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OFFICIAL ACC TOURNEY THREAD: CLEMSON vs Boston College

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 08:22:28

Tigers take the field at 11:00 this morning against BC, who they nearly swept on the road earlier in the season, losing on Sunday 3-2. Monte is rolling the dice a little bit, starting Travis Marr for the first time this season. He has not been consistent at all out of the bull pen lately, but I guess Monte is hoping he can get away with it against a lesser BC team and save Clark for Louisville and Hennessy in case they advance from the pool. Hennessy and Sharpe, of course, are on short rest having pitched on Friday and Saturday. Expect him to pull Marr quickly if he gets in trouble or starts giving free passes. I'm kind of surprised he's not going with Lindley, who started several games this season.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 08:47:18

Marr already gives up a single with one out.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 10:12:52

4-6-3 double play ends the inning!

SCORELESS M1.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 10:17:59

Good to see Michael Green back in the lineup after hurting his shoulder on Friday diving for a fly ball. He was 4-5 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI's in that game and sat out on Saturday. He's leading off today.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 10:19:20

Green draws a leadoff walk on full count!

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 10:26:21

Green to 2nd on a botched pick-off attempt! RISP with no outs for Davidson.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 10:26:44

Davidson walks! 2 on with no outs for Byrd, who has 10 homers in the last 13 games.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 10:27:04

Ugh Byrd flies out. One out for Wilkie.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 10:27:32

Ugh Wilkie lines into a double play. Bad luck there.

SCORELESS AFTER ONE.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 10:33:58

Marr gives up a 2-out single on full count. As long as he doesn't start walking or hitting batters....

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 10:35:54

Fly ends the inning!

SCORELESS M2.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 10:44:18

Fairey stays hot with a leadoff single!

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 10:45:29

Bryar Hawkins reaches on an error! Corners with no outs for Hall.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 10:45:56

Hall grounds into a double play, but Fairey scores the first run of the game!

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 10:46:29

Justin Hawkins infield fly on full count.

TIGERS LEAD 1-0 AFTER 2.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 10:48:08

Marr strikes out the leadoff man.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 10:49:18

Marr gives up a single for the third straight inning.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 10:51:47

Marr gets another K. Man on with 2 down.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 10:52:20

Ugh Marr gives up a 2-out HR on a 1-2 pitch. 4th HR he's allowed in just 27 innings pitched. Tigers trail 2-1.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 10:56:00

Marr gives up another single. His 5th hit already.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 10:56:57

Marr gets a fly to end the inning.

TIGERS TRAIL 2-1 M3.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 11:04:28

DAVIDSON 2-OUT FULL COUNT DOUBLE!! RISP for Byrd, who fouled out last time.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 11:06:09

Ugh Byrd infield fly on a 3-1 pitch.

TIGERS TRAIL 2-1 AFTER 3.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 11:12:21

Good grief Marr gives up another HR with one out. 5th HR he’s given up in 28 innings. I didn’t have confidence in Marr starting today. Tigers trail 3-1.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 11:14:15

Weatherly in from the pen. Like I said, expect Marr to have a short leash.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 11:16:33

Weatherly gets a K swinging and then walks the next batter on 4 pitches. That’s been the book on him all season. Leads the team in K’s and walks per 9.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 11:18:38

Weatherly gets a fly to end the inning.

TIGERS TRAIL 3-1 M4.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 11:24:52

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

TIGERS TRAIL 3-1 AFTER 4.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 11:33:04

Good grief Morissette hits his 2nd HR with one out. This dude hit 2 HR's all season and has 2 today! 3rd HR of the game already for BC.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 11:34:24

Weatherly gets a K and a grounder to end the inning. Tigers’ bats better wake up the way BC is hitting.

TIGERS TRAIL 4-1 M5.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 11:35:08

Hall and Justin Hawkins strike out. So much for the bats waling up.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 11:35:42

Teo flies out. Tigers go 1-2-3.

TIGERS TRAIL 4-1 AFTER 5.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 11:45:13

Weatherly gives up a one-out walk.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 11:51:34

Weatherly gets 2 K’s swinging to end the inning. If he can ever stop walking batters, he’s gonna be a hell of a starting pitcher. His opponent batting average was just .193 coming into the game and averaged 1.5 K’s per inning. both of those are best on the team. He also walks the most per inning on the team.

TIGERS TRAIL 4-1 M6.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 11:55:58

Green draws his second leadoff walk of the game.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 11:57:59

Davidson singles! Corners with no outs for Byrd, who has 2 weak flies today. If the Tigers are gonna make a move, they better do it now! I would send Davidson to steal 2nd. Maybe Green scores if they throw to 2nd.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 11:59:26

Ugh Byrd strikes out swinging. He picked a hell of a time to go cold. Corners with one out for Wilkie, who is 0-2 and lined into a double play.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 12:01:37

WILKIE DELIVERS!! Sac fly makes it 4-2! Tigers’ first run since the 2nd. Man on with 2 outs for Fairey, who has 3 HR’s in the last week and a half. He could tie it here.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 12:02:39

Fairey walks. 2 on with 2 outs for Bryar Hawkins.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 12:06:50

Ugh Hawkins grounds out on full count.

TIGERS TRAIL 4-2 AFTER 6.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 12:08:55

Hennessy starts the 7th on the mound. Guess Monte decided there’s no point in saving him at this point. If they lose this game, they are eliminated. Henny threw 98 pitches on Friday.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 12:13:26

Hennessy gies 1-2-3 with 2 K’s! Maybe he should have started.

TIGERS TRAIL 4-2 AT THE STRETCH.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 12:14:46

New pitcher for BC. Hopefully the Tigers will have better luck against this guy! They’ve averaged about 9 runs per game over the last 15 games but just 2 so far.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 12:23:47

Hall grounds out. He hasn’t been the same for weeks.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 12:24:20

Greene pinches for Justin Hawkins and singles.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 12:25:24

Majkowski pinches for Teo and is hit by a pitch! Couple of good subs by Monte. 2 on with one out for Green, who has 2 walks today.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 12:26:15

Green flies out, runners to 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs. A base hit here by Davidson would tie it!

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 12:27:06

Davidson walks the bases loaded! 2 outs for Byrd, who leads the team in average, HR’s and RBI’s but is 0-3 today.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 12:28:19

Good grief Byrd flies out. Not looking good for the Tigers. That was a golden opportunity to tie it. Byrd is 0-4 with a couple weak infield flies and a K.

TIGERS TRAIL 4-2 AFTER 7.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 12:29:43

Griffith starts the 8th on the mound. Monte probably didn’t want Hennessy to throw too many after 98 pitches on Saturday. Griffith has been very inconsistent like everyone else in the pen.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 12:31:11

Of course, Griffith gives up a leadoff HR. 4th HR of the game for BC. Like I said...

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 12:38:31

Griffith gets a grounder, a K and a fly to end the inning.

TIGERS TRAIL 5-2 M8.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 12:39:19

Wilkie draws a leadoff walk on full count.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 12:40:29

Wilkie to 2nd on a wild pitch. RISP with no outs for Fairey.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 12:41:35

Fairey flies out, Wilkie tags to 3rd. MUST get this run home to give themselves a chance. Put the ball in the outfield, Hawkins.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 12:44:46

Ugh Sharpe pinch hits for Hawkins and strikes out on full count. Needed a sac RBI badly. Man on 3rd with 2 outs for Hall, who is ice cold.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 12:45:02

New pitcher for BC.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 12:49:29

HALL DELIVERS!!! 2-out single makes it 5-3! Boy did both Hall and the Tigers need that. One on for Greene, who pinch hit singled last time. Let’s see if Hall steals here.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 12:52:12

Greene walks on full count! 2 on with 2 outs for Majkowski, who pinched and was hit by a pitch last time.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 12:53:46

Majkowski HBP for the second straight time! Bases juiced with 2 outs for leadoff man Green, who is 0-2 with 2 walks. A walk here would be super!

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 13:00:02

GREEN DELIVERS!!! 2-out single ties the game! Just like that, with the Tigers down to their last 4 outs, they score 3 runs to tie! Corners with 2 outs for Davidson, who is 2-2 with a double and 2 walks today! Go-ahead run 90 feet away.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 13:01:24

Davidson is retired for the first time today with an infield fly. Clutch 2-out rally by the Tigers though!

TIED 5-5 HEADED TO THE 9TH.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 13:03:27

Spiers to start the 9th. That’s a no-brainer! Monte would love to save him for Louisville, but there’s no point if they lose. Hopefully they’ll only use him one inning and win it in the bottom half.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 13:09:15

Spiers goes 1-2-3 with a K to end the 9th! He threw just 10 pitches.

TIED 5-5 M9.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 13:09:34

New pitcher for BC.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 13:11:43

Good grief Byrd strikes out swinging. If you told me the Tigers’ best hitter would go 0-5 with 2 K’s, I’m not sure I’d believe they’d be tied in the 9th. He homered the last 2 games and 10 of the last 13 but flied out with the bases loaded earlier.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 13:14:10

Wilkie flies out, Fairey strikes out swinging. Into extras we go. Tigers were 0-3 in extra-inning games before finally winning one at NC State a week and a half ago. They are 3-0 in one-run and extra-inning games in the past week and a half after going 3-10 previously.

TIED 5-5 HEADED TO THE 10TH.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 13:15:53

Spiers gets a grounder on the 2nd pitch. He’s retired his first 4 batters with 12 pitches.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 13:21:09

Of course as soon as I say that, Spiers has an 11-pitch battle! Lol he got another grounder for the out though after several fouls! 2 down...

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 13:24:13

Spiers gives up a 2-out single on a 1-2 count. That Dempsey is 3-5 with a HR today.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 13:26:48

Spiers gets a fly to end the inning! Sharpe, Hall and Greene due up.

TIED 5-5 M10.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 13:33:20

Sharpe infield fly.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 13:34:12

Hall flies out, Greene 2-out single. He’s reached all 3 times since pinch hitting for Justin Hawkins.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 13:36:17

Majkowski HBP AGAIN! Lol 3rd time in a row after pinch hitting for Teo. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that. 2 on with 3 outs for leadoff man Green, the hero whose 2-out single scores 2 runs to tie the game. He has reached base 7 times in his last 2 games with 5 RBI’s.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 13:36:52

Green grounds out to end the inning.

TIED 5-5 HEADED TO THE 11TH.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 13:38:28

Uh-oh Spiers gives up a leadoff single.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 13:44:45

Sac bunt moves the pinch runner to 2nd.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 13:45:31

Spiers gives up a walk. 2 on with one out.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 13:49:07

Good grief error by Fairey at 1st puts BC up 6-5. Fairey started the game in left but moved to 1st after a few pinch hit changes. I’m not sure Fairey has played at 1st all season. 2 on with one out.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 13:49:54

Ugh single makes it 7-5. Holt Jones in from the pen. Damn errors have cost the Tigers all season.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 13:54:05

As usual, the reliever fails to get the first batter out. About 80% of the time that’s the case. Jones walks his first batter on full count to load the bases. Tigers on the ropes with one out.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 13:55:34

Askew in from the pen. He’ll probably give up a walk, hit batter or a base hit.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 14:00:29

Askew gets a huge strike out against Morissette, who has 2 HR’s today! Askew actually retired his first batter on Saturday too, so maybe he’s the one exception to the rule in the bull pen. Bases loaded with 2 outs.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 14:02:25

Uh-oh Sommerfeld comes in from the pen. Monte probably didn’t want righty on lefty, but he’s playing with fire. Like I said, 80% of the time the reliever puts the first batter on.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 14:05:26

Whew! Sommerfeld gets a fly to end the inning! Glad I was wrong that time. Odds are stacked against the Tigers down 7-5, but it could be worse. Maybe Byrd will finally hit one out. Davidson, Byrd and Wilkie are due up.

TIGERS TRAIL 7-5 M11.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 14:10:06

Ugh Davidson lines out on full count. One down for Byrd, the Tigers’ only ACC First-Teamer, who is 0-5 with 2 K’s today.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 14:13:02

Good grief Byrd strikes out for the 3rd time. The .326 hitter is 0-6. Tigers down to their final out with Wilkie.

CUTrevor 2019-05-21 14:15:12

Wilkie strikes out looking.

TIGERS LOSE 7-5 IN 11 INNINGS.

They will play No.1 seed Louisville on Thursday at 11:00 but are effectively eliminated due to the pool play format.