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Purdue Vs. Kent State, 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament: Kent State Wins 7-3
A day after outlasting Kentucky in 21 innings, the Kent State Flashes advanced to the Regional final by beating Purdue 7-3 on Saturday.
Kent State starting pitcher Ryan Bores threw a complete game against the Boilermakers, which the Flashes bullpen a much needed day off after they combined to pitch 15 innings Friday against Kentucky. Jimmy Rider and George Roberts led the offensive attack for Kent State; each finished with three runs batted in. The Flashes advance to the Regional final where they will face the winner of the elimination game between Kentucky and Purdue.
Read Article >Clemson Vs. South Carolina, 2012 NCAA Baseball Tournament: USC Pulls Out Thriller In The 12th
Clemson and South Carolina are, in addition to being very good baseball teams, bitter rivals. The two teams put on a show in front of a packed house in Columbia, South Carolina on Saturday in their NCAA Tournament matchup, with USC pulling out the 5-4 victory in the bottom of the 12th inning.
Both teams won the first game of their regional, so this was not an elimination game, but it was still a massive game. Clemson now has to fight for their tournament life on Monday, while South Carolina gets a day off and only needs to win once more to advance to the Super Regionals.
Read Article >Kent State Vs. Kentucky Final Score: Kent State Wins In 21 Innings
When No. 25 Kent State saw it was set to face No. 11 Kentucky in their NCAA Tournament Regional, the Golden Flashes must have known they were in for a tough matchup. Little did they know that matchup would last 21 innings.
By the end of the 6 hours, 37 minutes affair, one of the longest games in NCAA Tournament history, Kent State finally held on to a lead in the 21st inning to win, 7-6.
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