By Brad McGuffin —
Friday
Louisville baseball (24-8, 10-5) went into its toughest weekend series of the season on the road at Clemson (25-8, 12-4) looking to make a statement. Reid Detmers came into his Friday night start 5-1 with a 0.68 ERA and a 76-8 strikeout to walk ratio. Coming into his start, Detmers had also yet to have given up a home run.
Louisville was able to get an early lead in the top of the second inning with a Justin Lavey double. However, in the bottom of the third inning Clemson exploded with a three-run home run, the first home run Detmers had given up all year.