Arizona State Series Recap

The Beavers went 2-1 against the Sun Devils, improving to 27-12 on the season. The Beavers played great Baseball throughout the weekend but ran into a very tough pitcher on Friday night. Oregon State should get back into the Top 25 this week, and we have improved our status for the NCAA Tournament. Kevin Rhoderick pitched like never before on Sunday, going 2.1 innings giving up zero runs, hits, and walks. K-Rod also had four strikeouts. Now let's take a look at Game 1.

In the first game of the series the Beavers lost, 4-2. The Sun Devils got things started in the first inning with a run to take the lead, 1-0. ASU added on to their lead in the third inning with two runs to take a 3-0 advantage. The Sun Devils scored another run in the fifth inning to make the score, 4-0. The Beavers got two runs in the ninth and brought the tying run to the plate three different times, but it wasn't enough to beat the Sun Devils.

The time of game was 2 hours and 15 minutes and the attendance was 3,130. Now let's take a look at Game 2.

In the second game of the series the Beavers won in dramatic, walk-off fashion, 4-3. The Sun Devils got things started in the third inning with two runs to take a 2-0 lead. Oregon State got the game tied in the fifth inning with two runs but the game stayed scoreless after that until the ninth inning. In the ninth inning, Arizona State got a run to take a 3-2 lead into the bottom half of the ninth. Oregon State got the tying run off of a sac fly, and then Koa Kahalehoe drove in the winning run with a base hit.

The time of game was 3 hours and 20 minutes and the attendance was 2,850. Now let's take a look at Game 3.

In the third game of the series the Beavers won, 10-5. ASU got things started in the second inning with two runs to take a 2-0 lead. They added two more runs in the third inning but Oregon State got one of them back to make the score, 4-1. Both teams scored a run in the fourth inning and Oregon State added one in the fifth to make the score, 5-3. The Beavers got the game tied in the seventh inning with two runs and then they broke the game open in the 8th inning with five runs. Kevin Rhoderick saved the game in the ninth and the Beavers clinched the series win against the number 1 team in the country.

The time of game was 3 hours and 15 minutes and the attendance was 2,855.

Next up for the Beavers is a game at Portland on Tuesday at 5:00 PM. Portland is 22-20 on the season.

The weather on Tuesday calls for Showers. They should be able to get the game in but it might be delayed.

                                                                                          Go Beavs!