CLEMSON -- The Clemson Tigers broke a 5-5 tie with four runs in the seventh inning in their 9-5 victory over Charlotte at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Tuesday evening.
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The 49ers (3-2) grabbed the game’s first lead in the second inning on Brandon Stahlman’s two-out, run-scoring single.
Austin Knight crushed a solo homer in the third inning to double their lead, then the Tigers (4-0) responded with four runs in the fourth inning, capped by Jacob Jarrell’s two-out, two-run homer, his second of the season.
In the top of the sixth inning, Charlotte took advantage of a leadoff hit-by-pitch, three singles and an error to take the lead with three runs, but the Tigers responded again to tie the score 5-5 on Benjamin Blackwell’s run-scoring single in the bottom of the sixth inning.
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Clemson regained the lead in the seventh inning when Caden Grice ripped a run-scoring double, then Blake Wright followed with a two-run single. Two batters later, Blackwell laced a run-scoring triple.
Reliever B.J. Bailey (1-0) earned the win in his first career appearance, while Aubrey Gillentine (0-1) suffered the loss.
Casey Tallent, who got the start for the Tigers, allowed two hits and two earned runs in three innings of work. Ethan Darden (2.1 IP, 2H, 2 ER) Ty Olenchuk, Nick Clayton and Jackson Lindley joined Bailey in relief work.
Cam Cannarella, who has a team-high eight hits in four games, added two hits, while Riley Bertram and Cooper Ingle each had a hit.
Clemson outhit Charlotte 10-8.
The Tigers continue their homestand by hosting UCF in a three-game series, beginning Friday at 4 p.m. on ESPN3.com - ACC Network Extra.
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