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Clemson baseball team rallies to beat Boston College

Clemson rallied from a 3-1 deficit with three runs in the fifth inning and two in the seventh to beat Boston College, 6-3, on Sunday.

The Tigers, who won the series 2-1, improved to 18-18 overall and 9-9 in the ACC. The Eagles fell to 16-18, 6-11.

Clemson scored three runs in the fifth to take a 4-3 lead, highlighted by Reed Rohlman’s two-run single. In the seventh, the Tigers added two unearned runs without a hit to take a 6-3 lead.

Tiger starter Brody Koerner (4-4) got the win, allowing eight hits, three runs (two earned) and two walks with a career-high nine strikeouts. Pat Krall pitched the final four outs to record his first save.

Boston College reliever Geoffrey Murphy (0-2) suffered the loss.

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White ss

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Palmaki 3b

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Duggar rf

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Butera 2b

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Krieger dh

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Cronin 1b

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Rohlman lf

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Okey c

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Wilson 3b

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Casey ph

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E–White (10); Palomaki 2 (6); Cronin (7). DP–BC 1. LOB–Clemson 14; BC 9. 2B–Palomaki (4); Butera (6); Hoggarth (4). HBP–Batson, Strem. SH–Cox (2); Jo. Adams (2). SB–Krieger (8), Palomaki (9).

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Krall S,1

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Adams

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WP–Koerner (7), Poore 2 (5). HBP-by Poore (Batson); by Koerner (Strem).

Umpires–HP: Tony Walsh. 1B: David Pritchett. 3B: Danny Collins. T-3:09. A-654.

This story was originally published April 12, 2015 at 11:10 PM with the headline "Clemson baseball team rallies to beat Boston College."

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