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Hoosiers Drop Season Opener at Clemson
2/18/2022 7:15:00 PM | Baseball
CLEMSON, S.C. – An early deficit was too much to overcome for the Indiana baseball program, as Clemson scored three early runs on its way to an 9-0 victory on the opening day of the 2022 college baseball season.
Nine Hoosiers made their collegiate debuts at Clemson. Tyler Doanes, Matthew Ellis, Phillip Glasser, Evan Goforth, Carter Mathison, Josh Pyne, Peter Serruto and Brock Tibbitts all debuted in the field, while Ryan Kraft made his collegiate debut on the mound.
The bullpen was a bright spot for IU, as Reese Sharp and Kraft tossed five combined innings with 13 strikeouts and just three runs - two earned - allowed. Sharp worked three innings and struck out a career-high seven batters. He allowed two runs on one hit and walked four in the outing. Kraft fanned six batters in his collegiate debut and surrendered just one unearned run on a pair of walks over the final two innings.
As a staff, Indiana struck out 17 Clemson hitters and allowed nine runs - seven earned - on just nine hits. Eight of the nine hits were singles, but the Hoosiers walked eight and hit one batter. Starting pitcher John-Biagio Modugno (0-1) fanned four batters in three innings of work. He surrendered six runs - five earned - in the loss.
The offense got hits from Morgan Colopy, Matthew Ellis and Bobby Whalen. Colopy, Ellis and freshman Carter Mathison were each on base twice in the game. Mathison worked a pair of walks in his first career start, Ellis singled and walked, while Colopy was hit-by-pitch and singled.
For Clemson, Mack Anglin (1-0) fired five no-hit innings with eight strikeouts and two walks to earn the victory. Offensively, Cooper Ingle chipped in two hits and two RBIs, while Benjamin Blackwell drove in a pair of runs. Caden Grice led all hitters with three hits.
Scoring Recap
Bottom First
Clemson used five singles to score three runs against IU starting pitcher John-Biagio Modugno. The Tigers got RBI base hits from Cooper Ingle, Chad Fairey and Blake Wright.
Clemson 3, Indiana 0
Bottom Second
Benjamin Blackwell hit a solo home run with one out.
Clemson 4, Indiana 0
Bottom Fourth
A hit-by-pitch, walk and fielding error led to the first Clemson run of the inning. Following a walk to load the bases, Reese Sharp came on to relieve Modugno and allowed just a sacrifice fly.
Clemson 6, Indiana 0
Bottom Seventh
A base hit and two walks loaded the bases with no outs and Ryan Kraft came on in relief of Sharp. After a strikeout, Kraft walked a batter and then threw a wild pitch to allow a pair of runs to cross the plate.
Clemson 8, Indiana 0
Bottom Eighth
The second out of the inning would have been a strikeout, if not for a passed ball that allowed Grice to reach and he eventually came around to score on an error.
Clemson 9, Indiana 0
Up Next
The two teams will throw the first pitch of game two in the series at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 19 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
Nine Hoosiers made their collegiate debuts at Clemson. Tyler Doanes, Matthew Ellis, Phillip Glasser, Evan Goforth, Carter Mathison, Josh Pyne, Peter Serruto and Brock Tibbitts all debuted in the field, while Ryan Kraft made his collegiate debut on the mound.
The bullpen was a bright spot for IU, as Reese Sharp and Kraft tossed five combined innings with 13 strikeouts and just three runs - two earned - allowed. Sharp worked three innings and struck out a career-high seven batters. He allowed two runs on one hit and walked four in the outing. Kraft fanned six batters in his collegiate debut and surrendered just one unearned run on a pair of walks over the final two innings.
As a staff, Indiana struck out 17 Clemson hitters and allowed nine runs - seven earned - on just nine hits. Eight of the nine hits were singles, but the Hoosiers walked eight and hit one batter. Starting pitcher John-Biagio Modugno (0-1) fanned four batters in three innings of work. He surrendered six runs - five earned - in the loss.
The offense got hits from Morgan Colopy, Matthew Ellis and Bobby Whalen. Colopy, Ellis and freshman Carter Mathison were each on base twice in the game. Mathison worked a pair of walks in his first career start, Ellis singled and walked, while Colopy was hit-by-pitch and singled.
For Clemson, Mack Anglin (1-0) fired five no-hit innings with eight strikeouts and two walks to earn the victory. Offensively, Cooper Ingle chipped in two hits and two RBIs, while Benjamin Blackwell drove in a pair of runs. Caden Grice led all hitters with three hits.
Scoring Recap
Bottom First
Clemson used five singles to score three runs against IU starting pitcher John-Biagio Modugno. The Tigers got RBI base hits from Cooper Ingle, Chad Fairey and Blake Wright.
Clemson 3, Indiana 0
Bottom Second
Benjamin Blackwell hit a solo home run with one out.
Clemson 4, Indiana 0
Bottom Fourth
A hit-by-pitch, walk and fielding error led to the first Clemson run of the inning. Following a walk to load the bases, Reese Sharp came on to relieve Modugno and allowed just a sacrifice fly.
Clemson 6, Indiana 0
Bottom Seventh
A base hit and two walks loaded the bases with no outs and Ryan Kraft came on in relief of Sharp. After a strikeout, Kraft walked a batter and then threw a wild pitch to allow a pair of runs to cross the plate.
Clemson 8, Indiana 0
Bottom Eighth
The second out of the inning would have been a strikeout, if not for a passed ball that allowed Grice to reach and he eventually came around to score on an error.
Clemson 9, Indiana 0
Up Next
The two teams will throw the first pitch of game two in the series at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 19 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: ANGLIN (1-0)
L: Modugno, John-Biagio (0-1)
Base Running:
HBP: Colopy, Morgan 1
Batting:
HR: BLACKWELL 1
RBI: INGLE 2 ; FAIREY 1 ; WRIGHT 1 ; WAGNER 1 ; BLACKWELL 2
SH: BLACKWELL 1
SF: INGLE 1
Base Running:
RUNS: BREWER 1 ; INGLE 1 ; GRICE 3 ; FAIREY 1 ; FRENCH 1 ; BROCK 1 ; BLACKWELL 1
HBP: FRENCH 1
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