The final day of the Oregon State baseball regular season is here.
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After 54 games, OSU (42-12) will close the book on the regular season with a third and final matchup with Air Force (25-25) at Goss Stadium in Corvallis.
The Beavers are the No. 7 team in the country according to USA Today’s most recent coaches poll and Saturday is one final opportunity for the Beavers to boost their RPI and make an argument to host an NCAA regional as one of the top 16 seeds in the country.
Air Force and the Beavers split the first two games of the series; OSU claimed the first in a comfortable 7-4 win on Thursday but suffered a 9-6 defeat Friday evening.
Oregon State's Ethan Kleinschmit, who’s adopted the series-opening starting pitching role since Dax Whitney’s season-ending injury, started and got the win in the opener.
A combination of Eric Segura, Zach Edwards, Isaac Yeager and Albert Roblez surrendered the loss from the mound in game two.
Freshman Trey Morris (5-0) is the expected starter Saturday. Morris boasts a 2.12 earned-run average and has allowed just 26 hits in 46 2/3 innings pitched.
The Statesman Journal will have live updates and highlights from the Beavers' regular-season finale versus Air Force. Come back to follow along.
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