ACC Baseball | Duke clinches ACC title winning 16-4 against Florida State in Championship

Through two innings Friday night, the game remained scoreless. Ace pitcher Chase Burns got out of a bases-loaded jam for the Deacs in the bottom of the second.

- Wake Forest strikes first, with a solo home run in the top of the third by leadoff hitter Marek Houston. 1-0 Deacs.

- The Demon Deacons lead 2-0 going into the seventh inning.

- And now it's a 4-0 Wake Forest lead. After squaring to bunt twice, Cameron Gill swings away and smashes a two-run homer to left field in the top of the seventh to double the lead.

- The Tar Heels have three innings left to make something happen. The good news? Burns is done for the night. The Wake Forest ace scattered six hits across six innings, striking out 15 while delivering just two walks

- And we've got a ball game! The Tar Heels plate three in the bottom of the seventh off the Wake Forest bullpen to make it a 4-3 game.

Top-seeded UNC is looking for a spot in the semifinals, but they'll have to get past maybe the best No. 8 seed in the land, Wake Forest.

The Demon Deacons began the baseball season as the No.1-ranked team in the country but faltered down the stretch.

Still, with Chase Burns, perhaps the nation's top pitcher, Wake Forest is a team to be reckoned with.

The winner plays Florida State in the semifinals.

In a game that had nothing but pride on the line, Clemson came back from a big deficit to edge Louisville 8-7 on Friday afternoon.

The Tigers trailed 6-0 before rallying and won the game on a bases-loaded, walk-off walk.

With Clemson behind 7-4 in the bottom of the eighth, Jimmy Obertop hit a three-run home run to tie the game and set up the final heroics.

It was Clemson's 23rd comeback win of the year.

James Tibbs III hit his team-leading 25th homer of the season and 52nd of his career, and No. 5 seed Florida State advanced to the ACC Tournament semifinals with a 12-7 victory over fourth-seeded Virginia on Friday.

Tibbs, the ACC player of the year, went 2 for 3 with five RBIs. He gave Florida State (41-14) the lead in the fourth inning on a two-run single and then walked with the bases loaded in the fifth to make it 4-1. He added a sacrifice fly to begin a seven-run seventh inning.

Daniel Cantu highlighted the top of the seventh with a long shot to the wall that centerfielder Bobby Whalen appeared to catch but the ball fell out of his glove. Cantu raced for a triple and two scored for a 9-2 lead.

Virginia (41-15) responded by hitting three home runs in an inning for the third time this season to make it 11-7. But the Cavaliers intentionally walked Cam Smith to load the bases with one out in the eighth to face Tibbs, who delivered with a deep drive into the seats.

Tibbs is tied with Mike McGee for the fifth-most homers in FSU history.

Jamie Arnold (10-3) turned in another quality start for Florida State, allowing two earned runs with nine strikeouts across six innings. Brennen Oxford secured his fifth save.

Virginia starter Joe Savino (2-2) allowed four runs in 4 2/3 innings.

The Associated Press contributed.