RENO, Nev. – ninth-inning sacrifice fly proved to be the game winner as No. 3 Oregon State held off a late Nevada rally for a 9-8 win Wednesday afternoon at Greater Nevada Field.
sent a one-out double to the gap in left, and moved to third on a wild pitch. Melton then drove a pitch from Nevada reliever Nathan Maas to left, enabling Meckler to score from third.
tallied a career-best three hits to pace the OSU (19-5 overall) attack, which finished with 13 hits. , meanwhile, went 2-for-3 and drove in two runs in the third to even the score at third.