One weekend can make all the difference in the world. Such is the case for the Clemson baseball team.

Coming into the final ACC series of the regular season, the Tigers were reeling, having dropped nine of 12. Erik Bakich’s team had fallen from No. 2 in the D1 Baseball rankings, down to No. 15, and was no longer projected to host a regional.

“We are in a unique spot, a spot we have been in before,” Bakich said after the Tigers lost two out of three to Duke. “Just in terms of how we’ve played the last three weeks, it kind of feels like we are up against the ropes. Backs against the wall, and it is a good spot to be in. Because there is only one thing to do when you’re backed up, and that is to fight.”

With Clemson sweeping Pitt on the road, Bakich’s words almost seem prophetic. After Duke won game two to even up its series against Clemson a little over a week ago, Bakich insisted the Tigers were going to go on an “epic run.” After the Blue Devils took game three, sending Clemson to its third consecutive ACC series loss, Bakich doubled down.

“I think this is going to be an awesome week for Clemson baseball,” Bakich said. “We are going to be swinging. Take our deal on the road and be ready to let all this frustration out. Again, you have heard me say this before, but I 100% believe this team is going on a run. It’s going to be explosive. It’s going to be epic.”

And explosive it was. The Tigers’ offense, which had been dormant for much of the three-week skid, came to life in a big way. Clemson roughed up Pitt pitching to the tune of 45 hits, with the team hitting over .340 in the sweep. Cam Cannarella, Jack Crighton and Jacob Jarrell all had big weekends.

The weekend sweep also gave Clemson’s postseason aspirations a big boost. One week ago, the Tigers were being projected to go on the road for regional play. Bakich’s team is now up to No. 10 in the RPI and is once again projected to host, with D1 Baseball predicting Clemson as the No. 12 overall seed.

That means the Tigers will head to Durham for the ACC Tournament in prime position. After earning a No. 5 seed, Clemson will play on Wednesday at 1 p.m. and face off against the winner of the game between Stanford and Virginia Tech, set to be played on Tuesday. The Tigers took two out of three from the Cardinal at Doug Kingsmore last month, but did not play the Hokies during the regular season.

Win one game, and the Tigers are all but a lock to host when regional play begins. They might not even need to win one. However, if this current three-game winning streak does indeed turn into the epic run that Bakich predicted, culminating in an appearance in the championship game on Sunday, or even winning the whole thing, a top-eight national seed could even be back on the table.