Oregon State
5-6
San Diego State
8-4
Oregon State’s Comeback Effort Falls Just Short In Series Finale
March 01, 2020 | Baseball
The Beavers trailed 12-6 entering the eighth and scored two on an Alex McGarry double to make it 12-8. Kyler McMahan then drove in McGarry on a single, and scored himself when Preston Jones singled to right. A Joe Casey sacrifice fly pulled the Beavers to within one but the tying run was left on base to end the inning.
OSU (5-6 overall) was unable to get a runner on base against SDSU (8-4) reliever Casey Schmitt in the ninth. Schmitt, who gave up three hits and two runs in the eighth, picked up his fifth save of the year. The win went to Jacob Flores (2-0) after he went 1 2/3 innings, allowing three hits and two runs. Jake Mulholland was saddled with the loss after allowing six hits and six runs in two innings of relief. He is 0-2.
McGarry drove in a career-high five runs thanks to a three-run home run in the fourth. He ended the day 2-for-5 with two runs scored.
Matthew Gretler hit his first home run of the season and went 3-for-5, while Andy Armstrong tied for the team lead with three hits as well. McMahan was 2-for-4 with two runs scored.
Oregon State jumped out to a 6-2 lead in the fourth inning thanks to a two-run home run by Gretler and three-run round tripper by McGarry. The Aztecs, however, evened the score on a grand slam by Brian Leonhardt in the fourth, then went on to score the next six runs to make it a 12-6 game.
Next Up
The Beavers open a three-game series against UC Santa Barbara on Friday with a 5:35 p.m. PT first pitch. Tickets for the series at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field can be purchased by visiting BeaverTickets.com.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: FLORES, Jacob (2-0)
L: Mulholland, Jake (0-2)
S: SCHMITT, Casey (5)
Batting:
2B: Armstrong, Andy 1 ; McGarry, Alex 1
HR: McGarry, Alex 1 ; Gretler, Matthew 1
RBI: McGarry, Alex 5 ; McMahan, Kyler 2 ; Jones, Preston 1 ; Casey, Joe 1 ; Gretler, Matthew 2
SF: Casey, Joe 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Armstrong, Andy 3 ; McGarry, Alex 2 ; McMahan, Kyler 1 ; Dukart, Jake 1 ; Casey, Joe 1 ; Gretler, Matthew 1 ; Zalesky, Zack 2
SB: Armstrong, Andy 1 ; McMahan, Kyler 1 ; Casey, Joe 1
Batting:
2B: SCHMITT, Casey 1 ; CRUCE, Jacob 1
3B: RUDICK, Matt 1
HR: HENDRIE, Wyatt 1 ; LEONHARDT, Brian 1
RBI: RUDICK, Matt 1 ; WALTERS, Anthony 1 ; CRUCE, Jacob 1 ; HENDRIE, Wyatt 1 ; FEIN, Jaden 2 ; LEONHARDT, Brian 4
SF: WALTERS, Anthony 1
Base Running:
RUNS: RUDICK, Matt 1 ; SCHMITT, Casey 2 ; ORR, Ryan 1 ; WALTERS, Anthony 1 ; CRUCE, Jacob 1 ; ALAMILLO, David 1 ; HENDRIE, Wyatt 2 ; FEIN, Jaden 2 ; LEONHARDT, Brian 1
SB: RUDICK, Matt 1
HBP: JARVIS, Mike 1
