The chaotic magic of the NCAA baseball tournament is fully alive in Morgantown. The No. 16 seed West Virginia University Mountaineers are on the absolute precipice of advancing to their third consecutive Super Regional, turning Kendrick Family Ballpark into a theater of the improbable. West Virginia's postseason survival hit a fever pitch during Sunday's elimination action. After taking down No. 2 seed Wake Forest 10-5 earlier in the day, the Mountaineers stared down a late-inning deficit against the No. 3 seed Kentucky Wildcats. Trailing 9-6 heading into the top of the ninth inning, WVU’s season was down to its final three outs. Instead of folding, the Mountaineers staged a historic, five-run ninth-inning rally to stun the Wildcats 11-9. The explosion set a new NCAA Tournament record for runs in a single frame. After capitalizing on a crucial Kentucky fielding error to load the bases and tie the game, senior outfielder Paul Schoenfeld delivered the definitive blow of the weekend—launching a towering, go-ahead two-run home run off the right-field building. The dramatic blast secured WVU’s 42nd win of the season and completely flipped the script on the regional hierarchy. By flipping Sunday's script, West Virginia forced a highly anticipated, winner-take-all Game 7 regional final on Monday night. It marks the first time since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1999 that the Mountaineers have played in a winner-take-all regional finale on their home turf. With momentum completely in their dugout and the home crowd operating at an absolute fever pitch, WVU has put itself in position to host a Super Regional matchup against Cal Poly, keeping their ultimate dreams of a trip to Omaha firmly within reach. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 🎧 https://link.chtbl.com/LOBig12?sid=YouTube Locked On College Conferences, HBCU, Basketball & More 🎧 https://linktr.ee/LockedOnCollege Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drakectoll Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LOBig12Everydayer Club
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