Tiger bats are warming up even to compete in series with Gamecocks

GREENVILLE – The Clemson-South Carolina rivalry series continued on Saturday to repeat itself.

On Friday, South Carolina won the opening game for a fourth consecutive season. No. 14, Clemson brought back the favor with a fourth straight win on the neutral site, 11-5, on Saturday. The Tigers hope to stay true to Sunday's scenario in Colombia to win their fifth straight win against the Gamecocks at noon at Founders Park.

After being caught watching six times in 14 strikeouts this Friday, Monte LeeThe Tigers (8-2) returned to form on Saturday due to a powerful strike and aggression on the baspaths.

Clemson has reached the double-digit bar in hits for the second time this week and also the second time this season with XX hits. They collected 15 shots in a 14-3 win against ETSU on Tuesday.

Gamecocks centerbacker, TJ Hopkins scored his second home run in as many days with two runs in the first set – ending a scoreless 11 1/3 scoring start of the season for right-hander Clemson In first year Davis Sharpe.

Clemson answered at the top of the next picture – second baseman Jordan Greene deliver a single from RBI then use an aggressive base attack to make a round trip: steal the second goal, take third place on a wild pitch and score on a misfired throw to catch it in third place.

The Tigers grabbed their first lead over Byrd with Fluor Field's "Monster" in the left field with a double RBI. Sharpe, the utility hitter, then added an RBI single to extend the lead and continue Dylan Harley after two out of two runs.

Clemson continued to bombard South Carolina in the fourth inning with the left defensive player Sam Hall sending a two-point shot on the "Monster" and receiver Kyle Wilkie nail on with a single RBI to two. Hall finished 2-in-3 with three points and two points produced.

Central gardener Bryce Teodosio, originally from Simpsonville, was added to the scoreboard with his fourth team-led tour of the season in the center of the field for an 8-4 lead in the fifth.

South Carolina (8-2) launched a great threat in the next frame, charging the bases without anyone being absent. Sam Weatherly (2-0), but after a slight delay for a mound repair, a second-year right-hander very difficult to throw Holt Jones sailed the Tigers out of the bottle with only giving up an RBI grounding.

Clemson resumed racing at the top of the seventh with Sharpe walking and Greene finally sent him home with a sacrificial fly. Short stop Logan Davidson then took a surge with a two-point shot in the left field to go up 11-5 in the eighth end.

Jones finished with four scoreless innings for his save, allowing a shot with three strikeouts to score a goal.

Clemson broke a run of eight consecutive wins for the Gamecocks.