Gameday: Beavers, Bears Continue Series

Game 41 • Home Game 19
Oregon State (36-4, 19-3) vs. California (21-22, 12-10)
Saturday • May 6, 2017 • 1:35 p.m. PT
Corvallis, Ore. • Goss Stadium at Coleman Field

The Game
Oregon State and California continue the three-game series Saturday afternoon at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. First pitch is set for 1:35 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), 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 eighth crowd of 3,000 or more in 2017 with 3,423 in attendance Friday night. The Beavers are averaging 3,001 fans per home date this season.

Last Game
Luke Heimlich struck out a career-best 12 and the Oregon State offense tallied 13 hits to send the top-ranked Beavers to an 8-0 win over California in front of 3,423 Friday night at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. Heimlich scattered seven hits and a walk

En Route To His Seventh Win
Luke Heimlich has been dominant as of late. The junior has allowed 10 hits and one run with five walks and 29 strikeouts over his last three outings. He's tossed 23 1/3 innings over that stretch for an ERA of 0.39.

For A Series Win
The Beavers have won eight of their last nine conference openers during the nine-series stretch. Oregon State's lone series-opening loss was a 3-2 defeat to Washington in April of this season.

Madrigal And Gretler
Nick Madrigal and Michael Gretler each recorded three hits in the win. Madrigal now has 20 multi-hit games over the Beavers' first 20 contests this season. Gretler, meanwhile, has 13.

Rutschman
Adley Rutschman's three RBI in Friday's series-opener tied a season-high for the freshman. He now has four multi-RBI efforts on the year, and six multiple-hit games after recording two hits.

To 19
Oregon State and North Carolina are the only Power Five conference teams with 19 wins in league play. McNeese State from the Southland leads the nation with 20, while Jackson State and Alabama State (SWAC) and Oral Roberts (Summit) all have 19 as well.

Singles
• Oregon State is the consensus No. 1 team nationally for the sixth consecutive week.
• Oregon State stole four bases on Friday night, tying a season-high, including a double steal of home.
• The Beavers, meanwhile, are 26-0 when holding an opponent to two runs or less.

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Players Mentioned

Michael Gretler

Luke Heimlich

Nick Madrigal

Adley Rutschman