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Adams bombs OSU past Cards CORVALLIS - Sophomore Steph Adams' second inning home run propelled No. 14 Oregon State to a 1-0 Pac-10 softball victory over No. 4 Stanford, Friday afternoon. The Beavers improved to 41-22-1 on the season and 8-10 in conference while the Cardinal fell to 46-13-1 and 9-10 in Pac-10 play. Adams, a 1999 North Medford grad, sent a two-out, 2-1 pitch over the center field fence in the bottom of the second. The home run was Adams' team-leading seventh of the season and her second game-winner. "This was a very tight ball game," said OSU head coach Kirk Walker. "Both teams were well matched on the mound and defensively." Oregon State pitcher Crystal Draper earned her 11th shutout of the season, allowing just five hits and striking out five on the way to improving to 27-10 on the season. "Crystal did a great job, and Steph's home run was a nice way for us to get on the board," said Walker. The Cardinal had runners in scoring position in three different innings but Draper recorded key outs and Stanford left six players stranded. Stanford hurler Dana Sorensen (21-3), making her first start since April 14, scattered four hits and struck out nine in the losing effort. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2001 Mail Tribune, Inc.