CLEMSON — Tristan Bissetta entered the postgame media room with a drenched uniform.

After hitting a walk-off RBI single Friday to lift Clemson baseball (42-14) to the winner's bracket to face No. 3 seed Coastal Carolina on Saturday (5 p.m. ET, ESPN+), the redshirt sophomore's teammates doused blue Powerade on him.

"I'm completely soaked," Bissetta said. "Totally worth it."

Clemson coach Erik Bakich joined in on the fun, pouring water on Bissetta during the news conference. But not even a fire extinguisher can put out the Tigers' ability to overcome a deficit. They earned their 25th comeback victory of the season after overcoming a one-run deficit to beat a gritty No. 4 seed High Point.

This comeback will rank among the most memorable of the year considering the stakes. Tristan Smith had a solid outing, throwing 99 pitches, recording nine strikeouts but allowing six hits and three runs (one earned) in 5⅓ innings. Yet the Tigers' offense struggled mightily to back him.

They left 11 runners on base and failed to move runners, hitting 5-for-22. High Point's Gus Hughes stifled the Tigers, striking out seven, but he did allow three runs (two earned). He held their top five hitters in the order to a combined 2-for-18.

Yet when the ninth inning rolled around and the fans at Doug Kingsmore Stadium rallied behind the Tigers, the switch flipped on.

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"This is a pretty unique and special group," Bakich said. "Their superpower is their belief that they're gonna come back and find a way, and they've done it."

Blake Wright ignited the critical rally with a first-pitch double down the right-field line on High Point reliever Adam Grintz. Fearing Cam Cannarella, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI, Panthers coach Joey Hammond walked the sophomore.

Jimmy Obertop had a chance to end the game, but Grintz struck him out. Then came Bissetta, who was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI prior to the at-bat. On the first pitch, he ripped a 109 mph line drive past the second baseman's glove into right-center field that sent Wright home to end the game and send his teammates and 6,000-plus fans into a frenzy.

"Not a more timely hit than a walk-off game winner by Tristan Bissetta," Bakich said. "Just a huge, clutch hit in a big moment."

Time and time again this season, the Tigers have shown they can dig themselves out of any hole they get themselves in. It has become this team's identity, no matter the competition.

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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