Beavers Win Opener At Arizona

Friday, April 6

Tucson, AZ

7:00 PM

Oregon State

24-4, 0

Arizona

17-11, 0

Oregon State

Arizona

Photo by: Dave Nishitani/Oregon State Athletics

April 06, 2018 | Baseball

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Oregon State has now won four straight over Arizona

By: Athletic Communications

TUCSON, Ariz. – Bryce Fehmel held Arizona to four hits and a run and Oregon State scored three runs in the sixth inning en route to a 6-2 win over the Wildcats Friday night at Hi Corbett Field.

Fehmel was stellar in his eighth start of the year. His lone blemish came on a Nick Quintana home run in the fourth that tied the game at one. Fehmel rebounded after the home run and worked 6 2/3 innings to improve to 4-1 on the year.

The right-hander struck out three – including two in the seventh before departing for reliever Dylan Pearce – while walking two.

Tied at one in the sixth, the Beavers (24-4 overall, 7-3 Pac-12 Conference) rallied for three to take the lead for good. Michael Gretler hit one to left center – the deepest part of the park at 410 feet – for a run-scoring double. He and Jack Anderson then scored when Cadyn Grenier hit into what appeared to be a double play ball. Instead, it was bobbled, enabling OSU to take a 4-1 lead.

Grenier added to the lead with his second RBI of the game, a double past the first-base bag in the eighth.

He and Anderson both finished with two hits to lead the OSU attack.

Arizona's (17-11, 2-5) Cody Deason was saddled with the loss, dropping to 3-2 on the year. A right-hander, he gave up five hits and four runs – three earned – in six innings.

Next Up
Oregon State and Arizona continue their series Saturday night at Hi Corbett Field. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. PT.

TV
The entire series versus Arizona is scheduled to be televised on the Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Oregon and Pac-12 Arizona. Those with subscriptions to the Network can also watch via Pac-12.com and the Pac-12 Now app.

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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.

Something About The Seventh
Adley Rutschman led off the seventh with a bloop single to left. The sophomore is now 10-for-17 (.588) in the seventh inning this season, adding five doubles and 13 RBI.

All Tied Up
Oregon State's win evened the series with the Wildcats at 36 games apiece; the Beavers are 16-24 in games played in Tucson. Friday's win also marked Oregon State's fourth straight over Arizona, now the team's longest win streak in the series. OSU had won three straight six times previously.

At Arizona
Oregon State has now won 10 of its last 16 games in Tucson despite getting swept at Hi Corbett Field in 2016.

All Good Things Must Come To An End
Andy Armstrong was held without a hit Friday, snapping his hit streak at 15 games. The sophomore had also reached base safely in 19 consecutive games. That streak was also snapped.

Walk This Way
The Beavers tallied eight walks to four strikeouts. OSU has posted five consecutive games with more walks or as many walks as strikeouts. Oregon State has drawn 36 walks to 28 strikeouts over that stretch. The Beavers are the hardest team in the Pac-12 to strike out this season, totaling 154 over the first 28 games of 2018 – an average of 5.5 per game.

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