CLEMSON - Rich Witten's two-run double in the eighth inning broke a 7-7 tie and Coastal Carolina used 15 hits to defeat Clemson 10-7 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Tuesday night. The Chanticleers improved to 27-13, while the Tigers dropped to 24-18.
The back-and-forth game saw the Tigers take a 2-1 lead with two runs in the third inning before Coastal Carolina scored two runs in both the fourth and fifth innings to take a 5-2 lead. Four Coastal Carolina errors in the sixth inning enabled the Tigers to score five runs and take a 7-5 lead. However, Coastal Carolina scored one run in the seventh inning and four more runs in the eighth inning to pull out the three-run win.
Aaron Burke (5-3), the second of five Coastal Carolina pitchers, earned the win despite allowing four hits, two runs (one earned), and two walks in 2 2/3 innings pitched. Ben Smith retired all three batters he faced with two strikeouts to record his first save of the season.
Patrick Andrews (1-3), the fourth of six Clemson hurlers, suffered the loss. He gave up two hits, four runs, and two walks with two strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings pitched.
Phil Pohl went 3-for-5 with a double and RBI to lead Clemson, who amassed nine hits in the contest.
Clemson will travel to Atlanta, GA to face Georgia Tech in a three-game series starting Friday at 7:00 PM. The game will be televised live by CSS.
(Clemson Sports Information contributed to this report.)
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