No. 6 Baseball Takes On Oregon In Civil War Series
May 16, 2013
Game 50: Oregon State (41-8, 20-4) vs. Oregon (42-11, 19-5)
May 17, 2013
Eugene, Ore. | PK Park
6:00 p.m. PT
Oregon State Game Notes: Link
Live Stats: Link
Live Audio: Link
Live Video: Link
TV: None
Probable Starters: OSU LHP Matt Boyd (10-2, 2.04) vs. UO LHP Tommy Thorpe (5-4, 2.62)
The Game
Oregon State opens the three-game Civil War, presented by Pacific Source, Your Local Ford Stores, Wells Fargo and McDonald's on Friday at PK Park. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. PT.
Radio
The game will air live on the Beaver Sports Network and Beaver Nation Online (osubeavers.com). For more information on catching the Beavers on the radio, check osubeavers.com. A full listing of stations for the game is also available at the bottom of these game notes.
Television
The game will not be televised.
Live Video
Live video of the game, for free, can be found by visiting osubeavers.com.
Online
Live stats for the game can be accessed by clicking on the "GT" logo located on the baseball schedule page on osubeavers.com.
Social Media
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Last Game
Ben Wetzler allowed five hits and two runs in 6 1/3 innings and Danny Hayes hit a two-run home run and drove in three to send Oregon State to a 5-4 win Sunday at Stanford, giving the Beavers a three-game sweep of the Cardinal. Hayes hit a two-run home run in the second and was later hit by pitch with the bases loaded. Wetzler struck out five to improve to 6-1 on the year. Scott Schultz worked two scoreless innings for his 10th save.
Streak Reaches 12 Games
Oregon State's sweep of Stanford pushed the Beavers' win streak to 12 games, which marks the club's second-longest of the year, behind only the 15-gamer to open the season. OSU is hitting .295 as a team and averaging 6.1 runs per game during it. Opponents are hitting .195 and averaging 2.3 runs per game. The OSU staff has a 1.75 ERA.
Davis Continues Hot Trend
Dylan Davis stands at 19 doubles on the year entering the series, which is tied for seventh-best in a single season at Oregon State. He's hit safely in five of his last six games and totaled eight RBI over the three games at Stanford. The sophomore leads the team with 42 RBI this season and is in the top five in the Pac-12.
Fourth Has Been Big This Year
Oregon State has scored 45 runs in the fourth inning this season, and has limited opponents to just 16. The Beavers have batted around four times in the fourth this season, scoring a total of 22 runs when doing so. OSU has also scored 40 or more runs in the first (42 runs), fifth (40) and sixth (43) innings.
Starters In Pac-12 Play
Matt Boyd, Andrew Moore and>Ben Wetzler have started all 24 games for the Beavers during Pac-12 play. They're currently on an 18-game streak of quality starts and have done so in 20 of the 24 games (Boyd has one in all eight of his starts). They've combined to go 18-3 with a 1.73 ERA in 166 1/3 innings (of a possible 213, totaling 78 percent).
Singles
• Fans are encouraged to use the hashtag #CivilWarBSB on their social platforms this weekend.
• Oregon State is 30-3 this season when scoring first, and 16-2 in games played away from Goss Stadium.
• Danny Hayes has just four career hits against Oregon but has produced one home run, two doubles, four RBI and seven walks.
• OSU is 21-5 away from home this season.
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