SURPRISE, Ariz. – Jacob Melton hit two home runs to pace the 12th-ranked Oregon State baseball team to a 13-3 win over Xavier Thursday afternoon at Surprise Stadium.
Melton hit a first-inning grand slam and then a two-run blast in Oregon State's five-run third inning. He ended the day with a 3-for-4 effort, driving in six, and the outfielder has now hit safely in all five of Oregon State's (5-0) games this season.
Tanner Smith also homered for the Beavers, the first of his career, in the fifth inning.