No. 23 Mountaineers Rally Past No. 11 Tigers 9-6 in Clemson Regional

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CLEMSON, S.C. – Sam White’s double with two outs in the ninth inning scored the go-ahead run and propelled No. 23 West Virginia to a 9-6 victory over No. 11 Clemson in the Clemson Regional at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday night. The Mountaineers improved to 43-14, while the Tigers dropped to 45-17.

The Mountaineers jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning on three hits. In the fifth inning, West Virginia tacked on a run on Logan Sauve’s single to build a 4-0 lead.

In the sixth inning, Cam Cannarella, who earlier extended his hitting streak to 21 games, laced a two-run homer, his fifth of the year, then Jack Crighton belted a run-scoring double. Jacob Jarrell followed with a sacrifice fly to tie the score 4-4. Cannarella gave Clemson the lead in the seventh inning with a run-scoring double. Dominic Listi extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a single later in the frame.

In the eighth inning, Armani Guzman hit a two-out single to score the tying run. White gave West Virginia the lead with a two-out, run-scoring double in the ninth inning. Ben Lumsden added a run-scoring single in the ninth inning. Guzman and Skylar King were both hit-by-pitch with the bases loaded to plate two more runs.

Chase Meyer (9-2) earned the win, while Ben McDougal retired the last batter to record his second save of the year. Lucas Mahlstedt (4-1) suffered the loss.

The Tigers play Kentucky on Sunday at noon in an elimination game. Clemson is the designated visiting team.

Photos By Nathanael Birchfield