Seminoles beat Clemson; ACC roundup

CLEMSON, S.C. - Florida State used six runs in the fifth inning on its way to a 9-3 victory against Clemson in Atlantic Coast Conference action Friday. <br> <br> The Seminole (49-12, 16-6) rally began with runners on first and second and two outs. A throw to second beat out the runner, but the runner knocked the ball loose with his slide into the bag. Jerrod Brown&#39;s check swing found its way through the left side to bring two runners home and Tony Richie followed with a three-run homer to left that put the Seminoles up 7-2. <br> <br> Clemson (44-10, 16-6) got on board first when Khalil Greene extended his hitting streak to 20 games after taking a 3-2 pitch deep over the fence in left for a two-run homer. The blast was Greene&#39;s 20th of the year, tying him with teammate Jeff Baker for the team lead. <br> <br> Starter Matt Lynch (12-1) scattered 10 hits over 7 1/3 innings, allowing three runs and no walks while striking out three, to get the win for the Seminoles. <br> <br> Steve Reba (11-2) gave up nine runs in 5 1/3 innings for the loss.<br> <br> N.C. STATE 10, VIRGINIA 2<br> <br> RALEIGH, N.C. - Joe Gaelti went 4 for 5 with three RBI to pace North Carolina State to a 10-2 win over Virginia Friday. <br> <br> Phillip Davidson pitched a complete game and allowed only six hits for N.C. State (30-24, 5-17 Atlantic Coast Conference). <br> <br> Gaelti led off the third inning with his fifth home run of the season. <br> <br> Virginia (25-28, 8-14) jumped to a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth. Matt Street walked and Dan Street doubled. Robert Word sliced a double down the right field line to score both baserunners before he was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a double. <br> <br> The Wolfpack&#39;s Brian Wright hammered a two-run homer in the fifth inning to account for the winning runs, making Cavaliers pitcher Shooter Starr (1-3) the loser. <br> <br> N.C. State put the game away with four runs in the bottom of the eighth. <br> <br> WAKE FOREST 14, DUKE 4<br> <br> DURHAM, N.C. - Stephen LeFaivre&#39;s two-run homer in the first inning launched the first of five home runs as third-ranked Wake Forest beat Duke 14-4 Friday. <br> <br> Duke took a 3-2 lead in the third as Brian Patrick singled to right field and Kevin Kelly followed with a homer. <br> <br> Jeff Ruziecki&#39;s homer in the fourth evened the score at 3-3. <br> <br> Duke pulled ahead 4-3 in the bottom of the fourth when Troy Caradonna scored on a groundout. <br> <br> Wake Forest reclaimed the lead for good when Ryan Braun hit a three-run homer off starting Duke pitcher Paul DeMarco (2-4), who took the loss. <br> <br> Demon Deacons pitcher Kyle Sleeth (12-0) earned the win.

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