The Clemson Insider looks back at Clemson’s 8-4 win over Illinois in the opening round of the Oxford Regional on Friday afternoon at Swayze Field.
What happened?
The Tigers (35-24) struck first as Logan Davidson hit a one-out double and came in to score on a two-out single by Kyle Wilkie. The Fighting Illini (36-20) answered immediately in the bottom of the inning as a leadoff double came in to score and tie the game at 1-1. Illinois would take a 2-1 lead in the second, but Clemson answered right back in the third. Michael Green led off the inning with a solo homer to tie the game followed by a Davidson HBP and a two-run homer off the bat of Grayson Byrd to give the Tigers a 4-2 lead.