OMAHA, Neb. -- Oregon State will face Arkansas for the national championship in college baseball after the Beavers won a fourth straight game at the College World Series, 5-2 over Mississippi State on Saturday night.
Sophomore designated hitter Tyler Malone delivered a three-run home run in Oregon State's five-run third inning, all the support needed for starting pitcher Kevin Abel. The freshman right-hander gave the Beavers their first quality start of this CWS, lasting seven innings. Abel allowed three hits and struck out five.
Mississippi State, which had made a habit of late-game heroics this season, loaded the bases in the ninth but Jake Mulholland got Jordan Westburg to ground into a fielder's choice to end the game.