LSU defeats Oregon State, advances to world series finals

Brandon Eisert in the fourth.

The Beavers managed Caleb Gilbert held No. 1 only a season-low two hits national seed Oregon State on Friday and the three to two hits in 7 1/3 innings, against Gilbert and Hess Michael Papierski homered on Saturday. They went from both sides of the plate the first 17 innings Friday and LSU beat the Beavers, and Saturday without 6-1, on Saturday to reach having a leadoff batter the College World Series finals. reach base. Before Saturday, Oregon

The Tigers (52-18) won State hadn’t lost consecutive their third straight elimination games since a fivegame game, including backto-back losing streak from victories over Oregon State. The Beavers (56-6) May 6-13, 2016, and hadn’t been shut out since April had a pair of 23-game winning streaks andf inished the 30, 2016. Fourth-seeded LSU bounced back from season with a .903 winning a 13-1 loss to Oregon State percentage the best since on Monday and reached Texas’ mark of .908 in 1982. the championship round

The Tigers beat the Beavers, for the first time since 3-1, on Friday to force winning the national title the second game. in 2009. The Tigers will

Gilbert allowed an infield open the best-of-three finals single and walk before Michael Monday against the Gretler homered in the winner of the Florida-TCU seventh. He struck out a career-highs even in his longest game Saturday night. Fehmel was a surprise outing in his two seasons at starter for the Beavers. LSU. Zack Hess allowed one Coach Pat Casey said Friday hit the rest of the way. that the plan was to

Papierski became the throw Drew Rasmussen, first player to homer twice but he and his staff in a CWS game since TCU’s changed their minds because Bryan Holaday in 2010. He Fehmel was effective went deep from the left side against LSU on Monday off Bryce Fehmel in the second and they wanted Rasmussen and the right side off available for relief.