NWS on Wednesday issued a severe thunderstorm watch for parts of Oregon and Washington. Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland are under weather alert.

Gavin Turley and Aiva Arquette drove in two runs each to lead the Oregon State Beavers to a 5-2 victory against Washington on Tuesday night at Hillsboro Ballpark.

Turley doubled down the left field line in the fifth inning to score Arquette and AJ Singer and give the fifth-ranked Beavers the lead for good in front of a sellout crowd of 4,264 at the home park of the Hillsboro Hops.

Two innings later, Arquette blasted a two-run homer to give Oregon State (19-4) its final margin of victory. It was the third homer in four games for the Beavers shortstop, who also doubled, walked and finished 3 for 3.

Trent Caraway scored Oregon State’s first run, coming home from second when Washington starter Tommy Brandenburg tried a pickoff in the second inning and the ball got away.

Five Beavers relievers combined to keep Washington off the scoreboard for the final 5 1/3 innings after the Huskies (11-15) had scored on a sacrifice fly in the third and Matthew Henning’s RBI single in the fourth.

Max Fraser, James DeCremer, Leif Palmer, Joey Mundt and AJ Hutcheson allowed a combined three hits and struck out nine. DeCremer (1-0) notched the win and Hutcheson recorded his second save of the season. OSU starter Kellan Oakes pitched two innings before giving way to Bryce Johnson.

Next up: Oregon State opens a three-game series at Nebraska at 5 p.m. Friday (Big Ten Network).

— Joel Odom

PORTLAND, Ore. — The U.S. Department of Education said in a news release Tuesday that it has opened an investigation into Portland Public Schools, Oregon’s largest school district, over allowing a transgender athlete to compete on a high school girls’ track-and-field team.

The federal agency said it was investigating whether this violated Title IX, a 1972 law barring sex discrimination in education. The Trump administration has been using the law to push against schools that provide accommodations for transgender students.

President Donald Trump also signed an executive order last month intended to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports.

“We will not allow the Portland Public Schools District or any other educational entity that receives federal funds to trample on the antidiscrimination protections that women and girls are guaranteed under law,” Craig Trainor, the education department’s acting assistant secretary for civil rights, said in the news release.

The department said it also sent a letter to the Oregon School Activities Association, or OSAA, notifying it of an investigation into its “gender identity participation” policy.

The department said its investigation into the district was based on a complaint filed with its civil rights office. The complaint said the district and OSAA allowed a high school transgender athlete to compete in the girls’ track and field division over the last two seasons, according to the department’s news release.

Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong said the district is in full compliance with Oregon state law, “which may differ from federal guidance,” and that it was working to “navigate this complex legal landscape.”

“I want our community to know that I am aware of the complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, and Portland Public Schools is fully cooperating with the investigation,” Armstrong said in a statement.

“While I am limited in what I can share at this time due to the sensitive nature of the matter and our duty to protect student privacy, I want to be clear: my commitment — and our district’s commitment — to doing what’s right for all students, especially those most vulnerable, remains unwavering.”

Elsewhere, the federal agency has also opened investigations into Denver public schools after an all-gender restroom replaced a girl’s restroom while leaving another exclusive to boys, as well as the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association.