Oregon State tallied 14 hits and five walks in a 13-6 victory over Portland at Joe Etzel Field on Tuesday.
The win moved the Beavers to 16-2 heading into their three-game series in Berkeley against California from Thursday to Saturday.
Left fielder Christian Donahue went 3 for 6 with the team’s lone triple and centerfielder Kyle Nobach went 2 for 4 with a team-high three runs batted in. Freshman second baseman Nick Madrigal extended his hit streak to 12 games and upped his batting average to .405 with a 2 for 3 night.
Oregon State pitched by committee to save its starting arms for its series against the Golden Bears. Freshman Bryce Fehmel improved to 5-0, throwing three innings in his first career start and allowing three hits and one earned run. He struck out five hitters.
Scotland Church pitched the final three innings and earned his first save of the year. He hit two batters but did not allow a hit.
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Final: Oregon State 13, Portland 6. Scotland Church throws the final three innings and earns his first save of the year.
Mid 9th: Oregon State 13, Portland 6. Oregon State goes down in order. Beavers will likely finish up with 13 runs on 14 hits (five doubles) and five walks.
End 8th: Oregon State 13, Portland 6. Scotland Church hit two batters but got away without any damage. Beavers hold their seven-run lead entering the final inning. Madrigal, Harrison and Anderson due up.
Mid 8th: Oregon State 13, Portland 6. Trever Morrison singles, but Logan Ice, Cadyn Grenier and Christian Donahue all go down on strikes.
End 7th: Oregon State 13, Portland 6. Solid but long inning of work from Church, who struck out two hitters but threw 25 pitches. Portland held scoreless for the first time in three frames.
Mid 7th: Oregon State 13, Portland 6. Beavers add one run when Portland shortstop Michael Forgione made a throwing error on a fielder’s choice, allowing Nick Madrigal to score from first base.
End 6th: Oregon State 12, Portland 6. The Pilots added three, starting with a bases loaded single that chased Luke Heimlich from the game and then a wild pitch from John Pomeroy.
Mid 6th: Oregon State 12, Portland 3. Cadyn Grenier broke out of a cold spell, hitting a two-out, two-RBI double to the warning track in left-center field.
End 5th: Oregon State 10, Portland 3. Pilots centerfielder Caleb Whalen hit a two-run homer deep to left field off Luke Heimlich, who bounced back to strikeout the next two hitters.
Mid 5th: Oregon State 10, Portland 1. Christian Donahue continued his hot streak, hitting a triple down the first base line to score Michael Gretler. Nick Madrigal followed up with a sacrifice bunt to score Donahue.
End 4th: Oregon State 8, Portland 1. 1-2-3 inning from Luke Heimlich on only seven pitches.
Mid 4th: Oregon State 8, Portland 1. Jack Anderson drove in another run with a second two-out double. He then scored from second on an infield single by Kyle Nobach.
End 3rd: Oregon State 6, Portland 1. Fehmel struck out Ryan Barr with runners on first and third but the pitch went through Michael Gretler’s legs and a run scored. Fehmel has thrown 68 pitches through three innings.
Mid 3rd: Oregon State 6, Portland 0. Quick 1-2-3 inning for Morrison, Gretler and Grenier against a new Portland pitcher – Cameron Richman.
End 2nd: Oregon State 6, Portland 0. Single by Kevin Farley and throwing error by Morrison advances him to second. No runs score. Four strikeouts for Fehmel.
Mid: 2nd: Oregon State 6, Portland 0. All six runs have come with two outs. KJ Harrison doubled to score one and the Beavers added two more on a throwing error by the pitcher after a Joe Gillette grounder.
End 1st: Oregon State leads 3-0. Fehmel earned three strikeouts, the last of which came after he allowed runners on first and second with a single and walk.
Mid 1st: Oregon State leads 3-0. The Beavers got three runs in the first, all with two outs. Jack Anderson smacked a standup double to right field to score Christian Donahue and Kyle Nobach hit a line drive up the middle to score Anderson and Joe Gillette.
Location: Joe Etzel Field
Start time: 6 p.m. (delayed)
Lineups
No. 3 Oregon State (15-2)
1. Christian Donahue (LF) – .324
2. Nick Madrigal (2B) – .384
3. KJ Harrison (1B) – .323
4. Jack Anderson (RF) – .349
5. Joe Gillette (DH) – .200
6. Kyle Nobach (LF) – .345
7. Trever Morrison (SS) – .344
8. Michael Gretler (C) – .231
9. Cadyn Grenier (3B) – .328
Starter: Bryce Fehmel (4-0, 0.79 ERA, first start)
Portland (11-8)
1. Geoffrey Lee (LF) – .211
2. Michael Forgione (SS) – .197
3. Caleb Whalen (CF) – .333
4. Cooper Hummel (C) – .403
5. Ryan Barr (RF) – .341
6. Brady Kerr (1B) – .310
7. Cody Hawken (DH) – .279
8. Kevin Farley (2B) – .150
9. Matt Kelly (3B) – .194
Starter: Cole Doherty (1-1, 3.27 ERA, first start)
Last week:
Oregon State – Won vs. Arizona State 3-2, Won vs. Arizona State 12-2, Won vs. Arizona State 7-3
Portland – Won at Loyola Marymount 3-1, Lost at Loyola Marymount 8-1, Lost at Loyola Marymount 3-0
— Danny Moran
