Clemson baseball pounded Pittsburgh 16-6 Thursday night in Pittsburgh, Pa. to remain tied with North Carolina atop the ACC standings with two regular season games remaining.
The eighth-ranked Tigers improved to 41-13 (20-8) with the victory, while Pitt falls to 27-23 (11-17). Game 2 of the series is scheduled for Friday afternoon at 3 p.m.
Clemson's offense erupted for 18 hits in the victory, and Tigers shortstop Logan Davidson became the first player in school history to homer from both sides of the plate in the same game.
Clemson third baseman Patrick Cromwell also hit a pair of home runs as the Tigers took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series.