Sunday, March 17
Tempe, AZ
12:00 PM
Oregon State University
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at
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Arizona State
Photo by: Josh Gately
Beavers Drop Finale to Sun Devils
March 17, 2019 | Softball
Tempe, Ariz. – Oregon State softball scored two runs in the first inning but couldn't maintain the lead and fell to No. 17/19 Arizona State in the final game of the weekend, 12-4.
Shelby Weeks led off with a single up the middle and then stole her 53rd career stolen base to be in scoring position for the Beavers (17-7 overall, 1-2 Pac-12 Conference) when Lovie Lopez laid down a bunt single and advanced to second on a bad throw from ASU (22-8, 2-1) allowing Weeks to score. Jessica Garcia hit a single up the middle later that inning that scored Missy Nunes to give the Beavers a 2-0 lead in the first.
ASU captured the lead in the bottom of the second, making it 9-2.
Nunes cut down the Sun Devil's lead in the fourth inning with a double into left-center field that scored Weeks and Lopez. OSU trailed 9-4 heading to the bottom of the fourth.
ASU scored two more times in the fourth and once in the fifth to drop the Beavers 12-4.
Mariah Mazon started in the circle for the Beavers and pitched 1.2 innings before Meehra Nelson finished the game with 2.2 innings.
Up Next
Oregon State will begin the home season with three games against Arizona next weekend at the OSU Softball Complex.
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For more information on the Oregon State softball team, visit OSUBeavers.com or follow the team @BeaverSoftball on Twitter and Instagram.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
Shelby Weeks led off with a single up the middle and then stole her 53rd career stolen base to be in scoring position for the Beavers (17-7 overall, 1-2 Pac-12 Conference) when Lovie Lopez laid down a bunt single and advanced to second on a bad throw from ASU (22-8, 2-1) allowing Weeks to score. Jessica Garcia hit a single up the middle later that inning that scored Missy Nunes to give the Beavers a 2-0 lead in the first.
ASU captured the lead in the bottom of the second, making it 9-2.
Nunes cut down the Sun Devil's lead in the fourth inning with a double into left-center field that scored Weeks and Lopez. OSU trailed 9-4 heading to the bottom of the fourth.
ASU scored two more times in the fourth and once in the fifth to drop the Beavers 12-4.
Mariah Mazon started in the circle for the Beavers and pitched 1.2 innings before Meehra Nelson finished the game with 2.2 innings.
Up Next
Oregon State will begin the home season with three games against Arizona next weekend at the OSU Softball Complex.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
For more information on the Oregon State softball team, visit OSUBeavers.com or follow the team @BeaverSoftball on Twitter and Instagram.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
