The Wolfpack got three hits and two RBI from DH Jon Still and a huge two-out, full-count, two-run double from #9 hitter Jonathon Diaz to break a 3-3 tie in the 8th. Diaz had been 0-for-10 in the regional.

The biggest hero for NC State, though, was pitcher Gib Hobson. Hobson started Friday’s opener, but only lasted 1.2 innings. Today, he threw a complete game, allowing only five hits and one walk.

NC State will take about an 80-minute break, then play Stanford at 4 pm. A Wolfpack win would force a winner-take-all game tomorrow at 6 pm.

Texas’ season ends shy of Omaha for the first time since 2001. Longhorn fans will ease their pain by watching their Rose Bowl DVD’s for the next couple of weeks.