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Tigers tally seven extra-base hits in 9-2 win over Eagles

Tigers tally seven extra-base hits in 9-2 win over Eagles


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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 John Hinson
Infielder
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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
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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.

Starter Dominic Leone 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
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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.

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 Richie Shaffer
Infielder
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Charlotte, NC

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grounded a one-out double over the third-base bag and Brad Miller Brad Miller
Infielder
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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
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Stone Mountain, GA

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followed with a single to left-center to plate Kieboom, giving the Tigers a 5-2 lead.

In the seventh inning, Hinson drew a one-out walk and scored on Phil Pohl Phil Pohl
Catcher
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Cooperstown, NY

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’s double down the left-field line.

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 Jason Stolz
Infielder
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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.

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.


Clemson 9 (20-13,7-9 ACC)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB

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

Phil Pohl dh/c........... 5 0 2 3 0 1 1 0 0

Jeff Schaus Jeff Schaus Outfielder #3 6-1, 205 Naples, FL View Full Profile 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 View Full Profile 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 View Full Profile 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 View Full Profile 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 View Full Profile 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 View Full Profile 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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