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TigerIllustrated – Grice leads No. 6 Clemson in 3-1 win over N. Carolina for series sweep
Grice (7-1) earned the win by allowing just four hits, one unearned run and two walks with nine strikeouts. Rob Hughes pitched 1.2 innings to record his second save of the year.
Tar Heel starter Dalton Pence (4-2) suffered the loss, as he surrendered two runs on three hits in 2.1 innings pitched.
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The Tigers scored in the first inning on Grice’s two-run homer, his 14th of the year.
In the sixth inning, Tomas Frick hit a sacrifice fly to cut Clemson’s lead in half.
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Clemson doubled its lead in the eighth inning on Riley Bertram’s run-scoring double.
Clemson outhit the Tar Heels 9-5. Cam Cannarella added a game-high three hits.
Clemson is the No. 3 seed in the ACC Tournament, which will be played at Durham (N.C.) Bulls Athletic Park from Tuesday to Sunday. The Tigers’ first game is either Wednesday or Thursday on the ACC Network. Clemson’s opponents, game dates and game times will be announced by the ACC this weekend.
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