Four years later he watched “every pitch” of the 2016 World Series, including all of the painful moments that were those two losses to Coastal Carolina in the championship series. It did not sit well with the 12-year-old who would go on to be one of the best players in UA history.

Super regionals will continue into Monday as Murray State forced a decisive Game 3 in its series with Duke. The Cinderella squad routed the Blue Devils in a 19-9 thumping to draw even in the Durham Super Regional, and the Racers are now a win away from their first CWS appearance in program history.