Clemson vs FSU Game 2: LIVE Game Thread

[Jason Priester]

Clemson and Florida State are set to play the second of a three-game weekend series at 3 pm at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.

The Tigers took the opener 6-4, with Max Wagner's eighth-inning grand slam putting the Tigers on top for good.

Clemson will send LHP Geoffrey Gilbert to the mound, while the Seminoles will counter with LHP Bryce Hubbart.

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First pitch at 3:02 and Gilbert delivers a first-pitch strike to FSU DH Tyler Martin

 

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Gilbert gets the Seminoles 1-2-3 in the 1st

 

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LHP Bryce Hubbart brings a 6-1 record into today's game, with an ERA of 2.82. He has struck out 66 batters in 51 IP and he has a WHIP of 1.14.

 

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Blake Wright and Max Wagner go back-to-back here in the 1st. Both solo shots, and Clemson leads 2-0. Wagner's 16th on the season and third in this series

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Caden Grice flies out to shallow LF to end the first, but not before Clemson takes a 2-0 lead

 

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Noles threatening here in the 2nd, with runners on 1st and 2nd and 1 out, with Logan Lacey at the plate

 

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Gilbert strikes Lacey out, bringing up Colton Vincent, who is hitting just .206. But Gilbert plunks him to load the bases, bringing Isaiah Perry to the plate

 

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And Gilbert strikes out Perry on three pitches to end the inning.

Clemson 2 FSU 0 M2

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Tigers go down in order in the 2nd, still lead 2-0

 

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Top of the order due up for FSU here in the 3r and Tyler Martin gets things started with leadoff single

 

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Jordan Carrion flies out to LF, Jamie Ferrer pops out to RF, and Hawkins makes an outstanding hustle play got get Brett Roberts out on an attempted bunt. Gilbert strands Martin at 1st

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Top of the order due up for Clemson in the 3rd

Blackwell
Ingle
Wright

 

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Ingle with a one-out single and Wright with a walk. Max Wagner coming up with runners on 1st and 2nd

 

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Wagner pops it up and Tyler Corbett flies out to RF to end the threat.

Clemson 2 FSU 0 E3

 

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Nothing doing for FSU in the 4th as Gilbert sits the Noles down in order.

 

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Tigers go down in order in the 4th

 

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The Seminoles have gotten on the board here in the 5th with a Jordan Carrion RBI single.

Tigers going to the pen, bringing in Nick Hoffman on in relief of Gilbert. FSU still threatening with runners on the corners and just one out

 

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Hoffman comes in and gets Ferrer swinging for out number two