Baseball Visits USC For Three-Game Series In Irvine
Oregon State (21-2, 5-1) vs. USC (9-15, 4-5)
March 28, 2024 • 6:30 p.m. PT • Irvine, Calif. • Cicerone Field
RHP Aiden May (1-0, 2.92) vs. RHP Caden Aoki (2-3, 5.28)
The Game
Oregon State opens a three-game series versus USC Thursday night in Irvine, Calif. First pitch at Cicerone Field is slated for 6:30 p.m. PT.
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 broadcast.
Live Video
A live stream produced by Oregon State will be available for the game. Access the stream by visiting osubeavers.com or through 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
Travis Bazzana hit a pair of home runs while Elijah Hainline and Gavin Turley all went deep in Oregon State's 10-0 win over Washington on Sunday. Eric Segura was sharp, holding the Huskies scoreless over seven innings. Here's a look at notables from the game.
• Travis Bazzana: 2x5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR
• Micah McDowell: 2x3, 3 R, BB, 3B
• Mason Guerra: 2x4, 2 RBI, 2B
• Elijah Hainline: 1x2, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HR
• Gavin Turley: 1x4, R, RBI, HR
• Jabin Trosky: 2x4, R
• Eric Segura: 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO, W
• Joey Mundt: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO
Oregon State Notables
• Travis Bazzana has hit a leadoff home run in four consecutive games and enters the series as the reigning Pac-12 Player of the Week. It was the fourth selection of his career, and he became the first Beaver in school history to tally that many.
• Bazzana has eight home runs over his last five games and leads the Pac-12 with 14. Those 14 home runs are tied for the sixth-most in a single season at OSU. He also came into this week's action tied for third nationally.
• Oregon State as a team has 46 home runs this season, which ranks first in the conference and the Beavers entered the week ranked 15th nationally.
• The Oregon State pitching staff limited Washington to three runs, 15 hits, four walks and did not hit a batter in the series sweep. That's a WHIP of 0.70.
• OSU's starting pitchers versus Washington - Aiden May, Jacob Kmatz and Eric Segura - combined to limit the Huskies to 12 hits and two runs in 15 2/3 innings.
• The Beavers' 46 home runs this year already rank ninth for a single-season at OSU dating back to 1967.
• OSU closes out March with the visit to the Trojans, and the Beavers have a 13-1 record entering the series. It's the most wins in a month since the 2018 Beavers went 13-4. Oregon State's 15 wins in March of 2017 are a single-year record.
• OSU has won six straight and eight of its last 10 games against the Trojans. The six-game win streak is the longest in the Beavers' history versus USC.
• Oregon State has won three straight series versus USC, as well as 7-of-8 and 8-of-10.
• OSU went errorless in the sweep of Washington, doing so for three straight games for the first time this season. The Beavers improved their fielding percentage to .975.