Oregon State
5-1
Dayton
2-4
Nunes, Pero Go Yard in Beaver Victory
February 14, 2020 | Softball
Houston, Texas – Missy Nunes and Val Pero both go yard in Oregon State's 6-2 victory over Dayton on Friday morning on the first day of the Houston Classic at the Cougar Softball Stadium.
Both Nunes and Pero sent one over the left-field fence in the bottom of the fifth inning to further extend the Beaver's lead.
OSU started things early on the scoring front with a run in the first inning. Freshman Xiao Gin doubled into left center followed by Nunes hitting a single into shallow center that advanced Gin to third. Mariah Mazon hit a sac fly to score Gin giving OSU the early 1-0 lead.
In the third, Nunes singled through the left side before Mazon stepped up with a RBI double through the right side to double OSU's lead, 2-0.
Dayton cut the lead with a solo-home run in the top of the fourth but the momentum would end there.
In the bottom of the fifth, freshman Grace Messmer got on base off an error by Dayton and was able to advance to second in the same rhythm. Gin laid down a bunt and reached first as Messmer advanced to third with no outs. Gin stole second to put runners on second and third as Nunes hit the first home run of the inning to clear the bases. Pero stepped up to the plate three batters later to hit a solo shot over the fence to extend OSU's lead, 6-1, for her first homer in the Orange and Black.
The Flyers would score one run in the top of the seventh before Oregon State secured the win, 6-2.
Mazon improved in the circle to 3-1 on the season. She struck out 12 batters including striking out the final batter of four-of-the-seven innings played.
Up Next:
Oregon State returns to action tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. PT against Dayton and again at 4:00 p.m. PT against Houston.
For more information on the Oregon State softball team, visit OSUBeavers.com or follow the team @BeaverSoftball on Twitter and Instagram.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Mazon, Mariah (3-1)
L: WEAVER, Jessica (2-1)
Batting:
2B: KIMMELL, Mallory 1 ; KNESEL, Lillie 1
HR: EHRENBORG, Abby 1 ; CACINI, Alyssa 1
RBI: EHRENBORG, Abby 1 ; CACINI, Alyssa 1
Base Running:
RUNS: EHRENBORG, Abby 1 ; CACINI, Alyssa 1
Batting:
2B: Gin, Xiao 1 ; Mazon, Mariah 1
HR: Nunes, Missy 1 ; Pero, Val 1
RBI: Nunes, Missy 3 ; Mazon, Mariah 2 ; Pero, Val 1
SF: Mazon, Mariah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Messmer, Grace 1 ; Gin, Xiao 2 ; Nunes, Missy 2 ; Pero, Val 1
SB: Gin, Xiao 1
HBP: Maston, Rylee 1
