South Carolina 6 Tennessee 1
COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina junior right-hander Colby Holmes allowed just one run on four hits in a season-high seven innings and the 10th ranked Gamecocks batted around for four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning on the way to a 6-1 victory over Tennessee to clinch a weekend series at Carolina Stadium. South Carolina is now 23-9 on the year with a 5-7 record in the SEC. The loss drops Tennessee to 20-12 and 6-6 in league play.
Holmes did not allow a run until a solo homer in the top of the seventh inning. He struck out six batters and walked none to improve to 4-0 on the year. Tennessee starter Nick Williams suffered the loss and is now 2-3 for the season. He allowed four runs, all unearned, on three hits with in 4.2 innings with three walks and three strikeouts. Gamecock freshman right-hander Evan Beal pitched two hitless innings of relief with two strikeouts and two walks to earn his fifth save of the season.
Clemson 4 Duke 2
Durham, NC - Jay Baum's three-run double in the eighth inning gave Clemson a 3-2 lead and the Tigers held on for a 4-2 victory over Duke in front of 1,038 fans at Jack Coombs Field on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers, who swept the series 3-0, improved to 18-14 overall and 8-7 in the ACC. The Blue Devils fell to 13-20 overall and 5-10 in ACC play.
The pitchers' duel saw the Blue Devils strike first with single runs in the sixth and seventh inning after the Tigers squandered several scoring opportunities in the first five innings. However, Clemson loaded the bases with no outs in the eighth inning and Baum lined an opposite-field double to right-center to give Clemson the lead for good. Duke threatened in the ninth inning, putting two runners in scoring position, but Daniel Gossett induced a groundout to end the game.
