Rivalry Series Renewed
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Looking for the first league series win of the season, and it could not come against a bigger opponent than the 18th-ranked Oregon Ducks. The Oregon State softball team will return to the comforts of Kelly Field to resume the Rivalry Series this weekend.
Notes
Friday, March 31
Oregon State vs. Oregon - 6 p.m.
Saturday, April 1
Oregon State vs. Oregon - 2 p.m.
Sunday, April 2
Oregon State vs. Oregon - 3 p.m.
Every game this weekend will be shown nationally. Pac-12 Networks will have the opener and finale while Pac-12 Oregon will have the Saturday contest.
FOLLOW THE BEAVS:
• Links to livestreams and live stats will be available on the softball schedule page at OSUBeavers.com
• Follow @BeaverSoftball on Instagram and Twitter for the most up-to-date news on all things Beaver Softball.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW:
• Single game tickets for the 2023 Oregon State softball season are available for purchase via BeaverTickets.com and 1-800-GO-BEAVS.
RIVALRY SERIES OUTLOOK:
• After a week away, the Beavs return home for the Rivalry Series this weekend.
• Oregon State will have just their second homestand of the season after their second Pac-12 road series.
• The Beavers will look to snap a two-game losing skid to the Ducks at Kelly Field this weekend.
• Checking in at 18 in both major polls, Oregon will be the first ranked opponent to visit Corvallis this season.
STANFORD LOOKBACK:
• OSU dropped the road series at Stanford this past weekend.
• Eliana Gottlieb went 6-for-6 against the Cardinal, including her first home run of the season and a double.
• Abby Doerr hit her seventh home run of the campaign in Friday's contest - the longball is tied for the most on the team.
• Harleigh Braswell and Madyson Clark both tallied three hits on the weekend.
OUR DAM GOOD HOME:
• Thanks to the generosity of our donors, including Jack ('77) and Kelly ('77) Berka, Kelly Field has seen many improvements over the past few years.
• 2019 saw the addition of lights.
• New turf - which replaced a natural surface - was laid down in 2020.
• The state-of-the-art indoor practice facility - complete with three batting lanes - was completed in 2021.
• New branding throughout the facility was added last year.
• Two weeks ago, the biggest videoboard - an impressive 38 ft. x 21 ft. - in the Pac-12 debuted at its spot in right-center field.
HAMMOUDE AND THE HOME RUN CROWN
• Frankie Hammoude sits three home runs away from the top of the school record for a career.
• Tarrah Beyster's mark of 52 has stood untouched since she left Corvallis after 1997-2000.
• Hammoude launched a pair of home runs in the series against Cal to chip away at Beyster's mark.
• She sits in first for homers in a season with 17, set in 2021. Not to be outdone, her 15 round-trippers in 2022 are the fourth most in a season.
FROM THE PLATE:
• A pair - Doerr and Hammoude - have slugged seven homers each this season.
• Not only is Doerr good at hitting long balls, she's leading the team with 22 runners batted in.
• Kaiea Higa - a freshman - has made an impact for the team, batting nearly .300 in her first season wearing orange and black. The Washingtonian has three homers and driven in 11 runs, which sits third on the team.
FROM THE CIRCLE:
• OSU will have a pair return from the 2022 WCWS squad: Tarni Stepto and Sarah Haendiges.
• Stepto leads the staff with 63 Ks - including a season-best of 10 against Cal in the series finale.
The Oregon State-Oregon Rivalry Series is presented by Safeway-Albertsons, PacificSource Health Plans, Your Local Toyota Dealers and First Interstate Bank.
OUR MISSON
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