Pat Krall had been here before. Through four innings of Clemson’s game against Virginia on Sunday, he was pitching well. However, the fifth inning was the moment of truth for the lefty.
In his three previous outings, Krall had not pitched to the level he expects to pitch at. In 5 2/3 innings against Elon on Feb. 25 he allowed five runs on nine hits. He pitched five innings the next week against South Carolina, this time giving up four runs. Then against Notre Dame last week, he pitched just 4 1/3 innings, again giving up five runs on nine hits.