DURHAM, N.C. — With one out, it looked like Clemson’s Chad Fairey had a chance at a possible double-play ball. Instead, Peter Burns’ hit took a weird bounce off Fairey’s glove at first base and went over his head and into right field.
The error allowed Boston College’s Lucas Stalman to score the eventual game-winning run in the top of the 11th inning, as the 12th-seeded Eagles downed No. 8 Clemson, 7-5, in the first game of the ACC Baseball Championship Tuesday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, North Carolina.
The loss was a critical blow to the Tigers’ NCAA Tournament hopes and leaves their postseason lives on life support as they get set to play top-seed Louisville on Thursday in a game that means nothing for an ACC Championship and everything to the NCAA Tournament.