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OMAHA, Neb. -- Oregon State University's starter for Thursday night's
elimination game was still in doubt after the Beavers beat Rice, 5-0, on
Wednesday night at the College World Series.
"We will think about it in the morning," Beavers head coach Pat Casey said.
The starter might be Dallas Buck, OSU's ace throughout the season. Buck,
though, has been faced with a startling lack of velocity in recent starts.
In his only start in the CWS, Buck lasted just five innings in the Beavers'
11-1 loss to the Hurricanes on June 17.
He allowed seven runs and walked four, while striking out two. The junior
right-hander hit 88 mph in the first inning, but rarely touched above 84 the
rest of the game.
Buck has lost velocity since his freshman year, where he threw in the low- to
mid-90s. Overall, he had a fine year, posting a 12-3 record and 3.43 ERA. His
strikeouts per nine innings, though, slipped from 2005, falling from 8.24 to
7.45 this year.
He had an MRI in the middle of the season, but no problems were discovered.
Since then, Buck has not been his normal self.
Casey and the staff can't figure out what is wrong with their ace. A possible
first-round selection in the draft, Buck slipped to the third round to Arizona.
Other possible candidates for Thursday's start include relievers Mark Grbvac
and Eddie Kunz. Both of them have been used sparingly in the CWS, Grbvac for
one out and Kunz for four outs in two games.
Jonah Nickerson, OSU's No. 2 starter, will probably not start, but could see
time in the bullpen.
Nickerson threw over 100 pitches Monday night and would be starting on just
two days' rest.
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