UC Santa Barbara on Sunday punched its ticket to the College World Series in Omaha in the most dramatic of ways — a walkoff grand slam.
With the Gauchos down 3-0 to Louisville in the bottom of the ninth inning, Sam Cohen came to the plate and did this:
This is real...
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) June 12, 2016
A walk-off GRAND SLAM to go to Omaha by UC Santa Barbara's Sam Cohen! #CWShttps://t.co/avSzj06I9t
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Cohen’s dinger gave UCSB a 4-3 win over the Cardinals in Game 2 of their super-regional series.
Louisville, a sizable favorite over UCSB coming into the series, sported “Ali” patches on their hats this weekend to honor their city’s late boxing legend. We’re all in Ali’s corner, but a dramatic moment like this will win over a lot of fans for the Gauchos.