Oregon State
Cal State Fullerton
Beavers Fall to Titans 3-2
March 06, 2011 | Softball
March 6, 2011
FULLERTON, Calif. - The Oregon State softball team fell in its finale at the DeMarini Invitational to host team Cal State Fullerton by a final score of 3-2 Sunday afternoon. The Titans pushed the winning run across on a walk-off single down the left field line.
Oregon State (7-7 overall) starter Paige Hall was driven from the game in the bottom of the first inning when she gave up two runs on three straight hits. Sophomore pitcher Tina Andreana relieved hall with no outs and a runner on second in the bottom of the first and got out of the inning with no more damage done.
After a scoreless second inning, Desiree Beltran blasted her first home run of the season over the left field fence to bring the Beavers within one run at 2-1. Beltran went 2-for-2 in the game with 2 runs scored and 2 RBIs.
After another scoreless inning in the fourth, Ally Kutz doubled down the left field line with two outs and was driven in from second on a single up the middle by Beltran to tie the game at 2-2. Kutz went 1-for-3 in the game with 1 run scored.
Since Andreana came in to relieve Hall in the first inning she was inserted batting order. Her first at bat of the year came in the top of the second and she recorded her first hit of the season with a single to left field in the top of the seventh.
The Titans (6-8) pushed the game winning run across in the bottom of the seventh on a walk-off single down the left field line. Andreana pitched 6 1/3 innings surrendering only the game-winning run in the seventh on four hits. Her record falls to 1-2 on the season. Titans' starting pitcher Ari Cervantes improved to 5-4 on the season with the win.
The Beavers next take the field March 11 at the Husky Classic in Seattle, Wash when they face USC Upstate at 1 p.m.
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