College of Charleston
Clemson
CofC Offense Explodes to Drop No. 23 Clemson
5/12/2016 12:44:00 AM | Baseball
College of Charleston (25-22-1) jumped out to a 3-0 advantage on the third. Dixon and Luke Manzo reached on errors to start the inning and Brown walked to load the bases. Dupree Hart then executed a squeeze but to plate the first run on the game. Bradley Jones laced an RBI single to center and Roper drove in the third run on a sacrifice fly.
Nathan Ocker (4-0) got the start and allowed one run on three hits in 2.2 innings of work. Will Detwiler, Justin Baker, Nathan Helvey and Eric Bauer combined to hold the Tigers (32-17) at bay for the final 6.1 innings.
Brown and Dixon finished with three hits each. It is the second time this season that two Cougars have recorded three hits in the same game. Bradley Jones and Jake Maziar both finished with three hits against Elon on April 3.
CofC returns to Colonial Athletic Association play on Friday as it hosts Northeastern in a three-game series at Patriots Point.
NOTEWORTHY
> CofC has won seven games against ranked opponents: No 2 South Carolina, No. 10 Florida State, No. 12 UC Santa Barbara, No. 15 UNCW, and two wins over No. 18/21 Coastal Carolina.
> The Cougars started a freshman on the mound for the second consecutive game. Evan Sisk started Tuesday's game and Nathan Oker got the nod on Wednesday. It is the first time since Tyler Thornton and Bailey Ober started consecutive game on May 31 and June 2, 2014.
> College of Charleston has now defeated South Carolina and Clemson in the same season for the second time in program history. The Cougars defeated both in-state rival in 2012.
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