SCHEDULE: At Arizona 7 p.m. today, 6 p.m. on Saturday and noon on Sunday

WHERE: Sancet Stadium

RECORDS: Oregon State 23-3, 0-0 Pacific-10 Conference; Arizona 22-6, 0-0

SERIES: Arizona leads 22-16

RADIO: KEJO (1240 AM)

PROBABLE STARTERS: RHP Mike Stutes (6-0, 2.17 ERA) vs. RHP Preston Guilmet (5-0, 1.70) today; LHP Joe Paterson (5-1, 2.59) vs. LHP Brad Mills (5-2, 2.61) Satu

rday; LHP Daniel Turpen (6-0, 2.31) vs. LHP David Coulon (2-1, 4.94)

UPDATE: The second-ranked Beavers begin the Pac-10 season with a strong challenge on the road against No. 25 Arizona. They have won 12 straight, while the Wildcats have won eight s

traight. … OSU’s 12-game streak is the longest since it won 15 in 1986. … The Beavers won the Arizona series last year 2-1 in Corvallis. … Pitching and defense have been OSU’s keys to success. There have been two or fewer runs allowed in the last nine game

s and one or fewer errors in the last 11 games. … The starting rotation averages 6.0 innings, 5.1 hits, 1.5 walks and 5.0 strikeouts. … 1B Jordan Lennerton has the longest current hitting streak for OSU at nine games, with OF Mike Lissman second with eight

. … C Mitch Canham and Lissman lead the team in multi-hit games with 10 each. … The Wildcats are led by 1B/OF Bill Rhinehart (.360, 5 HR, 29 RBIs) and 1B/OF Brad Glenn (.344, 5, 29) and 1B C.J. Ziegler (.321, 7, 31).

— Cliff Kirkpatrick