Beavers Score Seven In Ninth But Rally Falls Just Short
PULLMAN, Wash. – Gavin Turley and Elijah Hainline each hit home runs and No. 6 Oregon State rallied with a seven-run ninth inning but came up just short in a 10-9 loss to Washington State Saturday night at Bailey-Brayton Field.
Hainline hit a three-run home run to make it a one-run ballgame in the ninth, but Kaden Wickersham retired the game's final two batters to stem the Oregon State (34-12 overall, 13-9 Pac-12 Conference) rally.
The Beavers saw Micah McDowell drive in one on a double and then Gavin Turley two on another double for his third and fourth RBI of the night. That led to Hainline's 10th home run of the season.
Turley also recorded a sacrifice fly in the first inning and his 14th home run of the season in the eighth.
All told, the Beavers recorded 12 hits on the night; Turley, Dallas Macias, Brady Kasper and Wilson Weber all recorded two.
Jacob Kmatz, making his 12th start of the season, worked five innings for the Beavers. The righty scattered eight hits and five runs while striking out seven. He took the loss and is 5-2 on the year.
Connor Wilford improved to 4-6 after getting the win for Washington State (20-25, 8-15). He held the Beavers to four hits and a run in 5 1/3 innings, striking out four while issuing five walks.
Next Up
OSU and WSU complete their three-game series Sunday at Bailey-Brayton Field in Pullman, Wash. First pitch is slated for 1:05 p.m. PT. It is scheduled to air on Pac-12 Washington.
Oregon State Game Notes
• Travis Bazzana stole his 62nd career base in the first inning, tying him with Todd Thomas for the most in an Oregon State uniform.
• Gavin Turley matched his home run total from a year with his 14th of 2024 on Saturday.
• Turley has 28 home runs for his career, tying him with Al Hunsinger and Adley Rutschman for sixth-most at Oregon State.
• OSU has hit at least one home run four consecutive games after seeing a 23-game streak snapped April 27 against Oregon.
• The Beavers dropped to 25-6 when scoring first this season. OSU is now 111-37 under Mitch Canham when scoring first.
• Bazzana drew two more walks, giving him 57 on the year and 161 for his career, extending his school record.
• Oregon State posted seven walks as a team, and now totals 296 on the year. The school record for walks is 389 in 2022.
• Oregon State now has 86 home runs on the year, three shy of the program record set last season.
• Dallas Macias tallied his 12th multiple-hit effort of the season while Brady Kasper recorded his fourth.
• Turley, meanwhile, has 13 multi-RBI efforts on the year, tying him with Travis Bazzana and Mason Guerra for the team lead.
• Jacob Kmatz dropped to 18-8. Five of his eight career losses have come away from Goss Stadium.
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