It is always difficult to get inside the mind of the selection committee. Take 2025, for example. Heading into the postseason announcements a year ago, most college baseball websites had Mitch Canham's Beavs missing out on the opportunity to host a Super Regional. Beaver Nation was then elated to learn that OSU had earned a top-8 national seed. While this decision wasn't necessarily expected, it also wasn't the biggest of shocks. Despite getting swept by their rivals in Eugene, Oregon State had a number of impressive marks on their resume. They had taken a series against ranked UC Irvine, before blowing out UCLA in Los Angeles a couple of days later. Additionally, the Beavers had taken care of business against non-Quad One teams. They breezed through opponents like San Diego and Long Beach State, and also went a perfect 6-0 on the season in midweek matchups. Overall, the Beavers just generally avoided bad losses in 2025. Which brings us to this year... In 2026, the story has been different.…