Freddie Freeman‘s aunt was with the rest of the family at Dodgers Stadium last night for that epic victory … but she nearly missed her nephew’s heroics!

Carol Freeman — who was also a fan-favorite on this season of “The Golden Bachelor” — tells TMZ … She damn-near missed Freddie’s epic walk-off home run in the 18th inning … ‘cause she was hunting for ice cream at concessions.

She had to book it back to her seat … but Carol tells us she made it in time to say a little prayer Freddie wouldn’t be the final out after the huge battle between the Dodgers and Blue Jays that went until midnight.

As for her time on the ‘Golden Bachelor’ – which just concluded when she walked away after a missed connection with Mel Owens — Carol says … meeting all the beautiful, powerful women around her age range was the best part.

Don’t get it twisted … Carol tells us, Mel was a great guy … but it just wasn’t there, and since she’s the Freeman family’s manager … there was no way in hell she’s missing Dodgers playoffs if there’s no spark!