Omaha, Neb. • Freshman Kevin Abel threw a two-hitter for his record fourth win in the College World Series, and Oregon State beat Arkansas 5-0 on Thursday night for the national championship.
Abel was nothing short of spectacular against an Arkansas team still reeling from the foul ball fiasco in the ninth inning Wednesday night that cost it the title and gave new life to the Beavers. He retired the last 20 Arkansas batters, catching Luke Bonfield looking at strike three on a 3-2 pitch to end the game.
The title is Oregon State’s third, and first since it won the second of two straight in 2007, and came at the end of a two-year run in which the Beavers have won 111 of 130 games.