Game 19-21: Utah (5-13, 2-4) at Oregon State (18-5, 5-1)
Thursday, April 1-Saturday, April 3Â
6:35 p.m. | 6:35 p.m. | 1 p.m.
Corvallis, Oregon | Goss Stadium
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FIRST PITCH
Utah continues Pac-12 play on the road as it travels to Corvallis, Oregon to take on the Oregon State Beavers.
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Utah got a win on Sunday against Cal moving its record to 5-13 on the season. Oregon State has been hot with an 18-5 record on the year and is 5-1 in conference play. They're coming off a weekend where they swept Washington in Seattle.
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The Utes have played one other Pac-12 series on the road against Stanford and went 1-2. They have been 1-2 in both of the Pac-12 series making their conference record 2-4.
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The last time Utah travelled to Corvallis, the Beavers swept them at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field.
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RICHARDSON SPARKS OFFENSE
Matt Richardson has been on fire since the beginning of Pac-12 play.
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Over the last two weeks, he has hit .565 and raised his season average to a team-leading .340. In the seven games, he has scored eight runs and knocked in five RBI.
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Batting in the nine hole, he is 13-23 at the plate with one walk. Along with constantly being on base, he has a .652 slugging percentage.
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WATSON HAS BEST START OF SEASON
On Sunday Utah needed a big start and got one from
David Watson. He pitched 7.0 innings only allowing one run earning the win over Cal.
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It was the longest outing he's had this season and matched the team's longest outing of seven innings. Watson also set a season high with four strikeouts.
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The outing allowed Utah to build a lead and win the series finale against Cal 11-4. The 11 runs scored by Utah is the most they've scored this season.
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KIERNAN STEADY AT THE PLATE
Jayden Kiernan has been steady at the plate all season and is second on the team hitting .324.
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The catcher has started in every game at either catcher or first and has seven RBI and four doubles.
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He has hits in 15 of the 18 games this season.
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UP NEXT
Utah will have a midweek game in St. George at Dixie State. The two teams will square off on Tuesday, April 6 at 4 p.m.
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