Panthers Rally in Ninth to Stun Demon Deacons

PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — Caden Dulin’s walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday lifted Pittsburgh to a 4-3 victory over Wake Forest in Atlantic Coast Conference baseball at Petersen Sports Complex.

The Panthers scored twice in the final frame, overcoming a three-run deficit. Derrick Tarpley Jr. hit a solo homer in the sixth and Sebastian Pisacreta added an RBI double in the seventh.

Wake Forest built its lead on RBI groundouts from Luke Costello and Kade Lewis, plus a run-scoring single from JD Stein. Pittsburgh starter Drew Lafferty earned the win with 6 2/3 strong innings, while Cam Bagwell threw six no-hit innings for the Demon Deacons before the Panthers rallied against the bullpen.

Pittsburgh improved to 21-9. Wake Forest fell to 23-10.