2024-03-02 14:57:44
Oregon State (9-1) vs. North Dakota State (2-7)
March 2, 2024 • 1:05 p.m. PT • Corvallis, Ore. • Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
RHP Jacob Kmatz (1-0, 1.08) vs. RHP Logan Knight (0-1, 5.87)
The Game
Oregon State and North Dakota play the third game of their series Saturday followingnoon at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. First pitch is slated for 1:05 p.m. PT.
Radio
The game will be carried live on the Beaver Sports Network throughout the state of Oregon. Josh Worden will call the action.
Listen Online
Catch the game online by visiting osubeavers.com, and find the live broadcast on the Oregon State baseball schedule page. The game can be heard via the Varsity Network, which is available for users with smartphones and tablets. Download the free Varsity Network application for live games and archived broadcasts.
Television
The game will not be broadcast.
Live Video
The game will be live streamed via an Oregon State live stream. Find the direct link on osubeavers.com or watch it live on the Pac-12 Now app available on smartphones and tablets.
Live Stats
Live stats for the game can be accessed by clicking on the live stats link located on the baseball schedule page on osubeavers.com.
Last Game
• Travis Bazzana hit a three-run home run and Oregon State scored five runs in the seventh for the come-from-behind 6-5 victory over North Dakota State Friday in the second game of the series. A look at notable performances below:
• Travis Bazzana: 1×3, R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, HR
• Canon Reeder: 0x1, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB
• Elijah Hainline: 1×2, R, 2 BB
• Bridger Holmes: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO, W
Oregon State Notables
• Jacob Kmatz, the reigning Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week, is set to make his third start of the season. Kmatz struck out a career-high 10 batters and scattered three hits and a run in 5 1/3 innings in a win over Michigan last week in Arlington.
• Kmatz has a 1.08 WHIP and 1.08 earned run average to start the season.
• The righty is 6-2 with a 4.20 ERA in non-conference play over his career. He has struck out 49 to 19 walks in 55 2/3 innings.
• Opponents have now scored first in five consecutive games.
• The Beavers faced a left-handed starter for the sixth time in 10 games this season.
• Micah McDowell extended his hit streak to 10 games with a single on the third pitch he saw in the first inning.
• Jacob Krieg was hit by a pitch for the fourth time in the series.
• Travis Bazzana’s home run marked the 23rd of his career.
• Oregon State improved to 9-1 for the third consecutive season.
• Oregon State improved to 29-23 in one-run games under Mitch Canham.
• The Beavers also improved to 15-50 when trailing following the sixth inning under Canham.
• OSU has out-scored opponents 15-0 in the seventh inning this season.
• Bazzana now has five multiple-RBI games this season, equaling Mason Guerra for the team lead.
• Tanner Smith threw out three baserunners attempting to steal. Opponents are now just 2-for-9 in stolen-base attempts this season. Smith himself has thrown out five of the six attempts once morest him.
• The game was delayed for 17 minutes in the third inning due to an electrical surge that saw the lights at Goss Stadium turn off.
• The game was delayed once more in the seventh inning when home plate umpire Matt McMahon left the game following getting hit by a ball in the dirt. Third base umpire Jake Uhlenhopp replaced McMahon behind the plate. The delay lasted 23 minutes.
• Trent Caraway saw his hit streak snapped at nine games.
• Bazzana leads the Pac-12 with a 1.079 slugging percentage.
• He’s second, meanwhile, with a .571 on-base percentage.
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