Beavers Host Arizona; Saturday's Game To Air On FSN And XM Radio
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Oregon State (18-13, 6-6) vs. Arizona (27-11, 6-6)
RHP Mike Stutes (2-4, 5.29) vs. RHP Preston Guilmet (4-2, 3.00)
April 25, 2008 • 5 p.m. PST • Corvallis, Ore. • Goss Stadium
The Game
Oregon State and Arizona open their three-game series at Goss Stadium Friday. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m. PST.
Radio
The game will air live on the Beaver Sports Network, Beaver Nation Online (www.osubeavers.com) and Yahoo! Sports. Mike Parker is behind the mic to call play-by-play. For more information on catching the Beavers on the radio, check www.osubeavers.com.
Television
The game is not being televised. A full video webcast is available at Beaver Nation Online
(www.osubeavers.com).
Online
Catch live updates of the game by clicking on GameWatcher at www.osubeavers.com.
Last Game
Lonnie Lechelt went 3-for-5 with a double and Joey Wong hit a double and his team-leading fifth home run by the Beavers lost to No. 2 Arizona State, 15-12, in the three-game series finale on Sunday in Tempe. Wong tied a season-high with four RBI, and Lechelt ended a weekend in which he had a double, triple, home run and seven RBI.
Saturday
Saturday’s game will air nationally on FSN. Because of that, Beaver Nation Online will not have a webcast of Saturday’s game. That game is also the Pac-10 Game of the Week on XM Radio and can be heard on channel 193.
Lonnie
Lonnie Lechelt was named the Pac-10 Player of the Week on Tuesday after hitting a home run, a double, a triple and collecting seven RBI over the three games against Arizona State. It is the second honor this season for OSU, which saw Ryan Ortiz awarded on March 25.
Welcome Home
Mike Stutes is 12-2 with a 2.41 ERA in 17 career appearances at home.
Notes Of Importance
• The Beavers are still 8-0 in night games this season and 10-13 in day contests.
• Jason Ogata batted in the No. 4 spot in the order for the first time Sunday. The junior had batted third in the previous 31 games, the only batter to hit in the same spot of the lineup all season.
• The NCAA’s first official RPI report was released on Tuesday and it has the Beavers ranked 16th. OSU is one of five Pac-10 teams in the top 20 and six in the top 30.
• The Beavers hold a .979 fielding percentage in Pac-10 games, having made just nine errors in 12 games. Jordan Lennerton has had 80 fielding chances and not committed an error.
• Lennerton also leads OSU in Pac-10 games (with players having 20 or more at bats) with a .342 average, two home runs and nine RBI.
