Last Game
Tanner Smith hit a seventh-inning sacrifice fly to send Oregon State to a 2-0 win over Oregon Tuesday night in Eugene.
Jaren Hunter,
Brock Townsend,
Mitchell Verburg and
Ryan Brown - all Oregon natives - combined to shut out Oregon, scattering six hits and two walks. It was the first time since 2019 Oregon had been shut out.
Justin Boyd also homered for the Beavers, his sixth of the season. Townsend got the win after 1 1/3 scoreless in relief.
Oregon State Notes
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Mitchell Verburg, who tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings Tuesday, has now appeared in five career games versus Oregon. He has tossed 7 2/3 scoreless innings against the Ducks, allowing one hit with two walks and 11 strikeouts.
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Wade Meckler and
Jacob Melton both saw their on-base streaks snapped Tuesday. Meckler had reached base safely in 46 straight, including all 43 this season. Melton had reached base safely in 42 straight dating back to 2021.
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Garret Forrester exteded his season-long hit streak to 12 games with a double in the ninth Tuesday. He is 17-for-41 (.415) with six doubles and 10 RBI during it.
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Justin Boyd's home run extended his hit streak to 11 games, which ties his season-long. Boyd has two triples, four home runs, 11 walks and 16 RBI while he is 18-for-42 (.429). His on-base percentage during the streak is .547.
• Boyd stole his Pac-12 leading 20th base of the season Tuesday. He is the first Beaver to 20 since Adalberto Santos (20) in 2010.
• Forrester walked for the 43rd time this season Tuesday. That ties him with
Darwin Barney (2006) for 10th-most in a single-season at Oregon State.
• OSU lowered its team ERA to 3.58, which is second in the Pac-12, behind only UCLA's 3.30.
• The Beavers' 2.88 ERA in Pac-12 play leads the Pac-12. UCLA, at 4.09, is second.
• Oregon State is 8-1 over its last nine Pac-12 games. The Beavers have allowed just 14 earned runs in those nine games, posting a 1.56 ERA.
• Tuesday marked OSU's first win this season when scoring two runs or less.
• Oregon State is 30-4 this season when an opponent scores five runs or less.
