The Clemson Insider · May 6, 2019
Lack of starting pitching continues to burn Tigers
A day after Clemson seemed like it was righting the ship to this baseball season, once again it took a step back.
Despite scoring seven runs and banging out 12 hits, the Tigers fell, 9-7, at Gardner-Webb Sunday at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C. It was the first time Clemson lost to the Bulldogs in a series that dates back to 1975.
The Tigers were 11-0 all-time versus Gardner-Webb heading into Sunday’s game.
Clemson (28-19) was doomed by a third inning that saw the Bulldogs score six runs, including three unearned. That allowed the home team to take a 6-1 lead at the time. They upped their lead to 8-1 in bottom of the fourth and then to 9-2 after five innings.