Friday, April 15
Corvallis, OR
5:35 PM
Oregon State
26-7
8
vs
2
Long Beach State
15-18
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Oregon State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | X | 8 | 9 | 0 |
Photo by: Karl Maasdam/Oregon State Athletics
Oregon State Scores Six Late To Take Series Over LBSU
April 15, 2022 | Baseball
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Wade Meckler, Travis Bazzana and Garret Forrester all doubled twice and helped No. 3 Oregon State to six runs in its final two turns at bat in an 8-2 win over Long Beach State Friday night at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field.
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Cooper Hjerpe struck out 11 in seven innings to improve to 8-0, helping Oregon State to the series victory over the Dirtbags (15-18 overall). Hjerpe scattered five hits and two runs in his ninth start the season.
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His eight wins lead the nation and he upped his strikeout total to 88 this season, which leads the Pac-12 Conference.
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Meckler paced the nine-hit Oregon State (26-7) offensive attack with three of his own. He doubled and later scored in the Beavers' three-run seventh. Meckler doubled again in the eighth, driving home Kyle Dernedde and Jake Dukart during OSU's three-run frame.
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Bazzana's second double of the game drove home Meckler during that three-run eighth, capping the game's scoring. His first double of the game, coming in the seventh, served as the game-winner when it drove in Meckler.
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Forrester, meanwhile, doubled in the fourth and seventh innings. His second went just over the bag at third, driving in a run to make it a 4-2 lead. He then scored on a wild pitch for the Beavers' fifth run of the game.
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Matt Fields took the loss for LBSU, dropping to 0-1 on the year. He allowed two hits and three runs in 2 1/3 innings of relief.
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Next Up
The teams conclude the series Saturday with a 1:35 p.m. PT first pitch at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. Tickets can be purchased by visiting BeaverTickets.com.
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Oregon State Notes
- Long Beach State's fourth-inning run snapped a streak of 19 2/3 scoreless innings for Cooper Hjerpe. The run allowed was Hjerpe's first since he gave up three in five innings on March 25 at California.
- The Oregon State pitching staff saw its streak of four consecutive games without issuing a walk snapped in the first inning. LBSU's Sebastian Murillo drew a 3-2 walk off Hjerpe.
- Hjerpe, however, proceeded to strike out the side in the first after the walk.
- Garret Forrester, Travis Bazzana and Wade Meckler all doubled to become the first Beavers with two in a game since Mason Guerra against Arizona State on March 19. Oregon State's batters have totaled two doubles in a game eight times this season.
- Oregon State's six doubles as a team, in fact, set a single-game high this season. OSU had previously hit four three times, most recently on March 30 at Nevada.
- Wade Meckler made his first start of the season in right field. He made a leaping catch to rob LBSU of extra bases to end the seventh.
- Meckler has also now reached base safely in all 33 games this season. He is the only Beaver to reach base in every game this season.
- The Beavers improved to 16-2 in non-conference games this season.
- OSU also got its sixth quality start of the season, and fifth from Cooper Hjerpe. The Beavers are 5-1 when their starter tallies a quality start.
- By comparison, OSU's opponents have earned six quality starts on the year as well.
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Cooper Hjerpe struck out 11 in seven innings to improve to 8-0, helping Oregon State to the series victory over the Dirtbags (15-18 overall). Hjerpe scattered five hits and two runs in his ninth start the season.
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His eight wins lead the nation and he upped his strikeout total to 88 this season, which leads the Pac-12 Conference.
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Meckler paced the nine-hit Oregon State (26-7) offensive attack with three of his own. He doubled and later scored in the Beavers' three-run seventh. Meckler doubled again in the eighth, driving home Kyle Dernedde and Jake Dukart during OSU's three-run frame.
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Bazzana's second double of the game drove home Meckler during that three-run eighth, capping the game's scoring. His first double of the game, coming in the seventh, served as the game-winner when it drove in Meckler.
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Forrester, meanwhile, doubled in the fourth and seventh innings. His second went just over the bag at third, driving in a run to make it a 4-2 lead. He then scored on a wild pitch for the Beavers' fifth run of the game.
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Matt Fields took the loss for LBSU, dropping to 0-1 on the year. He allowed two hits and three runs in 2 1/3 innings of relief.
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Next Up
The teams conclude the series Saturday with a 1:35 p.m. PT first pitch at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. Tickets can be purchased by visiting BeaverTickets.com.
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Oregon State Notes
- Long Beach State's fourth-inning run snapped a streak of 19 2/3 scoreless innings for Cooper Hjerpe. The run allowed was Hjerpe's first since he gave up three in five innings on March 25 at California.
- The Oregon State pitching staff saw its streak of four consecutive games without issuing a walk snapped in the first inning. LBSU's Sebastian Murillo drew a 3-2 walk off Hjerpe.
- Hjerpe, however, proceeded to strike out the side in the first after the walk.
- Garret Forrester, Travis Bazzana and Wade Meckler all doubled to become the first Beavers with two in a game since Mason Guerra against Arizona State on March 19. Oregon State's batters have totaled two doubles in a game eight times this season.
- Oregon State's six doubles as a team, in fact, set a single-game high this season. OSU had previously hit four three times, most recently on March 30 at Nevada.
- Wade Meckler made his first start of the season in right field. He made a leaping catch to rob LBSU of extra bases to end the seventh.
- Meckler has also now reached base safely in all 33 games this season. He is the only Beaver to reach base in every game this season.
- The Beavers improved to 16-2 in non-conference games this season.
- OSU also got its sixth quality start of the season, and fifth from Cooper Hjerpe. The Beavers are 5-1 when their starter tallies a quality start.
- By comparison, OSU's opponents have earned six quality starts on the year as well.
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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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Pitching:
W: Hjerpe, Cooper (8-0)
L: Fields, Matt (0-1)
S: Sebby, Reid (2)
Batting:
2B: Murillo, Sebastian 1
RBI: Luttrell, Chase 1 ; Long, Jonathon 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Loust, Charlie 1 ; Murillo, Sebastian 1
Batting:
2B: Meckler, Wade 2 ; Bazzana, Travis 2 ; Forrester, Garret 2
RBI: Meckler, Wade 2 ; Bazzana, Travis 2 ; Forrester, Garret 1 ; Smith, Tanner 1 ; Dukart, Jake 1
SH: Smith, Tanner 1 ; Dernedde, Kyle 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Meckler, Wade 2 ; Bazzana, Travis 1 ; Forrester, Garret 2 ; Wheeler, TJ 1 ; Dukart, Jake 1 ; Dernedde, Kyle 1
CS: Bazzana, Travis 1
HBP: Fuchs, Greg 1 ; Dernedde, Kyle 1
Game Leaders
rf/lf
AB
5
R
2
H
3
RBI
2
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
AB
5
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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