CORVALLIS, Ore. – Jacob Melton’s The single walkoff led the Oregon State baseball team to a 4-3 win and a win over BYU on Saturday afternoon at Goss Stadium in Coleman Field.
Kyle Froemke opened the ninth with a walk, moved on to the second in a Wade Meckler sac bunt and then to the third when Preston Jones bunted for a single. Melton then directed a 3-1 shot by the reliever BYU Drew Zimmerman to the left, bringing Froemke into the race for victory.
The RBI limited a day 2 to 4 for the Medford native. He drove in three of the Beavers’ four races; the first two came on a fifth and seventh entry sacrifice fly.
Froemke doubled the first round of the OSU day (10-1 overall) in a one-two on Thursday, which tied the game to one.
BYU, who scored first in the fourth, went up 3-2 in a two-run home run by Joshua Cowden in the seventh. OSU, however, tied the game on Melton’s fly in the bottom half of the turn.
Jake Mulholland won the victory after launching a ninth goalless; he’s 1-0 this season. BYU reliever (3-8), Tyson Heaton, has been accused of defeat and is 0-1.
Melton and Justin Boyd each had two attempts to follow the state of Oregon; the beavers ended up with nine in total.
Next
Oregon State hosts Oregon starting Friday in a series of three non-conference games at Goss Stadium in Coleman Field. The first pitch on Friday is scheduled for 17:35 PT. The Rivalry Series is presented by Safeway-Albertsons, Spirit Mountain Casino, PacificSource Health Plans, its local Toyota dealers and First Interstate Bank.
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Nothing at first, again
Jake Pfennigs came out of a jam in the first, stranding the corridors in the first and second thanks to a catch for the catcher at the end of the entrance Troy Claunch. This kept BYU off the board at first. OSU opponents have yet to score a streak in the first entry of this season.
The Bullpen over the weekend
The Oregon State bullpen held BYU with just two strokes and two runs over 13 entries during the three-game series. The ‘pen issued seven walks and eliminated 18.
General release
Oregon State hit 37 hitters on 27 entries against BYU. The OSU team limited the Cougars to 13 hits and six runs – five wins – for an ERA of 1.67 in the three-game series.
11 minute delay
The game was delayed 11 minutes in the sixth entry due to rain.
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