Chanticleers score four runs in the eighth to top Tigers |
Clemson, SC -
Rich Witten's two-run double in the eighth inning broke a 7-7 tie and Coastal Carolina used its 15 hits to defeat Clemson 10-7 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Tuesday night. The Chanticleers improved to 27-13, while the Tigers dropped to 24-18. Clemson also fell to 5-1 in Tuesday games in 2012. The back-and-forth game saw the Tigers take a 2-1 lead with two runs in the third inning before Coastal Carolina scored two runs in both the fourth and fifth innings to take a 5-2 lead. Four Coastal Carolina errors in the sixth inning enabled the Tigers to score five runs and take a 7-5 lead. However, Coastal Carolina scored one run in the seventh inning and four more runs in the eighth inning to pull out the three-run win. Aaron Burke (5-3), the second of five Coastal Carolina pitchers, earned the win despite allowing four hits, two runs (one earned), and two walks in 2.2 innings pitched. Ben Smith retired all three batters he faced with two strikeouts to record his first save of the season. Patrick Andrews Fr. RH Pitcher #43 6-2, 205 Hilton Head Island, SC View Full Profile (1-3), the fourth of six Clemson hurlers, suffered the loss. He gave up two hits, four runs, and two walks with two strikeouts in 1.1 innings pitched. The Chanticleers grabbed the game's first lead in the first inning. Ted Blackman grounded a one-out single through the left side and advanced to third on Daniel Bowman's single through the right side. Blackman scored on Alex Buccilli's groundout to first. In the third inning, Garrett Boulware Fr. Catcher #30 6-1, 200 Anderson, SC View Full Profile and Jason Stolz Sr. Infielder #2 6-2, 205 Marietta, GA View Full Profile led off with walks, then both runners moved up a base on Steve Wilkerson So. 2nd Base #17 6-1, 185 Roswell, GA View Full Profile's sacrifice bunt. Thomas Brittle RS Jr. Outfielder #4 5-8, 170 Cross, SC View Full Profile grounded out to second to plate Boulware. After Richie Shaffer Jr. 3rd Base #8 6-3, 205 Charlotte, NC View Full Profile walked, Phil Pohl Sr. Catcher #9 5-11, 215 Cooperstown, NY View Full Profile lined a two-out double to left field to score Stolz. Coastal Carolina responded with two runs in the fourth inning to regain the lead. Bowman led off with an infield single and stole second. Two batters later, Witten drew a one-out walk, then Tucker Frawley ripped an 0-2 pitch to left field for a single to load the bases. Sloan Gilliam walked on four pitches to score Bowman, then Justin Creel lofted a sacrifice fly to center to plate Witten. Jacob May led off the fifth inning with a double to right-center and advanced to third on Blackman's sacrifice bunt. After Bowman walked, Buccilli walked on four pitches to load the bases. Witten struck out, but Frawley came through with a two-out single to center on a 1-2 pitch to score May and Bowman, giving the Chanticleers a 5-2 lead. In the sixth inning, four Coastal Carolina errors allowed the Tigers to score five runs and take a 7-5 lead. Pohl reached as the leadoff batter on a dropped pop-up by Creel and advanced to third on Jon McGibbon So. 1st Base #12 6-1, 210 Lindenhurst, NY View Full Profile's single to right-center. Jay Baum Fr. Infielder #13 5-11, 180 Alpharetta, GA View Full Profile hit a potential double-play grounder to first as Pohl scored, but Gilliam's throw to second was errant, allowing McGibbon to move to third base. Spencer Kieboom Jr. Catcher #22 6-0, 220 Marietta, GA View Full Profile grounded a single through the right side to score McGibbon, then pinch-hitter Mike Dunster So. Infielder #10 5-10, 180 Greenwich, CT View Full Profile walked to load the bases. Stolz reached on a fielder's choice back to the mound as Baum was retired at the plate. The throw from Frawley to first was errant, allowing Kieboom to score. Wilkerson grounded out to second to score Slaton, then Brittle hit a two-out single through the left side to score Stolz and up his hitting streak to 15 games. The Chanticleers responded with a run in the seventh inning. Bowman led off with a double to left field and advanced to third on Buccilli's infield single. Witten grounded a single up the middle to score Bowman, then Frawley grounded out to advance both runners up a base. After Gilliam struck out for out #2, Creel walked to load the bases. Brian Pruett then struck out to end the inning and keep the Tigers ahead 7-6. Coastal Carolina put its leadoff batter on base for the fifth inning in a row when May led off the eighth with a walk. Blackman singled up the middle to move May to third, then May scored the tying run when Brittle's throw to third base was errant. After Bowman was hit-by-pitch and stole second, Buccilli grounded out to short as both runners held at their bases. Witten then belted a double down the left-field line to score Blackman and Bowman, giving the Chanticleers a two-run lead. Frawley followed with a single to left-center to score Witten. Shaffer led off the ninth inning with a walk on five pitches, then Pohl singled to left field on an 0-2 pitch to bring the potential tying run to the plate. But McGibbon struck out, Baum flied out, and Kieboom struck out to end the game. Bowman went 3-for-4 with a double, four runs, a walk, and hit-by-pitch to pace the Chanticleers' 15-hit attack. Frawley went 3-for-5 with three RBIs, while Witten went 2-for-4 with a double, three RBIs, two runs, and a walk. Blackman and Gilliam added two hits apiece as well. Pohl went 3-for-5 with a double and RBI to lead Clemson, who amassed nine hits in the contest. Brittle added a team-high two RBIs, while Stolz scored a team-high two runs. Clemson will travel to Atlanta, GA to face Georgia Tech in a three-game series starting Friday at 7:00 PM. The game will be televised live by CSS.
Patrick Andrews
Garrett Boulware
Jason Stolz
Steve Wilkerson
Thomas Brittle
Richie Shaffer
Phil Pohl
Jon McGibbon
Jay Baum
Spencer Kieboom
Mike Dunster
Coastal Carolina 10 (27-13)
Tyler Slaton
Fr. Outfielder
#18 5-7, 195
Cumming, GA
View Full Profile pr/rf...... 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jason Stolz ss........... 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 0
Daniel Gossett
Daniel Gossett
Fr. RH Pitcher
#23 6-0, 160
Lyman, SC
View Full Profile p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Matt Campbell
Matt Campbell
So. RH Pitcher
#36 5-11, 185
Alpharetta, GA
View Full Profile p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
David Haselden
David Haselden
Sr. RH Pitcher
#29 6-4, 240
Spartanburg, SC
View Full Profile p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Patrick Andrews p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scott Firth
Scott Firth
Jr. RH Pitcher
#20 6-0, 165
Buffalo Grove, IL
View Full Profile p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joseph Moorefield
Joseph Moorefield
RS Jr. LH Pitcher
#51 6-1, 205
Woodruff, SC
View Full Profile p..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 36 7 9 6 6 3 27 11 9
Score by Innings R H E
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Coastal Carolina.... 100 220 140 - 10 15 5
Clemson............. 002 005 000 - 7 9 1
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E - FRAWLEY 2(2); GILLIAM(3); CREEL 2(6); BRITTLE(2). DP - C. Carolina 1.
LOB - C. Carolina 11; Clemson 9. 2B - MAY(3); BOWMAN(9); WITTEN(10);
POHL(9). HBP - BOWMAN. SH - BLACKMAN(5); WILKERSON(1). SF - CREEL(1). SB -
BOWMAN 2(9). CS - POHL(3).
Coastal Carolina IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Javier Reynoso...... 5.0 4 5 2 3 1 20 24
Aaron Burke......... 2.2 4 2 1 2 0 11 13
Austin Kerr......... 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Ryan Connolly....... 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2
Ben Smith........... 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3
Clemson IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Daniel Gossett...... 4.0 5 4 4 2 3 16 19
Matt Campbell....... 2.0 3 1 1 2 3 7 10
David Haselden...... 0.0 3 1 1 0 0 3 3
Patrick Andrews..... 1.1 2 4 4 2 2 6 9
Scott Firth......... 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 4 4
Joseph Moorefield... 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
Win - BURKE (5-3). Loss - ANDREWS (1-3). Save - SMITH (1).
WP - REYNOSO(6). HBP - by ANDREWS (BOWMAN).
Umpires - HP: Kevin Elzey 1B: Danny Everett 3B: Darion Padgett
Start: 6:37 PM Time: 3:33 Attendance: 3397
Game notes:
The first run allowed by Burke in the sixth inning was team unearned.
GOSSETT faced 1 batter in the 5th.
REYNOSO faced 3 batters in the 6th.
HASELDEN faced 3 batters in the 7th.
CONNOLLY faced 2 batters in the 9th.
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