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

CORVALLIS — The

Oregon State

baseball team is two wins away from Omaha.

The No. 8-seeded

Beavers

host the No. 9-seeded

Florida State Seminoles

Friday afternoon in Game 1 of the

Corvallis Super Regional

at Goss Stadium.

Live Updates

BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH

Arquette opens the inning. He hits a 3-2 chopper up the middle and legs out an infield single. OSU has its leadoff man on base for the second inning in a row. … Turley steps to the plate. The junior left fielder battles his way to a nine-pitch at-bat. But after fouling off three pitches, he looks at strike three. … Weber will hit with one out and a runner on first.

TOP OF THE FOURTH

Faurot opens the inning with a grounder to first and Whitney retires the leadoff man for the second time in four innings. … Williams works a full-count, then watches a 94 mph fastball for strike three. … Hankerson Jr. steps to the plate with two outs. Whitney is looking for his first 1-2-3 frame of the day. … And Whitney delivers, tossing an 0-2 offspeed beauty for strike three. … It was a much-needed quick innings — 13 pitches — for the freshman from Blackfoot, Idaho. He’s now up to 82 pitches.

(0 RUNS, 0 HITS, 0 LOB)

BOTTOM OF THE THIRD

Tyce Peterson, who missed the regional final with shin splints, leads off the inning. He hits a chopper to third and Fisher can’t handle an in-between hop. Official scorekeeper calls it a single and the Beavers have their first base runner of the game. … Reeder tries to lay down a bunt on the first pitch he sees, and the ball sprays foul. … Reeder watches a 1-2 curveball cross the plate for strike three. … Krieg destroys a liner down the third base line and it rolls all the way to the corner. Peterson races around the bases and third base coach Joey Wong waves him home. Williams throws a bullet toward the infield and Lodise fires a beautiful relay home, which beats Peterson. He’s tagged out on a head-first slide. The Beavers are now a victim to a beautiful relay play. … Mitch Canham elects to challenge the call. After review, it’s confirmed. … Krieg reaches second with a double and Talt steps to the plate with two outs. … He bunts the first pitch foul, works a 2-2 count, then grounds out to shortstop to end the inning.

(0 RUNS, 2 HITS, 1 LOB)

TOP OF THE THIRD

FSU leadoff hitter Harrelson steps to the plate and Whitney will face the lineup for the second time today. He fights off a 2-2 fastball into left field and the Seminoles have the leadoff man aboard. … Lodise follows by hammering the first pitch he sees into left-center for a line drive single. FSU puts its first two men on. … Williams, the No. 3 hitter, looks at ball one and Weber will take a mound visit to chat with Whitney. Williams works three balls, but Whitney battles back to force a full count. Williams rips the next pitch to right field, but the hard-hit line drive is snared by Talt. Harrelson advances to third on the fly out. … Whitney strikes Bailey out on a 2-2 off speed pitch, and Whitney fights back for the second out. FSU still has runners on the corners. … And Whitney escapes the jam with another strikeout, sitting Fisher on four pitches. Another one of those “could have been worse” innings for the Beavers, who only trail 1-0. Whitney has seven strikeouts through three innings, but he also is up to 68 pitches.

(0 RUNS, 2 HITS, 2 LOB)

BOTTOM OF THE SECOND

Wilson Weber strikes out on four pitches to open the inning. … Caraway follows with a ground out to shortstop. … Then AJ Singer follows with a three-pitch strikeout. Volini opens the game with back-to-back 1-2-3 frames on 19 pitches (15 strikes).

(0 RUNS, 0 HITS, 0 LOB)

TOP OF THE SECOND

Whitney opens the frame with another strikeout, fanning Cal Fisher on eight pitches. … Drew Faurot follows by working a full count, then draws a one-out walk. Florida State puts a runner on base for the second inning in a row. … Whitney responds by striking out Chase Williams on four pitches. … James Hankerson laces a ball to third at Trent Caraway and it roars by him for a single. FSU has two on and two out. … No. 9 hitter Hunter Carns steps to the plate and hammers the first pitch he sees off the wall in right-center field. Talt gives chase and makes a leaping try, but he can’t corral the ball and Faurot scores easily. But Canon Reeder fields the ball off the ricochet and fires toward the infield. Arquette locates it, throws home, and the relay beats Hankerson by two steps. … Whitney allows his first run of teh day, but it could have been worse. Another exceptional defensive play by the Beavers. FSU leads 1-0.

(1 RUN, 2 HITS, 1 LOB)

BOTTOM OF THE FIRST

Easton Talt hits Joey Volini’s first pitch, a 90 mph fastball, to right field and the Beavers’ leadoff man is out. … Aiva Arquette follows with a soft grounder to shortstop and Lodise throws him out. Two outs. … Turley hits a grounder up the middle and Drew Faurot ranges toward the second base bag and makes the play. Beavers go 1-2-3 in the first, as Volini throws just seven pitches, including five strikes.

(0 RUNS, 0 HITS, 0 LOB)

TOP OF THE FIRST

Whitney delivers a 94 mph fastball to FSU leadoff hitter Gage Harrelson and we’re underway in Corvallis. … After working ahead 0-2, Whitney loses Harrelson. He walks to open the game. … Golden Spikes Award finalist Alex Lodise steps to the plate. … Whitney strikes Lodise out swinging for the first out of the day. … And Whitney follows with another K, fanning Max Williams on six pitches. Williams watched the last two sail by and exchanges words with the umpire on his way back to the first base dugout. … A 94 mph 2-2 fastball sails to the backstop and Harrelson moves to second on a wild pitch. The Seminoles have their first runner in scoring position. … But Whitney gets Myles Bailey looking on a 3-2 breaking ball and the inning is over. Whitney strikes out the side in the first.

(0 RUNS, 0 HITS, 1 LOB)

PREGAME

And catch upon the Beavers’ run to the super regional with these stories:

• ‘People are pretty scared of me right now’: Oregon State’s Trent Caraway

goes from slump to scorching hot

• Pitching

showdown looms large

in Corvallis Super Regional

•From

spinal screws to acai bowls

: James DeCremer completes Beavers’ improbable journey to super regionals

• Oregon State

bashes way to pair of wins in record-setting double-header

, sets up winner-take-all final vs. USC in Corvallis Regional

•

Dax Whitney’s masterpiece helps Oregon State baseball stay alive

in Corvallis Regional

• Beavers stunned by Saint Mary’s in Corvallis Regional,

vow to fight back and ‘do something special’

• A look at

the “heart” of the Oregon State baseball

team

• ‘Gritty grays’ to ‘creamsicles’:

A look at the secret

behind who picks OSU baseball uniforms

•

Slump-busting finish

: As OSU readies for regionals, a pair of key players rediscover mojo

•

‘Leaving a legacy:’

Gavin Turley is the Oregon State baseball Home Run King

• ‘Big league stuff:

Whitney poised to be next Oregon State star

• A

look at the Seminoles

OSU’s projected starting lineup

1. Easton Talt, RF

2. Aiva Arquette, SS

3. Gavin Turley, LF

4. Wilson Weber, C

5. Trent Caraway, 3B

6. AJ Singer, 2B

7. Canon Reeder, CF

8. Dallas Macias, DH

9. Jacob Krieg, 1B

FSU’s projected 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. Chase Williams, LF

8. James Hankerson Jr., DH

9. Hunter Carns, C

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