The college sports gods are finally smiling on the Oregon State Beavers

For a school that hasn’t caught much in the way of a break when it comes to sports lately, you have to say fortune is shining on Oregon State going into the College World Series.

Not only are the eighth-seeded Beavers riding tons of momentum after

smashing Florida State

in the third game of their Super Regional on Sunday, they enter the eight-team field in Omaha with perhaps the most favorable path to the championship series. They are the highest-seeded team in the top half of the bracket, while No. 3 overall seed Arkansas and 6-seeded LSU will have to duke it out in the bottom half of the bracket.

On this week’s episode of the Oregonian Sports Podcast, hosts Bill Oram and Brenna Greene break down the Beavers’ chances in Omaha, while also trying to prepare for the

regional delicacies

of the Great Plains.

Also discussed on this week’s episode:

• Takeaways from last weekend in Corvallis

• How Bill found himself watching the Beavers clinch their return to Omaha from

the roof of a parking garage

.

• Should the Beavers be wary of their opening-round opponent, Louisville?

• A detour into the greatest high school mascots, just because

• Will the Blazers use their lottery pick on

a player

who started his career at a local Division III school?

• … and much more!

Listen to the full episode here:

— Bill Oram

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