No. 11 Oregon State loses 9-4 to No. 20 Southern Miss

One of Oregon State’s starters proved not to be infallible, and its bullpen dug a deeper hole.

Ethan Kleinschmit retired 14 straight, but gave up the go-ahead home run in the sixth and the No. 11 Beavers’ bullpen allowed five more runs in a 9-4 loss to No. 20 Southern Miss Saturday night in the Round Rock Classic at Dell Diamond.

Kleinschmit allowed a solo shot in the first but was otherwise nearly untouchable through the first five innings.

Jacob Krieg hit a three-run home run in the fourth to give Oregon State the lead.

The Eagles (5-1) rallied in the sixth with a one-out triple by Joey Urban, who scored on a single by Matthew Russo. Davis Gillespie followed with a two-run blast to make it 4-3 and ended the day for Kleinschmit, who allowed four runs on five hits and one walk and struck out 10.

Grayden Harris allowed three runs, two earned, on six hits and one walk and struck out eight over five innings in the win for USM. Camden Sunstrom allowed an unearned run on four hits and struck out eight over four innings for the save.

Urban added a two-run single and Gillespie drove in another run in the seventh, as OSU (4-2) used four relievers in the inning.

Nyan Hayes hit an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to make it 7-4.

Jack Giordano issued a bases-loaded walk in the eighth and USM plated another run in the ninth.

The Beavers wrap up the weekend against Purdue on Sunday at 9 a.m. PT.