Probable Starters
Friday: Utah's
Jayson Rose (Jr./RHP) vs. Oregon State's Luke Heimlich (Jr./LHP)
Saturday: Utah's
Riley Ottesen (So./RHP) vs. Oregon State's Bryce Fehmel (So./RHP)
Sunday: Utah's
Josh Lapiana (Jr./LHP) vs. Oregon State's Jake Thompson (Jr./RHP)
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SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah baseball team hits the road this weekend to face No. 1 ranked Oregon State for a three-game series beginning on Friday, April 7.
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The series begins on Friday at 5:30 p.m. PT, and continues on Saturday, April 8, at 1:30 p.m. PT. Game three is Sunday, April 9, at 1:00 p.m. PT. All three games will be video streamed by OSU.
Utah (12-13, 3-6 Pac-12) is coming off its first Pac-12 series win of the season, taking two of three from Oregon.
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Utah (12-13, 3-6 Pac-12) is third in the Pac-12 in batting average (.290). The Utes are third in the league in hits (251) and on-base percentage (.372), and fourth in runs scored (148), total bases (347), slugging percentage (.401) and RBI (131).
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The Utes lead the league with eight pickoffs and six home runs allowed is tied for the fewest in the league.
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Dallas Carroll leads the Pac-12 in batting average (.404) and is second in the league in hits per game (1.60). He is third in the Pac-12 in on-base percentage.
DaShawn Keirsey, Jr., ranks in the top 10 in the league in hits, runs scored and total bases.
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Jayson Rose is seventh in the league in strikeouts (38).
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Oregon State is ranked No. 1 in every major collegiate baseball poll. The Beavers are on a 20-game win streak (25-1, 9-0 Pac-12) and lead the NCAA with a 1.68 earned run average.
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