Softball Takes Series over No. 24 Washington in Walk-Off Fashion
Corvallis, Ore. – Senior (Camarillo, Calif.) hit her 10th home run of the season in the bottom of the seventh to boost Oregon State to a 3-2 win over No. 24 Washington Thursday afternoon at the OSU Softball Complex.
Oregon State (27-30, 5-14 Pac-10) was led by sophomore (Boring, Ore.) with a pair of singles of the team’s six total hits. Washington (26-22-1, 5-13 Pac-10) earned seven hits behind Amanda Fleischman’s couple of singles.
The Huskies started off the game scoring first with Bailey Stenson scoring on Jace Williams’ two-out double down the left field line to give Washington a one-run edge.
But Oregon State answered right back in the bottom of the inning, gaining the lead on three hits by Chisholm), junior (Camarillo, Calif.) and freshman (Beaverton, Ore.) with Young and Guzy earning RBI to put the team up 2-1.
Washington quickly tied things up in the second inning, scoring a run on Alicia Blake’s two-out RBI single at two runs each.
Both teams were unable to score after the second with sophomore (Eugene, Ore.) quickly retiring the side in the sixth and allowing a single in the seventh before stopping the next three batters at the top of the Huskies’ order before Miranda nailed her shot over the scoreboard in left field with one out to end the game.
Dyer threw four strikeouts in the complete-game win, boosting her record to 18-24, while Washington’s Aleah Macon was charged with the loss leaving her record at 15-14.
Oregon State wraps up the season hosting No. 3 UCLA on Friday and Saturday. Start times are set for 3:00 and 12:00 p.m.
Washington 2, Oregon State 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Washington 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 2
Oregon State 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 6 0
Win – (18-24), Loss – Aleah Macon (15-14)
Oregon State Notes – Oregon State has won the series against Washington four straight years with the Beavers winning a 5-3 decision in Seattle on Mar. 30 ... Sophomore has been hit by pitch 11 times this season ... Senior ’s home run was her 42nd career.
