Baseball Gameday: 4/20/24 vs. California
Oregon State (30-7, 10-5) vs. California (22-14, 9-10)
April 20, 2024 • 4:05 p.m. PT • Berkeley, Calif. • Evans Diamond at Stu Gordon Stadium
RHP Jacob Kmatz (5-1, 2.72) vs. LHP Ian May (0-0, 1.29)
The Game
Oregon State and California continue the three-game series Saturday at Evans Diamond at Stu Gordon Stadium. First pitch is slated for 4:05 p.m. PT. Please note this is a change from the originally scheduled time of 2:05 p.m. to accomordate Cal's spring football game.
Radio
The game will be carried live on the Beaver Sports Network throughout the state of Oregon. Mike Parker 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 not be televised.
Live Video
California will provide a live stream, with the direct link available by visiting osubeavers.com. It can also be found on Pac-12.com and via the Pac-12 Now app for smartphones and tablets.
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
Nevada scored the game's final seven runs and won on a walkoff home run in the ninth for an 11-10 victory over the Beavers Wednesday in Reno. Here's a look at notables from the game.
• Gavin Turley: 2x5, 2 R, 4 RBI, HR
• Mason Guerra: 2x5, R, RBI, 2B, 3B
• Elijah Hainline: 2x4, 2 RBI, 2B
• Ian Lawson: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO
Oregon State Notables
• Jacob Kmatz, Saturday's probable starter, is 2-0 in his last two starts. He limited Arizona and Stanford to 10 hits, two runs and a walk with 12 strikeouts over 15 innings. He lowered his ERA to 2.72 over those two starts.
• Kmatz is 0-1 with a 4.21 ERA over two career starts against Cal. He struck out eight in 5 1/3 innings last season but took the loss as OSU dropped a 2-1 decision at Goss Stadium.
• The Beavers hit their 71st, 72nd, 73rd and 74th home runs Friday night and are now 15 shy of equaling the program record of 89 set last season.
• OSU has hit at least one home run in 19 consecutive games.
• Oregon State has at least three home runs in 11 games this season.
• Mason Guerra hit multiple home runs - two - for the second time this season. He also had three in a March 19 win at Portland.
• The two long balls gave Guerra 21 for his career.
• The Beavers hit two home runs in an inning - Guerra and Wilson Weber in the fifth - for the 10th time this season.
• Guerra equaled Gavin Turley with 15 multiple-hit games this season. Only Travis Bazzana with 19 has more.
• Speaking of Bazzana, he collected his 221st career hit on Friday. That pushes him into a tie for seventh in OSU history with Nick Madrigal (2016-18).
• OSU continues to lead the Pac-12 with 74 home runs and is at 248 walks drawn, which leads the league and fifth nationally. The team's .442 on-base percentage is fourth nationally while its OPS is at 1.034. That also ranks fourth.
• Bazzana is second in the nation with 45 walks drawn.
• Cal's 10 runs Friday marked the most versus OSU since the Beavers won 11-10 on May 6, 2017. It's the most in a Cal win since a 14-4 victory on May 1, 2010 in Berkeley.