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With the No. 8 Oregon State baseball team (27-7) set to face CSUN (8-24) at Matador Stadium for a three-game series, BeaversEdge previews the matchup!
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WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE
Oregon State Baseball (23-7) vs Cal State Northridge (8-24)
Northridge, Calif. • Matador Field
Thursday- 5:30 p.m.
LHP Nelson Keljo (2-1, 2.59) vs. TBA
Friday - 4:30 p.m.
RHP Dax Whitney (3-2, 2.88) vs. RHP Ryan Halamicek (2-3, 7.28)
Saturday - 1 p.m.
LHP Ethan Kleinschmit (6-1, 3.31) vs. RHP Diego Gutierrez (2-3, 6.08)
TV - Thursday & Saturday, ESPN+ - None Fri.
Radio: 1240 Joe Radio / 1190 KEX
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- Oregon State and CSUN have met 23 times previously with the Beavers holding a 14-9 advantage in the series. Thursday's meeting will be the eighth in Northridge and first since 2001 when CSUN swept a three-game series. The Matadors hold a 5-2 advantage in games played on its home turf.
- The Beavers swept a four-game series last season in Corvallis. Tyler Mejia, who is now playing a dual role for CSUN, got the win for OSU in game three, a 7-6 decision.• Oregon State's seven-game win streak is tied for the third-longest active streak nationally.
- The Beavers have outscored opponents, 50-28, during the team's five-game trip away from home. That includes OSU's 10-6 win in Hillsboro last week.
- Aiva Arquette carries a seven-game hit streak into the series where he is 13-for-29 (.449) with 13 RBI, four home runs, two doubles and five walks.
- Arquette was named the NCBWA's National Player of the Week Tuesday after hitting four home runs with 11 RBI as the Beavers went 4-0 against Portland and Cal State Fullerton.
- Gavin Turley drove in his 157th career run Tuesday and is eight shy of equaling Travis Bazzana for fifth at Oregon State.
- Oregon State is 23-4 when scoring first.
- OSU is 19-3 when scoring at least six runs this season. The Beavers are 13-0 when limiting an opponent to two or less and 22-0 when they score five or less.
- The Beavers are 7-1 in April and are batting .292 as a team with 14 doubles and 14 home runs.
- Oregon State has nine games remaining in the month. The Beavers are aiming for their 14th consecutive winning April. OSU enters the series with a 57-24 record in the month under Mitch Canham.
- On the road, OSU has collected 55 walks to just 66 strikeouts in 10 games.
• The Beavers are playing their first Thursday game of the season
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