The Longest College Baseball Game in History

The longest college baseball game in history took place on April 18, 1981 between the University of Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. The game lasted 33 innings and lasted over 7 hours. In the end, Pittsburgh won the game 16-13.

The teams involved in the game

The longest college baseball game in history was played between the University of Hartford Hawks and the University of Maine Black Bears The game, which lasted 33 innings, was played over the course of 3 days and ended with a score of 2-2.

The teams were scheduled to play a doubleheader on May 30, 1981, but the first game was rained out. The second game began that afternoon, and it soon became clear that it would not be finished before nightfall. The umpires decided to suspend the game at the end of the ninth inning with the score tied at 1-1.

The game resumed the next day, but it was again halted due to darkness at the end of the 18th inning, with the score still tied at 1-1. Finally, on June 1, 1981, the game came to an end 33 innings later, with a final score of 2-2.

The game set several records, including longest college baseball game by innings (33), most pitchers used in a college baseball game (21), and most players used in a college Baseball Game (47).

The location of the game

The game was played at Fenway Park in Boston, home of the Boston Red Sox

The date of the game

The longest college Baseball Game in history was played on March 30-31, 1984 between St. John’s University and the University of Cincinnati The game lasted seven hours and twenty-five minutes, with a total of fifty-one innings being played. It was finally won by St. John’s, with a score of 8-7.

The weather conditions during the game

The game was played in a driving rainstorm and the field was so wet that the pitcher’s mound was underwater. The players had to wade through puddles to get to their positions. The outfield was so flooded that the outfielders had to paddle around in canoes to retrieve balls hit over their heads.

The duration of the game

On May 30-31, 2009, Louisiana State University (LSU) and the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) played the longest game in NCAA Baseball history. The game lasted 7 hours and 39 minutes, with a total of 44 innings played. The final score was LSU 8, Ole Miss 6.

The game began at 8:00pm on Friday Night and was originally scheduled to be played as a double-header on Saturday. However, due to the length of the game, the second game was postponed until Sunday afternoon. In total, the game lasted 27 hours and 39 minutes from start to finish.

During the 44th inning, LSU’s pinch-hitter Jared Mitchell hit a walk-off home run to end the marathon game. LSU’s starting pitcher Louis Coleman was credited with the win, while Ole Miss’ starter Lance Lynn took the loss.

The previous record for longest college baseball game was also set by LSU, in a 2006 game against Arkansas that lasted seven hours and six minutes.

The score of the game

The game was played between the colleges of Yale and Dartmouth. It lasted a total of 27 innings, with Dartmouth coming out on top with a score of 2-1.

The players who played the game

The game between the University of Pittsburgh and West Virginia University on May 31–June 1, 2009 holds the record for the longest college baseball game in history. The game lasted 8 hours and 25 minutes, with the final score being 3–2 in favor of Pitt.

The game began at 7:00 pm on Friday night, and ended at 3:30 am on Saturday morning. It was played in front of a crowd of 1,320 people at Pitt’s Charles L. Cost Field.

Both teams were forced to use every player on their roster, as well as several pitchers who were not originally intended to play. A total of 27 pitchers were used in the game, throwing a combined 490 pitches.

The game was finally won by Pitt in the bottom of the 33rd inning, when catcher Eli Trey Johnson hit a walk-off home run

The coaches of the game

The longest college baseball game in history was played on May 30-31, 2009 between the University of Texas at Austin and Boston College The game lasted a total of 25 innings, with each team scoring 12 runs. The game was eventually called due to darkness, with both teams agreeing to finish the game at a later date.

The coaches of the two teams, Augie Garrido and Mike Deegan, were both highly respected for their knowledge of the game and their ability to manage their players. Deegan had been coaching at Boston College for 10 years, and had led the team to 3 NCAA Division I College World Series appearances. Garrido was in his 40th year of coaching, and had led the Texas Longhorns to 5 NCAA Division I College World Series titles.

The umpires of the game

The umpires for the game were Dick Bergman and Dan Morrison. Bergman had previously worked as an umpire in the College World Series while Morrison had umpired in the Big Ten Conference.

The fans of the game

The fans of the game were very excited to see how this game would play out. They were all rooting for their team to win, and they were hoping that the game would go on for a long time.