Total Collapse

NC State put a four spot on the board in the top of the eighth inning to take total control of their winner take all Fort Worth Regional game with TCU at TCU.  The four runs gave them an 8-1 lead but  five errors, two balks and two passed  balls later TCU scores six runs in the eighth, one in the ninth and one in the tenth to beat NC State 9-8 to win the regional and advance to the super regional to face Texas A&M.

Two ground balls in the eight started the down fall. All the Pack had to do was throw ground ball outs to first and they win 8-2.  Once the fever caught the Pack  TCU took advantage of every Wolfpack Mistake.  The eight runs that TCU scored the last two and  third innings only the winning run was earned one all the rest were Christmas gifts from the Pack.

The collapse over shadowed the first seven and a half innings of great ball by the Pack.  The lost ends the college baseball season for all teams in North Carolina.  UNCW who played LSU Monday  lost again to the Tigers but the score was a very respectful 2-0.  That is the second time this week the Seahawks lost 2-0 to LSU.  There are not many teams any where have stood up to the Tigers any better than the Hawks did especially playing in Baton Rouge the home field of LSU.

Other wise the ACC had a great day as Miami and Florida State joined Virginia and Louisville as the  four teams from the ACC playing in this weekend's two out of three Super Regional with the winner of each Super going to the College World Series.

The NCHSAA found out that if State had of won and Texas A&M had of lost then Doak Field at Dail Park would have been hosting a Super Regional between State and California this weekend instead of the state baseball Championships.  As late as the Sixth inning with State ahead 4-1 and Texas A&M tied with California it really looked like the state baseball playoffs were in jeopardy at the Doak. A&M had pulled out a 3-1 win to to insure State would not be hosting by the time the Wolfpack fell a part.