CLEMSON - Sophomore lefthander Will Lamb allowed one unearned run in six inning to lead No. 11 Clemson to a 5-2 victory against Virginia Tech in the first game of a doubleheader at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday.
In the second game, Clemson (17-2 overall, 6-0 ACC) outslugged the Hokies 13-8 to sweep the three-game series.
Lamb (2-0) allowed seven hits, walked two and struck out two. Alex Frederick pitched three innings in relief, allowing three hits and one run to record his second save of the year.
Hokies starter Jesse Hahn (4-1) suffered the loss, yielding 10 hits, four runs (three earned), and one walk with two strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.
The Tigers scored two runs on four singles in the first inning. Brad Miller led off with a single to left-center but was retired when Mike Freeman's sharp grounder hit Miller on what would have been a single through the right side. Jeff Schaus followed with a single to move Freeman to third, then Freeman scored on a passed ball. Two batters later, Wilson Boyd fisted a single to right-center to score Schaus.
In the third inning, Miller led off with a single to right and stole second. With two outs, Kyle Parker laced a single through the right side to score Miller.
The Tigers increased their lead in the sixth inning when Parker led off with an opposite-field, solo home run to right field, his ninth long ball of the season. It was Parker's 35th career home run, moving him into a tie for 10th place in the Clemson recordbook.
Clemson added an insurance run in the eighth inning. Schaus led off with a single and went to third two batters later when Boyd singled through the right side on a hit-and-run. John Hinson's sacrifice fly scored Schaus.
Miller, Schaus, Parker, and Boyd had two hits apiece to pace Clemson's 12-hit attack.
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