Published Mar 20, 2025
Preview: Oregon State Baseball Set For Matchup vs Cal Poly
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WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE

Oregon State Baseball (16-3) vs Cal Poly (13-6)

Baggett Stadium - San Luis Obispo, CA

Friday - 6 p.m.

LHP Nelson Keljo (2-0, 1.57) vs. RHP Griffin Naess (2-1, 3.08)

Saturday - 3 p.m.

RHP Dax Whitney (2-2, 3.13) vs. LHP Josh Volmerding (2-1, 7.40)

Sunday - 1 p.m.

LHP Ethan Kleinschmit (3-1, 1.35) vs. RHP Ethan Marmie (3-1, 3.67)

TV - ESPN+

Radio: 1240 Joe Radio

Oregon State Quick Hits

- Oregon State and Cal Poly are meeting for the 18th time on Friday. The Beavers hold a 12-4-1 advantage in the series, including a 7-2-1 mark in games in San Luis Obispo.

- The teams last met in 2023 at Baggett Stadium where the Beavers took three-of-four.

- Mitch Canham had three hits and Joey Wong tallied one in a 2007 series in California. Oregon State swept that three-game series.

- Friday's game marks the first true road contest for Oregon State, which is 7-3 in neutral-site matchups.

- Nelson Keljo, Friday's probable starter, has worked back-to-back scoreless outings against San Diego and Grand Canyon, combining for 11 innings. He has 12 strikeouts to six hits and two walks over that stretch.

- Oregon State's starters finished the month of March at home by allowing just one earned run in 44 1/3 innings, an ERA of 0.20. The Beavers went a perfect 9-0 at home during the month.

- The Beavers' staff allowed just six extra-base hits during the nine-game homestand, with four coming in the first three games in the series with San Diego.

- Opponents have just 24 extra-base hits overall this season, an average of 1.3 per game.

- Trent Caraway carries a four-game hit streak into the opener and has six RBI, two doubles and a home run during it.

- Easton Talt has drawn seven walks during a four-game hit streak and now has 24 to just 13 strikeouts overall on the year. His 24 rank seventh nationally.

- Opponents have yet to score a first-inning run.

- The 2025 Beavers have allowed 67 runs, which is 17 fewer than the 2024 club after 19 games.

- Oregon State has gone three consecutive games without homering after opening the season with at least one in 15 of the first 16 games.

• Oregon State is 14-3 when scoring first.

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Beavers In The Rankings

Oregon State Baseball Ranks 3/19
OrganizationRank

D1 Baseball

6th

NCBWA

10th

USA Today

8th

Perfect Game

9th

Baseball America

11th

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FOOTBALL
Scores / Schedule
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20 - 12
Overall Record
10 - 8
Conference Record
Finished
Oregon St.
73
Oregon St.
Pepperdine
77
Arrow
Pepperdine
St. Mary's
74
Arrow
St. Mary's
Oregon St.
64
Oregon St.
Oregon St.
72
Oregon St.
San Francisco
74
Arrow
San Francisco