With no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday against Texas-Arlington, it appeared N.C. State’s season was going to come to an end in just the second game of the double-elimination NCAA regional in Austin, Texas.

With the score tied 5-5, the Mavericks had runners at the corners, but after freshman pitcher Eric Surkamp induced a ground ball out to third and sophomore Joel Brookens forced David Mcleod to ground into a double play, the Wolfpack was headed to extra innings.

In the top of the 10th inning State took the lead and held on to win 6-5, eliminating Texas-Arlington and moving on to face top-seeded Texas.

Senior center fielder Matt Camp said the win gave the team confidence heading into the Texas game.

“Eric Surkamp and Brookens were great for us in the ninth inning,” Camp said. “And getting that win the way we did, definitely gave us momentum that carried over against Texas.”

The Pack went on to beat Texas, the No. 3 national seed, 6-3, and moved on to face Stanford Sunday, who had beaten State 7-2 in the first game Friday.

Redshirt junior first baseman Aaron Bates said after the Texas game the team expected to beat Stanford, because its ace, Greg Reynolds, was not going to pitch.

“We thought we had a great chance against them,” Bates said. “We had already faced their best pitcher, but you just got to tip your hat to a team that hit the ball as well as they did.”

Stanford pounded the Pack 17-7 to end the season short of the College World Series, a goal the team had talked about at the beginning of the year.

But despite not meeting its own expectations the team can look at season in a positive light, according to Bates.

“You can look back on the regional and the season as a positive thing,” Bates said. “We knocked out the defending national champions [Texas] and that’s a great accomplishment.”

For Camp, the end to the season marks the end of his college eligibility, which he said he had mixed feelings about.

“It’s kind of sad,” Camp said. “When you walk off the field and see your family and families of other guys tearing up, it’s kind of tough. But I also look at it as a chance to move on and I look forward to the next step.”

State finished the year with a record of 40-23.