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CLEMSON, S.C. – No. 3 Clemson overcame an 11-2 deficit with a five-run sixth inning and six-run seventh inning, capped by Blake Wright’s go-ahead grand slam, in its 14-12 victory over No. 7 Florida State at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers, who swept the sequence 3-0 and received their seventh sport in a row, improved to 22-2 general and 5-1 within the ACC. The Seminoles dropped to 19-3 general and 3-3 in ACC play.
Max Williams grounded a two-run single within the second inning to attain the sport’s first runs, then James Tibbs III hit a three-run homer with two outs to offer Florida State a 5-0 lead. Within the fourth inning, Alden Mathes belted a two-run homer, his fifth of the 12 months, to place Clemson on the scoreboard.
Tibbs led off the fifth inning along with his second homer of the sport, then Alex Lodise and Cam Smith laced two-run homers within the prime of the sixth inning. Marco Dinges ripped a two-out, run-scoring single with two outs within the body to offer Florida State an 11-2 lead.
Within the backside of the sixth inning, Clemson responded with 5 runs. Jacob Hinderleider grounded a run-scoring single, Andrew Ciufo lined a two-run single, Cam Cannarella flared a run-scoring single and Wright laced a two-out, run-scoring single to slender the Seminole result in 11-7.
Within the seventh inning, Jarren Purify and pinch-hitter Jacob Jarrell drew bases-loaded walks to chop Florida State’s lead in half, then Wright crushed a two-out grand slam, his thirteenth lengthy ball of the season, to offer Clemson a 13-11 lead. Ciufo added a run-scoring single within the eighth inning.
Lucas Mahlstedt (1-0) earned his first win as a Tiger by pitching 2.0 scoreless innings in reduction, whereas Rob Hughes pitched 1.2 innings to document his third save of the 12 months. Carson Dorsey (2-2) suffered the loss.
The Tigers host Coastal Carolina on Tuesday at 6 p.m. on ACC Community Additional.