Oregon State baseball survived a scare from the University of Texas-Rio Grande Vaqueros, and a great game from starting pitcher Robert Bonilla, to pull of a 4-2 Tuesday night win. The win puts the Beavers record at 34-9
Both pitchers set the tone for the game early on. Oregon State starter Trey Morris struck out the UTRGV side in the top of the first, and while the Beavers’ first batter Easton Talt secured a walk, Vaquero pitcher Robert Bonilla picked him off before picking up his first strikeout of the game against Bryce Hubbard.
The battle continued inning after inning. Bonilla picked up three strikeouts in the bottom of the second and two in the bottom of the third to get to six strikeouts in just three innings. Morris allowed lead off runners in the second, third and fourth, the Oregon State defense quickly took care of business and Morris picked up two more strikeouts in the top of the fifth…