No. 7 Softball Wins NCAA Regional Tournament Title - Beavers Beat No. 19 Baylor, 3-1

Corvallis, OR – Junior pitcher tossed a four-hitter and sophomore belted a home run to lead the No. 7 ranked Oregon State softball team to a 3-1 victory over No. 19 ranked Baylor University on Sunday in the NCAA Regional Tournament championship game.

Oregon State (41-13) advances to the NCAA Super Regional for the first time – this is just the second year in which the Super Regional format has been used – but this marks the third time in the past four years that the Beavers have reached the final 16.

Both teams were slow to get things going offensively, but Miranda turned the tide for the Beavers when she matched the Oregon State single season record (Tarrah Beyster – 2000) with her 16^th home run of the season with two outs in the bottom of the third inning to break up Lisa Ferguson’s no-hitter.

The Beavers added to their lead in the bottom of the fourth as back-to-back singles from McGowan and , followed by a perfectly executed sacrifice bunt from freshman helped set the stage for freshman pinch hitter . Ewing stepped to the plate and drove the first pitch she saw up the middle for a 2-RBI single as the Beavers extended their advantage to 3-0.

McGowan was tossing a no-hitter through 4.1 innings until Baylor’s Jordan Daniels slid a single past the glove of a diving at shortstop in the top of the fifth.

Baylor (38-22) rallied back in the top of the sixth inning as Kelly Osburn belted her 15^th home run of the season with a solo shot over the right-center field fence, but the Bears stranded a pair of runners on base in the final inning as Oregon State secured the title.

McGowan (27-6) finished with a perfect 2-for-2 effort from the plate to go along with five strikeouts in her 25^th complete game of the season. Senior outfielder went 2-for-3 for the Beavers, while Daniels had a pair of hits for Baylor.

Oregon State will host No. 6 ranked University of California in the NCAA Super Regional. The Tournament is a best 2 out of 3 game series with action beginning on Friday at the OSU Softball Complex. First-pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.

Super Regional all-session tickets will be available for purchase on Monday at 8:30 a.m. from the Oregon State Ticket Office or by calling 1-800-GOBEAVS. All-session tickets will cost $30 for adults and $20 for seniors, students, and youth (3-18). Individual game tickets can be purchased at the gate on game-day only. Individual tickets will cost $15 for adults and $10 for seniors, students, and youth (3-18).

GAME RESULTS:

No. 19 Baylor – 000 001 0 – 1 4 0
No. 7 Oregon State – 001 200 x – 3 8 0

McGowan and Allen (OSU), Ferguson, Jackson (4) and Lake (BU). Win – McGowan (27-6). Loss – Ferguson (20-15). HR – Miranda (OSU), Osburn (BU). 2B – Daniels (BU).