Campbell University baseball team beat ODU in 12 innings 4-1 Saturday to win their first NCAA D1 baseball playoff game. I sat and watched the game on game tracker going back and forth between Benton Moss pitching for Carolina.
A rain delay in Gainesville Florida brought an end to Benton Moss' day having pitched three scoreless innings for the Tarheels. That allowed me to fully concentrate on the Camels who were in extra innings. ESPN's coverage of their second TV game of the day was in rain delay so they had spotty coverage of all games in progress including the Campbell-ODU game.
Once the extra innings started the family had gathered watching when ever the TV coverage would turn the Camels way. Three runs in the twelfth by the Camels brought our living room to a roar. Three up and three down and the Camels celebrated including our living room.
I hardly know any of the Camel players by name but have seen many at Campbell Volleyball games and when the Volleyball manager lives in my house then there is pressure applied to head to Columbia to watch the Camels on Sunday. Guess where we are heading. Morgan called Campbell Volleyball player Katelyn Layden who lives in Chapel a Hill and she spent the night with us and as you read this we are either on the way or there. They will play the home team again South Carolina who lost the winners bracket game 4-3 to Maryland. Hope we can get tickets.
The Tar Heels knocked the home team out of the tournament in Gainesville Florida beating the Gators 5-2. Benton failed to get the win having not returned after the nearly two hour rain delay. The Tar Heels will get a second crack at Long Beach State who lost the winners bracket game to College of Charleston 6-3. Carolina plays at 1 just like the Camels. A loss by either and the baseball season is over.
Southern Indiana won the D2 World Series in Cary. They beat Colorado Mesa 3-2 in 12 innings which ties as the second longest D2 championship game ever.
Post 58 is back in action tonight as they travel to Wilson the take on Post 13 at Hunt High School. Doubt we'll be back from Columbia by the time to stop by on the way home. Should Campbell win and play at seven Sunday night they will have to win without us.
Sunday, June 1, 2014
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