Baseball Gameday: Beavers, Cardinal Square Off In Rubber Match
May 6, 2012
Oregon State (29-15, 10-10) vs. Stanford (29-13, 11-9)
May 6, 2012
1:05 p.m. PT
Corvallis, Ore.
Goss Stadium
Oregon State Game Notes: Link
Live Stats: Link
Live Video: Link
TV: The game will not be televised.
Probable Starters: OSU: RHP Dan Child (4-3, 2.65) vs. STAN: TBA
The Game
Oregon State concludes its three game series with No. 12 Stanford Sunday at Goss Stadium. First pitch is set for 1:05 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 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 video stream on Beaver Nation Online (osubeavers.com) for a fee.
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Last Game
Jace Fry held Stanford to five hits and two runs in a complete-game effort and the Beavers took the second game of the series, 4-2, Saturday at Goss Stadium. Fry improved to 4-1 at Goss Stadium this season after his 123-pitch outing, which saw him hold the Cardinal scoreless through 8 1/3 innings. Ryan Barnes homered to lead off the game for the Beavers, and Jake Rodriguez drove in a run on a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning. OSU tallied two more runs in the seventh on a Stanford throwing error, which served as insurance runs.
Matthews With A Big Day
Joey Matthews doubled his Pac-12 hit total with three hits in four at bats on Saturday. The junior now has two three-hit games this season and four multiple-hit efforts overall.
Fry Continues Staff’s Success
They say there’s no place like home and that couldn’t be any truer for the Beavers. OSU’s pitching staff has a 2.36 earned run average in games played at Goss Stadium. The Beavers are 13-6 at home and OSU opponents are batting just .228. Jace Fry has a team-leading four wins at Goss in 2012.
Evening Up Against Stanford
Oregon State head coach Pat Casey has a chance to get his record to .500 against the Cardinal. He is 21-22 all-time against Stanford. OSU, as a team, is 15-14 all-time in the series in Corvallis and 29-43 overall.
Offense Early
Oregon State has scored first in its last eight games. The Beavers are 5-3 over that stretch and on the year, are 21-7 this season when scoring first. They’re 9-4 at home.
Run Amounts Are Key
Naturally, the Beavers have been successful this season when limiting their runs allowed. OSU’s opponents are 0-13 when scoring two runs or less in a game. Conversely, the Beavers are 0-10 when failing to score more than two runs. When they do score more than two? OSU is 29-5.
Singles
• Oregon State’s win Saturday snapped the Beavers’ losing streak at six games in games played in Corvallis against the Cardinal. That was Stanford’s longest win streak in Corvallis.
• OSU saw a season-high attendance of 2,719 on Saturday. The Beavers are averaging 1,635 fans per 19 home dates this season.
• The Beavers are looking for their first home series win versus Stanford since 2006.
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