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Photo by: Deborah Mundorff
Top of the Order Production Not Enough
05/11/19 | Baseball
EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon's first three hitters combined for seven hits, four RBI and three runs scored but it wasn't enough as the Ducks dropped an 8-5 decision to No. 12 Oregon State on Saturday at PK Park in front of 4,130 fans.
How it Happened: Junior third baseman Spencer Steer went 2-for-4 with three RBI to lead Oregon, while freshman right fielder Tanner Smith was 3-for-5 with a home run and a RBI with two runs scored. Freshman leadoff hitter Sam Novitske went 2-for-5 with a walk and a run scored.
Oregon State (33-14-1, 19-4 Pac-12) jumped to an early lead scoring three runs in the first, a run in the second and a run in the third off Ducks' starter Cullen Kafka (5-5).
The Ducks responded with single runs in the first and third innings to stay close. Smith hit his fourth home run of the season in the first inning before Oregon got a Steer RBI single in the third.
Oregon State scored two runs in the fifth and a run in the sixth, but the Ducks (24-24, 8-15 Pac-12) matched the Beavers in both innings.
Steer drove in two runs in the fifth with an RBI double plating Smith and freshman shortstop Kyle Froemke who led off the inning with a single. He moved to second on Smith's third hit of the game.
Froemke drove in Oregon's sixth-inning run on a ground out that scored sophomore Evan Williams, who led off the inning with a double.
The Ducks bullpen put together one of its best efforts of the season. Junior Cole Stringer, sophomore Peyton Fuller and junior Nico Tellache combined to allow just one earned run in 6.2 innings. Tellache pitched three scoreless innings retiring all nine hitters he faced.
Box Score Notes: The attendance (4,130) was the third largest in PK Park history … Oregon's 1-2-3 hitters (Novitske, Smith, Steer) are a combined 12-for-24 with five RBI and four runs scored in the first two games of the series … Steer tied Ryon Healy (2011-13) for second all-time in career RBI with 118 … The Ducks' third baseman had his 34th career multi-RBI game, the most in school history … It was his 13th multi-RBI game of this season, tied for the third most with Mitchell Tolman (2014) and Kyle Garlick (2014) … Steer upped his RBI total this season to 46, tied for fifth most in a season with Tom Dodd (1979) and Jim Willis (1974) … Steer doubled for the 32nd time in his career, tying Gabe Matthews for the fifth most all-time … Steer had his 45th multi-hit game, tied for seventh all-time with Brett Thomas (2011-13) … Matthews started his 136th straight game, the most in Oregon history … Novitske had his 16th multi-hit game, second on the team behind Steer's 19 … Smith's multi-hit game was his 11th, tied for the fourth most on the team.
On Deck: The Ducks and Beavers wrap up their three-game series Sunday at 12 p.m. at PK Park.
How it Happened: Junior third baseman Spencer Steer went 2-for-4 with three RBI to lead Oregon, while freshman right fielder Tanner Smith was 3-for-5 with a home run and a RBI with two runs scored. Freshman leadoff hitter Sam Novitske went 2-for-5 with a walk and a run scored.
Oregon State (33-14-1, 19-4 Pac-12) jumped to an early lead scoring three runs in the first, a run in the second and a run in the third off Ducks' starter Cullen Kafka (5-5).
The Ducks responded with single runs in the first and third innings to stay close. Smith hit his fourth home run of the season in the first inning before Oregon got a Steer RBI single in the third.
Oregon State scored two runs in the fifth and a run in the sixth, but the Ducks (24-24, 8-15 Pac-12) matched the Beavers in both innings.
Steer drove in two runs in the fifth with an RBI double plating Smith and freshman shortstop Kyle Froemke who led off the inning with a single. He moved to second on Smith's third hit of the game.
Froemke drove in Oregon's sixth-inning run on a ground out that scored sophomore Evan Williams, who led off the inning with a double.
The Ducks bullpen put together one of its best efforts of the season. Junior Cole Stringer, sophomore Peyton Fuller and junior Nico Tellache combined to allow just one earned run in 6.2 innings. Tellache pitched three scoreless innings retiring all nine hitters he faced.
Box Score Notes: The attendance (4,130) was the third largest in PK Park history … Oregon's 1-2-3 hitters (Novitske, Smith, Steer) are a combined 12-for-24 with five RBI and four runs scored in the first two games of the series … Steer tied Ryon Healy (2011-13) for second all-time in career RBI with 118 … The Ducks' third baseman had his 34th career multi-RBI game, the most in school history … It was his 13th multi-RBI game of this season, tied for the third most with Mitchell Tolman (2014) and Kyle Garlick (2014) … Steer upped his RBI total this season to 46, tied for fifth most in a season with Tom Dodd (1979) and Jim Willis (1974) … Steer doubled for the 32nd time in his career, tying Gabe Matthews for the fifth most all-time … Steer had his 45th multi-hit game, tied for seventh all-time with Brett Thomas (2011-13) … Matthews started his 136th straight game, the most in Oregon history … Novitske had his 16th multi-hit game, second on the team behind Steer's 19 … Smith's multi-hit game was his 11th, tied for the fourth most on the team.
On Deck: The Ducks and Beavers wrap up their three-game series Sunday at 12 p.m. at PK Park.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Pearce, Dylan (2-2)
L: Kafka, Cullen (5-5)
S: Mulholland, Jake (6)
Batting:
2B: Philip, Beau 1 ; Rutschman, Adley 1 ; Ober, Ryan 1
RBI: Claunch, Troy 1 ; Ober, Ryan 1 ; Malone, Tyler 3 ; Jones, Preston 1 ; McMahan, Kyler 1
SF: Claunch, Troy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Philip, Beau 1 ; McGarry, Alex 1 ; Claunch, Troy 1 ; Rutschman, Adley 2 ; Ober, Ryan 1 ; Mendazona, George 1 ; Dukart, Jake 1
CS: Casey, Joe 1
HBP: Jones, Preston 1
Batting:
2B: Steer, Spencer 1 ; Williams, Evan 1
HR: Smith, Tanner 1
RBI: Smith, Tanner 1 ; Steer, Spencer 3 ; Froemke, Kyle 1
SH: Adams, Taylor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Novitske, Sam 1 ; Smith, Tanner 2 ; Williams, Evan 1 ; Froemke, Kyle 1
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