Oregon State Baseball Set To Face New Mexico State

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With the Oregon State baseball team set to face New Mexico State in Corvallis Regional play on Friday night, BeaversEdge previews the matchup...

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New Mexico State (24-32) vs Oregon State (44-15)

Goss Stadium at Coleman Field: Corvallis, Ore.

Friday - 7 p.m.

TV - ESPNU (LINK)

Live Stats - (LINK)

Radio - KEJO 1240/Varsity Sports Network (LINK)

Probable Starters: LHP Cooper Hjerpe (10-2, 2.33) vs. RHP Ian Mejia (6-4, 4.24)

- Oregon State is making its 21st all-time appearance in the NCAA Regionals. The Beavers have played in all but two non-Covid-19 postseasons since, missing in 2008 and 2016.

- Thirteen of Oregon State's last 16 games featured teams playing in an NCAA Regional this weekend. Seven of those 13 games were played away from Goss Stadium.

- The Beavers batted .371 at the inaugural Pac-12 Tournament. Oregon State collected 72 hits over the five games, 21 of which went for extra bases.

- Jacob Melton is now tied with Trevor Larnach (2018) for the second-most RBI in a single-season by a Beaver at 77. Only Adley Rutschman had more, finishing with 83 in 2018.

- Melton is also third in OSU single-season history for total bases (161). He is just six shy of record-holder Larnach (2018).

- Melton has a .675 career slugging percentage at OSU, which, if the season ended today, would rank as the best mark in program history among players with a minimum of 260 at bats. Former Major Leaguer Jim Wilson is the current record holder at .640.

- Wade Meckler has scored 75 times this season, which ranks second for a season at OSU. He trails only Cole Gillespie's (2006) 83.

- Justin Boyd is on a six-game hit streak entering the NCAA postseason, where he is 17-for-29 with three doubles, a home run and five RBI. Included in that streak is a school-record six hits versus UCLA last Saturday.

- Garret Forrester was named the Pac-12 Tournament's Most Valuable Player after collecting eight hits - including three home runs - and 13 RBI. He, Melton, Boyd and Gavin Logan were named to the All-Tournament Team.

- HC Mitch Canham went 7-for-10 in two games versus NMSU in 2005, collecting 10 RBI and seven runs. His teammate and current OSU assistant Darwin Barney was 4-for-8 with four runs scored and two RBI.

- Canham homered, doubled and tripled over the two games, played in Tempe, Ariz.

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