Saturday, June 23
Omaha, NE
5:00 PM

Oregon State University

vs

Mississippi State

Trevor Larnach
Photo by: Karl Maasdam

Beavers, Bulldogs Meet At 5 Saturday

June 22, 2018 | Baseball

The winner advances to the CWS finals

Game 65 • Neutral Game 14
Oregon State (52-11-1) vs. Mississippi State (39-28)
June 23, 2018 • 5 p.m. PT
Omaha, Neb. • TD Ameritrade Park

The Game
Oregon State and Mississippi State play for the right to advance to the College World Series Championship. First pitch Saturday is slated for 5 p.m. PT (7 p.m. in Omaha) from TD Ameritrade Park.

Radio
All games air on the Beaver Sports Network with pre-game 30 minutes before first pitch. Affiliates include KICE 94.9 (Bend, Ore.), KEJO 1240-AM (Corvallis), KKNX 840-AM (Eugene), KCFM 1250-AM (Florence - Pac-12 games), KCFM 104.1-FM (Florence - Pac-12 games), KLAD 960-AM & 93.3-FM (Klamath Falls), KTMT 580-AM & 96.1-FM (Medford - Saturday & Sunday games), Rip City Radio 620-AM (Portland - weekday games after 5 p.m. and all weekend games), 103.7-FM (Portland, all weekday games before 5 p.m.), KSKR 1490-AM (Roseburg) and KBZY 1490-AM (Salem - Saturday & Sunday games).

Listen Online
Catch the game online by visiting osubeavers.com, and find the live broadcast on the Oregon State baseball schedule page. The games can be heard via the TuneIn application, which is available for smartphones and tablets (search Beaver Sports Network).

Television
The game will be broadcast on ESPN with Karl Ravech (play-by-play), Kyle Peterson (analyst), Eduardo Perez (analyst) and Laura Rutledge (field analyst) on the call.

Live Video
The game can also be seen, for those who subscribe to the ESPN family of networks, by visiting ESPN.com or utilizing the Watch ESPN app.

Online
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
Brandon Eisert tossed 5 1/3 scoreless innings of relief to send Oregon State to a 12-2 win over Mississippi State on Friday,.

Elimination Games
With the win Friday, Oregon State improved to 21-9 (.700) under head coach Pat Casey in postseason elimination games.

So Close
Oregon State's 12 runs on Friday pushed the team to 502 on the year, which is two shy of the 504 scored by the 1997 Beavers - the program's single-season record. OSU has already set team records for hits (717), doubles (148) and home runs (64).

Postseason Target
Adley Rutschman has driven in 16 runs in nine postseason games, putting him two shy of Bill Rowe (2006) for the most in a postseason by a Beaver. Nick Madrigal, meanwhile, has 18 hits, two shy of Tyler Graham's 20 in 2006.

Speaking Of The Postseason
Adley Rutschman has also tied the single-postseason record for doubles, equaling Michael Conforto's six in 2013. And Nick Madrigal's six stolen bases has tied Tyler Graham (2006).

43
Oregon State has scored 43 runs in its four College World Series games, surpassing the 2007 team's 42 in five games for the most in a single trip to Omaha.

Singles
• Oregon State has also broken its single-season record for RBI (465) and total bases (1,097). OSU is 52 official at bats shy of the 2006 team's mark of 2,264.
• The Beavers are also nine shy of the program's record of 337 walks, set in 1998.
Adley Rutschman's 79 RBI this season are the most in the Pac-12 since Arizona State's Brett Wallace tallied 83 in 2008. Rutschman is tied for fourth nationally this season.
• The Beavers have scored in double figures in three consecutive postseason games for the first time in program history.
• OSU has 19 extra-base hits in four College World Series games, and 39 overall in the postseason.