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2018-03-15 16:25:14
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Tigers host an ACC series for the second weekend in a row when No. 10 NC State comes to town. SERIES SETUP • Who - NC State (15-3, 2-1 ACC) vs. Clemson (16-1, 3-0 ACC) • Best Rankings - NCS - No. 10 PG; CU - No. 2 CB • Where - Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) • Watch - ACC Network Extra • Video Announcers - Ron Smith, Pete Yanity • Listen - TigerCast, Clemson Tigers Network • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - ClemsonBaseball • Tickets - ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON • Promotion (Friday) - The first 1,000 fans receive trading cards of Tiger players and coaches. • Promotion (Saturday) - Young fans can stand on the field during the national anthem and run the bases after the game. SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Clemson leads 117-82-1 (1921-17) • Record at Clemson - Clemson leads 59-27-1 (1921-16) STARTING PITCHERS • Friday - RHP Michael Bienlien (NCS) vs. LHP Jacob Hennessy (CU) • Saturday - LHP Brian Brown (NCS) vs. RHP Brooks Crawford (CU) • Sunday - TBA (NCS) vs. LHP Jake Higginbotham (CU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson blanked Charleston Southern 5-0 at home on Tuesday behind a Tiger-record-tying three home runs by Grayson Byrd. • The Tigers are averaging 6.9 runs per game and hitting .265 with a .390 on-base percentage and 11 steals. • The pitching staff has a 2.68 ERA, .231 opponents’ batting average and 2.85 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .980. NC STATE OVERVIEW • NC State is led by 22nd-year head coach Elliott Avent. • The Wolfpack won both midweek home games against UNC Asheville. They are hitting .341 and have a 3.11 ERA and .971 fielding percentage. • Brett Kinneman is hitting .408 with 10 homers and 31 RBIs, while Evan Edwards is batting .375 with five homers and 13 RBIs. QUICK HITS • Clemson's 16-1 start is its best since 2002 (26-1). • Clemson has hit at least one home run in 12 of the last 14 games. • Seth Beer has reached base via a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch in 22 straight games, which include the last five games of 2017. BYRD TIES TIGER HOME RUN RECORD • Junior infielder Grayson Byrd had one career home run, which came in 2017, entering the game against Charleston Southern on March 13. • He hit three homers in his first three plate appearances and totaled a career-high five RBIs in Clemson's 5-0 win over the Buccaneers. • He tied the school record for homers in a game and became the 14th Tiger with three and first since 2010 (John Hinson vs. USC Upstate). • He hit a solo homer to left in the second inning, a three-run homer to right field in the fourth and a solo homer to center in the seventh. • The son of former major league pitcher Paul Byrd is hitting .283 with three homers, 11 RBIs and two steals in 14 games (12 starts) in 2018. • In his two seasons as a Tiger, he is hitting .284 with four homers, 31 RBIs, 30 runs and five steals in 71 games (66 starts). |
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2018-03-16 17:35:17
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2018-03-16 17:35:47
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2018-03-16 17:37:59
Yikes Hennessy gives up a one-out homer. 1-0 State.
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2018-03-16 17:38:39
He follows that with an infield single deep in the hole. Nice play by Davidson, but the throw was late.
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2018-03-16 17:38:59
K for the second out with one on.
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2018-03-16 17:40:11
Ugh Hennessy throws it away on pick off move. He threw over there like 5 times. RISP with 2 outs.
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2018-03-16 17:42:03
K to end the inning. TIGERS TRAIL 1-0 M1.
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2018-03-16 17:45:11
Davidson leadoff single! Beer still batting in the 3 hole for the 2nd game. Cromwell up with no outs.
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2018-03-16 17:46:39
Ugh Cromwell hits one to the wall in right. Beer up with one out and one on.
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2018-03-16 17:48:53
Davidson gets to 2nd on the hit and run but Beer out at first. RISP for Williams with 2 down.
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2018-03-16 17:51:58
Williams fouls out to strand Davidson on 2nd. TIGERS TRAIL 1-0 AFTER ONE.
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2018-03-16 17:54:55
Hennessy gives up a leadoff walk. |
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2018-03-16 17:55:07
Sac bunt moves runner to 2nd with one out. |
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2018-03-16 17:56:33
Hennessy gets another K. RISP with 2 down. |
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2018-03-16 18:00:52
Batter HBP. 2 on with 2 outs. |
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2018-03-16 18:01:19
Hennessy gives up a single, but Beer throws the runner out at the plate! TIGERS TRAIL 1-0 M2. |
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2018-03-16 18:03:32
One-out single through the left side for Wharton! Byrd up with Wilkie on deck. |
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2018-03-16 18:04:49
Byrd infield single! 2 on with one out for Wilkie.
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2018-03-16 18:05:48
Ugh Wilkie hits into a tailor-made double play to kill the inning. TIGERS TRAIL 1-0 AFTER 2. |
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2018-03-16 18:11:29
Hennessy gets a K on a full count! That batter was .348 with 4 homers. 2 down with nobody on! |
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2018-03-16 18:19:43
Teo flies out. Davidson just laid down a great bunt with the shift on and the 3rd baseman playing way off the bag. The ump called it foul, although it looked like it touched the bag.
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2018-03-16 18:19:55
Davidson grounds out to 1st. |
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2018-03-16 18:23:59
Teo strikes out to end the inning. TIGERS TRAIL 1-0 AFTER 3. |
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2018-03-16 18:25:14
Hennessy starts the 4th with a K! His 6th of the game. |
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2018-03-16 18:42:51
Hennessy goes 1-2-3 again in the 4th with 2 K's!
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2018-03-16 18:44:32
Beer grounds out, Williams singles, but Jolly grounds into a DP to end the inning. TIGERS TRAIL 1-0 AFTER 4.
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2018-03-16 18:45:46
Leadoff walk and a single. 2 on with no outs.
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2018-03-16 18:46:09
Ugh one-out single scores another run. Tigers trail 2-0.
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2018-03-16 18:48:08
Ugh another single, another run. Tigers trail 3-0 with 2 on and one out.
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2018-03-16 18:50:03
Grounder moves runners to 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs. Hennessy is at 83 pitches. 55 strikes and 28 balls.
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2018-03-16 18:50:37
Fly out strands em on 2nd and 3rd. This State starting pitcher had a 1.08 ERA and .148 batting average coming into the game, and I can see why. TIGERS TRAIL 3-0 M5.
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2018-03-16 18:56:24
Wharton grounds out after crushing one just foul. Ugh!
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2018-03-16 18:57:00
Byrd reaches on error, Wilkie singles! 2 on for Teo with one out.
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2018-03-16 19:02:04
Ugh Teo gies down seinging on a 60 mph changeup. 2 on with 2 outs for Davidson.
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2018-03-16 19:03:45
Davidson flies out the strand em. TIGERS TRAIL 3-0 AFTER 5.
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2018-03-16 19:11:22
Error by Cromwell at 3rd with one out.
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2018-03-16 19:13:32
Hennessy just threw his 102nd pitch and walked the batter. Ryan Miller in from pen with 2 on and one out.
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2018-03-16 19:15:51
Double steal, and Wilkie throws runner out at 3rd! RISP with 2 down.
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2018-03-16 19:18:38
State steals 3rd, Monte challenges call.
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2018-03-16 19:22:14
Runner called safe after a long review. |
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2018-03-16 19:22:51
Miller gets a K swinging to strand the runner at 3rd! TIGERS TRAIL 3-0 AFTER 6.
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2018-03-16 19:29:11
Cromwell leads off 6th with a walk! Pitching change for Beer with starter at less than 70 pitches. |
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2018-03-16 19:30:04
Beer flies out. One on with one out for Williams.
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2018-03-16 19:34:11
Williams walks! 2 on with one out for Jolly, Wharton on deck.
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2018-03-16 19:34:33
I would bunt em over, but it looks like Jolly is swinging away.
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2018-03-16 19:36:12
Ugh Jolly strikes out! Knew he should have bunted. Pitching change again with 2 outs for Wharton.
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2018-03-16 19:45:56
Ugh Wharton strikes out to end the inning. TIGERS TRAIL 3-0 AFTER 6. |
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2018-03-16 19:49:13
Error by Davidson with 2 outs gives them one on. |
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2018-03-16 19:51:23
GOOD GRIEF!!! Davidson drops a moon high infield fly! He had the runner dead to rights at the plate, but Wilkie was too far up the base line and missed the tag. Looks like on the replay he got him anyway on the butt before he touched the plate, but the umps are reviewing it. Umps were way out of position to make the call, and he basically called safe by default, having no clue if he was safe our not. |
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2018-03-16 19:51:51
HE'S OUT!!! Tigers dodge a bullet thanks to replay review. TIGERS TRAIL 3-0 AT THE STRETCH. |
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2018-03-16 19:52:54
Byrd leadoff single! Wilkie up with Teo on deck. Then the top of the lineup. |
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2018-03-16 19:56:13
Wilkie grounds out, fielder's choice. One on with one out for Cooper, pinch hitting for Teo. Davidson on deck. |
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2018-03-16 19:58:43
Cooper strikes out. Pitching change again for State with Davidson up and one on, two outs. |
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2018-03-16 20:00:19
Davidson flies out deep in the left field gap to end the inning. TIGERS TRAIL 3-0 AFTER 7. |
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2018-03-16 20:02:26
Cooper stays in the game at left, Wharton moves to center. Owen Griffith to pitch the 8th. |
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2018-03-16 20:10:59
Griffith has struck out 2, but State has 2 on thanks to a one-out walk and a 2-out single. |
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2018-03-16 20:12:32
Ugh 2-out single scores another run from 2nd to make it 4-0. Timely hits tonight for Pack. |
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2018-03-16 20:13:16
Grounder to end the inning. TIGERS TRAIL 4-0 M8. |
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2018-03-16 20:19:26
Beer swings at ball 4 on a full count and grounds out off the fists. 2 down for Williams with nobody on. |
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2018-03-16 20:25:38
Williams pops up, Tigers go 1-2-3. TIGERS TRAIL 4-0 HEADED TO 9TH. |
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2018-03-16 20:26:18
C of C is ahead of Auburn 50-48 with 5:30 left! |
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2018-03-16 20:28:00
Griffith gives up a one-out single. |
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2018-03-16 20:28:32
Foul out to end the inning. I'm headed down to the field for the 9th. I'll have post-game interviews posted in a bit! |
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2018-03-16 20:33:00
Donathan pinch hits for Holly and draws a leadoff walk! Wharton up with Byrd on deck.
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2018-03-16 20:33:25
Wharton lines out to right. One out for Byrd with Wilkie on deck.
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2018-03-16 20:34:58
Byrd strikes out. Tigers down to last out with Wilkie.
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2018-03-16 20:35:35
Hawkins pinches for Wilkie.
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2018-03-16 21:07:33
Hawkins strikes out to end the game. Tigers suffer first loss in 9 games and first shutout. 5 errors on the night! I'll have interviews posted shortly. |
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2018-03-16 21:33:30
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2018-03-16 21:45:35
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