No. 5 Oregon State baseball vs. Nebraska: Preview, starting lineup, how to watch Game 2

The No. 5 Oregon State Beavers visit the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday in a college baseball matchup at Haymarket Park in Lincoln, Nebraska.

First pitch is scheduled for noon.

The Cornhuskers opened the series with a convincing 7-3 victory Friday night, bashing three home runs and handing right-hander Eric Segura (4-1) his first loss of the season.

It didn’t help that OSU finished with its second-fewest runs (three) and hits (five) in a game this season.

It was the first time in 2025 Oregon State has lost a Friday matchup. Can the Beavers recover on Saturday and keep their chances of winning the series alive?

Here are details about today’s game:

No. 6 Oregon State Beavers (19-5) vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers (11-14)

When: Noon PT, Saturday, March 29

Where: Haymarket Park, Lincoln, Nebraska

TV channel: The game is not televised, but will be streaming live on Big Ten Plus.

How to watch live stream online: The series will be streamed live on Big Ten Plus, which is available via a subscription. Visit osubeavers.com and click on the baseball schedule for a direct link to the game or visit bigtenlplus.com for subscription information.

Radio: All games air on the Beaver Sports Network. Pregame starts 30 minutes before the first pitch and you can listen live anywhere via the Varsity Radio Network. Local affiliates include KEJO 93.7-FM & 1240-AM (Corvallis), KKNX 105.1-FM & 840-AM (Eugene), KCFM 104.1-FM & 1250-AM & 104.1-FM (Florence), KLAD 104.3-FM & 960-AM (Klamath Falls), KCFM 103.1-FM (Mapleton), KTMT 96.1-FM & 580-AM (Medford), KCMX 880-AM (Medford), KCMX 99.5-FM (Phoenix), KEX 1190-AM (Portland), KSKR 1490-AM (Roseburg) and KBZY 1490-AM (Salem).

Probable starters: OSU RHP Dax Whitney (2-2, 3.67) vs. RHP Ty Horn (0-3, 6.83)

This and that: Whitney is making his seventh start of the season and second in a row on the road. The 6-foot-5 freshman right-hander earned a no-decision last week at Cal Poly, allowing four runs on six hits in 4 1/3 innings. He has lasted at least five innings in three of his six starts and pitched shutouts in three of his six starts. ... Gavin Turley went 2 for 4 with a two-run homer in Friday’s opener, extending his hitting streak to nine games. He has four home runs this season and 37 in his OSU career. Turley ranks second on the Beavers’ all-time home run list behind Travis Bazzana (45). ... Easton Talt, meanwhile, saw his eight-game hitting streak end on Friday, when he went 0 for 5 with two strikeouts and an RBI groundout. It was just the seventh time this season (in 24 starts) that Talt failed to record a hit. ... The Cornhuskers ended an eight-game losing streak to the Beavers on Friday. The teams have played 12 times over the years and OSU owns a 10-2 all-time edge. ... Zach Kmatz was one of the bright spots for the Beavers in the opener. The freshman right-hander recorded three strikeouts and allowed just one hit in 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief.... Freshman Paul Vazquez made his first career start on Friday, playing designated hitter and batting in the eight hole. He went 0 for 2 and was pulled for a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning. ...

OSU’S starting lineup

1. Easton Talt, RF

2. Aiva Arquette, SS

3. Trent Caraway, 3B

4. Gavin Turley, DH

5. Canon Reeder, CF

6. Wilson Weber, C

7. Jacob Krieg, 1B

8. Dallas Macias, LF

9. AJ Singer, 2B