Clemson baseball rides power surge to win against Virginia
Logan Davidson, Chris Williams and Bryce Teodosio hit home runs in No. 8 Clemson's 5-4 victory against Virginia at Disharoon Park on Saturday afternoon.
The Tigers (33-11, 16-7 ACC) took a 2-0 lead in the series and secured their first series win at Virginia since 2002. Clemson also clinched a spot in the ACC tournament.
Davidson hit the first pitch of the game over the fence for his eighth homer of the season, then Virginia (24-19, 9-14 ACC) manufactured a run in the bottom of the first inning. Davidson ripped a run-scoring single in the third inning, then Williams crushed a solo homer, his 12th of the year, in the fourth inning. In the fifth inning, Teodosio belted a two-run home run, his fourth long ball of the year, to give Clemson a 5-2 lead. The Cavaliers rallied for two runs in the sixth inning, but Clemson held them scoreless in the last three innings.
Tiger starter Brooks Crawford (5-2) pitched five effective innings to earn the win. He gave up five hits, four runs (two earned) and no walks with three strikeouts. Ryley Gilliam pitched the final 1.1 innings to record his ninth save. Virginia starter Daniel Lynch (3-4) suffered the loss, as he surrendered eight hits, five runs and two walks with six strikeouts in seven innings.
The series concludes Sunday at 1 p.m..
This story was originally published April 28, 2018 at 8:35 PM with the headline "Clemson baseball rides power surge to win against Virginia."