Baseball Gameday: Beavers Open Sunday Against ULM
June 3, 2012
Oregon State (39-19) vs. Louisiana-Monroe (32-29)
June 3, 2012
11:37 a.m. PT (1:37 p.m. CT)
Baton Rouge, La.
Alex Box Stadium
Oregon State Game Notes: Link
Live Stats: Link
Live Audio: Link
Oregon State Postseason Guide: Link
Oregon State Tournament Central: Link
TV: The game will air on Comcast SportsNet Northwest (channel 37 or 737). It will also air on Cox Sports and CSS in the Southeast region.
Radio Affiliates: KICE 940-AM (Bend), KPOJ 620-AM (Portland), KEJO 1240-AM (Corvallis), KSKR 1490-AM (Roseburg), KORC 92.7 FM (Burns), KAKT 104.7 FM (Grants Pass), KLAD 960-AM (Klamath Falls) and KBZY 1490-AM (Salem).
Probable Starters: OSU: LHP Ben Wetzler (7-2, 3.39) vs. ULM: RHP Shelby Aulds (3-2, 4.77)
The Game
Oregon State and Louisiana-Monroe meet in an elimination game Sunday at 1:37 p.m. CT (11:37 a.m. PT). The winner goes on to play LSU Sunday night at 6:37 p.m. CT.
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. Affiliates covering the game are KICE 940-AM (Bend), KPOJ 620-AM (Portland), KEJO 1240-AM (Corvallis), KSKR 1490-AM (Roseburg), KORC 92.7 FM (Burns), KAKT 104.7 FM (Grants Pass), KLAD 960-AM (Klamath Falls), and KBZY 1490-AM (Salem).
Television
The game will be broadcast on Comcast SportsNet NW (channel 37 on Comcast). It is being produced by Cox Sports.
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
Ryan Dunn drove in the Beavers’ lone run in Oregon State’s 7-1 loss to No. 3 LSU Saturday night at Alex Box Stadium. Dan Child took the loss for Oregon State after allowing five runs in 5 1/3 innings.
Elimination Game
Sunday’s game against Louisiana-Monroe is classified as an elimination game and Sunday’s winner will advance to play LSU later in the day. Pat Casey is 11-4 in elimination games while serving as the Beavers’ head coach. OSU famously won three straight at the 2007 Charlottesville Regional to advance to the Super Regional - all were elimination games.
Sundays
The Beavers went 7-3 in Pac-12 series during the regular season and a big reason for that was OSU’s success on Sundays. Oregon State is 12-2 in Sunday games this season, including a 6-1 record in games played away from Goss Stadium.
Back To A Neutral Site
The Beavers’ game Sunday against Louisiana-Monroe is deemed a neutral site contest. The Beavers are 6-1 in neutral-site games, winning their last four, including a 2-1 win over Belmont on Friday to open the regional.
Against The Sun Belt
OSU barely has a history against the Sun Belt Conference, of which Louisiana-Monroe is a member. The Beavers have only played Western Kentucky from the league, winning a neutral-site game, 6-2, in 2002.
He Will Take Them
Sunday’s starter, Ben Wetzler, is 5-1 in games played away from Goss Stadium this season despite posting a 4.72 earned run average in 45 2/3 innings. He is, meanwhile, 2-1 with a 2.09 in home games this season.
Singles
• OSU needs one win to reach 40 on the year for the second consecutive season. The Beavers won 41 in 2011.
• The Beavers are batting .309 in neutral-site games while the team’s staff has an ERA of 3.48 in 62 innings.
• OSU has a 30-10 record in day games.
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