Clemson Pitching Too Much For Elon |
CLEMSON - Three Tiger pitchers combined to retire the last 18 batters, as Clemson topped Elon 2-1 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Wednesday in front of 4,502 fans. Craig Gullickson, Justin Sarratt, and Ryan Hinson yielded only one run, four hits, and no walks while striking out 13. The Tigers, who won the midweek series 2-0, improved to 16-7, while the Phoenix dropped to 19-6.
Gullickson (3-0) went 5.0 innings to pick up the win, allowing one run on four hits while striking out eight and walking none. Sarratt, who did not factor into the decision, pitched 2.0 perfect innings while striking out two. Hinson also pitched 2.0 perfect innings to record his first save of the season and second of his career.
Tom Porter (1-1) pitched 0.2 innings in relief, as he allowed two runs on two hits to take the loss.
Doug Hogan went 2-for-3 with one RBI to lead the Tigers, who totaled five hits. Donny Jobe led Elon at the plate with one hit and one RBI. Elon, who entered the series hitting .327 on the season, went just 9-for-61 (.148) in the two-game series.
Elon took a 1-0 lead in the third when Harry Austin hit a two-out triple to left-center and scored on Jobe's single through the right side.
The Tigers took a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning. Alex Lee led off with a single to right field and moved to second on a groundout. Mike Freeman followed with a walk. Hogan then drove in Lee with a single to left, and both Freeman and Hogan moved up a base on the throw to the plate. Ben Paulsen drew a walk to load the bases, then Kyle Parker walked in Freeman.
After Clemson took the lead, Sarratt and Hinson retired the last 12 batters to preserve the one-run victory.
Clemson will return to ACC action on Friday when it travels to College Park, MD to face Maryland at 7:00 PM.
2008 Clemson Baseball
Elon at Clemson
Mar 26, 2008 at Clemson, SC (Doug Kingsmore Stad.)
Elon 1 (19-6)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Harry Austin rf/lf....... 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0
Donny Jobe 2b............ 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 3 0
Chris Dove cf............ 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1
Bennett Davis 3b......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
Chase Austin 1b.......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 0
Mike Lobacz ph/1b....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Neal Pritchard ss........ 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0
Mike Melillo c........... 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 2
Greg Annarummo lf........ 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Cory Harrilchak rf...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Matt Hill dh............. 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
J.D. Reichenbach p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Tom Porter p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Reyes p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jared Kernodle p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals................... 31 1 4 1 0 13 24 13 3
Clemson 2 (16-7)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Stan Widmann ss.......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Mike Freeman 2b.......... 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 3 0
Doug Hogan c............. 3 0 2 1 1 0 14 0 0
Ben Paulsen 1b........... 3 0 1 0 1 1 6 0 2
Kyle Parker 3b........... 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
Jeff Schaus lf........... 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
D.J. Mitchell rf........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wilson Boyd cf........... 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0
J.D. Burgess dh.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
John Hinson ph/dh....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
John Nester ph/dh....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alex Lee rf/lf........... 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
Craig Gullickson p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Justin Sarratt p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Hinson p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 26 2 5 2 8 3 27 6 8
Score by Innings R H E
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Elon................ 001 000 000 - 1 4 2
Clemson............. 000 020 00X - 2 5 0
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E - PRITCHARD(8); ANNARUMMO(1). DP - Elon 1. LOB - Elon 3; Clemson 8. 2B -
DAVIS(5); PRITCHARD(5). 3B - H. AUSTIN(2). SB - BOYD(6). CS - HOGAN(4);
LEE(2).
Elon IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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J.D. Reichenbach.... 3.2 1 0 0 5 1 11 16
Tom Porter.......... 0.2 2 2 2 3 0 4 7
Jimmy Reyes......... 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 4 4
Jared Kernodle...... 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 7 7
Clemson IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Craig Gullickson.... 5.0 4 1 1 0 8 19 19
Justin Sarratt...... 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 6 6
Ryan Hinson......... 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 6 6
Win - GULLICKSON (3-0). Loss - PORTER (1-1). Save - R. HINSON (1).
WP - REICHENBACH(3).
Umpires - HP: Darion Padgett 1B: David Savage 3B: Randy Watkins
Start: 7:17 Time: 2:21 Attendance: 4502
Game: CU3261
Play-by-Play
2008 Clemson Baseball
Elon at Clemson - Play-by-Play
Mar 26, 2008 at Clemson, SC (Doug Kingsmore Stad.)
Score by Innings R H E
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Elon................ 001 000 000 - 1 4 2
Clemson............. 000 020 00X - 2 5 0
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Elon starters: 14/rf H. AUSTIN; 3/2b JOBE; 24/cf DOVE; 4/3b DAVIS; 7/1b C.
AUSTIN; 15/ss PRITCHARD; 10/c MELILLO; 25/lf ANNARUMMO; 8/dh HILL; 22/p
REICHENBACH;
Clemson starters: 6/ss WIDMANN; 5/2b FREEMAN; 30/c HOGAN; 10/1b PAULSEN; 25/3b
PARKER; 3/lf SCHAUS; 12/cf BOYD; 1/dh BURGESS; 19/rf LEE; 35/p GULLICKSON;
Elon 1st - H. AUSTIN struck out swinging. JOBE grounded out to ss. DOVE
flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Clemson 1st - WIDMANN flied out to rf. FREEMAN grounded out to 2b. HOGAN
singled up the middle. HOGAN out at second p to 1b to ss, caught stealing,
picked off. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Elon 2nd - DAVIS fouled out to c. C. AUSTIN popped up to 2b. PRITCHARD
doubled to right center. MELILLO popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Clemson 2nd - PAULSEN flied out to lf to left center. PARKER flied out
to rf. SCHAUS reached on a throwing error by ss. BOYD walked; SCHAUS advanced
to second. BURGESS lined out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Elon 3rd - ANNARUMMO struck out swinging. HILL struck out looking. H.
AUSTIN tripled to left center. JOBE singled through the right side, RBI; H.
AUSTIN scored. DOVE grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Clemson 3rd - LEE walked. WIDMANN flied out to cf to right center. LEE
out at second p to 1b to ss, caught stealing, picked off. FREEMAN walked. HOGAN
walked; FREEMAN advanced to second. HOGAN advanced to second on a wild pitch;
FREEMAN advanced to third on a wild pitch. PAULSEN struck out swinging. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Elon 4th - DAVIS doubled to left center. C. AUSTIN struck out swinging.
PRITCHARD grounded out to 2b; DAVIS advanced to third. MELILLO struck out
looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Clemson 4th - PARKER flied out to cf to left center. SCHAUS walked. BOYD
reached on a fielder's choice to second base; SCHAUS out at second 2b
unassisted. PORTER to p for REICHENBACH. J. HINSON pinch hit for BURGESS. BOYD
stole second. J. HINSON popped up to 2b to right center. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Elon 5th - J. HINSON to dh. ANNARUMMO struck out swinging. HILL struck
out swinging. H. AUSTIN struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Clemson 5th - LEE singled to right field. WIDMANN grounded out to 3b;
LEE advanced to second. FREEMAN walked. HOGAN singled to left field, RBI,
advanced to second on a throwing error by lf; FREEMAN advanced to second,
advanced to third on the throw; LEE scored. PAULSEN walked. PARKER walked, RBI;
PAULSEN advanced to second; HOGAN advanced to third; FREEMAN scored. J. REYES
to p for PORTER. SCHAUS grounded into double play 2b to 1b; PARKER out on the
play. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Elon 6th - SARRATT to p for GULLICKSON. JOBE flied out to rf down the rf
line. DOVE struck out swinging. DAVIS grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Clemson 6th - H. AUSTIN to lf. HARRILCHAK to rf for ANNARUMMO. BOYD
grounded out to 2b. NESTER pinch hit for J. HINSON. NESTER grounded out to ss.
LEE struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Elon 7th - NESTER to dh. LOBACZ pinch hit for C. AUSTIN. LOBACZ flied
out to ss. PRITCHARD flied out to cf to left center. MELILLO struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Clemson 7th - LOBACZ to 1b. KERNODLE to p for J. REYES. WIDMANN grounded
out to ss. FREEMAN singled down the lf line. HOGAN flied out to cf to left
center. PAULSEN singled to right center; FREEMAN advanced to second, out at
third cf to 3b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Elon 8th - R. HINSON to p for SARRATT. HARRILCHAK struck out swinging.
HILL struck out looking. H. AUSTIN grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Clemson 8th - PARKER grounded out to 3b. SCHAUS out at first 1b to p.
BOYD struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Elon 9th - MITCHELL to rf for SCHAUS. LEE to lf. JOBE struck out
looking. DOVE flied out to cf. DAVIS grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
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