Thank you Oral Roberts U

The Ducks distinguished themselves - they lost their Super Regional at home to a the Stillwater's Regions 4th seed, only the third 4-seed team in tournament history (Fresno State and SUNY-Stony Brook) to advance to Omaha.

Well done, quackies.

You are brave for touching that one Wilky. I typed stuff out 3 or 4 times and deleted it! 

Oral Roberts tuition is $32,500 a year (estimated true cost $43,500) and has a 48% graduation rate. Thats really bad but the university is riding that prosperity train to the bank!

Lost to a 3-seed Kent State last time they hosted in 2012. Have really under performed in their (2) most recent Super Regionals.

To be fair, Stony Brook won a super regional in Baton Rouge in 2012. LSU eliminated the Beavs in the Baton Rouge regional that year.

It's easy (and fun) to make fun of them, but I think I'd rather advance to the Super Regionals than get eliminated in the first round. Just saying..

I'm counting on the Beavers making it to Omaha again next year. Just need to have strong year and get a top 8 seed to make the path a lot easier. Tough to go through Baton Rouge.

That 2012 LSU team was stacked, and Oregon State ran into some bad luck.  LSU had two future MLB All-Star pitchers in Aaron Nola and Kevin Gausman and a third in Ryan Eades, who also spent a year in The Show.

Oregon State was supposed to have Wetzler to go up against Gausman, but Wetzler was a late scratch.  And Oregon State threw Dan Child instead, who gave up five runs, four earned, in 5.1 innings.  Gausman threw eight strong innings, only giving up one run by Michael Conforto after Ryan Dunn's lone base hit.  On the other side of the plate, Austin Nola singled and tripled to drive in two runs and score another on a wild pitch after Zach Reser came in for whatever reason.  LSU did not mess around with Oregon State and brought their closer, Nick Goody, out in the ninth to finish up a very dangerous Oregon State team 7-1.

Oregon State should have won the rematch behind what may have been Scott Schultz' best appearance ever.  Schultz threw eight strong innings to give Oregon State the opportunity to win 5-4, with Schultz only giving up one unearned run after an poor Taylor Starr start allowed three runs to cross in the first.  Instead of bringing on the closer, Tony Bryant, or one of the best Beaver pitchers of all-time in Matt Boyd, Casey and Yeskie left poor Schultz in there to pitch one too many innings and blow the 5-4 lead in the ninth, giving up two doubles.  Conforto had a one-out double in the bottom of the ninth but was stranded there.  Dylan Davis belatedly came on in the 10th and gave up the winning run before Bryant was brought on for five pitches.  Boyd then came on to clean it up.  LSU brought out Goody again, who mowed down the last three batters in order to send LSU to the Super Regional.

Against Stony Brook, the first game rained out partway through, and LSU threw Kevin Gausman in the final inning with the idea that he would start the next game.  Gausman came into start the second game but was not as effective as normal, giving up three runs in the first five innings.  On the other side, Stony Brook saved their ace for game two, and he the distance, throwing 127 pitches in a three-hitter.  Stony Brook got an almost as good start from their third starter, who also went the distance, throwing 129 pitches in a second three-hitter.  Stony Brook put up three runs against Gausman and four runs against Eades, but each was good enough for the win.

I never want the ducks going to Omaha, they're our rival & I don't see it helping OSU Baseball.
If they ever do go, I want this scenario to play out.

They get blown out in their first game 8-1 & some LSU fans overhear a duck fan talking about how they need to score more "points" tomorrow.

The green & yellow bandwagon fan base would provide Omaha with "priceless comedy."

Spudbeaver knows a Pen Day Hoe when he sees one.