It is the most nerve racking scenario.
Especially in a ballgame that is as close to a Must Win as a tumbling Top 20 squad has faced.
Coming off a decimating weekend, when they were broomed out of Clemson, U of L dropped in the rankings to the bubble. The NCAA will announce first weekend sites soon, and the Cards, once a “lock” to host, found themselves in a precarious situation.
But here they were, making things right again, up 7-2, with but three Commodores to set down for the biggest W of the campaign.
In the most important inning of the most important battle of the year, Kaleb Corbett, finding his form, handled Vandy fairly well in the 8th, surrendering only pinch hitter Spencer Jones first four bagger of the season.