Oregon State (34-22) vs Dallas Baptist (37-15)
Lupton Stadium – Fort Worth, Texas
TV – ESPN3
Radio – Beaver Sports Network CLICK HERE
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Friday, June 4th – 11 a.m.
Oregon State Starting Pitcher – RHP Kevin Abel (3-4, 3.42)
Dallas Baptist Starting Pitcher – RHP Dominic Hamel (12-2, 3.71)
Scouting Dallas Baptist
Opposing Hitters to watch
#3 Glenn Jackson – Sr. INF -.364 avg, 75 H, 16 2B, 19 HR, 49 RBI
#29 Jace Grady – Fr. OF – .362 avg, 59 H, 17 2B, 4 HR, 39 RBI
#14 River Town – So. OF – .337 avg, 69 H, 13 2B, 9 HR, 47 RBI
– Oregon State is set to meet Dallas Baptist for the fifth time in school history, and the first since 2015 when the Patriots won an elimination game, 7-1.
– The Beavers won 2-of-3 in a series in Corvallis in 2005.
– Oregon State has played in just four neutral-site games this season, all in Surprise, Ariz., and is 3-1.
– OSU opened the season with a 3-2 loss to Kansas State but went on to defeat New Mexico (14-1), Gonzaga (20-4), and New Mexico, again (5-2).
– The Beavers hit .376 with 10 doubles, four triples, and six home runs in the four games. • OSU’s pitchers struck out 35 in 36 innings and posted a 2.25 ERA in the four games.
– The Beavers’ appearance at the Fort Worth Regional marks Oregon State’s 20th all-time postseason berth. It is the first under Mitch Canham, who is in his first full season leading the program.
– The NCAA Regional will mark the Beavers’ 14th postseason appearance since 2005.
– Troy Claunch extended his hit streak to 17 games in the Beavers’ regular-season finale. It’s the longest streak by a Beaver since Cadyn Grenier hit safely in 27 straight games in 2018.
– Claunch is 28-for-69 (.406) during the streak. He has five doubles, three home runs, and 12 runs batted in during it.
– Oregon State last played at TCU in the 2009 Fort Worth Regional, going 2-0 versus Texas A&M but 0-2 versus the host Horned Frogs.
– Wade Meckler has reached base safely in 19 consecutive games. That’s one shy of the team’s longest of the year, at 20, held by Garret Forrester.
– OSU has two Texas natives; Kyle Froemke from Round Rock and Bryant Salgado, who hails from Houston.
Oregon State is 17-8 in day games and is 24-9 when scoring first.