CORVALLIS, Ore. – Travis Bazzana hit his 11th home run of the season and four Oregon State pitchers limited Washington to five hits and a run as the second-ranked Beavers defeated the Huskies, 3-1, Friday night at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field.
Bazzana went deep to lead off the Beavers’ offensive portion of the night for the second consecutive game. It got the Beavers on the board first, and produced a lead that OSU added to in the third.
Dallas Macias singled home Mason Guerra for the Beavers’ second run of the night, then later scored when Jabin Trosky executed a squeeze bunt. That run proved to be key as Washington scored its lone run of the game in the fifth when Aiva Arquette singled home Carson Ohland against reliever Nelson Keljo.
Keljo, starter Aiden May and fellow relievers Kellan Oakes and Bridger Holmes limited the UW (6-9-1 overall, 1-3 Pac-12 Conference) offense, with Arquette and Cam Clayton accounting for four of the Huskies’ five hits. The Beaver (19-2, 3-1) staff struck out 13 batters while issuing just three walks.
Oakes earned the win, his third of the year, by throwing 2 1/3 scoreless. He was backed by Holmes, who picked up his fourth save of the year by throwing the last two innings.
Next Up
Oregon State and Washington continue the three-game series Saturday afternoon at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. The game gets underway at 2:05 p.m. PT and can be seen live via an Oregon State live stream.
Oregon State Notes
– Mitch Canham won his 150th game at Oregon State.
– Aiden May made his first appearance since Feb. 23 against Arkansas. He worked 2 2/3 innings before being replaced by reliever Nelson Keljo in the third inning.
– May’s appearance was the second of his career against Washington after limiting the Huskies to five hits and a run in five innings last season.
– May has struck out 15 in 12 1/3 innings this season, scattering 10 hits and four runs over three starts.
– Travis Bazzana has homered in three consecutive games. He was the last Beaver to have done so, when he accomplished the feat May 13, 14 and 16 of last year against UCLA and Portland.
– The Beavers won their sixth consecutive series opener over the Huskies.
– Oregon State has now won 18 of the last 20 games versus the Huskies, and 21-of-25 since 2016.
– The Beavers improved to 10-1 in the month of March.
– OSU won its 12th consecutive game at Goss Stadium.
– The Beavers improved to 12-1 this season when scoring first. OSU is 98-32 under Canham when doing so.
– OSU is also 14-1 when taking a lead into the seventh inning. Oregon State is 120-15 when that happens during Canham’s tenure.
– OSU’s pitching staff struck out at least 10 for the 10th time in 21 games this season.
– Canham improved to 10-1 against Washington. He is 20-6 all-time when including his tenure as a student-athlete at Oregon State.
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