Oregon State baseball vs. Florida State Seminoles in Game 3 of Corvallis Super Regional: Live updates

CORVALLIS — It’s come down to this for

Oregon State Beavers

and the

Florida State Seminoles

: Win and go to Omaha … lose and go home.

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The teams play Sunday night in the finale of the best-of-three Corvallis Super Regional at Goss Stadium with a trip to the College World Series on the line.

First pitch is scheduled for 6:06 p.m.

Live updates

BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH

Oregon State carries a 14-6 lead into the bottom half of the inning.

TOP OF THE FIFTH

Florida State trails 14-4 heading into the fifth. … Bailey draws a leadoff walk. … Segura tossed a first-pitch ball to Fisher and that’ll bring Dorman to the mound for a chat. … Bailey moves to second on a wild pitch, but Segura fights back for a strikeout. … Faurot will hit with a man on second and one out. … He works a six-pitch walk and Dorman has seen enough. He pulls Segura and brings in AJ Hutcheson with two on and one out in the fifth. … He faces Carns and the Seminoles’ DH slaps a single to center. FSU loads the bases. … West slugs a hard-hit line drive to left, but Turley chases it down. Bailey scores from third. OSU leads 14-5 with two outs. … Chase Williams follows with a single to right, bringing Harrelson to the plate with the bases loaded. … Harrelson sends a slow roller to first. Krieg scoops it up, flips the ball to Hutcheson and Harrelson dives at the bag. Hutcheson beats him in a bang-bang play. Florida State disagrees and is challenging the call. … After review, the call is overturned. Faurot scores and it’s a 14-6 game. … Lodise steps to the plate. …He gives a 2-0 pitch a ride to the warning track in left field. But it’s a loud out as Turley makes the catch in front of the bullpen. Hutcheson escapes further trouble.

(2 RUNS, 3 HITS, 3 LOB)

BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH

Oregon State carries a 13-4 lead into the fourth. … Peterson leads off and belts a solo homer to left. OSU keeps its foot on the gas, pushing its lead to 14-4. … Reeder lays down a bunt — a bunt! — and West makes the play. As Reeder jobs back to the dugout, he and West exchange words and the umpires hold a short meeting on the infield. … McEntire strikes out to end the inning.

(1 RUN, 1 HIT, 0 LOB)

TOP OF THE FOURTH

Florida State trails 13-3 heading into the fourth. … Faurot draws a six-pitch walk to open the frame. … Segura follows by striking out Carns on five pitches. … West rips a ball to right field on a line, but McEntire is there to make the catch. Two outs. … Chase Williams sends a rocket back at Segura. Not sure if the ball hit him or his glove or nothing at all. But it seemed to slow down as it reached Arquette at short, and his throw to first is late. It’s an infield single for Williams and FSU has runners on first and second with two outs. … Harrelson follows by slapping a slow roller to third and it’s another infield single. … Lodise steps to the plate with the bases loaded. … Lodise hits a grounder to third, Caraway fields it and tries to tag out Williams as he cruises to third base. But Williams eludes it and Faurot scores. … Max Williams steps to the plate. And he strikes out swinging to end the frame. Segura escapes further damage.

(1 RUN, 2 HITS, 3 LOB)

BOTTOM OF THE THIRD

Oregon State leads 7-3 to open the bottom half of the third and Peterson leads off. … He works a 3-2 count, then hits a pop-up to first base. … Krieg draws a six-pitch walk. … Reeder follows and takes a 1-1 fastball off the thigh. OSU has runners on first and second with one out and McEntire steps to the plate. … That’ll spark a mound visit from West. … A 1-2 pitch skips away from West and Krieg and Reeder move to second and third. … McEntire battles his way to a 3-2 count and Posey struts out of the dugout for a mound visit with Manca. .. And Posey, in an unusual move, will pull Manca with a full count. … Joe Charles comes out of the bullpen for Florida State. … McEntire fouls off Charles’ first offering, then takes ball four. … Caraway steps to the plate with the bases loaded. … KA. BOOM. Caraway demolishes the first pitch he sees into the bleachers in left-center field for a grand slam. The fireworks continue at Goss, where the Beavers have opened up a decisive 11-3 lead. … Arquette follows by smashing a line drive single to center. And the hits keep coming for OSU. … Turley steps to the plate. But he won’t face Charles, as Posey goes to the bullpen again, bringing right-hander Chris Knier into the game. … The change doesn’t stop the bleeding for FSU. … Turley demolishes the second pitch he sees off the batters’ eye in deep center field, pushing Oregon S lead to 13-3. And we’re still in the third (!) inning. … Weber goes down swinging for the second out. … Singer follows with a fly out to right and that will end the inning, but not before OSU erupted for six more runs.

(6 RUNS, 3 HITS, 0 LOB)

TOP OF THE THIRD

Oregon State leads 7-3 and Eric Segura will take over for DeCremer to start the third. His first pitch is a 94 mph ball to Lodise. … The Seminoles’ shortstop slaps a single to left-center to open the frame. … Max Williams follows by smacking a grounder to short and the Beavers turn a 6-4-3 double play. Two outs. … Bailey destroys a ball off the right-center field wall for a two-out double. It looked like the ball might carry out of Goss, but it missed by a couple feet. … Fisher steps to the plate. … He slaps a pitch back at Segura, who knocks it down with his glove, scoops up the loose ball and makes the play at first.

(0 RUNS, 2 HITS, 1 LOB)

BOTTOM OF THE SECOND

Oregon State carries a 7-3 lead into the frame. Turley leads off and flies out to center. … Weber smacks a swinging bunt down the third base line and Fisher and Manca can only watch it come to a halt in fair ground. … Singer follows by hitting into a 6-4-3 double play. Three up, three down for the Beavers.

(0 RUNS, 1 HIT, 0 LOB)

TOP OF THE SECOND

Oregon State carries a 7-2 lead into the inning. Hunter Carns leads off and rips a 2-2 pitch to left, but Turley is positioned perfect and catches the hard-hit ball. … Jaxson West smacks a chopper up the middle and Arquette makes the play. Two outs. … No. 9 hitter Chase Williams hammers a solo homer to right field, snatching a run back for the Seminoles. OSU leads 7-3. … DeCremer responds with a four-pitch strikeout on Harrelson to end the inning.

(1 RUN, 1 HIT, 1 LOB)

BOTTOM OF THE FIRST

Florida State carries a 2-0 lead into the inning. Trent Caraway, who has replaced Easton Talt in the leadoff hole, will open the frame. Sophomore left-hander Wes Mendes tosses a 93 mph fastball for a strike and we’re off. … Caraway hammers a 2-2 fastball into left field for a leadoff single. … Mendes walks Aiva Arquette on four pitches and the Beavers have their first two batters on base. That’ll bring FSU pitching coach Micah Posey to the mound for a chat with Mendes. … Turley hits a towering fly ball to deep right field and it lands in Harrelson’s glove in the corner for the first out. Caraway advances to third on the play. … Weber, who is riding an eight-game hitting streak and has four hits in the series, steps to the plate. … He takes an off-speed pitch off the leg and the bases are loaded for AJ Singer. Still just one out. … Singer rips a ball up the middle to short, Lodise makes the play and flips the ball to second, but the relay to first is late. It’s an RBI groundout for Singer and the Beavers have their first run of the night. … Tyce Peterson follows by ripping the first pitch he sees into right field, bringing Arquette home. The game is tied 2-2. … Jacob Krieg laces a single to right and Singer scores from second base, giving Oregon State its first lead of the game, 3-2. … OSU has runners on the corners with two outs and Canon Reeder stepping to the plate. … The Oregon State fireworks show is back! Reeder belts a towering three-run home run into the parking lot in left field, pushing the Beavers’ lead to 6-2. Reeder takes his time heading to first, admiring the no-doubter as it leaves the stadium, then points at the crowd and flexes his way around the bases. … Carson McEntire, who is making his first postseason appearance, gets down 1-2 in the count, then hammers a ball over the left field fence. It’s back-to-back homers for the Beavers, who lead 7-2. … And that’ll do it for Mendes, as FSU goes to its bullpen. What an opening frame for the Beavers. … Caraway steps to the plate for his second at-bat of the inning as the Beavers bat around in the first. He draws a walk on reliever Payton Manca. … Arquette gives a ball a ride, but it’s caught at the warning track to end the inning. The Beavers deliver a seven-run opening inning and take a commanding 7-2 lead over the visiting Seminoles.

(7 RUNS, 5 HITS, 1 LOB)

TOP OF THE FIRST

Oregon State is the home team for this deciding matchup. James DeCremer fires a 94 mph fastball across the outside corner for a strike and we’re underway in Corvallis. … Gage Harrelson smacks the next pitch harmlessly to second base and AJ Singer makes the routine out. DeCremer retires the Seminoles’ leadoff man. … DeCremer gets ahead 1-2 to Alex Lodise, but the Golden Spikes Award finalist rips a line drive single to left. The ball scoots away from Gavin Turley and Lodise coasts into second base. … FSU has a runner in scoring position in the first. … Max Williams follows by blasting the first pitch he sees the other way, and it sails over the bullpen for a two-run homer. The Seminoles strike first, taking an early 2-0 lead. … DeCremer follows by tossing back-to-back balls to Myles Bailey and Wilson Weber will take a mound visit to chat with the freshman right-hander. … Bailey works the count 3-0, then hammers a single to right field. … Cal Fisher steps to the plate. He battles his way to an eight-pitch at-bat, but DeCremer eventually wins, striking him out. Bailey steals second on the K. … Drew Faurot hits next. DeCremer gets ahead 0-2, but his third pitch skips away from Weber and Bailey heads for third. Faurot hits a hard liner to left, but it hangs up and Turley chases it down. That’ll do it for the inning. Florida State leads 2-0.

(2 RUNS, 3 HITS, 1 LOB)

Starting pitchers

OSU RHP James DeCremer (3-0, 4.73) vs. FSU LHP Wes Mendes (7-2, 4.66)

OSU’s starting lineup

1. Trent Caraway, 3B

2. Aiva Arquette, SS

3. Gavin Turley, LF

4. Wilson Weber, C

5. AJ Singer, 2B

6. Tyce Peterson, DH

7. Jacob Krieg, 1B

8. Canon Reeder, CF

9. Carson McEntire, RF

FSU’s starting lineup

1. Gage Harrelson, RF

2. Alex Lodise, SS

3. Max Williams, CF

4. Myles Bailey, 1B

5. Cal Fisher, 3B

6. Drew Faurot, 2B

7. Hunter Carns, DH

8. Jaxson West, C

9. Chase Williams, LF

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