Sam Cohen gets a helluva welcoming committee after slamming the game-winning grand slam to beat heavily-favored Louisville and advance to Omaha.

Sorenson: Super Regional Wrap, Day 3

We have found the college baseball version of Rudy. His name is Sam Cohen.

The seldom-used UC Santa Barbara bullpen catcher saw his number called today against the national No. 2 seed Louisville Cardinals with the bases loaded and a 3-0 deficit. A freshman with 26 at-bats to his stat line going into today and he was facing Zack Burdi, the first round draft pick of the White Sox earlier this week.

Can you imagine how you would react to being a pinch hitter in that situation? With your team’s season on the line?

And then of course, the most[…]