Published 2:40 pm Thursday, May 28, 2026 Two lefties set to duel in Oregon State and Washington State’s NCAA baseball tournament opener Friday Oregon State left-handed pitcher Ethan Kleinschmit (9-2, 3.91 ERA) will start the Beavers’ postseason-opener against Washington State on Friday, a source told The Portland Tribune on Thursday. Washington State is starting redshirt-sophomore left-hander Nick Lewis (9-2, 3.07), The Portland Tribune also learned. Although not necessarily a surprise for either club, the two clubs’ decision indicates the neither will “pitch off” or, in layman’s terms, adjust their rotations for the Eugene Regional . Some teams opt to pitch off in game one of a regional to line up their top arm for the second game, giving a team its ace in either an elimination game or to advance it to the regional final. Oregon State coach Mitch Canham said Tuesday he “liked all of (their) options” to start game one against the Cougars. Kleinschmit last pitched Friday, May 14 against Air Force.…