WINSTON-SALEM, NC - Brett Armour’s two-run homer in the eighth inning broke a scoreless tie and Wake Forest held on for a 2-1 win over Clemson on Friday night. The Tigers fell to 32-23 overall and 16-13 in ACC play.
The Demon Deacons escaped a one-out, bases-loaded jam in the top of the eighth inning without allowing a run, then Armour blasted a two-run homer just inside the left-field foul pole in the bottom of the eighth inning to score the game’s first runs. Clemson loaded the bases with no outs in the ninth inning, but only scored one run and fell one run short.
Daniel Gossett (6-3), the first of three Tiger pitchers, suffered the loss in his first career ACC start. In a career-long 7 1/3 innings pitched, he surrendered six hits, two runs, and two walks with seven strikeouts.
Clemson and Wake Forest will conclude the regular season with game three of the series on Saturday at 1:00 PM.
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