Wake Forest walks off Tennessee, forcing Monday rematch for Knoxville Regional
By Andrew Olson
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The Knoxville Regional is not over yet. Wake Forest has forced a Monday winner-take-all rematch with Tennessee for a spot in Super Regionals.
Even though Tennessee is hosting the regional, a quirk of the NCAA Tournament rules had Wake Forest as the home team on Sunday night. The Demon Deacons got the last at-bat and took advantage.
It was a 6-6 ball game through 8.5 innings. Nate Snead entered the game in the bottom of the 7th for Tennessee and had not allowed a run in 1.1 innings of work. In the 9th, however, things changed.
It all started with a leadoff walk. Marek Houston then singled up the middle. Kade Lewis bunted, but the Volunteers did not have a play, loading the bases. Jack Winnay then drew a 4-pitch walk, bringing the winning run home to deliver a 7-6 win for the Deacs.
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Wake Forest wins on the walk walk-off pic.twitter.com/g5Fc8RR8Bz
The loss is Tennessee’s first of regional action, setting things up for a winner-take-all Game 7 of the Knoxville Regional. The winner of the Knoxville Regional will play the winner of the Fayetteville Regional, hosted by No. 3 national seed Arkansas.
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