For a third straight day Clemson took an early lead on North Carolina. And for the third straight day the 18th-ranked Tar Heels used one big inning to down the Tigers and sweep the three-game series at Boshamer Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C.
This time, UNC used a five-run first inning to beat the Tigers, 5-2, in Game 3. The loss marked Clemson’s six in a row overall and their fifth straight to an ACC opponent.
Clemson fell to 5-8 this season, its worst start to a season through 13 games since the 1983 team started the year 4-8-1.