Beavers Win Top-10 Matchup At UCLA
April 15, 2025 | Baseball
LOS ANGELES – Carson McEntire hit his second home run of the season and drove in three to send sixth-ranked Oregon State to a 7-1 win over No. 10 UCLA Tuesday night at Jackie Robinson Stadium.
McEntire singled in a run in the second and then drove a pitch off the left field foul pole in the fourth to drive in the Beavers' (27-7) third and fourth runs of the night.
That home run and subsequent five-run fourth inning broke the game open. From there, the Beavers' pitching staff held the UCLA bats at bay, scattering four hits in the win.
Wyatt Queen made his first start as a Beaver and was sharp through three innings, holding UCLA (28-8) to two hits and a run. He struck out two.
Queen exited in favor of James DeCremer in the fourth and the redshirt freshman continued where the starter left off. DeCremer worked three scoreless, striking out three while facing two over the minimum.
DeCremer got the win, improving to 2-0 this season.
Laif Palmer worked the final three innings for his second save of the season. He also struck out three, walking one and scattering a solo hit.
The Beavers jumped out to the six-run lead with a five-run fifth inning. McEntire pushed the lead to 4-1 with his second home run of the season. He then watched Wilson Weber single to left for the fifth run of the night, and UCLA's Dean West misplayed the ball, enabling another run to score. Weber, who reached third on the play, then scored himself on a passed ball.
Gavin Turley put OSU on the board first with a single in the opening frame, and McEntire made it 2-0 with his second-inning single.
Ian May took the loss for the Bruins, allowing five hits and two runs in two innings. He is 5-2 on the year.
Next Up
Oregon State opens a three-game series at CSUN Thursday night in Northridge. First pitch is slated for 5:30 p.m. PT and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
Oregon State Notes
• Aiva Arquette extended his hit streak to seven games.
• Arquette and Gavin Turley both posted their 12th multi-hit efforts of the year, tying for the team lead.
• OSU has scored 47 runs in the fourth inning this season after plating five on Tuesday.
• The Beavers improved to 6-3 against Big Ten Conference foes this season.
• Carson McEntire recorded his first career multi-hit effort of the year. He tallied his second multi-RBI game.
• Oregon State is now 23-4 when scoring first.
• James DeCremer has struck out nine batters over his last 5 2/3 innings of work.
• The win marked OSU's second of the season against a top-10 foe, and sixth in the Mitch Canham era.
• The Beavers are 4-1 against top-25 foes this season, and 27-27 under Canham.
• Oregon State's seven-game win streak is tied for the third-longest active streak nationally.
• OSU is now 19-3 when scoring at least six runs this season. The Beavers are 13-0 when limiting an opponent to two or less and 22-0 when they score five or less.
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McEntire singled in a run in the second and then drove a pitch off the left field foul pole in the fourth to drive in the Beavers' (27-7) third and fourth runs of the night.
That home run and subsequent five-run fourth inning broke the game open. From there, the Beavers' pitching staff held the UCLA bats at bay, scattering four hits in the win.
Wyatt Queen made his first start as a Beaver and was sharp through three innings, holding UCLA (28-8) to two hits and a run. He struck out two.
Queen exited in favor of James DeCremer in the fourth and the redshirt freshman continued where the starter left off. DeCremer worked three scoreless, striking out three while facing two over the minimum.
DeCremer got the win, improving to 2-0 this season.
Laif Palmer worked the final three innings for his second save of the season. He also struck out three, walking one and scattering a solo hit.
The Beavers jumped out to the six-run lead with a five-run fifth inning. McEntire pushed the lead to 4-1 with his second home run of the season. He then watched Wilson Weber single to left for the fifth run of the night, and UCLA's Dean West misplayed the ball, enabling another run to score. Weber, who reached third on the play, then scored himself on a passed ball.
Gavin Turley put OSU on the board first with a single in the opening frame, and McEntire made it 2-0 with his second-inning single.
Ian May took the loss for the Bruins, allowing five hits and two runs in two innings. He is 5-2 on the year.
Next Up
Oregon State opens a three-game series at CSUN Thursday night in Northridge. First pitch is slated for 5:30 p.m. PT and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
Oregon State Notes
• Aiva Arquette extended his hit streak to seven games.
• Arquette and Gavin Turley both posted their 12th multi-hit efforts of the year, tying for the team lead.
• OSU has scored 47 runs in the fourth inning this season after plating five on Tuesday.
• The Beavers improved to 6-3 against Big Ten Conference foes this season.
• Carson McEntire recorded his first career multi-hit effort of the year. He tallied his second multi-RBI game.
• Oregon State is now 23-4 when scoring first.
• James DeCremer has struck out nine batters over his last 5 2/3 innings of work.
• The win marked OSU's second of the season against a top-10 foe, and sixth in the Mitch Canham era.
• The Beavers are 4-1 against top-25 foes this season, and 27-27 under Canham.
• Oregon State's seven-game win streak is tied for the third-longest active streak nationally.
• OSU is now 19-3 when scoring at least six runs this season. The Beavers are 13-0 when limiting an opponent to two or less and 22-0 when they score five or less.
Follow Us On Social
For more information on the Oregon State baseball team, follow the club's official X account at X.com/BeaverBaseball, by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateBaseball, at BeaverBaseball.OSUBeavers.com on BlueSky or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverBaseball.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: DeCremer, James (2-0)
L: May, Ian (5-2)
S: Palmer, Laif (2)

Batting:
HR: McEntire, Carson 1
RBI: Turley, Gavin 1 ; Weber, Wilson 1 ; McEntire, Carson 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Talt, Easton 2 ; Arquette, Aiva 1 ; Weber, Wilson 1 ; Reeder, Canon 1 ; Krieg, Jacob 1 ; McEntire, Carson 1
SB: Turley, Gavin 1
HBP: Arquette, Aiva 1 ; Krieg, Jacob 1

Batting:
RBI: Levu, Mulivai 1
Base Running:
RUNS: West, Dean 1
PO: Martin, Roman 1
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