Clate Schmidt bounced off the mound after an eighth-inning strikeout and pounded his chest while letting out a primal scream that could be heard all over the ballpark.
Schmidt deserved to let his emotions show after handcuffing top-seeded Louisville for 8 2/3 innings Friday afternoon in Durham at the ACC Baseball Championship, leading the Tigers to a 5-3 victory and edging his team ever closer to a spot in Sunday’s championship game.
The innings were a career-high, and it earned him his eighth win of the season, acting as a bit of redemption for a pitcher that was sent to the bullpen a month ago.