CLEMSON BASEBALL

Firth and Haselden combine to blank Maryland
Scott Firth (3-0) earned the win by tossing 6.0 scoreless innings of two-hit ball.

Firth and Haselden combine to blank Maryland


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Righthanders Scott Firth Scott Firth
RH Pitcher
#20 6-0, 165
Buffalo Grove, IL

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and David Haselden David Haselden
RH Pitcher
#29 6-4, 240
Spartanburg, SC

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combined for a three-hit shutout in Clemson's 7-0 victory over Maryland in front of 5,074 fans at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday night. The Tigers, who took a 2-0 series lead, improved to 18-12 overall and 6-8 in the ACC. Clemson also won its 10th home game in a row. The Terrapins fell to 14-17 overall and 2-12 in ACC play.

Firth (3-0) earned the win by tossing 6.0 scoreless innings of two-hit ball. He also yielded four walks with five strikeouts. David Haselden registered his second save of the year by pitching 3.0 scoreless innings of one-hit ball. He did not walk a batter and struck out three.

Eric Potter (2-4), the first of three Maryland hurlers, suffered the loss. He gave up two hits, four runs, and one walk in 0.1 innings pitched.

Maryland's best chance to dent the scoreboard came in the top of the first inning. Firth surrendered three walks and a wild pitch in the opening frame, and a Tiger error on a would-be pickoff gave Maryland an extra out. But Firth worked out of a one-out, bases-loaded jam to keep Maryland off the scoreboard.

John Hinson John Hinson
Infielder
#4 6-1, 180
Asheville, NC

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led off the bottom of the first with a hit-by-pitch, stole second, and moved to third on Phil Pohl Phil Pohl
Catcher
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Cooperstown, NY

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's groundout to first. After Jeff Schaus Jeff Schaus
Outfielder
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Naples, FL

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walked, Richie Shaffer Richie Shaffer
Infielder
#8 6-3, 205
Charlotte, NC

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grounded a single down the left-field line to score Hinson, then Brad Miller Brad Miller
Infielder
# 6-1, 185
Windermere, FL

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belted a double to left field to score Schaus and Shaffer. Will Lamb Will Lamb
Outfielder
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Seaford, VA

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followed with a line-drive single to right field to plate Miller, giving Clemson a 4-0 lead.

Schaus led off the fifth inning with a double to left field and moved to third on a passed ball. Another passed ball allowed Schaus to score.

The Tigers tacked on two more runs in the sixth inning when Pohl laced a two-run homer to left-center, his third long ball of the year. Pohl's home run also drove in Hinson, who reached on an error.

Miller went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs, and a walk to lead Clemson, who had 13 hits in the game. Shaffer went 3-for-5 with an RBI, while Pohl went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer. Lamb added two hits and Schaus went 1-for-2 with two runs and three walks.

Ryan Holland had two of Maryland's three hits.

Clemson and Maryland will play the series-finale on Sunday at 1:00 PM.


Maryland 0 (14-17,2-12 ACC)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB

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Charlie White rf......... 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0

Alfredo Rodriguez ss..... 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1

Ryan Holland 2b.......... 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0

Austin Kilbourne lf...... 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 2

Michael Montville dh..... 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Alex Ramsay c............ 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 4

Jake Stinnett 3b......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0

Tim Kiene 1b............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0

Korey Wacker cf.......... 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0

Eric Potter p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Brady Kirkpatrick p..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

Gary Schneider p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Totals................... 30 0 3 0 4 8 24 10 7

Clemson 7 (18-12,6-8 ACC)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB

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John Hinson 3b........... 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 1

Phil Pohl c.............. 5 1 2 2 0 0 7 1 0

Jeff Schaus lf........... 2 2 1 0 3 1 2 0 0

Richie Shaffer 1b........ 5 1 3 1 0 1 11 0 2

Brad Miller ss........... 4 1 3 2 1 0 1 4 1

Will Lamb cf............. 3 0 2 1 0 1 3 0 2

Addison Johnson Addison Johnson #18 5-7, 175 Pfafftown, NC View Full Profile cf...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Spencer Kieboom Spencer Kieboom Catcher #22 6-0, 210 Marietta, GA View Full Profile dh....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Jon McGibbon Jon McGibbon Outfielder #12 6-1, 210 Lindenhurst, NY View Full Profile ph/dh...... 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

Chris Epps Chris Epps Outfielder #26 6-1, 195 Stone Mountain, GA View Full Profile rf............ 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4

Dominic Attanasio Dominic Attanasio Outfielder #1 5-7, 150 Windermere, FL View Full Profile ph/rf. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Jason Stolz Jason Stolz Infielder #2 6-2, 200 Marietta, GA View Full Profile 2b........... 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0

Steve Wilkerson Steve Wilkerson Infielder #17 6-1, 195 Roswell, GA View Full Profile ph/2b... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Scott Firth p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

David Haselden p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals................... 34 7 13 6 5 7 27 13 10

Score by Innings R H E

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Maryland............ 000 000 000 - 0 3 1

Clemson............. 400 012 00X - 7 13 1

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E - RODRIGUEZ(5); HINSON(12). DP - Maryland 1. LOB - Maryland 7; Clemson 10.

2B - HOLLAND(8); SCHAUS(11); MILLER(5). HR - POHL(3). HBP - HINSON. SH -

LAMB(1). SB - WACKER(9); HINSON 2(11); MILLER(8).

Maryland IP H R ER BB SO AB BF

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Eric Potter......... 0.1 2 4 4 1 0 3 5

Brady Kirkpatrick... 5.2 10 3 2 4 5 25 30

Gary Schneider...... 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 6 6

Clemson IP H R ER BB SO AB BF

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Scott Firth......... 6.0 2 0 0 4 5 20 24

David Haselden...... 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 10 10

Win - FIRTH (3-0). Loss - POTTER (2-4). Save - HASELDEN (2).

WP - KIRKPATRICK(6); FIRTH(5). HBP - by POTTER (HINSON). PB - RAMSAY 2(4).

Umpires - HP: Rick Darby 1B: Greg Howard 3B: Frank Sylvester

Start: 7:04 PM Time: 2:45 Attendance: 5074

KIRKPATRICK faced 2 batters in the 7th.

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