Oregon Strikes Out Fifteen Times in 2-1 Loss to Michigan State
It was a rainy and blustery night for baseball as the Oregon Ducks started a three game series welcoming Michigan State to PK Park in the Friday night opener. Cole Irin would get his first Friday start of the season coming off his first loss of the year last weekend on a Sunday start at Arizona.
With the rain coming down he would promptly strikeout Left Fielder Cam Gibson to start the game, one of the Spartan’s best players. He would then walk First Baseman Ryan Krill before throwing some wild pitches allowing Krill to reach third base. Michigan State would foul off seven pitches in the innings and Irvin would hit the next batter in Shortstop Ryan Richardson loading the bases with two outs in the first inning. A pop out would end the threat for the Spartans in the first.
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Irvin would throw five and one third innings befre Josh Graham would take over. He would give up three hits and leave a runner on first base. Graham would get out of the inning without letting a run cross home plate. It would go to the bottom of the sixth scoreless.
In the bottom of the inning Shaun Chase would draw a walk with one out bringing up Right Fielder Jakob Goldfarb whot hit a single into right field allowing Chase to get to third base with Mark Karaviotis looking for an RBI or two with one out. Karaviotis would walk loading the bases for Oregon. Catcher Tim Susnara would come to the plate and strikeout. Austin Grebeck would take a shot with two outs and work to a favorable three one count. Two pitches late he would walk and Oregon would walk in their first run of the game. Matt Eureste would turn over the lineup and hit a ball to the infield for an out leaving three on base, but Oregon had a run.
Michigan State would tie the game with one out in the top of the eighth inning. The Ducks would find the Spartans with two on base as Catcher Chad Roskelly flew out bringing Right Fielder Brandon Hughes to the plate. Hughes would strikeout to end the inning. Stephen Nagosek would come in in the top of the ninth and have to work out of his own jam in letting two runners on, but he would get out of the inning unscathed.
The Spartans would score the winning run in the Top of the 12th and win Game 1 of the series 2-1. For the game Oregon had just two hits. The Ducks struck out fifteen times and left ten runners on base. Oregon will look to bounce back in Game 2 of the series on Saturday at 2pm Pacific Time. It was discussed that if it looks like the weather will be bad on Sunday that there would be a double header on Saturday with the third and final game of the series set about thirty minutes after the second game. It is expected to be decided this morning.
Conner Harber will get the ball for the Ducks in Game 2.