LIVE Game Thread: Clemson vs Duke

[Jason Priester]

Clemson and Duke are set to play a doubleheader this afternoon as the Tigers open up ACC play.

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Here are your starting lineups for game one.

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And we are underway as Austin Gordon delivers a first pitch strike to Duke leadoff hitter Alex Mooney.

Mooney hits his second pitch into LF for a game-opening single

 

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Mooney steals second

 

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Gordon strikes out Luke Storm swinging for the first out.

 

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Gordon picks Mooney off of second and there are two outs.

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Jay Beshears pops out to end the first

 

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Jonathan Santucci on the mound for Duke. A tough lefty. He should provide quite the challenge for this Clemson lineup. Very good fastball that tops out in the low to mid 90s, a nasty slider he will come at both righties and lefties with, and a devastating change-up.

 

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Cam Cannarella goes down swinging to start the Clemson first. Just the eighth strike out on the season for the freshman.

Cooper Ingle follows that up with a single back up the middle

 

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Will Taylor laces a single to left and runners are on first and second with just one out.

 

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Blake Wright walks and the bases are loaded, with Benjamin Blackwell at the plate

 

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Blackwell grounds to third, and the throw comes home for out number two.

Bases still loaded and Bertram at the plate

 

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Bertram draws a walk, one run scores.

Tigers take 1-0 lead, bases still loaded and Caden Grice up

 

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Grice goes down swinging. Santucci didn't throw him one single fastball.

Grice has now struck out 20 times in 50 at bats

 

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After one...

Clemson 1 Duke 0

 

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Gordon sits the Blue Devils down in order in the second

The Tigers strand Cannarella at second in the bottom half of the inning

Clemson 1 Duke 0 T3

 

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Duke goes down 1-2-3 in the third... Gordon is cruising through the first three innings. Has thrown just 34 pitches, 27 of those have been strikes.

 

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Taylor pops up for the first out then Wright absolutely laces one back up the middle.

One out and Blackwell up

 

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Taylor is caught stealing, then Blackwell walks. One on, two out. Bertram up

 

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Bertram flies out to CF to end the third

Clemson 1 Duke 0 E3