Winston-Salem, NC – Wake Forest jumped on Clemson with three early home runs and held on for a 6-4 win to open ACC play for both teams.

Charlie Barnes didn’t have his best night for the Tigers.  Barnes went 6.1 innings and gave up six hits, six runs and six earned runs.  Brooks Crawford pitched well in relief going 1.2 innings and only giving up one hit and no runs.

“We were down 6-0 and Charlie did a really good job of hanging in there and keeping us in the ballgame.  He got deep into the ballgame and didn’t give up anything else.  We have to find a way to get Craig out.  He is one of the best hitters in the country.  We did battle back.  We found a way to get back in this game,” Lee told TheClemsonInsider.com following the loss.

Robert Jolly and Reed Rohlman went 2-4 from the plate for the Tigers.  Seth Beer and Chase Pinder both homered for Clemson.

Wake Forest jumped on the Tigers early.  In the first inning the Deacons jumped out to a 3-0 lead on a home run by Will Craig.

In the bottom of the second the Deacons added another run on a leadoff solo home run.

Will Craig would strike again in the third inning.  With one man on Craig crushed another ball over the left field wall to put Wake Forest up 6-0.

The Tigers got on the board in the top of the fourth.  Eli White reached on a wild pitch after strike three.  Seth Beer hit a laser over the left field wall to make it 6-2.  It was Beer’s fourth HR of the season.

In the top of the sixth the Tigers found some two out magic.  With two outs Weston Wilson doubled.  Robert Jolly followed with a single to make the score 6-3.

Clemson added another run in the top of the seventh when Chase Pinder crushed a home run to left center.

The Tigers fell to 9-3 with the loss and 0-1 in the ACC.  Clemson and Wake Forest play game two at 4 PM Saturday.