Corvallis, Oregon, is a long trip for Florida State baseball and the furthest it has gone all year.
Regardless of the distance and the environment, FSU is two games away from returning to Omaha for the College World Series. To get there, the nine-seeded Seminoles must take care of business against No. 8 seed Oregon State.
The first pitch is set for Friday at 6 p.m. at Goss Stadium. While FSU made it through the Tallahassee regional last weekend by winning all three games, two against Mississippi State in back-to-back days, the Beavers avoided elimination by TCU and USC twice following their loss to St. Mary’s in the opening round.
Let’s take a look at Oregon State.
Oregon State
Record: 45-13-1
NCAA Tournament history: 81-48, 24th appearance
Leading hitter: In 59 starts, junior infielder Avia Arquette leads the team with 80 hits in 227 at-bats, 65 RBI, and 18 home runs. His batting average is .352, and his slugging percentage is .670. Junior outfielder Gavin Turley is not too far off with Arquette as he also has 18 homers and a .352 batting average. He has 77 hits and 64 RBI.
Leading pitcher: Freshman Dax Whitney has thrown 101 strikeouts, which is tied for No. 31 in the country. In 15 starts, he has a 3.78 ERA and a 6-3 record. He’s allowed 54 hits, 28 runs, 33 walks and five home runs.
FSU’s all-time record vs. Beavers: 0-0
Last meeting: This will be the first-ever meeting between FSU and OSU
Short hops: Oregon State’s head coach, Mitch Canham, is a two-time champion as a player, and throughout his tenure, he has built the Beavers program into a College World Series contender again, with a coaching staff that played in the Pat Casey era… Oregon State is 21-3 at home and faced some quality opponents in the regular season, such as UCLA, Nebraska, and Oregon. The Beavers are ranked seventh in walks ( 357)and fielding percentage (.982) and 32nd in slugging percentage (.504).
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This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Florida State Seminoles baseball: Meet Super Regional opponent Oregon State
Reporting by Peter Holland Jr., Tallahassee Democrat / Tallahassee Democrat
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