CORVALLIS — Now, where were we?
The Oregon State Beavers play the UC Irvine Anteaters in the final of the Corvallis Regional Monday afternoon at Goss Stadium, resuming a game that was suspended Sunday night because of inclement weather. The conclusion of the game will air on ESPN Plus.
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The Beavers will carry at 6-4 lead into the matchup, which is scheduled to begin at 12:06 p.m. with Anteaters catcher Thomas McCaffrey on first base with no outs in the bottom of the fourth inning.
The game began Sunday night, but was suspended after one hour, 45 minutes because of rainy conditions. Before play was stopped, the Beavers built a two-run lead, thanks in large part to a three-run home run from shortstop Elijah Hainline.
No. 1 seed Oregon State is 2-0 in the four-team, double-elimination tournament, and enters today’s play needing one win to advance to the super regionals. No. 2 seed UC Irvine, which suffered a 5-3 loss to the Beavers in a winners’ bracket game on Saturday, needs two wins to advance.
If the Anteaters come back to beat OSU this afternoon, the teams would meet again 55 minutes after the final pitch in a winner-take-all finale. The winner of the Corvallis Regional will play the Kentucky Wildcats in a super regional matchup in Lexington, Kentucky.
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CURRENT SCORE: Oregon State 11, UC Irvine 6 (B9)
NINTH INNING
Holmes relieves Keljo, while Krieg takes over for Guerra at first. Hadeen grounded out to short.
McDowell, who has three hits in the game, leads off with a walk. Turley struck out. McDowell caught leaning toward second, and he’s picked off. Macias goes the opposite way and hits a solo homer to left. Oregon State 11-6. Kasper grounds out. (1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left).
EIGHTH INNING
Bermudez flies out to short right. McCaffrey reaches on throwing error by Bazzana. A wild pitch advances McCaffrey to second. Call strikes out. Beavers are four outs away from the regional title. Oyama struck out. (0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left)
Tibbett, still in the game, strikes out Hainline to lead off the eighth. Guerra makes it 10-6 Oregon State when he crushes a deep shot over the left field fence. Trosky strikes out. Bazzana grounds out to second. (1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left)
Mason hit this one so high and so deep it should count for two!#GoBeavs pic.twitter.com/FOCkEeqmh8
— Oregon State Baseball (@BeaverBaseball) June 3, 2024
SEVENTH INNING
Keljo relieves Hutcheson. He starts the inning by striking out Smith. Kendle, working Keljo for nine pitches, lines a single to left. Martinez flies out to left. Gleed flies out to center. (0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left)
Macias strikes out looking to open the inning. Kasper grounds out to second. Weber strikes out. (0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors).
SIXTH INNING
Irvine up, and Call reaches as he’s hit by a pitch. Oyama struck out. Hadeen hits into a 4-6-3 double play and side is retired. (0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors)
Weber leads off OSU’s sixth with a solid single to left. Beavers outhitting Irvine 11-3. Hainline flies out to the warning track in center. Guerra walks, runners at first and second. Bermudez makes a leaping catch to deny Trosky a base hit. Bazzana works the count to get a walk and load the bases. McDowell singles to deep short, Weber scores. 9-6 Oregon State. Turley lines a ball up the middle that ticks off the glove of Tibbett. Ball is gobbled up by Bermudez, who throws out Turley to end the inning. (1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left)
FIFTH INNING
It’s the Anteaters turn at the plate. Kendle flies out to right. Martinez struck out. Lattery has thrown 1 2/3 innings of hitless relief. So much for that. Gleed tees off on a hanger and hits a solo homer to left, well over the fence. It is Gleed’s second homer of the game. Irvine pulls to within 8-6. Bermudez is hit by a pitch. Count 1-1 to McCaffrey when Dorman visits the mound. Lattery has an injury, and he’s leaving. AJ Hutcheson comes out of the pen. McCaffrey flies out to right. (1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left)
UC Irvine going with its ace, Nick Pinto, who pitched Friday. Hainline leads off with a double to left center. Hainline is 2 for 2 in the game, with a homer Sunday night. Guerra raps a single to left field, and it scores Hainline. Trosky strikes out. Bazzana smacks a liner over the second baseman’s head and into right field for a base hit. Runners at first and second. McDowell dumps a single into right center to load the bases. It’s the fourth hit of the inning off the Anteaters ace. Turley strikes out. Huge out for Pinto. Macias walks to drive in Guerra. 8-5 Oregon State. Pinto is finished. Irvine brings in its closer, Ricky Tibbett. A closer in the fifth? Irvine has to keep the game close. It’s now or never. Kasper grounds to short. (2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 left)
FOURTH INNING
(Resuming the game, with McCaffrey on the first base). Call, the first batter Monday, grounds out to short. McCaffrey advances to second. Oyama flies out to right. Hadeen hits a line drive to right that is dropped by Kasper. The error allows McCaffrey to score. Hadeen on base because of the error. Hadeen moves to second on a wild pitch. A sloppy beginning to Monday’s game for OSU. Smith hits a liner to right field, and this time Kasper catches it to retire the side. (1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left)
A.J. Lattery takes the mound for Oregon State when the game resumes with a runner on base in the fourth inning.
Here are details about today’s game:
Oregon State Beavers (44-14) vs. UC Irvine Anteaters (45-13)
When: 12:06 p.m. PT, Monday, June 3
Where: Goss Stadium, Corvallis
TV channel: ESPN+
How to watch live stream online: The game will be streamed live by ESPN, which subscribers can access via ESPN.com, ESPN+ and the ESPN app on smartphones, tablets, computers and smartTVs.
Radio: All games air on the Beaver Sports Network. Pregame starts 30 minutes before the first pitch. Affiliates include KEJO 93.7-FM and 1240-AM (Corvallis), KKNX 105.1-FM and 840-AM (Eugene), KCFM 104.1-FM and 1250-AM (Florence), KLAD 104.3-FM and 960-AM (Klamath Falls), KCFM 103.1-FM (Mapleton), KTMT 96.1-FM and 580-AM (Medford), KCMX 880-AM (Medford), KCMX 99.5-FM (Phoenix), KEX 1190-AM (Portland), KSKR 1490-AM (Roseburg) and KBZY 1490-AM (Salem). You can also listen online via the Varsity Network app.
Probable starters: TBA
OSU’S PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP
1. Travis Bazzana, 2B
2. Micah McDowell, CF
3. Gavin Turley, DH
4. Dallas Macias, LF
5. Brady Kasper, RF
6. Wilson Weber, C
7. Elijah Hainline, SS
8. Mason Guerra, 1B
9. Jabin Trosky, 3B
— Joe Freeman | jfreeman@oregonian.com | 503-294-5183 | @BlazerFreeman | Subscribe to The Oregonian/OregonLive newsletters and podcasts for the latest news and top stories.
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