CORVALLIS — After mashing the most important hit of his baseball career and delivering the Oregon State Beavers one of their most important victories of the season, a curious thought crossed AJ Singer’s mind as he stood on the infield at Goss Stadium.

“Please don’t get hurt,” he said, chuckling, as he recalled the memory of more than 30 burly teammates sprinting toward him in jubilation.

The Beavers’ starting second baseman escaped injury — and stepped into program lore — Friday afternoon in Corvallis, hitting a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning to polish off an improbable 5-4 come-from-behind win over the Florida State Seminoles in Game 1 of the Corvallis Super Regional .

The dramatic victory delivered the eighth-seeded Beavers (46-13-1) a commanding lead over ni

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