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CLEMSON – It’s been a long time since Clemson lost a midweek game, 657 days to be exact, and thanks to some late inning heroics the streak will live to see another day as Kyle Wilkies 10th-inning single lifted No. 7 Clemson to a 9-8 victory over Winthrop Tuesday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
Winthrop pounded out 14 hits and scored eight runs, but a Patrick Cromwell home run and small ball executed to perfection gave Clemson a 9-8 win over Winthrop in 10 innings Tuesday night at Doug Kingsmore. Cromwell launched a 375-foot home run over the Cajun Café with one out in the ninth to set up the extra-inning heroics. Drew Wharton earned a four-pitch walk to start the 10th inning. Grayson Byrd stepped to the plate and immediately showed bunt but pulled it back, perfectly executing a slash through the left side to put runners on the corners. With one out, Wilkie singled up the middle to score Wharton from third, giving Clemson the win and setting off a celebration just past second base. Redshirt freshman Mat Clark got the final two outs of the 10th inning on just six pitches – all breaking balls – to pick up the first win of his young career. Clemson improves to 8-0 on the season while Winthrop falls to 3-6.
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