Four games into the season and the Clemson baseball team has yet to hit a home run.

The No. 14 Tigers (3-1) beat VCU 6-2 on Friday in the first game of the Clemson Invitational. While the offense only mustered five hits, they did work six walks, with three more batters being hit by a pitch.

Despite the lack of the long ball so far, head coach Erik Bakich isn’t overly concerned. The third-year head coach is confident those will come in due time.

“It’s funny because I would say we have as much or more power than we had last year,” Bakich said after Friday’s win. “It’s just circumstances. You open up the season in Globe Life. Hit some balls really well, they just didn’t end up over the fence. Tonight we hit two for sure, maybe even three, that any other day they are out of the yard.”

Through the first four games, Clemson has shown it can win in different ways, and Bakich believes that is what is most important. Last Friday, the offense only had six hits, but still found a way to crawl out of an early 4-1 hole to beat Oklahoma State.

The following day, the Tigers pounded out 17 hits in the 16-5 blowout win over Arizona. Clemson hitters totaled 11 singles and six doubles, manufacturing runs the old-fashioned way.

“It goes to show you that it pays to not be one-dimensional on offense,” Bakich added. “When you have a blend of speed and power, you can score in multiple ways. Whether that is a stolen base, a bunt, a hit and run, small ball, or sit back and wait for the three-run homer.”

Right now, Bakich is more concerned with the quality of his team’s at-bats, and so far he’s liked what he’s seen.

“We’re just trying to have (quality) AB’s up and down the lineup,” Bakich said. “I love how connected the offense is one to nine. And that is what it takes. Because if you are a one-dimensional, power-only type of team and you are waiting to hit homers and you play on a day like today when you got a cold front coming through with the wind blowing straight in, it’s going to be a tough day to score.”