TEMPE, Ariz. — Carlos Ramirez singled three times and drove in three runs to help Arizona State beat Clemson 7-4 in its super regional opener Saturday night.

After the Tigers rallied from two down to tie it, Matt Newman doubled off the center-field fence to bring home Ramirez for the go-ahead run in the seventh inning. Ramirez’s bases-loaded single brought in two more in the eighth as the Sun Devils (48-12), seeded fifth nationally, won for the 15th time in 16 games.
The last six of Arizona State’s runs came with two outs.
Mike Leake (16-1), the NCAA leader in victories, got the win against Clemson (44-21) despite one of his shakiest outings. He allowed four runs, three of them earned, on eight hits in eight innings.