Baseball Travels To L.A. For Final Pac-10 Series
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Oregon State (25-20, 11-10) vs. USC (24-26, 7-11)
RHP Mike Stutes (3-6, 5.47) vs. LHP Tommy Milone (5-5, 3.01)
May 16, 2008 • 7 p.m. PT • Los Angeles, Calif. • Dedeaux Field
The Game
Oregon State opens its three-game series at USC on Friday in a game that is scheduled to get underway at 7 p.m. PT.
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.
Online
Catch live updates of the game by visiting www.usctrojans.com.
Last Game
Blake Keitzman struck out nine in six innings of relief and Daniel Robertson was 3-for-4 as Oregon State concluded its two-game series with Utah Valley with an 8-4 win on Tuesday. The win capped off a five-game homestand that saw the Beavers go 3-2. In Tuesday’s finale, Keitzman picked up his second win of the year in his career-high in innings pitched and strikeouts. He scatterd just three hits and a walk as the Beavers scored seven unanswered runs for the victory.
Final Pac-10 Weekend
The trip to Los Angeles is Oregon State’s final Pac-10 series. OSU heads in with an 11-10 record. The Beavers will have to finish off the season May 23-25 against Pacific watching to see how they will finish in the Pac-10 as every conference club will be active.
Big Nine
Blake Keitzman’s nine strikeouts Tuesday was easily a season-high for an OSU reliever. The tally was just one shy of tying Mike Stutes’ 10 strikeouts against Arizona on April 25 as the team’s high.
Four Game Trip
After the series with USC, OSU will play at Long Beach State Monday.
Notes Of Importance
• Ryan Ortiz extended his hit streak to five games on Tuesday. He has 10 RBI during it.
• Oregon State has either won or split its last three Pac-10 season-ending series. OSU took 2-of-3 at UCLA to close out last season.
• The Beavers are 17-38 all-time against USC, but have won seven of their last 12 against the Trojans and went 4-2 against the club in 2005 en route to a College World Series appearance.
• OSU is looking to end Pac-10 play with its third winning conference season in four years.
• OSU’s Friday night probable starter, Mike Stutes, is second in school history with 275 strikeouts. The all-time leader at OSU is Jonah Nickerson, who had 299 from 2004-06.
• OSU is 17-7 when scoring first but 8-12 when its opponent scores first this season.
