2007 National Champions
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2007 Postseason Statistics And Game-By-Game
The 2007 season was a special year for the Oregon State baseball team. The Beavers became just the fifth NCAA team to win back-to-back titles, and did so on the heels of their third consecutive trip to the College World Series in Omaha.
Oregon State was led by two of the most recognizable players in school history in Mitch Canham and Darwin Barney. OSU was buoyed on the mound by Mike Stutes, who ended the season with 12 victories - three came in the postseason, including two in the College World Series. The Beavers were blessed with a cast of players that included Joe Paterson, Daniel Turpen, Eddie Kunz, Jordan Lennerton, John Wallace, Joey Wong and others, who truly embraced the team concept and helped deliver spectacular performances throughout the College World Series and the postseason.
The Beavers swept through the postseason, going 11-1 en route to their second straight national championship.
• Oregon State trailed for just one inning during the College World Series, which consisted of a little less than 45 full innings for the Beavers. North Carolina held a 1-0 lead after one inning in the final game, but the Beavers answered back with three runs in the second to help boost them to the 9-3 win.
• Oregon State became the first team ever to win four straight CWS games by at least six runs. The Beavers’ closest victory came in their first game, a 3-2 victory over Cal State Fullerton.
• Oregon State became just the sixth NCAA team to sweep its way through the College World Series. And OSU was the back-to-back title holder since the NCAA went to a best-of-three championship series.
• Jorge Reyes was named the College World Series Most Outstanding Player. Reyes went 2-0 at the World Series, defeating Cal State Fullerton and North Carolina.
• Oregon State opened the postseason as the No. 3 seed at the Charlottesville Regional on the campus of the University of Virginia. By winning the College World Series, Oregon State became the first No. 3 seed to do so.
• The Beavers opened postseason play by defeating Rutgers, 5-1. They lost their next game in 13 innings to Virginia, 7-4, but then went on win their next 10 games, the final one coming in Omaha.Â
• Oregon State came from a 3-0 deficit in the final game of the Charlottesville Regional to advance to a Super Regional against Michigan. Against UVA, OSU scored four runs in the final two innings and held on through a Joe Paterson victory to advance.
• The Beavers one-hit Michigan in the first game of the Super Regional at Goss Stadium, and scored a run in the ninth for the win. OSU dominated the second game, 8-2, to advance to the College World Series.
• Oregon State pitchers posted an incredible 2.57 earned run average through the postseason. Opponents hit just .210 against them and collected only 83 hits in 112 innings.Â
• Oregon State returned to Parker Plaza on the OSU campus after returning from Omaha and celebrated the second title in front of an estimated crowd of 6,000.
• Fifteen players on the championship squad would end up being drafted by Major League clubs at some point during their tenure at Oregon State. Two more ended up signing contracts as undrafted free agents.
• OSU finished the season with 49 victories, one off tying the school record.
2007 Postseason Statistics And Game-By-Game
The 2007 season was a special year for the Oregon State baseball team. The Beavers became just the fifth NCAA team to win back-to-back titles, and did so on the heels of their third consecutive trip to the College World Series in Omaha.
Oregon State was led by two of the most recognizable players in school history in Mitch Canham and Darwin Barney. OSU was buoyed on the mound by Mike Stutes, who ended the season with 12 victories - three came in the postseason, including two in the College World Series. The Beavers were blessed with a cast of players that included Joe Paterson, Daniel Turpen, Eddie Kunz, Jordan Lennerton, John Wallace, Joey Wong and others, who truly embraced the team concept and helped deliver spectacular performances throughout the College World Series and the postseason.
The Beavers swept through the postseason, going 11-1 en route to their second straight national championship.
• Oregon State trailed for just one inning during the College World Series, which consisted of a little less than 45 full innings for the Beavers. North Carolina held a 1-0 lead after one inning in the final game, but the Beavers answered back with three runs in the second to help boost them to the 9-3 win.
• Oregon State became the first team ever to win four straight CWS games by at least six runs. The Beavers’ closest victory came in their first game, a 3-2 victory over Cal State Fullerton.
• Oregon State became just the sixth NCAA team to sweep its way through the College World Series. And OSU was the back-to-back title holder since the NCAA went to a best-of-three championship series.
• Jorge Reyes was named the College World Series Most Outstanding Player. Reyes went 2-0 at the World Series, defeating Cal State Fullerton and North Carolina.
• Oregon State opened the postseason as the No. 3 seed at the Charlottesville Regional on the campus of the University of Virginia. By winning the College World Series, Oregon State became the first No. 3 seed to do so.
• The Beavers opened postseason play by defeating Rutgers, 5-1. They lost their next game in 13 innings to Virginia, 7-4, but then went on win their next 10 games, the final one coming in Omaha.Â
• Oregon State came from a 3-0 deficit in the final game of the Charlottesville Regional to advance to a Super Regional against Michigan. Against UVA, OSU scored four runs in the final two innings and held on through a Joe Paterson victory to advance.
• The Beavers one-hit Michigan in the first game of the Super Regional at Goss Stadium, and scored a run in the ninth for the win. OSU dominated the second game, 8-2, to advance to the College World Series.
• Oregon State pitchers posted an incredible 2.57 earned run average through the postseason. Opponents hit just .210 against them and collected only 83 hits in 112 innings.Â
• Oregon State returned to Parker Plaza on the OSU campus after returning from Omaha and celebrated the second title in front of an estimated crowd of 6,000.
• Fifteen players on the championship squad would end up being drafted by Major League clubs at some point during their tenure at Oregon State. Two more ended up signing contracts as undrafted free agents.
• OSU finished the season with 49 victories, one off tying the school record.
