Pitt
11-10, 0
Clemson
16-6, 0
Pitt Sweeps Home Doubleheader Over No. 20 Clemson, 8-0 and 10-7
3/25/2022 9:54:00 PM | Baseball
The Panthers have recorded four ACC series wins over ranked squads in the last two seasons (No. 9 Florida State, No. 7 Georgia Tech and No. 15 Miami last year with both being sweeps over the Yellow Jackets and Hurricanes).
GAME ONE
Pitt had the lead in every single inning by scoring in the first inning in the shutout. Kyle Hess led off with a double to right field and advanced to third base on a wild pitch. Jeffrey Wehler drew a walk and stole second base. Hess scored on an RBI-groundout by Tatem Levins, and Wehler came home safely on heads-up baserunning after a throw to second base with Sky Duff trying to advance to second base.
Ron Washington, Jr. produced the next run in the third inning on a one-out solo homer to left field.
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Brock Franks led off the next inning on a leadoff homer to right field, his sixth of the season.
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The next Panthers' frame was the highest-scoring of the game with three runs. Bryce Hulett led off with a walk, advanced to second base on a groundout and came home on an RBI-single to centerfield from CJ Funk. After Hess singled to centerfield, a dropped ball by the centerfielder allowed Funk to score from second base.
The final run came in the sixth inning. Washington, Jr. doubled to left field with one out and was knocked in by Jack Anderson on a two-out single to right field.
GAME TWO
Clemson had the lead to start the game with a run in the first inning, but Pitt quickly took the lead for good in the next inning. Hulett led off with a double to left field. Anderson singled through the left side. With one out, Funk walked. Hess then doubled to left center to knock in both Franks and Anderson. Wehler got one more run in with a single through the left side to allow Funk to reach home.
The Panthers produced three more runs in the next frame. With one out, Washington, Jr. doubled down the left field line. Hulett then homered to right field, his fifth of the season. Anderson hit a home run to right field three pitches later for also his fifth of the year and the second time this season with back-to-back homers.
B3 | Pitt 5, No. 20 Clemson 1
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With one out in the fourth inning, Wehler tripled to center field and jogged home on a sac fly also to centerfield from Anderson.
Washington, Jr. led off with a homer to left field in the next inning, his second of the day and sixth of the season.
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Pitt made it five-straight innings with a run in the sixth. With Wehler on first base and one out, Levins singled to left field. Duff then singled through the left side to knock in Wehler.
Clemson plated six runs combined in the seventh and eighth inning before Stuart came in to close the door on the Tigers' comeback attempt.
Pitt added an insurance run in its last trip to the plate. Duff singled to third base with one out and scored on a two-out, RBI-triple to centerfield from Hulett.
The Panthers look for the sweep of the Tigers Saturday at 3 p.m.
NOTES
- Baron Stuart threw two scoreless innings of relief in both games, earning the save with retiring all six batters faced with five strikeouts and allowing just one hit and no walks with four strikeouts in the first game.
- Gilbertson allowed just five hits and one walk, and Evans gave up just three hits and two walks.
- The Panthers finished with 28 hits and 10 walks on the day with all but two starters reaching base four times with at least three hits.
- Hess had a doubleheader-high six hits with two doubles.
- Washington, Jr. led both teams with four extra-base hits, two homers and two doubles.
- Hulett finished a single short of the cycle in game two.
- Funk drew a day-high four walks and added two hits.
- Pitt's pitching staff finished with 31 strikeouts to just five walks allowed.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Gilbertson, Matt (3-2)
L: Mack Anglin (3-2)
Batting:
2B: Bryar Hawkins 1 ; Caden Grice 1
Batting:
2B: Hess, Kyle 1 ; Washington, Jr., Ron 1 ; Anderson, Jack 1
HR: Washington, Jr., Ron 1 ; Franks, Brock 1
RBI: Levins, Tatem 1 ; Washington, Jr., Ron 1 ; Anderson, Jack 1 ; Franks, Brock 1 ; Funk, C.J. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hess, Kyle 2 ; Wehler, Jeffrey 1 ; Washington, Jr., Ron 2 ; Hulett, Bryce 1 ; Franks, Brock 1 ; Funk, C.J. 1
SB: Wehler, Jeffrey 1
CS: Franks, Brock 1
