The Longhorns live to fight another day.
After nearly getting doubled up on Friday in a 13-7 Game 1 loss at No. 8 seeded East Carolina in the Greenville Regional, things looked bleak for No. 9 Texas heading into the bottom of the eighth inning of a must-win Game 2 on Saturday.
The Longhorns trailed 7-4 entering the frame, but a pair of homers flipped the script entirely and gave them four RBI and a one-run lead. They had a chance to end things in the top of the ninth, but with two outs, Pirates second baseman Jacob Starling hit a solo shot to even things up heading into the final half-inning.
Texas loaded the bases, but they also loaded up the board with two outs. Right fielder Dylan Campbell stepped up looking to end the game with a swing of the bat, and he did not disappoint.
Campbell absolutely crushed a rainbow shot that nearly escaped the park but instead landed near the warning track just past the outstretched arms of the ECU right fielder. As the run from third came across home plate, the Longhorns players stormed the field.
What a finish‼️@TexasBaseball walks it off to force a Game 3 💪 pic.twitter.com/nulKYwFkk8
— ESPN (@espn) June 11, 2022
Texas’ win forces a rubber match for the best-of-three series on Sunday. The winner of that game will be heading to the promised land of Omaha, Nebraska, for next week’s College World Series, while the loser’s season will come to a disappointing end.
