Friday, May 5
Corvallis, OR
7:00 PM
Oregon State
vs
California
Photo by: Karl Maasdam/Oregon State Athletics
Beavers Host Golden Bears For Three
May 03, 2017 | Baseball
OSU comes into the series leading the Pac-12 with an 18-3 record
Game 40 • Home Game 18
Oregon State (35-4, 18-3) vs. California (21-21, 12-9)
Friday • May 5, 2017 • 7:05 p.m. PT
Corvallis, Ore. • Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
The Game
Oregon State and California open a three-game series Friday night at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. PT.
Radio
The game will air live on the Beaver Sports Network, TuneIn (search Beaver Sports Network) and 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), Â 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 be broadcast on Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Oregon and Pac-12 Bay Area with Daron Sutton and Kevin Stocker on the call.
Live Video
Subscribers to the Pac-12 Network can watch the game online at Pac-12.com or via the Pac-12 Now app on smartphones and tablets.
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.
Attendance Watch
OSU saw its seventh crowd of 3,000 or more in 2017 with 3,316 in attendance Tuesday night. The Beavers are averaging 2,971 fans per home date this season.
Last Game
Jordan Britton and Brandon Eisert combined to allow just two hits and a walk while striking out eight Oregon batters in Tuesday night's 4-1 win over the Ducks. Jack Anderson drove in two in the win and Oregon State finished with eight hits overall.
Surging Kwan
Over his last 10 games, Steven Kwan is batting .419 (13-for-31) with two doubles, three RBI and seven walks to just one strikeout. He is on a four-game hit streak entering Friday night's game, and is 6-for-11 (.545) during it, adding five walks (.688 on-base percentage).
Pac-12 Standings
Oregon State (18-3) opens the series 5 1/2 games ahead of second-place Stanford (11-7) in the Pac-12 standings. The Beavers' magic number to clinch at least a share of the Pac-12 crown is five. California is 12-9 in league play, and is third, six games back of OSU.
Sweeps In This Series
Four of the last five series between the teams have ended up as sweeps. The Beavers swept Cal three consecutive seasons, from 2012-14, before the Bears won the final game of the 2015 season to block another OSU sweep. California, meanwhile, swept the Beavers last season in Berkeley.
Heimlich And Thompson
Luke Heimlich (0.78) and Jake Thompson  (1.07) rank first and fourth nationally in earned run average and have combined to go 15-1 this season. In Pac-12 play, they've combined for 54 hits and 31 walks in 101 2/3 innings (0.84 WHIP) with 102 strikeouts. They have a combined 0.97 ERA.
Singles
• Oregon State is the consensus No. 1 team nationally for the sixth consecutive week.
• The Beavers' 39 stolen bases this season are second only to California's Pac-12 leading 47.
• OSU is 25-1 this season when scoring first. The Beavers, meanwhile, are 25-0 when holding an opponent to two runs or less. OSU has scored two or less only seven times.
Oregon State (35-4, 18-3) vs. California (21-21, 12-9)
Friday • May 5, 2017 • 7:05 p.m. PT
Corvallis, Ore. • Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
The Game
Oregon State and California open a three-game series Friday night at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. PT.
Radio
The game will air live on the Beaver Sports Network, TuneIn (search Beaver Sports Network) and 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), Â 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 be broadcast on Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Oregon and Pac-12 Bay Area with Daron Sutton and Kevin Stocker on the call.
Live Video
Subscribers to the Pac-12 Network can watch the game online at Pac-12.com or via the Pac-12 Now app on smartphones and tablets.
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.
Attendance Watch
OSU saw its seventh crowd of 3,000 or more in 2017 with 3,316 in attendance Tuesday night. The Beavers are averaging 2,971 fans per home date this season.
Last Game
Jordan Britton and Brandon Eisert combined to allow just two hits and a walk while striking out eight Oregon batters in Tuesday night's 4-1 win over the Ducks. Jack Anderson drove in two in the win and Oregon State finished with eight hits overall.
Surging Kwan
Over his last 10 games, Steven Kwan is batting .419 (13-for-31) with two doubles, three RBI and seven walks to just one strikeout. He is on a four-game hit streak entering Friday night's game, and is 6-for-11 (.545) during it, adding five walks (.688 on-base percentage).
Pac-12 Standings
Oregon State (18-3) opens the series 5 1/2 games ahead of second-place Stanford (11-7) in the Pac-12 standings. The Beavers' magic number to clinch at least a share of the Pac-12 crown is five. California is 12-9 in league play, and is third, six games back of OSU.
Sweeps In This Series
Four of the last five series between the teams have ended up as sweeps. The Beavers swept Cal three consecutive seasons, from 2012-14, before the Bears won the final game of the 2015 season to block another OSU sweep. California, meanwhile, swept the Beavers last season in Berkeley.
Heimlich And Thompson
Luke Heimlich (0.78) and Jake Thompson  (1.07) rank first and fourth nationally in earned run average and have combined to go 15-1 this season. In Pac-12 play, they've combined for 54 hits and 31 walks in 101 2/3 innings (0.84 WHIP) with 102 strikeouts. They have a combined 0.97 ERA.
Singles
• Oregon State is the consensus No. 1 team nationally for the sixth consecutive week.
• The Beavers' 39 stolen bases this season are second only to California's Pac-12 leading 47.
• OSU is 25-1 this season when scoring first. The Beavers, meanwhile, are 25-0 when holding an opponent to two runs or less. OSU has scored two or less only seven times.
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