CORVALLIS, Ore. — No. 6 Oregon State chased Alek Manoah with an early seven-run outburst to dominate West Virginia 9-2 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.
Kyler McMahan drove in three runs for the Beavers (9-0), who improved to 59-6 at home over the past three seasons.
The Mountaineers (5-4) had not surrendered more than five runs in any of their first eight games, but this one got away quickly as the defending national champs sent 13 batters to the plate in the second inning.
Manoah (1-1) entered with a 0.