OMAHA, Neb. — Bennett Lee drove within the go-ahead run within the eighth inning proper after he made an enormous defensive play on the plate, main No. 1 nationwide seed Wake Forest to a 3-2 victory over LSU within the College World Series on Monday evening.
The Demon Deacons (54-10) are actually in command of their bracket and a win away from the best-of-three finals. Their subsequent sport is Wednesday in opposition to the winner of a Tuesday elimination sport between SEC rivals LSU and Tennessee. The Deacons must lose twice to be denied a spot within the finals.
Lee, the Deacons’ catcher, made one of many performs of the CWS within the prime of the eighth when he snagged third baseman Brock Wilken’s bouncing throw and tagged out Tre’ Morgan to maintain the sport tied 2-all.
After Danny Corona lashed Thatcher Hurd’s breaking pitch down the right-field line for a double within the backside half, Lee adopted with a base hit into left that introduced Corona house and produced Wake Forest’s second straight come-from-behind win.
Wake Forest nearer Camden Minacci (1-1) pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to complete off the Tigers (49-16).
LSU starter Ty Floyd restricted the Deacons to 2 hits and matched his profession excessive with 10 strikeouts earlier than he misplaced his command within the sixth inning. He walked the primary three batters, prompting coach Jay Johnson to name on Hurd (6-3) to face the nationwide house run co-leader in Wilken.
Wilken despatched a ball up the center for an RBI single, and the tying run got here house when Justin Johnson hit right into a double play.
The Tigers opened the scoring in opposition to Wake Forest starter Josh Hartle within the third. Tommy White singled in a run and scored from second when Morgan tripled on a fly ball left fielder Adam Cecere misplaced within the solar.
Hartle went six innings and struck out 9, operating his season whole to a Wake Forest-record 140.
The Deacons turned again the Tigers within the eighth when issues regarded dire. LSU had runners on the corners with none out after Morgan doubled down the road and moved over when Hayden Travinski reached on an error.
Wilken backhanded Cade Beloso’s grounder down the road, double-pumped and bounced a throw house to Lee, who put the tag on Morgan on an in depth play that stood up on video assessment. The inning ended when Wilken picked up Gavin Dugas’ grounder to start out a double play.
LSU’s Dylan Crews, projected to be the primary or second participant chosen within the beginner draft subsequent month, was 0 for 3 however prolonged his on-base streak to 69 video games when he walked within the seventh.
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