Ivan Melendez puts Texas ahead of MSU 8-5 with a monster HR prior to rain delay
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Mississippi State charged back in the bottom of the eighth in the Bracket 2 final of the 2021 College World Series to tie it at 5-5. Texas put two runners on in the top of the ninth, bringing Ivan Melendez to the plate.
Texas’ leader in home runs worked a 3-2 count against MSU’s Parker Stinnett. With rain falling at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Stinnett offered Melendez a fastball.