2018 National Champions
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2018 Postseason Stats and Game-By-Game
Oregon State returned to Omaha for the second consecutive year and seventh all-time. The Beavers went 6-2 at the College World Series to win their third national championship. OSU defeated Arkansas in three games to win the title. Overall, Oregon State finished the season 55-12-1 and 20-9-1 in Pac-12 Conference play.
Oregon State became just the second team in NCAA history to win six elimination games at the CWS. The Beavers have done it twice after first accomplishing the feat in 2006.
• Oregon State’s 55 wins were one shy of the program’s record of 56 in 2017. The Beavers finished a two-year stretch going 111-18-1, a winning percentage of .858.
• Oregon State set the single-year CWS record with 93 hits, and batted .327 over eight games.
• Kevin Abel became the first pitcher to win four games at the College World Series, including two in the final series. He was just the fourth pitcher to throw a shutout in a championship game, and the first since 1993.
• Adley Rutschman, named the Most Outstanding Player at the College World Series, set the CWS record with 17 hits in eight games. He batted .408 on the year for the Beavers, the third-best single-season mark in school history.
• Oregon State scored 50 runs in eight CWS games, averaging 7.4 per. The 50 runs are the third-most in a single College World Series.
• Rutschman also broke Michael Conforto’s school record (76 in 2012) for RBI with 83.
• Additionally, Rutschman collected 102 hits in 2018, breaking Jacoby Ellsbury’s 99 in 2005.
• Trevor Larnach tallied 15 hits during the CWS, tied for second-most behind Rutschman’s 17. Larnach finished with 25 total bases during the eight games, fourth-most.
• Oregon State’s pitching staff struck out 38 batters during three three games versus Arkansas, snapping Texas’ finals-record of 28 in 2009 versus LSU.
• The Beavers hit eight home runs in Omaha to finish with 67 on the year, breaking the 1998 team’s 60 for most in a single-season by the Beavers.
• Oregon State also finished with 753 hits, surpassing the 2006 team’s record of 684.
• Luke Heimlich led the nation with 16 wins and was second with 159 strikeouts. He was named the College Baseball Foundation’s National Pitcher of the Year. Heimlich was also named the Pac-12’s Pitcher of the Year for the second consecutive year.
• Cadyn Grenier was recognized as the recipient of the Brooks Wallace Award, given to the nation’s top collegiate shortstop. He was also named the Pac-12’s Defensive Player of the Year.
• Oregon State set a single-season record with seven players named All-American. They were: Nick Madrigal, Trevor Larnach, Cadyn Grenier, Adley Rutschman, Luke Heimlich, Bryce Fehmel and Jake Mulholland.
• Head coach Pat Casey was named the National Coach of the Year by Collegiate Baseball and the ABCA. He’s been named the National Coach of the Year in five different seasons: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2017 and 2018.
• Casey’s 900th win came in the CWS Championship clinching victory.
• Oregon State finished the year with a 35-3 record in non-conference games, with only one loss coming during the regular season.
• The Beavers had a school-record three first-round draft selections: Nick Madrigal (fourth overall - Chicago White Sox), Trevor Larnach (20th overall - Minnesota) and Cadyn Grenier (37th overall - Baltimore). Steven Kwan (fifth round - Cleveland), Drew Rasmussen (sixth round - Milwaukee) and Michael Gretler (10th round - Pittsburgh) were also selected.
2018 Postseason Stats and Game-By-Game
Oregon State returned to Omaha for the second consecutive year and seventh all-time. The Beavers went 6-2 at the College World Series to win their third national championship. OSU defeated Arkansas in three games to win the title. Overall, Oregon State finished the season 55-12-1 and 20-9-1 in Pac-12 Conference play.
Oregon State became just the second team in NCAA history to win six elimination games at the CWS. The Beavers have done it twice after first accomplishing the feat in 2006.
• Oregon State’s 55 wins were one shy of the program’s record of 56 in 2017. The Beavers finished a two-year stretch going 111-18-1, a winning percentage of .858.
• Oregon State set the single-year CWS record with 93 hits, and batted .327 over eight games.
• Kevin Abel became the first pitcher to win four games at the College World Series, including two in the final series. He was just the fourth pitcher to throw a shutout in a championship game, and the first since 1993.
• Adley Rutschman, named the Most Outstanding Player at the College World Series, set the CWS record with 17 hits in eight games. He batted .408 on the year for the Beavers, the third-best single-season mark in school history.
• Oregon State scored 50 runs in eight CWS games, averaging 7.4 per. The 50 runs are the third-most in a single College World Series.
• Rutschman also broke Michael Conforto’s school record (76 in 2012) for RBI with 83.
• Additionally, Rutschman collected 102 hits in 2018, breaking Jacoby Ellsbury’s 99 in 2005.
• Trevor Larnach tallied 15 hits during the CWS, tied for second-most behind Rutschman’s 17. Larnach finished with 25 total bases during the eight games, fourth-most.
• Oregon State’s pitching staff struck out 38 batters during three three games versus Arkansas, snapping Texas’ finals-record of 28 in 2009 versus LSU.
• The Beavers hit eight home runs in Omaha to finish with 67 on the year, breaking the 1998 team’s 60 for most in a single-season by the Beavers.
• Oregon State also finished with 753 hits, surpassing the 2006 team’s record of 684.
• Luke Heimlich led the nation with 16 wins and was second with 159 strikeouts. He was named the College Baseball Foundation’s National Pitcher of the Year. Heimlich was also named the Pac-12’s Pitcher of the Year for the second consecutive year.
• Cadyn Grenier was recognized as the recipient of the Brooks Wallace Award, given to the nation’s top collegiate shortstop. He was also named the Pac-12’s Defensive Player of the Year.
• Oregon State set a single-season record with seven players named All-American. They were: Nick Madrigal, Trevor Larnach, Cadyn Grenier, Adley Rutschman, Luke Heimlich, Bryce Fehmel and Jake Mulholland.
• Head coach Pat Casey was named the National Coach of the Year by Collegiate Baseball and the ABCA. He’s been named the National Coach of the Year in five different seasons: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2017 and 2018.
• Casey’s 900th win came in the CWS Championship clinching victory.
• Oregon State finished the year with a 35-3 record in non-conference games, with only one loss coming during the regular season.
• The Beavers had a school-record three first-round draft selections: Nick Madrigal (fourth overall - Chicago White Sox), Trevor Larnach (20th overall - Minnesota) and Cadyn Grenier (37th overall - Baltimore). Steven Kwan (fifth round - Cleveland), Drew Rasmussen (sixth round - Milwaukee) and Michael Gretler (10th round - Pittsburgh) were also selected.
