STARKVILLE, Miss. – Christian Chamberlain set a career-high with 12 strikeouts but the Beavers were unable to hang on to a late lead in a 6-2 loss Friday afternoon at Dudy Noble Field at Polk-DeMent Stadium.
Oregon State held a 2-0 lead entering the bottom half of the eighth thanks to RBI singles from Andy Armstrong in the fifth and Troy Claunch in the eighth. Mississippi State, however, tied the game at two on a bases-loaded single by Justin Foscue and took a three-run lead on a home run by the following batter, Brandon Pimentel.