Clemson head coach Monte Lee was direct and to the point when The Clemson Insider asked him following Clemson’s 14-8 loss to Duke if energy played a role in the Tigers’ lackluster start on Friday.
The Blue Devils (27-20, 15-17 ACC) scored 13 of their 14 runs in the first four innings, including nine with two outs.
“It has nothing to do with energy,” Lee said. “Energy does not have anything to do with executing pitches on two-strike counts. If you look at the first inning when we gave up the big inning and you look at the second inning when we gave up the big inning, look at how many extra base hits and hits we were giving up with two-strike counts.