Oregon State routs Washington State 10‑1 in playoff opener

EUGENE, Ore. (Interstat) — Trey Morris pitched Oregon State to a dominating 10-1 victory over Washington State in a playoff game Sunday evening at PK Park. The Beavers, now 45-13, collected 15 hits while the Cougars managed seven.

Catcher Jacob Galloway drove in five runs on four singles and a sacrifice fly, leading a 10-run outburst that started in the second inning. An RBI single by Galloway and a bases-loaded walk to Easton Talt highlighted a three-run frame. Galloway added a two-run single in the third, and Gavin Inge followed with an RBI single. Talt’s sacrifice fly made it 6-0.

Galloway struck again in the fourth with an RBI single, then added a sacrifice fly in the eighth. A fielding error allowed an unearned run later that inning. Washington State scored its lone run in the seventh on a double by Trevor Smith.

Brock Blatter, Rylan Haider and Ryan Falke struggled on the mound for the Cougars (31-28). Morris and reliever Tanner Douglas kept WSU off balance all night. The win avenged Oregon State’s 3-2 loss to Washington State two days earlier.