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Photo by: Scobel Wiggins/Oregon State Athletics
Beavers Use The Long Ball In Saturday’s Win
March 17, 2018 | Baseball
BERKELEY, Calif. – Trevor Larnach, Adley Rutschman and Cadyn Grenier all homered to send the top-ranked Oregon State baseball team to a 10-4 win over California Saturday Evans Diamond.
The win pushed Oregon State to its 17th consecutive regular-season series victory, and the 12th in Pac-12 Conference play dating back to the 2016 season. The Beavers will go for a sweep Sunday in the series finale, a 1:05 p.m. PT first pitch.
Two of the Beavers' three long balls came after a rain delay that last more than 90 minutes. Larnach's came as a solo blast to tie the game at two in the fifth. An inning later, the Golden Bears went up 3-2 thanks to a bases-loaded walk.
Then the Oregon State bats came alive.
Rutschman hit a two-run blast off the scoreboard in the left center to put OSU up 4-3 in the seventh. Grenier followed that round tripper up with his first of the year an inning later. The two-run homer put the Beavers up 6-3 and preceded back-to-back-to-back doubles by Larnach, Rutschman and Preston Jones for a five-run lead.
Bryce Fehmel started for the Beavers (17-1 overall, 2-0 Pac-12 Conference), but did not figure in the decision. He exited after 5 1/3 innings – right before the rain delay – and allowed six hits and three runs.
California (12-6, 0-2) starter Aaron Shortridge also did not receive a decision. He worked six innings, scattering eight hits and two runs.
Oregon State right-hander Kevin Abel picked up the win after an inning of scoreless relief. He improved to 2-0 this season.
The loss was charged to Cal reliever Arman Sabouri, who surrendered Rutschman's seventh-inning home run. He dropped to 2-2 this season.
Oregon State rapped out 14 hits off four California pitchers. Rutschman and Steven Kwan paced OSU with three hits apiece, while Grenier, Larnach and Andy Armstrong all tallied two.
Brandon Eisert earned his second save of the season after allowing two hits and a run in 2 2/3 innings.
Next Up
Oregon State and California conclude the three-game series Sunday at Evans Diamond in Berkeley. First pitch is slated for 1:05 p.m. PT. Fans should note that the game will not be televised, nor have a live stream, so make sure and follow on the team's official radio broadcast via the Beaver Sports Network and TuneIn, in addition to social media on the team's official channels.
On TuneIn
Sunday's game will air on the "Joe Radio" channel on TuneIn. The Oregon State women's basketball game, which is set to start at 11 a.m. PT versus Tennessee, will air on the "Beaver Sports Network" TuneIn channel.
Casey At 862
The win marked the 862nd for head coach Pat Casey during his tenure at Oregon State, moving him into sole possession of sixth place all-time in Pac-12 Conference history. He surpassed the late Jerry Kindall, who won 861 games at Arizona from 1973-94.
For The Sweep Sunday
Oregon State will be looking for its first sweep of California in Berkeley since 2014. The Beavers swept both the 2012 and 2014 series at Cal after getting swept in 2010. The last series in Berkeley that did not end in a sweep came in 2008 when Cal won two-of-three.
12 Straight
The win Saturday marked Oregon State's 12th consecutive in Pac-12 play dating back to 2017 – 10 straight to end that campaign and the first two this season. The last time OSU won 12 straight in league play was the start of the 2017 conference season. The Beavers opened Pac-12 play 12-0 last season.
Rain Delay
Saturday's game was delayed for one hour, 38 minutes in the bottom half of the sixth inning due to rain. It was the first delay of any kind for the Beavers this season.
Follow Us On Social
For more information on the Oregon State baseball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverBaseball, by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateBaseball or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverBaseball.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
The win pushed Oregon State to its 17th consecutive regular-season series victory, and the 12th in Pac-12 Conference play dating back to the 2016 season. The Beavers will go for a sweep Sunday in the series finale, a 1:05 p.m. PT first pitch.
Two of the Beavers' three long balls came after a rain delay that last more than 90 minutes. Larnach's came as a solo blast to tie the game at two in the fifth. An inning later, the Golden Bears went up 3-2 thanks to a bases-loaded walk.
Then the Oregon State bats came alive.
Rutschman hit a two-run blast off the scoreboard in the left center to put OSU up 4-3 in the seventh. Grenier followed that round tripper up with his first of the year an inning later. The two-run homer put the Beavers up 6-3 and preceded back-to-back-to-back doubles by Larnach, Rutschman and Preston Jones for a five-run lead.
Bryce Fehmel started for the Beavers (17-1 overall, 2-0 Pac-12 Conference), but did not figure in the decision. He exited after 5 1/3 innings – right before the rain delay – and allowed six hits and three runs.
California (12-6, 0-2) starter Aaron Shortridge also did not receive a decision. He worked six innings, scattering eight hits and two runs.
Oregon State right-hander Kevin Abel picked up the win after an inning of scoreless relief. He improved to 2-0 this season.
The loss was charged to Cal reliever Arman Sabouri, who surrendered Rutschman's seventh-inning home run. He dropped to 2-2 this season.
Oregon State rapped out 14 hits off four California pitchers. Rutschman and Steven Kwan paced OSU with three hits apiece, while Grenier, Larnach and Andy Armstrong all tallied two.
Brandon Eisert earned his second save of the season after allowing two hits and a run in 2 2/3 innings.
Next Up
Oregon State and California conclude the three-game series Sunday at Evans Diamond in Berkeley. First pitch is slated for 1:05 p.m. PT. Fans should note that the game will not be televised, nor have a live stream, so make sure and follow on the team's official radio broadcast via the Beaver Sports Network and TuneIn, in addition to social media on the team's official channels.
On TuneIn
Sunday's game will air on the "Joe Radio" channel on TuneIn. The Oregon State women's basketball game, which is set to start at 11 a.m. PT versus Tennessee, will air on the "Beaver Sports Network" TuneIn channel.
Casey At 862
The win marked the 862nd for head coach Pat Casey during his tenure at Oregon State, moving him into sole possession of sixth place all-time in Pac-12 Conference history. He surpassed the late Jerry Kindall, who won 861 games at Arizona from 1973-94.
For The Sweep Sunday
Oregon State will be looking for its first sweep of California in Berkeley since 2014. The Beavers swept both the 2012 and 2014 series at Cal after getting swept in 2010. The last series in Berkeley that did not end in a sweep came in 2008 when Cal won two-of-three.
12 Straight
The win Saturday marked Oregon State's 12th consecutive in Pac-12 play dating back to 2017 – 10 straight to end that campaign and the first two this season. The last time OSU won 12 straight in league play was the start of the 2017 conference season. The Beavers opened Pac-12 play 12-0 last season.
Rain Delay
Saturday's game was delayed for one hour, 38 minutes in the bottom half of the sixth inning due to rain. It was the first delay of any kind for the Beavers this season.
Follow Us On Social
For more information on the Oregon State baseball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverBaseball, by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateBaseball or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverBaseball.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Abel, Kevin (2-0)
L: Sabouri, Arman (2-2)
S: Eisert, Brandon (2)
Batting:
2B: Larnach, Trevor 1 ; Rutschman, Adley 1 ; Jones, Preston 1
HR: Grenier, Cadyn 1 ; Larnach, Trevor 1 ; Rutschman, Adley 1
RBI: Kwan, Steven 1 ; Grenier, Cadyn 2 ; Larnach, Trevor 2 ; Rutschman, Adley 3 ; Jones, Preston 1
SH: Taylor, Zak 2 ; Armstrong, Andy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kwan, Steven 1 ; Grenier, Cadyn 1 ; Larnach, Trevor 3 ; Rutschman, Adley 2 ; Anderson, Jack 1 ; Taylor, Zak 1 ; Armstrong, Andy 1
SB: Kwan, Steven 1
HBP: Taylor, Zak 1
Batting:
2B: Vaughn, Andrew 1 ; Davis, Jonah 1
HR: Vaughn, Andrew 1
RBI: Vaughn, Andrew 1 ; Lee, Korey 1 ; Davis, Jonah 1
SF: Lee, Korey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Greene, Tyrus 1 ; Baker, Darren 1 ; Vaughn, Andrew 2
CS: Davis, Jonah 1 ; Flower, Max 1
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