Baseball Opens Pac-12 Play At Utah
Game 19: Oregon State (15-3, 0-0) vs. Utah (8-7, 0-0)
March 14, 2014 | 5 p.m. PT
Salt Lake City, Utah | Smith's Ballpark
Probable Starters: LHP Ben Wetzler (2-0, 0.57) vs. RHP Mitch Watrous (1-2, 4.37)
The Game
Oregon State opens the 2014 conference season on the road Friday in the first of three games against Utah. First pitch from Smith’s Ballpark is slated for 5 p.m. PT (6 p.m. in Utah).
Radio
The game will air live on the Beaver Sports Network and Beaver Nation Online (osubeavers.com). For more information on catching the Beavers on the radio, check osubeavers.com. All games air on the Beaver Sports Network with pre-game 30 minutes before first pitch. Affiliates include KICE 940-AM (Bend, Ore.), KEJO 1240-AM (Corvallis), KKNX 840-AM (Eugene), KLZS 1450-AM (Eugene), KAKT 104.7-FM (Grants Pass, Medford-weekends), KLAD 960-AM (Klamath Falls), Fox Sports Radio 620-AM (Portland), KSKR 1490-AM (Roseburg), KBZY 1490-AM (Salem - Weekends, Weekday Day Games) and KOHI 1600-AM (St. Helens, Ore.).
Television
The game will not be televised.
Live Video
Live video of the game can be seen by visiting osubeavers.com and clicking “Live Event” on the baseball schedule.
Online
Live stats for the game can be accessed by clicking on the live stats link located on the baseball schedule page on osubeavers.com.
Social Media
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Last Game
Mak Fox tossed 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief and Dylan Davis drove in the game-winning run in the fifth inning to send the Beavers to a come-from-behind 4-3 win over Ohio State Tuesday at Goss Stadium. The Beavers were down 3-0 after one but tied the game in the second on the strength of a Logan Ice sacrifice fly and a two-run error on the Buckeyes. Trent Shelton earned the save.
Fry Picks Up Honors
Jace Fry was named the Pac-12’s Pitcher of the Week for the second time of his career on Tuesday after throwing the fifth no-hitter in Oregon State history last weekend. The lefty was also recognized as a national player of the week by Collegiate Baseball.
Big Day For The ‘Pen
Oregon State’s bullpen was stellar in Tuesday’s win, tossing eight scoreless innings and allowing six hits and one walk. The bullpen has a 1.48 earned run average in 24 1/3 innings in the month of March after posting a 6.88 ERA in 17 innings in February.
Last 10
Oregon State is on a seven-game win streak and is 9-1 in its last 10 games. Over that stretch, the Beavers are batting .270 as a team but opponents are at an incredible .155 mark. The Beavers’ staff has a 1.23 earned run average over that stretch, and has thrown 63 strikeouts to just 21 walks. Opponents have walked the Beavers 65 times to just 42 strikeouts.
Getting Started In Conference Play
The Beavers have won their first conference series in each of the last six seasons and in nine of the last 10 years. Most recently, Oregon State swept Arizona in Tucson last year and swept California in Berkeley in 2012.
Singles
• Friday’s game is the first true road contest for the Beavers in 2014. The club has played eight games away from Corvallis, but all were neutral-site affairs.
• Fans should note that Smith’s Ballpark is the same location as the series played in 2012. It was recently renamed after being known as Spring Mobile Ballpark.
• The Beavers are 11-2 when scoring first and 4-1 when an opponent scores first.
• OSU has a quality start in 14 of its 18 games this season.
• The Beavers are 10-1 when Gabe Clark starts.
• OSU has made just six errors in last 12 games after making 11 in its first six.
