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Singer, Proctor Homer, Beavers Lose To Air Force
May 15, 2026 | Baseball
CORVALLIS, Ore. — AJ Singer and Josh Proctor each hit home runs to stake No. 7 Oregon State to an early lead, but Air Force answered with a four-run third inning and held on for a 9-6 victory Friday night at Goss Stadium.
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Singer opened the scoring in the first inning when he doubled down the right field line and came around to score on Paul Vazquez's two-out single through the left side. Proctor followed with a solo shot to left center in the second, a 399-foot blast that gave the Beavers a 2-0 lead. It was the freshman's sixth home run of the season.
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The Falcons went up with a four-run third but saw the Beavers tie the game with a pair in the third.
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Singer wasn't done. Leading off the bottom of the third, the senior second baseman launched a home run to left center — his eighth of the year — to push the Beavers to within one. A few batters later, Adam Haight grounded out to tie the game at four.
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Oregon State (42-12), down 6-4, added a run in the fourth when Tyler Inge singled, advanced on a wild pitch and scored on another wild pitch. Bryson Glassco delivered a pinch-hit RBI single through the right side in the seventh to bring the Beavers within 8-6, but that was as close as OSU would get.
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Air Force (25-25) broke through with four runs in the top of the third, highlighted by Walker Zapp's bases-clearing double down the left field line. The Falcons tacked on two more in the fourth, added a solo home run from Tripp Garrish in the fifth and scored single runs in the seventh and ninth.
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Oregon State starter Eric Segura (5-2) took the loss, allowing six runs — four earned — on seven hits in 3 1/3 innings. Zach Edwards pitched 2 2/3 innings in relief, striking out four.
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Rutledge earned the win for the Falcons with 3 2/3 scoreless innings of relief, allowing just one hit and striking out five. Patrick Davidson earned the save with a perfect ninth, striking out all three batters he faced.
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The teams finish the series Saturday with a 1:35 p.m. PT first pitch at Goss Stadium.
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Singer opened the scoring in the first inning when he doubled down the right field line and came around to score on Paul Vazquez's two-out single through the left side. Proctor followed with a solo shot to left center in the second, a 399-foot blast that gave the Beavers a 2-0 lead. It was the freshman's sixth home run of the season.
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The Falcons went up with a four-run third but saw the Beavers tie the game with a pair in the third.
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Singer wasn't done. Leading off the bottom of the third, the senior second baseman launched a home run to left center — his eighth of the year — to push the Beavers to within one. A few batters later, Adam Haight grounded out to tie the game at four.
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Oregon State (42-12), down 6-4, added a run in the fourth when Tyler Inge singled, advanced on a wild pitch and scored on another wild pitch. Bryson Glassco delivered a pinch-hit RBI single through the right side in the seventh to bring the Beavers within 8-6, but that was as close as OSU would get.
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Air Force (25-25) broke through with four runs in the top of the third, highlighted by Walker Zapp's bases-clearing double down the left field line. The Falcons tacked on two more in the fourth, added a solo home run from Tripp Garrish in the fifth and scored single runs in the seventh and ninth.
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Oregon State starter Eric Segura (5-2) took the loss, allowing six runs — four earned — on seven hits in 3 1/3 innings. Zach Edwards pitched 2 2/3 innings in relief, striking out four.
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Rutledge earned the win for the Falcons with 3 2/3 scoreless innings of relief, allowing just one hit and striking out five. Patrick Davidson earned the save with a perfect ninth, striking out all three batters he faced.
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The teams finish the series Saturday with a 1:35 p.m. PT first pitch at Goss Stadium.
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Follow Us On Social
For more information on the Oregon State baseball team, follow the club's official X account at X.com/BeaverBaseball, by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateBaseball, at BeaverBaseball.OSUBeavers.com on BlueSky 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: Rutledge III, Richard (3-0)
L: Segura, Eric (5-2)
S: Davidson, Patrick (4)
Batting:
2B: Zapp, Walker 2
HR: Garrish, Tripp 1
RBI: Taylor, Christian 1 ; Niednagel, Ben 1 ; Garrish, Tripp 3 ; Zapp, Walker 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Niednagel, Ben 1 ; Elmore, Luke 1 ; Garrish, Tripp 1 ; Zapp, Walker 3 ; Hutchins, Garrett 1 ; Boyd, Landon 2
SB: Taylor, Christian 1 ; Niednagel, Ben 1 ; Oster, T.J. 2

Batting:
2B: Singer, AJ 1
HR: Singer, AJ 1 ; Proctor, Josh 1
RBI: Singer, AJ 1 ; Haight, Adam 1 ; Vazquez, Paul 1 ; Glassco, Bryson 1 ; Proctor, Josh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Singer, AJ 2 ; Inge, Tyler 1 ; Porter, Ethan 2 ; Proctor, Josh 1
HBP: Porter, Ethan 2 ; Proctor, Josh 1
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