Oregon State
41-9, 20-5
Oregon
43-11, 20-5
No. 6 Beavers Lose Opener At Oregon
May 17, 2013 | Baseball
May 17, 2013
EUGENE, Ore. - Matt Boyd worked eight solid innings but lost a pitcher's duel to Tommy Thorpe Friday afternoon at PK Park as sixth-ranked Oregon State fell to No. 10 Oregon, 3-0.
Boyd scattered seven hits and three runs, all of which came in the game's first two innings. He walked three and struck out five but Oregon's Thorpe was better in his eight innings of work.
Thorpe held the Beavers to two hits while walking two and striking out seven. He was replaced in the ninth after walking Tyler Smith, and the Beavers loaded the bases on closer Jimmie Sherfy. Danny Hayes battled Sherfy to a 3-2 count before flying out to center, ending the game and giving the Oregon reliever his 20th save of the season.
Boyd, who allowed just two hits after the second inning, took the loss to drop to 10-3 on the year while Thorpe improved to 6-4.
The Beavers' (41-9 overall, 20-5 Pac-12 Conference) two hits belonged to Ryan Barnes and Andy Peterson, who each reached on infield singles.
Oregon (43-11, 20-5) posted three hits in the first, two of which stayed in the infield but a hard hit single by the game's third batter, Ryon Healy, netted the Ducks their first run. Scott Heineman closed out the inning's scoring with a groundout to first.
J.J. Altobelli blooped a single to center in the second, scoring leadoff hitter Nick Catalano, who had opened the inning with a double.
The teams continue the series Saturday at 2:05 p.m., with the game slated to air live on the Pac-12 Networks. Subscribers to the network can also watch the game via a link on pac-12.com.
Live stats and audio can be found on osubeavers.com.
The game can be heard on the Beaver Sports Network with the following stations carrying the game: KEJO 1240-AM in Corvallis/Albany, FOX Sports Radio Portland (620-AM), KICE 940-AM (Bend), KSKR 1490-AM in Roseburg, KAKT 104.7-FM (Grants Pass, Medford), KLAD 960-AM (Klamath Falls), KBZY 1490-AM (Salem) and KKNX 840-AM (Eugene).
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Thorpe, Tommy (6-4)
L: Boyd, Matt (10-3)
S: Sherfy, Jimmie (20)
Base Running:
HBP: Conforto, Michael 1 ; Barnes, Ryan 1 ; Gordon, Max 1
Batting:
2B: Payne, Aaron 1 ; Catalano, Nick 1
RBI: Healy, Ryon 1 ; Heineman, Scott 1 ; Altobelli, J.J. 1
SH: Tolman, Mitchell 1 ; Graham, Josh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Thomas, Brett 1 ; Payne, Aaron 1 ; Catalano, Nick 1
CS: Altobelli, J.J. 1
