CLEMSON – Erik Bakich is expecting nothing less than High Point’s best.
Top-seeded Clemson begins NCAA Regional play Friday night at Doug Kingsmore when it takes on No. 4 seed High Point at 7 pm (ESPN). The Panthers won the Big South Tournament and will send Gus Hughes (6-4, 3.95 ERA, 104 strikeouts) to the mound against Clemson’s Tristan Smith.
Bakich said Clemson will have its hands full with Hughes.
“He's really good. I mean, he could pitch anywhere. He's up to 95 (innings), low 90’s, really, really, really good slider,” Bakich told TigerNet Thursday.