Washington State Series Recap

The Beavers went 1-2 against the Cougars this weekend, dropping to 31-16 on the season and 13-11 in Pac-10 play. The Beavers played alright throughout the weekend, but could not execute when they needed to. The Beavers will most likely have to win four out of their last five games if they want to make the NCAA Tournament. Now let's take a look at Game 1.

In the first game of the seires the Beavers lost, 7-6. The Cougars got things started in the first inning with three runs to take a 3-0 lead. The Beavers got a run in the second inning to make the score, 3-1. In the third inning the Cougs got a run in the top half of the inning but Oregon State answered with two runs in the bottom half to make the score, 4-3. In the fourth inning the Cougars got two runs to make the score, 6-3. In the sixth inning the Cougars got a run to make the score 7-3, but the Beavers answered in the bottom half of the inning to make the score, 7-4. In the seventh inning the Beavers added a run to make the score, 7-5. The Beavers also got a run in the eighth inning to make the score 7-6, but they would not score in the ninth.

The time of game was 3 hours and the attendance was 2,750. Now let's take a look at Game 2.

In the second game of the series the Beavers won, 8-2. The Beavers got things started in the first inning with a run to take a 1-0 lead. In the top half of the second inning the Cougars tied the game with a run but the Beavers answered in the bottom half of the inning to make the score, 2-1. The game remained scoreless after that until the fifth inning when the Cougars tied the game with a run. The Beavers would answer them with another run in the bottom half of the fifth to make the score, 3-2. In the sixth inning the Beavers broke the game open with five runs to take a 8-2 lead. Sam Gaviglio pitched great, going 7.2 innings and only giving up two runs on four hits.

The time of game was 2 hours and 50 minutes and the attendance was 3,075. Now let's take a look at Game 3.

In the third game of the series the Beavers lost, 7-6. Oregon State scored a run in the first and second innings to take the lead 2-0, before getting two more runs in the third to make the score, 4-0. In the fourth inning the Cougars cut the Beavers lead to one with three runs to make the score, 4-3. The Beavers would answer in the bottom half of the fourth with a run of their own to make the score, 5-3. In the sixth inning Washington State scored three runs to take the lead, 6-5. The inning was capped off by a two run homer from Shea Vucinich. In the seventh inning the Beavers tied the game at six via a leadoff homer from Ryan Ortiz. The game remained tied until the ninth inning when Kevin Rhoderick gave up a run to make the score, 7-6. The Beavers were mowed down 1-2-3 in their half of the ninth and the Cougars had won the game and the series.

The time of game was 3 hours and the attendance was 2,960.

Next up for the Beavers is a two game series with Oregon on Tuesday and Wednesday. The game on Tuesday is at 5:00 PM and will be played at Goss Statdium. The game on Wednesday is at 6:00 PM and will be played at Volcano Stadium in Salem. Oregon is 14-37 on the season.

The weather for Tuesday calls for Showers and the weather for Wednesday calls for Sunshine.

                                                                                       Go Beavs!