Rich Witten pounded out a two-run double down the left field line to give Coastal Carolina a 9-7 lead in the eighth inning at Clemson Tuesday night. He then scored on a Tucker Frawley single to cap a four-run inning and the Chanticleers held on to win 10-7. Coastal is now 27-13, while the Tigers dropped to 24-18.
This game was a seesaw contest with five lead changes beginning with the first inning and going right up to the aforementioned eighth. However, none was more dramatic than the sixth when Clemson scored five runs on four Coastal errors to take a 7-5 lead.
This was an important W for Coastal Carolina – for several reasons: First, anytime you go into DKS at Clemson and come out with a victory it is BIG; second, it was a come-from-behind win and those have been rare for the Chants this year; third, it was a mid-week win and those have been almost nonexistent; and fourth, the Chants got past the error bugaboo.
Senior leadership – Daniel Bowman (3-for-4, 2 SB, 4 runs), Rich Witten (2-for-4, 3 RBI, 2 runs) and Tucker Frawley (3-for-5, 3 RBI) were outstanding.
Something to build on – Clemson won last year’s contest by one run in the tenth inning and completely turned its season around. Here is a blog post I made at the Clemson Regional last year regarding the turnaround and how the Tigers needed the regular season win more than the Chanticleers.
Wouldn’t it be special if the Chanticleers were able to do the same?
Here is a video of Coastal Carolina Designated Hitter Alex Buccilli (.313, 3 HR, 20 RBI).
