Oregon State Wins Finale 6-5, Claims Series

Sunday, April 29

Corvallis, OR

1:05 PM

Oregon State

32-7, 12-6

Arizona State

18-25, 10-11

Arizona State

Oregon State

Photo by: Dave Nishitani/Oregon State Athletics

April 29, 2018 | Baseball

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Troy Claunch hit his first career home run in the win

By: Athletic Communications

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Cadyn Grenier and Troy Claunch each homered, and Steven Kwan and Michael Gretler both tallied three hits to send fifth-ranked Oregon State to a 6-5 win over Arizona State Sunday afternoon at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field.

The win sent the Beavers to the series victory, and pushed Oregon State to a 32-7 overall record and 12-6 mark in Pac-12 Conference play. Arizona State, meanwhile, dropped to 18-25 overall and 10-11 versus league foes.

Grenier opened OSU's scoring with a two-run home run in the first, then watched as Troy Claunch hit the first of his career in the second. Preston Jones reached on an infield single in the third that also scored a run to make it 4-1 OSU.

The Sun Devils tied the game at four in the third, then went ahead with a solo run in the sixth.

Thus came the Oregon State comeback.

Trevor Larnach doubled to open the seventh, and scored on Gretler's third hit of the game, a single up the middle. Three batters later, Claunch drove a sacrifice fly to right for the game-winning run.

Kwan singled three times and walked twice to reach base all five times. Gretler's three hits pushed him to 11 multi-hit efforts on the year. Jones had two hits for his fourth multi-hit game of the season.

Oregon State finished with 13 hits and tallied 33 over the three games versus the Sun Devils.

Dylan Pearce held Arizona State to four hits and a run in 3 2/3 innings of relief. He struck out four en route to the win, his second of the year. Jake Mulholland earned his 12^th save of the year after 1 1/3 scoreless innings.

Eli Lingos started for ASU, and allowed 13 hits and six runs in seven innings. He took the loss, dropping to 6-4 in 2018.

Next Up
Oregon State steps out of conference play for a midweek matchup versus Oregon at PK Park Tuesday night. The Civil War Series game, presented by PacificSource Health Plans, Spirit Mountain Casino, Safeway-Albertsons and your local Toyota Dealers, is slated for a 5:35 p.m. PT start on the Pac-12 Networks.

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.

Make That 39
The 3,685 in attendance at Sunday's game pushed the Beavers to 39 consecutive crowds of 3,000 or more dating to 2017. The Beavers and Sun Devils totaled 10,687 fans for the three-game series. Oregon State has totaled 62,034 in attendance this season, an average of 3,446 per game.

15
Cadyn Grenier's home run in the first inning pushed his hit streak to 15 games, now the longest of the season by a Beaver. He is 25-for-64 (.391) with 17 RBI and three home runs during the streak.

Also In A Streaky Mood
Nick Madrigal pushed his hit streak to 11 games with a 1-for-5 day and has 22 hits during it. Michael Gretler moved his to six games with three hits, and is 11-for-23 (.478) during it. Steven Kwan, meanwhile, has 15 hits and four walks in a five-game streak.

Moving Up
Jake Mulholland's 12^th save of the season pushed the sophomore to a tie for third in the Oregon State record books. He has 18 for his career, which is tied for fifth with Scott Schultz (2011-14).

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