Wednesday, April 2
Corvallis, Ore.
6 p.m.
Oregon State
vs
Oregon
Photo by: Cade Patton/OSU Athletics
Rivalry Series Opens Eight-Game Homestand
March 31, 2025 | Softball
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State softball team returns to action – and Kelly Field – to open a season-long eight-game homestand this week. A renewal of the Rivalry Series at home and the conference opener highlight the stretch's first four games.
After opening the series with a win against then-12th-ranked Oregon in Eugene last month, the series shifts to Corvallis this Wednesday for a 6 p.m. first pitch. Days later on the weekend, the Beavers will host LMU for the first WCC series of the season for a three-game set starting Saturday.
Each of the four games can be seen on ESPN+
By The Numbers
0: Oregon State will not play another game this regular season outside the Pacific Time Zone.
1: Oregon State will host Oregon at Kelly Field for the first time as nonconference opponents.
4: Oregon State is 4-0 when scoring 9 or more runs this season.
8: Oregon State opens an eight-game homestand this week. It marks the longest of the season.
27: Logan Hulon's 27 looking strikeouts leads the WCC.
30: OSU scored 30 runs in two games on 2/8. The last time a Berg-led team did that same feat was in Feb. 2015.
146: Oregon State pitchers pace the WCC with 114 combined strikeouts.
The Opposition
• OSU will face #6 Oregon for the second game of three in the 2025 edition of the Rivalry Series.
• Oregon State will then host LMU for a Saturday twinbill and a single game on Sunday.
• The Beavers have met the Lions on 19 instances, with Oregon State holding a 15-4 series lead.
• This weekend's series marks the first time(s) the Beavers and Lions will meet in Corvallis.
Series History
Oregon
Overall (ORE, 104-96-1) • Streak (OSU, W1) • Under Berg (ORE, 28-8)
LMU
Overall (OSU, 15-4) • Streak (OSU, W2) • Under Berg (OSU, 2-1
Rivalry Renewed
• The Rivalry Series between Oregon State and Oregon shifts to Kelly Field this week for the first of two midweeks in the month of April.
• Oregon State took the season's series opener in Eugene last month during the Jane Sanders Classic by a 5-2 score.
• Ellie Garcia threw a two-hit shutout in the last time these sides met at Kelly Field, in the 2023 season, which ended in a 4-0 win for the Beavs.
A New Era Starts
• Oregon State will play its first conference games as affiliate members of the WCC.
• Despite not being a full member of the league, Oregon State is eligible for the league's championship and automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
• Following the 2026 season, the Beavers will return to a restructured Pac-12.
• OSU will host LMU for a Saturday twinbill and a single game on Sunday.
• The Beavers have met the Lions on 19 instances, with Oregon State holding a 15-4 series lead.
• This weekend's series marks the first time(s) the Beavers and Lions will meet in Corvallis.
The Last Time Out
• Oregon State swept Montana in a three-game set to close the month of March prior to the bye week.
• Hulon was named the WCC's Pitcher of the Week following the sweep. She had 2 wins in as many appearances with a combined 20 Ks of Grizzly batters and tossed a one-hitter in the series finale.
Atop The WCC
• OSU is all over the top (or at least near it) in the stats for the WCC.
• The Beavers' pitching staff has thrown a league-leading 146 Ks, led by Hulon's 95.
• Ellie Garcia's 7 Ks ranks fourth in the conference.
• Hulon paces the league in frames thrown with 94.2. Garcia follows in fourth with 81.1.
• Hulon's 12 K outing against Montana marks the most strikeouts in a single game by a WCC pitcher.
• The Beavers' .913 stolen base mark (21-for-23) is tops in the league.
• Jaeya Butler (8) is third in doubles.
• Lici Campbell (20) and Nicole Donahue (19) are second and third, respectively, in walks drawn.
Catching 'Em Looking
• Hulon leads the WCC in looking strikeouts with 27
• Garcia follows in sixth place with 10
• Oregon State is one of just two schools with two in the top-six in the category.
Welcome Welcome!
• 17 new student-athletes joined the Oregon State program for the 2025 campaign.
• The new Beavs are from all over the country, spanning from Hawai'i (Donahue - Honolulu) to the New York City suburbs of New Jersey (Weir - Wayne, N.J.) and everywhere in between.
• Donahue is the first Beaver from Hawaii since the 2016 season.
WCC Accolades
• Campbell and Donahue were tabbed to the preseason all-conference team by the WCC.
• Oregon State was selected by the league's coaches to finish third in the six-team conference.
Tough Tests in the Noncon Again
• The Beavers have faced tests against teams in the initial top 25 of the 2025 season.
• Oregon State played #5 Tennessee, #12 Florida State (twice), #21 California and #24 Oregon in nonconference play.
• This eight-game homestand will include two matchups against ranked Oregon.
Beaver Staff Notes
• Familiar faces will be all over the Oregon State dugout in 2025.
• Entering her 13th year, Laura Berg will lead the Oregon State softball program.
• Marcie Green will direct the pitching staff for the second season of her second stint with the program. She ended her first with the trip to the Women's College World Series in 2022.
• Working primarily with the fielders and hitters, Matt Lisle is on Berg's staff for the second year. Lisle joined Oregon State following experience across college softball, baseball and even MLB's Chicago White Sox.
• Starting his journey from student manager in 2018, Dominic Garcia enters his second year as a member of the coaching staff. The Beaver alumnus worked his way up to head student manager to video coordinator in 2023 and will oversee player development, technology and data.
• Entering her fourth year with the program is Sarah Hoechlin, who serves as the Director of Operations. The OSU alumna spent two years as a student manager before a stint with the Corvallis Knights.
Looking Ahead
• The Beavers will wind down the season-long eight-game homestand with three more nonconference matchups, all coming against Big Sky opposition.
• Portland State will visit Wednesday for a two-fer with the first game slated for a 5 p.m. first pitch with the second slated for 30 minutes after.
•OSU will look to snap a three-game skid against the Vikings, who took both parts of a doubleheader last year in Hillsboro.
•On Monday morning, the Beavers will host Montana for an 11 a.m. contest. Oregon State completed a sweep of the Griz last month in Missoula as part of the WCC/Big Sky Crossover.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS)
After opening the series with a win against then-12th-ranked Oregon in Eugene last month, the series shifts to Corvallis this Wednesday for a 6 p.m. first pitch. Days later on the weekend, the Beavers will host LMU for the first WCC series of the season for a three-game set starting Saturday.
Each of the four games can be seen on ESPN+
By The Numbers
0: Oregon State will not play another game this regular season outside the Pacific Time Zone.
1: Oregon State will host Oregon at Kelly Field for the first time as nonconference opponents.
4: Oregon State is 4-0 when scoring 9 or more runs this season.
8: Oregon State opens an eight-game homestand this week. It marks the longest of the season.
27: Logan Hulon's 27 looking strikeouts leads the WCC.
30: OSU scored 30 runs in two games on 2/8. The last time a Berg-led team did that same feat was in Feb. 2015.
146: Oregon State pitchers pace the WCC with 114 combined strikeouts.
The Opposition
• OSU will face #6 Oregon for the second game of three in the 2025 edition of the Rivalry Series.
• Oregon State will then host LMU for a Saturday twinbill and a single game on Sunday.
• The Beavers have met the Lions on 19 instances, with Oregon State holding a 15-4 series lead.
• This weekend's series marks the first time(s) the Beavers and Lions will meet in Corvallis.
Series History
Oregon
Overall (ORE, 104-96-1) • Streak (OSU, W1) • Under Berg (ORE, 28-8)
LMU
Overall (OSU, 15-4) • Streak (OSU, W2) • Under Berg (OSU, 2-1
Rivalry Renewed
• The Rivalry Series between Oregon State and Oregon shifts to Kelly Field this week for the first of two midweeks in the month of April.
• Oregon State took the season's series opener in Eugene last month during the Jane Sanders Classic by a 5-2 score.
• Ellie Garcia threw a two-hit shutout in the last time these sides met at Kelly Field, in the 2023 season, which ended in a 4-0 win for the Beavs.
A New Era Starts
• Oregon State will play its first conference games as affiliate members of the WCC.
• Despite not being a full member of the league, Oregon State is eligible for the league's championship and automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
• Following the 2026 season, the Beavers will return to a restructured Pac-12.
• OSU will host LMU for a Saturday twinbill and a single game on Sunday.
• The Beavers have met the Lions on 19 instances, with Oregon State holding a 15-4 series lead.
• This weekend's series marks the first time(s) the Beavers and Lions will meet in Corvallis.
The Last Time Out
• Oregon State swept Montana in a three-game set to close the month of March prior to the bye week.
• Hulon was named the WCC's Pitcher of the Week following the sweep. She had 2 wins in as many appearances with a combined 20 Ks of Grizzly batters and tossed a one-hitter in the series finale.
Atop The WCC
• OSU is all over the top (or at least near it) in the stats for the WCC.
• The Beavers' pitching staff has thrown a league-leading 146 Ks, led by Hulon's 95.
• Ellie Garcia's 7 Ks ranks fourth in the conference.
• Hulon paces the league in frames thrown with 94.2. Garcia follows in fourth with 81.1.
• Hulon's 12 K outing against Montana marks the most strikeouts in a single game by a WCC pitcher.
• The Beavers' .913 stolen base mark (21-for-23) is tops in the league.
• Jaeya Butler (8) is third in doubles.
• Lici Campbell (20) and Nicole Donahue (19) are second and third, respectively, in walks drawn.
Catching 'Em Looking
• Hulon leads the WCC in looking strikeouts with 27
• Garcia follows in sixth place with 10
• Oregon State is one of just two schools with two in the top-six in the category.
Welcome Welcome!
• 17 new student-athletes joined the Oregon State program for the 2025 campaign.
• The new Beavs are from all over the country, spanning from Hawai'i (Donahue - Honolulu) to the New York City suburbs of New Jersey (Weir - Wayne, N.J.) and everywhere in between.
• Donahue is the first Beaver from Hawaii since the 2016 season.
WCC Accolades
• Campbell and Donahue were tabbed to the preseason all-conference team by the WCC.
• Oregon State was selected by the league's coaches to finish third in the six-team conference.
Tough Tests in the Noncon Again
• The Beavers have faced tests against teams in the initial top 25 of the 2025 season.
• Oregon State played #5 Tennessee, #12 Florida State (twice), #21 California and #24 Oregon in nonconference play.
• This eight-game homestand will include two matchups against ranked Oregon.
Beaver Staff Notes
• Familiar faces will be all over the Oregon State dugout in 2025.
• Entering her 13th year, Laura Berg will lead the Oregon State softball program.
• Marcie Green will direct the pitching staff for the second season of her second stint with the program. She ended her first with the trip to the Women's College World Series in 2022.
• Working primarily with the fielders and hitters, Matt Lisle is on Berg's staff for the second year. Lisle joined Oregon State following experience across college softball, baseball and even MLB's Chicago White Sox.
• Starting his journey from student manager in 2018, Dominic Garcia enters his second year as a member of the coaching staff. The Beaver alumnus worked his way up to head student manager to video coordinator in 2023 and will oversee player development, technology and data.
• Entering her fourth year with the program is Sarah Hoechlin, who serves as the Director of Operations. The OSU alumna spent two years as a student manager before a stint with the Corvallis Knights.
Looking Ahead
• The Beavers will wind down the season-long eight-game homestand with three more nonconference matchups, all coming against Big Sky opposition.
• Portland State will visit Wednesday for a two-fer with the first game slated for a 5 p.m. first pitch with the second slated for 30 minutes after.
•OSU will look to snap a three-game skid against the Vikings, who took both parts of a doubleheader last year in Hillsboro.
•On Monday morning, the Beavers will host Montana for an 11 a.m. contest. Oregon State completed a sweep of the Griz last month in Missoula as part of the WCC/Big Sky Crossover.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS)
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