CLEMSON – Erik Bakich and Clemson was right where they wanted to be in the eighth inning of Saturday’s winner’s bracket game in the Clemson Regional.
The Tigers were up a run with two outs. They were four outs away from advancing to the championship round. Then West Virginia’s Brody Kresser singled through the right side, changing the whole dynamic of the situation.
Reed Garris was pitching for the top-seeded Tigers, his first appearance on the mound since May 9 against Duke. The righty had missed the previous three weeks due to back spasms.
Garris had already pitched an inning and recorded the first two outs of the eighth inning before Kresser’s base hit.