The Beavers began the season ranked #2 by Baseball America[1] and were unanimously selected by Pac-12 coaches to repeat as conference champions.

[5] Oregon State would go on to lose against UCLA and Stanford rallied to win against Washington to give them their first Pac-12 championship since 2004.

Oregon State was first on the board when Trevor Larnach tripled in the bottom of the 1st to drive in leadoff batter Steven Kwan.

Kwan would sit out the majority of the College World Series, starting only the opening game of the finals against Arkansas.

The Beavers jumped out to an early 3–0 lead, before the Tarheels tied the game in the bottom of a 3rd with the assist of a controversial fair ball call.

Oregon State trailed 6–3 in the top of the 8th with 1 out, before Adley Rutschman crushed a base hit double to center field, driving in 3 runs to tie the game 6–6.

Mississippi State appeared to have the blessings of the College Baseball Gods throughout the tournament, staving off five elimination games before arriving in Omaha.

Mississippi State quickly put up 1 run in the top of the 1st, and but failed to establish their presence for the remainder of the game.

The Bulldogs appeared to have regained favor of the College Baseball Gods with a last minute rally brewing in the bottom of the 9th, as Oregon State pitcher, Jake Mulholland, loaded the bases with a 5–2 lead and Jordan Westburg at bat.

The game was marred by a controversial interference call which lead to a double play and took a run off the board for the Beavers.

Trevor Larnach came to the plate with Arkansas still in shock, boasting the most home runs of the season for the Beavers, and hit a two-run shot over the head of Cole to win the game, 5–3.

Oregon State pitcher Kevin Abel worked himself into a jam in the top of the 3rd, loading the bases with one out against the Razorbacks, before going on to retire 20 batters in a row.

[22] Pitcher Drew Rasmussen, who missed the entire 2018 season due to undergoing his second Tommy John surgery, was originally selected 31st overall in the 2017 MLB draft by the Tampa Bay Rays but was unable to come to terms with the team before the July 7th deadline.

The Texas Rangers announced a month before the draft that they would not select the winningest pitcher in Oregon State history after it was revealed Heimlich pled guilty to sexually molesting a family member when he was 15.