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Gameday: OSU Looking To Advance Saturday
June 24, 2017 | Baseball
The winner of Saturday's game advances to the 2017 Championship Series
Game 62 • Neutral Game 13
Oregon State (56-5) vs. LSU (51-18)
Saturday • June 24, 2017 • 12:05 p.m. PT
Omaha, Neb. • TD Ameritrade Park
The Game
Oregon State takes on LSU Saturday afternoon at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb. First pitch at the College World Series is slated for 12:05 p.m. PT (2:05 p.m. in Omaha).
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 - most 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 available on ESPN.
Live Video
Subscribers to ESPN and its family of networks can find the game online at Watch ESPN.
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.
Postseason
Oregon State is 58-34 all-time in the NCAA postseason, including 15-9 in College World Series games. Head coach Pat Casey is 53-22 overall and holds a mark of 15-7 in games played in Omaha.
Last Game
Michael Gretler and Tyler Malone each doubled and Jake Thompson scattered six hits and three runs over 6 2/3 innings but Oregon State's 23-game win streak was snapped by LSU, 3-1, on Friday afternoon at TD Ameritrade Park. Gretler scored the team's lone run in the third when Trevor Larnach walked on a 3-2 count.
Elimination Game
The winner of Saturday's game advances to the NCAA Championship Series, which starts Monday at TD Ameritrade Park. Oregon State is 17-8 under head coach Pat Casey when facing elimination.
Zero
The Oregon State bullpen has yet to allow an earned run in the postseason - just one unearned run. After 2 1/3 scoreless from Max Engelkbret on Friday, the 'pen has now combined for 18 1/3 innings in June, allowing 11 hits and nine walks with 19 strikeouts.
Highest GPA
Oregon State's team cumulative 3.30 grade point average is the highest among the eight teams at the College World Series.
14 Straight
Trevor Larnach pushed home a run via a bases-loaded walk in the third inning Friday, and has now driven in at least one run in 14 consecutive games. The sophomore has 24 of his 48 RBI over that stretch. He ranks seventh in the Pac-12 Conference overall this season, two shy of tying Cal's Andrew Vaughn for sixth.
Singles
• A win Saturday would send the Beavers to their third NCAA Championship Series since 2006.
• LSU scored two in the second inning Friday, marking just the 17th time this season an opponent has scored first. The Beavers are 13-4 when that happens.
• Jake Thompson tossed a quality start on Friday. The Beavers lost just their second game when that happens; 37-2 overall.
• OSU will be the visiting team Saturday. It will be for the second time in Omaha.
• The Beavers lead all CWS teams with a .991 fielding percentage.
Oregon State (56-5) vs. LSU (51-18)
Saturday • June 24, 2017 • 12:05 p.m. PT
Omaha, Neb. • TD Ameritrade Park
The Game
Oregon State takes on LSU Saturday afternoon at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb. First pitch at the College World Series is slated for 12:05 p.m. PT (2:05 p.m. in Omaha).
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 - most 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 available on ESPN.
Live Video
Subscribers to ESPN and its family of networks can find the game online at Watch ESPN.
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.
Postseason
Oregon State is 58-34 all-time in the NCAA postseason, including 15-9 in College World Series games. Head coach Pat Casey is 53-22 overall and holds a mark of 15-7 in games played in Omaha.
Last Game
Michael Gretler and Tyler Malone each doubled and Jake Thompson scattered six hits and three runs over 6 2/3 innings but Oregon State's 23-game win streak was snapped by LSU, 3-1, on Friday afternoon at TD Ameritrade Park. Gretler scored the team's lone run in the third when Trevor Larnach walked on a 3-2 count.
Elimination Game
The winner of Saturday's game advances to the NCAA Championship Series, which starts Monday at TD Ameritrade Park. Oregon State is 17-8 under head coach Pat Casey when facing elimination.
Zero
The Oregon State bullpen has yet to allow an earned run in the postseason - just one unearned run. After 2 1/3 scoreless from Max Engelkbret on Friday, the 'pen has now combined for 18 1/3 innings in June, allowing 11 hits and nine walks with 19 strikeouts.
Highest GPA
Oregon State's team cumulative 3.30 grade point average is the highest among the eight teams at the College World Series.
14 Straight
Trevor Larnach pushed home a run via a bases-loaded walk in the third inning Friday, and has now driven in at least one run in 14 consecutive games. The sophomore has 24 of his 48 RBI over that stretch. He ranks seventh in the Pac-12 Conference overall this season, two shy of tying Cal's Andrew Vaughn for sixth.
Singles
• A win Saturday would send the Beavers to their third NCAA Championship Series since 2006.
• LSU scored two in the second inning Friday, marking just the 17th time this season an opponent has scored first. The Beavers are 13-4 when that happens.
• Jake Thompson tossed a quality start on Friday. The Beavers lost just their second game when that happens; 37-2 overall.
• OSU will be the visiting team Saturday. It will be for the second time in Omaha.
• The Beavers lead all CWS teams with a .991 fielding percentage.
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