CORVALLIS, Ore. – Gonzaga trailed No. 5 Oregon State 7-4 heading into the sixth inning Tuesday evening at Goss Stadium and Coleman Field, but a six-run frame for the Beavers put the game out of reach on their way to a 13-5 victory.
Oregon State (23-4) got things going early in the first with a three-spot thanks to a solo home run from Gavin Turley and a two-run single from Elijah Hainline. A four-run third put the Beavers up 7-0 before the Zags finally struck in the fourth.
Vincent Temesvary smoked a ball that short-hopped the fence in right field for an RBI double to plate Gonzaga's (7-18) first run of the evening. Next up was
Donovan Ratfield, who blooped a single down the left field line to plate two more, before a
Josh Hankins RBI groundout brought the Bulldogs within three.
A pair of scoreless frames from
Michael Cunneely kept the Oregon State bats at bay until the sixth inning, when they sent a dozen batters to the plate while scoring six runs on six hits to blow the game open with a 13-4 lead.
The Zags called on
Payton Graham and
Nate DeSchryver in the final 2 2/3 innings, as they combined to allow just one hit while striking out three and walking two. However, the GU bats were not able to make up the nine run deficit, scoring just once in the eighth despite putting multiple runners on base in the eighth and ninth innings.
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Gonzaga returns home for a three-game series against Santa Clara starting on Friday. They will then welcome Washington State on Apr. 9 for their first home midweek game of the 2024 season. Follow @ZagBaseball on social media for all the latest updates, and check gozags.com for results and streaming information.
