The Hurricanes seized control in the final game of the series with a Johnny Ruiz two-run home run in the bottom of the third inning. They maintained control of the game until the top of the fifth. Virginia Tech’s Rahiem Cooper hit a two-run double to tie the score.
The teams remained tied until Cooper hit a three-run home run in the tenth inning to put the Hokies up three. Miami battled back in the bottom of the ninth. Ruiz hit a two-run single with one out to cut the deficit to one.
Nico Baldor walked on a 3-2 pitch with two outs to set up Michelangeli’s heroics.