CORVALLIS, Ore. — Brock Townsend allowed one hit over 3 1/3 scoreless innings of relief, Garret Forrester and Travis Bazzana each hit a home run and Oregon State beat San Diego 12-3 on Saturday night at the Corvallis Regional.
Oregon State (46-15) plays the winner of Sunday morning’s loser-out game between San Diego (37-17) and Vanderbilt later in the day. A loss by the Beavers would force a Monday finale.
Justin Boyd and Wade Meckler hit back-to-back singles to lead off the game, Garret Forrester followed with walk and Jacob Melton hit a ground ball that scored Boyd before Melton reached, Forrester advanced to second and Meckler scored on a fielding error. Jake Dukart added a two-run triple in the first and Forrester hit a two-out, two-run home run in the second to give the Beavers a 6-0 lead.
Jake Phennigs (4-0) gave up three runs on six hits over 5 1/3 innings with three walks and three strikeouts. Meckler went 3-for-4 with a double and three runs scored. Bazzana was 1-for-4 but walked twice and scored three runs — including a solo homer in the ninth.
