Baseball Continues Homestand Vs. NIU
Game 14: Oregon State (10-3) vs. Northern Illinois (1-8-1)
March 7, 2014 | 5:05 p.m. PT
Corvallis, Ore. | Goss Stadium At Coleman Field
Probable Starters: RHP Andrew Moore (1-1, 0.89) vs. RHP Eli Anderson (1-1, 3.38)
The Game
Oregon State opens a four-game series with Northern Illinois Friday at Goss Stadium. First pitch is slated for 5:05 p.m. PT.
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.). Note, fans in the Portland area can catch Friday's game on KEX 1190-AM only.
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
Jake Thompson and Trent Shelton combined to hold Portland to two hits and Michael Conforto drove in three runs to send the Beavers to a 5-0 win over the Pilots Tuesday night at Goss Stadium. Thompson worked the first five innings to improve to 3-0 while Shelton finished the game’s final four innings to earn his first save. The Beavers’ victory over UP extended the club’s win streak to 19 over the Pilots.
Last Non-Con Series
The series against Northern Illinois is the Beavers’ last non-conference series before opening Pac-12 Conference play next week at Utah. The Beavers have won their last five straight non-conference series at Goss Stadium, dating back to 2010.
Shutouts
Oregon State tied for the nation’s lead with 12 shutouts last season. How many did they have through their first 13 games of the season? Three. How many do the Beavers have this season through 13 games? Three after the 5-0 win over Portland. The three shutouts are tied for the Pac-12’s lead and is tied for seventh nationally.
Let Him Swing
Michael Conforto walked twice in the Beavers’ 5-0 win over Portland Tuesday. He comes into the series vs. NIU with 15 walks, which leads the Pac-12 Conference. Four of his 15 walks have come with the bases loaded. As a team, the Beavers have walked 10 times with the bases loaded. Meanwhile, the club has not walked an opponent with the bases loaded.
Leadoff Batters
We wrote about this in the last notes but it’s worth mentioning again. OSU has had its leadoff batters reach 51-of-109 times, or 46.8-percent. Opponents, meanwhile, have reached just 28-of-118 times, or 23.7-percent.
Singles
• Note that Friday’s opener is a 5:05 p.m. start, moved up from 5:35 p.m. Also, keep in mind that clocks spring forward on Sunday.
• The Beavers have 82 walks entering the series, 34 more than the second-place Pac-12 club.
• The Beavers rank in the top five in the Pac-12 in average (2nd), on-base percentage (1st), runs scored (1st), hits (2nd), RBI (1st), doubles (T-4th), walks (1st) and sac bunts (T-2nd).
• Gabe Clark is on a three-game hit streak entering the series and has five hits, four RBI and four walks during it.
• NIU is making its first ever trip to Corvallis.
