No. 8 Oregon State Edges No. 15 Texas A&M

The Beavers home opener is Thursday.

Mike Lissman Photo: OSU Athletics

College Station, Texas - The No. 8 Oregon State baseball team used a 12-hit attack to defeat the No. 15 Texas A&M Aggies 6-5 in the final game of the four-day Domino’s Pizza Aggies Baseball Classic at Olsen Field.

The game was shortened to eight innings in a pre-arranged agreement with both teams due to the Beavers’ travel schedule.

The win by OSU (14-3) snapped the Aggies’ (15-2) 14-game winning streak.

Oregon State used a four-run third inning to build a 5-0 lead.

First baseman Jason Ogata delivered the big strike in the inning with his first career home run as a Beaver, a two-run shot over the left-field fence.

Leftfielder Mike Lissman and designated hitter Dale Solomon also provided RBI in the frame.

The Beavers scored what proved to be the winning run in the seventh when rightfielder Braden Wells hit an RBI single that brought home Lissman.

Lissman, who was aboard on a leadoff double, was 3-for-4 for the day and opened the scoring for the Beavers with a solo home run to left field in the first inning.

Lissman went 5-for-8 with four-RBI over the last two games of the tournament, including three doubles and a home run.

Five Beaver pitchers combined for the victory.

Anton Maxwell moved his record to 2-0 for the season after throwing three scoreless innings to begin the game, allowing five hits.

Eddie Kunz earned his second save.

Texas A&M rallied for four runs in the eighth coming on a two-out grand slam by shortstop Brandon Hicks.

Kunz came into the game to face the following batter, getting a ground out to end the game.

Texas A&M was declared the tournament champion by virtue of a tie-breaker after both teams won three of four games, including splitting two head-to-head match-ups.

Texas A&M won Friday’s contest 5-2.

The Beavers long-awaited home opener is Thursday when they entertain the Evansville Purple Aces at the new-look Goss Stadium at Coleman Field.

Thursday’s and Friday’s games begin at 4:00 PM with Saturday’s series finale at 1:00 PM.

Tickets are available at osubeavers.com, the Gill Coliseum Ticket Office or by calling 1-800-GO-BEAVS.

The audio and live video will able be available through Beaver Nation Online via osubeavers.com.

You can also hear the game on KEJO (1240 AM) in the mid-Willamette Valley and KUIK (1360 AM) in Hillsboro

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