DURHAM, N.C. — As the game went on, catcher Kyle Wilkie could see the look of despair in the eyes of the Louisville players on Thursday.
The Cardinals had no answer for Clemson lefty Mat Clark, who pitched the greatest game head coach Monte Lee has seen in his career.
Clark was magnificent in painting the corners and not giving the Louisville batters really anything good to hit. By the fifth inning, Wilkie could see the frustration on their faces and knew they were done for the afternoon.
“Our offense has done it, too, where we may not be swinging the bats well, and then you start kind of trying to push for things or swinging out of the zone or whatever it is, you’re trying to get hits and trying to get runs,” Wilkie said.