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San Diego State player steals home to give his team the lead (and the win)

San Diego State player steals home to take the lead

By Ben Cosman

San Diego State, a No. 4 seed heading into their first game of NCAA Regionals, faced off against No.1 seed UC Santa Barbara and MLB Pipeline's No. 5 draft prospect Dillon Tate. But they were not daunted.

The Aztecs took a 3-3 tie into the bottom of the eighth inning, when, with two outs, first baseman Steven Pallares did just about the most baller thing a player can do: He stole home.

It wasn't a walk-off, but after a scoreless ninth, Pallares' steal was the difference-marker and the Aztecs won 4-3 -- their first Regionals win in six years. 

Of course, things could've turned out poorly for Pallares had his steal gone awry. Just ask Radford University: