Moore, Benefield homer as Dallas Baptist beats Oregon State

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<p>FORT WORTH, Texas &mdash; Cole Moore and Andrew Benefield each had a home run and two RBIs to help Dallas Baptist beat Oregon State 6-5 on Friday in the Fort Worth Regional.</p>
<p>Moore hit a two-run homer in the first, and Benefield walked with the bases loaded in the third followed by a solo shot in a three-run fifth. River Town and Jackson Glenn each added RBI hits in the fifth to give Dallas Baptist (38-15) a 6-1 lead.</p>
<p>Dominic Hamel (13-2) allowed just three hits through the first four innings before Oregon State’s Ryan Ober led off the fifth with a solo home run. Greg Fuchs added a three-run homer for the Beavers in the sixth to cap the scoring.</p>
<p>Hamel struck out six in 6 1/3 innings.</p>
<p>Oregon State had two runners on with no outs in eighth but Kragen Kechely got the final two outs before picking up his second save of the season.</p>
<p>Kevin Abel (3-5) made his 16th start of the year for Oregon State (34-23). He walked eight and allowed three runs in three innings. Troy Claunch went 0 for 3, snapping a 17-game hitting streak.</p>
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