SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Oregon State built a large early lead and withstood a late push to defeat San Diego 7-5 on Friday night at USD Sports Center.

The Beavers struck quickly as Easton Talt hit a two-run homer and Josh Proctor followed with a solo shot in the first inning. Paul Vazquez and Jacob Krieg also homered for Oregon State, which finished with 10 hits.

Dax Whitney dominated for the Beavers, striking out nine over five hitless innings. San Diego scored an unearned run in the third and added another in the sixth on Andrew Gauna’s RBI single. The Toreros rallied for three runs in the eighth, highlighted by Jayton Greer’s two-run single, but could not complete the comeback.

Oregon State improved to 12-4. San Diego fell to 7-10. The teams continue their series Saturday.