CORVALLIS, Ore. — Just how much impact would that crushing loss Michigan experienced to Creighton late Sunday have on the Wolverines in the deciding game of the NCAA Corvallis Regional on Monday night?
The most recent case study for such a demoralizing defeat was nearly a year ago in the College World Series championship series. Who will forget Arkansas’ three players converging on the foul ball down the right field for the title-clinching out and no one making the play? That gave Oregon State new life and the Beavers followed with a game-tying single and go-ahead two-run homer to win, then dominated the dismayed Razorbacks the next day to take to steal the championship.