After a weekend sweep against then No. 3 North Carolina, 12th-ranked Clemson carried that momentum into Tuesday top-15 matchup with No. 11 Coastal Carolina as the Tigers defeated the Chanticleers, 8-5, at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson.
Clemson improved to 13-3 on the season, while Coastal Carolina dropped to 13-3-2.
That bats got rolling quickly as a six-run first inning put the Tigers on top early with a 6-1 lead. After the Chanticleers went ahead 1-0 in the top of the first inning, Logan Davidson hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the inning to put the Tigers ahead 2-1.