TUCSON, Ariz. — The streaking Arizona Wildcats (23-15, 9-12) hit the road this weekend for a three-game series against the No. 22 Oregon State Beavers (27-13, 11-10) in Corvallis.

All three games this weekend will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks and broadcast live on Wildcats Radio 1290 AM.

The Wildcats have won six straight, including a sweep of the Utah Utes at home last weekend. Over the course of their current win streak the Arizona offense, one of the most dangerous units in the nation, has averaged 14.5 runs per game.

Arizona has won each of their last two series against Oregon State, and looks to continue that streak this weekend to help secure a spot in the 2023 Pac-12 Baseball Tournament.

For more, a complete weekend preview is below.
 

Date	Opponent	Time (MST)	Arizona Pitcher	Opponent Pitcher
Friday, April 28	#22 Oregon State	7:00 PM	RHP Cam Walty (3-0, 3.92)	RHP Trent Sellers (6-3, 4.25)
Saturday, April 29	#22 Oregon State	3:00 PM	LHP Bradon Zastrow (4-2, 4.66)	RHP Jacob Kmatz (2-4, 3.81)
Sunday, April 30	#22 Oregon State	1:00 PM	RHP Aiden May (4-2, 6.00)	TBA

Leading Off...

• The Arizona Wildcats and Oregon State Beavers meet this weekend for a three-game conference series in Corvallis.
• All three games will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks with Ben Creighton (PxP) and Bill Rowe (Analyst) on the call. The series will also be broadcast live on Wildcats Radio 1290 AM with play-by-play from Brian Jeffries.
• The Wildcats and Beavers have faced off 83 times in program history, with games dating back to 1963 and Arizona holding a narrow 42-41 edge in the all-time series.
• Arizona won 2-of-3 games the last time the two teams squared off in Tucson last season. The Wildcats also won 2-of-3 the last time they were in Corvallis, in May of 2021. Arizona leads the series over the last five years, 8-5, while Oregon State leads over the last 10 years, 20-13.
• Outfielder Chase Davis was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week on Monday afternoon for his contributions to Arizona's 4-0 run last week. Davis hit .688 with seven runs, five extra-base hits, and nine RBI while posting an OPS north of 2.000.
• Davis hit his 14th home run of the season last  Sunday against Utah, giving him 32 career home runs. He is currently tied with Moises Duran (2001-04) for the eighth most home runs in program history. He is one home run shy of a tie for sixth and two shy of a tie for fifth.
• Arizona's .976 fielding percentage currently ranks third in the Pac-12 behind only Oregon State (.980) and Washington (.980). Their 34 errors are third-fewest in the conference. The Wildcats finished 2022 ninth in the Pac-12 in fielding percentage.

SOME SERIES THEMES: The Arizona Wildcats and Oregon State Beavers meet this weekend for a three-game conference series in Corvallis...All three games will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks with Ben Creighton (PxP) and Bill Rowe (Analyst) on the call...The series will also be broadcast live on Wildcats Radio 1290 AM with play-by-play from Brian Jeffries...The Wildcats and Beavers have faced off 83 times in program history, with games dating back to 1963 and Arizona holding a narrow 42-41 edge in the all-time series...Arizona won 2-of-3 games the last time the two teams squared off in Tucson last season...The Wildcats also won 2-of-3 the last time they were in Corvallis, in May of 2021...Arizona leads the series over the last five years, 8-5, while Oregon State leads over the last 10 years, 20-13...The Wildcats have struggled on the road this season, posting a 10-game record of 2-8...Arizona has suffered Pac-12 road sweeps at UCLA and Arizona State, and dropped 2-of-3 games on the road at Washington State...Arizona outfielder Chase Davis earned Pac-12 Player of the Week honors on Monday afternoon, the first weekly award of his career...Davis earned the selection after hitting .688 with seven runs, five extra-base hits, and nine RBI while posting an OPS north of 2.000...The Wildcats went 5-0 on the homestand they just closed out, beating Arizona State 20-0 in a midweek, sweeping Utah on a combined score of 42-16, and taking down New Mexico 11-8 in a midweek...Oregon State is led by fourth-year head coach Mitch Canham, who has steered the Beavers to a record of 117-64 in his three-plus seasons at the helm in Corvallis.

STREAKONOMICS: Three Wildcats currently sport hit streaks in the double digits, led by outfielder Chase Davis and infielder Mason White at 14 games and followed closely behind by outfielder Emilio Corona at 12 games. Over the course of Davis' hit streak he has posted a .463 batting average (25x54) while scoring 19 runs, collecting 11 extra-base hits, and driving in 18 RBI. White's hit streak has seen him go 25-for-57 (.439) at the plate with 21 runs scored, seven doubles, three triples, two home runs, and 14 RBI. Davis and White's 14-game hit streaks are the longest on the team this year. Davis (37 games) also currently sports the longest on-base streak on the team. Dating back to the end of the 2022 campaign, Davis has reached base safely in 50 consecutive games, the longest streak of his career. Mason White (16 games), Tony Bullard (13 games), Brendan Summerhill (13 games), Emilio Corona (12 games), Cameron LaLiberte (11 games), and Nik McClaughry (10 games) all sport active, extended on-base streaks.

DAVIS NAMED PAC-12 POTW: Arizona star outfielder Chase Davis has earned his first career Pac-12 Player of the Week selection, the conference announced on Monday afternoon. Davis is the third Wildcat to earn weekly honors from the Pac-12 this season, following first baseman Kiko Romero last month and right-handed pitcher TJ Nichols in February. Across four games, in which the Wildcats posted a perfect 4-0 record, Davis hit .688 with seven runs scored, 11 hits, two doubles, one triple, two home runs, and nine RBI. He led the team in batting average, hits, extra-base hits, total bases, slugging percentage, and on-base percentage over that stretch. Davis' performance was one of many standout efforts that led the Wildcats to a 20-0 victory over rival Arizona State last Wednesday and a three-game sweep of Utah over the weekend at Hi Corbett Field. The Elk Grove, California native opened the week with a massive performance on Wednesday, going a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate with three runs scored, one double, one home run, and a season-high five RBI as the Wildcats rolled the Sun Devils, 20-0. He followed it up with three more multi-hit performances against Utah, including another home run in Sunday's series finale that gave him 32 for his career and moved him into a tie for eighth place on the program leaderboard.  Overall, Davis scored at least one run, drove in one or more RBI, and collected multiple hits in all four of Arizona's games last week. He extended his career-long on-base streak to 36 games in the process. Davis was also a key contributor on defense, posting an unblemished 1.000 fielding percentage on nine chances with an outfield assist throwing a runner out at home.

MLB WILDCATS: Eight former Wildcats currently find themselves on MLB rosters rosters: Cesar Salazar (Houston Astros), Kevin Newman (Cincinnati Reds), Andrew Nardi (Miami Marlins), Rob Refsnyder (Boston Red Sox), Kevin Ginkel (Arizona Diamondbacks), Tylor Megill (New York Mets), Chase Silseth (Los Angeles Angels), and Mark Melancon (Arizona Diamondbacks). Salazar made the Astros Opening Day roster and made his Major League debut on Sunday, April 12 against the White Sox, becoming the 93rd Wildcat in MLB history. In addition to the eight Wildcats currently in MLB there are seven other former Wildcats currently playing organized baseball who have already made their Major League debuts, along with 17 more who are working hard to earn their first shot.

CRUSH DAVIS: Outfielder Chase Davis has proven himself to be a prolific power hitter during his collegiate career. After swatting 18 during his sophomore campaign, he has followed up with 14 so far this year to give him 32 career long balls. Davis enters the weekend tied for eighth place on the Wildcats career leaderboard. His 18 home runs last year led the team, ranked third in the Pac-12, and were tied for the sixth most in a single season in program history.

NO FREE RIDES: The Arizona pitching staff has excelled at limiting walks this season, allowing an average of just 3.27 BB/9. Fourteen times this season the Wildcats pitching staff has issued two or fewer walks in a game, highlighted by a zero-walk performance against Arizona State on March 24. Arizona's mark of 3.27 is the second-best mark in the Pac-12 — behind only UCLA (2.87) — and the 15th best mark among all NCAA Division I programs. It also marks a significant improvement from their 2019 mark of 5.33 BB/9.

STARTING STRONG: The Wildcats have more than doubled up opponents through the first two innings of games this year, currently hold a 104-46 scoring advantage across the first and second innings. In the first two innings this year the Wildcats offense has combined to post a .391 batting average with 55 extra-base hits, while the pitching staff has limited opposing offenses to a .295 batting average with just 21 extra-base hits. Overall, Arizona has out-scored their opponents by a margin of 334-230 this year.

EXTRA EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT: Through 38 games, the Arizona offense has combined to swat 186 extra-base hits, the best mark in the Pac-12. The Wildcats are currently averaging 4.9 extra-base hits per game. Arizona has taken advantage of the large dimensions at Hi Corbett Field since moving there in 2012 — in the decade-plus since the move off campus the Wildcats hold the Pac-12 lead with 2,069 extra-base hits (second: Stanford, 1,934). During that stretch Arizona has paced the conference in doubles six times and triples six times.

OFFENSE FOR ALL: The Wildcats are among the top offensives teams in the nation again this season. Arizona is currently averaging 8.8 runs and 12.0 hits per game, numbers that rival the Wildcats 2021 offense that was among the best in program history (8.5 runs, 11.7 hits).