Oregon State
26-11
UC Irvine
23-12
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 0 |
| UC Irvine | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
Oregon State Edged, 11-9, In Irvine
April 24, 2021 | Baseball
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Dillon Tatum's two-run home run in the ninth inning off Chase Watkins spoiled Oregon State's comeback attempt. The home run pushed UC Irvine to a 23-12 mark this season while the Beavers dropped to 26-11.
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OSU scored the game's first two runs but the Anteaters scored six in the bottom half of the first, then one more in the second, to take a 7-2 lead.
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Forrester hit his sixth home run of the season in the third as the Beavers began to chip away at UC Irvine's lead. The Anteaters went ahead 9-4 after three but Casey drove in the Beavers' fifth run on a solo shot in the fifth, his fifth home run of the season.
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The Beavers scored two more in the sixth, via a balk and Ryan Ober double.
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OSU tied the game in the eighth. Jake Dukart grounded out to push the Beavers to within one and Forrester drove in his second run of the day on a single to left.
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Watkins took the loss after allowing two hits and two runs in 1 2/3 innings. He is 1-2 on the year.
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The win went to UC Irvine reliever Andre Antone, who retired just one batter in the ninth. He is 1-0.
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Both Casey and Forrester tallied three hits for the Beavers, who totaled 13 as a team. Ober and Jacob Melton had two apiece.
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Next Up
Oregon State and UC Irvine conclude the three-game series Sunday at Cicerone Field at Anteater Ballpark. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m. PT.
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Follow The Game
UC Irvine is slated to provide a live stream of all three games of the series; visit osubeavers.com for the live video direct link. Live stats, info on the Beaver Sports Network and TuneIn and more can also be found by visiting osubeavers.com.
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OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Antone, Andre (1-0)
L: Watkins, Chase (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Ober, Ryan 1 ; Forrester, Garret 1 ; Gretler, Matthew 1
HR: Forrester, Garret 1 ; Casey, Joe 1
RBI: Ober, Ryan 1 ; Dukart, Jake 1 ; Forrester, Garret 2 ; Claunch, Troy 1 ; Casey, Joe 1 ; Gretler, Matthew 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Melton, Jacob 2 ; Ober, Ryan 1 ; Forrester, Garret 2 ; Casey, Joe 2 ; McDowell, Micah 2
SB: Melton, Jacob 1 ; Casey, Joe 1 ; Gretler, Matthew 1 ; Meckler, Wade 1
HBP: Gretler, Matthew 1 ; McDowell, Micah 1
Batting:
3B: Church, Nathan 1
HR: Tatum, Dillon 2
RBI: Palmer, Jake 3 ; Church, Nathan 1 ; Tatum, Dillon 3 ; Castro, Jacob 1 ; Nakawake, Taishi 2 ; Hadeen, Woody 1
SH: Palmer, Jake 1 ; McGuire, Connor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Church, Nathan 1 ; Peabody, Mike 1 ; Spillane, Luke 2 ; Tatum, Dillon 2 ; Castro, Jacob 1 ; Nakawake, Taishi 2 ; McGuire, Connor 1 ; Hadeen, Woody 1
CS: Church, Nathan 1
HBP: Peabody, Mike 1 ; Spillane, Luke 1 ; Nakawake, Taishi 1
