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Charlie Saul Races towards third base at Clemson
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Bryant BRY 2-2
9
Winner Clemson CU 5-0
Bryant BRY
2-2
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Final
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Clemson CU
5-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bryant BRY 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 2
Clemson CU 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 X 9 13 3

W: Joe Allen (2-0) L: Birchard, Owen (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

BRYANT PUSHES NO. 19 CLEMSON, DROPS SERIES OPENER ON FRIDAY

CLEMSON, S.C. – The Bryant baseball team rallied to tie the game in the seventh but No. 19 Clemson scored six times in the eighth to earn a 9-3 victory on Friday afternoon at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
 
The loss evens Bryant's record at 2-2 on the season. Bryant and Clemson play game two of the series on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m.
 
Trailing 3-1 entering the seventh, Bryant rallied to tie the game in thrilling fashion. Charlie Saul doubled to open the inning and scored on a ground out from Casey Wensley. Hunter Kingsbury (reached on E5) stole third and then stole home with two outs to tie the game at 3-3.
 
Clemson, however, sent 11 men to the plate and scored six runs on five hits in the eighth. Four Tigers pitchers combined to hole Bryant to two hits and strikeout 14.
 
Saul collected both of Bryant's hits on the night, reaching safely three times and scoring two runs. Kingsbury stole a pair of bases and scored a run.
 
Five Bryant pitchers struck out 10 and walked seven on the day. Owen Birchard suffered the loss, allowing five runs in the eighth.
 
Game Information
No. 19 Clemson 9, Bryant 3
Records: Bryant 2-2 | No. 19 Clemson 5-0
Location: Doug Kingsmore Stadium (Clemson, S.C.)
W|L|S: Allen (2-0) | Birchard (0-1)
 
Key Moment
  • Clemson scored six times in the bottom of the eighth to break a 3-3 tie.
How it Happened
  • Bryant opened the scoring in the second inning on Friday. Saul hit a sinking liner to center that was misread by the center fielder. The CF raced in and lunged for the ball but came up empty. The ball rolled all the way to the center field wall and Saul raced around the bases for the first run. The play was ruled a single and a three-base error.
  • Clemson responded with three runs in the bottom of the second. Gaffney tied the game with a solo home run and Jarrell hit a two-run home run to make it 3-1.
  • Bryant's pitching staff helped keep the game close as Sean Zaslaw and Landon White combined for 5.1 scoreless innings. Zaslaw stranded the bases loaded in the third, while White worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the fifth and ended his three-inning outing with a 6-3 double play in the seventh.
  • In the top of the seventh, Saul laced the first pitch of the inning to left for a leadoff double. Kingsbury followed with a ground ball that got by the third baseman to put runners on the corners. Casey Wensley's ground ball to second scored Saul and moved Kingsbury into scoring position. Kingsbury then stole third and with two outs, took off for home and scored ahead of the tag, tying the game at 3-3.
  • Clemson broke the tie with six runs in the bottom of the eighth. Three-straight singles loaded the bases before a walk brought in the eventual winning run. After a strikeout, a two-run single made it 6-3. A bases loaded walk, sac fly and single closed the scoring.
Inside the Box Score
  • Clemson outhit Bryant, 13-2.
  • Bryant (2) and Clemson (3) combined for five errors.
  • Clemson's pitching staff struck out 14 and issued just three walks.
  • Kaden Hilburger allowed three runs on five hits, walked one and struck out three in 1.2 innings as Bryant's starter.
  • Zaslaw tossed 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit.
  • White pitched 3.0 scoreless innings, issuing two walks and striking out four.
  • Birchard allowed five runs on four hits, retiring just one batter in the eighth.
  • South Carolina native Bradley Lewis recorded the final two outs in his home state.
  • Saul picked up Bryant's only two hits, going 2-for-3 with two runs.
  • Kingsbury stole two bases and scored a run.
  • Justin Hackett walked twice.
Game Notes
  • Bryant and Clemson were meeting for the first time.
  • Friday marked a return to Clemson for head coach Ryan Klosterman. Klosterman was a freshman at Clemson in 2001 before following Clemson assistant Tim Corbin to Vanderbilt. Klosterman was also coached by now Clemson head coach Erik Bakich during his year with the Tigers.
  • Kingsbury is 3-for-4 in stolen bases on the year.
  • Saul has four extra-base hits on the year and has a 1.326 OPS.
  • White matched his career high of 3.0 innings on Friday. He has struck out eight over 5.1 innings this season.
Up Next
Bryant and Clemson continue their series on Saturday afternoon with a 2:00 p.m. first pitch.
 
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