William & Mary 11 Clemson 2
The Tribe, who evened the series 1-1, improved to 1-1 on the
season. The Tigers dropped to 1-1. It was William & Mary's first-ever win over
Clemson in five all-time meetings.
The Tribe broke the game open with three runs in the third inning, two runs in the
fourth inning, and two more runs in the fifth inning. In all, William & Mary
combined to score its 11 runs in five different innings. In each of those five
innings, the Tribe's leadoff batter was retired. Therefore, William & Mary was able
to string together hits on a consistent basis.
Starter John Farrell (1-0) earned the win by tossing 7.0 effective innings. He
allowed nine hits, two runs, and one walk with four strikeouts. J.T. Castner and
Mitchell Aker both pitched a scoreless inning to close out the game.
Sophomore Patrick Andrews (0-1) suffered the loss in his first career start. He
yielded five hits, four runs, and one walk with three strikeouts in 3.0 innings
pitched. Six pitchers in all took the mound for the Tigers, including freshman
Clate Schmidt, who pitched the final 2.2 innings without allowing a run.
William & Mary scored its first run in the series in the first inning. Ryan Brown
drew a one-out walk and scored when Ryan Lindemuth grounded a 1-2 pitch over the
first-base bag for a double.
In the third inning, William & Mary used a hit-by-pitch followed by four straight
singles to score three runs. Kevin Nutter reached on a hit-by-pitch with one out,
then Brown singled through the right side. Lindemuth loaded the bases with a single
to right field on an 0-2 pitch. Michael Katz followed with a single down the
right-field line to score Nutter and Brown. William Shaw then grounded a 1-2 pitch
through the right side for a single to plate Lindemuth and increase the Tribe's lead
to 4-0.
In the top of the fourth inning, Thomas Pulisic was hit-by-pitch with one out and
advanced to second on Derek Lowe's groundout. Nutter then grounded a two-out double
over the third-base bag to score Pulisic. After Brown walked and Lindemuth loaded
the bases with an infield single, Katz walked on six pitches to plate Nutter.
Clemson finally answered with a run in the bottom of the fourth inning. Steven
Duggar led off with a double over the third-base bag and Steve Wilkerson followed
with a single through the right side. Shane Kennedy then ripped a single to left
field to score Duggar.
In the fifth inning, Ryan Williams slapped a one-out single to right field and
Pulisic singled to left field. After both runners moved up a base on Lowe's
groundout, Williams scored on Nutter's infield single with two outs. Brown followed
with a single down the right-field line on a 1-2 pitch to plate Pulisic.
After Clemson escaped a no-out, bases loaded jam without allowing a run in the top
of the sixth inning, the Tigers cut into the Tribe's lead in the bottom of the sixth
inning. Kennedy led off with a single to center and advanced to second on Jon
McGibbon's groundout. Jay Baum laced a single through the left side, then Tyler
Krieger lined a single to score Kennedy. It was Krieger's first career hit and RBI.
William & Mary kept the pressure on in the seventh inning. Nutter drew a one-out
walk and Brown singled to right field. After Lindemuth walked on four pitches to
load the bases, Nutter scored on a wild pitch. Katz bounced a single through the
right side to plate Brown, then Lindemuth scored after a ball hit by Shaw was booted
at home by the catcher.
The top-four batters in the Tribe lineup combined to go 12-for-17 (.706) with two
doubles, eight RBIs, and eight runs. Lindemuth went 4-for-5 with a double, RBI, and
two runs, while Katz went 3-for-4 with four RBIs and two walks. Brown went 3-for-4
with an RBI, three runs, and two walks as well.
Kennedy and Baum had two hits apiece to pace the Tigers, who had 10 hits in the
contest.
Clemson and William & Mary will play game-three of the three-game series at Doug
Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday at 1:00 PM.
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