Oregon State, pg. 9 run scored and a walk. Junior pitcher Blaine Knight threw six innings, allowing one run on seven hits and a walk, while striking out six as he earned the win. In the second game of the series, Arkansas took a 3-2 lead into the top of the ninth inning and with two outs came what will live on as the play that could have given the Razorbacks their first ever World Series Championship. Junior shortstop Cadyn Grenier came up with a gametying RBI single as part of a 3-for-5 day. Immediately following Grenier, junior right fielder Trevor Larnach was the hero for Oregon State, as he delivered the go-ahead two-run home run to give Oregon a 5-3 lead. Everything came down to the last game, as Oregon State was looking for its third title in 12 years while Arkansas was hoping for its first title in its ninth College World Series appearance. Game seven is typically known as the winnertakes-all game in sports — but in this case, it was game three. With the 2018 College World Series Championship on the line, Oregon State struck first, scoring two runs in the bottom of the first inning. From that point on, Oregon State never looked back, winning the game 5-0. First-year pitcher Kevin Abel had a masterful performance, throwing a complete game shutout, while striking out 10 batters and allowing just two hits and two walks. Abel became the first pitcher ever to throw a complete game shutout while allowing two hits or fewer in College World Series history — and also the first pitcher to win four games throughout the tournament.
Pitt Seed, pg. 3 literature course at SCI Fayette. Students, she said, take the program seriously, even when it comes at the expense of their wallets. “There was one student of mine that missed the carpool for a class, so she paid for an Uber all the way to the prison, which is over an hour drive,” Puri said. A $41,735 grant was given to another program in which Pitt students will study at a Native American reservation to gain a better understanding of water conflicts and to reflect on indigenous peoples’ relationships with their physical environments and the ecosystems that shape their sacred worlds.
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“It feels amazing,” Abel said after the game, “I can’t thank this team enough, they fought through everything, they put up a ton of runs, they came back, it’s unbelievable what they’ve done. I’m gonna love this team for the rest of my life, they’re brothers to me.” Cleanup hitter Adley Rutschman was named the 2018 College World Series Most Outstanding Player. Rutschman collected 13 RBIs and a record 17 hits to lead Oregon State, while also starting all the team’s games as catcher. Rutschman was named to the all-tournament team, along with teammates Abel, Grenier, Larnach and sophomore designated hitter Tyler Malone. Despite defeat, five Arkansas players were also chosen for the all-tournament team. Knight, senior first baseman Jared Gates, first-year third basemen Casey Martin, sophomore outfielder Dominic Fletcher and first-year outfielder Heston Kjerstad were all recognized for their efforts. It was quite a run for Oregon State, as the team won six straight games while facing potential elimination. Since the College World Series began in 1947, there have been only 10 other instances where a team came back to win the championship after losing the first game of its best-of-three series. This isn’t too unfamiliar for Oregon State though, as it accomplished the same feat back in 2006 after losing the first game to Miami 11-1. With its third championship in the books, Oregon State — tied with Minnesota — sits in eighth place for most titles in the history of the College World Series. But over the last 13 years, no team has won as many championships as Oregon State, taking home titles in 2006, 2007 and 2018, setting the team up for continued success in the future.
Dr. Nancy Condee, a professor of Slavic languages and literatures, and Dr. Zsuzsanna Magdo, the interim associate director of the Center for Russian and East European Studies, will head the project. “[The program] fits really well within the initiatives that Pitt has with study abroad programs,” Magdo said. Condee and Magdo said they were grateful for the grant not only for what it will do to help with their experiential learning projects, but also because it could help secure even more funding. “This seed grant puts us in very good light with federal grant institutions, especially with how quick we were able to secure a grant from the school. It also allows us to build closer relations and enhance visibility of the project to these institutions,” Magdo said.
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