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.
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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. …
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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