Beavers Beat WVU Via Three Homers

Saturday, March 2

Corvallis, OR

1:35 PM

Oregon State

10-0

West Virginia

5-5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
West Virginia	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	1
Oregon State	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	X	4	5	0

Photo by: Karl Maasdam

March 02, 2019 | Baseball

Box Score Box Score

By: Athletic Communications

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Beau Philip homered twice and Adley Rutschman hit his fifth of the season to send the Oregon State baseball team to a 4-2 series-clinching victory over West Virginia in front of 3,669 Saturday afternoon at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field.

Philip hit a solo shot in the second inning and followed that with a two-run home run in the fourth to give the Beavers the lead for good. Rutschman gave Oregon State an insurance run via a sixth-inning solo blast off West Virginia (5-5 overall) starter Jackson Wolf, who took the loss after allowing five hits and four runs in seven innings. He is 2-1 on the year.

Bryce Fehmel picked up his second win of the season and 28^th of his career – good for a tie for fourth all-time at Oregon State (10-0). The righty starter scattered four hits and two runs in six innings. Fehmel's lone blemish came on a two-run double by West Virginia's TJ Lake in the fourth inning.

Philip led the Beavers with two hits and his three RBI gave him a team-leading 14 on the season.

Next Up
Oregon State concludes its three-game series with West Virginia Sunday at Goss Stadium. First pitch is slated for 1:05 p.m. PT.

Tickets
Tickets for the 2019 Oregon State home schedule are available by visiting BeaverTickets.com or calling 1-800-GOBEAVS between the hours of 9 a.m.-5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.

Attendance
Saturday's crowd of 3,669 is the 18^th-best single-game mark at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. It is the most attended regular season non-conference game at the stadium. It also marks the 52^nd consecutive game of 3,000 or more since midway through the 2017 season.

Fehmel To 28
The win Saturday for Bryce Fehmel pushed the right-hander to a 28-5 career mark. The 28 wins ties him for fourth-most in a career at Oregon State. He ties Mike Gorman (1979-82), John Sipple (1984-86), Jeff Post (1989-92) and Dallas Buck (2004-06). Fehmel's winning percentage is also at .848, still good for fourth at Oregon State.

Last Happened In Missouri
Beau Philip became the first Beaver with two home runs in a game since Trevor Larnach on April 13, 2018 at Missouri State in Springfield, Mo.

10-Game Win Streak
Saturday's win gave the Beavers a 10-game win streak to open the season. It marks the seventh consecutive season, dating back to 2013, that the Beavers have posted at least one 10-game win streak.

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