CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State is ranked No. 9 in this week’s USA Today/ESPN baseball coaches poll. In this week’s other polls, the Beavers (25-7 overall, 2-4 Pacific-10) are ranked No. 8 by Baseball America magazine, No. 9 by Collegiate Baseball newspaper, and No. 10 by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
Oregon State took two of three games from Southern California over the weekend in a Pacific-10 series; OSU plays host to Portland in a non-conference game Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. The time for that game has been moved back 30 minutes from its originally scheduled start.
A limited number of tickets remain for the game; they can be purchased online at , by phone at 1-800-GO BEAVS or in person at the OSU Athletic Ticket Office in Gill Coliseum Room 107. Tuesday’s game against Portland and the May 15 game against the Pilots are the only home games for which tickets remain available this season.
Tuesday’s game can be heard live on KEJO-AM (1240) in the Corvallis area, KUIK-AM (1360) in the Portland area, KKNX-AM (840) in the Eugene area and KICE-AM (940) in the Bend area; it can also be heard in Spanish live on KXQR-AM (660) in the Eugene area. Live audio and video are available via subscription on the internet through Beaver Nation Online at .
Oregon State has an all-time record of 140-60 against Portland in a series dating back to 1909. Last season, OSU took wins of 3-1 at home and 14-9 in Portland; the Pilots took the last game between the teams by a score of 20-13 in 12 innings in Corvallis.
