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DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Terrell Tatum’s two-run infield single keyed NC State’s four-run ninth inning that rallied the Wolfpack past Wake Forest 6-5 on Thursday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.

NC State (42-15) trailed 5-2 entering the ninth before getting a two-run single from Brad Debo. David Harrison pinch ran for Debo and reached second on a wild pitch, and Tatum beat out a grounder to second that scored Tyler McDonough with the tying run. Harrison was initially called out on the throw home to the plate before review reversed the play to push the Wolfpack ahead in a wild inning.

Baker Nelson (2-0) pitched 1/3 of an inning in the eighth for the win while Cameron Cotter closed out the Demon Deacons (31-26) in the ninth for his third save.

Wake Forest appeared in control with a four-run fourth and another run in the seventh but didn’t hold up as NC State fought back with all its scoring over the final three innings. William Fleming (1-4) took the loss.

THURSDAY GAME 3 NOTES
-Regardless of the outcome of its Friday night game against Florida State, NC State has earned a spot in Saturday’s 5 p.m. semifinal game versus the winner of the first game of Friday’s session – No. 2 Georgia Tech (39-16) versus No. 7 Duke (31-24) … The Wolfpack did not play either team during the regular season.

-NC State took two of three from Florida State (35-21) when the Atlantic Division foes met in Raleigh on March 15-17.

-NC State had been 2-12 when trailing after eight innings prior to Friday night … Wake Forest had been 29-1 when leading after eight.

-Wake Forest and NC State have now split four meetings during the 2019 season … The Demon Deacons took two of three in the regular-season series at Winston-Salem on April 18-20.

-NC State now holds an 8-7 edge over Wake Forest in all-time ACC Baseball Championship meetings and leads the all-time series 123-62.