Beavers Edged In Series Opener

Thursday, March 29

Salt Lake City, UT

5:00 PM

Oregon State

20-3, 5-2

Utah

5-19, 2-2

Oregon State

Utah

Photo by: Dave Nishitani/Oregon State Athletics

March 29, 2018 | Baseball

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Trevor Larnach's grand slam in the fifth was his second of the year

By: Athletic Communications

SALT LAKE CITY – Trevor Larnach hit his second grand slam of the season and Oregon State had the tying run at third in the ninth but the Beavers dropped the series opener at Utah, 8-7, Thursday night at Smith's Ballpark.

The Beavers put runners on second and third with one down in the ninth, down two. Reliever Jacob Rebar struck out Larnach on a 13-pitch at bat before Grenier scored on a wild pitch. Rebar, however, got pinch hitter Preston Jones to fly out to right to end the game.

The loss sent Oregon State to 20-3 overall, and 5-2 in Pac-12 Conference play.

Larnach's grand slam pushed the Beavers up one after OSU fell behind 4-1 via a three-run Utah fourth. The Beavers scored one when Steven Kwan singled in Michael Gretler in the sixth.

The lead, however, didn't last long as the Utes (5-22, 2-2) scored three in the sixth and one more in the seventh off relievers Grant Gambrell, Brandon Eisert and Dylan Pearce. Eisert was charged with the loss, dropping to 3-2 on the year.

Neither starter figured in the decision. Oregon State's Kevin Abel scattered three hits and four runs in four innings, striking out seven. His counterpart, Josh Tedeschi, allowed eight hits and three runs in four innings.

Utah's Trenton Stoltz picked up the win after limiting the Beavers to four hits and two runs in four innings.

Oregon State managed 13 hits off four Utah pitchers; Steven Kwan and Jack Anderson led the way with three apiece. The Beavers, however, left seven runners on base and hit into four double plays.

Next Up
Oregon State and Utah continue the three-game series Friday at 5 p.m. PT (6 p.m. in Utah). A live video stream will be available at osubeavers.com (provided by Utah), and catch the call from Mike Parker by tuning into the Beaver Sports Network and TuneIn.

Friday In PDX
Fans in the Portland area can catch Friday's game on 103.7 FM.

Get Your Tickets
Tickets for the 2018 season can be purchased by visiting BeaverTickets.com/Baseball. Fans can also purchase by calling 1-800-GOBEAVS, between the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The ticket office at Goss Stadium opens two hours prior to first pitch.

Larnach Vs. Conforto
Trevor Larnach's grand slam in the fifth inning pushed him to eight home runs with 34 runs batted in through his first 23 games of the season. By comparison, Michael Conforto, who set the school record with 76 RBI in 2012, had six home runs and 33 RBI through his first 23 games as a freshman.

On That Note
Trevor Larnach's 34 RBI are just 14 shy of his team-leading 48 a season ago. The 2018 Beavers have 33 regular-season games remaining. He is one home run shy of KJ Harrison's team-best nine in 2017.

Make It 11
Andy Armstrong extended his hit streak to 11 games with a double in Thursday's opener. It is the longest streak of the season for the Beavers.

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