The No. 6 Oregon State Beavers play the No. 14 Arizona Wildcats Thursday night in the opener of a three-game Pac-12 baseball series at Hi Corbett Field in Tucson, Arizona with a live broadcast on Pac-12 Networks.
• You can watch the Oregon State vs. Arizona series live with Fubo(free trial), or with Sling (promotional offers, cheapest streaming plans).
It’s the final series of the regular season. The teams enter the opener sitting atop the Pac-12 standings — first-place Arizona leads second-place Oregon State by 1 1/2 games — and in search of the regular season conference championship. The Beavers need a sweep to win the title and land the No. 1 seed at the Pac-12 baseball tournament, while the Wildcats can earn the top seed with just one victory in Tucson.
The Beavers are on a roll heading into the series, having won five in a row and nine of their last 12.
(For a preview of the series, read this weekend primer)
Here are details about tonight’s game:
No. 6 Oregon State Beavers (39-12, 17-9 Pac-12) vs. No. 14 Arizona Wildcats (32-18, 19-8)
When: 6:05 p.m. PT Thursday, May 16
Where: Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Arizona.
TV channel: Pac-12 Networks.
How to watch live stream online: You can watch the games live for FREE with Fubo(free trial), or with Sling (promotional offers, cheapest streaming plans) if you are out of Fubo trials, or simply prefer that platform and their pricing plans. You can also watch this match live on Pac-12 Live with your cable or satellite provider login information.
Find out more about which channel Pac-12 Networks is on in your area by using the channel finders here: Verizon Fios, AT&T U-verse, Comcast Xfinity, Spectrum/Charter, Optimum/Altice, DIRECTV and Dish.
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 Aiden May (5-0, 2.77) vs. LHP Jackson Kent (3-2, 3.12)
This and that: May is making his 11th start of the season and ninth in Pac-12 play. The 6-foot-2 junior, who played for the Wildcats last season, is returning to Tucson for the first time since transferring to Oregon State — and the homecoming comes amid the most dominant stretch of his career. May is 4-0 in his last five starts and brings a 22 1/3-innings scoreless streak into the series. He has allowed just 10 hits and recorded 30 strikeouts over his last three starts. ... The Beavers are just 7-9 on the road this season, which includes a 4-7 mark in Pac-12 play. ... Outfielder Micah McDowell brings a six-game hitting streak into the series. He’s 12 for 24, with three homers, three doubles, 10 RBIs, 12 runs scored and six walks during the run. ... Outfielder Brady Kasper has driven in 13 runs over the last four games, during which he is 8 for 17 with three home runs and two doubles. ... Gavin Turley collected two hits in the Beavers’ last game — a 15-1 win over UCLA — becoming the second OSU player to record 20 multi-hit games this season. Travis Bazza has a team-high 23 multi-hit games. ... OSU is one win shy of 40 wins. The program has won 40 or more games 11 times, including each of the last two seasons. ... The Beavers have hit a program-record 109 homers this season, which leads the Pac-12 and ranks seventh nationally.
OSU’S PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP
1. Travis Bazzana, 2B
2. Micah McDowell, CF
3. Dallas Macias, LF
4. Gavin Turley, DH
5. Brady Kasper, RF
6. Elijah Hainline, SS
7. Jacob Krieg, 1B
8. Jabin Trosky, 3B
9. Tanner Smith, C
— Joe Freeman | jfreeman@oregonian.com | 503-294-5183 | @BlazerFreeman | Subscribe to The Oregonian/OregonLive newsletters and podcasts for the latest news and top stories.
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