Mississippi State wins in walk-off fashion after Auburn collapses in bottom of 9th inning
By Adam Spencer
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The Auburn Tigers led the Mississippi State Bulldogs 4-1 going into the bottom of the ninth inning in both teams’ College World Series opener on Sunday night.
That’s when chaos broke loose, as the Bulldogs cut the lead to 4-2 and then to 4-3. Then, Mississippi State loaded the bases with Marshall Gilbert coming to the plate.
He delivered, chopping a ball up the middle that was just out of reach of the Auburn pitcher and couldn’t be handled by the second baseman:
DAWGS WALK IT OFF!!!#HailState? | #OmaDawgs
— Mississippi State Baseball (@HailStateBB) June 17, 2019
That drove in the winning run and the Bulldogs pulled out a thrilling 5-4 victory to get in the win column in Omaha.
A key error from Auburn 3B Edouard Julien cost the Tigers a chance to close out the game earlier in the inning:
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— Mississippi State Baseball (@HailStateBB) June 17, 2019
Julien had a big day at the plate, though, it should be noted. He hit a mammoth home run and had three RBI for the Tigers. However, he had a rough bottom of the ninth inning.
Auburn will play Louisville on Tuesday in an elimination game, while Mississippi State and Vanderbilt will also play Tuesday in the winner’s bracket.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
