Longest Game in College Baseball History
See also: Extra inningsThe longest college baseball game was played between The University of Texas and Boston College on May 30, 2009, in a Division I regional tournament game at Austin, Texas. Texas won the game, 3–2, in 25 innings. The game lasted seven hours and three minutes.
The second longest game in tournament history occurred in the 2012 Regional Round game between the Kent State Golden Flashes and the Kentucky Wildcats at U.S. Steel Yard in Gary, Indiana. Kent State beat Kentucky 7–6 in 21 innings.
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