Tigers tally seven extra-base hits in 9-2 win over Eagles |
Chestnut Hill, MA - Behind five doubles and two home runs, Clemson defeated Boston College 9-2 in front of 477 fans at Commander Shea Field on Friday afternoon. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 series lead, improved to 20-13 overall and 7-9 in the ACC. The Eagles dropped to 13-18 overall and 6-9 in ACC play. Solo homers by
John Hinson Starter
Dominic Leone Nate Bayuk (3-4), the third of seven Eagle pitchers, suffered the loss. He yielded two runs on one hit and one walk in 1.2 innings pitched. Hinson led off the game with a solo home run off the scoreboard in right field in the first inning, his fifth long ball of the year. In the second inning, Lamb belted a solo home run to right field, his first long ball of the season, to give Clemson a 2-0 lead. In the third inning, Matt McGovern led off with a single to right-center and Garret Smith followed with a single to right field. After Anthony Melchionda walked to load the bases with no outs, Andrew Lawrence reached on a hard-hit fielder’s choice to first as McGovern scored and Melchionda was retired at second. But the Tigers escaped further damage when Mike Sudol grounded into an inning-ending 3-6-1 double play. The Eagles tied the score in the fifth inning. McGovern flared a one-out single to right-center, stole second, and scored on Melchionda’s two-out double down the right-field line. The Tigers regained the lead in the sixth inning thanks to clutch two-out hitting.
Richie Shaffer In the seventh inning, Hinson drew a one-out walk and scored on
Phil Pohl Clemson added to its lead in the eighth inning. Lamb led off with a walk and went to third on Kieboom’s double over the third-base bag. After Epps was intentionally walked to load the bases and
Jason Stolz Pohl and Kieboom had two doubles apiece to lead Clemson’s 11-hit attack. Pohl added a game-high three RBIs, while Kieboom totaled two runs and two RBIs. McGovern went 2-for-5 with two runs to pace the Eagles, who had seven hits in the contest. Clemson and Boston College will conclude the series with a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 12:00 PM. 
John Hinson
Infielder
#4 6-1, 180
Asheville, NC
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and
Will Lamb 
Will Lamb
Outfielder
#30 6-6, 175
Seaford, VA
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in the first inning and second inning, respectively, put the Tigers ahead 2-0. The Eagles battled back to tie the score 2-2 with a run in the fifth. But a key two-out, two-run double by
Spencer Kieboom 
Spencer Kieboom
Catcher
#22 6-0, 210
Marietta, GA
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in the sixth inning gave the Tigers the lead for good. Clemson added five more runs for the seven-run victory. 
Dominic Leone
RH Pitcher
#6 5-11, 185
Norwich, CT
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(1-1) pitched a season-high 6.0 innings to earn the win. The Norwich, CT native allowed five hits, two runs, and four walks with five strikeouts.
Jonathan Meyer 
Jonathan Meyer
RH Pitcher
#28 6-0, 165
San Diego, CA
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pitched a perfect seventh inning, then
Kevin Pohle 
Kevin Pohle
RH Pitcher
#21 6-3, 170
St. Louis, MO
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did not allow a run in the final 2.0 innings pitched to close out the game. 
Richie Shaffer
Infielder
#8 6-3, 205
Charlotte, NC
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grounded a one-out double over the third-base bag and
Brad Miller 
Brad Miller
Infielder
#13 6-1, 185
Windermere, FL
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walked. Both runners moved up a base on Lamb’s sacrifice bunt, then Kieboom laced a two-out double down the left-field line to score Shaffer and Miller.
Chris Epps 
Chris Epps
Outfielder
#26 6-1, 195
Stone Mountain, GA
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followed with a single to left-center to plate Kieboom, giving the Tigers a 5-2 lead.
Phil Pohl
Catcher
#9 5-11, 210
Cooperstown, NY
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’s double down the left-field line.
Jason Stolz
Infielder
#2 6-2, 200
Marietta, GA
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fouled out, Hinson grounded out to second to bring home Lamb. Pohl followed with a two-out double to left-center to score Kieboom and Epps.
Clemson 9 (20-13,7-9 ACC)
Jeff Schaus
Outfielder
#3 6-1, 205
Naples, FL
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lf........... 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1
Richie Shaffer 1b........ 3 1 2 0 0 0 5 2 0
Jon McGibbon 
Jon McGibbon
Outfielder
#12 6-1, 210
Lindenhurst, NY
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ph/1b...... 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Brad Miller ss........... 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 2 4
Will Lamb cf............. 2 2 1 1 1 0 4 0 0
Dominic Attanasio 
Dominic Attanasio
Outfielder
#1 5-7, 150
Windermere, FL
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ph/cf. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Spencer Kieboom c........ 4 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 0
Mike Dunster 
Mike Dunster
Infielder
#10 5-9, 170
Greenwich, CT
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ph......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Epps rf............ 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0
Joe Costigan 
Joe Costigan
Outfielder
#5 5-10, 200
Naples, FL
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ph/rf...... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jason Stolz 2b........... 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Steve Wilkerson 
Steve Wilkerson
Infielder
#17 6-1, 195
Roswell, GA
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2b...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
Dominic Leone p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jonathan Meyer p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kevin Pohle p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 36 9 11 9 7 5 27 9 9
Boston College 2 (13-18,6-9 ACC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Brad Zapenas ss.......... 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 2
Matt McGovern rf......... 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2
Garret Smith c........... 4 0 2 0 0 1 5 0 0
Jim Laufer c............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Anthony Melchionda 3b.... 1 0 1 1 3 0 2 1 0
Andrew Lawrence p/dh..... 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
Mike Sudol 1b............ 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 2
Marc Perdios lf.......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Kyle Prohovich ph....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Hamlet 2b........... 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0
Spenser Payne ph........ 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Bourdon cf........... 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 1 0
Rob Moir ph............. 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Matt Alvarez p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nate Bayuk p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Laufer p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eric Stevens p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hunter Gordon p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dane Clemens p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 32 2 7 2 6 7 27 8 9
Score by Innings R H E
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Clemson............. 110 003 130 - 9 11 0
Boston College...... 001 010 000 - 2 7 0
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DP - Clemson 2. LOB - Clemson 9; Boston Coll. 9. 2B - POHL 2(13);
SHAFFER(7); KIEBOOM 2(6); SMITH(10); MELCHIONDA(11). HR - HINSON(5);
LAMB(1). HBP - SHAFFER. SH - LAMB(2). SB - McGOVERN(3).
Clemson IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Dominic Leone....... 6.0 5 2 2 4 5 22 26
Jonathan Meyer...... 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
Kevin Pohle......... 2.0 2 0 0 2 1 7 9
Boston College IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Andrew Lawrence..... 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 9 9
Matt Alvarez........ 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 7 8
Nate Bayuk.......... 1.2 1 2 2 1 2 5 7
Dave Laufer......... 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 3 4
Eric Stevens........ 0.2 2 3 3 2 0 4 7
Hunter Gordon....... 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4
Dane Clemens........ 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
Win - LEONE (1-1). Loss - BAYUK (3-4). Save - None.
HBP - by STEVENS (SHAFFER).
Umpires - HP: Doug Lee 1B: Bruce Ravan 3B: Ray Gregson
Start: 2:29 PM Time: 2:54 Attendance: 477
STEVENS faced 3 batters in the 8th.
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