SURPRISE, Ariz.— Oregon State's bats erupted for the second game in a row, piling up 20 hits to top Gonzaga 20-4 Sunday at the Ford Sanderson Baseball Classic at Surprise Stadium.
The Zags (2-1) mustered four runs off 10 hits, led by
Guthrie Morrison, who went 3-for-5 at the plate with two RBIs and two doubles.
"Not a good result today," said Head Coach
Mark Machtolf. "The most important lesson from today is to have a short memory and make sure we give ourselves the best chance tomorrow vs K-State."
Down 7-0 after four innings, GU responded with a four-run fifth frame that included runs from
Stephen Lund,
Jack Machtolf, Gabe Hughes and
Anthony Garrett to make it a 7-4 game. That would be the closest the game would get before a monster 13-run sixth inning gave the Beavers a commanding 20-4 lead. Neither team would score for the rest of the game, and the Zags couldn't rally any further.
Six Zag throwers saw action, including redshirt freshman
Bradley Mullan in his first career start and relievers
Ben Larson,
Owen Wild,
Daniel Naughton,
Jack Moffitt and Regan Haas. Only Haas pitched more than two innings' worth.
Beavers (2-1) starter Jack Washburn didn't give up any hits, but only threw for 1.2 innings. Jake Pfennings and Brock Townsend combined for four strikeouts in relief.
Next Up
Gonzaga gets a rematch with Kansas State at 9 a.m. Monday. The Zags topped the Wildcats 17-5 Saturday night in their first matchup.
Follow the Game
Up-to-date game time information is available on GoZags.com, and a paid live stream is available for the event via FloSports.
Looming Rematch
GU and OSU will meet again April 5 and 6 in Corvallis to close out an unusual 3-game season series. The Zags are 9-17 all-time against the Beavers dating back to their first meeting in 2001.
Other Notes
-GU pitcher
Bradley Mullan didn't make GU's roster in 2020 but started for the first time as a redshirt freshman Sunday morning.
-12 GU batters have been hit by pitches so far at the Ford Sanderson Baseball Classic.
