CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Wilson Weber, Trent Caraway and Tyce Peterson all homered to again a powerful begin by Ethan Kleinschmit and No. 8 general seed Oregon State averted elimination within the Corvallis Regional with a 20-3 romp over Saint Mary’s on Sunday.
The Beavers (43-13-1) have to beat No. 3 seed USC twice — Sunday night time and once more on Monday — to maneuver on to the tremendous regionals. The Trojans (37-21) want one win to advance.
Saint Mary’s (36-26), which handed Oregon State a shocking 6-4 loss on Friday night time, was making simply its second ever NCAA Event look. The Gaels’ solely different event look got here in 2016.
For the Beavers Sunday, Kleinschmit (8-3) yielded two runs on 5 hits and three walks in 7 2/3 innings — throwing 114 pitches. Joey Mundt acquired the ultimate 4 outs.
Oregon State took a 1-0 lead within the second inning with no hit off Gaels starter Lukas Sarantos (3-1). Caraway walked on a 3-2 pitch, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and superior to 3rd on a wild pitch earlier than he scored on a sacrifice fly by Canon Reeder.
The Beavers added two unearned runs within the third, No. 9 batter Peterson hit a solo dwelling run within the fourth, and Caraway did the identical within the fifth for a 5-0 lead.
Saint Mary’s acquired inside 5-2 in its fifth on RBI singles by Eddie Madrigal and Cody Kashimoto. Oregon State answered with a nine-run sixth to place it out of attain.
Sarantos allowed three runs — one earned — in 2 1/3 innings. Tai Gardini gave up Peterson’s homer and Noah Waldeck surrendered Caraway’s shot. Weber homered off Elliott Joslin in a six-run ninth.
Oregon State has performed in eight straight NCAA Tournaments and 32 general. The Beavers have made seven Faculty World Sequence appearances — most lately in 2018 once they received it for the third time. They received back-to-back championships in 2006-07.
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