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Cam Cannarella’s late-inning homer lifts Clemson to 12-10 win in series opener

Clemson defeated Boston College in the series opener, 12-10, on Thursday night.

CLEMSON, S.C. – Cam Cannarella’s three-run homer in the eighth inning lifted No. 4 Clemson to a 12-10 victory over Boston College at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Thursday night. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 38-13 overall and 18-10 in the ACC. The Eagles dropped to 22-29 overall and 8-20 in ACC play.

The Eagles took advantage of two errors in the first inning to score five runs, capped by Parker Landwehr’s three-run homer. After the Tigers plated a run in the second inning, Cameron Leary belted a leadoff homer in the top of the third inning to build a 6-1 lead. With two outs in the bottom of the third inning, Jimmy Obertop hit a three-run homer, his 17th of the year.

John Collins led off the top of the fourth inning with a homer, then the Eagles added a run later in the frame to take an 8-4 lead. Jacob Jarrell flared a run-scoring single in the bottom of the fourth inning, then Jacob Hinderleider lined a two-out, run-scoring single later in the frame. Three two-out errors allowed Clemson to plate two runs in the fifth inning to tie the score 8-8.

Alden Mathes led off the sixth inning with a homer, his ninth of the year, to give Clemson its first lead, then Barry Walsh’s two-out double scored the tying run in the seventh inning. Leary hit his second homer of the game in the top of the eighth inning to give Boston College a 10-9 lead.

With one out in the bottom of the eighth inning, Cannarella laced a 3-2 pitch, the ninth pitch of his plate appearance, over the fence in left field for his ninth long ball of the season.

Reed Garris (1-1) earned the win in relief, while Austin Gordon pitched the ninth inning to record his ninth save of the year. Tyler Mudd (2-3) suffered the loss.

The series continues Friday at 1 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.

–via Clemson Athletic Communications

No. 4 Clemson downs Georgia Tech for another ACC series win

Clemson Baseball: Billy Barlow was outstanding in relief, Cam Cannarella stayed hot at the plate, and Jacob Hinderleider hit a three-run home run to lift the fourth-ranked Tigers past Georgia Tech, 9-3, Sunday.

Jacob Hinderleider hit a three-run home run, and Clemson pitching held a hot-hitting Georgia Tech team to just five hits in a 9-3 Tigers victory over the Yellow Jackets Sunday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.

It was another series victory for the fourth-ranked Tigers (36-10 overall, 17-7 conference), who won their seventh of eight weekend series in ACC play.

After a solo home run from Payton Green gave Georgia Tech a 1-0 lead in the second inning, Clemson answered in the bottom of the inning. Cam Cannarella drew a leadoff walk and advanced to second on a passed ball. Jimmy Obertop and Tristan Bissetta then followed with back-to-back RBI doubles to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead.

Cannarella stepped back to the plate in the third inning and brought in Clemson’s third run with a two-out triple down the right field line to score Blake Wright.

The Tigers then erupted for four runs in the fourth inning. They started with three straight singles off Georgia Tech starter Tate McKee, with Nolan Nawrocki singling home a run to make it 4-1. Two outs later, Hinderleider cleared the bases with a three-run bomb to left that brought the score to 7-1. It was Hinderleider’s 10th home run of the season.

Clemson never looked back, tacking on single runs in the fifth and sixth innings. Cannarella doubled and scored on an RBI sacrifice fly from Jack Crighton in the fifth before Wright tacked on to the lead with a sac fly that scored Jarren Purify in the sixth for a 9-1 lead.

Clemson pitching held Georgia Tech to just five hits Sunday. Aidan Knaak looked a bit rusty in spots in his first start in two weeks after being held out of the rotation a week earlier at Louisville. He allowed a run on two hits and three walks in four innings of a no-decision. Knaak struck out seven and left after throwing 78 pitches, 48 for strikes.

Billy Barlow, Clemson’s regular midweek starter, took over for Knaak in the fifth and pitched four scoreless innings before allowing a bloop single to Green, followed by a Parker Brosius two-run home run.

Barlow (5-1) surrendered just those two runs on three hits to 17 batters faced to earn the win. He struck out three and walked one. Freshman left-hander Jacob McGovern retired all three batters he faced on 11 pitches in his fifth relief appearance of the season.

McKee (4-4) suffered the loss for Georgia Tech (28-17, 12-12). His final line was six runs allowed in 3 1/3 innings.

Clemson tallied eight hits with Cannarella and Bissetta each finishing 2-for-3.

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The Tigers will travel to Truist Field, the site of this year’s ACC Baseball Tournament, to face Charlotte in midweek play Tuesday. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. EDT. The game can be seen on ESPN+. Clemson will then head to Winston-Salem for its next weekend series at No. 15 Wake Forest beginning Friday.

WATCH: Erik Bakich, Clemson players talk wild win over Louisville

Clemson Tigers Baseball: Hear from Clemson coach Erik Bakich, center fielder Cam Cannarella and reliever Matthew Marchal after the Tigers’ thrilling 12-11 victory over Louisville in ACC play Friday.

Clemson coach Erik Bakich called it “our epic meltdown… followed up by another epic comeback.”

Whatever you want to call it, the fourth-ranked Tigers found another way to rally for a wild victory in ACC play when they scored four ninth-inning runs to cap a thrilling 12-11 series-opening victory over Louisville on Friday night at Jim Patterson Stadium.

Clemson (33-8 overall, 14-5 ACC) allowed 10 runs in the bottom of the fourth inning as the Cardinals built an 11-4 lead.

The Tigers slowly began to chip away by adding two runs in the fifth and single runs in the seventh and eighth innings to pull to within three at 11-8.

Then the bats erupted for four runs in the ninth inning, capped by a two-out, go-ahead double from Cam Cannarella to push the eventual winning run across for the latest in a string of wild finishes for the Tigers this season.

After Friday’s series opener, Bakich, Cannarella, and reliever Matthew Marchal spoke briefly about the Tigers’ (latest) improbable come-from-behind victory. Here’s everything they said.

Four-run ninth inning gives No. 4 Clemson wild series-opening win at Louisville

Clemson Baseball: The Clemson Tigers rallied for a wild 12-11 come-from-behind victory over Louisville Friday.

LOUISVILLE, KY. – No. 4 Clemson scored four runs in the ninth inning, capped by Cam Cannarella’s two-out, run-scoring single, in its 12-11 victory over Louisville at Jim Patterson Stadium on Friday night. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 33-8 overall and 14-5 in the ACC. The Cardinals fell to 24-17 overall and 9-10 in ACC play.

Isaac Humphrey started the scoring with a run-scoring triple in the third inning, then Clemson responded with four runs in the top of the fourth inning. Jack Crighton, Tristan Bissetta and Alden Mathes all hit run-scoring singles, then an error plated the fourth run.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, Louisville took advantage of a walk to the second batter of the frame to ignite a 10-run frame on five hits and a costly error to build an 11-4 lead. Bissetta, who had four RBIs in the game, hit a two-out, two-run single in the fifth inning and added an RBI fielder’s choice in the seventh inning. Cannarella laced a two-out, run-scoring single in the eighth inning.

In the ninth inning, Jacob Hinderleider hit a run-scoring single and Blake Wright, who earlier extended his hitting streak to 11 games, lofted a sacrifice fly. Then with two outs, Jimmy Obertop ripped a single to score the tying run. Cannarella followed with a single to score the go-ahead run.

Matthew Marchal (5-0) earned the win, while Austin Gordon recorded his seventh save of the year. Tucker Biden (3-1) suffered the loss.

The series continues Saturday at 1 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.

–via Clemson Athletic Communications

USC Upstate halts Clemson’s winning streak

Clemson Baseball: Tigers fall to USC Upstate.

Koby Kropt hit a go-ahead grand slam off Rob Hughes in the eighth inning Tuesday, and USC Upstate stunned No. 2 Clemson, 9-5, at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.

The Tigers fell to 28-4 overall.

The Spartans (22-12) loaded the bases off Hughes with no one out to begin the eighth inning before Kropt’s home run, his ninth of the season.

Clemson fell behind 5-2 in the sixth inning after Tyler Lang hit a three-run homer off Tigers starter Billy Barlow. For a moment, it looked like the Tigers would do what they’ve done most all season: rally.

Cam Cannarella and Jimmy Obertop hit back to back home runs to tie the game at 5-all in the seventh before Kropt’s eighth-inning blast over Cannarella’s head in straight-away center field landed the decisive blow.

Hughes (1-2) suffered the loss in his 11th appearance in relief. Jake Cubbler (2-1) earned the win in relief with four innings of work. After surrendering the home runs to Cannarella and Obertop, Cubbler retired the final six batters he faced to close out the game.

Barlow received a no-decision in his seventh start. The right-hander surrendered four runs and five hits in five innings. He struck out five and walked one.

Clemson’s offense was held to just six hits. Only Cannarella (2-for-5) had two hits against Spartans pitching. His two-run homer in the seventh was his sixth of the season. Obertop’s solo shot was eighth.

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Clemson will host NC State for a three-game weekend series beginning Friday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. The Wolfpack (18-12, 8-7) were swept by Louisville last weekend.

Clemson run rules SC Upstate in midweek contest

Clemson Baseball: No. 2 Clemson defeated USC Upstate, 11-1, in seven innings Tuesday.

GREENVILLE, S.C. – No. 2 Clemson scored five runs in the second inning and five runs in the fifth inning in its 11-1 victory in seven innings over USC Upstate at Fluor Field on Tuesday night. The Tigers, who took a 2-0 lead in the season series, improved to 25-3, while the Spartans dropped to 18-12. The two teams conclude their season series next Tuesday night at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.

Clemson scored five runs in the second inning on Cam Cannarella’s two-run single, Alden Mathes’ two-run triple and Blake Wright’s RBI groundout. Jacob Jarrell flared a run-scoring single in the third inning, then he ripped a run-scoring double in the fifth inning. Cannarella followed with a sharp grounder to bring home a run, then Mathes and Blake Wright hit run-scoring singles during Clemson’s five-run frame.

The Spartans dented the scoreboard with a run in the fifth inning on Troy Hamilton’s two-out, run-scoring single, ending Clemson’s streak of not allowing a run at 18 innings over three games.

Tiger starter Billy Barrow (4-1) earned the win. He allowed just three hits, one run and two walks with five strikeouts in 5.0 innings pitched. Spartan starter Cooper Ellingworth (4-2) suffered the loss.

The Tigers travel to Notre Dame for a three-game series, beginning Friday at 4:30 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.

–via Clemson Athletic Department

Santucci sizzles with 11 K’s as No. 6 Duke downs No. 10 Clemson in ACC home opener

No. 6 Duke uses home runs and excellent pitching from Jonathan Santucci to down No. 10 Clemson.

For the second Friday in a row, Duke’s baseball team handed a loss to a top-10 team.

This time, it took place in Durham as Duke opened up its ACC home slate with a decisive 5-2 win over the 10th-ranked Clemson Tigers.

Duke ace Jonathan Santucci was razor-sharp as he bounced back from a short-lived showing against Wake Forest last Friday evening. He didn’t make it through three innings in his previous start, but he tossed five innings of two-run ball against Clemson.

The game started rocky after a fielding error allowed Clemson’s best player and future first-round draft pick, outfielder Cam Cannarella, to reach first. A wild pitch and some productive hitting got him to third before a single by third baseman Blake Wright scored him to give the Tigers an early 1-0 lead.

In the bottom frame, Duke responded loudly. With one out, a Ben Miller walk and a single by Alex Stone set the stage for Harvard transfer Logan Bravo to hammer a 2-0 pitch from Clemson starter Austin Gordon to right center for a three-run homer, giving the Blue Devils a lead they would never relinquish the rest of the game.

Santucci, from there, would settle down. He pitched two scoreless innings, racking up more strikeouts using his fastball, changeup, and slider in perfect unison.

In the bottom of the third, Bravo added more insurance, ripping a line drive to left field for his second homer of the game, giving Duke a 4-1 lead.

Clemson’s Blake Wright responded with a home run at the top of the fourth to cut Duke’s lead to two runs, but Santucci avoided further damage after maneuvering through a bit of trouble with two runners on.

The Blue Devils’ star pitcher would end his day in the fifth after getting Wright to fly out to right field. He finished with 11 strikeouts, three walks, and two runs allowed (one earned) on 96 pitches through his five innings pitched.

A Macon Winslow home run gave Duke its fifth and final run of the evening, pushing it ahead 5-2. Winslow finished his day three-for-three with a walk.

From there, Duke’s bullpen held down the fort as Owen Proksch pitched 1.1 innings and paved the way for Duke’s do-it-all reliever Charlie Beilenson to close the game with 2.2 innings of work for his eighth save of the season.

Duke held the Tigers to the second-fewest runs they’ve scored in a game all season.

The Blue Devils will lace their cleats back up and get ready to try and secure a series win tomorrow as the two teams get set for game two.

First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.

Preview and Where to Watch/Stream/Listen: No. 9 Clemson vs. No. 3 Duke

Here’s where Clemson fans can watch, stream, and listen to this weekend’s series against No. 3 Duke.

No. 9 Clemson travels to Durham this weekend to take on No. 3 Duke at Jack Coombs Field in the Tigers’ opening series in ACC play.

Clemson (15-1 overall) won its 11th straight game earlier this week when the Tigers swept Manhattan in midweek play by a combined score of 18-2.

The Tigers have averaged over eight runs per game this season and their only loss was a weekend series opener to Kennesaw State three weeks ago. As a unit, Clemson is batting .318 with a slugging percentage of .538. They have a collective on-base percentage of .429.

Alden Mathes leads the team with a .388 average (19-for-49) in 15 games. Sophomore Cam Cannarella has been the pulse at the top of the Tigers’ lineup and is batting .385 with a team-best six doubles and 17 RBIS. Second baseman Blake Wright has driven in 14 runs and is tied for the team lead in home runs with Will Taylor with five.

Tristan Bissetta has played his way into the lineup of late, totaling six hits in his last 12 at-bats entering Friday’s series.

On the mound for Clemson, sophomore southpaw Tristan Smith has been the Tigers’ best starter this season. He’s held opponents to a .180 average in four starts and is 1-0 with a 2.89 ERA in 18 2/3 innings.

Right-handers Rob Hughes and Drew Titsworth have each thrown six-plus innings in relief without a run being charged to them.

Duke (14-3 overall, 2-1 ACC) is ranked No. 7 in the latest USA TODAY Sports coaches poll, but they’re No. 3 in Baseball America’s Top 25 rankings and ranked No. 6 by D1Baseball.com. The Blue Devils took two of three from previously No. 1-ranked Wake Forest last weekend.

The team is averaging 10 runs per game and batting .338 with a staff ERA of 3.30 ERA. Third baseman Ben Miller leads Duke with a .449 average in 17 games. Miller had a 4-for-5 performance against Wake Forest on March 8 that included two doubles. He finished with six hits in that weekend’s series.

Miller and second baseman Zac Morris lead Duke with seven home runs apiece. Miller’s 22 RBIs is tied for the team lead with outfielder A.J. Garcia.

The Blue Devils split a pair of midweek contests with Rider earlier this week, including an 18-4 victory on Wednesday.

Duke is is scheduled to start left-hander Jonathan Santucci (3-0, 2.29 ERA) Friday, followed by left-hander Andrew Healy (1-1, 5.63) Saturday. The Blue Devils’ Sunday’s starter has yet to be announced.

Austin Gordon (0-0, 6.75 ERA) will start Friday’s opener for Clemson, followed by Smith on Saturday and freshman right-hander Aiden Knaak (1-0, 4.05 ERA) on Sunday.

Series History

Clemson leads the all-time head to head series with Duke, 131-77-2. The series dates back to 1904. Duke took two of three in last season’s series at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.

Where to Watch/Stream/Listen

Here’s a look at where Clemson fans can watch, stream, and listen to this weekend’s series.

Dates: March 15-17

Start Times (ET):

Friday, 6 p.m.

Saturday: 3 p.m.

Sunday: 1 p.m.

Where: Jack Coombs Field

Broadcast Info

Video: ACC Network Extra (ACCNX), ESPN+

Radio: Clemson Athletic Network | ClemsonTigers.com

Clemson sweeps Manhattan in midweek finale

No. 9 Clemson plated five runs in the first inning en route to a 5-1 victory over Manhattan at Doug Kingsmore Stadium Wednesday.

No. 9 Clemson plated five runs in the first inning en route to a 5-1 victory and two-game series sweep over Manhattan at Doug Kingsmore Stadium Wednesday.

The win was the 11th in a row for head coach Erik Bakich’s team.

Cam Cannarella stayed hot when he doubled down the right field line to lead off the first for Clemson, his sixth double of the season. After a wild pitch, Cannarella scored on a base hit up the middle from Blake Wright for a 1-0 lead.

The Tigers (15-1) followed with three straight run-scoring hits and four straight singles.

Tristan Bissetta singled to the opposite field to score Wright and extend the lead to 2-0. It was Bissetta’s sixth hit in his last four games. Nathan Hall followed with another single for a 3-0 lead.

Jarren Purify snuck a two-run single just past the infield to make it 5-0. Jack Crighton reached on an infield single into the hole at short before Ty Marshall, making his first career start behind the plate in place of Jimmy Obertop, grounded into a double play to close the inning.

Wright (2-for-4) and Crighton (2-for-2) had two hits for Clemson. Crighton also drew a pair of walks to reach base all four times he batted. The Tigers out-hit the Jaspers, 9-5.

Billy Barlow (3-1) made his fifth start for Clemson and pitched five shutout innings, limiting Manhattan to two hits while striking out a career-high nine batters to earn the win.

Matthew Marchal gave up a long home run to Drew Wyers to lead off the sixth inning for the Jaspers’ only run of the game. Marchal pitched two inning in relief. Nick Clayton pitched a scoreless eighth inning, and Lucas Mahlstedt retired the side in order in the ninth .

Garret Garbinski (0-2) started and suffered the loss for Manhattan, allowing all five runs (four earned).

UP NEXT: Clemson travels to No. 7 Duke to open conference play Friday. The Blue Devils (14-3) took two of three from then-No. 1 Wake Forest last weekend. Friday’s first pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. EDT at Jack Coombs Field. The series will be streamed on ACC Network Extra (ACCNX).

Jarren Purify helps Clemson complete sweep of UNC Greensboro

Freshman Jarren Purify had two hits and drove in four runs, and the ninth-ranked Tigers (13-1) rallied for a 6-3 victory to complete a three-game sweep of UNC Greensboro (8-7) Sunday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.

For the third straight day, Clemson fell behind early. But much as they’ve done all season to this point, the Tigers’ bats bailed them out.

Freshman Jarren Purify had two hits and drove in four runs, and the ninth-ranked Tigers (13-1) rallied for a 6-3 victory to complete a three-game series sweep of UNC Greensboro Sunday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.

After falling behind 2-0 and being held scoreless through five innings, the Tigers’ offense finally awoke in the sixth after leaving the bases loaded an inning earlier.

Jimmy Obertop walked to lead off the inning and force Spartans starter Rob Ready from the game. Andrew Ciufo then dropped a soft single into shallow right off reliever Luke Thomas. A passed ball advanced the runners to second and third.

After Tristan Bissetta was walked intentionally to load the bases, Purify made one of the best plays of the young season.

Purify, the 2023 Detroit Prep Player of the Year, laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt to score Overtop from third. Ciufo, who never stopped running from second, also raced home, and the game was tied at 2-2.

When Cam Cannarella followed with an RBI double down the line that just missed the glove of G.C. Jarman in left field, Clemson had its first lead of the day at 3-2.

The Spartans wasted no time striking back in the seventh when Mitchell Smith launched a game-tying home run off reliever Matthew Marchal.

Clemson went right back to work later that inning, though. Overtop and Ciufo singled to put two men on with no one out. After Jacob Hinderleider just missed a home run to deep right-center, Bissetta drew a walk on four pitches to load the bases.

Purify came through again when he lined a two-run single to center. His second hit of the day gave Clemson a 5-3 lead the Tigers wouldn’t relinquish.

Will Taylor sent his fifth home run of the season out to deep left-center in the eighth to give Clemson an insurance run and cap the scoring at 6-3.

Cannarella (2-for-5), Ciufo (2-for-4), and Purify (2-for-3) all had multi-hit games for the Tigers, who outhit UNC Greensboro, 10-7.

Lucas Mahlstedt worked a perfect 1-2-3 ninth inning to earn his first save. Mahlstedt threw two scoreless innings in his fifth relief appearance of the season.

The Tigers got six innings from starter Aidan Knaak, who limited the Spartans to two runs (one earned) on four hits and four walks. Knaak struck out six and finished at 101 pitches, his deepest start of the season.

Marchal got the win in relief to go to 3-0 on the season. Thomas (1-1) suffered the loss for UNC Greensboro (8-7) after starter Rob Ready had thrown five shutout innings to start Sunday’s game. Ready began the sixth inning but was removed after the leadoff walk to Obertop.

With Sunday’s win, Clemson finished 10-1 in non-conference weekend action. The Tigers have now won nine games in a row.

Clemson will host Manhattan College (N.Y.) Tuesday and Wednesday in midweek action before opening ACC play next Friday with a three-game weekend series at Duke.