FSU baseball blows 3-0 lead vs. Clemson
The FSU baseball team took a 3-0 lead against Clemson, but the Tigers won 4-3 to even the series.
The No. 12 Florida State Seminoles lost to the Clemson Tigers 4-3 on Saturday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina. The series is now tied, with the two programs set to play the rubber match on Sunday.
FSU (35-15, 16-10 ACC) took a 3-0 lead in the third inning, but Clemson was able to chip away at the lead before taking the lead in the eighth inning, scoring the winning run on a wild pitch by Kevin Mebil with the bases loaded. Cade O'Leary loaded the bases with an intentional walk and a traditional walk before Mebil took over. The Seminoles came out hot to start the game, with Brayden Dowd hitting a solo home run in the top of the first.
Brody DeLamielleur followed it up with a double and scored on a single by Hunter Carns. DeLamielleur made it a 3-0 game in the third with a solo home run of his own. Clemson got on the board in the fourth inning, hitting a two-run, two-out homer off Trey Beard.
They tied the game in the sixth with back-to-back singles when a sacrifice bunt put runners at the corners with one out. Another single made it a 3-3 game and ended Beard's day. The lefty pitched 5.