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OFFICIAL GAME THREAD: CLEMSON vs Presbyterian College

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 14:33:27

Brooks Crawford will get the start at 6:00 tonight in a game that was added for a rain out earlier in the season. Tigers are coming off a 9-7 loss at Gardner-Webb. Weatherly and Jones will be serving the 3rd game of their 4-game suspension for being ejected at Georgia Tech after plunking a couple batters.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 17:28:08

Crawford gave up 2 runs in the first after a one-out single, double and another single. He got a K to end the inning.

TIGERS TRAIL 2-0 M1.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 17:29:02

Byrd and Wilkie single with 2 outs but Bryar Hawkins flies out to end the inning.

TIGERS TRAIL 2-0 AFTER ONE.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 17:29:52

Crawford gives up a one-out single but nothing else in the 2nd.

TIGERS TRAIL 2-0 M2.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 18:09:04

Green 2-out walk on 4 pitches.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 18:09:54

TEO 2-OUT HR!!! His 9th of season ties the game at 2!

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 18:10:22

Hall fouls out to end the inning.

TIED 2-2 AFTER 2.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 18:12:15

Good grief Crawford gives up 3 consecutive walks to load the bases with one out!

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 18:13:13

Ugh single scores 2 runs to put Hose back up 4-2 with one out.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 18:13:48

Crawford gets a fly. 2 on with 2 outs.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 18:15:13

Michael Green makes a diving web gem in right center to save a run and end the rally!

TIGERS TRAIL 4-2 M3.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 18:16:28

Davidson strikes out looking on full count.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 18:18:37

BYRD HR!!! His 9th of the season and 4th in the last 5 games makes it 4-3! Second HR of game for Tigers.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 18:20:30

Wilkie singles, but Bryar Hawkins grounds inro a double play to end the inning.

TIGERS TRAIL 4-3 AFTER 3.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 18:21:18

Sommerfeld starts the 4th and goes 1-2-3 with a K!

TIGERS TRAIL 4-3 M4.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 18:22:33

GREENE AND JUSTIN HAWKINS BACK-TO-BACK HR’S TO START THE 4TH!!! Tigers have 4 HR’s already tonight and lead for first time, 5-4! 4th HR of season for Greene, 3rd for Hawkins, who has 2 in the last 4 games.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 18:30:22

Green singles, Teo walks! New pitcher with 2 on and no outs for Hall.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 18:31:56

Runners to 2nd and 3rd on a balk! Still no outs.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 18:33:11

HALL DELIVERS!! Sac fly on full count makes it 6-4! Teo tags to 3rd.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 18:33:45

Ugh Davidson fouls out. Man on 3rd with 2 down for Byrd.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 18:34:15

Byrd grounds out to end the inning.

TIGERS LEAD 6-4 AFTER 4.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 18:43:11

Sommerfeld goes 1-2-3 for the 2nd straight inning!

TIGERS LEAD 6-4 M5.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 18:51:01

Wilkie, Bryar Hawkins and Greene go 1-2-3.

TIGERS LEAD 6-4 AFTER 5.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 18:52:04

Ugh Sommerfeld gives up a 2-out single and a double to make it 6-5.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 18:52:25

Fly ends the inning.

TIGERS LEAD 6-5 M6.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 19:02:24

Justin Hawkins, Teo and Green go 1-2-3.

TIGERS LEAD 6-5 AFTER 6.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 19:04:46

Ugh Sommerfeld gives up back-to-back singles to start the 7th. Huggins in from the pen with corners and no outs. I'll bet he doesn't get the first batter out. They never do out of the pen this season. Maybe 20% of the time.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 19:06:16

I called it! Lol Passed ball ties the game at 6. I guess that wasn't on Huggins, but it's insane how EVERY time a reliever comes in from the pen this season, something bad immediately happens.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 19:07:00

Huggins gets a fly for the first out.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 19:07:38

Good grief Huggins gives up a 2-run HR to make it 8-6. Tigers just cannot find an answer from the pitching staff this season. Marr in from the pen.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 19:12:58

In the last 9 games, the Tigers have given up 68 runs and counting....

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 19:13:32

Marr gets a grounder and a K to end the inning.

TIGERS TRAIL 8-6 AT THE STRETCH.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 19:15:00

HALL LEADOFF DOUBLE!! Let's see if he steals 3rd here.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 19:16:30

Hall to 3rd on a wild pitch!

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 19:16:53

DAVIDSON DELIVERS!!! Sac fly makes it 8-7!

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 19:22:22

Byrd singles. One out for Wilkie.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 19:22:48

Ugh Byrd caught stealing 2nd. Don't like him trying to steal.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 19:24:10

Wilkie singles, Bryar Hawkins doubles! Too bad Byrd tried to steal 2nd or it would be tied right now! 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs for Greene, who has a HR tonight.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 19:26:15

Ugh Greene strikes out on full count. It was ball 4 in the dirt too.

TIGERS TRAIL 8-7 AFTER 7.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 19:32:25

Good grief Marr gives up a leadoff single. That hitter was batting .176 coming into the game and has 3 hits tonight against the Tigers on the road. His first 3-hit game this season. This staff is reeling.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 19:37:44

Ugh Marr gives up another single. Spiers in from the pen with corners, no outs and PC's best hitter at the plate. He's 0-4 tonight so overdue for a hit.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 19:43:17

WOW! The Tigers challenge that the runner missed second base on his way to 3rd, and the ump called him out! Replay was inconclusive, so the call stands. HUGE call! Now it's man on 1st with one out instead of corners. Remember that play if the Tigers come back and win.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 19:44:21

6-4-3 double play ends the inning! Huge momentum boost for the Tigers!

TIGERS TRAIL 8-7 M8.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 19:48:26

Justin Hawkins leadoff walk! Green up with Teo on deck.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 19:49:09

Green bunt single! 2 on with no outs for Teo! Let’s see if Monte has him bunt too.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 19:50:38

Ugh Teo gets the bunt down but they get the force at 3rd. One out for leadoff man Hall, who doubled and scored last time.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 19:52:31

New pitcher for Hose.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 19:56:04

Ugh Hall strikes out looking. 2 on with 2 outs for Davidson. He is 0-3 with a sac fly.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 19:58:50

Davidson walks on 4 pitches! Bases juiced with 2 outs for Byrd, who has a homer tonight.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 19:59:53

Ugh Byrd hits a hard grounder up the middle and 1st baseman makes a pick for the out.

TIGERS TRAIL 8-7 HEADED TO THE 9TH.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 20:06:53

Ugh Spiers gives up a one-out walk on full count.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 20:07:21

Spiers gets a grounder for the second out. Man on 2nd.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 20:10:23

Spiers gets a K to end the inning! Let’s see if they can win a one-run game for a change.

TIGERS TRAIL 8-7 M9.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 20:14:13

Ugh Wilkie fouls out.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 20:16:17

Bryar Hawkins grounds out. Tigers down to their last out with Greene, who homered tonight.

CUTrevor 2019-05-07 21:00:18

Greene grounds out to end the game.

TIGERS LOSE 8-7.

Yet another one-run loss! They are 3-10 in one-run and extra-inning games this season after going 16-6 in such games last season. The hitting has actually been reasonably good lately, but the pitching has been horrendous across the board. They have allowed 68 runs in the last 9 games, and that includes several mid-major opponents. The biggest difference to me is the number of walks the entire staff has been allowing game after game, but they have combined that with errors, hit batters, wild pitches and a lot of hits. If they didn't give up more than a couple walks per game, their record would look drastically different.

This is really uncharted territory for Monte Lee, at least since he's been at Clemson. If the Tigers don't figure out a way to turn this thing around, they're in danger of not making the NCAA Tournament after hosting a regional for 3 straight years. They will host The Citadel tomorrow night at 6:00. Ryan Lindley will make the start.

I'll have post-game interviews shortly.