CLEMSON — Clemson baseball's former coach, Jack Leggett, was ejected. Tigers coach Erik Bakich was thrown out next. It was the culmination of built-up frustration in Game 2 of the Clemson Super Regional.

Florida (34-28) eliminated the No. 6 overall seed Tigers (44-16) on Sunday, winning 11-10 after center fielder Michael Robertson hit a walk-off two-run double in the 13th inning. It is the Gators' second straight trip to the College World Series.

Both ejections came after Alden Mathes crushed a solo home run to give Clemson a 10-9 lead in the top of the 13th inning. The umpires huddled to review if the senior should be ejected for spiking his bat following the homer. With Mathes' apparent ejection coming, Bakich and Leggett exited the dugout to unleash on the umpires.

"It just turned out to be chaos," Clemson third baseman Blake Wright said.

Leggett was ejected for leaving the dugout because assistants and players cannot leave their position on the field or dugout area to appeal a play. Florida coach Kevin O'Sullivan, who was an assistant at Clemson for nine seasons, didn't know Leggett, his former boss, was ejected when it occurred.

"Obviously, it's unfortunate," O'Sullivan said. "He's a legend (and) Hall of Famer. You hate to see that happen."

Then Bakich was thrown out after arguing the umpires' ruling on Leggett. He went at it with the umpires near the mound for almost a minute following his ejection, then ignited the crowd at Doug Kingsmore Stadium before walking off the field.

The second-year Tigers coach raised both of his fists in the air and shouted "Let's go!"

"EB's always got our backs, no matter what," Clemson catcher Jimmy Obertop said. "It was cool seeing him go out there."

It was a cathartic moment from Bakich and Leggett as Clemson faced elimination. With first baseman Jack Crighton already ejected in the second inning, their frustration reached a boiling point that erupted in extra innings. Bakich and Leggett will serve a two-game suspension next season, and Crighton will be suspended for one game. Mathes did not get ejected.

In a statement Monday morning, crew chief Billy Van Raaphorst explained why both coaches were ejected while umpires discussed a potential unsportsmanlike conduct violation from Mathes' bat spike since warnings were issued in the third inning.

"Coach Bakich came running out of the dugout when the crew got together. We told him to go back to the dugout while we huddled. We had to tell him three times to return to the dugout. Meanwhile Coach Leggett was in the dugout pointing and screaming at us about the crew huddling. Leggett was warned to stop, he continued waving his hands while yelling at the crew.

"At this point, Leggett was ejected for failing to obey the warning. He then proceeded onto the field in foul territory and was warned to leave or be suspended. Leggett continued to yell at the crew while walking toward the foul line while failing to obey the 'Prolonged warning.' Leggett was then issued a two-game suspension.

"Once Leggett was ejected, Coach Bakich, who had not returned to the dugout, stayed outside the dugout in foul territory and started raising his arms over his head while facing the crowd to clearly incite the crowd. Due to the previous unsportsmanlike conduct warning issued earlier, we deemed this inappropriate, and he would be ejected for his actions. We ultimately decided that the batter's actions were not an ejectable offense."

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In a statement Sunday night, NCAA rules editor Randy Bruns said the rules that relate to the ejections are:

"A head coach who is ejected but then immediately stops arguing and leaves the field is not suspended per Rule 2-26. However, per Rule 5-15-a-4, any team personnel who has been ejected and continues to argue or continues to excessively express themselves with prolonged actions or offensive language is suspended for 2 additional games."

Bakich and his assistant coaches weren't made available to the media after the game because of NCAA rules, according to a Clemson spokesperson, but Bakich will have an end-of-the-year news conference later this month.

Although Clemson's season has ended, it has vastly improved under Bakich, reaching the super regional for the first time since 2010. His players adore him for the passion he exudes, and it was on display Sunday.

"Shoutout to Coach Bakich and all of the coaches for leading this program," Wright said. "This program is back on the right path."

Derrian Carter covers Clemson athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email him at dcarter@gannett.com and follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @DerrianCarter00

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