Oregon State Opens 2017 Season Friday

Game 1 • Neutral Game 1
Oregon State (0-0) vs. Duke (0-0)
February 17, 2017 • 12:00 p.m. PT
Surprise, Ariz. • Surprise Stadium

The Game
Oregon State opens its 2017 season when taking on Duke in Surprise, Ariz. The Beavers and Blue Devils are slated to square off at 12 p.m. PT (1 p.m. in Arizona) Friday at Surprise Stadium.

Radio
The game will air live on the Beaver Sports Network and Beaver Nation Online (osubeavers.com). For more information on catching the Beavers on the radio, check osubeavers.com. A full listing of stations for the game is also available at the bottom of these game notes.

Television
The game will not be televised.

Live Video
There will be no live video of the game. There will be no live video available during the Beavers' trip to Surprise.

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.

Tickets
Tickets for the 2017 season can be purchased by visiting BeaverTickets.com/Baseball. Season tickets are currently available and single-game tickets for the general public will go on sale Feb. 20.

Last Season
Oregon State finished with a 35-19 record and 16-14 mark in Pac-12 Conference play, finishing in a tie for third place. The Beavers finished the season by winning five of their last six games, including a three-game sweep of UCLA in which Oregon State posted three consecutive shutouts - a first in program history.

Opening Day
Oregon State is 77-30 all-time in season openers, and is 16-6 under head coach Pat Casey. The Beavers are looking to stretch their winning streak to eight games on opening day.

Consensus Top 10
Oregon State opens the season ranked in the top 10 in all six collegiate baseball polls. The Beavers are as high as No. 5 according to Collegiate Baseball.

Chosen To Win The Pac-12
Oregon State received 97 of a possible 100 points from the Pac-12's coaches and are the preseason favorites to win the conference. The Beavers, who garnered eight first-place votes, finished eight points ahead of Stanford, which received 89 overall. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own teams.

Three Pac-12 Performers Return
Oregon State leads the way with three returning all-conference performers from 2016. KJ Harrison returns for his junior year after two consecutive first-team selections, while Christian Donahue and Nick Madrigal were also honored by the conference last season. Madrigal was named the Pac-12's Freshman of the Year.

Since 2005
Oregon State enters the 2017 season with 494 wins since 2005, second only to Arizona State's 501 among schools in the Pac-12.

Singles
• The Beavers are opening their season in Arizona for the fourth consecutive year. OSU is 9-3 in opening weekends since 2014.
• Oregon State is meeting Duke for the first time since 1952, when the Blue Devils won 18-7 at the College World Series.

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Players Mentioned

Christian Donahue

KJ Harrison

Nick Madrigal