Heroic plays highlight Florida baseball’s close win over Clemson in NCAA Super Regional
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The NCAA Super Regional game between the Florida Gators and Clemson Tigers had heroic plays when it mattered the most on Sunday afternoon.
It was the Gators that scored two runs in the bottom of the 13th inning to win the game, 11-10, and eliminate the Tigers from the postseason. Florida is back in the men’s College World Series.
Florida Gators outfielder Michael Robertson runs to first base during the NCAA Division 1 Super Regional game against the Tigers in Clemson, South Carolina, on June 8, 2024. (John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Michael Robertson played the hero for the Gators. He was 2-for-6 with two RBI. Jac Caglianone, Brody Donay and Ashton Wilson each had home runs for the Gators as well.
But it wasn’t for lack of trying. The Tigers’ season was put into the glove of center fielder Cam Cannarella.
Clemson was tied 9-9 with the Florida Gators in the bottom of the 10th inning. The Gators had runners on second and first and Wilson at the plate.
Clemson’s Cam Cannarella is shown during the NCAA Division 1 Regional College Baseball game against Coastal Carolina on June 2, 2024, in Clemson, South Carolina. (John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Wilson hit a long fly ball toward dead center field. Cannarella tracked it and made an unbelievable over-the-head catch for the final out to end the inning.
Clemson head coach Erik Bakich was ejected from the game in the top of the 13th after Clemson pulled ahead on Alden Mathes solo home run. The broadcast initially thought it was because Mathes spiked his bat in front of his dugout on the home run. Mathes was reportedly warned about the bat spike, which apparently upset the Tigers’ bench.
Bakich fired up the crowd on his way out.
Florida’s Jac Caglianone, right, celebrates with teammates after hitting a three-run home run against Clemson on June 8, 2024. (John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Florida would rally for the win and is now heading to Omaha to compete for a national championship.
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