Recapping the weekend’s NCAA baseball Super Regionals
The GIST: It’s a bird, it’s a plane…it’s the Super Regionals! The baseball boys served up some serious weekend drama with trips to the Men’s College World Series (MCWS) on the line — and there’s more where that came from tonight.
Florida upsets No. 6 Clemson in epic extra-innings battle: Center fielder Michael Robertson’s walk-off, two-RBI double sealed the Gators’ 11–10 win over Clemson in the 13th inning last night, clinching Florida’s fifth upset tourney win in a row. Next up for the bracket’s most chaotic team? A second straight MCWS journey to Omaha, NE.
No. 1 Tennessee survives: Cinderella squad Evansville stunningly upset the Vols 10–8 on Saturday, forcing last night’s do-or-die Game 3. But Tennessee came out swinging, thumping the Purple Aces 12–1 to reach their second consecutive MCWS. They’re safe from the curse of the No. 1–seed…for now.
Goodbye to the Pac-12: With No. 15 Oregon State’s and Oregon’s elimination losses last night, the last active Pac-12 teams’ seasons have officially ended. In other words, the 108-year-old Conference of Champions has officially closed up shop — at least in its current form — thanks to this summer’s impending conference realignment. RIP.
What’s next: There’s one more ticket to Omaha up for grabs tonight when No. 7 Georgia faces No. 10 NC State at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. The last Super Regional continues to be must-see TV due to its wildly lopsided scorelines: NC State took Saturday's Game 1 18–1, then Georgia hit back with a 11–2 beatdown yesterday. Whoever ultimately wins, expect approximately one gazillion runs tonight.
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