OMAHA, Neb. – Ivan Melendez hit a three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning to give No. 2 Texas Baseball an 8-5 win over Mississippi State in the College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park on Friday.
With the Longhorns' win, Texas and Mississippi State will play again on Saturday at 6 p.m. for a trip the College World Series finals.
For the second straight night, the Longhorns battled the weather and had to wait out a more than two-hour delay in the ninth inning before securing the win. Melendez hit his go-ahead homer minutes before the delay began.