Ben Wetzler and the Oregon State Beavers defeated the UNLV Rebels 6-1 late Sunday afternoon to set up a rematch with UC Irvine in the regional final.

Casey, who just completed his 24th season with the Beavers, was named the National Coach of the Year by Collegiate Baseball and the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) after leading the program to its third national championship

Selected members of the 2018 team will be at the Hops game on July 16

It is the second Freshman of the Year honor for Abel, who was also recognized by D1Baseball.com

The Beavers wore five different uniforms in 2018

Oregon State became the first team to win three national titles in the Super Regional era