Erik Bakich on Clemson baseball’s loss to West Virginia in regional
Clemson baseball lost 9-6 to West Virginia in the winner’s bracket of the NCAA regional. Tigers coach Erik Bakich reflected on the loss and more.
- Kentucky baseball eliminated Clemson from the NCAA Tournament with a 16-4 victory on Sunday.
- Kentucky advanced to face West Virginia in Game 6 of the Clemson Regional at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
Kentucky baseball eliminated Clemson from the NCAA Tournament with a 16-4 victory on Sunday.
The Wildcats (31-25) started freshman pitcher Nate Harris, who reached a career high in total pitches (106) and strikeouts (7).
The Wildcats recorded 13 hits in the game with a .384 hitting percentage. Carson Hansen had a team-high three hits.
Kentucky advanced to face West Virginia at 6 p.m. in Game 6 of the Clemson Regional at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
Game recap from Kentucky vs. Clemson in the college baseball regionals:
Chance Fitzgerald downed the Wildcats in order.
The Tigers reached base on an error by the Wildcats, but finished the inning with no hits and no runs.
1-2-3 inning for the Wildcats at the plate.
Kentucky baseball score: UK 16, Clemson 4; top of 7
The Tigers earned their first run since the fourth inning after Andrew Ciufo grounded into a double play, and Cam Cannarella scored.
The Wildcats scored two runs on one hit and two errors. Clemson’s defense has seven errors in the game.
Jacob Jarrell singled up the middle for the Tigers’ only hit of the inning. Harris reached a new career high of seven strikeouts in a game.
The Wildcats scored one run on one hit in the inning. Luke Lawrence was credited with an unearned run.
The Tigers recorded two hits but no runs in the top of the fifth.
The Wildcats have scored 11 runs in the last two innings. In the fourth, they got their bats going with seven hits that led to six runs.
Five different pitchers have taken the mound for the Tigers.
Harris threw two wild pitches in the inning, which led to a Clemson run, Jack Crighton.
UK scored five runs on three hits and two errors.
Carson Hansen and Ryan Schwartz recorded RBIs in the inning.
Harris gave up a single to the leadoff batter and then struck out two of the next three batters.
Three up, three down for the Wildcats in the inning.
The Tigers didn’t record one hit and they left one run on base after TP Wentworth was walked.
Clemson pitcher Talan Bell downed the first two batters in the lineup. Then he hit the next two batters with a pitch. Carson Hansen singled to left field and then James McCoy and Bell scored on a throwing error at the plate.
Kentucky starting pitcher Nate Harris struck out the first batter of the game, but then the next three batters in the lineup got on base. With the bases loaded, Clemson’s Jarren Purify scored on a wild pitch.
An RBI groundout by Collin Priest plates Dominic Listi.
- Date: Sunday, June 1
- Time: Noon
First pitch for Kentucky vs. Clemson is scheduled for noon at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
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Friday
- Game 1: West Virginia 4, Kentucky 3
- Game 2: Clemson 7, USC Upstate 3
Saturday
- Game 3: Kentucky 7, USC Upstate 3
- Game 4: West Virginia 9, Clemson 6
Sunday
- Game 5: Kentucky vs. Clemson, noon
- Game 6: West Virginia vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m.; TV TBD
Monday (if necessary)
- Game 7: Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser, TBD
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