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The Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals share the Surprise Recreation Campus, but there's a third team that calls it home each spring, too.

The Oregon State Beavers, one of the nation's top college baseball programs, make an annual trek south early in their season. They made their fourth consecutive season opener at Surprise Stadium last weekend and are back this weekend for the Pac 12-Big Ten Challenge.

This spring marks the ninth time since 2006 that Oregon State has played in Surprise, and one Rangers roster hopeful is thrilled they're back.

Darwin Barney starred on the 2006 and 2007 Beavers teams that won national titles and also played in Surprise.