CORVALLIS, Ore. (March 11, 2025) – Washington State dropped the series-opener at No. 8 Oregon State 15-1 at Goss Stadium Tuesday evening.
 
First baseman Ryan Skjonsby reached base in three of his four plate appearances with a walk, single and hit-by-pitch while second baseman Ollie Obenour singled and scored a run. Sophomore lefthander Jake Robinson worked three scoreless frames with three strikeouts.
 
OSU scored twice in the second, nine in the fourth and four in the fifth to take the first game of the series.
 
KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
In the second, Roy reached on a bunt single down the first base line and stole second before Noah Thein was hit a by a pitch to put two runners on but OSU ended the threat with a groundout. In the Beavers half of the second, they pushed two runs across for a 2-0 lead.
 
OSU erupted for a nine-run fourth inning, taking advantage of six walks along with five hits to build a 11-0 lead. OSU added four more in the fifth.
 
The Cougars loaded the bases with nobody out in the sixth and picked up a run on a Logan Johnstone's sacrifice fly to centerfield.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Max Hartman singled in the 1^st to extend his hitting streak to 10 games
Ryan Skjonsby singled in the 1^st to extend his on-base streak to 8 games
Gavin Roy reached with a bunt single in the 2^nd to extend his hitting streak to 5 games
Skjonsby singled in the 3rd to extend his hitting streak to 8 games
Ollie Obenour singled in the 6^th to extend his on-base streak to 11 games
Logan Johnstone had his 7-game on-base streak snapped
 
NEXT UP
The series with OSU continues Wednesday at 3:05 p.m.