Friday, March 6
Corvallis, Ore.
5:35 PM
Oregon State
vs
Xavier
Photo by: Karl Maasdam
Oregon State Makes 2026 Home Debut Friday In Xavier Series Opener
March 05, 2026 | Baseball
Oregon State (7-4) vs. Xavier (5-7)
March 6, 2026 • 5:35 p.m. PT • Corvallis, Ore. • Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
RHP Dax Whitney (1-0, 1.00) vs. RHP Ryan Piech (1-1, 1.93)
The Game
Oregon State opens its 2026 home schedule Friday when the Beavers start a four-game series with Xavier Friday night. First pitch is scheduled for 5:35 p.m. PT.
Radio
The game will be carried live on the Beaver Sports Network throughout the state of Oregon. Josh Worden will call the action.
Listen Online
Catch the game online by visiting osubeavers.com, and find the live broadcast on the Oregon State baseball schedule page. The game can be heard via the Varsity Network, which is available for users with smartphones and tablets. Download the free Varsity Network application for live games and archived broadcasts.
Television
The game will be broadcast live on Portland's CW. Rich Burk and Bill Rowe will be on the call.
Live Video
The game will be streamed live on Pac-12 Insider and KOIN+. KOIN+ is available on ROKU devices, Fire TV, Samsung and Apple TV. Pac-12 Insider Is the league's Free Ad-Supported TV Streaming (FAST) channel and is available to all fans via Samsung TV Plus, The CW App, Amazon Prime Video platforms, Free Live Sports, Mansa, Plex, TCLtv+, Tablo, the Sportworld app and the Victory+ app. Fans can also watch Pac-12 Insider on their browser at pac12.me/insider.
Live Stats
Live stats for the game can be accessed by clicking on the live stats link located on the baseball schedule page on osubeavers.com.
Last Game
Paul Vazquez hit his first career home run and Josh Proctor tied the OSU single-game record with three doubles as Oregon State defeated Oregon, 10-6, in a midweek matchup Tuesday in Eugene. Proctor drove in two and Jacob Galloway plated three with a bases-clearing double in the seventh inning. Vazquez went deep to left in the third to tie the game at one. Proctor's first double put OSU up for good.
Oregon State Notables
• Oregon State is 5-0 all-time against Xavier. All five previous matchups have come in neutreal-site games played in Surprise, Ariz.Â
• Dax Whitney leads the nation with 34 strikeouts this season. He ranks fourth nationally averaging 17 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Whitney has struck out 10 or more in seven of his 20 career starts leading up to Friday night.
• The righty has also allowed just four earned runs in 31 2/3 innings at Goss Stadium, striking out 50 to 14 walks and 17 hits allowed at home. That's a 1.14 earned run average.
• Whitney has a 0.89 WHIP so far this season.
• The Beavers, as a team, rank fourth nationally with 13 strikeouts per nine innings.
• OSU has struck out at least nine in every game and tallied 10 or more in nine of 11.
• Ethan Porter's double against Oregon marked the first hit of his career.Â
• Jacob Galloway has been one of the toughest batters to strikeout, ranking 12th with just one strikeout per 35 bats.
• Josh Proctor is on a five-game hit streak and is 8-for-17 with three doubles and a home run during it.
• Adam Haight has also hit safely in five straight, with eight hits. He has two home runs and a double with three RBI during the streak.
• Isaac Yeager and Albert Roblez have combined to inherit 14 runners this season, with just one scoring. Yeager has stranded all six he has inherited with Roblez allowing just one of his eight to score.
• The Beaver offense has recorded 13 extra-base hits over the past three games. The team had 12 over its first eight.
• Oregon State has won five consecutive home openers dating back to 2021.Â
• The Beavers' first home game comes after Oregon State played its first 11 games away from Goss Stadium. That's the longest road stretch to open a season since the 2016 team played its first 11 at home.
March 6, 2026 • 5:35 p.m. PT • Corvallis, Ore. • Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
RHP Dax Whitney (1-0, 1.00) vs. RHP Ryan Piech (1-1, 1.93)
The Game
Oregon State opens its 2026 home schedule Friday when the Beavers start a four-game series with Xavier Friday night. First pitch is scheduled for 5:35 p.m. PT.
Radio
The game will be carried live on the Beaver Sports Network throughout the state of Oregon. Josh Worden will call the action.
Listen Online
Catch the game online by visiting osubeavers.com, and find the live broadcast on the Oregon State baseball schedule page. The game can be heard via the Varsity Network, which is available for users with smartphones and tablets. Download the free Varsity Network application for live games and archived broadcasts.
Television
The game will be broadcast live on Portland's CW. Rich Burk and Bill Rowe will be on the call.
Live Video
The game will be streamed live on Pac-12 Insider and KOIN+. KOIN+ is available on ROKU devices, Fire TV, Samsung and Apple TV. Pac-12 Insider Is the league's Free Ad-Supported TV Streaming (FAST) channel and is available to all fans via Samsung TV Plus, The CW App, Amazon Prime Video platforms, Free Live Sports, Mansa, Plex, TCLtv+, Tablo, the Sportworld app and the Victory+ app. Fans can also watch Pac-12 Insider on their browser at pac12.me/insider.
Live Stats
Live stats for the game can be accessed by clicking on the live stats link located on the baseball schedule page on osubeavers.com.
Last Game
Paul Vazquez hit his first career home run and Josh Proctor tied the OSU single-game record with three doubles as Oregon State defeated Oregon, 10-6, in a midweek matchup Tuesday in Eugene. Proctor drove in two and Jacob Galloway plated three with a bases-clearing double in the seventh inning. Vazquez went deep to left in the third to tie the game at one. Proctor's first double put OSU up for good.
Oregon State Notables
• Oregon State is 5-0 all-time against Xavier. All five previous matchups have come in neutreal-site games played in Surprise, Ariz.Â
• Dax Whitney leads the nation with 34 strikeouts this season. He ranks fourth nationally averaging 17 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Whitney has struck out 10 or more in seven of his 20 career starts leading up to Friday night.
• The righty has also allowed just four earned runs in 31 2/3 innings at Goss Stadium, striking out 50 to 14 walks and 17 hits allowed at home. That's a 1.14 earned run average.
• Whitney has a 0.89 WHIP so far this season.
• The Beavers, as a team, rank fourth nationally with 13 strikeouts per nine innings.
• OSU has struck out at least nine in every game and tallied 10 or more in nine of 11.
• Ethan Porter's double against Oregon marked the first hit of his career.Â
• Jacob Galloway has been one of the toughest batters to strikeout, ranking 12th with just one strikeout per 35 bats.
• Josh Proctor is on a five-game hit streak and is 8-for-17 with three doubles and a home run during it.
• Adam Haight has also hit safely in five straight, with eight hits. He has two home runs and a double with three RBI during the streak.
• Isaac Yeager and Albert Roblez have combined to inherit 14 runners this season, with just one scoring. Yeager has stranded all six he has inherited with Roblez allowing just one of his eight to score.
• The Beaver offense has recorded 13 extra-base hits over the past three games. The team had 12 over its first eight.
• Oregon State has won five consecutive home openers dating back to 2021.Â
• The Beavers' first home game comes after Oregon State played its first 11 games away from Goss Stadium. That's the longest road stretch to open a season since the 2016 team played its first 11 at home.
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