No. 4 Tigers Down Wildcats 14-4 in Seven Innings

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CLEMSON, S.C. – Josh Paino, Jarren Purify, Jack Crighton and Andrew Ciufo all totaled at least three hits and multiple RBIs in No. 4 Clemson’s 14-4 victory over Davidson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The game lasted seven innings due to the 10-run rule.

In his 16th year as a head coach (three years at Maryland, 10 years at Michigan, third year at Clemson), Erik Bakich reached the 500-win mark with the victory.

In the second inning, the Tigers (14-1), who won their 12th game in a row and took a 2-0 lead in the series, scored three runs on Ciufo’s run-scoring double, Dominic Listi’s RBI groundout and Purify’s two-out, run-scoring single. Jamie Daly lined a two-out, two-run triple in the top of the third inning to put Davidson (4-9) on the scoreboard, then the Tigers answered with four runs, highlighted by Paino’s run-scoring double and run-scoring singles by Crighton and Ciufo.

Paino crushed a three-run homer, his third of the year, in the fourth inning and Purify led off the fifth inning with his third homer of the year. Later in the frame, Crighton grounded a two-out, two-run single. The game ended in the seventh inning on Ty Marshall’s sacrifice fly.

Tiger starter Ethan Darden (3-0) earned the win, as he allowed two hits, two runs and three walks with five strikeouts in 5.0 innings pitched. Davidson starter Isaac Fix (1-1) suffered the loss, as he gave up seven runs on nine hits in 2.2 innings pitched.

The series concludes Sunday at 2 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.

Behind 17 hits & big days from Jarren Purify, Josh Paino, Jack Crighton & Andrew Ciufo, the Tigers coasted to a 14-4 victory.

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Photos By Kate Adent