Clemson defeats Gardner-Webb to complete series sweep |
Boiling Springs, NC - Pitching less than 15 miles from his hometown of Gaffney, SC, graduate righthander Justin Sarratt The Tigers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, then the Bulldogs scored an unearned run in the second inning. Hits by Will Lamb Sarratt (6-1) pitched 6.0 strong innings in a starting role to earn the win. He allowed four hits, one unearned run, and one walk with six strikeouts. Sarratt also increased his streak of not allowing an earned run to 26.0 innings pitched. David Haselden Emilio Pagan (3-2), the first of three Bulldog pitchers, suffered the loss. In 5.2 innings pitched, he surrendered nine hits, four runs (two earned), and one walk with three strikeouts. In the first inning, John Hinson In the second inning, Aaron Miller reached with one out on a throwing error by Hinson, Clemson’s first error of the series, and advanced to second on Adam McFarland’s groundout to first. After Zeke Blanton walked, John Harris lined a two-out single to left-center to score Miller. Clemson tripled its lead in the sixth inning. Schaus reached with one out on an error by second-baseman Daniel Merck and stole second. Lamb followed with a double to right-center to score Schaus and up his hitting streak to 22 games. Two batters later, Epps lined a two-out single to right-center to score Lamb. Shaffer led off the eighth inning with a line-drive, solo home run to left field, his seventh long ball of the season. Pohl, Shaffer, Schaus, and Epps all had two hits apiece to lead Clemson, who totaled 10 hits in the game. Four different Bulldogs accounted for Gardner-Webb’s four hits. Clemson will travel to Greenville, SC to take on Furman at Fluor Field on Tuesday at 7:00 PM.
Justin Sarratt
RH Pitcher
#23 5-9, 170
Gaffney, SC
View Full Profile tossed 6.0 innings without allowing an earned run to lead #16 Clemson to a 5-1 victory over Gardner-Webb in front of a school-record 1,328 fans at John Henry Moss Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers, who swept the three-game series at two different sites, improved to 32-15, while the Bulldogs dropped to 28-17-1. It was the first-ever meeting between the two teams away from Clemson’s Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
Will Lamb
Outfielder
#30 6-6, 175
Seaford, VA
View Full Profile and Chris Epps
Chris Epps
Outfielder
#26 6-1, 195
Stone Mountain, GA
View Full Profile drove in one run apiece in the sixth inning, then Richie Shaffer
Richie Shaffer
Infielder
#8 6-3, 205
Charlotte, NC
View Full Profile’s solo homer in the eighth inning provided for the final four-run margin for the Tigers, who won their sixth game in a row on the road.
David Haselden
RH Pitcher
#29 6-4, 240
Spartanburg, SC
View Full Profile pitched 2.0 perfect innings with five strikeouts, then Scott Weisman retired all three batters he faced in the ninth inning to close out the game.
John Hinson
Infielder
#4 6-1, 180
Asheville, NC
View Full Profile hit the first pitch of the game through the right side for a single, then Phil Pohl
Phil Pohl
Catcher
#9 5-11, 210
Cooperstown, NY
View Full Profile lined the next pitch to left field for a single. After both runners moved up a base on a wild pitch, Brad Miller
Brad Miller
Infielder
#13 6-1, 185
Windermere, FL
View Full Profile lined a sacrifice fly to center to score Hinson. Two batters later, Jeff Schaus
Jeff Schaus
Outfielder
#3 6-1, 205
Naples, FL
View Full Profile hit a two-out single through the right side to score Pohl.
Clemson 5 (32-15)
Spencer Kieboom
Catcher
#22 6-0, 210
Marietta, GA
View Full Profile c........ 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 0
Chris Epps rf............ 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0
Steve Wilkerson
Steve Wilkerson
Infielder
#17 6-1, 195
Roswell, GA
View Full Profile ph...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dominic Attanasio
Dominic Attanasio
Outfielder
#1 5-7, 150
Windermere, FL
View Full Profile rf.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Stolz
Jason Stolz
Infielder
#2 6-2, 200
Marietta, GA
View Full Profile 2b........... 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Justin Sarratt p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
David Haselden p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scott Weismann
Scott Weismann
RH Pitcher
#33 6-0, 190
Boxborough, MA
View Full Profile p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 35 5 10 5 1 7 27 7 5
Gardner-Webb 1 (28-17-1)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Benji Jackson cf......... 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0
Daniel Merck 2b.......... 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1
Jake Watts lf............ 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0
Dusty Quattlebaum 1b..... 4 0 0 0 0 2 8 3 1
Aaron Miller ss.......... 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 4 0
Adam McFarland rf........ 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Zeke Blanton dh.......... 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
John Harris c............ 3 0 1 1 0 0 7 1 0
Scott Coleman 3b......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
Emilio Pagan p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Brock Wilson p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brett Stackhouse p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 33 1 4 1 1 12 27 11 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Clemson............. 200 002 010 - 5 10 2
Gardner-Webb........ 010 000 000 - 1 4 1
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E - HINSON(16); SHAFFER(2); MERCK(6). DP - Gardner-Webb 1. LOB - Clemson 5;
Gardner-Webb 6. 2B - LAMB(9); EPPS(4). 3B - WATTS(2). HR - SHAFFER(7). SF -
MILLER(2). SB - SCHAUS(8); JACKSON(5). CS - SHAFFER(1).
Clemson IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Justin Sarratt...... 6.0 4 1 0 1 6 24 25
David Haselden...... 2.0 0 0 0 0 5 6 6
Scott Weismann...... 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
Gardner-Webb IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Emilio Pagan........ 5.2 9 4 2 1 3 24 26
Brock Wilson........ 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 5 5
Brett Stackhouse.... 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 6 6
Win - SARRATT (6-1). Loss - PAGAN (3-2). Save - None.
WP - PAGAN 2(2).
Umpires - HP: Brad Thede 1B: Darin Tyson 3B: Jay Kobylarz
Start: 2:09 PM Time: 2:34 Attendance: 1328
WILSON faced 1 batter in the 8th.
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