SURPRISE, Ariz. – The fifth-ranked Oregon State baseball team nearly overcame an eight-run deficit Saturday afternoon, but was unable to complete the comeback in a 12-9 loss at Surprise Stadium.
The Beavers, down 8-0 after four innings and 11-2 after five, used a six-run sixth inning to pull within three. The teams, however, each scored just one run over the final three innings for the 12-9 final.
Oregon State sent 10 to the plate during the six-run frame, with a two-run single by pinch hitter Logan Ice highlighting the inning. Ice, who later came on to catch, finished the day with two hits and three runs batted in.