The Beavers hit the road for Music City in hopes of punching their ticket to Omaha for the fourth time in seven years.  Unlike the 2005 - 2007 seasons, however, OSU will not have the advantage of playing the Super Regional contests at home and will need to win two games in a stadium where the hosts have lost just four times all season.

How They Got Here

Oregon State - After limping into the post season having lost six of their last seven, the Beavers got back to their winning ways by sweeping through the Corvallis Regional. 

• Friday: (1) OSU 7 - (4) Arkansas-Little Rock 4


• Saturday: (1) OSU 5 - (2) Creighton 1


• Sunday: (1) OSU 6 - (3) Georgia 4

Vanderbilt - After losing the SEC Conference tournament championship game 5-0 to Florida, the host Commodores blitzed through the Nashville Regional outscoring the opposition 26-3.

•  Friday: (1) Vanderbilt 10 - (4) Belmont 0


• Saturday: (1) Vanderbilt 10 - (3) Troy 2


• Sunday: (1) Vanderbilt 6 - (4) Belmont 1

About The Ballpark

In terms of dimensions, Hawkins Field is very similar to OSU's Goss Stadium, with the notable exception of the 35-foot high Green Monster-like wall in left field that juts sharply outward in a triangle to provide some interesting defensive challenges for those not familiar with the wild bounces such a structure will provide.  Like the Beavs home, the seats are close to the playing field, thus providing a somewhat limited amount of ground in foul territory.  Therefore, aside from the unusual wall configuration in left field, things should play similarly to Goss and would fit the characterization of a "pitcher friendly" park.