Oregon State Baseball Talks 10-1 Start, Previews Oregon

With the No. 16 Oregon State baseball team (10-1) set to open Pac-12 play against the Oregon Ducks (6-2) at Goss Stadium this weekend, BeaversEdge.com previews of the matchup...

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WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN

Oregon (6-2) vs No. 16 Oregon State (10-1)

Corvallis, Ore; Goss Stadium

TV - Oregon State Live Stream (CLICK HERE)

Radio - Beaver Sports Network (CLICK HERE)

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Friday, March 12th - 5:35 p.m.

OSU Starting Pitcher - RHP Kevin Abel (1-1, 0.57 ERA)

Oregon Starting Pitcher - RHP Peyton Fuller (1-0, 2.89)

Saturday, March 13th - 1:35 p.m.

OSU SP - LHP Cooper Hjerpe (1-0, 1.69)

UO SP - RHP Cullen Kafka (0-0, 1.00)

Sunday, March 14th - 1:05 p.m.

OSU SP - RHP Jake Pfennigs (1-0, 3.29)

UO SP - RHP Brett Walker (1-0, 3.00)

Scouting Oregon

Opposing Hitters to watch

#13 Aaron Zavala - So. OF/3B - .448 avg, 13 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

#9 Sam Novitske - So.. INF - .333 avg, 6 H, 3 RBI

#4 Josh Kasevich - Fr. IF - .294 avg, 10 H, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI

#31 Tanner Smith - So. IF - .276 avg, 8 H, 4 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI

Series Quick Hits

- Oregon State leads the all-time series between the two teams, 186-164.

- The Beavers have won the last three Pac-12 and season series between the two teams.

- The two teams have played 54 games since 2009.

Oregon State Stats

Pac-12 Standings

Prediction

Oregon State Takes 2-of-3 vs Oregon

-> While the Beavers have been on a roll as of late, winning their last 10 contests, the competition is about to get tougher.

The Beavers cruised through their early nonconference slate with Kansas State being the lone blemish in the season opener, but the competition wasn't exactly elite. Between KSU, Gonzaga, New Mexico, Grand Canyon, & BYU, the Lobos have the highest RPI at 53.

Oregon meanwhile, enters this Pac-12 opening series with the second-best RPI in the conference (13) and figures to offer the Beavers (27th in RPI) a decent challenge at Goss Stadium this weekend.

The Beavers are the deeper and more talented team, but Oregon is coming off an impressive four-game sweep of then-No. 7 UCSB, so it figures to be a good weekend of baseball. OSU also has the advantage of being a tad more seasoned this year as they've played three more games than the Ducks...

I expect the Beavers to win the series, but I think there's a chance Oregon can snag a game...