CORVALLIS -- No. 14 Oregon State held on for a 7-6 victory Monday night over resurgent BYU to remain undefeated at home.
It looked like the Beavers, 21-7, would use a five-run second or a two-run fourth inning to blow BYU out of the game as they took leads of 5-1 and 7-3. But the Cougars, now 20-14, battled back after taking the initial 1-0 lead.
Cougar Steve Parker led off the second inning with a double to left field, having been at bat the previous inning when Sean McNaughton was thrown out at second. Parker advanced to third on Brandon Relf’s sac bunt and scored on Michael Bowen’s single to right field.
In the fourth, BYU’s Kent Walton scored on a wild pitch after getting aboard with a single, advancing on to second on a walk by Parker and to third on a double steal. Parker also advanced on the double steal and wild pitch, then scored on a ground out by Bowen to make the score 5-3.
Bowen’s two-out double in the sixth to the gap in right-center brought in Parker and Relf, who had doubled and walked, respectively, to make the score 7-5 favoring OSU.
McNaughton hit a one-out solo homer in the seventh to pull BYU within one, 7-6, as Parker grounded into an inning-ending double play with two on.
The Cougar relievers Jared Miller, Brandon Michon and Kevin Sloan performed well, getting BYU out of clutch situations. One of those came in the seventh with two on as Michon wheeled and spun to second off the mound to catch a Beaver attempting to steal in an inning-ending play.
The two teams have a rematch Tuesday evening.
BYU at Oregon State
Apr 13, 2009 at Corvallis, Ore. (Goss Stadium)
BYU 6 (20-14)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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McNAUGHTON, Sean lf...... 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0
BANKS, Stetson cf........ 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1
WALTON, Kent dh.......... 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
PARKER, Steve 3b......... 3 3 2 0 1 0 1 1 1
RELF, Brandon ss......... 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
BOWEN, Michael rf........ 4 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 0
KO, Kasey 1b............. 2 0 0 0 2 1 8 1 0
LAW, Adam pr............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BILLS, Thomas 1b........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MUSSO, J.T. c............ 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 3
LAW, Andrew 2b........... 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 0
BUNCH, Nathan p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MILLER, Jared p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
MICHON, Brandon p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
SLOAN, Kevin p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 33 6 9 5 4 10 24 13 5
Oregon State 7 (21-7)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Wallace, John cf......... 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2
Wong, Joey ss............ 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0
Romero, Stefen 3b/1b..... 5 1 1 1 0 3 7 2 1
Ortiz, Ryan c............ 3 1 2 1 1 0 9 3 0
Norris, Jared 1b......... 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 4
Gibbs, Blake ph......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Bell, Carter pr/3b...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shupe, Max dh............ 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lotti, Logan rf.......... 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
Kahalehoe, Koa rf....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Miller, Michael lf....... 2 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
Santos, Adalberto ph.... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Beverley, Kyle lf....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tommasini, John 2b....... 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0
Osich, Josh p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gaviglio, Sam p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rhoderick, Kevin p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 31 7 9 5 6 7 27 11 8
Score by Innings R H E
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BYU................. 010 202 100 - 6 9 1
Oregon State........ 050 200 00X - 7 9 1
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E - LAW, An.(5); Romero, S.(7). DP - OSU 2. LOB - BY 5; OSU 8. 2B - PARKER
2(7); BOWEN(10); Romero, S.(11); Ortiz, R.(10). HR - McNAUGHTON(5). HBP -
Miller, M.. SH - RELF(1); Wallace, J.(6). SB - WALTON(11); PARKER(4);
BOWEN(5). CS - McNAUGHTON(4); Miller, M.(1); Santos, A.(2).
BYU IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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BUNCH, Nathan....... 1.0 4 5 5 1 1 8 9 42
MILLER, Jared....... 3.0 3 2 2 2 2 11 14 66
MICHON, Brandon..... 3.2 2 0 0 3 3 11 15 62
SLOAN, Kevin........ 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5
Oregon State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Osich, Josh......... 4.0 4 3 3 1 5 14 16 67
Gaviglio, Sam....... 4.0 5 3 3 3 5 16 19 68
Rhoderick, Kevin.... 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 7
Win - Gaviglio, S. (5-1). Loss - BUNCH (3-2). Save - Rhoderick, K (5).
WP - Osich, J.(2). HBP - by MILLER, J. (Miller, M.). BK - BUNCH(1). PB -
MUSSO(5). Inherited runners/scored: MILLER, J. 1/0; SLOAN 1/0. Pitches/strikes:
BUNCH 42/24; MILLER, J. 66/36; MICHON 62/34; SLOAN 5/4; Osich, J. 67/44;
Gaviglio, S. 68/43; Rhoderick, K 7/5.
Umpires - HP: David Natali 1B: Todd Ellis 3B: Mik Hendrickson
Start: 5:02pm Time: 2:46 Attendance: 917
Weather: 46 degrees, Mostly Cloudy
BUNCH faced 6 batters in the 2nd.
Play-by-Play
BYU 1st - McNAUGHTON singled to right field (0-2 KS). BANKS struck out
swinging (1-2 BSFFS). WALTON popped up to ss (1-2 SSB). McNAUGHTON out at
second c to ss, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Oregon State 1st - Wallace, J. grounded out to 2b (3-2 KBBFB). Wong, J.
grounded out to 2b (1-2 KFFB). Romero, S. struck out swinging (2-2 BKBFS). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 2nd - PARKER doubled to left field (0-0). RELF out at first 1b to
2b, bunt, SAC (0-0); PARKER advanced to third. BOWEN singled through the right
side, RBI (0-0); PARKER scored. KO grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b
(1-2 KSFB); BOWEN out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Oregon State 2nd - Ortiz, R. singled through the left side (1-1 BK).
Norris, J. walked (3-2 BBBKKFB); Ortiz, R. advanced to second. Shupe, M.
singled to left field (0-0); Norris, J. advanced to second; Ortiz, R. advanced
to third. Lotti, L. singled to left field, RBI (2-2 KBFB); Shupe, M. advanced
to second; Norris, J. advanced to third; Ortiz, R. scored. Miller, M. singled
through the right side, 2 RBI (3-2 BBKFB); Lotti, L. advanced to third; Shupe,
M. scored; Norris, J. scored. Miller, M. advanced to second on a balk; Lotti,
L. scored on a balk. Tommasini, J reached on a throwing error by 2b (2-0 BB);
Miller, M. scored on the error. MILLER, J. to p for BUNCH. Wallace, J. singled
to first base, bunt (0-0); Tommasini, J advanced to second. Wong, J. grounded
out to p (2-2 KBKB); Wallace, J. advanced to second; Tommasini, J advanced to
third. Romero, S. popped up to 2b (0-0). Ortiz, R. walked (3-1 KBBBB). Norris,
J. struck out looking (3-2 BKBFBFK). 5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.
BYU 3rd - MUSSO struck out swinging (1-2 FSBS). LAW, An. struck out
swinging (2-2 SBSBS). McNAUGHTON reached on a fielding error by 3b (0-1 S).
BANKS lined out to 3b (2-2 BFSFB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Oregon State 3rd - Shupe, M. out at first p to 2b to 1b (3-2 BFKFBB).
Lotti, L. grounded out to ss (2-2 FBSB). Miller, M. hit by pitch (3-1 BKB).
Miller, M. out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.
BYU 4th - WALTON singled to third base (3-2 KBSBB). PARKER walked (3-0
BBBB); WALTON advanced to second. RELF struck out swinging (3-2 BBKBSS); PARKER
stole second; WALTON stole third. PARKER advanced to third on a wild pitch;
WALTON scored on a wild pitch. BOWEN grounded out to 3b, RBI (3-1 KBBB); PARKER
scored. KO struck out looking (1-2 KBFK). 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Oregon State 4th - Tommasini, J lined out to 3b (1-0 B). Wallace, J.
walked (3-1 KBBBB). Wong, J. grounded out to p (3-2 KFBBBF); Wallace, J.
advanced to second. Romero, S. doubled down the rf line, RBI (1-2 KBF);
Wallace, J. scored. Ortiz, R. doubled down the lf line, RBI (3-2 SFBBB);
Romero, S. scored. Norris, J. struck out looking (1-2 KKBK). 2 runs, 2 hits,
0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 5th - Gaviglio, S. to p for Osich, J.. MUSSO struck out looking (3-2
BFBFBK). LAW, An. struck out swinging (0-2 KFS). McNAUGHTON grounded out to 3b
(0-2 SK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Oregon State 5th - MICHON to p for MILLER, J.. Shupe, M. flied out to cf
(3-1 BBKB). Lotti, L. walked (3-2 BBBKKB). Miller, M. singled to first base,
bunt (0-0); Lotti, L. advanced to second. Tommasini, J struck out swinging (1-2
SSBS). Wallace, J. out at first 1b to p (1-1 BK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
BYU 6th - BANKS struck out looking (0-2 FSK). WALTON struck out swinging
(0-2 SKS). PARKER doubled down the lf line (2-0 BB). RELF walked (3-2 BKBKBB).
BOWEN doubled to right center, 2 RBI (0-1 K); RELF scored; PARKER scored. KO
walked (3-0 BBBB). BOWEN stole third. MUSSO popped up to 3b (2-2 FBSFFBF). 2
runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Oregon State 6th - Wong, J. flied out to lf (1-1 KB). Romero, S. struck
out swinging (1-2 KBKS). Ortiz, R. grounded out to 2b (2-1 BBS). 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 7th - LAW, An. flied out to lf (0-1 K). McNAUGHTON homered to left
field, RBI (0-0). BANKS singled to right field (1-0 B). WALTON singled to third
base (0-0); BANKS advanced to second. PARKER grounded into double play 2b to ss
to 1b (2-1 BKB); WALTON out on the play. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Oregon State 7th - Gibbs, B. pinch hit for Norris, J.. Gibbs, B. walked
(3-2 BBBKKB). Bell, C. pinch ran for Gibbs, B.. Shupe, M. grounded out to 3b
(0-1 K); Bell, C. advanced to second. Lotti, L. struck out swinging (3-2
BBBKFFS). Santos, A. pinch hit for Miller, M.. Bell, C. advanced to third on a
passed ball. Santos, A. walked (3-0 BBBB). Santos, A. out at second p to 2b,
caught stealing. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 8th - Romero, S. to 1b. Bell, C. to 3b. Beverley, K. to lf for
Santos, A.. RELF grounded out to 2b (0-0). Kahalehoe, K to rf for Lotti, L..
BOWEN struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2 KFBFS). KO walked (3-2
BBBKFB). LAW, Ad. pinch ran for KO. MUSSO flied out to cf (2-1 BFB). 0 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Oregon State 8th - BILLS to 1b for LAW, Ad.. Tommasini, J singled
through the left side (2-1 BBK). Wallace, J. out at first p to 2b, bunt, SAC
(0-1 F); Tommasini, J advanced to second. Wong, J. flied out to lf (1-0 B).
SLOAN to p for MICHON. Romero, S. struck out swinging (1-2 SFBS). 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 9th - Rhoderick, K to p for Gaviglio, S.. LAW, An. fouled out to 1b
(1-1 FB). McNAUGHTON fouled out to 1b (0-0). BANKS grounded out to c (1-1 KB).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.