Best 32-Game Starts in Oregon State History
Apr 15, 2022 9:56:17 GMT -8
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Apr 15, 2022 9:56:17 GMT -8
30-2 2017 (lost in Semifinal to LSU)
26-6 1962 (lost in District 8 Championship, equivalent of a Super Regional to Santa Clara); 2005 (0-2 in College World Series); 2013 (lost in Semifinal to Mississippi State); and 2018 (National Champions)
25-7 2007 (National Champions); 2011 (lost Nashville Super Regional); 2014 (lost Corvallis Regional Championship Game); and 2022 (?)
24-7-1 1975 (lost the coin flip and the North Championship Game to Washington State)
24-8 1964 (finished 1-3 to finish third in the North); 1982 (Stanford swept Oregon State in two games at Sunken Diamond to clinch the Pac-10's second invitation to the Tournament); 1986 (Oregon State finished third in the six-team Stillwater Regional); and 1994 (won the North but were passed over for a berth in favor of Washington for RPI/SOS reasons)
23-8-1 1997 (went 15-4 down the stretch to finish second in the North) and 2019 (0-2 in Corvallis Regional)
23-9 1952 (0-2 in College World Series); 1985 (0-2 at West I Regional at Sunken Diamond, finishing in a 10-way tie for 29th in the Tournament); 1987 (went 0-2 in the North Tournament); 1998 (went 12-5 down the stretch to finish second in the North); 2006 (National Champions); 2009 (lost the Fort Worth Regional Championship Game); and 2016 (went 12-10 down the stretch and were unfairly kept out of the Tournament by Meggs' horse-trading)
Outside of 2017, Oregon State's best 32-game start was in 1962, 2005, 2013 and 2018. The 2005, 2013 and 2018 teams each started 27-6. That is to say that, if Oregon State wins tonight, the 2022 Beavers would be off to Oregon State's fifth-best start in program history. If the 2022 Beavers sweep Long Beach State, they would be off to their fourth-best start in program history. The 2013 and 2018 teams started 29-6. If Oregon State can sweep Long Beach State and Gonzaga, the 2022 Beavers would be off to the third-best start in program history. 2018 started 31-6 before dropping game seven in the Saturday game against Arizona State.
Oregon State cannot catch 2017 but can pass 2017 by playing in a 63rd game, like the 2018 team did. The 63rd game for 2018 Oregon State was the 11-6 win over North Carolina in the College World Series. Because of the Pac-12 Tournament, it is technically possible for the 2022 Beavers to play a 63rd game by the Regional Round, if they play out of the losers bracket into the Pac-12 Championship Game and lose one of the first three at the Regional. The 2022 Beavers have to go 26-4-1 or better to tie or pass, respectively, the 2018 Beavers. The 2018 Beavers went 25-5-1 in that same stretch (one loss each to Arizona State, Stanford, USC, UCLA and North Carolina and the tie against Wazzu).
No Oregon State team has ever played a 69th game. It would be possible for 2022 Oregon State play a 69th game by a second game in Omaha, if they play five games in Scottsdale, five in the Regional and three in the Super.
Boyds World is saying that Oregon State will be in line for a top 8 team in RPI, if they go 15-7 (or better, depending upon which games are won) in the leadup to Scottsdale.
That squares with my earlier estimation that 39 wins and a semifinal or better finish at the Pac-12 Tournament likely nets Oregon State a National Seed.
26-6 1962 (lost in District 8 Championship, equivalent of a Super Regional to Santa Clara); 2005 (0-2 in College World Series); 2013 (lost in Semifinal to Mississippi State); and 2018 (National Champions)
25-7 2007 (National Champions); 2011 (lost Nashville Super Regional); 2014 (lost Corvallis Regional Championship Game); and 2022 (?)
24-7-1 1975 (lost the coin flip and the North Championship Game to Washington State)
24-8 1964 (finished 1-3 to finish third in the North); 1982 (Stanford swept Oregon State in two games at Sunken Diamond to clinch the Pac-10's second invitation to the Tournament); 1986 (Oregon State finished third in the six-team Stillwater Regional); and 1994 (won the North but were passed over for a berth in favor of Washington for RPI/SOS reasons)
23-8-1 1997 (went 15-4 down the stretch to finish second in the North) and 2019 (0-2 in Corvallis Regional)
23-9 1952 (0-2 in College World Series); 1985 (0-2 at West I Regional at Sunken Diamond, finishing in a 10-way tie for 29th in the Tournament); 1987 (went 0-2 in the North Tournament); 1998 (went 12-5 down the stretch to finish second in the North); 2006 (National Champions); 2009 (lost the Fort Worth Regional Championship Game); and 2016 (went 12-10 down the stretch and were unfairly kept out of the Tournament by Meggs' horse-trading)
Outside of 2017, Oregon State's best 32-game start was in 1962, 2005, 2013 and 2018. The 2005, 2013 and 2018 teams each started 27-6. That is to say that, if Oregon State wins tonight, the 2022 Beavers would be off to Oregon State's fifth-best start in program history. If the 2022 Beavers sweep Long Beach State, they would be off to their fourth-best start in program history. The 2013 and 2018 teams started 29-6. If Oregon State can sweep Long Beach State and Gonzaga, the 2022 Beavers would be off to the third-best start in program history. 2018 started 31-6 before dropping game seven in the Saturday game against Arizona State.
Oregon State cannot catch 2017 but can pass 2017 by playing in a 63rd game, like the 2018 team did. The 63rd game for 2018 Oregon State was the 11-6 win over North Carolina in the College World Series. Because of the Pac-12 Tournament, it is technically possible for the 2022 Beavers to play a 63rd game by the Regional Round, if they play out of the losers bracket into the Pac-12 Championship Game and lose one of the first three at the Regional. The 2022 Beavers have to go 26-4-1 or better to tie or pass, respectively, the 2018 Beavers. The 2018 Beavers went 25-5-1 in that same stretch (one loss each to Arizona State, Stanford, USC, UCLA and North Carolina and the tie against Wazzu).
No Oregon State team has ever played a 69th game. It would be possible for 2022 Oregon State play a 69th game by a second game in Omaha, if they play five games in Scottsdale, five in the Regional and three in the Super.
Boyds World is saying that Oregon State will be in line for a top 8 team in RPI, if they go 15-7 (or better, depending upon which games are won) in the leadup to Scottsdale.
That squares with my earlier estimation that 39 wins and a semifinal or better finish at the Pac-12 Tournament likely nets Oregon State a National Seed.