J.J. Altobelli is tagged out at the bottom of the eighth inning in the Ducks vs. Beavers game on Sunday at PK Park. Oregon State scored seven runs in the first three innings and beat Oregon, 12-2. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Oregon State player Ben Wetzler (28) hugs Andy Peterson after he scores a run in the eighth inning. Peterson scored three runs in toto for Oregon State, helping the team beat Oregon 12-2 in the final game of a three-game series. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Oregon pitcher Jimmie Sherfy pitches in the seventh inning of Sunday’s game — the last of three games against Oregon State. He is a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

Duck Aaron Payne attempts to tag out Beaver Michael Conforto in the eighth inning. Confronto was responsible for six runs batted in during the third game of the series of Oregon against Oregon State. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)

The Ducks display the Oregon “O” at the end of the final game of a Pac-12 conference series at PK Park on Sun., May 19. The two teams meet up again on Tues., May 21, at 5:35 p.m. up in Corvallis for a nonconference game. (Tess Freeman/Emerald)