Today Auburn played a doubleheader against Vanderbilt. There’s rain in the forecast today, so let’s play two! … Against one of the best teams in the country and the defending national champions. No biggie!
We watched almost eight hours of baseball today. Good thing we got in a bike ride this morning, however so brief. In between games we got a snack and then went back to sit in the cooling night air, get rained on and watch a marathon, 10-inning game. Auburn was down, but not out. In the bottom of the ninth all of this happened.
Auburn, down by three to #4 Vandy in the bottom of the 9th. pic.twitter.com/T2jC78ne8z
— kenny smith (@kennysmith) March 22, 2015
Vandy walked in another run. Now 5-4 in the bottom of the ninth. pic.twitter.com/48gpv5y1tO
— kenny smith (@kennysmith) March 22, 2015
Single drives in the tying run! 6-6! pic.twitter.com/oCiICdYKFs
— kenny smith (@kennysmith) March 22, 2015
Full count, bases loaded, tie game, blown-save Vandy pitcher makes the play of the night. pic.twitter.com/c7KJDMvHQp
— kenny smith (@kennysmith) March 22, 2015
And then, with the score tied, Vandy went ahead by a run in the 10th. In the bottom of the frame it all came down to a bloop single in right field.
Vanderbilt wins in 10, 7-6, and takes the series 2-1. Great rally by Auburn to get the extra frame. pic.twitter.com/vJyvlgnpPY
— kenny smith (@kennysmith) March 22, 2015
Apparently the TV announcers said the umpire blew the call. Our DVR recorded three hours of the game, which got us through the first eight innings, but not the next 63 minutes of game time.
It was a long day. Auburn lost the series, but it looks like they proved to themselves that they can hang with a great team. In the press box, meanwhile, the poor guy ran out of songs to play from his iPod, I think.
Good times, nice people and plenty of fun.
