The Oregon State hitters bludgeoned Sam Houston State on Friday night at Alex Box Stadium to open their NCAA Tournament regional with a dominant 18-2 win.
The No. 2-seeded Beavers recorded 22 hits, cranked four home runs and smacked three doubles. And they held a statistically potent Sam Houston State offense to only five hits, even after spotting the Bearkats an early 2-0 lead in the first inning, when Oregon State starter Trent Sellers allowed a leadoff double and a two-run homer.
After that, he settled in, and the Beavers retired the next 19 Sam Houston State batters.
The heart of the Oregon State lineup accounted for most of the runs. The Beavers’ third, fifth and sixth hitters — Micah McDowell, Gavin Turley and Mikey Kane — combined for 15 RBIs. Every starter recorded a hit, and seven notched at least two.
Oregon State will face LSU on Saturday night at 8 p.m., after the No. 3 Bearkats play No. 4 Tulane at 2 p.m.
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