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Morales Has 2 Home Runs, Miami Beats Wake Forest 7-2 in ACC Semifinal

The Hurricanes (40-18) will play Clemson in Sunday's championship.

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CORAL GABLES, FL – MAY 20: Miami infielder Yohandy Morales (35) confirms that Blake Cyr (4) hit a home run while running to third base in the seventh inning as the Miami Hurricanes faced the Duke Blue Devils on May 20, 2023, at Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park in Coral Gables, Florida. (Photo by Samuel Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Yohandy Morales had two home runs and drove in four runs to power fourth-seeded Miami past top-seeded Wake Forest 7-2 on Saturday in an ACC Tournament semifinal.

The Hurricanes (40-18) will play Clemson in Sunday's championship.

Morales had three hits, his two-run single in the first that putting the Hurricanes on top for good. He added a solo home run in the sixth to make it 3-1 and closed out the scoring with a solo shot in the ninth.

Blake Cyr had a two-run single in a three-run seventh that pushed Miami's lead to 6-2.

Alejandro Rosario (4-6), the second of six Miami pitchers, got the win, giving up four hits and an unearned run in 4 2/3 innings.

Nick Kurtz and Bennett Lee both had two hits for the Demon Deacons (47-10). Starter Sean Sullivan (5-3) gave up two runs on one hit in 2 2/3 inning for the loss.

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