Clemson earns walk-off win against No. 3 UNC, completes series sweep
Clemson completed a three-game series sweep of No. 3 North Carolina in dramatic fashion Sunday afternoon at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
Tigers shortstop Logan Davidson hit a walk-off two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Tigers to a 5-4 victory.
Clemson earned a 3-2 win in Game 1 of a doubleheader Saturday afternoon against the Tar Heels before pounding UNC 17-3 in Game 2. The Tigers completed the series sweep on Sunday.
Clemson and UNC were tied 2-2 entering the eighth inning of Sunday’s finale when Tar Heels freshman Caleb Roberts hit an RBI single to give UNC a 3-2 lead. North Carolina increased its lead to 4-2 later in the frame on an RBI double by Danny Serretti.
Clemson cut the lead to 4-3 in the eighth inning when Grayson Byrd scored on a passed ball before the drama really started in the ninth.
The Tigers were down to their last out when Sam Hall doubled to left center. Davidson followed with a walk-off homer to right on a 2-2 count to give Clemson the victory.
Carson Spiers earned the win for the Tigers, pitching the final two innings while allowing one run. Keyshawn Askew gave Clemson a solid start, allowing one earned run in 5 1/3 innings.
The Tigers won on a walk-off balk in Game 1 of the series when Elijah Henderson scored the winning run after a balk was called on UNC pitcher Joey Lancellotti. Jacob Hennessy earned the win for the Tigers that game, allowing one run in three innings of relief.
In Game 2, Clemson pounded out 20 hits and rolled to a win. Hall was 4-for-6 with three runs scored and four RBIs in the game, while Byrd was 4-for-5 with two runs scored and five RBIs.
Bryar Hawkins was also 4-for-5 for the Tigers and scored three runs while driving in three. Hawkins homered for Clemson.
Mat Clark earned the win for the Tigers in Game 2, allowing two runs in six innings to improve to 3-0 on the year.
The week ahead
All four games streaming on ACC Network through WatchESPN app
▪ Wednesday: Home vs. Coastal Carolina (6 p.m.)
▪ Friday-Saturday-Sunday: Home series vs. Notre Dame (6 p.m., 3 p.m., 1 p.m.)
This story was originally published March 10, 2019 at 4:27 PM.
