Just before the end of their third delay of the game in last Sunday’s ACC Championship Game, Pat Krall approached pitching coach Andrew See and asked for the baseball.
See was apprehensive at first. Clemson had already used the lefty three times in its run to the ACC Title Game as he earned the win in relief against Virginia in the first game. Came in to get the save against Louisville in the second and then earned another win in third game against Wake Forest, which advanced the Tigers to the championship game against Florida State.
Before the last delay on Sunday, Clemson had squandered what was a 17-run lead to five as the Seminoles scored eight runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to make the game at least a little more entertaining down the stretch.