LOS ANGELES – Cooper Hjerpe tossed six scoreless innings and Garret Forrester went 3-for-3 as No, 5 Oregon State opened its three-game series versus USC with a 9-1 win over the Trojans Friday night at Dedeaux Field.
Hjerpe, making eighth start of the season, struck out nine and scattered four hits in his fourth quality start. The Capay, Calif., native struck out at least one batter in every full inning of work.
He picked up the win to push his Pac-12 best mark to 7-0.
Forrester singled in the first, fourth and seventh innings, scoring a run after his first hit of the day.