Due to his wife, the Oregon State Baseball all-time two players have officially announced there retirements due to…

Due to his wife, the Oregon State Baseball all-time two players have officially announced there retirements due to…

On Friday, April 26, 2024, in Corvallis, Oregon, the Oregon State baseball team observes their teammate Dallas Macias, 4, at bat during an NCAA baseball game at Goss Stadium.
CORVALLIS: With a series against its in-state foe to wrap up, Oregon State entered Sunday.

But in two at-bats, Mason Neville crushed those aspirations.

Neville, the second left fielder for Oregon, led the No. 22 Ducks to a 7-1 victory over the No. 9 Beavers at Goss Stadium with two massive home runs and a 3-for-5 day overall. Oregon State’s lineup was shut out by starter Kevin Seitter of Oregon, who pitched 7.0 innings and gave up just one run on one hit.

Mitch Canham, the Oregon State coach, stated, “I wanted more today, as we all did.” “We prevailed in the

series, all right, but winning the series isn’t the main objective here. Reliability breeds complacency. We’ll continue after the game on Saturday. All we needed to do was resume where we left off.”Stop one from leaking into the other and start your energy a little earlier.”

In the top of the first inning, Eric Segura of the Beavers was taken by surprise by the Ducks as Jeffery Heard and Jacob Walsh both scored runs on hard-hit balls. Neville made it 3-0 one inning later with a 3-1 pitch over the right field scoreboard.

Despite a lot of strong contact in the first inning, Segura kept the Beavers in the game. However, he gave up consecutive walks to start the fourth inning and end it.

Rich Dorman, the pitching coach at Oregon State, went to lefty Kellan Oakes, a sophomore.

He was welcomed with a sacrifice bunt by Bryce Boettcher, and Oregon was up 4-0 when Chase Meggers sacrificed a fly up the middle to score Drew Smith.

Subsequently, Neville delivered his second long ball of the day, a two-run drive that cleared the right field bleachers by an estimated 450 feet.

Neville remarked, “I know we have some more powerful guys in the line-up behind me.” My role was to simply place the ball on the ball, advance to base, and serve as a sort of table setup. I believe that I caught two fastballs successfully today. I’m simply going to venture outside and attempt to align a few baseballs.

In contrast, Seitter pitched flawlessly through the game’s first six innings without giving up a single. The veteran right-hander once struck out ten straight batters.

Canham stated, “(Seitter) executed pitches and hit deep in the game.” “We took too long to reach the bullpen.”

However, Brady Kasper’s third home run of the year in the bottom of the seventh inning destroyed Seitter’s no-hit bid.

Nelson Keljo pitched a good 3 1/3 inning of relief for the Beavers, his highest total of the season. He didn’t allow a hit while striking out six, walking one, and holding the Ducks scoreless.

“Keljo performed admirably,” Canham remarked. He appeared to have the intention, and he rode well today. I believed that to be perhaps his best performance of the

season. He was successful in the count because he managed to live with his heater and throw his slider efficiently. He gave off the impression that he was pitching with great confidence today.

For his first appearance since April 12, Kyle Scott, a talented reliever who transferred from Cal Poly in the offseason but has battled ailments all spring, entered the game in the ninth inning. Boettcher tagged him for a solo home run before retiring Walsh, Meggers, and Neville in that order.