Spring Break
No. 8 Oregon State regroups to face So. Cal
Beavers return home after being swept by No. 25 Arizona in Tuscon for first of three-week homestand
Casey Grogan
Issue date: 4/5/07 Section: Sports
"He definitely has to be an athlete," starting pitcher Joe Paterson said. "I don't know how physically built he is. But if he is that young, I am sure we are going to attack him, coming hard in. Welcome to the real Pac-10 here."
Oregon State is once again happy to be home after being swept in its last series on the road. OSU looks to improve on its all-around game this weekend.
The strong OSU pitching staff struggled against UA, hitting 10 batters in three games and surrendering Daniel Turpen's first loss of the season in game three. With a few practices, the Beaver staff is ready to take on the Trojan bats.
"We've been working hard all week," Paterson said. "Everyone is throwing pens and working on stuff we didn't do last week. We just need to be concentrating on hitting our spots and those things."
On offense, the Beavers are looking to get the bats going again throughout the lineup. The Beavers are led offensively by catcher Mitch Canham, who is hitting .386 with five home runs. Joining Canham are five other Beavers hitting over .300 in Lennerton, outfielders Mike Lissman, Chris Hopkins, Braden Wells and third baseman Drew George.
"Against Arizona we had trouble hitting the ball early in the game," Lissman said. "We did a lot of execution in practice and that is one thing we need to do this weekend. We just have to prepare ourselves because we are the only team that can beat us."
The Trojans lead the all-time series against OSU, 37-15, and took the series last year. The Beavers, however, beat 'SC four of six games in 2005.
The Beavers and Trojans meet at Goss Stadium beginning today at 5 p.m., when Mike Stutes takes the mound against Cook. The series continues Friday at 5 p.m. as Paterson takes on Boxberger and concludes with Daniel Turpen throwing against Anthony Vasquez on Saturday at noon.
Oregon State is once again happy to be home after being swept in its last series on the road. OSU looks to improve on its all-around game this weekend.
The strong OSU pitching staff struggled against UA, hitting 10 batters in three games and surrendering Daniel Turpen's first loss of the season in game three. With a few practices, the Beaver staff is ready to take on the Trojan bats.
"We've been working hard all week," Paterson said. "Everyone is throwing pens and working on stuff we didn't do last week. We just need to be concentrating on hitting our spots and those things."
On offense, the Beavers are looking to get the bats going again throughout the lineup. The Beavers are led offensively by catcher Mitch Canham, who is hitting .386 with five home runs. Joining Canham are five other Beavers hitting over .300 in Lennerton, outfielders Mike Lissman, Chris Hopkins, Braden Wells and third baseman Drew George.
"Against Arizona we had trouble hitting the ball early in the game," Lissman said. "We did a lot of execution in practice and that is one thing we need to do this weekend. We just have to prepare ourselves because we are the only team that can beat us."
The Trojans lead the all-time series against OSU, 37-15, and took the series last year. The Beavers, however, beat 'SC four of six games in 2005.
The Beavers and Trojans meet at Goss Stadium beginning today at 5 p.m., when Mike Stutes takes the mound against Cook. The series continues Friday at 5 p.m. as Paterson takes on Boxberger and concludes with Daniel Turpen throwing against Anthony Vasquez on Saturday at noon.
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