Mike Becketti hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning and Georgia Tech beat No. 4 Clemson 14-12 in the second game of a doubleheader Friday afternoon at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. did. The Yellow Jackets, who evened the series 1-1, improved to 28-16 overall and 12-11 in the ACC. The Tigers fell to 35-10 overall and 16-7 in ACC play. Blake Wright, who went 4-for-5 with a career-high 7 RBIs, hit a solo home run in the first inning, extending his hitting streak to 15 games. , Peyton Green then hit a scoring single in the second inning to tie the score. Wright hit his second home run of the game and third of the day, this time in the third inning with his 19th three-run home run of the season, giving Clemson a 4-1 lead. In the fourth inning, Georgia Tech's Bobby Zmarzulak had a hit. After hitting a scoring single, Clemson responded with three runs in the fifth inning. Jacob Hinderleider extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a two-run double, and Wright hit a scoring double to give Clemson a 7-2 lead. In the top of the 6th inning, John Giesler hit a solo home run, and Wright batted into the lineup. Two out, scoring single in the bottom of the 6th inning. In the top of the seventh inning, Drew Burress hit a three-run home run, followed by a solo home run by Matthew Ellis, cutting Clemson's lead to 8-7. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Jack Crichton hit an extra-run single, giving him a double. With Clemson taking the lead, Nolan Nawrocki hit a scoring single. After four batters had two outs, Wright was hit by a pitch and scored one run. Cam Canarella then walked with the bases loaded, giving Clemson a 12-7 lead. The Yellow Jackets fought back again in the eighth inning with four runs, capping off with Burress' second three-run homer of the inning to close the Tiger lead. 12-11. After committing a leadoff error in the ninth inning, Becketti hit a two-run home run with two outs to give Georgia Tech the lead. Pinch hitter Van Lackey added a solo home run and Mason Patel (2-2) won the game, but Austin Gordon (0-2) took the loss. The series concludes Sunday on ACC Network Extra at 1 p.m.
Mike Becketti hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning and Georgia Tech beat No. 4 Clemson 14-12 in the second game of a doubleheader Friday afternoon at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. did. The Yellow Jackets, who evened the series 1-1, improved to 28-16 overall and 12-11 in the ACC. The Tigers fell to 35-10 overall and 16-7 in ACC play.
Blake Wright, who went 4-for-5 with a career-high 7 RBIs, hit a solo home run in the first inning to extend his hitting streak to 15 games, followed by Peyton Green's run-scoring single in the second inning to tie the game. did. Score. Wright hit his second home run of the game and third of the day, this time in the third inning with his 19th three-run home run of the season, giving Clemson a 4-1 lead.
Georgia Tech's Bobby Zmarzulak hit a run-scoring single in the fourth inning, and Clemson responded with three runs in the fifth inning. Jacob Hinderleider extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a two-run double, and Wright hit a scoring double to give Clemson a 7-2 lead.
In the top of the 6th inning, John Giesler hit a solo home run, and in the bottom of the 6th inning, Wright hit a scoring single with two outs. In the top of the seventh inning, Drew Burress hit a three-run home run, followed by a solo home run by Matthew Ellis, cutting Clemson's lead to 8-7.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, Jack Crichton hit a scoring single to cut Clemson's lead to two runs, and Nolan Nawrocki followed with a scoring single. After four batters had two outs, Wright was hit by a pitch and scored one run. Cam Canarella walked to load the bases and give Clemson a 12-7 lead.
The Yellow Jackets fought back again with four runs in the eighth inning, capped off by Burress' second three-run homer of the inning, cutting the Tiger lead to 12-11. After committing a leadoff error in the ninth inning, Becketti hit a two-run home run with two outs to give Georgia Tech the lead. Pinch hitter Van Lackey added a solo home run.
Mason Patel (2-2) earned the win, while Austin Gordon (0-2) took the loss.
The series concludes Sunday on ACC Network Extra at 1 p.m.
