Texas Baseball had a chance to eliminate host team Long Beach, but the Longhorns lost 4-3 in controversial fashion. [ Full Box Score ]
Now, the Longhorns will play Long Beach in a winner-take-all game Monday night at 10:00 p.m. CST (8:00 p.m. locally in California).
As for Sunday when Texas had a chance to eliminate the Dirtbags, the home plate umpire of record was Perry Costello. He was a recurring character in this game.
From the very first inning, it was clear that Perry Costello did not have a consistent strikezone for this important NCAA Tournament Regional game.