COLUMBIA - As it turns out, more than nine innings in Columbia were in the cards for this weekend, and Andrew Ciufo made it a night he won’t forget with a walk-off homer to deep center for No. 10 Clemson top South Carolina in 12 innings, 5-4.
Only three pitches after his teammate Jimmy Obertop’s walk-off attempt came a few feet short of a game-winner, Ciufo put some extra oomph on the batted pitch to secure the win.
Clemson improved to 8-1, while the No. 19-ranked Gamecocks fell to 7-2. The Tigers have a chance to secure a 10th weekend series win in a row on Sunday in Clemson (2 p.