Clemson freshman tossed in extra-innings thriller, broadcast not happy with ejection: ‘You cannot do that’

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Clemson baseball is without freshman Cam Cannarella for Sunday’s NCAA tournament elimination game against Charlotte after the center fielder was ejected in the 13th inning against Tennessee Saturday night. 

Cannarella was tossed from Saturday’s 14-inning, 6-5 Tennessee win after appearing to say something to Vols third baseman Zane Denton between the top and bottom of the 13th inning. 

Cam Cannarella of the Clemson Tigers during the ACC Baseball Championship game against the Boston College Eagles on May 26, 2023, in Durham, North Carolina. (Eakin Howard/Getty Images)

With the game tied at 5-5 in the top of the 13th, Tennessee had the bases loaded with one out. The Tigers turned a double play, ending the Vols' scoring threat. 

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As Cannarella was running in from center field, he appeared to say something toward Denton, and Cannarella did not take his place in the batting order in the bottom half of the 13th. 

When the broadcast realized what had happened, ESPN analyst Kyle Peterson voiced his displeasure with the ejection.  

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"You cannot do that, not for that. I mean these kids have played 13 innings," Peterson said. "Again, like you want to take emotion totally out of this game, that’s how you’re going to do it. If they’re going back and forth a little bit, they’re both going their own way, so be it. But there’s zero, zero way that you can throw a kid out for doing that."

Both teams were issued a warning earlier in the game after there was some chirping back and forth, Clemson head coach Erik Bakich said