CLEMSON — TCI takes a look back at Clemson’s (1-1) 9-4 win over Maine (1-1) to tie the series on Saturday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.

What happened?

The Tigers opened the scoring with a five-run second inning. Chris Williams, Weston Wilson, and Robert Jolly all reached base to start the inning before a balk brought a run in. Adam Renwick followed with a two-run double to increase the lead to 3-0. After a wild pitch, Chase Pinder drove in a run with a groundout before Eli White walked. Following a stolen base, Reed Rohlman doubled to right to score the final run of the inning. Maine cut into the lead with a single run in the top of the third, but Clemson answered right back with four runs in the bottom of the frame. Wilson started the inning with a single before Pinder reached on a two-out infield single. White singled to score Wilson before back-to-back walks to Rohlman and Chris Okey brought in another run. Seth Beer wrapped up the Tiger scoring with a two-run single to stretch the lead to 9-1. The Black Bears would score two runs in the fifth inning and another run in the sixth to cut the lead to 9-4 but were unable to get any closer as the Clemson bullpen finished the game off.

Game-Changing Moment:

The game changed in the early innings as the Tigers score nine runs on only six hits over two frames to jump out to an early lead that they would never relinquish.

What went right?

The Clemson offense took advantage of eight walks and three hit batters to score nine runs on seven hits in the contest. The Tiger pitching staff again had a solid game with 12 strikeouts against only two walks while the defense did not commit an error. 

What went wrong?

Outside of the early innings, Clemson was unable to score later in the contest. Besides extending the lead, the Tigers played a nice game and built momentum going into tomorrow.