Baseball Opens Three-Game Series At Goss Friday
March 24, 2011
Upcoming Games
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time (PT) |
| 03/25 | UC Santa Barbara | Corvallis, Ore. | 5:35 p.m. |
| 03/26 | UC Santa Barbara | Corvallis, Ore. | 2:05 p.m. |
| 03/27 | UC Santa Barbara | Corvallis, Ore. | 1:05 p.m. |
The Game
Oregon State opens a three-game series with UC Santa Barbara Friday night at 5:35 p.m. PT. at Goss Stadium.
Radio
The game will air live on the Beaver Sports Network, Beaver Nation Online (osubeavers.com). For more information on catching the Beavers on the radio, check osubeavers.com. A full listing of stations for the games is also available at the bottom of these game notes.
Television
The game will not be televised.
Online
Catch live updates of the game by visiting osubeavers.com and clicking on live stats. The games will also be available via a live video stream on Beaver Nation Online (osubeavers.com) for a fee.
Social Media
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Last Game
Ben Wetzler threw 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief and Ryan Barnes drove in two runs with a 2-for-3 effort as the 23rd-ranked Oregon State baseball team defeated Seattle, 4-2, to close out a two-game midweek series Wednesday at Goss Stadium. Wetzler made his first career appearance in relief in his sixth game of 2011, and limited the Redhawks to three hits and a walk. He threw 55 pitches to pick up the win and improved to 3-1 on the year. He came on in relief of Scott Schultz in the fourth, and picked up the final two outs in the inning.
Hayes Joins The Five-Game Club
Danny Hayes became the fifth Beaver with at least one five-game hit streak when he went 2-for-4 Wednesday and is 9-for-20 (.450) during his streak.
A Look At Sam Gaviglio
Sam Gaviglio takes his 38 consecutive scoreless innings to the mound Friday. He needs five innings to break into the top four in NCAA D-I history and 9 2/3 to tie Tennessee’s Todd Helton for the most in a single season (1994). Helton’s 47 2/3 innings came against 26 different teams. UC Santa Barbara will be Gaviglio’s sixth opponent in 2011.
History Vs. UCSB
Oregon State has an 11-8-1 advantage all-time against the Gauchos, and has won the last five games. However, no player has ever faced UCSB as the teams last met in 2005.
Out Like A Lion
The Beavers can end the month of March on a high note against the Gauchos and make it their best month since April of 2006. OSU has the potential for a 14-2 month, which would be just shy of the 15 wins in April ‘06. OSU’s most wins in March dating back to 1982 is 13 in 1985.
Notes Of Importance
• Each of the Beavers’ five losses have come by one run this season. That’s a program first. OSU lost its first three games by one run each in 1971 and 1991.
• OSU is 5-5 in games decided by two runs or less. It is 1-5 in one-run games.
• Pitcher Sam Gaviglio is the lone pitcher nationally with the requisite number of qualifying innings who has yet to allow an earned run.
• Gaviglio is also leading the nation with a batting average against of .107. He has allowed just 14 hits, with one a double.
• The OSU bullpen has a 1.80 ERA in 30 innings at home in 2011.
• OSU is 9-4 against right-handed starters, who it is scheduled to face in all three games.
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