With Oregon State and Vanderbilt both winning their respective regionals over the weekend, the two teams will meet this weekend in a best of three series in Nashville, Tennessee. Here is a little profile on the Commodores:
| This Weekend's Opponent :: Vanderbilt | |||
| Overall Record | 50-10 | ||
| Home: | 28-4 | ||
| Away: | 16-5 | ||
| Neutral: | 6-1 | ||
| Top Ten: | 22-8 | ||
| Leading Hitters: | |||
| Jason Esposito | .362 | 8 HR | 55 RBI |
| Curt Casali | .310 | 6 HR | 50 RBI |
| Aaron Westlake | .349 | 14 HR | 48 RBI |
| Pitching | |||
| Sonny Gray | 11-3 | 2.01 ERA | 16 Starts |
| Grayson Garvin | 13-1 | 2.37 ERA | 16 Starts |
| Taylor Hill | 5-1 | 2.84 ERA | 16 Starts |
| Kevin Ziomek | 3-0 | 1.61 ERA | 5 Starts |
All of these pitchers look great. Gray, Garvin, and Hill were all selected in the first six rounds of this year's MLB Draft. The Commodore's team ERA is 2.41, and they have 8 pitchers with 13 or more appearances that have an ERA below 3.00.
Look for more previews on BTD throughout the week as we are trying to get Christian from over at Anchor of Gold in for a Q&A.
Go Beavers!
--Connor