16 Innings!!!

That was quite possibly the longest sporting event I have ever been a part of, but I found out that the longest professional baseball game went more than twice as long!! 33 innings, between the Pawtucket Red Sox and the Rochester Red Wings in 1981. Here's the Wikipedia write-up I found on it.

After the game a few of us were talking about how that had to be some sort of a record for college baseball. I decided to check into it. Here's what I found:

In an article posted here about a 19 inning matchup between our neighbors down the road, the Clemson Tigers, and the Fordham Rams, it was noted that, "In the history of major college baseball, only seven games have lasted 20 innings or more, the longest being Colorado's 22-inning, 2-1 victory over Nebraska in 1974."

I also found the longest NAIA contest here.

So there you have it. While 16 innings was a heck of a lot longer than any of us would have liked to have played, I can't imagine going on for another 7 innings or more in order to beat the record.

THANK GOD WE WON!!