The overwhelming NCAA baseball tournament favorite is done.
Notre Dame beat top-seeded Tennessee, 7-3 on Sunday to secure a 2-1 series win in the Knoxville Super Regional. With the win, the Fighting Irish advance to Omaha, Nebraska as one of the tournament's final eight teams. The Volunteers, meanwhile, met a stunning end to their NCAA tournament short of the College World Series.
The magnitude of the upset was evident at the final out as Notre Dame players stormed the field in front of stands packed with Tennessee fans anticipating a sendoff to Omaha. Stunned Tennessee players watched from the dugout as Notre Dame players dogpiled onto the Lindsey Nelson Stadium pitching mound.