POCATELLO — The Idaho State Bengals improved to 6-2 at home Thursday after splitting a doubleheader against the Oregon State Beavers.
ISU dropped the first game, 9-4, after the Beavers scored four runs apiece in the third and fourth innings, erasing a 2-1 ISU lead and chasing Bengals starter Kasey Aguinaga from the game in the third.
Riley Wickum replaced Aguinaga (L, 7-4) on the mound, allowing the final four Oregon State runs of the game in the fourth, but held Oregon State hitless over the final three frames, giving the Bengals a chance to come back.
ISU pushed two more across in the sixth, but the come-back attempt fell short.
Senior right fielder Jaden Moore drove in two runs and scored another.
The Bengals bounced back in the second game behind a solid start from Marley Goluskin (W, 6-3), who allowed one run on two hits while striking out five in a 6-inning complete game.
Support for the junior starter came early, with Ava Brown, Sydney Groves and Jenna Kearns each driving in a run in the first.
Brown and Groves each homered later in the 9-1 Bengal victory, including a three-run shot from Groves, rounding out a five-RBI day for the senior Boise State transfer.
The Bengals complete their three-game set against Oregon State Friday, with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m.
ISU will host Seattle University for three games this weekend, including a doubleheader on Saturday, before heading to Ogden, Utah to open their Big Sky Conference schedule against Weber State next weekend.
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