As the Beavers have bashed their way to the College World Series for the eighth time in school history, they’ve documented perhaps the most exciting part of the voyage — their towering home runs — with a Polaroid camera.

On a day when OSU was playing to save its season, the good vibes permeated onto the field and resulted in an emphatic 7-2 win over TCU in the NCAA Corvallis Regional at Goss Stadium. The Beavers will advance to Saturday's 3 p.m. elimination game, where they will face either USC or St. Mary's after those two teams square off at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Led by a fearless freshman pitcher and coaching staff filled with national title-winners, OSU will arrive in Omaha with lofty goals this week.

It was the day before the first game of his college career, during a strategy meeting with fellow pitchers, when Oregon State Beavers left-hander Cooper Hjerpe discovered one of college baseball’s quirky little secrets.