Softball Wins Troy Cox Classic
February 28, 1999
LAS CRUCES, NM - Tarrah Beyster was named the Most Valuable Player at the Troy Cox Classic after guiding the Oregon State softball team to the tournament title on Sunday afternoon.
OSU (16-3) defeated New Mexico 3-2 in the championship game after a 3-2 win over Utah in the semifinals earlier in the morning.
Beyster pitched the complete game against the Lobos to improve to 10-1 on the season. For the tourney, she hit .333, going 4-12 with three home runs, four runs and four RBI and was walked seven times. Beyster went 3-0 with one save and posted a 1.18 ERA while striking out 17 batters and walking just two in 23.2 innings of work.
Jodi Chmielewski also was named to the All-Tournament Team after going 9-21 for a .429 batting average in six games. She led the team with seven runs scored.
With the scored tied at 2-2 in the bottom of the fifth inning in the championship game, Heather Chinn led off with a double and Michelle Notaro came into run as the Beavers looked to break away from the tie. Parisa Plant then singled to send Notaro to third, and Plant later stole second. Courtney Stewart pinch hit for Amber Anderson and reached on a fielder's choice; Plant went to third, but Notaro was thrown out at home. Anderson, who reentered to run for Stewart, then stole second and Plant stole home to give the Beavers the winning run.
Anderson and Shawna Feldt scored OSU's two other runs against the Lobos. They both scored on Brooke Rutschmans double in the third inning.
Oregon State scored all three of its runs against Utah in the second inning. Jenni Jodoin led off with a walk and went to third on Kim Herman's base hit. Chinn then put down a squeeze, and Jodoin scored and Herman went to second. Crystal Draper's base hit put runners on first and third, and Herman then scored on a fielder's choice when Plant grounded to short, forcing Draper out at second base. Plant stole second and scored on Feldt's single for the third run of the inning.
Draper earned the win against Utah to improve to 6-2 on the year. She allowed six hits and struck out three batters.
Linescores from Troy Cox Classic
Game One - Semifinals
Oregon State 030 000 0 - 3 6 0 Utah 000 020 0 - 2 9 3
Draper, Beyster (5) and Herman. Arbogast and Smith. WP- Draper (6-2). LP- Arbogast. Save- Beyster (OSU). 2B- Farnworth, Wilkinson, Larsen (Utah).
Game Two - Championship Game
New Mexico 000 110 0 - 2 7 0 Oregon State 002 010 x - 3 4 0
Moore and LaNigro. Beyster and Kranz, Herman (5). WP- Beyster (10-1). LP- Moore. 2B- Rutschman and Chinn (OSU), Wennekamp and Krolik (UNM).
