CORVALLIS, Ore. (Interstat) — Air Force scored five runs in the third inning and held on to defeat Oregon State 9-6 on Friday night at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field, evening the three-game series.

The Falcons, now 25-25, collected 13 hits. Walker Zapp delivered a three-run double in the third and later scored on a fielder’s choice by Tripp Garrish. Garrish homered in the fifth and added an RBI groundout in the seventh. Jordan Watkins, Richard Rutledge and Sam Hentges combined on the mound for Air Force.

Oregon State, 42-12, managed nine hits. Josh Proctor homered in the second, and AJ Singer added a solo shot in the third. Bryson Glassco singled home a run in the seventh. The Beavers scored single runs in the first, second, third, fourth and seventh innings but could not overcome Air Force’s early outburst.

The Falcons took advantage of a Beavers error in the fourth to score two unearned runs. Air Force added an insurance run in the ninth on Christian Taylor’s RBI single.

Oregon State had won the series opener 7-4 on Thursday. The teams play the series finale Saturday.