Oregon State Beavers vs. Washington State Cougars: Preview, live updates, how to watch Pac-12 baseball series opener

Oregon State Beavers vs. Washington State Cougars: Preview, live updates, how to watch Pac-12 baseball series opener
The host the Friday night in the opener of a three-game college baseball series at Goss Stadium. It the first Pac-12 series of the season for both teams, who are off to red-hot starts in 2023. Since falling on opening day, the Beavers have won 10 of their last 11 games, earning two series victories along the way.
The Cougars, meanwhile, own a seven-game winning streak and their best start to a season since 1980, when they opened 18-0. (Read a ) Here are details about today’s game: 5:35 p. m.
, Friday, March 10 Goss Stadium, Corvallis. The game is not televised. The game will be streamed live by Oregon State.
Visit and click on the baseball schedule for a direct link to the game. All games air on the Beaver Sports Network. Pregame starts 30 minutes before the first pitch.
Affiliates include KEJO 93. 7-FM & 1240-AM (Corvallis), KKNX 1051. -FM & 840-AM (Eugene), KCFM 104.
1-FM & 1250-AM & 104. 1-FM (Florence), KLAD 104. 3-FM & 960-AM (Klamath Falls), KCFM 103.
1-FM (Mapleton), KTMT 96. 1-FM & 580-AM (Medford), KCMX 880-AM (Medford), KCMX 99. 5-FM (Phoenix), KEX 1190-AM (Portland), KSKR 1490-AM (Roseburg) and KBZY 1490-AM (Salem).
OSU RHP Trent Sellers (1-1, 1. 59) vs. WSU RHP Dakota Hawkins (1-1, 4.
15) Sellers, who is tied for second in the Pac-12 with 26 strikeouts, is making his fourth start of the season. The right-hander struggled with command in his last start, lasting just three innings in a no-decision at Cal Poly. He had seven strikeouts, but walked five and allowed two hits, and was pulled because his pitch count reached 96.
Sellers started his career at Washington State, striking out 13 in 15 innings as a freshman. . .
. Coach Mitch Canham earned win No. 100 with the Beavers on Tuesday, when OSU beat the San Diego Toreros 9-4 in Corvallis.
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The Beavers lead the Pac-12 in batting average (. 321), rank second in homers (20), slugging percentage (. 532) and on-base percentage (.
435), and sit third in scoring (107 runs, 8. 9 per game). .
. . Oregon State second baseman Travis Bazzana brings an 11-game hitting streak into the game.
He’s batting . 422 with 13 RBIs, 12 runs scored and a conference-best seven doubles this season. .
. . Gavin Turley owns a 10-game hitting streak, during which he has belted four home runs, batted .
405, and recorded 13 RBIs. The one bugaboo in recent games with the standout freshman outfielder has been strikeouts — he has fanned 10 times in his last four games. … Leadoff hitter Micah McDowell, who ranks third in the Pac-12 with a .
444 batting average, owns back-to-back three-hit games. . .
. The Beavers have won five consecutive series against Washington State and are 24-8-1 in their last 33 games against the Pac-12 foe. This includes a 15-3 record in the last 18 games at Goss Stadium.
The Cougars are seeking their first series win against the Beavers since 2016 and first at Goss since 2009. 1. Micah McDowell, left field 2.
Travis Bazzana, second base 3. Gavin Turley, right field 4. Garret Forrester, first base 5.
Mikey Kane, third base 6. Mason Guerra, designated hitter 7. Ruben Cedillo, center field 8.
Tanner Smith, catcher 9. Kyle Dernedde, shortstop — | | 503-294-5183 | | Subscribe to The Oregonian/OregonLive and for the latest news and top stories. .