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- A top-ranked Oregon State baseball team welcomes in an upset-hungry Washington State squad for the next few days, in the second-to-last series of the regular season for the Beavers. Our friends over at Coug Center give us some perspective into the match-ups from a Washington State stand-point, while BeaversEdge previews the games with an emphasis on momentum and some key players to keep an eye on.
- Staying on the diamond but moving over to the softball side of things, Oregon State begins their post-season on Friday in Waco, Texas against James Madison, hoping to turns some heads in pursuit of a Women’s College World Series. Steve Gress of The Bulletin looks backs on the Beavers turbulent 2017 campaign so far and discusses what might be the key to success for this team the rest of the way.
- In some sad news to add to this edition of “Quick Links”, Danny Moran of the Oregonian has reported that former Beavers athletic director Lynn Snyder passed away on Monday, at the age of 75. Snyder led Oregon State’s athletic department from 1985-1990, after a six-year stay at Marshall, and helped to create men’s and women’s soccer programs at the school during his tenure.
- Not even a week ago, Oregon State graduate transfer Malcolm Duvivier committed to Akron and on Thursday, the school officially announced the signing of the former Beavers guard via a release on their athletics website. Zips’ head coach John Groce lauded Duvivier in the release, stating that his mix of power, athleticism, toughness and competitiveness “should allow him to become one of the top guards in the Mid-American Conference."
- Kerry Eggers of the Portland Tribune gave his overview of the Oregon State off-season, with some critical quotes from head coach Gary Andersen on a variety of topics pertaining to the team, mixed in along the way. Besides discussing personnel changes, position battles and the program’s $42 million-dollar renovation to the Valley Football Center, the article also reveals the start date of training camp and a potential scrimmage.