Wake Forest comes back to beat LSU to get inside track to College World Series finals

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A few minutes after he made the defensive play of the game, Bennett Lee delivered the hit that put Wake Forest on the inside track to the College World Series finals.

The Demon Deacons came from behind to win a second straight one-run game at Charles Schwab Field, beating LSU 3-2 on Monday night in the game that determined control of their bracket.

Wake Forest is 7-0 in the NCAA Tournament and bidding to become the first No. 1 national seed since 1999 to win the championship.

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Wake Forests Danny Corona, center, celebrates after scoring the go-ahead run against LSU with teammate Lucas Costello, right, in the eighth inning of a baseball game at the NCAA College World Series in Omaha, Neb., Monday, June 19, 2023. Corona was batted in off a single by Bennett Lee.  (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

"Every single guy is having the time of their lives right now," said closer Camden Minacci, who got the last five outs. "Who can beat us? It seems pretty much impossible. So the amount of fun we have is truly incredible."

Lee, the Deacons’ catcher, made a spectacular play in the top of the eighth when he snagged third baseman Brock Wilken’s bouncing throw and tagged out Tre’ Morgan to keep the game tied 2-all.

"Brock Wilken made a great play to get to the ball, and Bennett was there with an unbelievable pick and tag under pressure," Deacons coach Tom Walter said. "It was a huge play in this ball game."

After Danny Corona lashed Thatcher Hurd’s breaking pitch down the right-field line for a double in the bottom half, Lee followed with a base hit into left that brought Corona home.

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