Collin Priest, Tryston McCladdie and Josh Paino all totaled multiple RBIs in No. 4 Clemson’s 10-8 victory over Georgia Southern at SRP Park on Tuesday night. It was Clemson’s first game at SRP Park since 2021.
The Tigers (27-5) took advantage of five walks in the first inning to score two runs, then McCladdie reached on an infield single with two outs in the third inning to score a run. In the fourth inning, Luke Odden’s two-out single off second base plated two runs to narrow Clemson’s lead to 3-2.
In the top of the sixth inning, Luke Gaffney’s RBI groundout doubled Clemson’s lead, then Priest followed with a two-run single. The Eagles (17-11) responded with two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to cut Clemson’s lead to 6-4.
In the eighth inning, Paino drilled a three-run triple to extend the Tiger lead and Andrew Ciufo followed with a suicide squeeze bunt to score Paino.
Joe Allen (3-0) earned the win by pitching 1.2 innings in relief, while Lucas Mahlstedt pitched 0.2 innings to record his ninth save of the year. Eagle starter Thomas Burke (0-1) suffered the loss.
The Tigers travel to California for a three-game series, beginning Friday at 9 p.m. EDT on ACC Network Extra.