CORVALLIS — The Oregon State baseball team on Tuesday achieved a May first — it won a home game. The seventh-ranked Beavers defeated the Portland Pilots 5-3 in a midweek matchup at Goss Stadium, earning its sixth win in the last eight games.

Oregon State took game two and thus the series against the Hawkeyes on Saturday afternoon in Des Moines. With the win, the Bears improved to 37-12 on the season

Iowa baseball drops the three-game series vs. No. 11 Oregon State following a poor offensive performance in Sunday's 5-1 loss from Principal Park.