CLEMSON — The Clemson baseball team has gotten so good at playing from behind that they’ve become known as the “Cardiac Cats.”
The Tigers (32-5, 10-3 ACC) have routinely shown a propensity to fight back from a deficit and eventually come out on the other end victorious.
However, no comeback was necessary in Friday’s series-opening win over Stanford, as fourth-ranked Clemson jumped on the Cardinal early, plating two runs in the first, one more in the second and two more in the third. With Aidan Knaak on the mound and looking like the ace he is, the early 5-0 lead was more than enough.