Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and sometimes it rains. And sometimes you lose and it rains in a figurative sense, all at the same time. NC State failed to close out a series sweep of Clemson on Sunday, falling in a 15-6 laugher.
Clemson jumped on Wolfpack starter Michael Bienlien in the third inning for five runs, giving the Tigers a 5-1 edge at that point. Bienlien did not make it through the inning, and Elliott Avent eventually ran through more than a half dozen pitchers.
(Which is fine, by the way. We have the ACC tournament to get ready for early next week, and this game was surprisingly non-essential after wins the two days prior.