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[Susie924]

Talk about toast!

This guys arm must be ready to fall off!!!

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2009283320_apbbcncaatexasepic.html

Inning after inning, Austin Wood kept heading back out to the mound.

First called on in the seventh in a 2-2 tie against Boston College, the senior left-hander expected to work a few batters, maybe an inning - or two - to help the top-seeded Longhorns on their way in the NCAA tournament Austin regional.

But one batter led to another, one inning rolled into another and Wood stayed on the mound, mowing down batters while working a masterpiece. In the Longest game in NCAA history, Wood pitched 13 innings, including 12 1-3 of no hit ball, before the Longhorns pulled out a 3-2 win in a 25-inning epic.

Wood threw 169 pitches, struck out 14 and gave up two hits. All of that after pitching two innings in a 3-1 win over Army the night before to earn his 15th save of the season.