Clemson Falls to Louisville in 12 innings

CLEMSON — Tague Davis smashed a two-run home run to left centerfield in the top of the 12th inning, as No. 17 Louisville beat No. 3 Clemson, 8-6, in 12 innings to avoid being swept in the three-game series.

Davis finished the afternoon 3-for-6 with three RBIs. Eddie King, who had a home run in the second inning, also drove in three runs.

Clemson (35-7, 13-5 ACC) was led by Cam Cannarella, who had a home run and drove in two runs, and Josh Paino who also had a home run and drove in a run.

The story of the game was Clemson’s inability to take advantage of runners in scoring position. The Tigers were an amazing 3-for-22 with runners in scoring position–2-for-19 prior to extra innings) and struck…