CORVALLIS, Ore. – After winning their final home series of the season, the Oregon State softball team will close the 2024 season in Berkeley with a three-gameset against California this weekend.
Opponent Day/Time Stream
California May 3 / 3 p.m. Pac-12 Networks
California May 4 / 2 p.m. Pac-12 Networks
California May 5 / Noon Pac-12 Networks
Leading Off
By the Numbers
2: OSU had two – Madi Simon (Puerto Rico; silver) and Grace Messmer (Canada; bronze) – medal in the fall’s Pan-American games in Chile.
2: Oregon State has tied twice in the Berg era, last coming in the the previous meeting with the Golden Bears.
4: Oregon State will play in its fourth California locale this season. Earlier, the Beavs played in Fresno, Cathedral City and Fullerton.
5: The Beavers have racked up five home wins versus teams in the top 25 since last April. Wins have come over No. 8 Stanford, No. 9 Washington, No. 12 UCLA, No. 20 Oregon and No. 21 Arizona.
8: Including California, the Beavers will finish the regular season having played eight opponents from the Golden State.
8: With the win on Saturday, the Beavers clinched their eighth season in the Berg era with at least 20 wins.
64: Logan Hulon, Sarah Haendiges and Ellie Garcia make up the sole trio in the Pac-12 in which all have recorded 64 Ks in 2024.
The Opposition
· Seeding in next week’s Pac-12 Tournament is still up for grabs as the Beavs and Golden Bears will battle.
Pac-12 Tournament Awaits
· Following this weekend’s series, the Beavs will compete for the Pac-12’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament in the league’s conference tournament.
Round Tripper Tidbits
· Oregon State improved to 4-0 on the season when they hit at least two home runs following Sunday’s win.
· Both Madi Simon (6th inning) and Lici Campbell (7th inning [walkoff]) launched (two-run) homers over the left field wall to help push the Beavers to the win over the Cardinal.
· Campbell slugged two two-run homers in a four at-bat stretch (4/14 vs. STAN, 4/19 at ORE)
Leading the Pac
· Oregon State is the only school in the Pac-12 with three or more pitchers to have recorded at least 64 Ks this season.
· Hulon leads the staff with 80 while Haendiges has 65 and Garcia follows with one fewer at 64.
· Hulon’s 80 Ks places her 10th among Pac-12 arms while Garcia and Haendiges sit at 12th and 13th, respectively.
Sister, Sister (x2)
• The Beavs have two pairs of sisters on the team: Abby and Paige Doerr of Coburg, Ore., and Deja and Tiara Westbrook of Arcadia, Calif.
Putting in Extra Work
• OSU has played in three extra-inning contests this season, all of which took place last month and two were in the Beaver State.
• The three are the most in a season since 2022, which also had three.
• 2023 did not have any games go longer than seven frames.
• Game two at Portland State went to 11 innings, marking the longest game for the Beavs since a 10-inning affair in a 2022 home win over Utah.
• For the second consecutive series finale at Washington, the game needed more than seven as the Beavs and Huskies played nine.
Beaver Staff Notes
• Beaver fans will see a mix of familiar and new faces inside the dugout this season.
• Marcie Green makes her return to Oregon State where she will lead the pitching staff. She was previously in Corvallis from 2013-2022 where she capped it off with a trip to the Women’s College World Series in her final season.
• Working primarily with the fielders and hitters, Matt Lisle joins Berg’s staff with years of experience in college softball, baseball and even Major League Baseball.
• Starting his journey from student manager in 2018, Dominic Garcia enters his first year as a member of the coaching staff. The Beaver alumnus worked his way up to head student manager to video coordinator last season and will oversee player development, technology and data.
• Entering her third year with the program is Sarah Hoechlin, who serves as the Director of Operations. The OSU alumna spent two years as a student manager before a stint with the Corvallis Knights.
Nine New Faces Join the Dam
• The Beavers welcomed nine new student-athletes, two transfers and seven freshmen.
• Hulon (Texas) and Deja Westbrook (Cal Baptist) came via the transfer portal to Corvallis.
• Alysa Del Val, Doerr, Leah Mays, Kaylee Oh, Taverli Tennant, Tiara Westbrook and Ashley Wolfe all are freshmen.
Softball America Accolades
• Kiki Escobar was tabbed by the publication as the sixth-best second baseman in their preseason rankings.
• In their Top 100 List, she was ranked 95th while Sarah Haendiges placed a few spots ahead at 87th.
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