OSU release - CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State's made a tradition of opening its season in Surprise, Ariz. and that will continue in the upcoming season.  The Beavers, in partnership with REV Entertainment, announced Wednesday that the team will open the 2027 season at Surprise Stadium, doing so for the 13th consecutive year.  The 2027 season gets underway Feb. 19 and Oregon State will take on Vanderbilt, UC Santa Barbara and Nebraska during the College Baseball Series. The full schedule of games will be revealed in the fall.  Oregon State will play a fourth game in Surprise against Kent State on Monday, Feb. 22.  Home plate reserved seats for the four games go on sale this Friday beginning at 8 a.m. PT. Visit collegebaseballseries.com for ticket sales and more information.  Single-game tickets will go on sale this fall.  OSU and Nebraska have met 14 times previously. The Beavers hold the all-time series advantage, 11-3, with a 10-1 mark in neutral-site contests. The teams last met in 2025 in Lincoln with the Cornhuskers taking 2-of-3.  Oregon State holds an 18-13-1 lead in the series versus UC Santa Barbara, with a 6-5 mark in neutral-site matchups. The Gauchos have played in Surprise once, in 2023, an 11-0 Oregon State win.  Oregon State and Vanderbilt last squared off in 2022 at the Corvallis Regional. The Commodores, who lead the all-time series, 4-3, won the first matchup in that regional, 8-1, before the Beavers came back for a 7-6 win to advance to that season's Corvallis Super Regional. Next season's matchup will be just the second in the regular season between the teams with the first in 2008 in Tempe.  OSU, meanwhile, will be meeting Kent State for the first time.