Clemson freshman Casey Tallent saw his dream come true Saturday afternoon at Doug Kingsmore Stadium when he saw the mound for the first time as a Tiger.
The Hartwell, Georgia native came in and settled things down for Clemson. who trailed 4-0 at the time. Tallent went 2 1/3 innings without giving up a hit or a run.
“It was definitely a dream come true. To say I wasn’t nervous is false. I was very nervous. But I just went out there and put my confidence in all of my preseason work. I just went out there and competed,” said Tallent.