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The Oregon State baseball team kept it rolling on Sunday afternoon with their twelfth win of the year as they completed the sweep of the Hartford Hawks. OSU outhit Hartford 6-5 and neither team committed an error on the day.
It's a sweep!
— Oregon State Baseball (@BeaverBaseball) March 4, 2018
BEAVERS WIN 5-0 to take all four games from Hartford at Goss Stadium.
Next up: Tuesday vs. Portland at Goss Stadium, 5 p.m. PT. Tickets: https://t.co/d1MWIJM9e1.#GoBeavs pic.twitter.com/shOWJa6S5u
The beginning of the game was very quiet from an offensive perspective, all the way up until Adley Rutschman stole home on a passed ball in the bottom of the fourth. Then in the bottom of the sixth, the Beavs loaded the bases up for Trevor Larnach, who blasted one over the left field wall for a grand slam.
Larnach's 5th big fly of the season makes it 5-0 Oregon State. #GoBeavs pic.twitter.com/Qx3XzszQs0
— Oregon State Baseball (@BeaverBaseball) March 4, 2018
That would be it for the offense but the Beaver defense in this game was stellar as well. The best example was this play throw from Larnach to Rustchman to prevent a run at home.
You shall not score!
— Oregon State Baseball (@BeaverBaseball) March 4, 2018
Trevor Larnach does it with his arm, in addition to his bat, by throwing out a runner attempting to score from 2nd to end T7.
5-0 Beavers. #GoBeavs pic.twitter.com/CCxV6gjgvk
Grant Gambrell was OSU’s starting pitcher and improved to 2-0 on the year. He went seven innings allowing four hits and one walk with six strikeouts. Dylan Pearce made a one-inning relief appearance with one strikeout. Jake Mulholland pitched the final inning and only allowed one hit.
OSU doesn’t have too much time to celebrate the series victory as they welcome the Portland Pilots to Goss on Tuesday at 5 PM. We’ll have a quick preview for you here as well as a gamethread and a recap.