Box Score CLEMSON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College Blue Hose baseball team (4-1) fell to the No. 8 ranked Clemson Tigers (4-0) after a close first six innings and a final score of 8-2.
 
FINAL SCORE: Clemson
LOCATION: Doug Kingsmore Stadium (Clemson, S.C.)
RECORDS: Presbyterian (4-1) | Clemson (4-0)
W: Joe Allen (1-0) | L: Kyle Mueller (0-1) | S: None
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Tigers got off to a hot start with their first offensive pitch being hit out of the park to quickly give Clemson a 1-0 lead.
- Presbyterian answered in the top of the third inning starting with a single by Jack Gorman before Brody Fahr doubled to right center field which put Gorman on third. This was when Joel Dragoo hit a sacrifice fly to send Gorman home and put Fahr on third base, tying the game up at 1 apiece.
- Not long after, Noah Lebron reached on a fielder's choice while Fahr's speed allowed him to score PC's second run of the day and take a 2-1 lead.
- Clemson was able to tie up the game once again after another home run over the left field wall in the bottom of the third inning.
- The score didn't stay tied for too long with Clemson bringing one home in the bottom of the fourth.
- After leading 3-2 for a while, the Tigers broke away in the seventh inning when the bases were loaded. First, they picked up a walk to bring in one run before a grand slam giving them an 8-2 lead.
- The Blue Hose held Clemson scoreless the rest of the game, but were unable to pick up any runs themselves, ending the game with a final score of 8-2.

NOTABLES
- Sean Hollister pitched the first two innings for the Blue Hose where he tallied a 2.25 ERA and two strikeouts.
- Brody Fahr recorded a double which gave him a hit and an RBI.
- Joel Dragoo tallied a hit, an RBI, and three putouts.
- Jack Gorman added a hit and a run.

UP NEXT
The Blue Hose return home for three back-to-back games this weekend beginning on Friday, February 23 against the Canisius Griffins.