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Surprising Evansville has a winning hand in getting to the super regional against No. 1 Tennessee

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By MICHAEL MAROT
AP Sports Writer

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Evansville was an afterthought in the college baseball discussion two weeks ago. It entered the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament as the No. 3 seed, a decided underdog to regular-season champ and rival Indiana State. The Purple Aces were relying on a true freshman pitcher and a committed coach with no ties to any other college. Suddenly, everything changed. Now the Aces are all in as they peparte to face top-seeded Tennessee on Friday in their first super regional appearance. And they’re hoping their unusual roster will find another winning hand.

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