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.…