CLEMSON – Jonathan French hit a go-ahead, tape-measure homer to left to lead off the bottom of the eighth as Clemson defeated USC Upstate 8-5 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium Tuesday afternoon.
Upstate fell down 5-0 early but chipped away and tied the score with two runs in the top of the eighth. French stepped to the plate and hit a 2-0 fastball into the Chapman Grandstand, clocked at 105 MPH off the bat, to put the Tigers back in front to stay. Dylan Brewer added a two-run shot two batters later that landed on the roof of the batting cages in deep right.