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June 25, 2006
Oregon State 11 - North Carolina 7
North Carolina had not lost a game since being eliminated by Florida State in the ACC Tournament exactly one month before. The Heels had not allowed more than nine runs in a nine inning ballgame in exactly three months. North Carolina's relief pitchers had not allowed a run since the Super Regional against #4 Alabama. Mike Stutes had gone 6.1 innings against Miami, allowing one earned run (solo shot) on four hits just five days before. His four days' rest put him on MLB "full" rest, so he got the start. Robert Woodard (20th Round, #627 overall) was North Carolina's all-time winningest pitcher. One week before, he had thrown a three-hit shutout against #1 Clemson to put the Heels a game away from the Championship Series.
Stutes started the game by walking Mike Cavasinni on five pitches. Cavasinni attempted to steal second, but Mitch Canham threw him out. Darwin Barney applied the tag. Barney and Canham singled to start the bottom of the first. Woodard recovered to strike out Cole Gillespie. Bill Rowe flew out to deep center to move Barney to third. Tyler Graham grounded out to Woodard to end the first.
After Stutes induced the first two Heels to ground out, Tim Federowicz (7th Round, #232 overall) singled up the middle. Seth Williams singled a 2-2 pitch to right for a second consecutive base hit. Matt Spencer (3rd Round, #113 overall) then drove Federwoicz home with a third consecutive two-out base hit on a 1-2 count, leaving runners on the corners. 1-0 North Carolina. Stutes stopped the bleeding by inducing Garrett Gore to ground out to second. John Wallace singled to start the bottom half of the inning. Chris Kunda sacrificed him over to second. Shea McFeely then flew out to right. Wallace was thrown out unnecessarily trying to advance to third.
Stutes struck out Cavasinni to start the third. Reid Fronk (7th Round, #215 overall) then doubled down the left field line. Stutes rebounded to strike out Josh Horton (2nd Round, #90 overall). Chad Flack singled to left to bring Fronk home. Jay Cox (22nd Round, #648 overall) doubled to right center to put two runners in scoring position. Federowicz then doubled to right to put the Heels up 4-0. Williams flew out to right to end the inning. Canham hit a two-out double in the bottom half of the inning and Gillespie followed Canham up with a walk, but Rowe flew out to right to end the threat.
Daniel Turpen had thrown 6.2 innings of shutout ball against Rice four days before and was brought in on three days' rest to try and stem the tide. Spencer hit Turpen's second pitch into right for a base hit. Gore sacrificed Spencer over to second. Cavassini grounded out to Barney to move Spencer over to third. Fronk then drove Spencer home on a base hit to center. North Carolina 5-0. Casey had seen enough and brought in Kevin Gunderson. Gunderson had thrown five innings over the previous six days, picking up saves against Georgia and Rice and pitching a perfect 1.2 innings against Miami. Gunderson struck out Spencer to end the top of the fourth.
Graham was plunked to start the bottom half of the inning. Wallace singled to move Graham to second. Graham then stole third. Kunda walked the bases full on a full count. McFeely then doubled home Graham and Wallace to pull within three. The double chased away Woodard. He was replaced by Matt Danford. Danford got the first out of the inning by striking out Santschi. Barney swung at his first pitch and singled past a diving Fronk into left to bring home Kunda and put runners on the corners. Danford bounced a wild pitch off of Federowicz and into the Beaver dugout to score McFeely to pull within one. Canham drew a full count walk. Gillespie struck out. Rowe then hit a three-run shot to right to put Oregon State up 7-5. The first four runs were Woodard's. The three-run home run were the first runs that any Heel reliever had allowed since the Super Regional against Alabama.
Flack and Cox each grounded out to start the fifth. Federwicz hit an infield single to Kunda. Williams followed up Federowicz with a second base hit to center. Benji Johnson (17th Round, #528) then grounded out to McFeely. Danford settled down to get three of the next four Beaver hitters. Gunderson mowed down the next three hitters, striking out Fronk. Barney started the bottom half of the sixth, drawing a full count walk. Canham got on on a bunt single. Gillespie hit a ground ball to third but was able to beat the double play attempt. Canham was out on the play to put runners on the corners with an out. Rowe hit a base hit into right to score Barney and again put runners on the corners. 8-5 Oregon State. Danford was pulled in favor of Adam Warren (4th Round, #135 overall). Graham hit what was ruled an infield base hit on a bunt to first to bring Gillespie in. Kunda hit a foul ball to deep right, which drove in Rowe and moved Graham to third. Graham then scored on a passed ball. 11-5 Oregon State.
In the seventh, Gunderson induced Horton to ground out to short. Flack flew out to left. Gunderson then plunked Cox on an 0-2 pitch. Federowicz then hit a two-run shot to left to pull within four. In the bottom half of the seventh, Gillespie hit a two-out base hit into left. He then advanced to second on a wild pitch, which chased Warren. Tyler Trice (21st Round, #647 overall) came in to eat up innings. Trice struck out Rowe.
The pitchers combined to retire the next six batters in order. In the ninth, Flack hit a two out triple, but Gunderson got Cox to fly out to Barney, which ended the game and set up the Championship Game.
June 25, 2007
Oregon State won the National Championship on June 24, 2007:
Oregon State became the first team to win consecutive championships in baseball since LSU won a pair in 1996 and 1997.
The Beavers held their Championship celebration at Corvallis on June 25, 2007.
June 25, 2018
The Arkansas-Oregon State Championship Series was slated to start on June 25, 2018, but game 1 was rained out. The rain-out allowed the exhausted Beavers an extra day to rest. This helped to allow Bryce Fehmel to start game 2 and Kevin Abel to start game 3.
Oregon State 11 - North Carolina 7
North Carolina had not lost a game since being eliminated by Florida State in the ACC Tournament exactly one month before. The Heels had not allowed more than nine runs in a nine inning ballgame in exactly three months. North Carolina's relief pitchers had not allowed a run since the Super Regional against #4 Alabama. Mike Stutes had gone 6.1 innings against Miami, allowing one earned run (solo shot) on four hits just five days before. His four days' rest put him on MLB "full" rest, so he got the start. Robert Woodard (20th Round, #627 overall) was North Carolina's all-time winningest pitcher. One week before, he had thrown a three-hit shutout against #1 Clemson to put the Heels a game away from the Championship Series.
Stutes started the game by walking Mike Cavasinni on five pitches. Cavasinni attempted to steal second, but Mitch Canham threw him out. Darwin Barney applied the tag. Barney and Canham singled to start the bottom of the first. Woodard recovered to strike out Cole Gillespie. Bill Rowe flew out to deep center to move Barney to third. Tyler Graham grounded out to Woodard to end the first.
After Stutes induced the first two Heels to ground out, Tim Federowicz (7th Round, #232 overall) singled up the middle. Seth Williams singled a 2-2 pitch to right for a second consecutive base hit. Matt Spencer (3rd Round, #113 overall) then drove Federwoicz home with a third consecutive two-out base hit on a 1-2 count, leaving runners on the corners. 1-0 North Carolina. Stutes stopped the bleeding by inducing Garrett Gore to ground out to second. John Wallace singled to start the bottom half of the inning. Chris Kunda sacrificed him over to second. Shea McFeely then flew out to right. Wallace was thrown out unnecessarily trying to advance to third.
Stutes struck out Cavasinni to start the third. Reid Fronk (7th Round, #215 overall) then doubled down the left field line. Stutes rebounded to strike out Josh Horton (2nd Round, #90 overall). Chad Flack singled to left to bring Fronk home. Jay Cox (22nd Round, #648 overall) doubled to right center to put two runners in scoring position. Federowicz then doubled to right to put the Heels up 4-0. Williams flew out to right to end the inning. Canham hit a two-out double in the bottom half of the inning and Gillespie followed Canham up with a walk, but Rowe flew out to right to end the threat.
Daniel Turpen had thrown 6.2 innings of shutout ball against Rice four days before and was brought in on three days' rest to try and stem the tide. Spencer hit Turpen's second pitch into right for a base hit. Gore sacrificed Spencer over to second. Cavassini grounded out to Barney to move Spencer over to third. Fronk then drove Spencer home on a base hit to center. North Carolina 5-0. Casey had seen enough and brought in Kevin Gunderson. Gunderson had thrown five innings over the previous six days, picking up saves against Georgia and Rice and pitching a perfect 1.2 innings against Miami. Gunderson struck out Spencer to end the top of the fourth.
Graham was plunked to start the bottom half of the inning. Wallace singled to move Graham to second. Graham then stole third. Kunda walked the bases full on a full count. McFeely then doubled home Graham and Wallace to pull within three. The double chased away Woodard. He was replaced by Matt Danford. Danford got the first out of the inning by striking out Santschi. Barney swung at his first pitch and singled past a diving Fronk into left to bring home Kunda and put runners on the corners. Danford bounced a wild pitch off of Federowicz and into the Beaver dugout to score McFeely to pull within one. Canham drew a full count walk. Gillespie struck out. Rowe then hit a three-run shot to right to put Oregon State up 7-5. The first four runs were Woodard's. The three-run home run were the first runs that any Heel reliever had allowed since the Super Regional against Alabama.
Flack and Cox each grounded out to start the fifth. Federwicz hit an infield single to Kunda. Williams followed up Federowicz with a second base hit to center. Benji Johnson (17th Round, #528) then grounded out to McFeely. Danford settled down to get three of the next four Beaver hitters. Gunderson mowed down the next three hitters, striking out Fronk. Barney started the bottom half of the sixth, drawing a full count walk. Canham got on on a bunt single. Gillespie hit a ground ball to third but was able to beat the double play attempt. Canham was out on the play to put runners on the corners with an out. Rowe hit a base hit into right to score Barney and again put runners on the corners. 8-5 Oregon State. Danford was pulled in favor of Adam Warren (4th Round, #135 overall). Graham hit what was ruled an infield base hit on a bunt to first to bring Gillespie in. Kunda hit a foul ball to deep right, which drove in Rowe and moved Graham to third. Graham then scored on a passed ball. 11-5 Oregon State.
In the seventh, Gunderson induced Horton to ground out to short. Flack flew out to left. Gunderson then plunked Cox on an 0-2 pitch. Federowicz then hit a two-run shot to left to pull within four. In the bottom half of the seventh, Gillespie hit a two-out base hit into left. He then advanced to second on a wild pitch, which chased Warren. Tyler Trice (21st Round, #647 overall) came in to eat up innings. Trice struck out Rowe.
The pitchers combined to retire the next six batters in order. In the ninth, Flack hit a two out triple, but Gunderson got Cox to fly out to Barney, which ended the game and set up the Championship Game.
June 25, 2007
Oregon State won the National Championship on June 24, 2007:
Oregon State became the first team to win consecutive championships in baseball since LSU won a pair in 1996 and 1997.
The Beavers held their Championship celebration at Corvallis on June 25, 2007.
June 25, 2018
The Arkansas-Oregon State Championship Series was slated to start on June 25, 2018, but game 1 was rained out. The rain-out allowed the exhausted Beavers an extra day to rest. This helped to allow Bryce Fehmel to start game 2 and Kevin Abel to start game 3.