LIVE Game Thread: Clemson vs Louisville Game 3

[Jason Priester]

Clemson goes for the sweep of Louisville this afternoon. The Tigers clinched the series with a 4-3 win on Saturday and will send lefty Caden Grice to the mound this afternoon. Grice is 4-1 on the season with a 4.50 ERA.

The Cards will counter with righty Tucker Biven, who is 0-1 with a 3.90 ERA. This will be just Biven's third start of the season.

First pitch is set for noon and All Clemson Tigers will have live updates from DKS all afternoon.

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Grice issues a leadoff single to Knapczyk and he ends up coming around to score. Cards up 1-0 headed to the bottom of the first.

 

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Cannarella is retired to start the inning and then Cooper Ingle laces a double out to left-center.

Will Taylor goes yard and it is 2-1 Clemson. His third long ball of the season.

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Grice issues a lead off walk and the runner moves to second on a throwing error

 

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Grice strikes out Kilen, one down.

 

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Beard hits an 0-2 pitch the opposite way and we are all tied at 2-2

 

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Hawkins strikes out swinging, two down.

 

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Grice strikes out Knapczyk looking, inning over.

2-2 M2

 

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Tigers go in order in the bottom of the second.

First two Louisville hitters reach in the top of the third but Grice works around the trouble.

Clemson 2 Louisville 2 M3

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Jack Crighton leads off the bottom of the third with a double as the freshman continues to stay hot at the plate

Cannarella grounds out 4-3, Crighton to third.

 

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Ingle laces one to CF and the defender can not come up with the catch. Crighton scores. 3-2 Tigers.

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And Biven's day is done. Louisville brings in LHP Evan Webster who has a 3.91 ERA in 25.1 innings pitched.

 

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Taylor and Grice are retired to end the inning.

 

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Grice allows the leadoff hitter to reach again. It has happened in each of the first four innings, but he is thrown out trying to steal second. Grice gets the next two and we head to the bottom half of the fourth, Clemson leads 3-2

 

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Another strike em out, throw em out to end the top of the fifth. Ingle has thrown out three base runners already

Clemson 3 L'ville 2 M5

 

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Crighton with his second hit of the day, a one out single in the bottom of the fifth

 

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Cards going to the pen again, as lefty Greg Farone comes in. He has a 5.10 ERA in 42.1 innings

 

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And Crighton swipes second