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Photo by: Rich Heins
A Look Back: The 2007 National Champions
March 31, 2020 | Baseball
OMAHA, Neb. – Back-to-back National Champions.
That's what would be written about the 2007 Oregon State baseball team on June 24, 2007. How the Beavers got there, however, was a bit of a roller coaster ride.
The 2007 club finished with a 49-18 overall record, just one win shy of tying the 2006 National Champions for the most by an OSU club (at the time). Oregon State was 23-3 against non-conference action before starting league play. But the Beavers struggled in conference play, finishing 10-14 overall and tying for sixth in the Pac-10.
Fortunately for Oregon State, the Beavers were given the last berth into the NCAA postseason, a three-seed at Virginia.
Cue the Beavers' trip to Charlottesville. OSU opened with a 5-1 win over Rutgers before dropping a 7-4 decision to host Virginia in 13 innings. That forced the Beavers into elimination territory, much like the 2006 champs faced in Omaha.
That 7-4 loss was the Beavers' last of the year.
Oregon State re-matched with Rutgers, defeating the Scarlet Knights in which Jorge Reyes picked up his first of three postseason wins. That led to a 5-3 win over Virginia; the Beavers had fallen behind 3-0 after five innings. OSU scored once in the sixth, three times in the eighth and once more in the ninth to force a winner-take-all matchup with the Cavaliers on June 5.
Virginia pulled ahead 3-2 in the top of the second; that was the last time the Beavers trailed until the final game in Omaha. Lonnie Lechelt hit a home run and Darwin Barney and Jason Ogata drove in solo runs in a three-run second and the Beavers went on to a 7-3 win. And off to No. 2 seed Michigan.
Or not.
The Wolverines' home ballpark was being renovated and unavailable for postseason use so the Beavers hosted the Super Regional. That led to the unique situation where the Beavers were the home team for game one against Michigan.
Game one lasted just 2:32 as the teams combined for just five hits, none of which went for extra bases. Joey Wong, now an undergraduate assistant at Oregon State, singled in Braden Wells for the game-winning run in the ninth. It was Oregon State's only hit of the day.
Game two? Not so dramatic as OSU scored four in the second and three in the fifth to jump out to a 7-0 lead and an eventual 8-2 win.
On to Omaha.
Oregon State began its dominance in Omaha by defeating Cal State Fullerton, 3-2, in game one, with Reyes earning the win and Eddie Kunz picking up his 12th save of the year.
Game two, against Arizona State, was all Oregon State. The Beavers had been swept by ASU in Pac-10 play, scoring just four runs over three games. But in Omaha, the Beavers scored two in the first, four in the second and one each in the third, fourth and fifth innings before a three-run sixth put the game away for good. Final: Oregon State 12, Arizona State 6.
Game three versus UC Irvine wasn't much different. OSU jumped out to a 4-0 lead after three en route to a 7-1 rout of the Anteaters. That set up a re-match with North Carolina, which had to battle out of the elimination bracket after losing its second game in Omaha, 14-4, to Rice. UNC defeated Louisville, 3-1, and the Rice in back-to-back games (6-1 and 7-4) to take on the Beavers.
Both teams committed two errors in the first game of the final series, but it was the Oregon State offense which highlighted the day. The Beavers scored in all but the first and fourth innings and pounded out 12 hits. UNC also recorded 12 hits but managed just four runs in an 11-4 loss.
Cue game two.
June 24, 2007
For the first time since the second inning in Virginia – 19 days ago – the Beavers trailed after North Carolina jumped ahead on a first-inning single by future major leaguer Dustin Ackley.
Then it was all Oregon State.
Darwin Barney homered in the second to put the Beavers up 2-1 and Oregon State jumped out to a 4-1 lead after three. UNC pulled to within two twice – at 4-2 in the third and 5-3 in the fifth – but couldn't inch any closer.
Scott Santschi drove in his second run of the game in the seventh to make it 6-3. Chris Hopkins added to the lead with an infield single later in the inning. And Jordan Lennerton put an exclamation point on the win and the season with a two-run home run to straightaway center in the ninth.
Joe Paterson, who came on in the eighth inning, set the Tar Heels down 1-2-3 in the ninth, getting Kyle Shelton looked at strike three on a pitch on the inside corner to complete the title run.
Santschi and John Wallace each had three hits in the win, with Barney, Hopkins and Mitch Canham all totaling two. OSU recorded 13 hits overall and finished with 25 in the two games against the Tar Heels.
Mike Stutes went into the record books as collecting the final win of the season, improving to 12-4. He went 5 1/3 innings, leaving with a 5-3 lead.
Notes on the 2007 title
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
Follow Us On Social
For more information on the Oregon State baseball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverBaseball, by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateBaseball or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverBaseball.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
That's what would be written about the 2007 Oregon State baseball team on June 24, 2007. How the Beavers got there, however, was a bit of a roller coaster ride.
The 2007 club finished with a 49-18 overall record, just one win shy of tying the 2006 National Champions for the most by an OSU club (at the time). Oregon State was 23-3 against non-conference action before starting league play. But the Beavers struggled in conference play, finishing 10-14 overall and tying for sixth in the Pac-10.
Fortunately for Oregon State, the Beavers were given the last berth into the NCAA postseason, a three-seed at Virginia.
Cue the Beavers' trip to Charlottesville. OSU opened with a 5-1 win over Rutgers before dropping a 7-4 decision to host Virginia in 13 innings. That forced the Beavers into elimination territory, much like the 2006 champs faced in Omaha.
That 7-4 loss was the Beavers' last of the year.
Oregon State re-matched with Rutgers, defeating the Scarlet Knights in which Jorge Reyes picked up his first of three postseason wins. That led to a 5-3 win over Virginia; the Beavers had fallen behind 3-0 after five innings. OSU scored once in the sixth, three times in the eighth and once more in the ninth to force a winner-take-all matchup with the Cavaliers on June 5.
Virginia pulled ahead 3-2 in the top of the second; that was the last time the Beavers trailed until the final game in Omaha. Lonnie Lechelt hit a home run and Darwin Barney and Jason Ogata drove in solo runs in a three-run second and the Beavers went on to a 7-3 win. And off to No. 2 seed Michigan.
Or not.
The Wolverines' home ballpark was being renovated and unavailable for postseason use so the Beavers hosted the Super Regional. That led to the unique situation where the Beavers were the home team for game one against Michigan.
Game one lasted just 2:32 as the teams combined for just five hits, none of which went for extra bases. Joey Wong, now an undergraduate assistant at Oregon State, singled in Braden Wells for the game-winning run in the ninth. It was Oregon State's only hit of the day.
Game two? Not so dramatic as OSU scored four in the second and three in the fifth to jump out to a 7-0 lead and an eventual 8-2 win.
On to Omaha.
Oregon State began its dominance in Omaha by defeating Cal State Fullerton, 3-2, in game one, with Reyes earning the win and Eddie Kunz picking up his 12th save of the year.
Game two, against Arizona State, was all Oregon State. The Beavers had been swept by ASU in Pac-10 play, scoring just four runs over three games. But in Omaha, the Beavers scored two in the first, four in the second and one each in the third, fourth and fifth innings before a three-run sixth put the game away for good. Final: Oregon State 12, Arizona State 6.
Game three versus UC Irvine wasn't much different. OSU jumped out to a 4-0 lead after three en route to a 7-1 rout of the Anteaters. That set up a re-match with North Carolina, which had to battle out of the elimination bracket after losing its second game in Omaha, 14-4, to Rice. UNC defeated Louisville, 3-1, and the Rice in back-to-back games (6-1 and 7-4) to take on the Beavers.
Both teams committed two errors in the first game of the final series, but it was the Oregon State offense which highlighted the day. The Beavers scored in all but the first and fourth innings and pounded out 12 hits. UNC also recorded 12 hits but managed just four runs in an 11-4 loss.
Cue game two.
June 24, 2007
For the first time since the second inning in Virginia – 19 days ago – the Beavers trailed after North Carolina jumped ahead on a first-inning single by future major leaguer Dustin Ackley.
Then it was all Oregon State.
Darwin Barney homered in the second to put the Beavers up 2-1 and Oregon State jumped out to a 4-1 lead after three. UNC pulled to within two twice – at 4-2 in the third and 5-3 in the fifth – but couldn't inch any closer.
Scott Santschi drove in his second run of the game in the seventh to make it 6-3. Chris Hopkins added to the lead with an infield single later in the inning. And Jordan Lennerton put an exclamation point on the win and the season with a two-run home run to straightaway center in the ninth.
Joe Paterson, who came on in the eighth inning, set the Tar Heels down 1-2-3 in the ninth, getting Kyle Shelton looked at strike three on a pitch on the inside corner to complete the title run.
Santschi and John Wallace each had three hits in the win, with Barney, Hopkins and Mitch Canham all totaling two. OSU recorded 13 hits overall and finished with 25 in the two games against the Tar Heels.
Mike Stutes went into the record books as collecting the final win of the season, improving to 12-4. He went 5 1/3 innings, leaving with a 5-3 lead.
Notes on the 2007 title
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
Follow Us On Social
For more information on the Oregon State baseball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverBaseball, by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateBaseball or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverBaseball.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Mike Stutes (12-4)
L: Luke Putkonen (8-2)
Batting:
2B: Chris Hopkins 1 ; Darwin Barney 1
3B: Wallace, John 1
HR: Darwin Barney 1 ; Jordan Lennerton 1
RBI: Chris Hopkins 1 ; Darwin Barney 2 ; Wallace, John 1 ; Scott Santschi 2 ; Jordan Lennerton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mike Lissman 1 ; Mitch Canham 2 ; Darwin Barney 1 ; Wallace, John 2 ; Scott Santschi 1 ; Braden Wells 1 ; Jordan Lennerton 1
SB: Chris Hopkins 1 ; Wallace, John 1
HBP: Mike Lissman 1 ; Lonnie Lechelt 1
Batting:
2B: Seth Williams 1 ; Garrett Gore 1
HR: Dustin Ackley 1
RBI: Dustin Ackley 2 ; Tim Federowicz 1
SH: Tim Federowicz 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Reid Fronk 2 ; Dustin Ackley 1
HBP: Reid Fronk 1 ; Josh Horton 1
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