Heimlich Wins 14th, Beavers Shut Out UCLA

Thursday, May 24

Corvallis, OR

4:00 PM

Oregon State

43-9-1, 19-8-1

UCLA

35-18, 18-10

UCLA

Oregon State

Photo by: Dave Nishitani/Oregon State Athletics

May 24, 2018 | Baseball

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The lefty tied the OSU single-season record with his 14th win

By: Athletic Communications

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Luke Heimlich struck out 10, setting a single-season record in the process, as Oregon State defeated No. 18 UCLA, 2-0, in front of 3,567 fans at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field on Thursday afternoon.

Heimlich reached double figures for the seventh consecutive game, and with his third K of the day, surpassed Jonah Nickerson - 131 in 2006 - for the most strikeouts in a season by an Oregon State pitcher.

The left-hander, who also tied the Oregon State single-season record with his 14^th win, sits at 139 strikeouts on the year, which ties him for fifth nationally.

On Thursday, he struck out nine over his first four innings and held the Bruins (35-18 overall, 18-10 Pac-12 Conference) to five hits in 7 2/3 scoreless innings. Brandon Eisert came on in the eighth and threw one pitch to end the frame, before needing 10 in the ninth for his fifth save of the year.

Oregon State (43-9-1, 19-8-1) scored its only runs of the game in the second. Tyler Malone drilled the first pitch he saw from UCLA starter Jake Bird to right for a run-scoring single. He then watched as Jack Anderson grounded out to first, bringing in Trevor Larnach from third.

Bird went the distance for UCLA, but was charged with the loss. He scattered five hits and two runs while walking two and striking out two. He is 7-4 on the year.

Next Up
Oregon State and UCLA continue their series Friday at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field with first pitch slated for 4:05 p.m. PT. It can be seen live on Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Oregon, Pac-12 Los Angeles, Pac-12.com and the Pac-12 Now app.

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.

Senior Day Friday
Oregon State will honor its 2018 senior class before Friday's 4:05 p.m. matchup with the Bruins. The senior day ceremony is slated to start at approximately 3:45 p.m.

Attendance
Oregon State saw 3,567 fans at Thursday's opener. The Beavers have now had 43 consecutive crowds of 3,000 or more and are averaging 3,510 per game in 2018.

Gretler Tied For Ninth
Michael Gretler's double in the fourth inning gave him 19 on the season. That ties him with A.J. Marquadt (1993), Joe Gerber (2000), Jacoby Ellsbury (2005) and Ryan Dunn (2012) for the ninth-most in a single season at Oregon State. Gretler now has 36 career doubles, three shy of ninth at Oregon State.

He's Tough
Brandon Eisert got the last out of the eighth on a popup on one pitch. The lefty has retired his first batter faced 15-of-21 times, and inherited 27 runners, with nine scoring.

Heimlich
Luke Heimlich has been sharp against the No. 2-4 teams by average in the Pac-12 – who trail only the Beavers. Heimlich has held California, Arizona State and UCLA combined to 18 hits and four earned runs in 23 1/3 innings (1.54 ERA). He has struck out 25 to two walks versus the three clubs.

Make That 13
Luke Heimlich finished with 10 or more strikeouts in seven consecutive and eight times overall this season. The lefty has reached double digits 13 times in his career.

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