No. 2 Oregon State baseball vs. USC Trojans: Game 2 preview, starting lineup, how to watch

Oregon State Beavers baseball

Oregon State’s Gavin Turley (#1) heads home after his grand slam in the first inning as the Beavers face the Washington Huskies in a Pac-12 college baseball tournament at Goss Stadium in Corvallis on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Turley has homered in three consecutive games entering Friday night's contest against USC.Sean Meagher/The Oregonian

The No. 2 Oregon State Beavers will look to get their offense rolling as they visit the USC Trojans on Friday night at Cicerone Field in Irvine, California.

It’s the second outing of a three-game series, and the Beavers hope to bounce back after dropping the opener 2-1 on Thursday night. Oregon State managed just four hits and stranded eight runners as the Trojans scored the winning run on Brayden Dowd’s single in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Here are details about Friday night’s game:

No. 2 Oregon State Beavers (21-3, 5-2 Pac-12) vs. USC Trojans (10-15, 5-5)

When: 6:30 p.m., PT Friday, March 29

Where: Cicerone Field at Anteater Ballpark, Irvine, California

TV channel: The game is not televised.

How to watch live stream online: The game will be streamed live by USC. Visit osubeavers.com and click on the baseball schedule for a direct link to the game. Pac-12 Network subscribers can also watch on the Pac-12 Now app.

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 & 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 (3-0, 2.08) vs. USC RHP Jared Feikes (1-1, 4.50)

This and that: Oregon State entered this series averaging nearly 10 runs per game but mustered just one against the Trojans in the opener. … Travis Bazzana saw his streak of leadoff home runs snapped at four games, but the OSU second baseman did extend his hitting streak to seven games with a single in the third inning. … Gavin Turley has hit a home run in three consecutive games. His solo shot in the seventh on Thursday was the 20th of his OSU career. He trails Garret Forrester (2021-23) for 10th place on the Beavers’ all-time list.

OSU’S STARTING LINEUP

1. Travis Bazzana, 2B

2. Gavin Turley, LF

3. Mason Guerra, 1B

4. Dallas Macias, CF

5. Elijah Hainline, 3B

6. Easton Talt, RF

7. Tyce Peterson, DH

8. Tanner Smith, C

9. Jabin Trosky, SS

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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