Greenville, SC - Mike Dunster’s three hits and three RBIs in his first start of the season and freshman righthander Daniel Gossett’s 10 strikeouts propelled Clemson to a 4-2 win over Elon in front of 2,319 fans at Fluor Field on Wednesday. The Tigers, who won both games of the two-game series, won their fifth game in a row and improved to 11-8 in 2012. The Phoenix fell to 12-10 on the season.
Jack Leggett reached the 1,200 career win mark with Wednesday’s victory in his 33rd season as a head coach. He became the 15th coach in history to amass 1,200 wins as a Division I head coach.
Gossett (1-2), a native of nearby Lyman, SC, picked up his first win as a Tiger in his second career start. His 7.0 innings pitched and 10 strikeouts were the most by a Tiger in 2012. He also allowed just three hits, including none after the first inning, two runs, and two walks. Matt Campbell pitched a perfect ninth inning with a strikeout to record his second save of the year. Clemson’s four pitchers did not allow a leadoff batter of an inning to reach base.
Elon reliever David Whitehead (0-2) suffered the loss, as he yielded four hits, two runs, and four walks with one strikeout in 2.2 innings pitched.
