When USC rallied from a five-run deficit to steal Game 2 of the 2005 NCAA Corvallis Super Regional from Oregon State, what had been a magical season was on the verge of becoming a missed opportunity.
The resilient Beavers, however, would not let that happen. Less than 24 hours later, they handled the Trojans 10-8 in the rubber game to earn OSU’s first trip to the College World Series in 53 years.
Senior first baseman Andy Jenkins hit for the cycle and sophomore starter Dallas Buck came out of the bullpen to close out the game with a scoreless ninth inning, sending the dogpiling Beavers off to Omaha for the first time since 1952.