Friday, March 17
Pullman, Wash.
4:05 PM
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Ducks drop opener at WSU
03/17/23 | Baseball
PULLMAN, Wash. – Oregon struggled at the plate striking out a season-high 17 times on Friday night in a 7-1 loss at Washington State at Bailey-Brayton Field.
How It Happened: Washington State (14-3, 3-1 Pac-12) jumped out to an early lead off Oregon starter Jace Stoffal (1-2) scoring three runs in the second inning. The Cougars had back-to-back doubles to lead off the inning before the third batter hit a two-run homer for the three-run lead.
WSU added three more in the fourth before Oregon could get on the board. The Ducks (9-6, 1-3 Pac-12) finally scored in the fifth to cut the lead to 6-1. Colby Shade led off the inning with an infield hit before moving to third on a Josiah Cromwick double. Freshman Carter Garate drove in Shade with a RBI single to center field, picking up his first career RBI.
Washington State tacked on an insurance run in the seventh with a solo home run.
Box Score Notes: The game was the Ducks first road game of the season after a program record 15-game homestand … Tanner Smith made his 199th career start … Freshman Carter Garate made his first career start, becoming the seventh member of the Ducks' fifth-ranked recruiting class to start a game (Garate, Matthew Grabmann, Dominic Hellman, Jackson Jaha, Jackson Pace, Turner Spoljaric, Leo Uelmen) … Drew Cowley (2-for-4) had his third multi-hit game of the season and the 23rd of his career … Tanner Smith had his 12th career outfield assist, moving him into second all-time among Oregon outfielders … He also drew his 98th career walk.
On Deck: The Ducks and Cougars play game two of their three-game series on Saturday at Bailey-Brayton Field. First pitch is scheduled for 2:05 p.m.
How It Happened: Washington State (14-3, 3-1 Pac-12) jumped out to an early lead off Oregon starter Jace Stoffal (1-2) scoring three runs in the second inning. The Cougars had back-to-back doubles to lead off the inning before the third batter hit a two-run homer for the three-run lead.
WSU added three more in the fourth before Oregon could get on the board. The Ducks (9-6, 1-3 Pac-12) finally scored in the fifth to cut the lead to 6-1. Colby Shade led off the inning with an infield hit before moving to third on a Josiah Cromwick double. Freshman Carter Garate drove in Shade with a RBI single to center field, picking up his first career RBI.
Washington State tacked on an insurance run in the seventh with a solo home run.
Box Score Notes: The game was the Ducks first road game of the season after a program record 15-game homestand … Tanner Smith made his 199th career start … Freshman Carter Garate made his first career start, becoming the seventh member of the Ducks' fifth-ranked recruiting class to start a game (Garate, Matthew Grabmann, Dominic Hellman, Jackson Jaha, Jackson Pace, Turner Spoljaric, Leo Uelmen) … Drew Cowley (2-for-4) had his third multi-hit game of the season and the 23rd of his career … Tanner Smith had his 12th career outfield assist, moving him into second all-time among Oregon outfielders … He also drew his 98th career walk.
On Deck: The Ducks and Cougars play game two of their three-game series on Saturday at Bailey-Brayton Field. First pitch is scheduled for 2:05 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hawkins, Dakota (2-2)
L: Stoffal, Jace (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Ceballos, Sabin 1 ; Cromwick, Josiah 1
RBI: Garate, Carter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shade, Colby 1
HBP: Cromwick, Josiah 1
Batting:
2B: McKeon, Jacob 1 ; Hainline, Elijah 1 ; Matthews, Bryce 1
HR: McKeon, Jacob 1 ; Cresswell, Will 1
RBI: Advincula, Jonah 1 ; McKeon, Jacob 2 ; Matthews, Bryce 1 ; Cresswell, Will 2
SF: Advincula, Jonah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Magee, Cam 1 ; McKeon, Jacob 1 ; Hainline, Elijah 1 ; Matthews, Bryce 1 ; Cresswell, Will 2 ; Russell, Kyle 1
CS: Advincula, Jonah 1
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