CLEMSON – Drew Wharton, have yourself a celebratory dinner tonight and make sure you eat four of everything.
Wharton’s one-out double off the wall in right in the bottom of the ninth scored Robert Jolly from first as No. 14 Clemson defeated South Carolina 8-7 Sunday afternoon at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. The win gives Clemson the season series over the Gamecocks for the fourth year in a row.
The Gamecocks battled back from a 6-0 deficit and tied the game at 7-7 in the top of the ninth, but Jolly walked with one out and Wharton’s blast enabled to Jolly to slide in ahead of the throw to the plate.