LIVE Game Thread: South Carolina vs Clemson Game 2

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All Clemson is LIVE at Fluor Field in Greenville as Clemson and South Carolina are set to play game two of the annual rivalry series. The Tigers took the opening game on Friday 5-2 behind a strong start from Austin Gordon, handing the Gamecocks their first loss of the season.

Today freshman Tristan Smith gets the start as Clemson looks to take the season series for the seventh time in the past nine seasons. Noah Hall gets the nod for South Carolina.

The sun is shining, and the temp is pushing 70 degrees. A great day for baseball.

Stay tuned to All Clemson for live updates throughout.

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Abrams with the start. Nice.

 

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Hope Smith can get 3 IP.

 

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Shane Beamer and CJ Spiller throw out the first pitches. Both made solid throws

 

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Abrams with the start. Nice.

With the freshman Crighton struggling. Someone else needs a shot.

 

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And we are underway as Noah Hall fires a first pitch fastball that is fouled off by Ingle

 

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Ingle goes down looking for out number one.

 

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Grice goes down looking too, and is not happy about, drawing a line in the dirt to show the home plate umpire

 

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Wright is retired after hitting a weak squibbler on the infield.

 

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Nice 1st by Smith

 

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Smith works around a walk to get out of the first.

Scoreless after an inning

 

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Blackwell with a one out single, but he is almost immediately picked off.

Will Taylor walks, then Fairey grounds out to end the inning.

Clemson 0 SC 0 B2

 

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Clemson gets helped out by a catchers interference to end the bottom of the second.

Tigers go in order in the third. Some great defense on display by the Gamecocks

Clemson 0 SC 0 M3

 

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Blackwell with a one out single, but he is almost immediately picked off.

Will Taylor walks, then Fairey grounds out to end the inning.

Clemson 0 SC 0 B2

He struggles on the bases. Lol

 

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Smith gets Hornung swinging for out number one. Stone and McGillis both fly out, with McGillis' going to deepest part of the ballpark out in CF

Smith has struck out four so far

Scoreless after three

 

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Grice strikes out swinging to start the fourth

 

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Wright grounds out to third for the second out.

 

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Cannarella grounds out 6-3

Noah Hall has now thrown 17 straight scoreless innings

Clemson 0 SC 0 M4

 

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Wimmer with a leadoff single to give the Gamecocks their first hit off Smith. Caleb Denny follows that up by hitting into a DP.

Cole Messina then rips a two out double