OSU Closes Out April Versus USC

Game 36 • Home Game 14
Oregon State (32-3, 16-2) vs. USC (18-20, 5-10)
Friday • April 28, 2017 • 5:35 p.m. PT
Corvallis, Ore. • Goss Stadium at Coleman Field

The Game
Oregon State starts a three-game series to end the month of April with a 5:35 p.m. PT Friday matchup versus USC at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field.

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. All games air on the Beaver Sports Network with pre-game 30 minutes before first pitch. Affiliates include KICE 940-AM (Bend, Ore.), KCOE 94.9 (Bend, Ore.), KEJO 1240-AM (Corvallis), KKNX 840-AM (Eugene), KLZS 1450-AM (Eugene), KCFM 1250-AM (Florence - Pac-12 games), KCFM 104.1-FM (Florence - Pac-12 games), KLAD 960-AM (Klamath Falls), KTMT 580-AM (Medford - Saturday & Sunday games), Rip City Radio 620-AM (Portland - weekday games after 5:30 p.m. and all weekend games), KSKR 1490-AM (Roseburg) and KBZY 1490-AM (Salem - Saturday & Sunday games).

Television
The game will not be televised.

Live Video
Live streaming video, for free, can be viewed by visiting osubeavers.com.

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 At Goss
Tickets for the 2017 season can be purchased by visiting BeaverTickets.com/Baseball.

Last Game
Michael Gretler singled up the middle in the ninth to drive in the game-winning run, sending OSU to a 2-1 win over UCLA Sunday in the series finale at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Brandon Eisert earned the save by striking out Jeremy Ydens with the bases loaded, on a 2-2 count, in the bottom half of the ninth. For Gretler, it was his second game-winning RBI during the series after doubling home the game-winning run in the 10th inning of Friday night's game. Jake Thompson started and allowed one run over seven innings. He held UCLA hitless through six.

The Standings
Oregon State takes a five-game lead in the Pac-12 race into Friday's opener, with 12 games remaining in league play for the Beavers. Cal, which is second in the league, visits Goss Stadium May 5-7. The Golden Bears are at Washington this weekend.

Starters Keeping It Strong
Oregon State's starting pitchers have a sub-2.00 earned run average at home (1.66), on the road (1.98), and in neutral-site (1.88) games. Overall, the starters' ERA is at 1.92 in 220 1/3 innings this season.

Meanwhile, The Bullpen
The Oregon State bullpen held UCLA to one earned run over the last 8 2/3 innings in Los Angeles. That lowered the bullpen's ERA to 1.79 in 100 2/3 innings.

Another Pac-12 Honor
Luke Heimlich is now the reigning Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week after being recognized on Monday. It's the fifth honor of the season for OSU - and second for Heimlich - giving the Beavers the most since the 1998 club was recognized nine times by the Pac-12 North.

Singles
• Oregon State is the consensus No. 1 team for the fifth consecutive week. The Beavers have been No. 1 by Collegiate Baseball for seven consecutive weeks, and No. 1 by D1Baseball.com for six.
• OSU has already equaled its conference win total from a season ago and is three victories shy of tying its overall number.
• The Beavers are the nation's only team that allows, on average, less than three runs per game.
• Per WarrenNolan.com, OSU is one of just two teams nationally without a loss at home. Oakland at 3-0 is the other.

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Players Mentioned

Brandon Eisert

Michael Gretler

Luke Heimlich

Jake Thompson