Buck Pitches Three-Hitter As No. 10 OSU Wins 16-1 At Washington State
The Beavers and Cougars (34-19, 9-10) continue their series on Saturday at
Buck – who earlier in the week was named one of 10 semifinalists for the Clemens Award, given annually to the nation’s top collegiate pitcher – walked one and struck out six in pitching his first complete game of the season and the second of his career. The junior lefthander needed just 102 pitches and was aided by the Beaver infield turning four double plays behind him; the game took only 2 hours, 28 minutes plus a 34-minute delay caused by lightning in the bottom of the sixth inning.
“It felt good – I felt better after the break; I’m just strange that way,” said Buck, who was going against a WSU team that led the Pac-10 with a .323 batting average going into the series. As far as whether he felt he had his best control and movement of the year, he simply said, “I can usually tell by the swings guys are getting.”
The Cougars’ only hits were a solo homer by freshman standout Jared Prince to lead off the second inning, Travis Coulter’s single up the middle to start the fourth and Jim Murphy’s double to center to lead off the fifth. Other than that, Ryan Krauser’s lineout to leftfield and Jay Miller’s lineout to second were the best-hit balls against Buck.
Buck improved to 10-2 on the season, giving him back-to-back seasons with double-digit wins; his 10 wins tie him for ninth on OSU’s all-time list of single-season leaders. His 25-9 career record ties him for sixth place on OSU’s all-time list of career wins leaders.
When he walked off the mound after four innings, Buck was in a taut 1-1 game. By the time he went out to pitch the fifth, Buck had the cushion of an 11-1 advantage thanks to that 10-run inning.
“You knew those guys had it in them,” Buck said of his teammates swinging the bats. “They finally got it to come out tonight.”
The inning started with WSU lefthander Reese Baker walking Mike Lissman on four pitches, then Canham lofting a full-count pitch over the fence in right-centerfield to give OSU a 3-1 lead. The Beavers used seven hits, three walks and a hit batter in the inning; they got a three-run double by Kunda, a two-run single by Bill Rowe, a run-scoring single by Darwin Barney, a run-scoring single by Canham and a bases-loaded walk by Tyler Graham against Baker and relievers Mike Wagner and Ross Humes.
It was the first time the Beavers had scored in double-digits in an inning since putting up 13 runs in the second inning of a 19-3 win over
Barney, in his second game in the leadoff spot, was 4-for-6 with a double to tie his career-high for hits. Canham was 3-for-5 with the homer and five runs batted in, Graham was 2-for-3 with a double and a stolen base, Kunda was 2-for-3 with the double and three RBIs, Shea McFeely was 2-for-5 with a double and one RBI.
After the 10-run outburst, OSU tacked on a run-scoring double by McFeely and a run-scoring single by Graham in the sixth inning to make it 13-1. The final runs came in the top of the eighth as Lissman was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and Canham poked a two-run single through the left side.
NO. 10
Buck and Canham, Priseman (8). Baker, Wagner (5), Humes (5) and Lagried, Gilbert (7). W-Buck (10-2). L-Baker (2-4). 2B-Barney (OSU), McFeely (OSU), Graham (OSU), Kunda (OSU), Murphy (WSU). HR-Canham (OSU), Prince (WSU).
HITS: Oregon State 16 (Barney 4x6, Gillespie 1x3, McFeely 2x5, Graham 2x3, Rowe 1x5, Lissman 1x2, Canham 3x5, Kunda 2x5), Washington State 3 (Coulter 1x3, Prince 1x3, Murphy 1x3). RUNS BATTED IN:
Oregon State 16 (36-13,13-6 Pac-10) Washington State 1 (34-19,9-10 Pac-10)
Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
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Barney, Darwin ss.......... 6 1 4 2 Krauser, Ryan cf........... 3 0 0 0
Wallace, John rf........... 5 0 0 0 Coulter, Travis 2b......... 3 0 1 0
Gillespie, Cole lf......... 3 3 1 0 Miller, Jay lf............. 4 0 0 0
McFeely, Shea 3b........... 5 2 2 1 Prince, Jared rf........... 3 1 1 1
Graham, Tyler cf........... 3 1 2 2 Murphy, Jim 1b............. 3 0 1 0
Kahalehoe, Koa ph/cf...... 0 1 0 0 McAngus, Zach dh........... 3 0 0 0
Rowe, Bill 1b.............. 5 1 1 2 Miller, Jeff 3b............ 3 0 0 0
Lissman, Mike dh........... 2 2 1 1 Gran, Paul ss.............. 2 0 0 0
Canham, Mitch c............ 5 3 3 5 Thomas, Matthew ss........ 1 0 0 0
Priseman, Casey c......... 0 0 0 0 Lagreid, Greg c............ 2 0 0 0
Kunda, Chris 2b............ 5 2 2 3 Gilbert, Mike c........... 0 0 0 0
Buck, Dallas p............. 0 0 0 0 Baker, Reese p............. 0 0 0 0
Wagner, Mike p............ 0 0 0 0
Humes, Ross p............. 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 39 16 16 16 Totals..................... 27 1 3 1
Score by Innings R H E
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Oregon State........ 001 0(10)2 030 - 16 16 1
Washington State.... 010 00 0 000 - 1 3 2
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E - McFeely; Krauser 2. DP - Oregon St. 4; Wash. St. 2. LOB - Oregon St. 6; Wash.
St. 4. 2B - Barney; McFeely; Graham; Kunda; Murphy. HR - Canham; Prince. HBP -
McFeely; Lissman 2; Krauser; Coulter; Murphy; Gilbert. SH - Wallace. SB - Graham. CS
- McFeely.
Oregon State IP H R ER BB SO
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Buck, Dallas W,10-2....... 9.0 3 1 1 1 6
Washington State IP H R ER BB SO
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Baker, Reese L,2-4........ 4.1 7 6 6 2 1
Wagner, Mike .............. 0.1 1 3 3 1 1
Humes, Ross ............... 4.1 8 7 7 3 1
HBP - by Buck (Murphy); by Wagner (Lissman); by Buck (Krauser); by Buck (Coulter); by
Humes (McFeely); by Humes (Lissman); by Buck (Gilbert).
Umpires - HP: Dwayne Finley 1B: Tony Norris 3B: Ruben Candelaria
Start: 6:00 pm Time: 2:28 Attendance: 742
