Clemson uses 11-run first in rout of BC; USC drops opener of doubleheader; Citadel postponed
May 2—CLEMSON — Clemson scored 11 runs in the first inning, its most runs in an inning in seven years, in a 14-4 victory over No. 20 Boston College at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on May 2. The game lasted seven innings due to the 10-run rule.
Nate Savoie led off the first inning with a double to extend his hitting streak to 11 games and scored on Tryston McCladdie's walk. After Jarren Purify's sacrifice fly and Tyler Lichtenberger's run-scoring bunt single, Jason Fultz flared a two-run single and Bryce Clavon reached on a bunt single to score a run. Savoie belted a three-run homer, his 16th of the year, and Luke Gaffney followed with a solo homer, his eighth of the season.
Four batters later with two outs, Lichtenberger lined a run-scoring single to cap the 11-run frame. It was the most runs in an inning for the Tigers (27-20, 7-16 ACC) since scoring 11 in the fourth inning against The Citadel on May 8, 2019. It was Clemson's most runs in an inning in an ACC regular-season game since May 19, 2005, when it scored 11 runs in the fourth inning against Miami.
Every Tigers starter scored a run in the game against the Eagles (35-15, 17-9). Clemson starter Michael Sharman (6-1) earned the win by tossing six innings, allowing six hits, two runs and one walk with three strikeouts. Savoie finished 2 for 4 with a double, homer and three RBIs, while Lichtenberger, Jack Crighton, Jason Fultz Jr.
and Clavon each drove in two runs. LSU 6, South Carolina 1 (Gm. 1) BATON ROUGE, LA.