No. 19 Baseball Set For Top 20 Showdown With No. 5 Arizona State
April 7, 2011
The Series
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time (PT) | TV | Radio |
| 04/08 | #5 Arizona State | Corvallis, Ore. | 5:35 p.m. | None | Beaver Sports Network |
| 04/09 | #5 Arizona State | Corvallis, Ore. | 1:05 p.m. | ROOT SPORTS/KEZI 9.2 | Beaver Sports Network |
| 04/10 | #5 Arizona State | Corvallis, Ore. | 1:05 p.m. | None | Beaver Sports Network |
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The Game
Oregon State opens up a three-game series with No. 5 Arizona State Friday night at Goss Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 5:35 p.m. PT.
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 audio stream on Beaver Nation Online (osubeavers.com) for a fee.
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Last Game
Parker Berberet homered and tallied four runs driven in to pace the 19th-ranked Oregon State baseball team to a 11-1 win over Portland in a non-conference game Tuesday afternoon at Joe Etzel Field. Nygren made his fourth start of the season and was the recipient of the run support. He improved to 4-1 after going 7 2/3 innings Tuesday, allowing five hits and one run while striking out three. Offensively, the Beavers finished with just seven hits but drew 10 walks and were hit by a pitch three times.
Top 20 Matchup
Oregon State is ranked 19th by Baseball America heading into the series and squares off against No. 5 Arizona State. ESPN.com has the series as one of the top 10 nationally. The series is the second in a row for OSU against a top 20 squad (Arizona was No. 18).
Norris Likes Those Arizona Schools
Jared Norris went 4-for-10 last weekend at Arizona and has the potential for another big weekend given his success against ASU. He enters the series 8-for-24 (.333) with a home run, six RBI and five walks in eight career games against the Sun Devils.
Saturday A 1 P.M. Game
Note that Saturday's game has been moved to a 1 p.m. start as the contest will be broadcast live on ROOT SPORTS and KEZI 9.2 in the Pacific Northwest. It is the first of seven scheduled TV games for the Beavers in 2011.
Casey Vs. Arizona State
Pat Casey is 17-26 lifetime against Arizona State, and accounts for nearly 78 percent of the program's all-time wins against the Sun Devils. OSU was 5-14 against Arizona State prior to Casey taking over the program in 1995.
Notes Of Importance
• OSU is 3-1 against top-25 clubs this season, and will be facing its first ranked team at home.
• The Beavers are looking to take their second consecutive series at home against Arizona State, which would mark a program first. OSU took 2-of-3 from ASU in 2009. OSU has never swept the Sun Devils in Corvallis.
• The series between the clubs has been relatively equal since 2005. Arizona State holds a slight advantage since that season, 13-12.
• OSU plays the Arizona schools in back-to-back series for the second consecutive season. The Beavers went 3-3 against UA, ASU in 2011.
• Kavin Keyes is looking to stretch his hit streak to nine games. He is 10-for-25 (.400) in his last eight games.
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