gave up a two-run home run in the ninth but proceeded to get the game's final three outs, including two by strikeouts, to send the Beavers (37-9 overall, 17-6 Pac-12 Conference) to the one-run win. With the victory, OSU stands three games ahead of UCLA and Arizona in the race for the Pac-12's regular-season crown.
Melton drove in five, starting off with a two-run double in the second. put the Beavers on the board with a run-scoring single before Melton pushed the Beavers ahead with his 17 two-base hit of the year.
In the fourth, he lofted a 2-0 pitch from Oregon (28-18, 13-10) reliever Dylan Sabia over the fence in left to put the Beavers up 6-3.