Baseball Squares Off With Indiana Wednesday
June 18, 2013
Game 64: Oregon State (51-12) vs. Indiana (49-15)
June 19, 2013
Omaha, Neb. | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha
5:08 p.m. PT
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Live Stats: Link
Live Audio: Link
Live Video: Link
TV: ESPN
Radio: SiriusXM Channel 91 and the Beaver Sports Network. Stations include: KEJO 1240-AM in Corvallis/Albany, FOX Sports Radio Portland (620-AM), KICE 940-AM (Bend) and KSKR 1490-AM in Roseburg.
Probable Starters: OSU LHP Matt Boyd (10-4, 2.18) vs. IND RHP Aaron Slegers (9-1, 2.13)
The Game
Oregon State matches up with Indiana in yet another elimination game Wednesday night at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha. First pitch is scheduled for 5:08 p.m. PT (7:08 p.m. CT).
Radio
The game will air live on the Beaver Sports Network and Beaver Nation Online (osubeavers.com). It will also air live on SiriusXM satellite radio (channel 91). 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 air live on ESPN. Mike Patrick (play-by-play), Orel Hershiser (color) and Jessica Mendoza (field) will broadcast the game.
Live Video
Live video of the game is available by visiting ESPN3.com. A direct link to the broadcast is available by visiting osubeavers.com.
Online
Live stats for the game can be accessed by clicking on the “GT” logo located on the baseball schedule page on osubeavers.com.
Social Media
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Last Game
Ben Wetzler held Louisville to eight hits and three runs over 6 1/3 innings and Max Gordon drove in two on the strength of two hits in Oregon State’s 11-4 win on Monday. Andy Peterson went 3-for-4 against the Cardinals. OSU jumped out to a 10-0 lead after four innings.
51 Wins
Oregon State jumped into the record books with Monday’s victory, which was the team’s 51st of the season. The Beavers surpassed the 2006 club (50) for most wins in a single-season. The team’s .810 winning percentage is also tops, ahead of the 2005 team’s (46-12) .793 mark.
Some Career Records
Tyler Smith has slowly and steadily climbed the Oregon State career records list. The senior is third in OSU history with 688 at bats, sixth with 202 hits and ninth with 136 runs scored. Danny Hayes, meanwhile, is second with 45 doubles after producing one on Monday. Michael Conforto needs three runs batted in to reach 126 and tie for 10th. He’s already ninth with 24 home runs.
Conforto Likes TD Ameritrade
Michael Conforto has been swinging a hot bat since the Beavers arrived in Omaha. The sophomore is 6-for-8 (.750) with three doubles and two walks in Oregon State’s first two games.
Three 10-Game Winners
Ben Wetzler’s 10th win of the season Monday gave the Beavers three double-digit winners for the first time since the 2007 season and second time under head coach Pat Casey. Wetzler is tied with Matt Boyd for second-most on the club, trailing team leader Andrew Moore and his 14 victories.
Singles
• Better than 33 percent of the Oregon State’s pitching staff’s strikeouts this season have been looking. That’s 146 of the team’s 436 total. Amongst Pac-12 schools, only Washington, at nearly 36 percent, has a higher percentage.
• Oregon State improved to 12-4 on games broadcast by either the Pac-12 Networks or ESPN family of networks with Monday’s win.
• OSU’s 11-4 win Monday tied for the Beavers’ best margin of victory in a College World Series game.
• The Beavers are 15-5 in elimination games under head coach Pat Casey.
• OSU is 38-6 in 2013 when scoring first.
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