Clemson ace Aidan Knaak settling into increased arsenal with dominant stretch

Knaak has a lone earned run allowed in 13 innings with 22 strikeouts to three walks over his last two starts. - Assoc. Editor / Staff Writer - 46 minutes ago

Wake Forest hadn't trailed much versus Clemson over the last few years, but Aidan Knaak set the tone each inning he pitched Friday night in a 5-1 win that stopped a six-game series streak.

Knaak struck out the first Demon Deacon he faced -- and retired the next two in order in the first inning.

Armed with a 4-run lead, the next Deacs batter fouled out ahead of another scoreless frame. The third inning started with a strikeout swinging. The first batter faced in the fourth? Another strikeout, and so with the fifth inning as well.

Wake…