CLEMSON BASEBALL

Miami Ends Clemson's Season with 14-6 Win


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CORAL GABLES, FL - Miami erupted for eight runs in the top of the seventh

inning to break a 4-4 tie en route to a 14-6 victory Saturday night in the

Super Regional in front of a sellout crowd of 5,236 at Mark Light Stadium.

The victory sent the Hurricanes to their 19th appearance in the College

World Series, their first since 1999, when they won the national

championship. The loss eliminated the Tigers and kept them from a return

trip to Omaha where it ended the 2000 season.

The Hurricanes took advantage of six Clemson pitchers in that decisive

inning. Paul Harrelson got the loss for the Tigers after allowing the

go-ahead run to score off a double by Kevin Mannix that scored Kevin Howard

who walked to lead off the inning. Kevin Brown's singled scored two more

runs before a three-run homer by Charlton Jimerson more than sealed the

Hurricane victory.

Harrelson fell to 1-2 in his 15th appearance of the year. T.J. Prunty got

the victory for Miami to improve to 2-1 after going just 2/3 of an inning

in his 40th appearance of the season. The Hurricanes improved to 49-12 on

the season while the Tigers finished the season with a 41-22 record.

"Our pitching couldn't contain their hitting and that was the difference,"

said Clemson coach Jack Leggett. "Jarrod Schmidt pitched a tough, hard

game. He got us going and kept us in the game, but give credit to their

running game. They exploited our weaknesses."

Miami took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on a lead-off home run by

designated hitter Danny Matienzo that just cleared the 330-feet sign in

right field. Clemson starting pitcher and designated hitter Jarrod Schmidt

led off the Clemson second with a home run off the screen in center field.

The Hurricanes took a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth inning. Kevin

Howard led off the inning with a base hit through the right side and then

Matienzo hit a ball to left fielder to Casey Stone, who dropped the ball

for the Tigers' second error of the postseason. Schmidt walked Mannix to

load the bases and then got Kevin Brown to pop up in foul territory to

catcher Steve Pyzik for the first out. Miami got its go-ahead run when Kris

Clute reached on a fielder's choice to bring home Howard.

Clemson tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the fourth thanks to

back-to-back doubles by Khalil Greene and Schmidt. The Tigers moved Schmidt

to third on a ground out by Michael Johnson but failed to bring him home

when Pyzik lined out to short right field.

Miami put up to runs in the fifth inning to re-take the lead. The

Hurricanes had singles and a sacrifice bunt to get two runs for a 4-2 lead.

Clemson got one run back in the bottom of the inning when Jeff Baker

singled to score Chad Coder, who had reached with a single of his own to

start the inning.

The Tigers used back-to-back doubles for the second time of the game to tie

the contest 4-4 in the sixth inning. Schmidt had his second double of the

game and Johnson doubled to plate Schmidt. Clemson left the bases loaded

after Kyle Frank and Ryan Riley were both hit.

After giving up the biggest inning of the season - eight runs - the Tigers

added runs in each the eighth and ninth innings.

Mike Rodriguez and Matienzo were both 3 for 5 on the night to lead Miami.

Matienzo knocked in four runs and scored twice. Schmidt was 3 for 4 with

two RBIs and scored to runs to pace the Tigers.

Miami was perfect on 10 stolen base attempts to tie the NCAA Tournament

record. Clemson, ironically, was the last team to steal 10 bases in an NCAA

Tournament game which it did in the 1988 season against St. John's. The

Hurricanes entered the game as the best base-stealing team in the country

with 205 stolen bases. Mike Rodriguez, Javy Rodriguez and Jimerson each

three stolen bases apiece and Howard added another.

Schmidt went 4 2/3 innings allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits

as the Clemson starter. He issued three walks and struck out just one.

Miami starter Brian Walker also went 4 2/3 innings allowing three runs (all

earned) on seven hits. He walked one and struck out three.


Miami 14 (49-12)

Player AB R H BI

Charlton JIMERSON cf 5 2 2 3

Mike RODRIGUEZ lf 5 3 3 0

Javy RODRIGUEZ ss 4 2 1 1

Kevin HOWARD 3b 4 2 2 2

Danny MATIENZO dh 5 2 3 4

Kevin MANNIX rf 3 1 1 1

Jim BURT rf 1 0 1 0

Kevin BROWN 1b 6 1 1 2

Kris CLUTE 2b 5 0 1 1

Greg LOVELADY c 4 1 0 0

Brian WALKER p 0 0 0 0

Vince VAZQUEZ p 0 0 0 0

Andrew COHN p 0 0 0 0

T.J. PRUNTY p 0 0 0 0

Chris SHEFFIELD p 0 0 0 0

Luke DeBOLD p 0 0 0 0

George HUGUET p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 42 14 15 14

Clemson University 6 (21-22)

Player AB R H BI

Ryan Riley 2b 2 0 2 0

Russell Triplett ph/2b 1 0 1 0

Casey Stone lf 5 0 0 1

Jeff Baker 3b 5 0 1 1

Khalil Greene ss 4 2 1 0

Jarrod Schmidt p/dh 4 2 3 2

Jon Smith ph 1 0 1 0

Michael Johnson 1b 4 0 1 1

Steve Pyzik c 4 0 0 0

Seth Miller c 1 0 0 0

Kyle Frank rf 3 1 1 0

Ryan Klosterman ph 1 0 0 0

Chad Coder cf 2 1 1 0

Zane Green ph/cf 1 0 1 0

Paul Harrelson p 0 0 0 0

Nick Glaser p 0 0 0 0

B.J. LaMura p 0 0 0 0

Thomas Boozer p 0 0 0 0

Steven Jackson p 0 0 0 0

Ryan Childs p 0 0 0 0

Totals...... 38 6 13 5

Score by Innings R H E

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Miami............... 010 120 802 - 14 15 1

Clemson University.. 010 111 110 - 6 13 2

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E - BROWN(10); RILEY(18); STONE(4). DP - Miami 1; Clemson 1. LOB - Miami

11; Clemson 11. 2B - MANNIX(9); GREENE(18); SCHMIDT 2(12); JOHNSON(13). HR - JIMERSON(8);

MATIENZO(10); SCHMIDT(16). HBP - MANNIX; RILEY 2; GREENE; FRANK. SH - J.

RODRIGUEZ(12). SB - JIMERSON 3(24); M. RODRIGUEZ 3(49); J. RODRIGUEZ 3(67);

HOWARD(9). CS - CODER(3).

Miami IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO

Brian WALKER 4.2 7 3 3 1 3 1 0 1 0 19 21 6 3

Vince VAZQUEZ 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 2

Andrew COHN 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

T.J. PRUNTY W,2-1 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 1 0

Chris SHEFFIELD 1.1 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 7 9 2 1

Luke DeBOLD 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0

George HUGUET 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 0

Clemson University IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO

Jarrod Schmidt 4.2 5 4 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 19 24 5 8

Paul Harrelson L,1-2 1.2 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 5 8 1 2

Nick Glaser 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0

B.J. LaMura 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 1 0

Thomas Boozer 0.0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0

Steven Jackson 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 1 2

Ryan Childs 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 2

WP - WALKER(5); SHEFFIELD(10); HARRELSON(3); LAMURA(6). HB - WALKER; COHN;

PRUNTY; SHEFFIELD; SCHMIDT.

Strikeouts - M. RODRIGUEZ 2; BROWN; CLUTE; BAKER 3; GREENE; MILLER; FRANK;

CODER. Walks - JIMERSON; M. RODRIGUEZ; J. RODRIGUEZ; HOWARD 2; MATIENZO; MANNIX;

LOVELADY;JOHNSON; CODER.

Umpires - Home:Jim Henderson 1st:Jim Silvester 2nd:Kelly Nutt 3rd:Tony

Walsh Start: 7:42 PM Time: 3:41 Attendance: 5236

Game notes:

Miami Advances to College World Series With Sweep in Super Regional

COHN faced 1 batter in the 6th.

GLASER faced 2 batters in the 7th.

BOOZER faced 3 batters in the 7th.

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