS, SENIOR STARTING PITCHER: Record of 4-1, 3.48 ERA ... last week, pitched March 15 vs. St. Martin's; 7.0 innings, 4 hits, 2 runs (2 earned), 4 walks, 7 strikeouts ... has gone at least 6.0 innings each of last 4 starts ... Northern Division Pitcher of the Week twice this season ... only loss March 7 in 7-4 defeat at Southern California; 6.0 innings, 8 hits, 7 runs (6 earned), 2 walks, 4 strikeouts ... division Pitcher of Week after winning third straight start February 28 in first game at Cal-Santa Barbara; 6.0 innings, 4 hits, 1 run (1 earned), 0 walks, 8 strikeouts ... earned win February 21 in 8-3 victory at San Diego; 7.0 innings, 9 hits, 3 runs (3 earned), 1 walk, 4 strikeouts ... divison Pitcher of the Week for February 9-15 after beating Central Florida on February 15; went 5.0 innings, 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 walks, struck out 5. Colley all cars
ROB COLLEY, JUNIOR OUTFIELDER: Batting .373 with 0 homers, 12 RBIs this season ... last week, batted .357 (5-for-14) with 5 RBIs, 5 runs scored, 1 double, 5 walks in 4 games vs. Portland, St. Martin's ... at least 1 hit in all but 3 of 16 games in which he's played ... 5 multi-hit games, including 3 in last 6 games ... March 13 vs. St. Martin's, 2-for-3 with career-high 4 RBIs ... March 8 at USC, went 3-for-5 with 3 RBIs, delivering run-scoring singles each of last 3 times up ... currently has 2-game hitting streak ... February 18 vs. Cal-Santa Barbara, went 4-for-4.
Pro or Conley
GREG CONLEY, JUNIOR OUTFIELDER/DESIGNATED HITTER: Batting .275 with 1 home run, 8 RBIs this season ... last week, batted .300 (3-for-10) with 3 RBIs, 3 runs scored, 2 doubles in 3 games vs. Portland, St. Martin's ...has at least 1 hit in 4 of last 6 games in which he's played ... in first game as a Beaver, February 13 vs. South Florida, 2-for-3 with 3-run homer in first at-bat. He really knows how to Cook
B.R. COOK, SOPHOMORE STARTING PITCHER: Record of 0-1, 14.09 ERA this season as he recovers from off-season knee injury ... last week, pitched March 15 vs. St. Martin's; 1.0 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts.
Crash ... it's Davis
CURTIS DAVIS, FRESHMAN DESIGNATED HITTER: Batting .238, 1 RBI, 3 doubles this season ... last week, batted .500 (1-for-2) in 2 games vs. St. Martin's ... went 2-for-3 and doubled vs. CENTYS Universidad (Mexico) in a non-counting game February 19 ... February 21 at San Diego, doubled, drove in a run.
Just Duerr best
BRIAN DUERR, SOPHOMORE INFIELDER: Batting .222, 0 homers, 5 RBIs this season ... last week, batted .333 (1-for-3) in 3 games vs. Portland, St. Martin's ... March 8 at USC, went 2-for-5, scored 4 runs and drove in 2 runs with second-inning double ... February 15 vs. Central Florida, delivered 2-run single. Gerber is sharp
Gerber is sharp
JOE GERBER, SOPHOMORE FIRST BASEMAN/PITCHER: Batting 281 with 1 homer, 7 RBIs this season ... 2-0, 1.26 ERA this season ... last week, batted .455 (5-for-11) with 1 homer, 5 RBIs in 3 games vs. St. Martin's ... last week, earned win March 11 vs. Portland; 5.0 innings, 4 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), 3 walks, 2 strikeouts) ... March 13 vs. St. Martin's, 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs; March 15 vs. St. Martin's, hit three-run homer ... got start March 1 at Cal-Santa Barbara, 5.1 innings, 2 runs (1 earned), 2 hits, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts ... earned win vs. Florida Atlantic on February 14, 4.0 innings in relief, 0 runs, 3 hits, walked 2, struck out 3.
Hedges in the outfield
DREW HEDGES, SOPHOMORE OUTFIELDER: Batting .219 with 1 homer, 7 RBIs this season ... last week, batted .333 (3-for-9) with 1 homer, 5 RBIs in 4 games vs. Portland, St. Martin's ... March 13 vs. St. Martin's, hit grand slam.
That's Lipe; that's what the people say
RYAN LIPE, SENIOR THIRD BASEMAN: Batting .379 with 2 home runs, 15 RBIs, 4-for-4 stolen bases this season ... last week, batted .267 (4-for-15) with 0 RBIs, 5 runs scored in 4 games vs. Portland, St. Martin's ... 8 multi-hit games this season ... has at least 1 hit in all but 2 games this season ... Northern Division Player of the Week for February 23-March 1; batted .538 (7-for-13), with 1 homer, 4 RBIs, 2 doubles in 3 games; had pair of 3-hit games ... had 10-game hitting streak to start season; during streak, batted .463 (19-for-41) with 2 homers, 14 RBIs, 7 multi-hit games ... February 14 vs. Florida Atlantic, was 2-for-5, 5 RBIs, 3-run homer. That touch of Mencas
VAL MENCAS, SENIOR RELIEF PITCHER: Record of 1-0, 1.08 ERA this season ... last week, did not pitch ... last appearance, pitched in relief March 7 at Southern California, 2.0 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts ... has not allowed a run in 4 of his 5 appearances this season ... earned win February 13 vs. South Florida with 3.1 innings in relief, 0 runs, 2 hits, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts. What's Newell?
MARK NEWELL, SENIOR STARTING PITCHER: Record of 0-0, 8.10 ERA this season ... left Opening Day game February 13 vs. South Florida after 3.1 innings, 3 runs (3 earned), 8 hits, 0 walks, 1 strikeout with pain in right elbow ... MRI showed tear in ligament; out at least another two weeks and it's still unknown whether he will return this season.
The Brody bunch
BRODY PERCELL, SENIOR PITCHER: Record of 2-2, 5.12 ERA this season ... last week, pitched win March 13 vs. St. Martin's, 5.0 innings, 6 hits, 3 runs (3 earned), 0 walks, 4 strikeouts ... has won last 2 starts ... hasn't walked more than 1 hitter in any game this season has gone at least 5.0 innings in each start this season ... named Northern Division Pitcher of the Week as he earned first win March 8 at Southern California; 7.0 innings, 8 hits, 6 runs (3 earned), 1 walk, 8 strikeouts vs. third-ranked Trojans ... losses were February 18 at San Diego State in first start of season and February 28 at Cal-Santa Barbara in relief.
Doing just Pine, thank you
CHRIS PINE, JUNIOR STARTING PITCHER: Record of 2-1, 3.00 ERA this season ... last week, earned win March 14 vs. St. Martin's; 8.0 innings, 4 hits, 4 runs (0 earned), 2 walks, career-high 14 strikeouts ... has gone at least 7.0 innings each of last 4 starts ... just 9 walks and 45 strikeouts this season ... took loss despite pitching well March 6 at Southern California; 7.0 innings, 5 hits, 3 runs (3 earned), 2 walks, 8 strikeouts ... Northern Division Pitcher of the Week for February 16-21 after beating New Mexico; 7.0 innings, 0 runs, 2 hits, 2 walks, then-career-high 13 strikeouts. Made in the Schader
TROY SCHADER, JUNIOR SHORTSTOP: Batting .302 with 1 homer, 8 RBIs this season ... last week, batted . 364 (4-for-11) with 6 RBIs, 4 runs scored in 4 games vs. Portland, St. Martin's ... after just 1 hit in first 5 games, had a hit in 8 of next 9 games; during that time, batted .441 with 5 doubles, 1 homer, 8 RBIs ... in February 28 doubleheader at Cal-Santa Barbara, went 6-for-9, 1 RBI, 2 doubles, 3 runs scored.
Hitting a Stranberg
JASON STRANBERG, SENIOR OUTFIELDER: Batting 170 with 0 homers, 7 RBIs this season; 6 doubles, 14 runs scored, team-high 5-for-5 stolen bases ... broke left thumb March 14 vs. St. Martin's; unknown when he might return ... last week, batted .455 (5-for-11) with 4 runs scored, 5 RBIs, 2 doubles in 3 games vs. Portland, St. Martin's ... currently has 3-game hitting streak ... March 14 vs. St. Martin's, had two-out, two-run single that drove in tying, winning runs in sixth inning ... had 7-game hitting streak February 13-21; during streak, batted .259 (7-for-27), 4 doubles, 9 walks.
The Willkie way
CORRIE WILLKIE, JUNIOR SECOND BASEMAN: Batting 289 with 1 homer, 10 RBIs this season ... last week, batted .125 (2-for-16) with 0 RBIs, 3 runs scored, 1 stolen base in 4 games vs. Portland, St. Martin's ... 7 multi-hit games ... has a hit in all but 5 games this spring ... February 28 first game at Cal-Santa Barbara, went 2-for-5 with career-high 3 RBIs ... 5-game hitting streak February 13-18; during streak, batted .500 (12-for-24), 3 doubles, 4 RBIs, 4 multi-hit games, including 3 straight 3-hit games ... first week as a Beaver, named Northern Division Player of the Week for February 8-15 for batting .615 (8-for-13) with 2 RBIs, 6 runs scored, 2 doubles in 3 games. Live, from Coleman Field, it's ...
TELEVISION: Oregon State's home game against Arizona on March 28 will be televised live on Fox Sports Net. Three other Beaver games will be televised by Fox Sports Northwest on a tape delay basis: March 23 at Washington State, to be replayed at 1 p.m. March 24; April 26 vs. Washington State, to be replayed at 1 p.m. April 27; and May 3 at Washington, to be replayed at a time to be announced on May 4. Radio days
RADIO: All of Oregon State's 1998 baseball games can be heard on KLOO-AM (1340) in Corvallis.
Getting a ticket
TICKET PRICES: Tickets for Oregon State baseball are $3 for adults and $2 for students through high school and senior citizens age 62 and over. OSU students are admitted free with their all-sports pass or for $1 with their student identification. Two-for-one coupons are also available at local Bi-Mart stores.
Information, please
SPORTS INFORMATION: Baseball sports information director Kip Carlson can be reached in the OSU Sports Information Office by phoning (541) 737-3720.
Information on the 1997 season is also available through the Pacific-10 Conference's faxback service by phoning (503) 614-4044. The document numbers are: weekly media release 141350; latest statistics 141351; latest boxscore 141352; schedule/scoreboard 141353; current roster 141354.
The OSU athletic department web site contains regularly-updated baseball information. It is located at www.osubeavers.com
The Coleman Field press box number is (541) 737-7475.
