It was the Bates & LaRosa show out at Easton Stadium as they combined for 3 HRs and 7 RBIs. The Bruins only outhit the Beavers by 2 but with Bates and LaRosa doing yard duty the game was not as close as the numbers might suggest. Three of the OSU runs had something fluky about them. J.Hall allowed 5 hits and 1 ER in 5 innings striking out 6. Carda pitched the last 2 innings allowing 1 hit and a run via an IP call.
Oregon St 0 0 0 1 2 0 1=4-6-2
UCLA 0 4 1 3 0 0 x=8-8-1
Demore vs Hall
Each pitcher recorded 2 strikeouts in the 1st but they were the only 1-2-3 innings except for the Bruin 6th. Beltran led off the OSU 2nd with a single and went to 3rd on a WP and a PB but they couldn't get her in. Bates led off the 2nd for the Bruins and belted it over the batting cages and deep into the trees. Camuso walked but Yudin's bunt resulted in a force play. Fox laid down a perfect sacrifice and everyone moved up one on a bad throw by the 2nd baseman. Carda walked to load the bases andSchroeder picked up an RBI when she was hit by a pitch. LaRosa then drove in 2 more with a single to LF. Bates again led off the 3rd and the results were the same though this one was not nearly as far.
OSU decided to play long ball too as Santana led off the 4th with a shot to left. UCLA broke it open in the 4th. With 1 out Snow doubled to center, Schroeder beat out a bunt and LaRosa hit a line drive over the LF fence about 5 feet inside the foul pole. This brought Feickert to the circle and despite giving up a single to Harrison and a BB to Camuso she escaped without further harm. Kutz led off the 5th with a single and pinch hitter Brennan doubled over 3rd base. Bouska's strikeout would have been the 3rd out but a passed ball by Yudin allowed her to reach 1st and a run to score. Santana then followed with an RBI-single to left. Carda came in to pitch the 6th and would have retired the side in order but for a Fox error. The Beavers did manage an additional run in the 7th. Gilmore led off with a double to RF, Richardson walked and they both moved up on a passed ball. Fox appeared to throw the runner out at the plate but an illegal pitch was called on Carda.