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Mitch Daly wanted to celebrate Father’s Day a few hours early by making Derrick Smith and the NC State Wolfpack his sons in Kentucky‘s first-ever College World Series appearance. At the plate with the game tied 4-4 in the bottom of the 10th, Daly ripped a breaking ball deep to left field for the game-winning home run, walking it off for the Wildcats to secure the program’s first win in Omaha. It’s a moment that cemented legendary status for Daly the second the ball came off his bat, the Texas transfer picking the perfect time for Kentucky’s first walk-off win of the season. “I was just trying …

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