CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State is among college baseball’s “Eight For Omaha,” according to Rivals.com’s list of teams it thinks are headed for the 2007 College World Series. The Beavers (26-7 overall, 2-4 Pacific-10), the defending national champions, host California in a Pacific-10 series this weekend.
The “Eight For Omaha” feature is presented by Rivals.com every two weeks and lists the teams that the college athletics-oriented website has the best chance to reach the CWS. Kendall Rogers, Rivals.com’s college baseball editor, wrote of OSU: “The Beavers caught the attention of many when they were swept by Arizona two weekends ago. But this past weekend, the Beavers displayed the ability to bounce back by taking two of three at home from Southern California. While Oregon State's team batting average could be higher, the Beavers still have the attitude and leadership to go the distance. Veteran catcher Mitch Canham continues to lead the team offensively, while right-hander Mike Stutes continues to put up great numbers. If the OSU offense moves in line with an impressive pitching staff, the Beavers should smell more postseason success. While some might currently doubt the Beavers, they have consistently shown that when they get knocked down, they jump right back up. That didn't change last weekend against USC.”
Oregon State is ranked No. 9 in this week’s USA Today/ESPN coaches poll, No. 8 by Baseball America magazine, No. 9 by Collegiate Baseball newspaper, and No. 10 by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
OSU’s series with the Golden Bears (17-17, 2-4) will be played Friday at 5 p.m., Saturday at 1 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. Tickets for the general public are sold out for the series, but a limited number remain available for OSU students.
All three games between the Beavers and Bears can be heard live on KEJO-AM (1240) in the
Corvallis area; KKNX-AM (840) in the
Eugene area and KICE-AM (940) in the
Bend area. KUIK-AM (1360) in the
Portland area will carry the Friday game live and the Saturday and Sunday games delayed at 2 p.m. All three games can be heard live in Spanish on KXQR-AM (660) in the
Eugene area, with the Saturday and Sunday games also being broadcast in Spanish on KXPD-AM (1040) in the
Portland area and KLES-FM (101.7) in the
Yakima, Wash., area. Live audio and video are available on the internet via subscription through Beaver Nation Online at .
