Baseball Opens Trip Vs. Wildcats Friday
Game 25: Oregon State (19-5, 4-2) vs. Arizona (11-16, 1-5)
March 28, 2014 | 7:05 p.m. PT
Tucson, Ariz. | Hi Corbett Field
Probable Starters: LHP Ben Wetzler (4-0, 0.59) vs. RHP James Farris (4-1, 3.19)
TV: Pac-12 Networks
The Game
Oregon State hits the road for a three-game series at Arizona. It opens Friday night with a 7:05 p.m. PT first pitch from Hi Corbett Field in Tucson.
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 be seen live on the Pac-12 Networks. Check your local listings to find your channel based on carrier.
Live Video
Subscribers to the Pac-12 Networks can watch the game online via Pac-12.com or by downloading the Pac-12 Now app on smartphones.
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
Jace Fry struck out eight in 7 1/3 innings but Arizona State managed four runs off the lefty in a 7-3 win over the Beavers Sunday afternoon at Goss Stadium. Kavin Keyes had two hits for the Beavers, who matched ASU’s three-run top half of the sixth with three in the bottom half of the inning.
Peterson’s Hit Streak
Andy Peterson extended his hit streak in Sunday’s loss and carries a seven-game hit streak into Friday’s opener, which ties Dylan Davis and Gabe Clark for the longest by a Beaver this season. Peterson is 10-for-30 (.333) with six runs and two RBI during it.
Defense Takes No. 1
Oregon State did not commit an error in Sunday’s loss and bumped its fielding percentage to .980 on the year, which now leads the Pac-12 Conference. The Beavers have a .976 percentage in non-conference games and a .992 mark against league foes, which also leads the Pac-12.
Not Stealing Allowed
Catcher Logan Ice and the Beavers have controlled the running game this season as opponents have just a 30-percent (6-for-20) success rate in stolen-base attempts this season. Ice, who has caught a majority of innings for OSU this season, has thrown out 12-of-17 (70.5 percent) of attempts against him. He leads the Pac-12 with 12 caught stealings but does not rank in the top 10 for steals against. OSU and USC are the only Pac-12 schools with less than a 50-percent success rate against.
Saying Goodbye To March
Oregon State’s three games this week close out a busy month for the club, which will see the team play 18 games. OSU is 12-3 in March this year; its most wins in the month dating back to 1982 is 14 last season.
Singles
• Kavin Keyes needs just three hits to give him 194 for his career, which would move him into atie for 10th in a career at Oregon State.
• Michael Conforto needs one RBI to tie Brian Barden for third-most in a career at OSU. Conforto is sitting at 153.
• OSU is looking to even up its all-time series with the Wildcats and would do so at 31 wins with a sweep of Arizona.
• OSU is 9-2 away from home this season.
• The Beavers are 5-1 on Fridays this season, and 2-1 away from Goss Stadium.
