Coastal Carolina puts Clemson away early

Clemson, S.C. – Coastal Carolina jumped all over the Tigers in the first inning and cruised to a 16-7 victory. The Chanticleers scored ten in the first and five in the third to take a 15-0 lead. Billy Barlow got the start for the Tiger and left very …

Clemson, S.C. — Coastal Carolina jumped all over the Tigers in the first inning and cruised to a 16-7 victory.  The Chanticleers scored ten in the first and five in the third to take a 15-0 lead.

Billy Barlow got the start for the Tiger and left very early.  Barlow gave up two hits, five runs, five earned runs and didn’t record an out.  Lindley, Dill, Tallent, Labriolla and Gordon all pitched in relief.

Coastal Carolina put ten runs on the board in the top of the first inning.  That ties the most ever given up by Clemson in the first inning of a home game.

In the top of the third Coastal Carolina plated five more runs to extend the lead to 15-0.

Clemson got on the board in the bottom of the third.  Camden Troyer walked to leadoff.  With one out Benjamin Blackwell hit a two-run homer to left to make it 15-2.

In the fourth inning Max Wagner doubled down the left field line.  With one away Dylan Brewer crushed a two-run homer over the Cajun Cafe and the Tigers trailed 15-4.

Brewer hit another home run to leadoff the bottom of the sixth.

With two outs in the seventh Wagner hit a solo home run to left center and the Tigers trailed 15-6.

The Chanticleers added another run in the eighth.

Cooper Ingle hit a leadoff home run to right in the ninth.

With the loss the Tigers fall to 15-5 on the season.  Clemson battles Winthrop Wednesday night at 6 PM.

 

Clemson annihilates Indiana to take game 2

Clemson, SC – On a beautiful Saturday afternoon fans and students packed Doug Kingsmore Stadium where they watched the Tigers annihilate Indiana 19-4. The official attendance was 5,695. It only took one pitch for Indiana to take the lead as they hit …

Clemson, SC — On a beautiful Saturday afternoon fans and students packed Doug Kingsmore Stadium where they watched the Tigers annihilate Indiana 19-4.  The official attendance was 5,695.

It only took one pitch for Indiana to take the lead as they hit a solo home run to left.  Later in the first another solo shot over the Cajun Cafe made it 2-0.

The Hoosiers plated two more in the second to stretch the lead to 4-0.

Clemson got on the board in the third.  Ben Blackwell was hit by a pitch and advanced to second on a balk.  With two outs Bryar Hawkins doubled down the left field line and the Tigers trailed 4-1 after three.

Clemson worked some two out magic in the fourth inning to storm back.  J.D. Brock started the rally with a walk.  Ben Blackwell singled up the middle advancing Brock to third.  Dylan Brewer then singled to right to score Brock and Blackwell.  Cooper Ingle singled to left to score Brewer who had advanced to second on a wild pitch.  After four the Tigers and Hoosiers were all tied 4-4.

In the bottom of the fifth Clemson took the lead for the first time.  Chad Fairey was hit by a pitch.  Tyler Corbitt singled to the right side advancing Fairey.  Blake Wright put a great bunt down moving the runners over.  Blackwell hit one off the pitcher that scored Fairey.  Ingle was hit by a pitch to score Corbitt and the Tigers led 6-4.

With help from the Hoosiers Clemson added to the lead in the sixth.  Fairey singled up the middle before Corbitt was hit by a pitch and Wright walked.  Max Wagner walked to score Fairey.  Blackwell walked to score Corbitt.  Brewer was hit by a pitch scoring Wright.  Ingle walked to score Wagner.  Hawkins walked to score Blackwell.  Caden Grice singled to score Brewer.  Ingle scored on a wild pitch and the Tigers led 13-4 after six.

Max Wagner crushed a solo home run to leadoff the bottom of the seventh.  Clemson added two more runs in the seventh and three in the eighth.

Nick Clayton got the start for the Tigers, but didn’t last long.  Clayton went 1.2 innings and gave up five hits, four runs and four earned runs.  Hartwell, GA’s Casey Tallent came in and settled things down for Clemson.  Tallent went 2.1 innings without giving up a hit or a run.

Sixteen Tigers came to the plate in the blowout.

Clemson moves to 2-0 on the season and will go for the sweep Sunday at 1 PM.