Following a loss on Friday night, No. 12 Clemson bounced back to beat Notre Dame, 5-1, on Saturday afternoon at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. The Tigers improved to 14-4 (4-1 ACC) with the victory, while the Fighting Irish fell to 7-10 (3-2).
Sophomore lefthander Mat Clark pitched seven scoreless innings to earn the win, allowing just three hits and no walks while striking out seven. The Hilton Head Island, S.C., native retired the side in order in five different innings, recorded 12 consecutive outs at one point and lowered his ERA on the season 1.64.
Junior lefty Cameron Brown took the loss for Notre Dame as he yielded five earned runs on nine hits in seven innings of work, striking out six and walking two batters.