If you showed up late to Doug Kingsmore on Saturday, you flat-out missed a Tiger classic.
The Tigers came out swinging and put on a show for the ages, unloading 11 runs in the very first inning and steamrolling No. 13 Boston College 14-4. This one was over early, thanks to the 10-run rule, but Clemson made sure everyone in orange knew: you never, ever count out a Tiger—especially not at Doug Kingsmore.
A First Inning for the History Books
That first inning wasn’t just a rally—it was a Tiger avalanche. Nate Savoie got the party started with a leadoff double, stretching his hitting streak to 11 games and firing up the crowd. Then it was one Tiger after another: Tryston McCladdie drawing an RBI walk, Jarren Purify lifting a sac fly, and Tyler Lichtenberger laying down a gutsy bunt single to drive in another. Boston College looked shell-shocked.
Jason Fultz chipped in with a two-run flare, Bryce Clavon legged out a bunt for another RBI, and then the Tigers really started to flex their muscle. Savoie came back up and absolutely launched his 16th homer of the year, a three-run bomb, and Luke Gaffney followed with a solo shot of his own. When Lichtenberger ripped his second RBI single of the inning, you could feel history being made right there in the stands.
It was the most runs Clemson has put up in a single inning in seven years, and it tied for the second-biggest first inning in program history. You’d have to dig all the way back to 2005 to find an ACC regular-season outburst like this from the Tigers.
Total Team Dominance
Boston College tried to answer with a couple runs in the third, but the Tigers weren’t having it. Jack Crighton smoked a two-run single, and Clavon added another RBI to slam the door shut. Every single Clemson starter scored at least once—proof that this team is all about the family in that dugout.
On the hill, Michael Sharman (6-1) was cool as ice. He went six strong innings, gave up just two runs, and fanned three. Sharman outpitched Boston College’s Brady Miller (2-1), who never recovered from that Tiger onslaught in the first.
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