OMAHA, NE – In the highest-scoring College World Series game ever played at TD Ameritrade Park, Vanderbilt captured Game One 9-8 in a wild affair that lasted nearly four hours.
The Cavaliers got out to a 2-0 lead early, but the Commodores answered with nine runs in the third inning.
After that, it was all Virginia as they chipped away at a seven-run deficit. The best chance to erase it completely came in the eighth, as the tying run was stranded at third base with two outs.
Kevin Kugler and Scott Graham called the action from TD Ameritrade Park.
(Virginia goes up 2-0 with an early RBI single)
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(Bryan Reynolds gets the Commodores on the board)
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(Vince Conde walks to force in the tying run)
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(Another walk makes it 3-2 Vandy)
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(John Norwood walks and it’s 4-2)
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(Chris Harvey’s sac fly makes it 6-2)
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(Tyler Campbell clears the bases and it’s 9-2)
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(Virginia gets two runs back on Brandon Downes’ single)
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(Nate Irving’s RBI double cuts it to 9-6)
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(Daniel Pinero drives one in and it’s now 9-7)
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(The Commodores get out of the eighth inning with the tying run on third)
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(The final call as Vanderbilt wins Game One)
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