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Heimlich, Offense Dazzle In Win
May 05, 2017 | Baseball
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Luke Heimlich struck out a career-best 12 and the Oregon State offense tallied 13 hits to send the top-ranked Beavers to an 8-0 win over California in front of 3,423 Friday night at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field.
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The win pushed Oregon State to 36-4 overall in 2017, and 19-3 in Pac-12 Conference play. The Beavers have won seven of their eight conference series openers and will be going for another Pac-12 series win on Saturday. OSU has won nine straight conference series dating back to 2016.
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The 3,423 in attendance marked a regular-season attendance record during the Goss Stadium era, surpassing the previous best of 3,420 last weekend against USC.
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Heimlich scattered seven hits and a walk in eight shutout innings. His 12 strikeouts surpassed his previous best of 11, reached against both Indiana and Ball State earlier this season. The junior now has 99 strikeouts to 19 walks in 88 1/3 innings this season.
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That effort got the lefty the win, pushing his mark to 7-1 on the year. Heimlich also lowered his earned run average to 0.71.
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Offensively, the Beavers were led by Nick Madrigal and Michael Gretler, who each had three hits. KJ Harrison and Adley Rutschman had two apiece, with the latter recording a team-high three RBI, two of which came on a double past the third-base bag in Oregon State's four-run third inning.
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That third inning saw the Beavers send 10 to the plate, pushing the team's lead to 6-0. OSU added two runs in the fourth when Christian Donahue singled, and then he and Jack Anderson pulled off a double steal with runners on the corners.
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En Route To His Seventh Win
Luke Heimlich has been dominant as of late. The junior has allowed 10 hits and one run with five walks and 29 strikeouts over his last three outings. He's tossed 23 1/3 innings over that stretch for an ERA of 0.39.
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For A Series Win
The Beavers have won eight of their last nine conference openers during the nine-series stretch. Oregon State's lone series-opening loss was a 3-2 defeat to Washington in April of this season.
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Madrigal And Gretler
Nick Madrigal and Michael Gretler each recorded three hits in the win. Madrigal now has 20 multi-hit games over the Beavers' first 20 contests this season. Gretler, meanwhile, has 13.
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Rutschman
Adley Rutschman's three RBI in Friday's series-opener tied a season-high for the freshman. He now has four multi-RBI efforts on the year, and six multiple-hit games after recording two hits.
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Another 3K-Plus
The 3,423 in attendance at Friday night's game stretched OSU's single-game regular-season record by three over the 3,420 against USC last weekend. Oregon State has now had eight crowds of 3,000 or more this season. The Beavers have totaled 51,024 fans through 17 home dates this season – 18 games, with one counting as as a single-ticket doubleheader. That is an average of 3,001 per home date.
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Next Up
Oregon State and California continue their three-game series Saturday at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. First pitch is slated for 1:35 p.m. PT and the game can be heard live on the Beaver Sports Network, TuneIn and OSUBeavers.com.
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TV Saturday
Saturday's game can be seen live on Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Oregon, Pac-12 Bay Area, Pac-12.com and via the Pac-12 Now app for subscribers.
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Follow Us On Social
For more information on the Oregon State baseball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverBaseball, by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateBaseball or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverBaseball.
OREGON STATE ATHLETICS' EVERYDAY CHAMPIONS CULTURE
Through the power of sport, we help people discover and pursue their passions, talents and purpose in order to live a life of balance and positive contribution.
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The win pushed Oregon State to 36-4 overall in 2017, and 19-3 in Pac-12 Conference play. The Beavers have won seven of their eight conference series openers and will be going for another Pac-12 series win on Saturday. OSU has won nine straight conference series dating back to 2016.
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The 3,423 in attendance marked a regular-season attendance record during the Goss Stadium era, surpassing the previous best of 3,420 last weekend against USC.
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Heimlich scattered seven hits and a walk in eight shutout innings. His 12 strikeouts surpassed his previous best of 11, reached against both Indiana and Ball State earlier this season. The junior now has 99 strikeouts to 19 walks in 88 1/3 innings this season.
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That effort got the lefty the win, pushing his mark to 7-1 on the year. Heimlich also lowered his earned run average to 0.71.
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Offensively, the Beavers were led by Nick Madrigal and Michael Gretler, who each had three hits. KJ Harrison and Adley Rutschman had two apiece, with the latter recording a team-high three RBI, two of which came on a double past the third-base bag in Oregon State's four-run third inning.
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That third inning saw the Beavers send 10 to the plate, pushing the team's lead to 6-0. OSU added two runs in the fourth when Christian Donahue singled, and then he and Jack Anderson pulled off a double steal with runners on the corners.
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En Route To His Seventh Win
Luke Heimlich has been dominant as of late. The junior has allowed 10 hits and one run with five walks and 29 strikeouts over his last three outings. He's tossed 23 1/3 innings over that stretch for an ERA of 0.39.
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For A Series Win
The Beavers have won eight of their last nine conference openers during the nine-series stretch. Oregon State's lone series-opening loss was a 3-2 defeat to Washington in April of this season.
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Madrigal And Gretler
Nick Madrigal and Michael Gretler each recorded three hits in the win. Madrigal now has 20 multi-hit games over the Beavers' first 20 contests this season. Gretler, meanwhile, has 13.
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Rutschman
Adley Rutschman's three RBI in Friday's series-opener tied a season-high for the freshman. He now has four multi-RBI efforts on the year, and six multiple-hit games after recording two hits.
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Another 3K-Plus
The 3,423 in attendance at Friday night's game stretched OSU's single-game regular-season record by three over the 3,420 against USC last weekend. Oregon State has now had eight crowds of 3,000 or more this season. The Beavers have totaled 51,024 fans through 17 home dates this season – 18 games, with one counting as as a single-ticket doubleheader. That is an average of 3,001 per home date.
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Next Up
Oregon State and California continue their three-game series Saturday at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. First pitch is slated for 1:35 p.m. PT and the game can be heard live on the Beaver Sports Network, TuneIn and OSUBeavers.com.
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TV Saturday
Saturday's game can be seen live on Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Oregon, Pac-12 Bay Area, Pac-12.com and via the Pac-12 Now app for subscribers.
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Follow Us On Social
For more information on the Oregon State baseball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverBaseball, by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateBaseball or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverBaseball.
OREGON STATE ATHLETICS' EVERYDAY CHAMPIONS CULTURE
Through the power of sport, we help people discover and pursue their passions, talents and purpose in order to live a life of balance and positive contribution.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Heimlich, Luke (7-1)
L: Horn, Jared (4-4)
Base Running:
PO: Mitchell Jr, Jeffrey 1
Batting:
2B: Kwan, Steven 1 ; Rutschman, Adley 1
RBI: Madrigal, Nick 1 ; Anderson, Jack 1 ; Larnach, Trevor 1 ; Gretler, Michael 1 ; Rutschman, Adley 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Madrigal, Nick 1 ; Kwan, Steven 1 ; Harrison, KJ 1 ; Anderson, Jack 1 ; Larnach, Trevor 1 ; Gretler, Michael 1 ; Donahue, Christian 1 ; Rutschman, Adley 1
SB: Madrigal, Nick 1 ; Harrison, KJ 1 ; Anderson, Jack 1 ; Donahue, Christian 1
HBP: Kwan, Steven 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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