Tennessee comes back in 9th to beat Georgia Tech, a breakdown
What Happened
In a crucial matchup with NCAA Tournament implications, the Tennessee Volunteers rally from a one-run deficit in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. The game is tied 4-4 in the bottom of the ninth, with Georgia Tech holding a slim lead. Tennessee's Jordan Beck steps up to the plate and lines a hit to center field, with the outfielder misjudging the ball, allowing Beck to reach second base. The crowd erupts in celebration, as Tennessee has the tying run in scoring position with no outs. Head coach Tony Vitello then calls for an intentional walk to load the bases, bringing up Trey Lipscomb. Lipscomb is hit by a pitch, forcing in the go-ahead run and giving Tennessee a 5-4 lead. The Tennessee dugout and fans erupt in joy, dancing and high-fiving as the Volunteers take the lead late in the game. The next batter hits a ground ball that gets through the infield, scoring two more runs to make it 7-4 Tennessee. The very next batter repeats the same hit, scoring another run to extend the lead to 8-4. The Georgia Tech pitcher struggles to contain the Volunteer offense, and the Tennessee fans are ecstatic, cheering and celebrating the team's impressive comeback. However, Georgia Tech refuses to go away quietly. The Yellow Jackets load the bases in the top of the ninth, bringing the tying run to the plate. Tennessee's pitcher, Kirby Connell, battles through the pressure, striking out the final batter to preserve the 8-6 victory and send the Volunteers to the Super Regional round of the NCAA Tournament. The win is a hard-fought, dramatic triumph for the Tennessee Volunteers, who overcome a late deficit to secure their spot in the next round of the postseason. The thrilling comeback showcases the team's resilience and the passionate support of their fans, who celebrate the victory with unbridled enthusiasm.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentWinner of this game moves on to the Super Regional.
It's Tennessee, Georgia Tech.
Georgia Tech is up by one, and they need three outs to end the game.
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They get the runner on.
They pinch run.
That's the tying run on first base.
Next batter, that's strike one, called strike.
Pitch number two, fouled back.
0-2, one strike away from an out.
Put in play.
Do they get the out at second?
Umpire says yes.
Runner says fuck no.
Fuck no.
Fuck no.
Uh-uh.
No.
They say, all right, fine.
We'll check on it.
I don't know how this is not an out.
I mean, he's safe.
I agree with that they overturned this call that he's safe because he was safe,
but I just don't know how that hit with that runner on doesn't turn into an out.
Pretty slow.
Fielding.
Good base running.
Anyway, they go, they check on it, and they say, yeah, we got it wrong.
You're safe, which makes Tennessee happy.
Safe.
I fucking told you, baby.
He did.
He was right.
1-0 now to Jordan Beck, and he lines that, and the center fielder comes in when he should
have went back, and he flips him off and says, fuck yeah, baby.
And then he runs into second.
Yeah!
Let's go!
Time.
Time, blue.
Blue.
Time.
Time.
Uh-oh.
Uh-oh.
Uh-oh.
I don't know what all that's about, but it looks fun.
They're going crazy in the crowd, shirtless, throwing beer.
You got it now, baby.
It's all you.
It's all you.
And the pitcher's like, shut up about it.
They intentionally walk the next batter to get the force out at home, which brings up
Trey.
Come on, Trey!
Give them what they want, Trey!
Give them what they want, Trey!
Give them what they want.
Let's do it.
Hit by pitch.
Clips him in the pinky.
Hurts him a little bit, but he gets the go-ahead run to cross the plate, and now they're dancing.
They're dancing.
They're having tons of fun.
The next batter, this is what they wanted earlier.
They get the force out at home.
The intentional walk works, but they hit the kid first.
And then we got 1-0.
1-1.
2-1.
2-2.
3-2.
Let's get on our feet.
Base is loaded.
3-2 count.
1-out.
It's a one-run game.
Are they going to blow it open?
They put it in play.
Gets through.
Gets to the outfielder.
Two runs are going to score.
Now it's a 7-4 game, and now they're high-fiving.
Look at this high-five.
Ah, bam.
Just easy-peasy.
Squared it up.
Got it.
Next batter, same exact hit, and that's going to score another run to make it 8-4, and I
mean it.
This is like the same exact hit.
Two pitches in a row.
A little bizarre.
Or two.
Bats in a row.
But that time, they throw it away, which advances both runners, which means that Tennessee's
even more happy.
It means they're screaming, ah, this is our...
That pitcher comes out.
This fan is happy.
Let's go.
Spinning the towel.
Oh, doing a little dance.
Oh, doing a big dance.
Oh, oh, that's cool.
Maybe fist-pumping.
Then this dad is like, oh, throw it in from there.
He threw it like this, and the dad's like, hmm, oh.
He says, it's nervous.
He says...
He throw it like this, and he says, no, he threw it like this.
He said, oh, okay.
Next batter, the 2-2 pitch.
That's hit deep, but caught.
Probably the hardest hit ball of the inning of the last three.
Now, this kid's dancing.
Yeah, nobody's going to stop us.
Yeah.
Oh, yes.
Picks her up.
She loves that.
Maybe not.
That pitcher's out.
New pitcher comes in.
Lefty on lefty.
That's strike one.
That's foul for strike two.
That's strike three.
Now, they got a five-run lead.
Can they hold it?
Should be easy, right?
Well.
Bad start.
It's a lead-off walk for Georgia Tech.
I don't like Georgia Tech because they all wear the quarterback thing on their belt,
and I don't like it.
Next batter gets a hit.
Haven't gotten any outs yet, but that's a strike.
Nice pitch.
And that's a strike.
Foul ball.
And that's a strike.
Got him chasing.
So, one out, two outs away.
That one's put in play.
Is it going to be two?
No.
Is it going to be one?
No.
Sometimes college baseball will shock you, or maybe you just get reminded how good major
league defense is.
Because the fact that this results in no outs is nuts.
The second baseman was shifting.
He could have went to third to get the force.
Yeah, what's going on here?
Why didn't he go to third to get the force?
Was the third baseman not in there?
The third baseman's there.
At this point, wait, why didn't he just throw to third to get the force?
He still thinks the double play's in order, and then he looks up, and the second baseman's
nowhere to be found.
He still has time to turn and throw to third here to get the...
He still has so much time.
Okay.
Oh, I didn't realize this was such a bad play.
And then he goes to first, and that guy's safe, and they're safe all around.
And he's like, wait, what the hell just happened?
And now they're starting to get worried, these Tennessee fans.
I didn't volunteer for this.
Oh, no.
That one's put in play.
Two more runs are going to score.
The ball comes in.
They catch it.
Two runs score.
And now we got ourselves a three-run game.
Swing and a miss.
0-1.
Swing and a miss.
0-2.
And swing and a miss.
0-3.
So there's two outs now.
There's two outs.
The tying run is at the plate.
And guess what he does?
He walks them, which means bases are going to be loaded.
And now a home run would be a walk-off home run.
Is that what I'm seeing?
Here's the pitch.
Oh, doesn't get the call.
Gutsy curveball.
Gets the call.
Batter's like, huh?
Gutsy curveball again.
Gets the call.
Batter's like, nah, I disagree.
Whew.
This guy's getting nervous.
Looks at the camera and says, yeah, she left.
She did not really like that at all.
You're right.
Next pitch, outside.
2-2.
2-2 again.
Oh, he didn't chase it.
It's a full count.
They go high fastball.
Umpire says, you're out.
Batter says, oh, my goodness.
Really?
I thought it was high.
Badass high five.
That's what you do.
This guy, he was giving the one-handed high five earlier.
Now he's going double high fives.
Just good stuff.
And they celebrate.
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Make sure you get a ticket to the Super Regional because Notre Dame,
you got to take on number one Tennessee now.
They're kind of like the swaggy bad boys of college baseball.
So, watch out.