For the first time this year, Clemson’s pitching struggled.
The Tigers allowed a season-high five runs and 14 hits as East Tennessee State beat them 5-3 Tuesday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson. It was the Tigers’ first loss of the season.
Prior to Tuesday’s game, the most runs and hits Clemson pitching had allowed this season was three runs in the season opener against Liberty and eight hits against Stony Brook this past Saturday. The Tigers came into Tuesday’s game ranked second in the country in ERA at 0.70.
In all, Clemson used seven pitchers.