Kennesaw State advances to Super Regional

Tallahassee, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Jacob Bruce went 2-for-3, scoring the game-tying run in the fifth inning and driving in the go-ahead run in the seventh, as the Kennesaw State Owls defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide, 4-2, to win the Tallahassee region on Monday.

Jeremy Howell also drove in a run and scored a run for the Owls, who advanced to face Louisville in the Super Regional best-of-three starting Friday.

Third-seeded Kennesaw State has now won 26 of its last 28 games and became the first team to advance out of the regional bracket in its first-ever appearance since Kansas did it in 1993.

Wade Wass went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored for second-seeded Alabama, which defeated Kennesaw State on Sunday to force this winner-take-all contest in the double-elimination format.

Florida State, the top seed in the region, was eliminated after losing its first two games.

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