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Beavers Defeat Utes Sunday, Take Series In SLC
May 01, 2022 | Baseball
FROM OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
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Beavers Defeat Utes Sunday, Take Series In SLC
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Ben Ferrer struck out five in 3 1/3 scoreless innings of relief to send No. 2 Oregon State to a 3-1 win over Utah Sunday night at Smith's Ballpark. With the win, the Beavers clinched the series over the Utes, winning the final two games of the weekend.
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The win also kept Oregon State (34-9 overall, 15-6 Pac-12 Conference) in sole possession of first place in the Pac-12, one game ahead of UCLA.
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Ferrer picked up the win, improving to 2-0 this season. Coming on in relief of Jake Pfennigs in the third, he limited Utah (25-17-1, 10-11) to a single and two walks. In doing so, he extended his scoreless streak to 14 innings, lowering his earned run average to 1.59 on the year.
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Jacob Melton drove in the Beavers' first two runs, sending OSU to a 2-0 lead before the Utes managed to record an out. Wade Meckler and Justin Boyd posted back-to-back singles to open the game, and scored when Melton drove a 2-2 pitch to the gap in left center.
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OSU added to the lead in the fourth. Tanner Smith reached on a two-out double, scoring when Jabin Trosky singled to left.
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Meckler went 3-for-5 to pace the OSU offense, which recorded nine hits on the night.
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Utah put its first two runners on in the ninth and pushed them to second and third with one down after a sacrifice bunt. Ryan Brown, however, closed out his seventh game of the season with back-to-back strikeouts.
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Pfennigs, making his fifth start of the year, held Utah to a hit and two walks in 3 1/3 innings. He struck out two and did not allow a run, lowering his season ERA to 0.66.
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Cam Day worked seven innings for Utah, scattering six hits and three runs with four strikeouts and a walk. He took the loss to drop to 1-5 on the year.
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Next Up
Oregon State plays its last of a five-game road trip Tuesday night in Eugene. The Beavers and Ducks start their non-conference game at 6 p.m. PT at PK Park.
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Oregon State Notes
- Both Wade Meckler and Justin Boyd extended their respective hit streaks in the first. Meckler pushed his to a season-long 12 games with a 2-0 single, and Boyd extended his to 10 games with a single on 3-2.
- Boyd's 10-gamer is one shy of equaling his season-long.
- Meckler recorded his 19th multiple-hit game of the season.
- Oregon State is 8-1 in its last nine Pac-12 games.
- The Beavers are 9-3 away from home in Pac-12 contests.
- Ben Ferrer has now gone 14 consecutive innings without allowing a run. That stretch, which consists of five relief outings, has seen the righty strike out 17 while allowing three hits and two walks.
- Jabin Trosky made his fifth start of the season and first at second base.
- Utah put just three leadoff batters on base in 26 innings in the series.
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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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ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS OFFICEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â May 1, 2022
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Beavers Defeat Utes Sunday, Take Series In SLC
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Ben Ferrer struck out five in 3 1/3 scoreless innings of relief to send No. 2 Oregon State to a 3-1 win over Utah Sunday night at Smith's Ballpark. With the win, the Beavers clinched the series over the Utes, winning the final two games of the weekend.
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The win also kept Oregon State (34-9 overall, 15-6 Pac-12 Conference) in sole possession of first place in the Pac-12, one game ahead of UCLA.
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Ferrer picked up the win, improving to 2-0 this season. Coming on in relief of Jake Pfennigs in the third, he limited Utah (25-17-1, 10-11) to a single and two walks. In doing so, he extended his scoreless streak to 14 innings, lowering his earned run average to 1.59 on the year.
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Jacob Melton drove in the Beavers' first two runs, sending OSU to a 2-0 lead before the Utes managed to record an out. Wade Meckler and Justin Boyd posted back-to-back singles to open the game, and scored when Melton drove a 2-2 pitch to the gap in left center.
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OSU added to the lead in the fourth. Tanner Smith reached on a two-out double, scoring when Jabin Trosky singled to left.
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Meckler went 3-for-5 to pace the OSU offense, which recorded nine hits on the night.
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Utah put its first two runners on in the ninth and pushed them to second and third with one down after a sacrifice bunt. Ryan Brown, however, closed out his seventh game of the season with back-to-back strikeouts.
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Pfennigs, making his fifth start of the year, held Utah to a hit and two walks in 3 1/3 innings. He struck out two and did not allow a run, lowering his season ERA to 0.66.
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Cam Day worked seven innings for Utah, scattering six hits and three runs with four strikeouts and a walk. He took the loss to drop to 1-5 on the year.
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Next Up
Oregon State plays its last of a five-game road trip Tuesday night in Eugene. The Beavers and Ducks start their non-conference game at 6 p.m. PT at PK Park.
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Oregon State Notes
- Both Wade Meckler and Justin Boyd extended their respective hit streaks in the first. Meckler pushed his to a season-long 12 games with a 2-0 single, and Boyd extended his to 10 games with a single on 3-2.
- Boyd's 10-gamer is one shy of equaling his season-long.
- Meckler recorded his 19th multiple-hit game of the season.
- Oregon State is 8-1 in its last nine Pac-12 games.
- The Beavers are 9-3 away from home in Pac-12 contests.
- Ben Ferrer has now gone 14 consecutive innings without allowing a run. That stretch, which consists of five relief outings, has seen the righty strike out 17 while allowing three hits and two walks.
- Jabin Trosky made his fifth start of the season and first at second base.
- Utah put just three leadoff batters on base in 26 innings in the series.
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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: Ferrer, Ben (2-0)
L: Day, Cam (1-5)
S: Brown, Ryan (7)
Batting:
2B: Meckler, Wade 1 ; Melton, Jacob 1 ; Smith, Tanner 1
RBI: Melton, Jacob 2 ; Trosky, Jabin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Meckler, Wade 1 ; Boyd, Justin 1 ; Smith, Tanner 1
Batting:
3B: Anderson, Chase 1
RBI: Baeza, Alex 1
SH: Duffalo, Dakota 1
SF: Baeza, Alex 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Anderson, Chase 1
CS: Roberts, Kai 1
HBP: Duffalo, Dakota 1
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4
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