“I’ve been a part of this game for a really, really long time and that’s something you hear about in some story,” head coach J.D. Arteaga said. “I’m proud of our team for fighting to the very end. I’m beyond happy for our guys.”
Trailing 12-3 during heading into the bottom of the seventh, the Hurricanes (9-5, 2-0 ACC) scored six runs before plating another seven tallies in the eighth to come all the way back to stun the Cavaliers (12-3, 0-2 ACC).
Sophomore designated hitter Blake Cyr crushed a game-winning grand slam to send Mark Light Field into a frenzy.
“I’ve never seen anything like that,” an emotional Cyr said. “That was so special. Before I got in the box, I said in my head, ‘This is for you, Dad. I love you and I miss you.’”