Tuesday, April 5
Hillsboro, OR
5:35 PM
Oregon State
21-7
5
at
1
Portland
17-11
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Portland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Photo by: Karl Maasdam/Oregon State Athletics
Oregon State Wins Midweek Matchup In Hillsboro
April 05, 2022 | Baseball
HILLSBORO, Ore. – Jaren Hunter tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings to send No. 5 Oregon State to a 5-1 win over Portland Tuesday night in front of 3,543 fans at Ron Tonkin Field.
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Hunter struck out five while limiting the Pilots to a hit and two walks in his fifth start of the season. He picked up the first win of his career, improving his season mark to 1-0 and 1-2 in two seasons as a Beaver.
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Hunter was backed by two runs batted in off the bat of Garret Forrester, who doubled home a run in the first before plating a run in the sixth on a bases-loaded single. Brady Kasper also drove in a run during the Beavers' three-run sixth, which saw OSU score its second run of the inning on a bases-loaded balk.
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The Beavers added to the lead with an insurance run in the ninth. Forrester reached on a bases-loaded fielding error enabling the fifth run of the game.
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Forrester and Wade Meckler each had two hits to pace the Oregon State (21-7 overall) offense, which recorded seven overall against three Portland pitchers. OSU also drew seven walks, with each of the top five batters in the lineup finishing with at least one.
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The first of the three Portland (17-11) pitchers, Brock Gillis, took the loss to drop to 2-3 this season. He allowed four runs on four hits and three walks in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out five.
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Next Up
Oregon State heads to Los Angeles for a three-game series versus USC that starts Friday at Dedeaux Field. First pitch of the opener is slated for 6 p.m. PT.
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Oregon State Notes
- Left-handed pitcher Cooper Hjerpe was named the National Pitcher of the Week by Perfect Game and the Co-National Pitcher of the Week by the NCBWA prior to Tuesday's game. On Monday, he was selected as a National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball and the Pitcher of the Week by the Pac-12 Conference.
- During the game, Hjerpe was announced as the National Player of the Week by D1Baseball.com.
- Hjerpe and teammate Jacob Melton were both added to the Golden Spikes Award watch list Tuesday. The two help comprise a list of 45 for the annual player of the year award. They are looking to join Adley Rutschman (2019) as winners to come from Oregon State.
- Tuesday's game marked the first between the Beavers and Pilots at Ron Tonkin Field since 2019. The teams did not meet in 2020 due to Covid-19 and two of the three games played between the teams last season were played at UP's Joe Etzel Field.
- Wade Meckler extended his hit streak to nine games with a single on the first pitch of the game. He has 17 hits during the streak.
- Jaren Hunter had totaled 15 2/3 innings of work over his last three starts. He's allowed four runs on 12 hits and two walks over that stretch for a 2.30 earned run average over that stretch. His WHIP is also 0.89.
- He made his first career start but fourth appearance lifetime versus the Pilots. Hunter has nine strikeouts to just four hits and a walk in 9 2/3 scoreless innings against Portland.
- Hunter lowered his career ERA to 4.17 from 4.94 after the outing.
- He has also walked just four to 18 strikeouts in 24 1/3 innings this season.
- Melton and Jake Dukart each tripled. That gave the Beavers their first multiple triple game since Feb. 25 against Xavier.
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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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Hunter struck out five while limiting the Pilots to a hit and two walks in his fifth start of the season. He picked up the first win of his career, improving his season mark to 1-0 and 1-2 in two seasons as a Beaver.
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Hunter was backed by two runs batted in off the bat of Garret Forrester, who doubled home a run in the first before plating a run in the sixth on a bases-loaded single. Brady Kasper also drove in a run during the Beavers' three-run sixth, which saw OSU score its second run of the inning on a bases-loaded balk.
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The Beavers added to the lead with an insurance run in the ninth. Forrester reached on a bases-loaded fielding error enabling the fifth run of the game.
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Forrester and Wade Meckler each had two hits to pace the Oregon State (21-7 overall) offense, which recorded seven overall against three Portland pitchers. OSU also drew seven walks, with each of the top five batters in the lineup finishing with at least one.
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The first of the three Portland (17-11) pitchers, Brock Gillis, took the loss to drop to 2-3 this season. He allowed four runs on four hits and three walks in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out five.
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Next Up
Oregon State heads to Los Angeles for a three-game series versus USC that starts Friday at Dedeaux Field. First pitch of the opener is slated for 6 p.m. PT.
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Oregon State Notes
- Left-handed pitcher Cooper Hjerpe was named the National Pitcher of the Week by Perfect Game and the Co-National Pitcher of the Week by the NCBWA prior to Tuesday's game. On Monday, he was selected as a National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball and the Pitcher of the Week by the Pac-12 Conference.
- During the game, Hjerpe was announced as the National Player of the Week by D1Baseball.com.
- Hjerpe and teammate Jacob Melton were both added to the Golden Spikes Award watch list Tuesday. The two help comprise a list of 45 for the annual player of the year award. They are looking to join Adley Rutschman (2019) as winners to come from Oregon State.
- Tuesday's game marked the first between the Beavers and Pilots at Ron Tonkin Field since 2019. The teams did not meet in 2020 due to Covid-19 and two of the three games played between the teams last season were played at UP's Joe Etzel Field.
- Wade Meckler extended his hit streak to nine games with a single on the first pitch of the game. He has 17 hits during the streak.
- Jaren Hunter had totaled 15 2/3 innings of work over his last three starts. He's allowed four runs on 12 hits and two walks over that stretch for a 2.30 earned run average over that stretch. His WHIP is also 0.89.
- He made his first career start but fourth appearance lifetime versus the Pilots. Hunter has nine strikeouts to just four hits and a walk in 9 2/3 scoreless innings against Portland.
- Hunter lowered his career ERA to 4.17 from 4.94 after the outing.
- He has also walked just four to 18 strikeouts in 24 1/3 innings this season.
- Melton and Jake Dukart each tripled. That gave the Beavers their first multiple triple game since Feb. 25 against Xavier.
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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: Hunter, Jaren (1-0)
L: GILLIS, Brock (2-3)
Batting:
2B: Forrester, Garret 1 ; Smith, Tanner 1
3B: Melton, Jacob 1 ; Dukart, Jake 1
RBI: Forrester, Garret 2 ; Kasper, Brady 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Meckler, Wade 2 ; Bazzana, Travis 1 ; Melton, Jacob 1 ; Dernedde, Kyle 1
SB: Meckler, Wade 1
Batting:
HR: KNIGHT, Briley 1
RBI: KNIGHT, Briley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: KNIGHT, Briley 1
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