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Photo by: Scobel Wiggins/Oregon State Athletics
Baseball Downs Gonzaga 5-1
February 16, 2020 | Baseball
SURPRISE, Ariz. – Jake Dukart went 4-for-4 and Alex McGarry doubled three times to pace 25th-ranked Oregon State to a 5-1 win over Gonzaga Sunday afternoon at Surprise Stadium.
McGarry doubled in the third, seventh and eighth innings, tallying two runs batted in – one in the third and one in the eighth. His third-inning RBI knotted the game at one while his eighth-inning RBI pushed OSU (2-1 overall) to a four-run lead.
Dukart, meanwhile, singled in the second, fourth, sixth and seventh innings, driving home Oregon State's fourth run of the game on his last at bat. The sophomore is now 5-for-7 in two games this season.
McGarry and Dukart's offensive efforts helped pace the Beavers to 11 hits overall in support of starter Jake Pfennigs and reliever Cooper Hjerpe. Pfennings worked five innings in his first start of the season, scattering five hits and a run with four strikeouts. He picked up the win to improve to 1-0.
Hjerpe, meanwhile, came on in relief of Pfennigs in the sixth with a 2-1 Oregon State lead and finished the final four innings, picking up the save. He struck out five and walked one.
Gonzaga (1-2) opened the game's scoring on a sacrifice fly by Tyler Rando in the top half of the third. McGarry, however, tied the game in the bottom half of the frame with his first double of the game. He then scored on an RBI single by Ryan Ober.
The Beavers made it 3-1 in the seventh when Bulldogs' reliever Ben Larson balked with the bases loaded.
Nick Trogrlic-Iverson allowed seven hits and two runs in four innings for Gonzaga to take the loss. He is 0-1 this season.
Next Up
Oregon State concludes its trip to Surprise Monday versus BYU. First pitch at Surprise Stadium is slated for 1 p.m. PT (2 p.m. in Arizona).
Sunday's Matchup
Oregon State is slated to start right-hander Nathan Burns on Monday, while BYU is going with right-hander Jarod Lessar.
Hjerpe's Debut
Cooper Hjerpe's appearance on the hill Sunday made him the sixth pitcher to make his Oregon State debut this season, five of which are freshmen. He joins junior Reid Sebby and freshmen Ryan Brown, Will Frisch, Kai Murphy and Jack Washburn.
Three Games In
Freshman Micah McDowell has led off for the Beavers in all three games this season and the center fielder has hit safely in all three after singling to open Sunday's game.
McMahan, McGarry, Too
Junior Kyler McMahan and redshirt junior Alex McGarry have both have hit safely in all three games this season as well. McMahan doubled in the third inning and scored Oregon State's first run.
Big Seventh
Oregon State scored two runs in the seventh inning, giving the Beavers six in the frame this season. That accounts for nearly one-third of the team's 19 total runs this season.
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McGarry doubled in the third, seventh and eighth innings, tallying two runs batted in – one in the third and one in the eighth. His third-inning RBI knotted the game at one while his eighth-inning RBI pushed OSU (2-1 overall) to a four-run lead.
Dukart, meanwhile, singled in the second, fourth, sixth and seventh innings, driving home Oregon State's fourth run of the game on his last at bat. The sophomore is now 5-for-7 in two games this season.
McGarry and Dukart's offensive efforts helped pace the Beavers to 11 hits overall in support of starter Jake Pfennigs and reliever Cooper Hjerpe. Pfennings worked five innings in his first start of the season, scattering five hits and a run with four strikeouts. He picked up the win to improve to 1-0.
Hjerpe, meanwhile, came on in relief of Pfennigs in the sixth with a 2-1 Oregon State lead and finished the final four innings, picking up the save. He struck out five and walked one.
Gonzaga (1-2) opened the game's scoring on a sacrifice fly by Tyler Rando in the top half of the third. McGarry, however, tied the game in the bottom half of the frame with his first double of the game. He then scored on an RBI single by Ryan Ober.
The Beavers made it 3-1 in the seventh when Bulldogs' reliever Ben Larson balked with the bases loaded.
Nick Trogrlic-Iverson allowed seven hits and two runs in four innings for Gonzaga to take the loss. He is 0-1 this season.
Next Up
Oregon State concludes its trip to Surprise Monday versus BYU. First pitch at Surprise Stadium is slated for 1 p.m. PT (2 p.m. in Arizona).
Sunday's Matchup
Oregon State is slated to start right-hander Nathan Burns on Monday, while BYU is going with right-hander Jarod Lessar.
Hjerpe's Debut
Cooper Hjerpe's appearance on the hill Sunday made him the sixth pitcher to make his Oregon State debut this season, five of which are freshmen. He joins junior Reid Sebby and freshmen Ryan Brown, Will Frisch, Kai Murphy and Jack Washburn.
Three Games In
Freshman Micah McDowell has led off for the Beavers in all three games this season and the center fielder has hit safely in all three after singling to open Sunday's game.
McMahan, McGarry, Too
Junior Kyler McMahan and redshirt junior Alex McGarry have both have hit safely in all three games this season as well. McMahan doubled in the third inning and scored Oregon State's first run.
Big Seventh
Oregon State scored two runs in the seventh inning, giving the Beavers six in the frame this season. That accounts for nearly one-third of the team's 19 total runs 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: Pfennigs, Jake (1-0)
L: TROGRLIC-IVERSON, Ni (0-1)
S: Hjerpe, Cooper (1)
Batting:
2B: MACHTOLF, Jack 1
RBI: RANDO, Tyler 1
SF: RANDO, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: MACHTOLF, Jack 1
Batting:
2B: McMahan, Kyler 1 ; McGarry, Alex 3 ; Armstrong, Andy 1
RBI: McGarry, Alex 2 ; Ober, Ryan 1 ; Dukart, Jake 1
SH: Casey, Joe 1 ; Armstrong, Andy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: McDowell, Micah 1 ; McMahan, Kyler 1 ; McGarry, Alex 2 ; Casey, Joe 1
HBP: McMahan, Kyler 1 ; Ober, Ryan 1
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