LOUISVILLE, KY. - Zion Rose’s single in the eighth inning scored the go-ahead run in Louisville’s five-run eighth inning and 11-6 victory over Clemson at Jim Patterson Stadium on Saturday night. The Cardinals, who took a 2-0 lead in the series, improved to 25-18 overall and 9-11 in the ACC. The Tigers dropped to 26-18 overall and 6-14 in ACC play.
Nate Savoie led off the game with a homer, his 15th of the year, then Luke Gaffney ripped a single to extend his hitting streak to 10 games. Jacob Jarrell followed with a two-run homer, his 16th of the season. The Cardinals scored a run in the second inning on Ben Slanker’s single.
In the fourth inning, Louisville took the lead with three runs on Jimmy Nugent’s leadoff homer and a two-out error that allowed two runs to score. The Cardinals tacked on two runs in the sixth inning on run-scoring singles by Alex Alicea and Rose.
The Tigers loaded the bases with no outs in the seventh inning and scored three runs to tie the score 6-6. Gaffney lined a run-scoring single, then ground balls by Jarrell and Jack Crighton each scored a run. In the eighth inning, Rose belted a single to score the go-ahead run. The Cardinals added four more runs in the frame.
Jack Brown (4-2) earned the win in relief, while Hayden Simmerson (0-1) suffered the loss.
