Texas Melendez Mashes Home Run Late, Secures CWS Win Over Bulldogs
Behind the booming bat of Ivan Melendez and the arm of Ty Madden, Texas made sure they d live to fight another day against Mississippi State, as the win sets up a win-or-go-home dog-fight tomorrow night
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Jun 26, 2021
One swing can change the game. If you don t think so, ask the Mississippi State s Brad Cumbest in the eighth inning Friday night.
If you still don t think so, ask Ivan Melendez one frame later. Less than a day after knocking in the lead run against Virginia, Melendez s three-run home run secured the 8-5 win for Texas (50-16) and forced another elimination game against Mississippi State (47-17).
Zach Zubia hit a two-run home run and No. 2 overall seed Texas loaded the bases in the third inning before scoring on a hit batter, a walk and a wild pitch, to cruise to a 10-3 victory over Arizona State in the winners bracket of the Austin Regional on Saturday. Ty Madden (7-4) worked six innings in a start for the Longhorns (44-15), allowing a run on three hits and four walks, striking out seven. Tanner Witt followed, hitting Hunter Haas with his third pitch then surrendering a two-run homer to Nate Baez, before settling down and closing out the game for his fifth save.