University of Minnesota Athletics
University of Minnesota
1-1
Oregon State
2-0
Minnesota Pitchers Total 13 Strikeouts in 6-4 Loss to No. 7 Oregon State
2/17/2024 4:35:00 PM | Baseball
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Three Minnesota pitchers totaled 13 strikeouts, but the Golden Gophers fell to the No. 7 Oregon State Beavers 6-4 Saturday.
Junior Tucker Novotny (0-1) started and took the loss on the mound for Minnesota (1-1). Freshman Tyler Hemmesch was a bright spot out of the bullpen, going three shutout innings while allowing one hit, walking two and striking out three. Sophomore Caden Capomaccio made the most of his inning on the mound, striking out all three batters he faced.
Junior Brady Counsell led the way offensively for the Golden Gophers, going 2-for-4 in the ballgame with a double and a walk. Senior Boston Merila put together a standout performance as well, going 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBI. Junior Jake Perry also helped out, going 2-for-5 for Minnesota with a walk and an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Trailing 6-0, the Golden Gophers first put runs on the board in the sixth inning with a sacrifice fly from Merila. Perry followed with a RBI single that scored freshman Jack Spanier in his Gopher debut.
The Golden Gophers kept the Beavers off the board before narrowing the gap further in the eighth. Minnesota scored once on an RBI single off the bat of sophomore Weber Neels, which tightened the Beavers lead to 6-3.
Capomaccio held the Beavers in the eighth with three straight strikeouts. The Gophers had bases loaded with one out in the top of the ninth when Merila collected his second sacrifice fly of the day to make it 6-4. The late rally was not enough to overcome the No. 7-ranked Beavers.
GAME NOTES
» Golden Gophers pitchers combined to strike out 13 Oregon State hitters.
» Minnesota left 17 runners stranded on base.
» The Golden Gophers drew 12 walks from Oregon State pitching.
» Counsell led the Golden Gophers at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double.
» Oregon State was led offensively by senior Brady Kasper, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
» Freshmen Jack Spanier and Tyler Hemmesch made their Golden Gopher debuts.
» Spanier went 0-3 with two walks and a run scored. Hemmesch pitched three scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and two walks while striking out three.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Reynolds, Chase (1-0)
L: Novotny, Tucker (0-1)
S: Scott, Kyle (1)
Batting:
2B: Counsell, Brady 1 ; Mezzenga, Ike 1
RBI: Merila, Boston 2 ; Perry, Jake 1 ; Neels, Weber 1
SF: Merila, Boston 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Merila, Boston 1 ; Ellis, Tristan 1 ; Jurgella, Brady 1 ; Spanier, Jack 1
SB: Larson, Jake 1
HBP: Counsell, Brady 1
PO: Mezzenga, Ike 1
Batting:
2B: Bazzana, Travis 1 ; Caraway, Trent 1
HR: Kasper, Brady 1 ; Caraway, Trent 1
RBI: Guerra, Mason 2 ; Kasper, Brady 3 ; Caraway, Trent 1
SH: McDowell, Micah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bazzana, Travis 1 ; Guerra, Mason 1 ; McDowell, Micah 1 ; Kasper, Brady 1 ; Caraway, Trent 2
SB: Bazzana, Travis 2 ; Turley, Gavin 1
HBP: Macias, Dallas 1
