Saturday, February 28, 2015

OSU Beavers’ Late Rally Subdues Grambling State Tigers

CORVALLIS, Oregon – Kyle Nobach’s two-run double in the eighth inning snapped a 7-7 tie and sent the Oregon State baseball team to a 10-7 win over Grambling State Friday night at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field.

Nobach laced a 1-2 pitch from reliever Creighton Hoover into right field to score two after the Beavers had loaded the bases. Earlier, Billy King, pinch hitting for Joe Gillette, was hit by a pitch, also with the bases loaded, to tie the game at seven apiece.

Jeff Hendrix added a bloop single that scored another run and Mitch Hickey got out of a bases loaded jam in the ninth to send the Beavers (6-3 overall) to the victory. Hickey improved to 3-0 on the year while Hoover dropped to 0-2.

Andrew Moore took a perfect game into the seventh inning in his third start of the season. He did, however, not figure in the decision.

Moore’s perfect outing ended with two down in the seventh when the Tigers reached base three times on a single, double and error. Grambling State (2-6) scored two runs on the double but that was all the Tigers managed against Moore, who came out to a standing ovation in the eighth after a season-best 10 strikeouts.

The Beavers went up 5-0 through five innings thanks to Moore’s outing and a solo home run by Gabe Clark.

Clark hit a solo home run in the fifth, a 1-1 pitch he deposited into the parking lot in left field. It was his second run driven in of the game as he reached on a bases-loaded hit by pitch in the third.

Oregon State opened the game’s scoring on a triple by Gillette in the second. The Beavers opened the game up with a three-run fourth that saw Clark’s hit by pitch and a two-run single by Logan Ice.

Grambling State, however, tied the game in the eighth when Larry Barraza hit a grand slam. The Tigers took the lead on a bases-loaded walk.

Ice, Hendrix and Trever Morrison both had two hits to pace the Beavers; for Morrison, it extended his hit streak to five games. Hendrix also extended his hit streak to seven games.

Oregon State and Grambling State conclude their series Saturday with a doubleheader that begins at 1:05 p.m. PT. Fans in the Corvallis/Albany region should note that the game will air on KLOO 1340-AM as Oregon State women’s basketball will be on KEJO 1240-AM.

Fans should take their seats early Saturday as the Beavers’ will honor the 2014 Pac-12 Conference Championship team before the game.

For more information on the Oregon State baseball team, follow the club’s official Twitter account at Twitter.com/Beaver_Baseball, by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateBaseball or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverBaseball.

BOX SCORE


SATURDAY GAME DAY
Oregon State (6-3) vs. Grambling State (2-6)
Rasmussen/Eckert vs. TBA/TBA
February 28, 2015 • Corvallis, Ore. • Goss Stadium • 1:05 p.m. PT
The Game
Oregon State and Grambling State wrap up their three-game series by playing two on Saturday. First pitch of the doubleheader at Goss Stadium is slated for 1:05 p.m. PT.
Radio
The game will air live on the Beaver Sports Network, osubeavers.com and the TuneIn application. All games air on the Beaver Sports Network with pre-game 30 minutes before first pitch. Affiliates include KICE 940-AM (Bend, Ore.), KEJO 1240-AM (Corvallis), KKNX 840-AM (Eugene), KLZS 1450-AM (Eugene),  KCFM 1250-AM (Florence), KCFM 104.1-FM (Florence), KAKT 104.7-FM (Grants Pass - Weekends), KLAD 960-AM (Klamath Falls), KCFM 103.1-FM (Mapleton), KTMT-AM 580 and 96.1 (Medford - Weekends), Fox Sports Radio 620-AM (Portland), KSKR 1490-AM (Roseburg) and KBZY 1490-AM (Salem - Weekends, Weekday Day Games).
Television
The game will not be televised.
Live Video
A free live stream of the series can be found by visiting osubeavers.com. The link is available on the baseball schedule page.
Online
Live stats for the game can be accessed by clicking on the live stats link located on the baseball schedule page on osubeavers.com.
Social Media
Stay informed with all of Oregon State’s official accounts. See below for everything related to Oregon State Baseball.

• Twitter - @Beaver_Baseball
• Facebook - @OregonStateBaseball
• Instagram - @BeaverBaseball
• Pinterest - @BeaverAthletics
• YouTube - @OSUBeaversAthletics
• Snapchat - @BeaversPac12
• Tumblr - @BeaverAthletics

Last Game
Kyle Nobach doubled home two in the eighth to break a tie and help send the Beavers to a 10-7 win over Grambling State in the opener Friday night. Jeff Hendrix, Logan Ice and Trever Morrison all had two hits in the win. Andrew Moore did not get the decision after allowing just three hits and three runs in 7 1/3 innings. He struck out 10.


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