OFFICIAL BASEBALL THREAD: NO.10 CLEMSON at No.8 Coastal Carolina

CUTrevor 2023-05-10 09:46:33


The red-hot Tigers have won 14 of their last 17, and that streak began shortly after they run-ruled then No.17 Coastal 15-5 in 7 innings at Doug Kingsmore. This one is in Conway, and if the Tigers can beat them again, it will go a long way toward hosting a Regional. Too bad Louisville blew a 7-5 lead over Vandy in the 8th and lost in 12 innings last night. That would have given the Tigers a bump in the RPI since they just swept the Cards.

First pitch is at 6:00, and I'll have live updates right here!


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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 17:10:21


Cannarella and Ingle ground out.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 17:10:52


TAYLOR 2-OUT DOUBLE!! He was red-hot over the weekend.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 17:11:24


Grice hit by a pitch. 2 on with 2 outs for Amick.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 17:11:54


AMICK DELIVERS!!! 2-out single puts Tigers up 1-0! Corners with 2 outs for Bertram.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 17:13:05


Bertram strikes out swinging.




TIGERS LEAD 1-0 M1.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 17:21:25


Tristan Smith goes 1-2-3 with a K!



TIGERS LEAD 1-0 AFTER ONE.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 17:29:45


Blackwell walks with one out but nothing else for the Tigers in the 2nd.



TIGERS LEAD 1-0 M2.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 17:31:11


Ugh Smith gives up a leadoff HR to tie the game.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 17:39:34


Smith gets a foul out and a K, then gives up a 2-out walk on 4 pitches.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 17:40:42


Smith gets a K swinging to end the inning.



TIED 1-1 AFTER 2.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 17:54:30


Ingle draws a leadoff walk! He's now reached base in 43 straight games.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 17:55:40


Taylor singles! He's 2-2 tonight and the Tigers' hottest hitter.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 17:56:33


GRICE DELIVERS!!! He reaches on an error, and 2 runs score to put the Tigers back ahead 2-1! No outs for Amick, whose 2-out single scored the Tigers' first run.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 17:58:31


Amick singles again! Corners with no outs for Bertram.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 17:59:19


Bertram walks the bases loaded with no outs for Wright! He went a week without a hit but finally broke the slump on Sunday.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 18:00:12


Ugh Wright strikes out swinging. Bases loaded with one out for Blackwell.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 18:00:40


BLACKWELL WALKS IN A RUN ON FULL COUNT!!! Tigers lead 4-1 with bases loaded and one out for Jarrell!

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 18:00:58


JARRELL GRAND SLAM!!! Tigers lead 8-1 with one out!

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 18:03:56


Cannarella singles! Still just one out, and the Tigers have batted around.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 18:05:22


Ingle, who started the rally, strikes out swinging. Man on with 2 outs.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 18:06:12


Cannarella to 2nd on a wild pitch.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 18:09:16


Taylor retired for the first time tonight on a grounder. Tigers looking to make Coastal its first and second victim of the new run rule!




TIGERS LEAD 8-1 M3.



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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 18:10:30


Allen starts the 3rd and strikes out the leadoff man swinging on 3 pitches!

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 18:15:36


Allen gives up a 2-out walk on full count but strikes out the next batter on full count!




TIGERS LEAD 8-1 AFTER 3.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 18:23:38


Grice, Amick and Bertram go 1-2-3.



TIGERS LEAD 8-1 M4.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 18:25:40


Olenchuk starts the 4th and strikes out the leadoff man! All 3 of the Tigers' pitchers have struck out their first batter to start an inning. However, Smith also gave up a leadoff HR in the 2nd.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 18:26:02


Olenchuk walks the next batter.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 18:36:04


Good grief Olenchuk hits the next batter and gives up a single to load the bases with one out. He had been pitching well his last several outings! 

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 18:36:39


Olenchuk gives up a sac fly to make it 8-2. Bases loaded with 2 outs.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 18:37:08


Good grief Hoffmann comes in from the pen and hits his first batter to load the bases again with 2 outs! I don't know what Bakich was thinking bringing Hoffmann in. He's been terrible all season. Several better options.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 18:39:09


Hoffmann gets a grounder to strand em loaded. That could have been disaster!




TIGERS LEAD 8-2 AFTER 4.


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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 18:46:36


Wright draws a leadoff walk!

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 18:46:59


Blackwell reaches on an error! Corners with no outs for Jarrell, who hit a grand slam last time.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 18:48:46


Blackwell steals 2nd! Now 2nd and 3rd with no outs for Jarrell. Need a sac fly!

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 18:49:28


Ugh Jarrell strikes out swinging. 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs for leadoff man Cannarella, who singled last time.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 18:51:09


CANNARELLA DELIVERS!!! Sac fly makes it 9-2! Man on 3rd with 2 outs for Ingle.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 18:52:49


Ingle reaches on an error! Run scores to make it 10-2! Taylor up with 2 outs.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 18:55:32


Taylor strikes out swinging on full count to end the inning.




TIGERS LEAD 10-2 M5.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 18:56:05


We'll see if Hoffmann can get through a whole inning without imploding.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 19:07:27


Nope, Hoffmann gives up a one-out walk on 4 pitches, and Tallent comes in from the pen. He had a good outing on Sunday after a couple weeks off.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 19:08:55


Tallent gets a foul out and a K to end the inning! Pitching staff doing it by committee tonight.




TIGERS LEAD 10-2 AFTER 5.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 19:10:43


Grice draws a leadoff walk on full count!

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 19:11:33


AMICK 2-RUN HR!!! His 9th of season and 3rd in 4 games puts Tigers up 12-2! They are 6 outs away from another run-rule win over Coastal!

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 19:15:11


Bertram grounds out and Wright walks again on full count.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 19:24:51


Blackwell walks on full count and Jarrell walks as well to load the bases with one out!

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 19:27:09


Ugh Crighton pinch hits and strikes out on full count. He reached base 9 times in 10 at bats over the weekend, but Bakich wanted to start Jarrell tonight, and that moved Ingle to right. Can't really fault the move since Jarrell hit a grand slam! Bases loaded with 2 outs, ironically, for Ingle now.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 19:28:32


Ugh Ingle grounds out to strand em loaded. They are just 6 outs away from another run-rule win over Coastal though!



TIGERS LEAD 12-2 M6.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 19:36:10


Ugh Weiss starts the 7th and walks the leadoff man on full count. A passed ball and single make it 12-3. There goes the run-rule win just like that! Unless the Tigers can score again.


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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 19:37:36


Good grief Weiss gives up another single and another walk on 4 pitches to load the bases with one out!

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 19:40:07


Weiss gives up another single to score 2 and make it 12-5. I'm not a fan of this experimenting with pitchers, even with a big lead! Do that against Upstate next week if you want but not on the road against a top 10 team. I'd rather run-rule them and get a big RPI bump! They should know who their pitchers are by now anyway.


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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 19:41:30


Hughers comes in from the pen to try to stop the bleeding with corners and one out. About time! Should have never pitched Hoffmann or Weiss.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 19:47:55


Hughes gets a double play to end the inning! If he had started the inning instead of Weiss, the Tigers would be 3 outs away from a run-rule win.




TIGERS LEAD 12-5 AFTER 6.



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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 19:55:27


Hall pinch hits and grounds out.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 19:56:25


GRICE SOLO HR!!! His team-leading 12th of the season puts Tigers up 13-5!

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 19:56:53


Amick strikes out swinging on 3 pitches.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 19:57:19


Bertram draws a 2-out walk.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 19:58:07


Starbuck pinch hits and grounds out to end the inning. Bakich clearing his bench tonight against  a top 10 team on the road! Lol



TIGERS LEAD 13-5 AT THE STRETCH.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 19:58:48


Hughes strikes out the leadoff man on 3 pitches!

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 20:03:24


Hughes gets a grounder and a K on full count to go 1-2-3! He's been outstanding lately.




TIGERS LEAD 13-5 AFTER 7.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 20:05:08


Blackwell leadoff single on full count!

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 20:05:31


Ugh Jarrell grounds into a double play.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 20:12:38


Crighton flies out to end the inning.



TIGERS LEAD 13-5 M8.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 20:13:16


Ugh Hughes gives up a leadoff triple and then a double to make it 13-6.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 20:13:52


Hughes gets a K swinging. Man on 2nd with one out.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 20:14:53


Line drive double play ends the inning! Second time Hughes has gotten a double play to get out of a jam. Tigers are 3 outs away from a huge road win!




TIGERS LEAD 13-6 HEADED TO THE 9TH.


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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 20:18:05


Ingle draws a leadoff walk!

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 20:24:22


Hall singles. 2 on with no outs for Grice, who homered last time.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 20:24:53


Grice flies out and Amick strikes out swinging. 2 on with 2 outs for Bertram.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 20:26:23


Bertram strikes out swinging on full count.




TIGERS LEAD 13-6 M9.

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CUTrevor 2023-05-10 20:38:17


Lindley starts the 9th and goes 1-2-3 with a K!




TIGERS WIN 13-6!!!



Huge road win over a top 10 team! I hate to second-guess Bakich, who has done a brilliant job with this team, but I'm not a fan of clearing the bullpen and the bench, even with a big lead! Do that against Upstate next week if you want but not on the road against a top 10 team. I'd rather run-rule them and get a big RPI bump! They should know who their pitchers are by now anyway. Still, a 13-6 road win over a top 10 team isn't too shabby. It's a shame Louisville blew a 7-5 lead over Vandy in the 8th and lost in 12 innings last night. That would have bumped the Tigers' RPI even higher since they just swept the Cards. Incidentally, the Gamecocks have been slumping and are playing their way out of not only a top-8 seed but potentially hosting a Regional! They lost 8-5 at North Florida last night and have to play at top-5 Arkansas this weekend. If they get swept and lose a few more games, they might end up at Clemson for the Regional! Even if they hang on to host a Regional, they might have to come to Clemson for a Super if the Tigers keep winning. After Arkansas, the Gamecocks have Charlotte, who beat them 6-2 earlier in the season, and then a home series with No.24 Tennessee before the SEC Tournament.


The red-hot Tigers have won 10 of their last 11! They play at VA Tech this weekend.






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