Beavers Make A Ninth-Inning Rally, But Lose 2-1 To Cal

Saturday, March 25

Corvallis, OR

1:35 PM

Oregon State

14-9, 2-6

California

10-9, 2-6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
California	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	5	1
Oregon State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	1

Photo by: Scobel Wiggins/Oregon State Athletics

Beavers Make A Ninth-Inning Rally, But Lose 2-1 To Cal

March 25, 2023 | Baseball

Box Score

By: Athletic Communications

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State baseball made a late rally Saturday but saw the game-tying runner stranded at second in the ninth in a 2-1 loss to California at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field.

Down 2-0, the Beavers put the first two batters – Mason Guerra and Gavin Turley – on base via singles. Mikey Kane moved them over on a sacrifice bunt, and Guerra scored on a ground ball to third off the bat by Ruben Cedillo.

Dallas Macias battled back from an 0-2 count to earn a walk, but California's Tucker Bougie earned his first save of the season when he got pinch hitter Brady Kasper swinging on strike three to end the game.

The teams are now set to play the rubber match Sunday at noon.

Oregon State (14-9 overall, 2-6 Pac-12 Conference) starter Jacob Kmatz and three relievers – AJ Hutcheson, Nelson Keljo and Ben Ferrer – held Cal to five hits and four walks. But the Golden Bears struck first on a solo home run by Jack Johnston in the second. Cal (10-9, 2-6) added to its lead with a run on a wild pitch in the sixth.

Kmatz was charged with the loss and dropped to 1-4 on the year. He allowed five hits and two runs in 5 1/3 innings.

His counterpart, Paulshawn Pasqualotto, held the Beavers to one hit in five scoreless innings. He improved to 2-0 on the year.

Guerra picked up two of the Beavers' four hits.

Next Up
The teams close out the series with a 12:05 p.m. PT first pitch on Sunday.

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Oregon State Notes
- Micah McDowell became the first Beaver baserunner of the day when he reached in the first on a catcher's interference. It was the first of the season by an Oregon State opponent.
- Jacob Kmatz picked off two runners in the fifth inning. OSU's pitchers didn't have a pickoff coming into the game.
- Kmatz struck out a career-high eight batters in 5 1/3 innings. He surpassed his previous high of seven on March 5, 2022 against UC Irvine.
- Kmatz now has 31 strikeouts in 30 2/3 innings. He has 96 in 108 career innings.
- Garret Forrester drew one walk for the 120^th of his career, tying him with Ken Bowen, Danny Hayes and Michael Conforto for second-most at Oregon State.

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