ATLANTA — Clemson avoided the program’s longest conference losing streak in history when it rallied to score six runs in the top of eight inning to beat No. 11 Georgia Tech, 11-7, at Russ Chandler Stadium Sunday in Atlanta.
The win was just the Tigers’ second in the last 12 games and ended a nine-game losing streak in the Atlantic Coast Conference, which matched the marked tied by the 2017 team.
The Tigers’ rally was overshadowed by home-plate umpire Derek Mollica, who threw out Clemson pitcher Sam Weatherly following a strikeout to end the eighth inning. Weatherly was celebrating after recording a big strikeout to end the inning when he got tossed.