HITTING A SCHOOL-RECORD .357 (A RECORD THAT STILL STANDS) AS A TEAM, THE TIGERS ROARED BACK TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT AFTER WINNING THE METRO TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP. THE TIGERS WENT 40-9, THE PROGRAM‚S FIRST 40-WIN CAMPAIGN AND THE FIRST OF LEGENDARY COACH BOBBY KILPATRICK‚S CAREER. AFTER SWEEPING THROUGH THE METRO TOURNAMENT, THE TIGERS DROPPED THEIR FIRST GAME IN THE DOUBLE-ELIMINATION NCAA TOURNAMENT BEFORE CLAWING BACK TO WIN THREE-IN-A-ROW TO FORCE A FINAL WITH NORTH CAROLINA. THE TIGERS HAD THE TAR HEELS ON THE ROPES BEFORE ULTIMATELY DROPPING THE DECIDING GAME, 11-9.
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TERRY PRESSGROVE 2012 Tigers Baseball Yearbook Page 24 University of Memphis
