OFFICIAL GAME 1 THREAD: #5 CLEMSON vs Austin Peay

CUTrevor 2018-05-11 13:04:20


CLEMSON, S.C. - The Tigers host the Governors in a three-game series this weekend at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.

SERIES SETUP
• Who - Austin Peay (29-20) vs. Clemson (37-12)
• Best Rankings - APS - NR; CU - No. 5 Collegiate Baseball, Perfect Game
• Where - Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)
• Watch - ACC Network Extra
• Video Announcers - Fred Cunningham (Sunday), Ron Smith, Pete Yanity (Friday, Saturday)
• Listen (Radio) - WCCP (105.5 FM), ESPN Upstate
• Listen (Internet) -ClemsonTigers.com, TuneIn
• Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com
• Social Media - ClemsonBaseball
• 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.
• Promotion (Sunday) - Mother’s Day & Senior Day - Clemson honors its mothers and seniors with a pregame ceremony.

SERIES HISTORY
• Overall Record - Clemson leads 1-0 (1973)
• Record at Clemson - 0-0

STARTING PITCHERS
• Friday - LHP Michael Costanzo (APS) vs. LHP Jacob Hennessy (CU)
• Saturday - LHP Jacques Pucheu (APS) vs. RHP Brooks Crawford (CU)
• Sunday - RHP Brandon Vial (APS) vs. LHP Jake Higginbotham (CU)

CLEMSON OVERVIEW
• Clemson defeated Western Carolina at home 10-8 on Wednesday night.
• The Tigers are averaging 6.2 runs per game and hitting .255 with a .373 on-base percentage and 41 steals.
• The pitching staff has a 3.49 ERA, .237 opponents’ batting average and 2.25 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .975.

AUSTIN PEAY OVERVIEW
• Austin Peay is led by third-year head coach Travis Janssen.
• The Governors downed Lipscomb 19-5 at home on Tuesday. They are hitting .282 and have a 6.48 ERA and .963 fielding percentage.
• Garrett Kueber is hitting .375 with 10 steals, Parker Phillips has 17 homers and 56 RBIs and Nick Walker has 10 homers and 39 RBIs.

QUICK HITS
• The only meeting with the Tigers and Governors took place on March 18, 1973 in Livingston, Ala. Clemson won that game 8-4.
• Clemson has allowed an ACC-low 20 stolen bases.
• Jacob Hennessy, Brooks Crawford and Jake Higginbotham have a combined career record of 28-6.

TIGERS AMONG LEADERS IN HOME RUNS
• Clemson has 76 home runs in 49 games, good for 1.6 per game, in 2018.
• The Tigers are second in the nation in home runs (through games of May 9) and only trail Tennessee Tech (106).
• Clemson is 22-3 when it hits at least two home runs in 2018.
• Clemson's 76 home runs are the most in the head coach Monte Lee era (2016-18), besting the 2016 total (75), and the most since 2010 (93).
• Seth Beer (15), Chris Williams (14), Logan Davidson (10), Grayson Byrd (8) and Drew Wharton (6) lead the team in long balls.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 17:44:13


Hennessy gives up a leadoff single.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 17:44:45


Bad throw by Hennessy on pick off. Runner to 2nd with no outs.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 17:45:31


Ugh Hennessy gives up another single, just like that Peay is up 1-0.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 17:47:43


Hennessy gets a fly and a K, runner steals 2nd. RISP with 2 outs.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 17:48:14


Good grief runner to 3rd on a wild pitch. Ugly start!

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 17:49:28


Holy cow Hennessy gives up 2 more singles with 2 outs! Tigers trail 2-0 now with 2 on.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 17:50:43


Grounder finally ends the inning. Terrible start! Hope the bats stay hot.

TIGERS TRAIL 2-0 M1.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 17:56:08


Hall leading off for the first time--probably because he stole 2 bases the other day. He flies out for the first out, bringinf up the normal leadoff man Davidson.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 18:00:37


Davidson singles, bringing up Beer with one out.


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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 18:01:44


Beer grounds out, Davidson to 2nd. RISP for Williams with 2 outs.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 18:02:36


Ugh Williams strikes out swinging to strand runner at 2nd.

TIGERS TRAIL 2-0 AFTER ONE.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 18:11:21


Good grief! Hennessy gives up a leadoff homer! Clearly does not have it tonight, 5 hits already and 3 runs.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 18:12:38


Hennessy another solo homer with one out! Lol this is ridiculous. Monte leaving him in there.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 18:13:25


Hennessy gets a grounder and a fly to end the inning.

TIGERS TRAIL 4-0 M2.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 18:14:12


Wilkie leadoff single! He's up to .297 now!

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 18:19:14


Wharton walks on full count! 2 on with no outs for Cromwell. Ought to bunt them over.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 18:23:33


Cromwell moves em over to 2nd and 3rd! 2 RISP with one out for Byrd.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 18:24:23


Ugh Byrd strikes out swinging. Needed to at least get a sac fly there. 2 RISP with 2 outs for Greene.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 18:29:46


Ugh Greene infield fly ends the inning. Wasted opportunity for a couple runs. Let's see if Hennessy can pull it together.

TIGERS TRAIL 4-0 AFTER 2.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 18:35:02


Hooray Hennessy goes 1-2-3 in the 3rd! Top of lineup for Tigers.


TIGERS TRAIL 4-0 M3.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 18:41:52


Hall pops up, Davidson singles for the 2nd time, via bunt this time.


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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 18:43:23


BEER RUN!!! His team-leading 16th homer of season and 3rd in 3 games makes it 4-2!

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 18:44:02


Williams strikes out looking.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 18:45:13


Wilkie 2-out single. His 2nd of the game bumps him over .300 for I believe the first time in his career at .302!

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 18:46:00


Wharton fouls out to end the inning.

TIGERS TRAIL 4-2 AFTER 3.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 18:52:36


Hennessy gives up yet another leadoff single. 7th hit of the game in just over 3 innings.


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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 18:53:37


Ugh he follows that up with a run-scoring double to make it 5-2. RISP with no outs.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 18:54:08


Hennessy gets a K swinging and finally comes out of the game. Ryan Miller in from the pen.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 18:59:04


Miller strikes out his first batter looking on 3 pitches. Lol probably should have brought him in after the first homer in the 2nd.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 19:00:00


Grounder ends the inning and strands the runner on 2nd.

TIGERS TRAIL 5-2 M4.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 19:08:44


Greene 2-out double. Could have used that when he had 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs last time and popped up! RISP for leadoff man Hall. 

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 19:15:26


HALL DELIVERS!!! Singles for his 3rd big 2-out RBI since his first start a couple weeks ago. He's thrown out at 2nd by the catcher to end the inning, though.

TIGERS TRAIL 5-3 AFTER 4.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 19:16:36


Leadoff man reaches on an error by Miller.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 19:17:34


Miller walks the next batter on a full count. Good grief, the Tigers can't get a clean inning tonight. They've gone 1-2-3 just once in 5 innings. 2 on with no outs.


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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 19:22:00


Miller gets back to back K's looking! 2 on with 2 outs.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 19:24:58


Miller gets a fly to end the inning!

TIGERS TRAIL 5-3 M5.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 19:32:28


Davidson, Beer and Williams go 1-2-3. 

TIGERS TRAIL 5-3 AFTER 5.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 19:38:30


Miller gives up a leadoff single. 5th time in 6 innings the leadoff man has reached base!

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 19:38:59


Runner to 2nd on a ground out. RISP with one out.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 19:39:49


Miller gets a pair of K's to end the inning! 2nd inning with 2 K's for Miller.

TIGERS TRAIL 5-3 M6.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 19:44:34


Wilkie fouls out, Wharton singles.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 19:51:17


Cromwell and Byrd both strike out.

TIGERS TRAIL 5-3 AFTER 6.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 19:55:44


Miller strikes out the leadoff man for his 6th in 3 innings but hits the next batter.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 20:02:11


Miller gets his 7th K for the 2nd out!

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 20:02:26


Runner steals 2nd. RISP with 2 outs.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 20:03:11


Miller gives up a walk. Lol a walk, HBP and 2 K's this inning. 2 on with 2 outs.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 20:06:11


Miller strikes out the side! 8 K's in 3.2 innings!

TIGERS TRAIL 5-3 AT THE STRETCH.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 20:12:08


Greene leads off with an infield single for his 2nd hit of the game. Brings up leadoff man Hall, who has a 2-out RBI single tonight.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 20:12:37


Hall flies out. Man on with one out for Davidson with Beer on deck.


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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 20:13:09


Davidson flies out. 2 outs for Beer, who could tie it with another homer.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 20:18:09


Beer walks on a full count. 2 on with 2 outs for Williams, who is hitless tonight. His 15th homer of the season for the lead would be nice right now!


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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 20:23:57


Ugh Williams strikes out looking to end the inning. He is 0-4 tonight with 3 K's.

TIGERS TRAIL 5-3 AFTER 7.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 20:30:36


Miller goes 1-2-3 with his 9th K of the game! Hope the offense can pull this out and reward him with the win.

TIGERS TRAIL 5-3 M8.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 20:35:00


Wilkie leadoff single, his 3rd of the game!

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 20:35:18


Wharton fouls out.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 20:36:21


Ugh Cromwell strikes out looking. Like Williams, he's 0-4 with 3 K's tonight.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 20:36:49


Hawkins pinches for Byrd with a man on and 2 outs.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 20:38:03


Hawkins strikes out looking on 3 pitches. Should have pinch hit Jolly.

TIGERS TRAIL 5-3 HEADED TO THE 9TH.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 20:39:41


Owen Griffith starts the 9th. Guess Monte is saving Gilliam for tomorrow and/or Sunday. Great outing for Miller, but they haven't hit for him.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 20:44:01


Ugh Griffith gives up a one-out homer to make it 6-3. 3rd solo HR of the game given up by the Tigers. Not looking good!


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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 20:45:02


Griffith follows that up with a full count walk. Dude is named Walker, and he has 2 walks and a HBP tonight. Lol

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 20:50:11


Griffith gives up another walk. Huggins in from the pen with 2 on and one out. Great job by Miller but bad outings for Hennessy and Griffith.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 20:53:08


Huggins gets a K swinging on full count. 2 on with 2 down.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 20:58:08


Strider comes in for Huggins to try to get the final out.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 20:58:39


Ugh runner to 2nd and 3rd on a wild pitch.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 21:00:09


Strider gets a K to finally end the inning! Greene leads off, then the top of the lineup.

TIGERS TRAIL 6-3 M9.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 21:00:43


Greene flies out. Hall up with Davidson on deck, Beer in the hole.


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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 21:05:26


Hall flies out. Tigers down to their last out with Davidson.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 21:06:29


Davidson singles for his 3rd hit of the game! Beer up with 2 down.


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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 21:08:08


Beer singles! He is 2-4 with a walk and a homer tonight. Corners for Williams, representing tying run with 2 outs! He is 0-4 with 3 K's tonight but could erase all that with one swing of the bat. He has 14 homers on the season.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 21:11:11


Ugh Williams flies out to end the game. He was 0-5 with 3 K's. One of those nights! Just the second loss in the last 13 games for the Tigers. Game 2 tomorrow at 4:00.

TIGERS LOSE 6-3.

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CUTrevor 2018-05-11 22:10:31


CLEMSON, S.C. - Austin Peay scored four runs in the first two innings and held on for a 6-3 win over No. 5 Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday night. The Governors, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 30-20, while the Tigers dropped to 37-13.

The Governors scored two runs on four hits in the first inning, then Bobby Head and Garrett Giovannelli both hit solo homers in the second inning. Seth Beer lined a two-run homer, his 16th of the season and 50th of his career, in the third inning. After the teams traded single runs in the fourth inning, neither team scored again until Parker Philips' solo homer in the ninth inning.

Governor starter Michael Costanzo (9-1) earned the win, as he yielded eight hits, three runs and one walk with six strikeouts in 6.0 innings pitched. Brett Newberg pitched the final 3.0 innings to record his sixth save of the year. Tiger starter Jacob Hennessy (4-3) suffered the loss. Ryan Miller set career highs for innings pitched (4.2) and strikeouts (9) as well.

The series continues Saturday at 4 p.m., on ACC Network Extra. Kids can stand on the field with the team for the national anthem and run the bases postgame.

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