Three-Run Seventh Lifts Clemson Past Wolfpack |
by Dan Scott
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Correspondent
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Sat Mar 22 22:30:03 GMT-04:00 2008
CLEMSON - For a long time it looked like more of the same old story.
Despite a sterling pitching performance by D.J. Mitchell, there was Clemson entering the late innings trailing 2-0 - again a victim of its own defense.
But Saturday night the Tigers would rally. Clemson scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh and Matt Vaughn closed out things with two scoreless innings, lifting Jack Leggett's team to a 3-2 victory over North Carolina State.
The game was played before an announced crowd of over 4,200 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
The game was scoreless heading into the sixth inning, but the Wolfpack (13-6, 4-4 ACC) scratched out two unearned runs off Mitchell. It was Mitchell himself who committed the costliest of Clemson's two errors in the inning, fielding a slow roller up the third base line and throwing wide of catcher Doug Hogan at the plate trying to nail a runner at home.
Ultimately two runs scored on the play and the Wolfpack led 2-0.
But Clemson (13-7, 3-5 ACC) rallied in the seventh off 'Packer starter and loser Clayton Shunick (2-2). Mike Freeman and John Hinson had back-to-back RBI singles to tie the game, and the go-ahead run scored on a double play ground out by J.D. Burgess.
Matt Vaughn closed it out for the Tigers, picking up his sixth save by retiring six of the seven batters he faced.
Mitchell improved to 2-2 with the win, allowing no earned runs over seven innings, walking just one and striking out five.
Shunick struck out a career high nine for State.
The teams will play the finale of the three game series at 1 p.m. Sunday.
2008 Clemson Baseball
N.C. State at Clemson
Mar 22, 2008 at Clemson, SC (Doug Kingsmore Stad.)
N.C. State 2 (13-6,4-4 ACC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Dallas Poulk 2b.......... 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 1
Nick Stanley c........... 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 0
Chris Schaeffer c....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Marcus Jones cf.......... 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Payne rf............ 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Pat Ferguson 1b.......... 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 1
Devon Cartwright lf...... 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Wade Moore lf........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Pond ph............ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jeremy Synan dh.......... 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1
Tommy Foschi ss.......... 3 0 3 0 0 0 5 2 0
Drew Martin 3b........... 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2
Clayton Shunick p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Andrew Taylor p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 32 2 7 1 2 7 24 8 5
Clemson 3 (13-7,3-5 ACC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Stan Widmann ss.......... 4 0 3 0 0 0 3 4 0
Wilson Boyd cf........... 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Doug Hogan c............. 4 0 1 0 0 3 7 1 0
Ben Paulsen 1b........... 4 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 2
Jeff Schaus lf........... 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0
Kyle Parker dh........... 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
Mike Freeman 2b.......... 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 4 0
John Hinson 3b........... 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
Alex Lee rf.............. 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2
J.D. Burgess ph......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Vaughn p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D.J. Mitchell p/rf....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals................... 29 3 9 2 1 10 27 13 4
Score by Innings R H E
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N.C. State.......... 000 002 000 - 2 7 1
Clemson............. 000 000 30X - 3 9 2
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E - STANLEY(2); HOGAN(1); FREEMAN(4). DP - N.C. State 3; Clemson 3. LOB -
N.C. State 5; Clemson 4. 2B - FOSCHI(5); WIDMANN(5). SB - JONES(7); WIDMANN
2(7). CS - SYNAN(2); HOGAN(3); SCHAUS(2). Reached on CI - FREEMAN.
N.C. State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Clayton Shunick..... 6.0 8 3 3 1 9 24 26
Andrew Taylor....... 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 5 5
Clemson IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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D.J. Mitchell....... 7.0 7 2 0 1 5 26 27
Matt Vaughn......... 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 6 7
Win - MITCHELL (2-2). Loss - SHUNICK (2-2). Save - VAUGHN (6).
WP - MITCHELL(5). CI - STANLEY.
Umpires - HP: Tony Maners 1B: Darrell Arnold 3B: Mark Chapman
Start: 7:03 Time: 2:17 Attendance: 4987
SHUNICK faced 4 batters in the 7th.
Game: CU3221
Play-by-Play
2008 Clemson Baseball
N.C. State at Clemson - Play-by-Play
Mar 22, 2008 at Clemson, SC (Doug Kingsmore Stad.)
Score by Innings R H E
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N.C. State.......... 000 002 000 - 2 7 1
Clemson............. 000 000 30X - 3 9 2
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N.C. State starters: 6/2b POULK; 14/c STANLEY; 20/cf JONES; 15/rf PAYNE; 32/1b
FERGUSON; 2/lf CARTWRIGHT; 11/dh SYNAN; 1/ss FOSCHI; 7/3b MARTIN; 23/p SHUNICK;
Clemson starters: 6/ss WIDMANN; 12/cf BOYD; 30/c HOGAN; 10/1b PAULSEN; 3/lf
SCHAUS; 25/dh PARKER; 5/2b FREEMAN; 4/3b J. HINSON; 19/rf LEE; 9/p MITCHELL;
N.C. State 1st - POULK singled to right center. STANLEY grounded into
double play 2b to ss to 1b; POULK out on the play. JONES flied out to cf. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Clemson 1st - WIDMANN singled to right center. BOYD struck out swinging.
WIDMANN stole second. HOGAN struck out swinging. PAULSEN struck out looking.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
N.C. State 2nd - PAYNE singled to second base. FERGUSON grounded into
double play ss to 2b to 1b; PAYNE out on the play. CARTWRIGHT grounded out to
3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Clemson 2nd - SCHAUS flied out to lf. PARKER singled to third base.
FREEMAN reached on catcher's interference; PARKER advanced to second. J. HINSON
fouled out to 3b. LEE struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2
LOB.
N.C. State 3rd - SYNAN flied out to rf. FOSCHI doubled down the lf line.
MARTIN lined out to 2b. POULK flied out to lf to left center. 0 runs, 1 hit,
0 errors, 1 LOB.
Clemson 3rd - WIDMANN singled to left center. BOYD grounded into double
play 2b to ss to 1b; WIDMANN out on the play. HOGAN struck out swinging. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
N.C. State 4th - STANLEY grounded out to p. JONES singled through the
right side. JONES advanced to second on a wild pitch. PAYNE grounded out to 2b;
JONES advanced to third. FERGUSON struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Clemson 4th - PAULSEN grounded out to 1b unassisted. SCHAUS singled to
left center. PARKER struck out swinging; SCHAUS out at second c to 2b, caught
stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
N.C. State 5th - CARTWRIGHT struck out looking. SYNAN struck out
looking. FOSCHI singled through the right side. MARTIN struck out swinging.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Clemson 5th - FREEMAN flied out to ss to left center. J. HINSON popped
up to ss to left center. LEE struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.
N.C. State 6th - POULK singled through the right side. STANLEY struck
out looking. JONES reached on a fielder's choice to pitcher; POULK advanced to
second on a muffed throw by 2b, assist by p, advanced to third on the error.
JONES stole second, failed pickoff attempt. PAYNE reached on a fielder's choice
to pitcher, RBI; JONES advanced to third, scored on a muffed throw by c,
unearned; POULK scored, unearned. FERGUSON grounded into double play 2b to ss
to 1b; PAYNE out on the play. 2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 0 LOB.
Clemson 6th - WIDMANN doubled down the lf line. BOYD flied out to lf.
HOGAN struck out swinging. WIDMANN stole third. PAULSEN struck out looking.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
N.C. State 7th - CARTWRIGHT grounded out to 3b. SYNAN walked. SYNAN out
at second c to 2b, caught stealing. FOSCHI singled up the middle. MARTIN fouled
out to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Clemson 7th - MOORE to lf for CARTWRIGHT. SCHAUS walked. PARKER singled
through the right side; SCHAUS advanced to third. FREEMAN singled to right
center, RBI; PARKER advanced to third; SCHAUS scored. J. HINSON singled to
right center, RBI; FREEMAN advanced to third; PARKER scored. TAYLOR to p for
SHUNICK. BURGESS pinch hit for LEE. BURGESS grounded into double play ss to 1b;
J. HINSON out on the play; FREEMAN scored. WIDMANN grounded out to 3b. 3
runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
N.C. State 8th - MITCHELL to rf for PARKER. VAUGHN to p for BURGESS. /
for MITCHELL. POULK lined out to lf. STANLEY flied out to ss to left field.
JONES grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Clemson 8th - SCHAEFFER to c for STANLEY. BOYD grounded out to 2b. HOGAN
singled to left field. HOGAN out at second p to 1b to ss, caught stealing,
picked off. PAULSEN struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
N.C. State 9th - PAYNE popped up to 2b to right field. FERGUSON struck
out looking. POND pinch hit for MOORE. POND walked. SYNAN struck out swinging.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
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