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Baseball Drops Second Game at Clemson
2/19/2022 7:17:00 PM | Baseball
CLEMSON, S.C. – An early lead for the Indiana baseball program was whittled away by Clemson on Saturday (Feb. 19) afternoon at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. The Tigers erased a 4-0 deficit on the way to a 19-4 series-clinching victory.
In his first start as a Hoosier, redshirt-junior Jack Perkins threw a career-high 3 2/3 innings and struck out a career-best eight batters in a no decision. The right-hander allowed three runs on four hits and walked two batters.
Offensively, graduate student Tyler Doanes and redshirt-junior Matthew Ellis each hit their first home run in a Hoosier uniform. For Doanes, it was his first hit in the cream and crimson and his first home run since May 11, 2019 – then at West Virginia. He added an RBI single in the second inning for his 24th career multi-RBI game.
Freshmen Carter Mathison and Brock Tibbitts collected their first collegiate hits in back-to-back at-bats. Mathison started the second inning with a double and Tibbitts traded places his classmate and plated his first career RBI.
For Clemson, the 19 runs came via 13 hits, 16 walks and six hit-by-pitch. In all, 15 Tigers reached base safely in the game. After the CU starting pitching was solid on night one, it was the bullpen with 7 1/3 scoreless innings of work in the series finale.
Scoring Recap
Top First
A pair of solo home runs got Indiana on the scoreboard early, as Tyler Doanes took the first pitch of the game to straight-away centerfield for his first home run of the season. Two batters later, Matt Ellis took one down the right field line for his first home run in the cream and crimson.
Indiana 2, Clemson 0
Top Second
Back-to-back doubles started the inning, as Carter Mathison and Brock Tibbitts delivered their first collegiate hits to plate the first run of the frame. Doanes plated the second run of the inning with a two-out single.
Indiana 4, Clemson 0
Bottom Third
Clemson got on the board with a two-out RBI double from Bryar Hawkins to plate Benjamin Blackwell, who was hit-by-pitch to start the inning.
Indiana 4, Clemson 1
Bottom Fourth
The first two Tiger hitters were retired, but the next five reached base and three came around to score to knot things up. After a walk and a single, Jackson Perkins was relieved by Ty Bothwell. Dylan Brewer singled to plate the first two runs and Cooper Ingle scored Brewer after a wild pitch.
Indiana 4, Clemson 4
Bottom Fifth
Clemson took its first lead of the game on a Blackwell RBI fielder's choice and Ingle plated the second run of the inning with a bases loaded hit-by-pitch.
Clemson 6, Indiana 4
Bottom Sixth
After the first batter of the inning was retired, the next 10 Tigers reached base with seven crossing the plate. Two hits, six walks and two hit-by-pitch accounted for the offense in the inning.
Clemson 13, Indiana 4
Bottom Seventh
Max Wagner led off the inning with a solo home run, and RBI walks from Camden Troyer and Caden Grice added the final two runs of the frame.
Clemson 16, Indiana 4
Bottom Eighth
Grice's bases loaded walk scored the first run of the inning and Gavin Abrams delivered a two-RBI single to cap the scoring.
Clemson 19, Indiana 4
Up Next
The series finale between the two teams is slated for a 1 p.m. first pitch on Sunday, February 19.
In his first start as a Hoosier, redshirt-junior Jack Perkins threw a career-high 3 2/3 innings and struck out a career-best eight batters in a no decision. The right-hander allowed three runs on four hits and walked two batters.
Offensively, graduate student Tyler Doanes and redshirt-junior Matthew Ellis each hit their first home run in a Hoosier uniform. For Doanes, it was his first hit in the cream and crimson and his first home run since May 11, 2019 – then at West Virginia. He added an RBI single in the second inning for his 24th career multi-RBI game.
Freshmen Carter Mathison and Brock Tibbitts collected their first collegiate hits in back-to-back at-bats. Mathison started the second inning with a double and Tibbitts traded places his classmate and plated his first career RBI.
For Clemson, the 19 runs came via 13 hits, 16 walks and six hit-by-pitch. In all, 15 Tigers reached base safely in the game. After the CU starting pitching was solid on night one, it was the bullpen with 7 1/3 scoreless innings of work in the series finale.
Scoring Recap
Top First
A pair of solo home runs got Indiana on the scoreboard early, as Tyler Doanes took the first pitch of the game to straight-away centerfield for his first home run of the season. Two batters later, Matt Ellis took one down the right field line for his first home run in the cream and crimson.
Indiana 2, Clemson 0
Top Second
Back-to-back doubles started the inning, as Carter Mathison and Brock Tibbitts delivered their first collegiate hits to plate the first run of the frame. Doanes plated the second run of the inning with a two-out single.
Indiana 4, Clemson 0
Bottom Third
Clemson got on the board with a two-out RBI double from Bryar Hawkins to plate Benjamin Blackwell, who was hit-by-pitch to start the inning.
Indiana 4, Clemson 1
Bottom Fourth
The first two Tiger hitters were retired, but the next five reached base and three came around to score to knot things up. After a walk and a single, Jackson Perkins was relieved by Ty Bothwell. Dylan Brewer singled to plate the first two runs and Cooper Ingle scored Brewer after a wild pitch.
Indiana 4, Clemson 4
Bottom Fifth
Clemson took its first lead of the game on a Blackwell RBI fielder's choice and Ingle plated the second run of the inning with a bases loaded hit-by-pitch.
Clemson 6, Indiana 4
Bottom Sixth
After the first batter of the inning was retired, the next 10 Tigers reached base with seven crossing the plate. Two hits, six walks and two hit-by-pitch accounted for the offense in the inning.
Clemson 13, Indiana 4
Bottom Seventh
Max Wagner led off the inning with a solo home run, and RBI walks from Camden Troyer and Caden Grice added the final two runs of the frame.
Clemson 16, Indiana 4
Bottom Eighth
Grice's bases loaded walk scored the first run of the inning and Gavin Abrams delivered a two-RBI single to cap the scoring.
Clemson 19, Indiana 4
Up Next
The series finale between the two teams is slated for a 1 p.m. first pitch on Sunday, February 19.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: GILBERT (1-0)
L: Bothwell, Ty (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Mathison, Carter 1 ; Tibbitts, Brock 1
HR: Doanes, Tyler 1 ; Ellis, Matthew 1
RBI: Doanes, Tyler 2 ; Ellis, Matthew 1 ; Tibbitts, Brock 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Doanes, Tyler 1 ; Ellis, Matthew 1 ; Mathison, Carter 1 ; Tibbitts, Brock 1
SB: Whalen, Bobby 1 ; Ellis, Matthew 1
HBP: Colopy, Morgan 1
Batting:
2B: RICH 1 ; HAWKINS 1
HR: WAGNER 1
RBI: BREWER 3 ; INGLE 3 ; HAWKINS 2 ; TROYER 1 ; GRICE 3 ; ABRAMS 2 ; WAGNER 2 ; BLACKWELL 1
SH: WRIGHT 1
Base Running:
RUNS: BREWER 2 ; RICH 1 ; INGLE 2 ; TROYER 1 ; FAIREY 2 ; CORBITT 2 ; WRIGHT 1 ; BROCK 1 ; WAGNER 2 ; BLACKWELL 3 ; STARBUCK 2
HBP: BREWER 1 ; INGLE 1 ; TROYER 1 ; FAIREY 1 ; CORBITT 1 ; BLACKWELL 1
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