Monday’s NCAA baseball game between the No. 7 Oregon State Beavers and the Xavier Musketeers will take place at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Arizona.
Two p.m. is the scheduled time for the first pitch. (Update: Due to Monday’s morning game between UNLV and Indiana lasting ten innings, the game’s start time, which was originally set for 1 p.m., has been postponed by one hour.)
The Beavers are playing their last game of a four-game round-robin tournament after outscoring their previous three opponents by a collective score of 30-3.
In the season opener on Friday, the Beavers needed three late-game home runs to accomplish an 8-3 comeback victory over the Musketeers, the only competitive game throughout the first three games.
Actually, the only team to score against the Beavers this season is Xavier. In 15 scoreless innings, Oregon State’s weekend rotation of Nelson Keljo, Dax Whitney, and Ethan Kleinschmit has struck out 18 batters and given up just four hits, and the team’s pitching staff has not allowed a run in the last 18 innings.
Read this recap to learn more about the Beavers’ victory over Xavier in the season opener.
Read this recap to learn more about the Beavers’ crushing of UNLV.
Read this recap to learn more about the Beavers’ victory over Indiana.
The following information relates to today’s game:
Xavier Musketeers (2-1) vs. No. 7 Oregon State Beavers (3-0)
When: Monday, February 17, 1 p.m., PT
Where: Surprise, Arizona’s Surprise Stadium
TV channel: There is no broadcast of the game.
How to watch live stream online: FloSports will be providing live streaming for the game. For a direct link to the game, go to www.subeavers.com and click on the baseball schedule. Go to FloSports.TV to learn more about subscriptions.
Radio: Beaver Sports Network broadcasts every game. The Varsity Radio Network broadcasts the pregame live from any location thirty minutes prior to the first pitch. KLAD 104.3-FM & 960-AM (Klamath Falls), KCFM 103.1-FM (Mapleton), KEJO 93.7-FM & 1240-AM (Corvallis), KKNX 105.1-FM & 840-AM (Eugene), KCFM 104.1-FM & 1250-AM & 104.1-FM (Florence), KTMT 96.1-FM & 580-AM (Medford), KCMX 880-AM (Medford), KCMX 99.5-FM (Phoenix), KEX 1190-AM (Portland), KSKR 1490-AM (Roseburg), and KBZY 1490-AM (Salem) are local affiliates.
OSU RHP Kellan Oakes (0-0) vs. Xavier RHP Nick Boyle (0-0, 0.00) are the likely starters.
That and this:For the first time since 2021, when they blanked Santa Clara (9-0) and Washington (3-0) in back-to-back games in late March, the Beavers have achieved back-to-back shutouts. So far this season, the Beavers’ pitching staff has only given up three runs and ten hits in 25 innings, with just one of those hits going for extra bases. The season opener’s seventh inning was the last time Oregon State gave up a run. When the Beavers faced Pacific and Chico State in 1978, it was the last time they began a season with just three runs allowed in the first three games. … With a.500 hitting average going into today’s game, Aiva Arquette, the Washington transfer shortstop, had hit in each of his first three Beavers games. Highlights include a three-hit performance on Sunday against Indiana and a game-winning two-run homer in the seventh inning against Xavier. With five hits, Arquette and leadoff hitter Trent Caraway are tied for the club lead. … Gavin Turley, a junior left fielder, has a hit in each of the first three games and enters Monday with a.444 batting average after hitting a three-run homer and driving in four runs against Indiana. He leads the Beavers with five walks and seven RBIs. The Beavers have won the first four meetings between Oregon State and Xavier, which is their fifth meeting overall.
The projected lineup for OSU S
Trent Caraway, third base
2. Arquette, Aiva, SS
3. LF Gavin Turley
4. The DH, Tyce Peterson
5. 1B Jacob Krieg
6. RF Easton Talt
7. 2B AJ Singer
8. Hubbard, C. Bryce
9. Canon Reeder, CF
See some of our preseason coverage for further Beavers baseball information:
Omaha or bust.Expectations for a title remain the same for Oregon State’s new look.
Dax Whitney is positioned to become the next Oregon State baseball star.
Gavin Turley, Aduck Hunt, and a surprise picture shoot
Healthy and hungry: Trent Caraway returns to the lineup with first-round MLB talent and a chip on his shoulder.
An early look at the offense reveals depth, power, and… another top MLB draft pick?
A sneak glance at the MLB talent, depth, heat, and The Great Unknown on the pitching staff
The Beavers have a resounding preseason ranking in the top 10.
What is the Beavers’ position-by-position national ranking? Here is a look at the infield, outfield, and starting rotation.
The Golden Spikes preseason watch list included two Beavers.
Baseball America named two Beavers All-Americans.
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