Vanderbilt Rallies Past NC State, 9-8, Moves One Win from a Super Regional

Things didn't look good. In fact, they got downright ugly. Of course, ugly is just the kind of game the Diamond 'Dores love.

Vanderbilt rallied from a 8-3 deficit in the final two innings to shock top-seeded North Carolina State 9-8. The win puts the Commodores in the Regional finals, where they'll have to defeat the winner of NC State and UNC-Wilmington in order to move on to a Super Regional.

Vandy led early thanks to a Jack Lupo double and an Andrew Harris RBI bunt, but they couldn't make their 1-0 lead hold up as the 'Dores squandered scoring opportunities throughout the early stages of the game. Vanderbilt had stranded eight baserunners over the first five innings, and it appeared that the Wolfpack were going to make