Baseball Set For So Cal Showdown With USC
April 26, 2012
Oregon State (27-12, 8-7) vs. USC (20-16, 5-9)
April 27, 2012
6 p.m. PT
Los Angeles, Calf.
Dedeaux Field
Oregon State Game Notes: Link
Live Stats: Link
Live Audio: Link
TV: The game will not be televised
Probable Starters: OSU: TBA vs. USC: TBA
The Game
Oregon State opens up a three-game series with USC Friday night at Dedeaux Field in Los Angeles. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. PT. Note, Sunday’s game is now an 11 a.m. first pitch.
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 game 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 game will also be available via a live audio stream on Beaver Nation Online (osubeavers.com) for a fee.
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Last Game
Taylor Starr scattered five hits and a run over seven innings to pace the Oregon State baseball team to a 7-1 win over No. 10 Oregon in a midweek contest Tuesday night at PK Park. Oregon State utilized a four-run third inning to jump out to a 6-0 lead and controlling position over the Ducks, who ended the game by hitting three batters and throwing three wild pitches. Michael Conforto was hit by a pitch twice before extending his hit streak to 10 games with a single in the seventh.
The Art Of The K
Oregon State enters the weekend with USC ranked in a tie for third in the Pac-12 with 261 strikeouts by its pitching staff. The Beavers are second in the league in strikeouts looking as 78 of the 261 (30 percent) have come via called strikes. Seven of OSU’s nine Tuesday against Oregon were of that variety.
At USC
The Beavers have been snakebitten at Dedeaux Field, USC’s home park, in recent memory. Oregon State is 3-6 at USC in its last three trips, last winning a series in 2004, 2-1. OSU is 8-23 all-time at Dedeaux Field, with head coach Pat Casey taking six of those victories.
Other League Stat Notes
Tyler Smith leads the Pac-12 with a .406 batting average while Michael Conforto tops the RBI list with 52, eight more than the No. 2 placer. Conforto is second in slugging at .609 while Smith is fourth in on-base percentage at .487.
Starts Of A Quality Nature
Oregon State has received great starting putching as of late, with the Beavers recording six quality starts in the team’s last eight games. Oregon State has received 19 quality starts (at least six innings, three earned runs or less) this season and the Beavers are 15-4 when that happens. OSU is 1-6 when an opponent gets a quality start from a starter.
Streaks
Both Michael Conforto (10 games) and Ryan Gorton (nine games) extended their hitting streaks on Tuesday. Conforto became the first Beaver with two in double figures this season, while Gorton’s is a career long.
Singles
• OSU needs one win for 1,000 all-time away from Corvallis.
• Head coach Pat Casey is eight wins shy of tying Jack Riley (1973-94) for most in an OSU uniform.
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