Mat Clark took a perfect game into the eighth inning, leading Clemson past Louisville 7-1 on Thursday at the Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championship.
Clark struck out three and induced 13 groundouts to help the eighth-seeded Tigers (34-24) salvage a win at the tournament and send the top-seeded Cardinals (43-15) home after going 0-2.
“Well, tremendous win for our program. I think we all knew going into this game how big this game was for us,” head coach Monte lee said. “We couldn't have asked for a better start than we got out of Mat Clark, one of the best starts I've ever witnessed in my career as a coach.