During the seventh inning of last night's series-opening victory over the Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors, Dax Whitney's amazing sophomore season entered uncharted territory. After retiring the first two Hawai'i batters in the frame, Whitney accumulated a 2-1 count on Rainbow Warriors' junior infielder Noah Rodriguez. Following an outside pitch that moved the count to 3-1, the Beavers' pitching ace signaled to Goss Stadium's home dugout. He was relieved by junior right-handed reliever Noah Scott. At the game's conclusion, Oregon State skipper Mitch Canham addressed Whitney's substitution with a small gathering of beat reporters: “I don’t know yet, he just said he felt some tightness.”, Canham later elaborated that “We’re going to take it as that. Obviously you never get excited about those moments.” At the time of this publication, Oregon State has not updated the status of Whitney's injury.…