Clemson Tops Duke, 6-2 Saturday in Game One
Matthew Crownover allowed just one earned run in 7.0 innings pitched to lead Clemson to a 6-2 victory over Duke in the first game of a doubleheader at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Matthew Crownover allowed just one earned run in 7.0 innings pitched to lead Clemson to a 6-2 victory over Duke in the first game of a doubleheader at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Clemson vs. Duke game Friday night was rained out.
The Tigers wrap up their third straight five-game week with a three-game home series against Duke this weekend.
Due to forecasted inclement weather Sunday, the Clemson vs. Duke series at Doug Kingsmore Stadium this weekend has been altered. The two teams are now scheduled to conclude the series with a doubleheader Saturday beginning at 2 p.m., with 45 minutes in between games. Friday's series opener is still scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
Clate Schmidt pitched 7.0 strong innings to lead Clemson to a 7-5 victory over Gardner-Webb at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Wednesday night. The Tigers improved to 20-18, while the Runnin’ Bulldogs fell to 17-20.
Clemson scored seven runs in the fourth inning en route to a 14-2 victory over Western Carolina at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Tuesday night. The Tigers, who won the home-and-home season series 2-0, improved to 19-18. The Catamounts dropped to 15-17.
Chris Okey was voted ACC Baseball Player-of-the-Week, announced Monday afternoon by the ACC office.
Clemson rallied from a 3-1 deficit with three runs in the fifth inning and two runs in the seventh inning in its 6-3 victory over Boston College on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers, who won the series 2-1, improved to 18-18 overall and 9-9 in the ACC. The Eagles fell to 16-18 overall and 6-11in ACC play.
C.J. Davidson ran for 100 yards and two scores to lead the White team to a 35-24 victory in Clemson’s Spring Football Game at Memorial Stadium Saturday afternoon. The contest was played in brilliant sunshine and 78 degree weather in front a Clemson Spring Game record crowd of 37,000.
Blake Butera’s two-out single in the eighth inning scored Johnny Adams to break a 7-7 tie in Boston College’s 8-7 win over Clemson at Commander Shea Field on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles, who evened the series 1-1, improved to 16-17 overall and 6-10 in the ACC. The Tigers dropped to 17-18 overall and 8-9 in ACC play. Each of Clemson’s last five losses has been by one run.
Matthew Crownover pitched 6.0 scoreless innings and Clemson broke the game open with five runs in the seventh inning in its 15-6 victory over Boston College at Commander Shea Field on Friday afternoon. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 17-17 overall and 8-8 in the ACC. The Eagles dropped to 15-17 overall and 5-10 in ACC play.
Clemson hits the road for the first time since March 24 to play Boston College in Chestnut Hill this weekend.
Wednesday afternoon Clemson held its final full pads practice prior to Saturday’s annual Spring Football Game in Memorial Stadium. The contest that will be the 15th and final spring practice session will start at 2:30 p.m. and admission is free. A flag football game involving former Clemson players, known as the Clemson Sons Bowl, will start at noon.
Nate Blanchard’s sacrifice fly in the 10th inning lifted Charleston Southern to a 4-3 win over Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. The Buccaneers improved to 13-18, while the Tigers fell to 16-17.
Former Clemson All-American Ben Martin will make his second career appearance in the Masters on Thursday, but it will be his first as a professional. Martin, a 2009 Clemson graduate who played the 2010 spring as a graduate, qualified for the 2010 Masters after finishing second at the 2009 U.S. Amateur.
Skyler Weber’s sacrifice fly in the ninth inning gave Georgia the lead for good in its 3-2 victory over Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Tuesday night. The Bulldogs improved to 19-15, while the Tigers fell to 16-16. The two teams will conclude the home-and-home season series in Athens on April 21.
The Tigers conclude their 10-game homestand with midweek games against Georgia (Tuesday) and Charleston Southern (Wednesday).
Clemson held a physical, two-hour practice on Monday. The workout included a one-on-one hitting drill in period one and finished with an hour of scrimmage work in the indoor facility. Dabo Swinney’s Tigers are preparing for the annual Spring Game in Memorial Stadium on Saturday, April 11 at 2:30 p.m. “This was a tough practice,” said Swinney, who had given his team four days off for the Easter holiday. “We challenged them with a physical drill right from the beginning, then had the half scrimmage. We continue to keep evaluating our players in all of the drills and scrimmages.
Reed Rohlman scored from third base after an error in the 11th inning to give Clemson a 5-4 walkoff win over North Carolina at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday night. The Tigers, who took 2-0 lead in the series, improved to 16-14 overall and 7-7 in the ACC. The Tar Heels dropped to 17-13 overall and 6-8 in ACC play. It marks Clemson’s first series win over North Carolina since 2005.
Matthew Crownover allowed two unearned runs with eight strikeouts in 7.0 innings pitched to lead Clemson to a 5-2 victory over North Carolina at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday night. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 15-14 overall and 6-7 in the ACC. The Tar Heels fell to 17-12 overall and 6-7 in ACC play.
The Tigers continue their homestand with a three-game series against North Carolina this weekend.
Charlie Bussey, the first Academic All-American in any sport in Clemson athletics history and quarterback of Clemson’s first ACC Championship football team in 1956, died early Thursday morning at his home in Clemson, S.C. at the age of 80. Bussey had suffered in recent months from a lung disease called Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Dabo Swinney said his defense was ahead of the offense during Clemson’s second stadium scrimmage on Wednesday afternoon. The Tigers worked for two hours and ran nearly 100 plays in perfect weather. It was the last full scrimmage until the Tigers hold their Spring Game on Saturday, April 11 at 2:30 pm in Memorial Stadium on the Clemson campus.
Glen Casaceli’s two-out single in the ninth inning scored Brandon Martin and Guy Casaceli to break a 3-3 tie in Presbyterian College’s 5-4 win over Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Wednesday night. The Blue Hose improved to 17-12, while the Tigers dropped to 14-14.
Wake Forest scored four runs in the third inning and two runs in the fourth inning to pull away for a 7-3 victory over Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday afternoon.