Sophomore starter Carson Palmquist didn’t hesitate in getting off to the kind of start he expected on the road in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
From the first to the final opponent he faced, the former All-American closer locked in.
Palmquist struck out a career-high 11 batters and kept No. 18 Clemson to three hits and two walks in Miami’s 11-4 win at Doug Kingsmore Stadium Friday. The southpaw became the first Hurricane since former starter Chris McMahon to hold 10 strikeouts in one game.
Three Hurricanes RBI base hits and four sacrifice flies backed Palmquist’s career night in the opener of the team’s first ACC road series of the season.