CLEMSON – Clemson’s pitching duel against Northwestern Saturday at McWhorter Stadium featured three total pitchers, 11 hits, four walks, one run, and a Tigers victory.
In their 1-0 victory, the Tigers started reigning ACC Pitcher of the Year Reese Basinger, who entered the game with a 16-5 record and a 2.97 ERA. The Evans, Ga., native allowed no runs with three strikeouts and no walks in 3.1 innings of work.
In the fourth inning, the Wildcats ripped two consecutive one-out singles, the only hits allowed by Basinger, to put runners on first and third base. After a quick circle visit with head coach John Rittman, a now-familiar walk-up song blared through the speakers at McWhorter Stadium.