Quote Originally Posted by Matt3467 View Post
Vandy didn't have great bats that year. They were very fortunate to take advantage of a hot and depleted NC State that arguably was the hottest team at the moment. They had just come off of beating a dominant Arkansas that was the favorite. I think we would've won as well especially with their covid situation however I think they would've been tougher than Vandy.
Yeah, NC State almost beat Vandy with spare players, barely fielding a team of 9 against them. And still gave Vandy all they could handle.
Arkansas losing definitely shows a program that has CWS teams almost every year, and yet how lucky you need to be to win it all. Lucky, as in bad luck also (catch that foul ball in the previous CWS).