Clemson pitched all three of its pitchers in a barn burner at Rhoads Softball Stadium as it bested Troy 4-2 to advance to the regional championship against No. 3 overall seed Alabama.
Mackenzie Clark delivered the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh inning with one out on a sharply hit infield single that scored Morgan Johnson to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead.
Clemson added two more runs in the frame to extend its lead to 4-1 and held off a Troy comeback in the bottom of the seventh to advance.
The Tigers improved to 44-7 on the season with the win.