DURHAM, N.C. — There is no doubt in Louisville head Dan McDonnell’s mind. Clemson is an NCAA Tournament team.
For the second time this year McDonnell got an up close and personal experience as to why he thinks the Tigers are so good as they smacked his third-ranked Cardinals, 7-2, around Thursday in the ACC Tournament. The Tigers had already beaten Louisville, 9-1, on May 2 in Clemson.
“They were tough when we played them earlier,” McDonnell said. “They beat us the first game and we beat them the next two, but they were close games. They’ve got a good club, they’ve got a couple really good starters, and offensively they’ve got nice balance, they’ve got a left-right combination and they’ve got team speed.