Oregon State Edged In Finale At Stanford
March 19, 2023 | Baseball
STANFORD, Calif. – Garret Forrester hit his third home run of the season but Oregon State was unable to hold on to a late lead in a 5-4 loss to Stanford Sunday afternoon at Sunken Diamond.
Forrester hit a two-run home run in the fourth, then watched as OSU (12-8 overall, 1-5 Pac-12 Conference) scored two more in the fifth on a Tanner Smith groundout and wild pitch.
The Cardinal (13-5, 4-2), however, won thanks to a four-run seventh. Eddie Park drove in Stanford's second run on a bases-loaded single and Carter Graham put the Cardinal ahead for good with a bases-clearing double.
Ben Ferrer took the loss after allowing two hits and a run in an inning of relief. He is 0-1 on the year.
Stanford's Drew Dodd earned the win to improve to 2-1. The lefty pitched three innings in relief of starter Joey Dixon and did not allow a baserunner. Brandt Pancer retired the side in the ninth for his first save of the season.
Jaren Hunter started for the Beavers and scattered four hits and a run in 4 1/3 innings. He did not figure in the decision. He was backed by Ferrer, Aiden Jimenez, AJ Hutcheson and Ryan Brown.
Forrester had two of Oregon State's three hits to lead the Beavers.
Next Up
Oregon State returns home to host Portland in a midweek matchup Tuesday night at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. First pitch is slated for 5:35 p.m. PT.
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Oregon State Notes
- Garret Forrester's home run was his first since Feb. 28 against Coppin State.
- Aiden Jimenez has now inherited nine runners this season, with only one having scored. He has also retired the first batter he has faced in four of his five appearances.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Dowd, Drew (2-1)
L: Ferrer, Ben (0-1)
S: Pancer, Brandt (1)

Batting:
2B: Kasper, Brady 1
HR: Forrester, Garret 1
RBI: Forrester, Garret 2 ; Smith, Tanner 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bazzana, Travis 1 ; Forrester, Garret 1 ; Kane, Mikey 1 ; Kasper, Brady 1
SB: Bazzana, Travis 1

Batting:
2B: Graham, Carter 1
RBI: Park, Eddie 2 ; Graham, Carter 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Park, Eddie 1 ; Rios, Alberto 1 ; Nati, Jimmy 2 ; Becerra, Temo 1
SB: Cobb, Owen 2
HBP: Rios, Alberto 1 ; Haskins, Trevor 1 ; Cobb, Owen 1
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