CORVALLIS The No. 9 Oregon State Beavers host the No. 22 Oregon Ducks Saturday night in Game 2 of a three-game series at Goss Stadium in Corvallis.
The rivalry matchup will air live on ESPN2.
The Beavers won the series opener, 2-0, Friday night, riding the brilliance of right-hander Aiden May, who stymied the Ducks with a career-best performance. The 6-foot-2 junior allowed just one hit — an infield single — over eight dominant innings, finishing with a career-high 14 strikeouts, as he helped the Beavers become the first team since March 2023 to hold Oregon scoreless.
The game did not come without drama.
Before the sixth inning, Oregon coach Mark Wasikowski requested that umpires check May for a foreign substance, a move obviously aimed at rattling the Beavers’ Friday night starter. It didn’t work.
May passed the inspection, then closed the door on the Ducks, removing the next seven batters and nine of the final 10 he faced, allowing just one base runner over the final three innings.
(For more on Game 1, read this recap. For more on the series, read this weekend primer.)
Here are details about tonight’s game:
No. 9 Oregon State Beavers (32-9, 11-7 Pac-12) vs. No. 9 Oregon State Beavers (32-9, 11-7 Pac-12) No. 22 Oregon Ducks (28-13, 11-8)
When: 6:05 pm PT Saturday, April 27
Onde: Goss Stadium, Corvallis
TV channels: ESPN2.
How to watch live stream online: The game will be streamed live by ESPN, which subscribers can access via the ESPN app or through their cable, satellite and streaming providers.
Radio: All games air on the Beaver Sports Network. Pregame starts 30 minutes before the first pitch. Affiliates include KEJO 93.7-FM and 1240-AM (Corvallis), KKNX 105.1-FM and 840-AM (Eugene), KCFM 104.1-FM and 1250-AM (Florence), KLAD 104.3-FM and 960-AM (Klamath Falls) , KCFM 103.1-FM (Mapleton), KTMT 96.1-FM and 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). You can also listen online via the Varsity Network app.
Probable starters: OSU RHP Jacob Kmatz (5-1, 2.95) vs. UO LHP Grayson Grinsell (5-2, 4.05)
This and that: Kmatz is making his 11th start of the season and seventh in Pac-12 play. The 6-foot-3 junior has been consistent and often dominant this season, allowing two or fewer earned runs in seven starts, and he enters Saturday ranked fourth in the conference in ERA and tied for second in wins. In 55 innings, Kmatz has surrendered 40 hits and recorded 49 strikeouts. … Lost in May’s Friday night excellence was a return-to-form outing from closer Bridger Holmes, who tossed a 1-2-3 ninth to earn his ninth save. He has converted nine of 10 save opportunities this season, but struggled last week, taking three losses as the Beavers languished through a four-game losing streak. … Travis Bazzana hit a solo homer in the third inning of Friday’s win, giving him 20 this season — one shy of Jim Wilson’s single-season school record. … The Beavers have won nine of their last 10 meetings against the Ducks. … Oregon State is 20-1 at Goss Stadium this season. …Gavin Turley went 2 for 4 with two doubles Friday, collecting two of the Beavers’ five hits in the game. Bazzana, Dallas Macias and Brady Kasper — who smashed a second-inning home run — had the other three.
BEAVERS STARTING LINEUP
1. Travis Bazzana, 2B
2. Gavin Turley, L.F.
3. Mason Guerra, DH
4. Wilson Weber, C
5. Jacob Krieg, 1B
6. Brady Kasper, RF
7. Elijah Hainline, SS
8. Canon Reeder, CF
9. Jabin Trosky, 3B
DUCKS LINEUP
1. Bryce Boettcher, CF
2. Chase Meggers, RF
3. Jacob Walsh, 1B
4. Dominic Hellman, DH
5. Bennett Thompson, C
6. Mason Neville, L.F.
7. Maddox Molony, SS
8. Drew Smith, 2B
9. Carter Garate, 3B
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