Losers Bracket Thread
Brutal stuff.
Oregon State vs UC Irvine
8pm start.
That was a close call last night. I’m not as down on the offense as some guys here. Beavs should be okay.
UC Irvine threw their best guy (Morales) yesterday, so they are into their mid-tier, finesse pitching.
Go Beavs
North Dakota State @ Oregon State
Game time is 8pm.
There is another game (UNLV v. UC Irvine) from this regional at 2pm for those who want to scout.
This stretch we’re about to enter is the annual “best time to be a Beaver fan”. Enjoy it because it’s brief.
Go Beavs!
Oregon State @ USC
Game times:
Friday– 4:05pm
Saturday– 4:05pm
Sunday– 12:05pm
OSU clinches the conference with a win or Washington loss. Beavs will be a national seed.
On Feb 14th I wrote I felt this team could win a National Championship and still feel that way. The bullpen is shaky, but otherwise the parts are all there. Even the intangibles, like good mix of youth and leadership, are there. Go Beavs.
Tinkle’s First Job: Keeping Incoming Recruits
In a sense we’ll see early on whether Tinkle can recruit, as he now has to resell himself and Oregon State to the 3 incoming recruits. The good news is that today Chai Baker said he will be a Beaver. Manderson and Oliver silent so far. Both had a lot of options. If they de-commit, it probably would signal they were more into Craig Robinson than OSU because both are great fits for WT’s offense.
But stopping the bleeding and keeping all these guys is test #1, and we’ll see how Tinkle does. So far, so good.