CORVALLIS, Ore. – and combined to strike out 17 and hit his first career home run to send Oregon State to a 7-2 win over UC Irvine in front of 3,287 Friday night at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field.
With the win, the Beavers improved to 8-0 for the 11 time in school history.
Boyd hit a two-run home run in the first inning to give the Beavers the lead for good after UC Irvine (5-4 overall) scored a solo run off Hjerpe in the top half of the inning. He ended the night with a career-best four runs batted in thanks to sacrifice flies in the third and eighth innings.