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When Oregon State was struggling through its Pacific-10 Conference schedule, a repeat national championship seemed like a miracle away.
No divine intervention was needed, however. Instead, the Beavers just played good, solid baseball.
And when the last out was recorded at the Men’s College World Series in Omaha’s Rosenblatt Stadium June 24, it was the Beavers in the middle of a familiar dog pile celebrating another NCAA title.
The 2006 and 2007 Beavers took different routes to claiming the championship trophy, but they both contributed to the first back-to-back titles since LSU in 1996 and 1997. Oregon State is only the fifth team to win consecutive Division I baseball crowns, joining Texas (1949-50), Southern California (1970-74) and Stanford (1987-88).
The Beavers, 49-18, capped an impressive postseason by sweeping the best-of-three final against North Carolina. The Tar Heels, 57-16, were the national runners-up for the second straight season after falling, 9-3, in the final game.
It is the first time the same two teams played in the final since Southern California defeated Arizona State in 1972 and 1973.
Oregon State barely made the 64-team NCAA field after finishing 10-14 in the Pacific-10. The Beavers opened regional play at Virginia where they lost their second game to the home-standing Cavaliers.
With their backs to the wall, the Beavers rallied to win three consecutive elimination games and beat Virginia twice to advance to the Super Regionals.
“In the seventh or eighth inning at Virginia, something happened in our dugout that energized us and inspired us,” said Oregon State coach Pat Casey. “I’ve never had that feeling before. Something strange happened. Some type of energy followed us from there.”
The Beavers swept Michigan in the Super Regional to advance to Omaha for a third straight time. They won all five of their games in the MCWS, and in the process set a record by winning four consecutive games by six runs or more.
“When we got here, we were excited to get in that dugout and in that locker room,” said Oregon State shortstop Darwin Barney. “We feel very comfortable in there. This is home, baby. This is Omaha.”
North Carolina, which lost, 11-4, in Game 1 of the championship series, wanted to put pressure on Oregon State in Game 2. The Tar Heels scored a run in the first inning, which handed Oregon State its first deficit in a seven-game stretch covering 61 innings.
But North Carolina’s lead didn’t last long.
Barney blasted a two-run homer in the top of second inning, and Oregon State never trailed again.
“I have to congratulate Oregon State,” said Tar Heels coach Mike Fox. “Back-to-back national championships is unbelievable, especially in Division I baseball today.”
The Beavers lost six position players, two-thirds of their starting rotation and the closer from their 2006 team. They went 4-8 in May and finished tied for sixth in the Pacific-10.
“We realized during that Virginia regional we could do this again,” said Oregon State pitcher Mike Stutes, who won Game 2 of the final series. “We started rolling again.”
Game 1
Louisville 113 140 000 — 10 15 4
Rice 004 031 16x — 15 19 0
Zack Pitts, Gavin Logsdon (5), Kyle Hollander (7), Trystan Magnuson (8) and Derrick Alfonso; Ryan Berry, Matt Langwell (3), Scott Lonergan (5), Bobby Bramhall (8) and Danny Lehmann. W — Bramhall. L — Magnuson. HR — Johnson (L) 2; Dominguez (L); Savery (R); Luna (R).
Game 2
Mississippi St. 040 000 100 — 5 12 2
North Carolina 000 206 00x — 8 12 0
Justin Pigott, John Lalor (6), Ricky Bowen (6) and Edward Easley; Robert Woodard, Adam Warren (2), Rob Wooten (7), Andrew Carignan (9) and Tim Federowicz. W — Warren. L — Pigott. S — Carignan. HR — Moreland (MS).
Game 3
UC Irvine 000 400 000 — 4 6 2
Arizona St. 030 010 01x — 5 9 0
Scott Gorgen, Tom Calahan (8), Dylan Axelrod (8) and Aaron Lowenstein; Mike Leake, Jason Jarvis (8) and Petey Paramore. W — Jarvis. L — Gorgen. HR — Retherford (AS); Davis (AS); Spencer (AS).
Game 4
Oregon St. 110 000 100 — 3 7 1
Cal St. Fullerton 001 000 010 — 2 6 1
Jorge Reyes, Joe Paterson (7), Eddie Kunz (9) and Mitch Canham; Wes Roemer, Bryan Harris (9) and John Curtis. W — Reyes. L — Roemer. S — Kuns. HR — Lissman (OS); Santschi (OS); Mahin (CSF).
Game 5
Louisville 212 300 301 — 12 18 1
Mississippi St. 000 003 100 — 4 10 1
Justin Marks, Kyle Hollander (6), Skylar Meade (7) and Derrick Alfonso; Chad Crosswhite, Greg Houston (3), Tyler Whitney (5), Aaron Weatherford (6), Josh Johnson (8) and Edward Easley. W — Marks. L — Crosswhite. HR — Johnson (L); Burton (L); Dominguez (L); Turner(MS).
Game 6
Rice 061 220 102 — 14 14 0
North Carolina 011 020 000 — 4 10 1
Joe Savery, Cole St.Clair (7) and Danny Lehmann; Alex White, Matt Danford (2), Tyler Trice (4), Rob Wooten (5), Matt Cox (7), Mike Facchinei (7), Rob Catapano (7), Tim Federowicz (9) and Tim Federowicz, Benji Johnson (9). W — Savery. L — White. S — St. Clair. HR — Luna (R).
Game 7
Cal St. Fullerton 010 020 100 000 0 — 4 11 0
UC Irvine 000 102 100 000 1 — 5 15 6
Jeff Kaplan, Adam Jorgenson (7), Bryan Harris (8), Dustin Birosak (13) and John Curtis; Wes Etheridge, Tom Calahan (7), Dylan Axelrod (9) and Aaron Lowenstein. W — Axelrod. L — Harris. HR — Wallach (CSF); Holiday (UCI); Cipriano (UCI).
Game 8
Arizona St. 010 000 401 — 6 7 2
Oregon St. 241 113 00x — 12 18 1
Brian Flores, Josh Satow (2), Dustin Brader (5), Scott Mueller (6) and Petey Paramore; Mike Stutes, Blake Keitzman (7), Mark Grbavac (7), Joe Paterson (7) and Mitch Canham. W — Stutes; L — Flores. HR — Lissman (OS); Lennerton (OS).
Game 9
North Carolina 030 000 000 — 3 3 0
Louisville 100 000 000 — 1 3 1
Luke Putkonen, Rob Wooten (8), Andrew Carignan (8) and Tim Federowicz; Colby Wark, Gavin Logsdon (4), Trystan Magnuson (8) and Derrick Alfonso. W — Putkonen; L — Wark; S — Carignan. HR — Johnson (L).
Game 10
Arizona St. 000 011 230 0 — 7 10 0
UC Irvine 000 111 040 1 — 8 13 0
Brian Flores, Jason Jarvis (7), Mike Leake (8) and Petey Paramore; Eric Pettis, Blair Erickson (7), Daniel Bibona (8), Scott Gorgen (9) and Francis Larson. W — Gorgen. L — Leake. HR — Paramore (AS); Cipriano (UCI).
Game 11
North Carolina 120 000 300 — 6 8 0
Rice 000 000 100 — 1 7 2
Robert Woodard, Rob Wooten (7), Andrew Carignan (8) and Tim Federowicz; Ryan Berry, Chris Kelley (4), Scott Lonergan (9) and Danny Lehmann. W — Woodard; L — Berry. HR — Ackley (NC).
Game 12
UC Irvine 000 100 000 — 1 5 1
Oregon St. 004 010 11x — 7 11 0
Christian Bergman, Dylan Axelrod (5), Tom Calahan (7), Wes Etheridge (8) and Aaron Lowenstein; Daniel Turpen, Joe Paterson (9) and Mitch Canham. W — Turpen. L — Bergman. HR — Canham (OS).
Game 13
Rice 002 000 200 — 4 6 2
North Carolina 012 130 00x — 7 8 1
Matt Langwell, Bobby Bramhall (4), Cole St.Clair (5) and Danny Lehmann; Adam Warren, Rob Wooten (7), Andrew Carignan (7) and Tim Federowicz. W — Warren; L — Langwell; S — Carignan. HR — Fedroff (NC); Horton (NC); Ackley (NC); Williams (NC).
Championship series
Game 1
North Carolina 000 020 110 — 4 12 2
Oregon St. 021 012 41x — 11 12 2
Alex White, Matt Danford (6), Rob Catapano (6), Tyler Trice (7), Matt Cox (7), Mike Facchinei (7) and Tim Federowicz; Jorge Reyes, Joe Paterson (7) and Mitch Canham. W — Reyes; L — White. HR — Johnson (NC); Lennerton (OS).
Game 2
Oregon St. AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Chris Hopkins, cf 6 0 2 1 0 0 2 0
Joey Wong, 2b 4 0 0 0 2 1 2 2
Mike Lissman, dh 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
Mitch Canham, c 4 2 2 0 1 1 10 1
Darwin Barney, ss 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 3
John Wallace, lf 4 2 3 1 1 0 4 1
Scott Santschi, rf 3 1 3 2 2 0 1 0
Braden Wells, pr/rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan Lennerton, 1b 5 1 1 2 0 0 6 2
Lonnie Lechelt, 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Mike Stutes, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anton Maxwell, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Grbavac, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Joe Paterson, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 13 8 6 6 27 10
North Carolina AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Reid Fronk, lf 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 0
Josh Horton, ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 3
Dustin Ackley, 1b 4 1 2 2 1 0 9 0
Tim Federowicz, c 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 0
Mike Cavasinni, ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Fleury, c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kyle Shelton, ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Tim Fedroff, rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 0
Seth Williams, cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
Kyle Seager, dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Chad Flack, 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Garrett Gore, 2b 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 1
Luke Putkonen, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Andrew Carignan, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rob Wooten, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Robert Woodard, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 34 3 9 3 3 9 27 8
Oregon St. 031 010 202 — 9 13 0
North Carolina 101 010 000 — 3 9 2
E — Flack; Wooten. DP — North Carolina 2. LOB — Oregon St. 12; North Carolina 10. 2B — Hopkins; Barney; Williams; Gore. 3B — Wallace. HR — Barney, Lennerton; Ackley. SH – Federowicz. SB – Hopkins; Wallace.
Oregon St. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Mike Stutes 5.1 7 3 3 3 5 22 27
Anton Maxwell 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
Mark Grbavac 1.2 2 0 0 0 3 6 6
Joe Paterson 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 4 4
North Carolina IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Luke Putkonen 1.2 3 3 2 2 1 9 11
Andrew Carignan 3.2 4 2 2 3 2 13 18
Rob Wooten 2.0 3 2 1 0 3 10 10
Robert Woodard 1.2 3 2 2 1 0 8 9
W — Stutes; L — Putkonen. WP — Putkonen. HBP — by Stutes (Fronk); by Carignan (Lissman); by Maxwell (Horton). Umpires — Dan Mascorro; David Buck; Jeff Henrichs; Scott Graham. Attendance — 25,012.
No divine intervention was needed, however. Instead, the Beavers just played good, solid baseball.
And when the last out was recorded at the Men’s College World Series in Omaha’s Rosenblatt Stadium June 24, it was the Beavers in the middle of a familiar dog pile celebrating another NCAA title.
The 2006 and 2007 Beavers took different routes to claiming the championship trophy, but they both contributed to the first back-to-back titles since LSU in 1996 and 1997. Oregon State is only the fifth team to win consecutive Division I baseball crowns, joining Texas (1949-50), Southern California (1970-74) and Stanford (1987-88).
The Beavers, 49-18, capped an impressive postseason by sweeping the best-of-three final against North Carolina. The Tar Heels, 57-16, were the national runners-up for the second straight season after falling, 9-3, in the final game.
It is the first time the same two teams played in the final since Southern California defeated Arizona State in 1972 and 1973.
Oregon State barely made the 64-team NCAA field after finishing 10-14 in the Pacific-10. The Beavers opened regional play at Virginia where they lost their second game to the home-standing Cavaliers.
With their backs to the wall, the Beavers rallied to win three consecutive elimination games and beat Virginia twice to advance to the Super Regionals.
“In the seventh or eighth inning at Virginia, something happened in our dugout that energized us and inspired us,” said Oregon State coach Pat Casey. “I’ve never had that feeling before. Something strange happened. Some type of energy followed us from there.”
The Beavers swept Michigan in the Super Regional to advance to Omaha for a third straight time. They won all five of their games in the MCWS, and in the process set a record by winning four consecutive games by six runs or more.
“When we got here, we were excited to get in that dugout and in that locker room,” said Oregon State shortstop Darwin Barney. “We feel very comfortable in there. This is home, baby. This is Omaha.”
North Carolina, which lost, 11-4, in Game 1 of the championship series, wanted to put pressure on Oregon State in Game 2. The Tar Heels scored a run in the first inning, which handed Oregon State its first deficit in a seven-game stretch covering 61 innings.
But North Carolina’s lead didn’t last long.
Barney blasted a two-run homer in the top of second inning, and Oregon State never trailed again.
“I have to congratulate Oregon State,” said Tar Heels coach Mike Fox. “Back-to-back national championships is unbelievable, especially in Division I baseball today.”
The Beavers lost six position players, two-thirds of their starting rotation and the closer from their 2006 team. They went 4-8 in May and finished tied for sixth in the Pacific-10.
“We realized during that Virginia regional we could do this again,” said Oregon State pitcher Mike Stutes, who won Game 2 of the final series. “We started rolling again.”
Game 1
Louisville 113 140 000 — 10 15 4
Rice 004 031 16x — 15 19 0
Zack Pitts, Gavin Logsdon (5), Kyle Hollander (7), Trystan Magnuson (8) and Derrick Alfonso; Ryan Berry, Matt Langwell (3), Scott Lonergan (5), Bobby Bramhall (8) and Danny Lehmann. W — Bramhall. L — Magnuson. HR — Johnson (L) 2; Dominguez (L); Savery (R); Luna (R).
Game 2
Mississippi St. 040 000 100 — 5 12 2
North Carolina 000 206 00x — 8 12 0
Justin Pigott, John Lalor (6), Ricky Bowen (6) and Edward Easley; Robert Woodard, Adam Warren (2), Rob Wooten (7), Andrew Carignan (9) and Tim Federowicz. W — Warren. L — Pigott. S — Carignan. HR — Moreland (MS).
Game 3
UC Irvine 000 400 000 — 4 6 2
Arizona St. 030 010 01x — 5 9 0
Scott Gorgen, Tom Calahan (8), Dylan Axelrod (8) and Aaron Lowenstein; Mike Leake, Jason Jarvis (8) and Petey Paramore. W — Jarvis. L — Gorgen. HR — Retherford (AS); Davis (AS); Spencer (AS).
Game 4
Oregon St. 110 000 100 — 3 7 1
Cal St. Fullerton 001 000 010 — 2 6 1
Jorge Reyes, Joe Paterson (7), Eddie Kunz (9) and Mitch Canham; Wes Roemer, Bryan Harris (9) and John Curtis. W — Reyes. L — Roemer. S — Kuns. HR — Lissman (OS); Santschi (OS); Mahin (CSF).
Game 5
Louisville 212 300 301 — 12 18 1
Mississippi St. 000 003 100 — 4 10 1
Justin Marks, Kyle Hollander (6), Skylar Meade (7) and Derrick Alfonso; Chad Crosswhite, Greg Houston (3), Tyler Whitney (5), Aaron Weatherford (6), Josh Johnson (8) and Edward Easley. W — Marks. L — Crosswhite. HR — Johnson (L); Burton (L); Dominguez (L); Turner(MS).
Game 6
Rice 061 220 102 — 14 14 0
North Carolina 011 020 000 — 4 10 1
Joe Savery, Cole St.Clair (7) and Danny Lehmann; Alex White, Matt Danford (2), Tyler Trice (4), Rob Wooten (5), Matt Cox (7), Mike Facchinei (7), Rob Catapano (7), Tim Federowicz (9) and Tim Federowicz, Benji Johnson (9). W — Savery. L — White. S — St. Clair. HR — Luna (R).
Game 7
Cal St. Fullerton 010 020 100 000 0 — 4 11 0
UC Irvine 000 102 100 000 1 — 5 15 6
Jeff Kaplan, Adam Jorgenson (7), Bryan Harris (8), Dustin Birosak (13) and John Curtis; Wes Etheridge, Tom Calahan (7), Dylan Axelrod (9) and Aaron Lowenstein. W — Axelrod. L — Harris. HR — Wallach (CSF); Holiday (UCI); Cipriano (UCI).
Game 8
Arizona St. 010 000 401 — 6 7 2
Oregon St. 241 113 00x — 12 18 1
Brian Flores, Josh Satow (2), Dustin Brader (5), Scott Mueller (6) and Petey Paramore; Mike Stutes, Blake Keitzman (7), Mark Grbavac (7), Joe Paterson (7) and Mitch Canham. W — Stutes; L — Flores. HR — Lissman (OS); Lennerton (OS).
Game 9
North Carolina 030 000 000 — 3 3 0
Louisville 100 000 000 — 1 3 1
Luke Putkonen, Rob Wooten (8), Andrew Carignan (8) and Tim Federowicz; Colby Wark, Gavin Logsdon (4), Trystan Magnuson (8) and Derrick Alfonso. W — Putkonen; L — Wark; S — Carignan. HR — Johnson (L).
Game 10
Arizona St. 000 011 230 0 — 7 10 0
UC Irvine 000 111 040 1 — 8 13 0
Brian Flores, Jason Jarvis (7), Mike Leake (8) and Petey Paramore; Eric Pettis, Blair Erickson (7), Daniel Bibona (8), Scott Gorgen (9) and Francis Larson. W — Gorgen. L — Leake. HR — Paramore (AS); Cipriano (UCI).
Game 11
North Carolina 120 000 300 — 6 8 0
Rice 000 000 100 — 1 7 2
Robert Woodard, Rob Wooten (7), Andrew Carignan (8) and Tim Federowicz; Ryan Berry, Chris Kelley (4), Scott Lonergan (9) and Danny Lehmann. W — Woodard; L — Berry. HR — Ackley (NC).
Game 12
UC Irvine 000 100 000 — 1 5 1
Oregon St. 004 010 11x — 7 11 0
Christian Bergman, Dylan Axelrod (5), Tom Calahan (7), Wes Etheridge (8) and Aaron Lowenstein; Daniel Turpen, Joe Paterson (9) and Mitch Canham. W — Turpen. L — Bergman. HR — Canham (OS).
Game 13
Rice 002 000 200 — 4 6 2
North Carolina 012 130 00x — 7 8 1
Matt Langwell, Bobby Bramhall (4), Cole St.Clair (5) and Danny Lehmann; Adam Warren, Rob Wooten (7), Andrew Carignan (7) and Tim Federowicz. W — Warren; L — Langwell; S — Carignan. HR — Fedroff (NC); Horton (NC); Ackley (NC); Williams (NC).
Championship series
Game 1
North Carolina 000 020 110 — 4 12 2
Oregon St. 021 012 41x — 11 12 2
Alex White, Matt Danford (6), Rob Catapano (6), Tyler Trice (7), Matt Cox (7), Mike Facchinei (7) and Tim Federowicz; Jorge Reyes, Joe Paterson (7) and Mitch Canham. W — Reyes; L — White. HR — Johnson (NC); Lennerton (OS).
Game 2
Oregon St. AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Chris Hopkins, cf 6 0 2 1 0 0 2 0
Joey Wong, 2b 4 0 0 0 2 1 2 2
Mike Lissman, dh 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
Mitch Canham, c 4 2 2 0 1 1 10 1
Darwin Barney, ss 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 3
John Wallace, lf 4 2 3 1 1 0 4 1
Scott Santschi, rf 3 1 3 2 2 0 1 0
Braden Wells, pr/rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan Lennerton, 1b 5 1 1 2 0 0 6 2
Lonnie Lechelt, 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Mike Stutes, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anton Maxwell, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Grbavac, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Joe Paterson, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 13 8 6 6 27 10
North Carolina AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Reid Fronk, lf 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 0
Josh Horton, ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 3
Dustin Ackley, 1b 4 1 2 2 1 0 9 0
Tim Federowicz, c 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 0
Mike Cavasinni, ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Fleury, c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kyle Shelton, ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Tim Fedroff, rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 0
Seth Williams, cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
Kyle Seager, dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Chad Flack, 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Garrett Gore, 2b 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 1
Luke Putkonen, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Andrew Carignan, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rob Wooten, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Robert Woodard, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 34 3 9 3 3 9 27 8
Oregon St. 031 010 202 — 9 13 0
North Carolina 101 010 000 — 3 9 2
E — Flack; Wooten. DP — North Carolina 2. LOB — Oregon St. 12; North Carolina 10. 2B — Hopkins; Barney; Williams; Gore. 3B — Wallace. HR — Barney, Lennerton; Ackley. SH – Federowicz. SB – Hopkins; Wallace.
Oregon St. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Mike Stutes 5.1 7 3 3 3 5 22 27
Anton Maxwell 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
Mark Grbavac 1.2 2 0 0 0 3 6 6
Joe Paterson 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 4 4
North Carolina IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Luke Putkonen 1.2 3 3 2 2 1 9 11
Andrew Carignan 3.2 4 2 2 3 2 13 18
Rob Wooten 2.0 3 2 1 0 3 10 10
Robert Woodard 1.2 3 2 2 1 0 8 9
W — Stutes; L — Putkonen. WP — Putkonen. HBP — by Stutes (Fronk); by Carignan (Lissman); by Maxwell (Horton). Umpires — Dan Mascorro; David Buck; Jeff Henrichs; Scott Graham. Attendance — 25,012.
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