CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State baseball team is Omaha bound for the sixth time in the program’s history.

The top-seeded Beavers defeated Vanderbilt 9-2 on Saturday in front of a packed Goss Stadium at Coleman Field crowd of 3,734, sending Oregon State to the 2017 College World Series.

Oregon State (54-4 overall) is slated to take on the winner of Long Beach State and Cal State Fullerton – they play game three Sunday – with the NCAA College World Series bracket slated to be announced Monday night at 8 p.m. PT.

KJ Harrison hit a third-inning home run and Bryce Fehmel held Vanderbilt to five hits and two runs on Saturday night in the final game of the season at what has been an electric Goss Stadium. Harrison’s home run was his team-leading eighth and capped off a four-run third inning.

The Commodores scored two in the sixth but OSU scored three in the seventh and two in the eighth to blow open the game.

Fehmel improved to 5-2 in his 12th start of the season, and first since May 6 against California. He struck out a career-best 10 in a complete-game effort.

Steven Kwan, Nick Madrigal, Trevor Larnach and Adley Rutschman all posted two hits to pace the OSU offense, which finished with 12 hits off five Vanderbilt (36-25-1) pitchers. Kyle Wright took the loss after allowing eight hits and seven runs in 6 2/3 innings.

Another 3K-Plus
The last game of the season at Goss Stadium saw a crowd of 3,734 Saturday. Oregon State ended the season with 21 crowds of 3,000 or more this season. The Beavers totaled 101,090 fans through 31 home dates this season – 32 games, with one counting as a single-ticket doubleheader. That is an average of 3,261 per home date.

19 Straight
No, not a win streak we’re talking about. The 3,734 in attendance at Saturday’s game marked Oregon State’s 19th consecutive sellout at Goss Stadium.

First To Score, Then Win
Oregon State scored first for the 43rd time this season, and improved to 42-1 when doing so.

In The Postseason
Oregon State’s win Saturday pushed head coach Pat Casey to 51-21 (.722) all-time in the postseason.

The Bracket
The NCAA is set to release the College World Series bracket Monday night at 8 p.m. PT. Follow Oregon State baseball on social media to learn the details about the team’s trip to Omaha.