Beavers Drop Conference-Opening Twinbill – Oregon State University Athletics

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State softball team dropped both halves of the conference-opening doubleheader to LMU on Saturday at Kelly Field.

The Lions used a seven-run seventh in game one to take it by a 10-2 margin before completing the day with a 5-2 win.

Game 1

Holding a 3-2 lead over the Beavers (14-16, 0-2 WCC), the Lions broke it open in the game’s final inning with seven runs plated to put it out of reach for OSU. Lici Campbell’s fourth inning double trimmed a 3-0 deficit to just one with half the first game left. The Lions responded by three consecutive scoreless frames to secure the first win of the day.

Ellie Garcia (7-6) was charged with the loss as she gave up all 10 runs (six being earned) on 10 hits but struck out three in 6.1. Logan Hulon threw the final 0.2 and struck out a batter.

Game 2

LMU used five unanswered runs – coming in the fifth and sixth – to complete the doubleheader sweep at 5-2. Jada Lewis’ fourth inning single toward second base drove home Paige Bambarger and Nicole Donahue for the Beavers’ sole lead of the day at 2-0.

Four runs – coming from doubles – flipped the game’s momentum toward LMU in the fifth before adding one more an inning later on a single to right field to make it 5-2. Oregon State’s offense couldn’t answer as two Beavers only reached as far as first in the following chances.

Hulon (7-10) got tagged with the loss after surrendering all five of the Lions’ runs on a dozen hits and a pair of walks. The Texan struck out four but hit a batter.

Oregon State will close the series with LMU tomorrow afternoon with a 2 p.m. first pitch.

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