Washington State University Athletics
Washington State University
14-24, 6-13
Oregon State
34-7, 13-6
Cougars Drop Series-Opener to No. 3 Oregon State
May 04, 2018 | Baseball
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Washington State (14-24, 6-13 Pac-12) received two hits from James Rudkin who recorded a two-run double in the second inning and Robert Teel homered in the ninth. Oregon State improved to 34-7 overall and 13-6 in league play after recording 20 hits and received 11 strikeouts from starter Luke Heimlich.
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In the second inning, both teams traded runs as OSU scored twice on an RBI-single and another run came across on a double play groundout. The Cougars answered with a two-out two-run double from Rudkin down the left field line that landed just fair and off the glove of a diving Oregon State left fielder. Ryan Ramsower and JJ Hancock both scored on the play after recording singles earlier in the inning.
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In the fifth, OSU pushed three runs across on wild pitch and two-run single for a 5-2 advantage. The Beavers added two more in the sixth on a two-run homer before putting the game away with seven runs on eight hits in the seventh inning.
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In the ninth, Teel launched a solo shot to left for his second home run of the season.
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COMING UP
The series continues Saturday at 5 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Heimlich, Luke (11-1)
L: Moyle, Bryce (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Rutschman, Adley 1 ; Anderson, Jack 1 ; Taylor, Zak 1
HR: Nobach, Kyle 1
RBI: Kwan, Steven 1 ; Jones, Preston 1 ; Madrigal, Nick 2 ; Larnach, Trevor 1 ; Rutschman, Adley 4 ; Gretler, Michael 2 ; Nobach, Kyle 2 ; Taylor, Zak 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kwan, Steven 2 ; Grenier, Cadyn 1 ; Madrigal, Nick 2 ; Larnach, Trevor 3 ; Rutschman, Adley 2 ; Malone, Tyler 1 ; Nobach, Kyle 3 ; Anderson, Jack 1 ; Taylor, Zak 2
SB: Larnach, Trevor 1
HBP: Larnach, Trevor 1 ; Taylor, Zak 1
Batting:
2B: Rudkin, James 1
HR: Teel, Rob 1
RBI: Teel, Rob 1 ; Rudkin, James 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Teel, Rob 1 ; Ramsower, Ryan 1 ; Hancock, JJ 1
