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(5,902 posts) Thu Jun 26, 2014, 02:33 PM Jun 2014

OMAHA, Neb. -- The talk at the College World Series was about how few home runs were hit at TD Ameritrade Park.

Well, one was hit Wednesday night -- and the folks in Nashville undoubtedly will be talking about it for a long time.

John Norwood's tiebreaking homer in the top of the eighth inning carried Vanderbilt to a 3-2 win over Virginia in the third and deciding game of the CWS finals, giving the Commodores their first national championship.

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/11137581/2014-college-world-series-vanderbilt-commodores-edge-virginia-cavaliers-1st-national-championship