After sidestepping Darwin Barney to become the Oregon State Beavers Hit King, Travis Bazzana said his pursuit of his mentor’s feats have only just begun.

Still to come: Omaha.

“Now I’ve just got to try to continue to be a leader like Darwin and take them to the national championship like he did,” Bazzana told reporters. “That’s the special part. I want to follow in his footsteps in that way more than anything that happened today.”

But, for at least a day, Bazzana had to settle for Barney’s hits record.

The junior second baseman slapped career hit No. 239 in the second inning of Oregon State’s runaway 15-1 victory over the UCLA Bruins Sunday afternoon at Goss Stadium, adding a little history to the Beavers’ commanding series sweep.

Bazzana became OSU’s all-time hits leader, eclipsing Barney’s 17-year record. The historic swing came on a 2-2 count in the bottom of the second inning, when Bazzana ripped a breaking ball to right field for a run-scoring double.

Bazzana has set a cornucopia of records this season — including the Beavers’ career-and single-season home run marks.

As for Sunday’s game, well, it was a laugher from beginning to end. Gavin Turley opened the scoring with a run-scoring single in the first inning, Bazzana pushed the lead to 2-0 with his memorable double, and the floodgates soon opened up.