NDSU gets overall #1 seeded Oregon St. on Friday at 10PM CT on ESPNU

[Bisonwinagn]

Pardon my ignorance...where will the game be held?

Top 16 seeds host:

http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/baseball/d1

[ndsubison1]

will the Beavers throw their #1 guy? The Ducks threw their #3 guy last year vs the Jacks and it nearly came back to bite them

[ndsubison1]

whats up with us playing teams with shitty forums?

http://www.pure-orange.net/bscbaseball/index.html

[roadwarrior]

Weather forecast for Corvallis:

Fri - sunny 79
Sat - sunny 82
Sun - mostly sunny 76
Mon - partly cloudy 72

[Tatanka]

I keep seeing "Corvallis" but all I can think of is "Cornwallis" and a particular Christmas episode of teh South Park.

[moosbah]

In what is an unusual twist of phrasing, I think the beaver will be hard on us.

[Bisonator98]

Gonna be a tough game. Hopefully Ernst channels his inner Nolan Ryan. GO BISON!!!

[bruinbison]

A star player for Oregon State is OF Michael Conforto.
He is projected as a 1st round pick in June's MLB draft.
Conforto is the top-ranked outfielder for the draft by Baseball America.

1. Michael Conforto, Oregon State

While other college and high school position players have better all-around tools, Conforto ranks as the best present hitter in the 2014 draft. He has had a monster junior season for Oregon State, building off his first two seasons when he was an All-Freshman selection in 2012 and led the Beavers to Omaha in 2013. Listed at 6-foot-2, 217 pounds, Conforto has present strength and above-average bat speed. He has controlled his aggressiveness as a junior, taming a swing that got too big over the summer with Team USA. He’s become a more selective hitter, ranking second in the country in walks and first in on-base percentage while hitting .410 though the first week in May. After hitting 24 homers in his first two seasons combined, Conforto had just five thus far as a junior, giving some evaluators pause because he’s a bat-first player. He has plus raw power and should project to hit 20-25 annually. He also has improved his fringy outfield defense, which is seen as adequate for left field, with average arm strength that doesn’t always play. Conforto has shown playmaking ability with the glove, however, with show-stopper plays in the College World Series last year and key outfield assists in games against rival Oregon.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/colle...t-outfielders/

In Baseball America's
latest mock draft Conforto goes to San Diego at #13 overall.
He is hitting .364 - .578 SLG - 7 HR - 55 RBI


Also ranked for this year's draft (junior-eligible)
91 - LHP Jace Frye - 11-1 - 1.43 ERA - 113.2 IP - 94 SO's - .192 BA against
92 - OF Dylan Davis - .286 - .429 SLG - 6 HR - 63 RBI

so just on that they could go anywhere from late 2nd round on, but you all know how drafts are,
beauty in the eye of the beholder and also it just takes one.....

[Bison bison]

Hitting the ball over the fence will render Conforto useless!

[bruinbison]

Baseball America's Corvallis Regional team preview:

http://www.baseballamerica.com/colle...ional-preview/

OSU’s greatest strength is its weekend rotation, which rates as the nation’s best. Lefties Ben Wetzler (11-1, 0.76, the national ERA leader) and Jace Fry (11-1, 1.43) tied for the Pac-12 lead in wins; both are dogged competitors, but Fry has better stuff, with a fastball that bumps 93, an excellent changeup and an improved breaking ball. Wetzler has pitched in the mid- to upper 80s this spring, but he has advanced feel for his slider, which gives fits to righties and lefties alike. Sophomore righty Andrew Moore (5-5, 2.88) was a first-team All-American as a freshman in 2013 thanks to his ability to command solid but not overpowering pitches. The Beavers rank second in the nation with a 2.13 ERA, but their bullpen isn’t as strong as their rotation, so the key to beating them is driving up the starters’ pitch counts and getting into the ‘pen early.

And some of the write-up on NDSU.....

On the mound, junior lefthander Parker Trewin (7-2, 2.85) has put together a breakout season; he has a loose, projectable frame and a fastball that has touched 90. But the tone-setter is junior righty David Ernst (5-4, 3.70), a competitor with some pedigree (he was drafted out of high school by the Cubs).