The Oregon State Beavers host the Arizona Wildcats Saturday afternoon in Game 2 of a three-game Pac-12 baseball series at Goss Stadium.
The 22nd-ranked Beavers opened the series with a dramatic comeback win on Friday, using a two-run bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning from freshman Tyce Peterson to escape with a 2-1 walk-off victory.
It was a thrilling ending to an entertaining and emotional game that featured testy exchanges between the teams and fans, warnings from umpires and even a steal of home plate.
For more on the opener, read a recap here.
For more on the series, read a weekend primer here.
Here are details about today’s game:
No. 22 Oregon State Beavers (27-13, 11-10) vs. Arizona Wildcats (23-15, 9-12)
When: 3 p.m., Saturday, April 29
Where: Goss Stadium, Corvallis.
TV channel: The game will air live on the Pac-12 Networks.
How to watch live stream online: Subscribers to the Pac-12 Network can watch the game at Pac-12.com or on the Pac-12 Now app, available on smartphones and tablets. A direct link to the broadcast also can be found at osubeavers.com.
Radio: All games air on the Beaver Sports Network. Pregame starts 30 minutes before the first pitch. Affiliates include KEJO 93.7-FM & 1240-AM (Corvallis), KKNX 1051.-FM & 840-AM (Eugene), KCFM 104.1-FM & 1250-AM & 104.1-FM (Florence), KLAD 104.3-FM & 960-AM (Klamath Falls), KCFM 103.1-FM (Mapleton), 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).
Probable starters: OSU RHP Jacob Kmatz (2-4, 3.81) vs. LHP Bradon Zastrow (4-2, 4.66)
This and that: Kmatz is making his 11th start of the season, including the fifth at Goss Stadium. The 6-foot-3 right-hander has recovered from a tough March with a much better April, though he doesn’t have many wins to show for it. In four starts this month, he’s pitched at least five innings and allowed three or fewer runs in all of them, going 1-0 with three no-decisions. The Beavers have won three of his four April starts. … Peterson’s walk-off Friday night heroics came in just his eighth career game and fifth career start. He went 2 for 4 with a double and two RBIs in the win and has four hits in his last two games. … Travis Bazzana went 2 for 4 with a stolen base in the opener, extending two impressive streaks. He now owns a nine-game hitting streak and an eight-game stolen base streak. The sophomore second baseman is batting .500 (18 for 36), with 18 runs scored, 16 stolen bases, seven RBIs and 10 walks in the last nine games. His Friday night steal gives him 25 this season, tied for the Pac-12 lead and tied with Steve Lyons for the sixth-most in a season in school history. … The Beavers’ bullpen pitched four shutout innings Friday and right-hander Aiden Jimenez earned the win. OSU relievers are 10-0 with a 1.70 ERA in 100 1/3 innings at home this season. … Garret Forrester singled Friday and has reached base in 40 consecutive games. … The Beavers are 23-1 when they out-hit an opponent.
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