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With the Oregon State baseball team (39-18) set to face Sam Houston (38-23) in its opening game at the Baton Rouge Regional at 5 p.m. on Friday, BeaversEdge previews the matchup with the Beavers and Bearkats and gives an early prediction!
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Sam Houston (No. 3 Seed)
No. 2 Sam Houston (38-23, 22-8 Western Athletic Conference)
RPI - 70
Streak: W4
Head coach - Jay Sirianni 3rd Season, (75-5) - First Regional as HC, Pitching Coach From 2015-19
Regional Appearances: 13 (Last, 2017)
How they got here: The Bearkats won four consecutive elimination games in the WAC Tournament to earn the auto-bid to the NCAA Tournament. Sam Houston's offense tallied 72 runs in wins over Abilene Christian, regular-season champion Grand Canyon and Utah Valley. After defeating the GCU 22-8, SH beat Wolverines twice to win the tournament. The Bearkats took the opening matchup 12-10 before closing out Utah Valley 21-1 in the championship...
