Completed Event: Baseball versus TCU on May 17, 2025 , Loss , 6, to, 8 , (11 inn.)
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Baseball
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Friday, March 30
Salt Lake City, UT
6:00 PM
University of Utah
5-20, 2-3
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Oregon State
21-3, 6-2
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9
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Oregon State
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9
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9
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Photo by: Jess Fleming
Utah Baseball Drops Late Lead vs. No. 1 Oregon State
3/30/2018 10:07 PM | Baseball
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah baseball team fell to No. 1 Oregon State, 9-5, in the second game of the series on Friday evening.
Utah led 5-2 before Oregon State scored six runs in the seventh inning to take the lead en-route to the win.
Utah was led at the plate by a 3-for-5 night from Matt Richardson. Braden DeBenedictis had two hits while Davis Delorefice drove in two runs after a bases-loaded single in the fourth inning. Each team had nine hits on the night.
Tanner Thomas pitched six innings for Utah, allowing two runs with four hits, two strikeouts and four walks. Austin Moore and Jacob Rebar both made brief appearances with Rebar earning the loss. Spencer Kevin Johnson pitched the final 2 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on three hits with two strikeouts.
Utah got on the board first with a run in the bottom of the second for a 1-0 lead. DeBenedictis led off the inning with a single and moved to third on a pair of ground outs. He scored on an RBI single from Richardson.
Each team scored a run in the third. A leadoff walk would come around to score on a bunt following a ground out and infield single for Oregon State. The Utes pulled back ahead in the bottom of the third. DaShawn Keirsey, Jr., led off the inning with a double and scored on an RBI single from DeBenedictis. Oregon State again came back in the top of the fourth for a run after two singles and a sacrifice fly, tying the game at 2-2.
Utah took advantage of an error to score three runs in the bottom of the fourth. Richardson led off the inning with a single and Chris Rowan reached on an error. Keirsey drove in the first run of the inning with a sacrifice fly. Rykker Tom was hit by a pitch and after a ground out, DeBenedictis walked to load the bases. Delorefice came up with the big hit of the inning, an RBI single up the middle to plate two runs and give Utah a 5-2 lead.
OSU threatened in the top of the fifth, loading the bases with one out before a double play got Utah out of the inning. The Beavers pulled ahead with a six-run seventh inning, taking advantage of three walks in addition to three hits, including a bases-loaded double for three RBI and an 8-6 lead. A home run in the top of the eighth lifted OSU to a 9-5 lead.
The Utes stranded two on in both the seventh and eighth innings, leaving 12 on throughout the game.
Utah and Oregon State play the rubber game of the series on Saturday, March 31, beginning at 1:00 p.m. MT.
Utah led 5-2 before Oregon State scored six runs in the seventh inning to take the lead en-route to the win.
Utah was led at the plate by a 3-for-5 night from Matt Richardson. Braden DeBenedictis had two hits while Davis Delorefice drove in two runs after a bases-loaded single in the fourth inning. Each team had nine hits on the night.
Tanner Thomas pitched six innings for Utah, allowing two runs with four hits, two strikeouts and four walks. Austin Moore and Jacob Rebar both made brief appearances with Rebar earning the loss. Spencer Kevin Johnson pitched the final 2 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on three hits with two strikeouts.
Utah got on the board first with a run in the bottom of the second for a 1-0 lead. DeBenedictis led off the inning with a single and moved to third on a pair of ground outs. He scored on an RBI single from Richardson.
Each team scored a run in the third. A leadoff walk would come around to score on a bunt following a ground out and infield single for Oregon State. The Utes pulled back ahead in the bottom of the third. DaShawn Keirsey, Jr., led off the inning with a double and scored on an RBI single from DeBenedictis. Oregon State again came back in the top of the fourth for a run after two singles and a sacrifice fly, tying the game at 2-2.
Utah took advantage of an error to score three runs in the bottom of the fourth. Richardson led off the inning with a single and Chris Rowan reached on an error. Keirsey drove in the first run of the inning with a sacrifice fly. Rykker Tom was hit by a pitch and after a ground out, DeBenedictis walked to load the bases. Delorefice came up with the big hit of the inning, an RBI single up the middle to plate two runs and give Utah a 5-2 lead.
OSU threatened in the top of the fifth, loading the bases with one out before a double play got Utah out of the inning. The Beavers pulled ahead with a six-run seventh inning, taking advantage of three walks in addition to three hits, including a bases-loaded double for three RBI and an 8-6 lead. A home run in the top of the eighth lifted OSU to a 9-5 lead.
The Utes stranded two on in both the seventh and eighth innings, leaving 12 on throughout the game.
Utah and Oregon State play the rubber game of the series on Saturday, March 31, beginning at 1:00 p.m. MT.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Heimlich, Luke (6-0)
L: Rebar, Jacob (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Malone, Tyler 1
HR: Armstrong, Andy 1
RBI: Grenier, Cadyn 1 ; Rutschman, Adley 2 ; Malone, Tyler 3 ; Gretler, Michael 2 ; Armstrong, Andy 1
SH: Grenier, Cadyn 3 ; Armstrong, Andy 1
SF: Gretler, Michael 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Kwan, Steven 1 ; Rutschman, Adley 1 ; Larnach, Trevor 1 ; Anderson, Jack 2 ; Malone, Tyler 1 ; Taylor, Zak 1 ; Armstrong, Andy 2
SB: Kwan, Steven 1
HBP: Larnach, Trevor 1 ; Taylor, Zak 1
Batting:
2B: Keirsey, Jr. , DaShawn 1
RBI: Keirsey, Jr. , DaShawn 1 ; DeBenedictis, Braden 1 ; Delorefice, Davis 2 ; Richardson, Matt 1
SH: Tom , Rykker 1 ; Delorefice, Davis 1
SF: Keirsey, Jr. , DaShawn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Keirsey, Jr. , DaShawn 1 ; Tom , Rykker 1 ; DeBenedictis, Braden 1 ; Richardson, Matt 1 ; Rowan, Jr. , Christopher 1
HBP: Tom , Rykker 1 ; Dunn, Oliver 1
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RBI
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3
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1
RBI
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