CLEMSON – Survive and advance.
Aby Vieira tripled and Marian Collins laid down a perfect squeeze bunt in the top of the ninth for the game’s only run as top-seeded Clemson defeated Northwestern 1-0 in nine innings Saturday afternoon to advance to Sunday’s winner’s bracket.
Clemson improves to 46-12 while Northwestern falls to 30-19-1.
Northwestern will face the winner of the second game of the day – Kentucky or Northwestern – in the third and final game of the afternoon. Clemson will play the winner of that game at 1 pm Sunday and has to be beaten twice.