CLEMSON – The clock struck midnight, hot dogs were being thrown around the stands in a haphazard fashion and rain clouds darkened the already-night sky, but graduate students Weston Jackson and Tyler Jackson weren’t prepared for Cinderella’s magic ride to turn back into a pumpkin.
Tyler Jackson, a graduate student who transferred in from USC Upstate during the offseason, pitched the game of his life as Sunday night turned into Monday morning at Doug Kingsmore, pitching top-seeded Clemson past second-seeded Vanderbilt and into today’s winner-take-all matchup at 4 p.m.
Jackson gave up just two hits while striking out three, inducing 10 fly ball outs and 14 groundouts.