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March 05, 2000 | Baseball
March 5, 2000
SEATTLE - The Oregon State baseball team used 22 hits, including five home runs, to hand Washington a 27-4 rout in a non-conference game Sunday at Husky Ballpark.
Right fielder Rod Gott hit a grand slam and drove in six runs, while second baseman Zach Gordon belted two homers, a double and a triple in five at bats to lead the Beavers (7-6). Washington, which lost its third straight, fell to 3-8 on the year.
Several other Beavers had big days at the plate. Third baseman Brian Barden went 4-for-7 with five runs scored, a double, a homer and three RBI. Left fielder Josh Carter batted 4- for-6 with four runs and four RBI. Andy Jarvis also homered for the Beavers.
Gott finished the day 2-for-6 with six RBI while Gordon, who entered the game batting only .111, went 4-for-5 with four runs and five runs batted in.
The Huskies scored three of their runs in the bottom of the ninth when freshman right fielder Tyler Davidson belted a three-run homer, the first hit of his college career.
OSU starter Scott Nicholson improved to 2-2 with the win. He allowed only three hits and one run in seven innings, striking out 10. UW starter Mike Bomar (0-3) gave up eight earned runs in three and two-thirds. Of the six Husky pitchers, only sophomore Randy Vanderplow managed to handle the Beaver bats, throwing a no-hit inning of relief.
The Huskies take on Portland Tuesday at Pilots Stadium before taking a week and a half off for finals. The next action after the Portland game is a three-game series against Dayton at Husky Ballpark, beginning March 17.
LINESCORE Non-Conference, at Husky Ballpark Oregon State 27, Washington 4 Oregon State 103 641 093 -- 27 23 1 Washington 000 001 003 -- 4 5 2 Scott Nicholson, Paul Hansen (8), Nick Renault (9) and Bryan Ingram, Chris Biles (7). Mike Bomar, Sean White (4), Randy Vanderplow (7), Cam McCoy (8), Scott Robertson (8), Zack Daniels (9) and Jefferson Thiel, Tim Rice (7). W - Nicholson (2-2). L - Bomar (0-3). 2B - OSU, Brian Barden, Joe Gerber, Zach Gordon, Jackson Coleman. 3B - OSU, Josh Carter, Gordon. HR - OSU, Barden (1), Andy Jarvis (1), Rod Gott (2), Gordon 2 (2), UW, Tyler Davidson (1). T - 3:11. A - 549.
