UNC fought hard throughout the CWS and reached the finals for their second straight time, but unfortunately they lost again to the Oregon State Beavers. You have to tip your hat to Oregon State (who had a few close calls themselves) for, despite only returning two starters (SS-Darwin Barney & C-Mitch Canham-see video) from last season's Championship squad, played solid fundamental baseball. The Beavers made the routine plays that big league scouts look for in a player and they took advantage of any and all weaknesses the Tarheels had. The Beavers knew how to make small ball work, getting a small chunk at a time and backing up their offense with solid defense. Congrats to the Beavers!
UNC still has a solid team and it said a lot for their program to make it back to the CWS. I would look for the Tarheels in the CWS next year with a strong chance of getting a title to take home to Chapel Hill.
Beaver Moxie
If there was one thing that Oregon State had that UNC was lacking (other than a lack of errors and the ability to defend the bunt) was moxie and the confidence that they would win their second straight title. Here is an example of that kind of moxie from the rapping Beaver's catcher, Mitch Canham as their team "(w)rapped" up another title.
Mitch Canham raps
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