Pitching, defense and timely hitting. That is the recipe for winning baseball, and it is exactly what Erik Bakcih got from his team in Tuesday’s 3-0 shutout win over No. 10 Georgia.
Five Clemson pitchers combined for the shutout, while limiting the Bulldogs to just three base hits. It was the first time a Clemson team had shut out Georgia since 2017, and the first time the Bulldogs had been shut out in about a year.
Behind the phenomenal effort by the pitching staff, the second-ranked Tigers were also superb defensively. Add in a couple of base knocks with runners in scoring position, and two RBI with two outs, and you get one of the most complete performances seen from this Clemson team all season.