Oregon State's baseball season got off to a rough start on Friday afternoon as the Beavers dropped a 5-3 result to the Michigan Wolverines in Surprise, Arizona.

Dax Whitney put Oregon State in position to win, but the Beavers’ bullpen and bats did not follow through. Whitney allowed one run on five hits and three walks and struck out six over 5.0 innings, but the bullpen could not hang on to the lead.

Big Ten basketball rankings as of Sunday, February 15: Michigan leads the conference, with Wisconsin, Illinois, and Purdue close behind as the regular season winds down.

Michigan head baseball coach Tracy Smith celebrated his 60th birthday Saturday with a career milestone. The Wolverines, who upset No. 12 Oregon State 5-3 on Friday to open the 2026 season, survived a ninth-inning Stanford rally on Saturday for a 7-6 victory in Surprise,

Follow along for live updates from Oregon women's basketball's matchup against No. 15 Michigan State on Jan. 11 at Matthew Knight Arena.