Two weeks ago, the OSU Beavers baseball team beat Stanford 15-0 in a decisive NCAA Super Regional 15-0 victory at home and earned its second trip to Omaha in as many years. The Beavers lost their first game in Omaha and -- given the College World Series' double-elimination format -- another loss would send them packing. Many in the national media expected them to lose early.
Instead, the team went on to win six elimination games in the College Word Series and tonight they made history. It's been an exciting road to watch. Congratulations!
More coverage after the jump.
News coverage of this event is interesting.
The NCAA radio broadcasters tended to be more neutral than the ESPN TV announcers, who seemed to have a subtle preference for NC to win. This continued with the headline choice and article posted post-game at ESPN.com.
ESPN: Underdog Oregon State wins College World Series
EPSN: Herculean pitching performances propel Oregon State (Column)
Of some note, our local public broadcasting affiliate (OPB) had posted an original story within an hour of the game.
OPB: Beavers Win College World Series, National Championship
And the OSU college newspaper not only had updated its site (despite being in summer term), but is also featuring live blogs and podcasts, not to mention a slideshow of photos from the series. It's amazing for me to see how far this paper has come since I led the team that launched it online ten years ago this spring. Kudos to the current leadership for continuing to push the envelope.
OSU Daily Barometer: Baseball celebrations set for Portland, Corvallis
Against that backdrop, it is somewhat disappointing (though not altogether surprising) that the region's primary newspaper simply republished an AP story online.
OregonLive.com: Festivities set in Portland, Corvallis for OSU
For more coverage, visit Google News or see what other Oregon bloggers are saying.
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