Oregon State Baseball Set To Host California

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With the Oregon State baseball team (21-10, 7-5 Pac-12) set to continue Pac-12 play against Cal (18-13, 5-4) at Goss Stadium this weekend, BeaversEdge.com previews of the matchup...

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California (18-13, 5-4) vs Oregon State (21-10, 7-5 Pac-12)

Goss Stadium - Corvallis, Ore.

TV - Oregon State Live Stream

Radio - Beaver Sports Network (CLICK HERE)

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Friday, April 16th - 5:35 p.m.

OSU Starting Pitcher - RHP Kevin Abel (3-3, 2.74)

CAL Starting Pitcher - RHP Grant Holman (0-1, 1.54)

Saturday, April 17th - 1:35 p.m.

OSU SP - LHP Cooper Hjerpe (2-3, 2.13)

CAL SP - RHP Sean Sullivan (2-2, 4.17)

Sunday, April 18th - 12:05 p.m.

OSU SP - RHP Jack Washburn (3-0, 2.45 ERA) or RHP Jake Pfennigs (2-0, 2.49) or RHP Will Frisch (2-0, 2.87 ERA)

CAL SP - RHP Paulshawn Pasqualotto (4-3, 4.42)

Scouting CAL

Opposing Hitters to watch

#40 Nathan Manning - So. OF - .466 avg, 27 H, 11 RBI

#2 Darren Baker - Sr. 2B - .315 avg, 40 H, 8 RBI

#26 Quentin Selma - Sr. 3B - .302 avg, 35 H, 6 HR, 26 RBI

- Oregon State holds a 47-44 lead in the series, including a 24-15 mark in games played in Corvallis.

- The Beavers have won eight consecutive series played in Corvallis, dating back to2005, including four by sweeps.

- Overall, OSU has won nine of the last 11 series.

- Oregon State posted a series-record 12consecutive wins over the Golden Bears from 2011-15. Five of those 15 wins came via shut-outs.

- OSU has won seven games by shutout since 2007.

- Ryan Ober hit a grand slam the last time the team played, March 24, 2019.

- Oregon State comes into the series with the second-lowest earned run average in the nation at 2.55.

- The Beavers are one of just seven teams with a sub-3.00 ERA.

- Kevin Abel, Jake Mulholland, Mitchell Verburg are the only current Beavers to have pitched against Cal.

- Abel, Oregon State’s probable starter Friday, has allowed just 23 hits in 42 2/3 innings this season. He has allowed just 38 in 55 career innings at Goss Stadium.

- Jake Dukart is batting .395 with six doubles in conference play. Jacob Melton is at a .371clip while Preston Jones is at .367 and Garret Forrester at .341.

- OSU ranks fourth nationally with 6.33 hits allowed per nine innings.

- The Beavers have given up just nine home runs, the fewest in the Pac-12. USC, at 10, has given up the second-fewest.

- OSU’s 58 doubles rank second in the Pac-12.

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