Sunday, February 26
Palm Springs, CA
9:00 AM
Oregon State
7-8
2
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Iowa
8-6
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7
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Oregon St.Beavers
1
0
0
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1
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7
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Iowa Hawkeyes
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1
4
0
Beavers Edge Iowa to Cap Mary Nutter
February 26, 2023 | Softball
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif.- The Oregon State softball team held on for a 2-1 win over Iowa to close out the Mary Nutter College Classic on Sunday morning.
Tarni Stepto – the game's starter – helped the Beavers (7-8) gain the early momentum as she pitched four no-hit frames in picking up her third win of the season. Despite starting the game with issuing a free pass to the Iowa leadoff, Stepto settled down and retired the next 12 batters she would face until departing ahead of the fifth with a 2-0 lead.
It was the fourth appearance for Stepto in which she gave up one or fewer hits this season.Â
Abby Doerr continued her hot streak at the plate during her time in California, wasting little time as she drove in the game's first run on just the second at-bat. The native Oregonian slapped a single to center and brought Grace Messmer in to score. Doerr finished the day with a 3-for-4 line with the run batted in. Following the weekend in Cathedral City, she now holds the team lead in runs batted in with eight.Â
Four frames later, Oregon State doubled the lead when Frankie Hammoude drew a full count walk to bring in Messmer for the game's second score. Oregon State tried to add more insurance to the 2-0 lead, but failed to bring home more than Messmer in the inning.Â
Still trailing by two in the bottom of the seventh, the Hawkeyes loaded the bases with just one out looking to send it to extras or win, but were denied by Sarah Haendiges and the Beaver defense. One run was all they'd be able to scrape across as Madyson Clark finished things off when she darted the ball across the diamond, throwing out Iowa's Tatianna Roman securing the winning weekend.
In three innings' worth of relief, Haendiges allowed four hits, walked three and recorded a strikeout.Â
The Beavers will conclude nonconference action with the Utah Tech Trailblazer Tournament this week. A rematch with BYU is slated for March 2nd at noon PT to open play from St. George, Utah.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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Tarni Stepto – the game's starter – helped the Beavers (7-8) gain the early momentum as she pitched four no-hit frames in picking up her third win of the season. Despite starting the game with issuing a free pass to the Iowa leadoff, Stepto settled down and retired the next 12 batters she would face until departing ahead of the fifth with a 2-0 lead.
It was the fourth appearance for Stepto in which she gave up one or fewer hits this season.Â
Abby Doerr continued her hot streak at the plate during her time in California, wasting little time as she drove in the game's first run on just the second at-bat. The native Oregonian slapped a single to center and brought Grace Messmer in to score. Doerr finished the day with a 3-for-4 line with the run batted in. Following the weekend in Cathedral City, she now holds the team lead in runs batted in with eight.Â
Four frames later, Oregon State doubled the lead when Frankie Hammoude drew a full count walk to bring in Messmer for the game's second score. Oregon State tried to add more insurance to the 2-0 lead, but failed to bring home more than Messmer in the inning.Â
Still trailing by two in the bottom of the seventh, the Hawkeyes loaded the bases with just one out looking to send it to extras or win, but were denied by Sarah Haendiges and the Beaver defense. One run was all they'd be able to scrape across as Madyson Clark finished things off when she darted the ball across the diamond, throwing out Iowa's Tatianna Roman securing the winning weekend.
In three innings' worth of relief, Haendiges allowed four hits, walked three and recorded a strikeout.Â
The Beavers will conclude nonconference action with the Utah Tech Trailblazer Tournament this week. A rematch with BYU is slated for March 2nd at noon PT to open play from St. George, Utah.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Stepto, Tarni (3-2)
L: Devyn Greer (2-1)
Batting:
2B: Messmer, Grace 1
RBI: Doerr, Abby 1 ; Hammoude, Frankie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Messmer, Grace 2
SB: Romulo, Kristalyn 1
CS: Howey, Morgan 1
Batting:
RBI: Tristin Doster 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Avery Jackson 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
4
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H
3
RBI
1
AB
3
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2
H
2
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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