Beavers Rally Past Musketeers to Complete Series Sweep

CORVALLIS, Ore. (Interstat) — The Oregon State Beavers used a five-run seventh inning to surge past the Xavier Musketeers 7-2 in a Monday evening game at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field, completing a four-game series sweep.

Xavier’s Clay Burdette provided all the Musketeers’ offense with a solo home run in the fourth and an RBI lineout in the sixth. Starter Ashton Chronister held Oregon State hitless over five scoreless innings.

The game turned in the seventh. Tyler Inge’s two-run double tied it before Oregon State batted around, capitalizing on wild pitches and key hits to take the lead for good. Connor Mendez earned the win for Oregon State with four strong innings of relief.

Oregon State improved to 11-4 overall, while Xavier fell to 5-11.