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OFFICIAL GAME 1 THREAD: #14 CLEMSON vs South Carolina

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 16:16:44

First pitch has been moved to 6:30 due to weather. Hopefully no more delays tonight! Brooks Crawford will get the start. He has yet to get a decision this season. In both of his first two starts, Mat Clark has come in from the pen early in the game and gotten the win.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 17:55:43

Just wrapped up with football interviews, and I'm back at the press box in DK. Score is still scoreless in the bottom of the 1st. I'll catch up on play-by-play!

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 17:56:52

Crawford gives up a leadoff double to start the game.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 18:10:37

Scar gets another base runner thanks to an error by Hall at 3rd, but Crawford strikes out the side!

SCORELESS M1.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 18:10:59

Hall leads off with a walk!

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 18:11:44

Ugh Hall caught stealing 2nd. Ump called him safe, but they overturned it upon review. I didn't think the replay was conclusive enough to reverse it. Nobody on with one out for Davidson.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 18:12:00

Davidson walks. One on with one out for Byrd.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 18:13:01

BYRD HR!!! His 2nd of the year puts the Tigers up 2-0! Tigers also move ahead of the Gamecocks for most HR's in the Power Five (18) and tied with New Mexico State for most in the nation.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 18:13:32

Sharpe strikes out swinging and Wilkie grounds out to end the inning.

TIGERS LEAD 2-0 AFTER ONE.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 18:14:44

Ugh Crawford hits the leadoff man. It barely caught him, and they reviewed it but let the call stand. Looked like the batter might have turned into it, and the SCAR SID tells me that Perez has had about 6 HBP's this season!

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 18:15:31

Ugh bomb to right center ties the game. Same spot Davidson hit his.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 18:17:03

Crawford gives up a single and a 2-out double. 2 RISP with 2 outs.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 18:18:59

Yikes another bomb, this time to left center. I'm surprised the ball is flying out of the yard the way it is, as humid as it is. Gamecocks move from one behind the Tigers for the national lead to one ahead this inning. Tigers trail 5-2 with 2 down. Might be another short outing for Crawford!

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 18:19:29

Crawford gives up a walk. Man on with 2 down.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 18:23:15

Crawford gets a K to finally end the inning.

TIGERS TRAIL 5-2 M2.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 18:24:46

Green leadoff dying quail single! Boy did he need that to break his slump! After reaching base 4 times with a HR in the opener, Green is now batting .192. No outs for Greene, who has 2 HR's this season.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 18:26:14

Greene infield single! Green reaches 3rd with an error on the throw to 1st! Corners with no outs for Teo, who leads the team with 3 HR's this season.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 18:38:44

Ugh Teo strikes out swinging. Needed a sac fly there! Corners with one out for Meredith.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 18:39:25

Meredith walks on a full count! Bases juiced with one out for leadoff man Hall with Davidson on deck!

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 18:40:11

Good grief Hall strikes out looking on 3 pitches. All he needed to do was put the ball in play for a sac RBI! Bases loaded with 2 down for Davidson, who walked last time.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 18:40:44

Ugh Davidson grounds out to strand em loaded. Golden opportunity wasted!

TIGERS TRAIL 5-2 AFTER 2.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 18:41:29

Mat Clark in to start the 3rd. Another short outing for Crawford. If the Tigers come back, this could be Clark's 3rd win in relief of Crawford on a Friday!

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 18:53:59

Clark gives up an infield single with 2 outs but nothing else. 2 K's in his first inning.

TIGERS TRAIL 5-2 M3.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 18:54:37

Byrd strikes out looking to start the 3rd.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 18:55:31

Sharpe and Wilkie single! Corners with one out for Green, who broke out of his slump with a dying quail single to left last time.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 18:56:23

Green does it again! Ground ball with eyes sneaks through the left side to drive in a run! Tigers trail 5-3 with 2 on and one out for Greene, who is .348 with 2 HR's this season. His on base percentage is .500. Tigers trail 5-3.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 18:58:41

Ugh Greene grounds to 3rd for a 5-3 double play, ending the inning. At leas they got one back.

TIGERS TRAIL 5-3 AFTER 3.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 19:09:24

TEO LEADOFF DOUBLE!! Meredith up with leadoff man Hall on deck.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 19:10:17

Meredith infield single! He was called out, but they reversed on the challenge. Meredith just beat the throw with his blazing speed. Corners with no outs for leadoff man Hall!

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 19:20:36

Hall crushes one to the fence in left, just short of his 3rd HR. Sac RBI though! Tigers trail 5-4 with one out and a man on for Davidson.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 19:21:19

Davidson walks. 2 on with one out for Byrd, who homered in the 1st.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 19:23:01

Ugh Byrd hits another one to the fence. There is zero wind right now. 2 on with 2 outs for Sharpe.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 19:26:23

Ugh Sharpe works the count full and strikes out swinging. His 2nd K tonight.

TIGERS TRAIL 5-4 AFTER 4.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 19:37:27

Ugh Clark gives up a 2-out walk on a full count.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 19:39:53

Out at the plate to end the inning!!! Looked like Gamecocks were definitely going to score on a gap double to the fence, but Teo and Davidson throw him out with a spectacular tag by Wilkie!

TIGERS TRAIL 5-4 M5.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 19:50:25

Wilkie leads off with a single after the great tag in the field!

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 19:51:20

Green tattooed one to the warning track in right center, and the outfielder dropped it, but he threw Wilkie out at 2nd. Man on with one out for Greene.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 19:52:06

Greene flies out. 2 down for Teo, who doubled last time.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 19:52:30

Ugh Green caught stealing 2nd to end the inning.

TIGERS TRAIL 5-4 AFTER 5.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 19:53:40

Clark goes 1-2-3 with a K! Just the 2nd 1-2-3 inning for the Tigers' D.

TIGERS TRAIL 5-4 M6.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 19:55:21

Teo strikes out swinging. One down for Meredith, who had an infield hit last time.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 19:56:31

Meredith walks! Let's see if he tries to steal here. Hall up with Davidson on deck.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 19:57:56

Whew! Hall gets away with a high foul that the catcher wasn't able to catch. Should have been an out on his first pitch!

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 20:02:26

Hall strikes out looking. New pitcher for SCAR with 2 outs and Meredith on 1st. Third pitcher of the game for Scar. Meredith ought to try to steal 2nd with the righty on the mound. Get into scoring position with Davidson up.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 20:11:44

Davidson grounds out to end the inning.

TIGERS TRAIL 5-4 AFTER 6.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 20:13:33

Clark gets a K swinging, and Monte brings Owen Griffith in out of the pen. Great job by Clark! 4.1 innings with no runs, 2 hits, 6 K's and a walk. Looks like he won't pick up his 3rd win in relief of Crawford though.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 20:14:02

Yikes Griffith gets crushed to the fence in dead center. Welcome to the game! 2 down with nobody on.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 20:18:24

Griffith gets a fly to end the inning 1-2-3!

TIGERS TRAIL 5-4 AT THE STRETCH.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 20:19:29

Byrd leadoff single! What a game for him, 2-4 with a HR! Sharpe up with no outs. He is 1-3 with a single and 2 K's.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 20:26:23

Sharpe strikes out swinging. His 3rd K tonight. He does have a single though.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 20:26:53

Wilkie flies out, Green strikes out to end the inning.

TIGERS TRAIL 5-4 AFTER 7.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 20:27:24

Griffith gets an infield fly to start the 8th.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 20:30:26

Griffith gives up a full count walk, and Monte brings in Marr from the pen with one out. 4th pitcher for the Tigers.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 20:33:29

Ugh Marr gives up a single to his first batter. 2 on with one out for Cullen, who is 2-3 tonight and has 3 HR's this season.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 20:37:57

Marr gets a big K swinging! 2 down.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 20:38:45

Infield fly ends the inning!

TIGERS TRAIL 5-4 M8. Greene, who ended the top half, leads off the bottom half. He is 1-3 tonight with a .471 on base percentage and 2 HR's.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 20:41:46

Good grief Greene robbed of a walk on full count. Pitch was low and outside. One out for Teo, who is 1-3 tonight and batting .387 on the season with 3 HR's.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 20:43:36

Teo also goes down looking. 2 down for Meredith, who is 1-1 with 2 walks.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 20:46:48

Ugh Meredith strikes out looking. The entire side for the Tigers strikes out looking. Tigers will have the top of the lineup in the 9th.

TIGERS TRAIL 5-4 HEADED TO THE 9TH.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 20:51:02

Ugh Marr hits the leadoff man on a full count.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 20:52:40

Marr gets a big K! Man on with one out.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 20:55:10

Ugh single through the right side on an 0-2 count. 2 on with one out for Berryhill, who is due for a hit. He's .323 this season with 2 HR's but 0-3 tonight with 2 K's.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 20:56:40

Marr gets another big K! 3rd K of the night for Berryhill.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 20:58:39

Gosh next batter Olson is due too! He's .333 with 4 HR's this season but 0-4 with 2 K's tonight!

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 21:00:33

Fly to end the inning! Berryhill and Olson are 0-8 tonight!

TIGERS TRAIL 5-4 M9.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 21:08:58

Ugh Hall fouls out on a 3-1 pitch. One down for Davidson.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 21:09:44

Davidson single! Tying run aboard with one out and Byrd, who has 2 hits and homered in 1st!

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 21:12:18

Byrd strikes out swinging. 2 outs with Sharpe representing the winning run! Will his legend grow tomigh? Sharpe wil be the starting pitcher tomorrow. He has 3 K's tonight.

CUTrevor 2019-03-01 21:18:19

Ugh Sharpe strikes out for the 4th time to end the game. He'll get a chance at revenge on the mound tomorrow! He has 19 K's and no runs in 11 innings this season.

TIGERS LOSE 5-4.

They fall to 7-2, with both losses by one run and the tying run on base. Game 2 tomorrow in Greenville at 1:00! Monte Lee has won 2 out of 3 in all 3 series against the Gamecocks.

CUTrevor 2019-03-02 14:02:15

TEO 2-OUT HR!!! His 4th of season puts Tigers up 8-4! Tigers tie the Gamecocks for the Power Five lead with 20! Teo now leads the team with 4 HR's, 12 RBI's and .382 average! Tigers have scored their last 5 runs with 2 outs.

CUTrevor 2019-03-02 14:12:48

Green HBP, Hall lines out to end the inning.

TIGERS LEAD 8-4 M5.

CUTrevor 2019-03-02 14:14:03

Weatherly starts the 5th with a leadoff walk.

CUTrevor 2019-03-02 14:14:49

Weatherly gets a K looking on full count. Man on with one down.

CUTrevor 2019-03-02 14:15:18

Ugh runner to 2nd on another wild pitch. RISP with one out.

CUTrevor 2019-03-02 14:16:21

Weatherly gets back to back K's looking to strike out the side and end the inning!

TIGERS LEAD 8-4 AFTER 5.

CUTrevor 2019-03-02 14:20:13

Davidson strikes out swinging to start the 6th. Brings up Byrd, who has 4 hits in the last 2 days!

CUTrevor 2019-03-02 14:20:41

Byrd flies out. One down for Wilkie.

CUTrevor 2019-03-02 14:22:48

Wilkie strikes out looking, Tigers go 1-2-3.

TIGERS LEAD 8-4 M6.

CUTrevor 2019-03-02 14:28:23

Ugh Weatherly gives up a leadoff double. 4th inning the Tigers have put the leadoff man on.

CUTrevor 2019-03-02 14:29:40

Weatherly walks the next batter. 2 on with no outs.

CUTrevor 2019-03-02 14:32:30

Good grief Weatherly walks the bases loaded with no outs.

CUTrevor 2019-03-02 14:33:31

Holt Jones in from the pen with the bases loaded and no outs.

CUTrevor 2019-03-02 14:42:00

Finally about to start back up after a 15-minute delay! Holt Jones complained that there was a crater where his plant foot was landing, and the grounds crew had to come out and repair the mound. Bases loaded with no outs. Tying run at the plate for Gamecocks.

CUTrevor 2019-03-02 14:43:36

Jones gets a K looking on 3 pitches! Bases loaded, one down.