GREENVILLE – Andrew Eyester’s 11th-inning double scored Brady Allen with the winning run as South Carolina defeated Clemson 3-2 Saturday at Fluor Field.
Clemson pitchers struck out 21 Gamecocks, a record number of strikeouts in a game in South Carolina history, but the Tigers’ baserunning blunders and missed opportunities cost them in the loss. The first game of the series was rained out and will be played May 11th in Clemson. The teams play again Sunday in Columbia at Founders Park (1:30 p.m./SECN+).
The Gamecocks didn’t waste any time in scoring in the first. Allen singled up the middle on the first pitch of the game and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt.