Beavers Fall to Utes in Series Opener

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Oregon State softball team dropped the season-opener of this weekend's series, as the Beavers fell to Utah 3-1 Thursday evening in Salt Lake City.

Frankie Hammoude notched two of the Beavers' five hits, going 2-for-3 on the game. Missy Nunes, Grace Messmer and Chance Burden also recorded hits in the contest. Xiao Gin drove in the Beavers' only run, plating Messmer with a sacrifice fly in the third.

Mariah Mazon pitched all six innings, striking out four. With the outing, she now has 193 strikeouts on the season, good for ninth on Oregon State's single-season list.

Both sides were shut down through the first two innings of play, before the Beavers drew first blood in…