LIVE Game Thread: Clemson vs Duke Game 2

[Jason Priester]

All Clemson Tigers is LIVE at DKS as Clemson and Duke are about to play the second game of a doubleheader. The Blue Devls took the opener 3-2, and the Tigers will send freshman Tristan Smith to the mound looking to even the series at one game apiece.

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We are underway as Alex Mooney leads off the game with a single that drops just in front of Will Taylor in LF

 

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Mooney takes second on a wild pitch. Two outs

 

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Smith strikes out three hitters in the first, all looking.

 

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Cam Cannarella with a leadoff single

 

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Ingle walks and runners on first and second with no outs. Already an opportunity with RISP

 

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Will Taylor strikes out swinging. One out.

 

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Duke's starter, Adam Boucher, throws hard. Fastball touching 94 mph

 

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Blake Wright swings at ball four and pops it straight back, in play. Two down.

 

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Riley Bertram walks and the bases are loaded with two down. Nathan Hall up

 

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Hall with a two run single to right-center and Clemson is on top early

 

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Tigers pull off the double steal and it is 3-0. Wee executed play.

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Grice strikes out to end the inning.

Clemson 3 Duke 0 E1

 

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Andrew Fischer hits his second home run of the day to lead off the second. Smith comes back to record a strike out but has walked the next two hitters, putting runners on first and second with just one out.

 

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Make that three straight walks and the bases are loaded still one down.

 

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Smith walks in a run and it is 3-2

 

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And Smith's day is done. Casey Tallent will come on in relief.

 

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Tallent gets a ground ball to first for out number two, but the run scores and we are tied at 3-3. He gets a pop up to end the frame.

 

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Freshman Jake Jarrell beats out an infield hit, runner on first one down

 

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Cannarella with a single to center, his second hit of the game. Two on, one out, Ingle up