CHARLESTON, S.C. – Following a seven-run ninth and a 27 and a half hour rain delay, sophomore Cullen Large blasted a solo shot over the right field wall to send the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament to its final game with a 9-8 victory over top-seeded UNCW. With the win, the Tribe improves to 28-29, while the Seahawks drop to 39-16.
 
UNCW jumped on the board first with six runs in the bottom of the third inning. Brian Mims reached on a one-out walk, moving to second on a balk. The next batter, Gavin Stupienski doubled down the right field line. The rally continued as Nick Feight singled up the middle, scoring Stupenski. Back-to-back singles from Casey Golden and Daniel Stack loaded the bases, before Zach Canada doubled down the left field line adding two more runs. A sacrifice fly from Robbie Thorbun followed by a single from Kennard McDowell made it 6-0 Seahawks.
 
William & Mary tallied a run in the top of the fourth inning. Freshmen Hunter Smith and Kyle Wrighte sandwiched one-out hits around a senior Josh Smith walk. Junior Charles Ameer followed with a single up the middle, scoring W&M's first run and cutting the lead to 6-1.
 
The Seahawks added a run with two outs in the bottom of the sixth. A bunt single from Steven Linkous, followed by a Mims walk. Stupenski followed with a single, plating Linkous.
 
Stupienski added a run  a two-out homer in the bottom eighth inning. The blast made it 8-1.
 
Down to its final three outs, W&M rallied all the way back for seven runs, tying the score. Back-to-back singles from sophomore Ryan Hall and junior Ryder Miconi started the rally. A double by sophomore Cullen Large down the right field line, plated Hall. A double from Gould added two more runs for the Tribe. After an out, Josh Smith and Kyle Wrighte singled for the fourth run of the inning. After a walk to Ameer, back-to-back hit by pitches to Socher and Hall brought the Tribe within one. The next batter, Miconi sent a sac fly to centerfield tying the score 8-8.
 
After junior John Yoest escaped a second and third jam in the bottom of the 11th inning, the Tribe took its first lead in the top of the 12th. Large led off the inning with a towering blast over the right centerfield wall. The sophomore's seventh homer of the year made it 9-8.
 
Yoest picked up his first win of the season, pitching the final two innings, working around three hits, and striking out one. The loss was charged to Alex Groff, who pitched the final 3.2 innings for UNCW.
 
The final game will be a winner-take all final and will come at 6:30 p.m.