AUBURN
The Auburn Tigers battled host Georgia Tech (the No. 3 overall seed in the NCAA Baseball Tournament) tough on Saturday night, but they couldn’t have felt good about their chances to win trailing 5-3 in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Complicating matters was the fact that left-handed batter Steven Williams faced an 0-2 count with two outs against a left-handed Georgia Tech pitcher.
However, with two runners on base, Williams got the job done, launching an impressive three-run home run to seal the Tigers’ come-from-behind victory:
WOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!!! 😱😱😱
Steven Williams with the 3-run WALK OFF BOMB!!! #RoadToOmaha | @AuburnBaseball pic.twitter.com/Y1UcHHnnJi
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) June 2, 2019
Williams’ teammates were understandably thrilled, mobbing Williams as he crossed home plate triumphantly. The Tigers are now 2-0 in the Atlanta regional and are in the regional final.
They may have to beat the Yellow Jackets once again to make it to the super regionals, but this is a team that has plenty of confidence thanks to Williams’ heroic bomb.
Congrats Auburn!! You are now in the driver’s seat. Just one more win. Best of luck.
War Eagle. I can just hear rod bramblett now he would be so proud. We sure do miss rod and will never forget him or his calls. Rip Rod..
UGA and GaTech both lost. I hope they both lose another.
Let’s just go with Tech, jarhead.
I can’t do it for selfish reasons. If UGA loses and LSU wins, we get to host the super regional. FSU is playing lights out, so that may not work for LSU anyway. Still rather be home.
Well, you got your wish, dammmit. Glad it was not a Georgia thing – we all need to be pulling for the SEC! Best wishes to all the conference teams left.
Thanks for understanding. It is definitely nothing personal against UGA.