A couple things ...
-- It was just a mid-week non-conference game, and it was on the road, but Oregon State struck out 20 times last night in a 8-7 loss to Nevada in 12 innings. That is not a good look.
The Beavers got a sterling performance from pitcher Dylan Pearce in relief. Pearce worked six innings, struck out eight and allowed just one unearned run -- the game winner in the 12th.
More on last night’s game in the links below.
-- There has been much complaining among college baseball coaches and fans about the NCAA Council’s decision not add a third paid assistant for Division I softball and baseball programs.
I think the Daily Star’s Greg Hansen does a nice job of digging into the issue in this column.
For me, the crux of the matter is this: does it make sense to add another paid assistant to a non-revenue sport?
In this story by Bob Lundeberg for The O, Oregon State AD Scott Barnes his explains his vote against the proposal.
The G-T’s Steve Gress also talked to Barnes about his vote.
OK, more links:
Pearce keeps OSU in Monday’s game -- until his 12th inning throwing error.
The Beavers fall in a non-conference game at Nevada.
The box score for last night’s OSU-Nevada game.
Here is how OSU’s series finale today with the Wolf Pack sets up.
Pitching becomes a focus for the Oregon Ducks coming off a disastrous series against Stanford.
Stanford’s Brandon Wulff, who led the assault on Oregon pitching last week, is the Pac-12′s player of the week. The conference also honors Cal pitcher Jared Horn.
UCLA, Oregon State and Stanford are the top three teams atop this week’s USA Today Coaches Poll.
The National Collegiate Baseball Writers have the top three this way: UCLA, Stanford, OSU.
WCC selects University of Portland outfielder Cody Hawken as player of the week.
Stanford rallies from a four-run deficit to outscore visiting Gonzaga in a non-conference game.
-- Ken Goe
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