STANFORD, Calif. – Jake Pfennigs allowed one run in six innings and Troy Claunch went 3-for-6 with two runs batted in to pace Oregon State to a 9-1 win over No. 9 Stanford Saturday afternoon at Sunken Diamond.
The three-game series finale wrapped up the regular season for both teams with the Beavers improving to 34-22 overall and 16-14 in Pac-12 Conference play. Oregon State has now had a winning record in conference play for 10 consecutive seasons.
Stanford, meanwhile, dropped to 33-14 overall and 17-10 in Pac-12 play.
May 23, 2021
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Jake Pfennigs worked a career-long seven innings and Troy Claunch extended his hit streak to 14 games but Oregon State was unable to hold on to a four-run lead in a 6-5 loss to Arizona Sunday in the three-game series finale at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field.
Wade Meckler extended his hit streak to nine games in a 3-for-5 effort to help pace OSU s offense, which racked up 11 hits. Justin Boyd also tallied three hits to set a career-high for the freshman.
Claunch and Garret Forrester each had two hits. For Claunch, he extended his hit streak to a team-long 14 games with a run-scoring single in the fourth.
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Meckler s home run put the Beavers (11-3 overall) up 3-0 after the teams went scoreless through the game s first four frames. Troy Claunch and Garret Forrester each singled to open the fifth, and both were in scoring position after Joe Casey moved them over via sacrifice bunt.
Matthew Gretler drove home the game s first run via a 6-3 groundout, then watched as Meckler hit the first pitch he saw from Oregon starter Brett Walker over the left field fence for the three-run advantage.
Beavers Finish Sweep of BYU With 4-3 Win
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A walk off single in the bottom of the ninth finished Oregon State’s sweep of BYU on Saturday afternoon. Despite a few challenges in each game, the Beavers took care of business against the Cougars, going 3-0 for the series. The win, OSU’s tenth in a row, moves the Beavers to 10-1 on the season.
Jake Pfennigs got his third start of the year, and ran into a bit of trouble early. In the top of the second BYU’s Cole Gambill reached base on a single, and then stole second. That gave the Cougars a runner in scoring position with no outs on the board. Pfennigs managed to work 2 outs in short order, but then advanced Gambill to third with a balk. Things looked tense, but Pfennigs managed to strike out batter Peyton Cole to end the inning.
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