Michigan baseball‘s Karl Kauffmann pitched phenomenally opposite UCLA’s Ryan Garcia on a Friday night matchup but the Wolverines faced adversity in the ninth, turning to Jeff Criswell who saved the maize and blue.
Recap
Just as fast as Michigan baseball’s first three batters were retired, UCLA’s batters were taken care of the same way. We move onto the second.
“Nine pitches, nine strikes,” said the announcer. The Ryan Garcia strike streak was broken on the following pitch and still, three up, three down.
“Most combined wins at a Super Regional” adds the announcer, just as the third UCLA ball-striker hits a fly out.