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No. 14 Clemson baseball holds off Virginia to complete series sweep | The State

No. 14 Clemson held off a late rally to earn a 9-8 victory at Virginia on Sunday.

The Tigers led 9-4 entering the bottom of the eighth inning before Virginia scored four runs to cut the lead to one. Tanner Morris tried to score and tie the game on a wild pitch with two outs in the eighth but was tagged out at the plate as Clemson was able to maintain its one-run lead.

Tigers reliever Ryley Gilliam pitched a perfect ninth inning to allow Clemson to hold on for the win.

The victory finished off a series sweep for the Tigers and Clemson is now 34-11 (17-7) on the year.