Omaha, Neb. – Oregon State became the first team in a decade to repeat as College World Series champion, completing a dominant run through the tournament with a 9-3 victory over North Carolina on Sunday night.
The Beavers (49-18) won all five of their CWS games, including a sweep of the Tar Heels in the best-of-three finals, and trailed for only one of 45 innings they played in Omaha.
North Carolina was runner-up for the second straight year after the first CWS finals rematch since Arizona State and USC met in 1973.
Darwin Barney’s two-run homer gave the Beavers the lead in the second inning of the decisive game. Jordan Lennerton hit his second homer in two nights, a two-run shot in the eighth.
The Tar Heels (57-16) didn’t get much going against Oregon State’s steady pitching and solid defense and were shut down whenever they appeared on the verge of a big inning.
The Beavers are the first back-to-back champions since LSU in 1996-97 and the fifth overall.
