While Clemson might have gotten swept at NC State last weekend, there was one piece of good news that came out of that series.
Transfer pitcher Michael Gillen made his long-awaited debut. In his return from injury, the hard-throwing right-hander pitched one inning in the series-opening loss to the Wolfpack last Thursday. Of the five Clemson pitchers who threw in that game, Gillen was the only one who did not allow a run.
Gillen did allow one hit, and he also hit a batter, but the hit was a ground ball off the glove of second baseman Jarren Purify that would wind up slowly trickling into right field, allowing the hitter to stretch a single into a double.