Les Gehrett The Oregon State softball team defeated Ohio State for the second time at the Knoxville Regional, winning 5-1 in an elimination game on Saturday afternoon. The Beavers advance to face host Tennessee at 11 a.m. PT Sunday. If the Beavers win that game, the two teams will play again to decide the winner of the double-elimination bracket. In the win over the Buckeyes on Saturday, leadoff hitter Kiki Escobar drew a walk in the bottom of the first and Mariah Mazon gave the Beavers a 2-0 with a blast over the wall in center field. Oregon State (35-20) added to its lead in the second when Madison Simon hit a leadoff double and scored on a double by Savanah Whatley. The Beavers scored two more runs in the fifth as Mazon singled and Frankie Hammoude delivered a two-run shot to left field. Oregon State freshman Sarah Haendiges got…
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