
Photo by: Scobel Wiggins/Oregon State Athletics
Baseball Defeats Washington, 8-1
March 27, 2021 | Baseball
SEATTLE – Garret Forrester and Ryan Ober each hit two-run home runs and Cooper Hjerpe was dominant in Oregon State's 8-1 win over Washington Saturday afternoon at Husky Ballpark.
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Forrester drove in the game's first four runs, doubling in a pair in the first before his two-run home run put Oregon State up 4-0 in the third. The freshman tallied four RBI and also finished with three hits after singling in the sixth inning.
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The home run was the third of the season for Forrester, who also now has three multi-hit and multi-RBI efforts. He reached base in all five trips to the plate Saturday after walking in the fifth and eighth innings.
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Ober extended Oregon State's (16-5 overall, 4-1 Pac-12 Conference) lead to 6-1 – after a UW run in the fourth – with his third home run of the season. The two-run shot – to straightaway center – came in the sixth and was his third long ball of the season.
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Ober also picked up a single in the fourth to finish 2-for-3 on the afternoon. He also walked in both the first and eighth innings.
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Hjerpe held Washington (8-12, 0-5) hitless through six, ending the day with seven strikeouts in seven innings. His lone run against came in the fourth when the Huskies' Braiden Ward was hit by a pitch to lead off the frame and scored after a stolen base and two groundouts.
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Hjerpe picked up the win to improve to 2-1 this season.
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Jacob Melton tied Forrester for the team lead with three hits and his ninth-inning single put the Beavers ahead 8-1; it was his seventh RBI of the season.
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Jack Enger started and took the loss for the Huskies, dropping to 2-1 this season. He allowed four hits and four runs in three innings.
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Next Up
Oregon State concludes the three-game series with Washington Sunday afternoon at Husky Ballpark in Seattle. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. PT.
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Follow The Game
Saturday's game will be live streamed; the link can be found by visiting osubeavers. Live stats, info on the Beaver Sports Network and TuneIn and more can also be found by visiting osubeavers.com.
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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).
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Forrester drove in the game's first four runs, doubling in a pair in the first before his two-run home run put Oregon State up 4-0 in the third. The freshman tallied four RBI and also finished with three hits after singling in the sixth inning.
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The home run was the third of the season for Forrester, who also now has three multi-hit and multi-RBI efforts. He reached base in all five trips to the plate Saturday after walking in the fifth and eighth innings.
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Ober extended Oregon State's (16-5 overall, 4-1 Pac-12 Conference) lead to 6-1 – after a UW run in the fourth – with his third home run of the season. The two-run shot – to straightaway center – came in the sixth and was his third long ball of the season.
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Ober also picked up a single in the fourth to finish 2-for-3 on the afternoon. He also walked in both the first and eighth innings.
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Hjerpe held Washington (8-12, 0-5) hitless through six, ending the day with seven strikeouts in seven innings. His lone run against came in the fourth when the Huskies' Braiden Ward was hit by a pitch to lead off the frame and scored after a stolen base and two groundouts.
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Hjerpe picked up the win to improve to 2-1 this season.
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Jacob Melton tied Forrester for the team lead with three hits and his ninth-inning single put the Beavers ahead 8-1; it was his seventh RBI of the season.
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Jack Enger started and took the loss for the Huskies, dropping to 2-1 this season. He allowed four hits and four runs in three innings.
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Next Up
Oregon State concludes the three-game series with Washington Sunday afternoon at Husky Ballpark in Seattle. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. PT.
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Follow The Game
Saturday's game will be live streamed; the link can be found by visiting osubeavers. Live stats, info on the Beaver Sports Network and TuneIn and more can also be found by visiting osubeavers.com.
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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).
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hjerpe, Cooper (2-1)
L: Enger, Jack (2-1)

Batting:
2B: Forrester, Garret 1
HR: Ober, Ryan 1 ; Forrester, Garret 1
RBI: Ober, Ryan 2 ; Forrester, Garret 4 ; Dukart, Jake 1 ; Melton, Jacob 1
Base Running:
RUNS: McDowell, Micah 2 ; Ober, Ryan 3 ; Forrester, Garret 1 ; Casey, Joe 1 ; McMahan, Kyler 1
SB: McDowell, Micah 1
CS: Melton, Jacob 1

Batting:
RBI: Miller, Cole 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ward, Braiden 1
SB: Ward, Braiden 1 ; Miller, Cole 1
HBP: Ward, Braiden 1 ; Simpson, Will 1
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