UC Santa Barbara earned its first trip to the College World Series in one of the most dramatic endings college baseball fans will ever see.
Sam Cohen crushed a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth to defeat No. 2 national seed Louisville on the road.
This is real...
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) June 12, 2016
A walk-off GRAND SLAM to go to Omaha by UC Santa Barbara's Sam Cohen! #CWShttps://t.co/avSzj06I9t
Sam Cohen! Touch em all! UCSB is bound for the College World Series! pic.twitter.com/2ef1PYlijT
— UCSB Baseball (@UCSB_Baseball) June 12, 2016
Seriously, how did Cohen pull that off?
To put it into a little more perspective, Louisville was a perfect 47-0 this season when leading after eight innings and Cohen had one home run all year. But the freshman pinch-hitter went toe-to-toe with one of the nation's best closers to send his team to Omaha.
We can confirm Sam...
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) June 12, 2016
That was not a dream! #RoadToOmaha pic.twitter.com/GODaHklSo9