After plenty of highs and lows, Jacob Hennessy is in a great position mentally heading into the most significant start of his career. And he’s one hell of a competitor, according to Monte Lee.
Baseball is situational, and there are a multitude of scenarios for how Clemson’s time in the Oxford Regional could play out. But Monte Lee has his mind focused on game one first with Jacob Hennessy on the mound, then game two with Mat Clark.
For the first time since 2015, Clemson found itself on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament. There was a bit of nervous energy, but that changed immediately once the Tigers saw they were heading to Oxford.
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Monte Lee announced that experienced starter Brooks Crawford will get the start on Friday night, but there was a bit of a surprise when it came to the announcement of the other two starters.
Steven Wells' solo home run in the top of the 13th gave the Seminoles the victory in game one of the gigantic weekend series, 3-2. Saturday night’s game had just a little bit of everything.