New Headline: Tigers Triumph by 3 Runs, Staying Ahead in ACC Series Battle

It was tough sledding against the state of Georgia this week for the Tiger baseball program, falling on Tuesday to Georgia Southern before losing two out of three against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Clemson never really got going, leaving them in a tough spot to win the series against the Jackets. Tech came out of the gate firing on all cylinders in Thursday night’s 10-0 run-rule victory in DKS, completely stifling the Clemson offense, which only mustered two hits all evening.

Aidan Knaak continued his 2026 struggles, giving up nine hits and eight runs in just four innings of work. Knaak’s disappointing start to the season has been puzzling, as the rest of the Clemson pitching staff has performed well through the first 20 games of the season. Game two brought much of the same.

The Yellow Jackets jumped out early with a three-run second inning, and although the Tigers were able to push across a couple of runs over the first four innings, the Tech pitching staff would ultimately keep the Clemson bats silent. In the seventh inning, Georgia Tech broke the game wide open with a grand slam that was the result of a fielding error and a walk by the Tiger defense. The Jackets would go on to win game two, 9-3, securing the series win.

With the series in hand, Georgia Tech entered Saturday looking for the sweep, but thankfully, Clemson finally woke up on offense. The Tigers jumped ahead in the first inning with two runs scored by Jarren Purify and Nate Savoie. The Jackets would get one back in the second, and the game remained 2-1 until the fireworks began in the fifth inning.