After watching Coastal Carolina push a run across on a sac fly in the top of the 1st, the Clemson bats came out intent on making a statement of their own. After a leadoff single by Sam Hall, Logan Davidson hit his 6th HR of the season out to left center, quickly giving the Tigers a lead they would never relinquish in an 8-5 .
Grayson Byrd then doubled, and Briar Hawkins singled, putting runners on the corners with no out. After a Davis Sharpe sac fly that made it 3-1, and a Jordan Greene fly ball to right, Bryce Teodosio hit a single to left, putting two aboard with two out, and bringing Adam Hackenberg to the plate.