Baseball Drops Saturday Game vs. Clemson
GREENVILLE – The University of South Carolina baseball team dropped a Saturday afternoon (March 1) decision to Clemson, 5-1, at Fluor Field.
Both teams had chances to score in the first. Dominic Listi led off with a double and error to get him to third for Clemson. After a strikeout, Cam Cannarella flied out to left and Kennedy Jones threw a perfect strike to home to complete the double play. In the bottom of the frame, Nathan Hall double while Dalton Mashore and Ethan Petry walked. A pop out, strikeout and fielder’s choice ended the threat.
The game remained scoreless until the top of the sixth when a Cam Cannarella RBI double and a swinging bunt that let him score from second gave Clemson a 2-0 lead.
Ethan Petry hit his third home run of the season and 47th of his career, a solo shot in the eighth. Clemson scored three runs in the top of the ninth for the 5-1 result.
Jake McCoy had a career high 12 strikeouts in six innings of work. He allowed just three hits with two runs and two walks in his 93-pitch start.
Hall had a pair of hits to lead Carolina’s offense.
POSTGAME NOTES
- Attendance at Fluor Field was 6,983.
- Petry is now tied for third on Carolina’s career home run list with 47 round trippers. He is tied with Garrett Carter (1985-88) for third place and is one away from tying Hank Small (1972-75) for second.
- Carolina pitching struck out 15 batters on the day.
UP NEXT
Carolina and Clemson close out the series on Sunday afternoon (March 2) at Ray Tanner Field at Founders Park. First pitch is set for 5 p.m. and the game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus.
