LIVE Game Thread: Clemson Goes for Sweep of Boston College

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It's Senior Day and All Clemson is LIVE at Doug Kingsmore Stadium for the Tigers' final game of the regular season. While Clemson locked up a spot in the ACC Tournament with its win on Friday, Monte Lee's team is still playing for a spot in the NCAA Tournament, coming into today's regular-season finale ranked No. 30 in the RPI.

Freshman Billy Barlow will get the start for Clemson. He is 1-3 on the season with an ERA of 5.14. Opponents are hitting .260 against him on the season. Boston College will counter with senior RHP Liam Dvorak, who will be making just his sixth appearance of the season. Dvorak has only thrown five innings all season, allowing two runs on two hits.

First pitch is scheduled for 11 a.m.

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Barlow makes quick work of BC in the 1st.

 

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Max Wagner hitting third today. The slugger needs just one home run to tie Khalil Greene's record of 27 set in 2002. He is also just two behind Texas' Ivan Melendez for most in the nation.

 

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Clemson goes down 1-2-3 in the 1st, including Wagner going down looking to end the inning

 

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Look at that movement.

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Barlow makes quick work of the Eagles in the 2nd inning as well. Has needed just 27 pitches in registering consecutive 1-2-3 innings

Clemson 0 BC 0 M2

 

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BC already going to the pen, bringing in freshman RHP Eric Shroeder to start the 2nd

 

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Cooper Ingle walks to lead off the 2nd, then moves to second on a fielder's choice. Bryar Hawkins is HBP and with 2 down, Tigers have runners at 1st and 2nd, with Caden Grice at the plate

 

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And Grice is retired to end the inning, Tigers strand two base runners

 

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Aidan Harrington with a 2-out single for BC here in the third. The first hit of the day for either team. However, Travis Honeyman flies out to DEEP center to end the inning.

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Reed Garris with a leadoff single and Benjamin Blackwell laces a double to LF. Runners at 2nd and 3rd with nobody out and Will Taylor at the plate

 

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Taylor hits one on a rope, but right at the LF. Garris does tag and score giving Clemson and early lead 1-0

 

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Wagner grounds out to third, runner does not advance. Two down and Ingle up

 

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Ingle draws a walk after a 12-pitch at bat. Blake Wright up with runners on 1st and 2nd and 2 out

 

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And Wright flies out to shallow left to end the inning

Clemson 1 BC 0 E3

 

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Nothing doing for either team in the 4th. Clemson strands two runners and have now stranded six on the day

Clemson 1 BC 0 E4

 

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Barlow sits BC down in order. The freshman is straight-up dealing. Allowed just one hit through five innings and has only needed 58 pitches to do it. He's also struck out 4

 

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Barlow works around a HBP in the 6th, still cruising