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With the Oregon State baseball team set to face Arizona State on the road in Pac-12 action this weekend, BeaversEdge.com previews of the matchup...
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WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN
Oregon State (31-15, 13-8 Pac-12) at Arizona State (28-15, 12-9)
Phoenix Municipal Stadium; Phoenix, Ariz.
TV - ASU LIVE STREAM (CLICK HERE)
Radio - Beaver Sports Network (CLICK HERE)
LIVE STATS - CLICK HERE
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Friday, May 14th - 6:30 p.m.
OSU Starting Pitcher - RHP Kevin Abel (3-3, 3.15)
USC Starting Pitcher - RHP Tyler Thornton (1-3, 5.03)
Saturday, May 15th - 6:30 p.m.
OSU SP - LHP Cooper Hjerpe (2-4, 3.05)
USC SP - LHP Justin Fall (6-1, 3.54)
Sunday, May 16th - 12:30 p.m.
OSU SP - RHP Jake Pfennigs (3-0, 2.80)
USC SP - TBA
Scouting Arizona State
Opposing Hitters to watch
#35 Ethan Long - Fr. INF -.373 avg, 44 H, 9 2B, 13 HR, 45 RBI
#10 Sean McLan - Fr. F - .360 avg, 35 H, 16 2B, 6 HR, 30 RBI
#6 Drew Swift - Jr. INF - .331 avg, 58 H, 8 2B, 5 HR, 32 RBI
Oregon State Quick Hits
- Friday’s opener will mark the 90th all-time meeting between the teams, with Arizona State holding a 50-39 advantage. The Sun Devils are 29-16 in home dates.
- The Beavers, however, are 5-1 in the last six games in Phoenix, including a sweep in 2017.
- The teams are meeting in May for the first time since 2010 when ASU won twice in the three-game series.
- Troy Claunch enters the series on a season- long seven-game hit streak where he is 9-for- 25.
- Claunch posted four hits and five RBI in the series victory over USC. All four of his hits went for extra bases, including three doubles.
- Oregon State’s pitching staff has a 2.71 earned run average in 19 true road games this season.
- The staff has allowed just 112 hits in 173 innings, an average of 5.82 per nine innings
- OSU’s pitchers have also struck out 212 on the road, an average of 11.02 per nine.
- Despite striking out just 16 in the three games versus USC, the Beavers still comfortably lead the Pac-12 in strikeouts at 477.
- The Beavers are the lone Pac-12 squad averaging better than 10 strikeouts per nine at 10.29. Arizona State, meanwhile, has struck out 336, or an average of 7.95 per nine.
- OSU comes into the series fourth in the Pac-12 but just 1 1/2 games out of first. Arizona State, at 12-9 in league play, is one game back of the Beavers.
- OSU is 21-6 when scoring first but 10-9 when an opponent does.
- The Beavers are tied for fifth nationally allowing just 6.7 hits per game.
- OSU also ranks tied for seventh at just 0.7 errors per game.
Oregon State Team + Player Stats
Pac-12 Standings
Current D1 Baseball Postseason Projection
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