The Clemson Insider · Apr 21, 2019
Ninth inning home run lifts Duke over Clemson
CLEMSON, SC — After trailing by six runs through four innings on Sunday No.16 Clemson rallied to tie the game thanks to a grand slam by Justin Hawkins, but Duke’s Matt Mervis’ lead-off homer in the ninth inning lifted the Blue Devils to a 9-8 win, completing a weekend sweep.
Clemson has not been swept in a three-game series to Duke since 1909, and it is the first time the Blue Devils have swept the Tigers in any season since 1962 when Duke won both games.
The loss was the seventh in a row for the Tigers, who have not lost seven in a row since 2008, the only season under Jack Leggett where the Tigers did not make the NCAA Tournament.