BOTTOM OF THE NINTH; FINAL 10-7 Florida
— Obertop struck out swinging
— Cannarella took third on indifference
— Cannarella took second on indifference
— Cannarella walked
— Wright struck out swinging
— Hinderleider grounded out to first
TOP OF THE NINTH; 10-7 Florida
— Robertson struck out swinging
— Donay walked
— Thomas grounded out to second
— Shelnut struck out looking
— SCORE: Luke Heyman hit a towering solo shot to lead off the ninth. No-doubt about homer No. 16 for the Gator catcher. 10-7 Florida with no outs T9
BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH; 9-7 Florida
— Mathes struck out swinging
— Purify struck out swinging
— Jarrell struck out looking
TOP OF THE EIGHTH; 9-7 Florida
— Shelton struck out looking
— Wilson struck out swinging
— A wild pitch advanced Cade Kurland from first to second with one out in the eighth and Clemson didn't hesitate to intentionally walk Jac Caglianone. Asthon Wilson with a chance to make the Tigers regret it.
— Kurland advanced to second on a wild pitch
— Kurland walked
— Robertson grounded out to first
BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH; 9-7 Florida
— Crighton grounded into a double play to end the inning
— Bissetta struck out looking
— Obertop singled to center
TOP OF THE SEVENTH; 9-7 Florida
— Donay flew out to right
— Thomas singled to left-center
— Shelnut popped out to short
— Heyman grounded out to short
BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH; 9-7 Florida
— Cannarella struck out swinging
— SCORE: Blake Wright grounded out to short, bringing in a run. 9-7 Florida with two outs B6
— SCORE: Jacob Hinderleider hit a sac-fly to right. Run is charged to Fisher Jameson. 9-6 Florida with one out and a runner on third B6
— Mathes singled to left off Fisher and advanced to second on the throw. Purify was safe at third.
— Purify walked.Cade Fisher is taking over on the mound for the Gators in the sixth with a runner on first and no outs. He'll have to contend with the top of the Clemson lineup.
TOP OF THE SIXTH; 9-5 Florida
— Wilson was caught trying to steal second
— Shelton flew out to left
— Wilson singled to left
— Caglianone popped out to the catcher
BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH; 9-5 Florida
— Jarrell flew out to left
— Crighton flew out to center
— SCORE: Tristan Bissetta hit a solo shot to right with one out in the home half of the fifth. 9-5 Florida
— Obertop grounded out to short
TOP OF THE FIFTH; 9-4 Florida
— Kurland popped out to third.Florida scored seven runs on four hits in the fifth. Meltdown inning for a Clemson pitching staff that has been very steady all year. The Gators lead 9-4 halfway through regulation. Fisher Jameson back out to the bump. Cade Fisher is warming up.
— Robertson stole second
— SCORE: Michael Robertson singled to left, scoring Dale Thomas from second. The Gators have batted around in the fifth and plated seven. 9-4 Florida with two outs T5
—SCORE: Brody Donay bunted up the first base line to plate a run. 8-4 Gators, who have a runner on second with two outs in the fifth. They've scored six in the inning.
— SCORE: Dale Thomas grounded into a fielder's choice but an errant throw from second allowed a run to score. 7-4 Florida with one out and runners on the corners T5
— Shelnut popped out to first in foul territory for the first out of the inning
— SCORE: Luke Heyman singled to center, driving in Ashton Wilson from second. 6-4 Florida with runners on second and third and no outs B5.Clemson made its second pitching change of the fifth. Still no outs on the board. Righty Reed Garris takes over with runners on second and third. Florida leading 6-4 with Tyler Shelnut at the plate. Shelnut left the yard in the fourth.
— Shelton walked. Wilson to second and still no outs.
— Wilson walked
— SCORE: Jac Caglianone's 32nd home run of the year drives in three and gives Florida its first lead of the afternoon. 5-4 Florida with no outs T5.Clemson has gone to its pen for the first time today. Righty Lucas Mahlstedt is taking over with no outs and nobody on in the fifth. Mahlstedt can give the Tigers innings and throws from a low submarine-style angle.
— Kurland singled to right-center. Robertson advanced to third.
— Robertson walked a leadoff walk after running the count full
BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH; 4-2 Clemson
— Cannarella flew out to right
— Wright singled to Shelton, who made a diving stop but didn't have a throw.Hinderleider to second with two outs.
— Hinderleider singled to right
— Mathes struck out looking
— Purify grounded out to third
TOP OF THE FOURTH; 4-2Clemson
— Donay was robbed of a home run by Clemson center fielder Cam Cannarella to end the inning.
— Thomas struck out looking
— SCORE: Tyler Shelnut hit a solo home run to left-center. That was his 15th home run of the year. 4-2 Clemson with one out T4
— Heyman flew out to center
BOTTOM OF THE THIRD; 4-1 Clemson
— Jarrell struck out swinging
— Crighton grounded out to short
— Bissetta struck out looking
— SCORE: Jimmy Obertop clobbered a Fisher Jameson slider to left. Rebound runs continue to hurt Florida. 4-1 Clemson with no outs B3. That was the 118th rebound run surrendered by Florida pitching this year. Roughly 28 percent of the Gators total runs allowed on the year have come in the half inning directly after they scored.
TOP OF THE THIRD; 3-1 Clemson
— Shelton popped out to third in foul territory
— SCORE: Ashton Wilson hit a sac-fly to right, plating Cade Kurland. 3-1 Clemson with two outs and a runner on first T3
— Caglianone crushed a ball off the wall but Clemson right fielder Alden Mathes played it perfectly, holding Caglianone to a single. Kurland to third.
— Kurland walked
— Michael Robertson grounded out to first
BOTTOM OF THE SECOND; 3-0 Clemson
— Cannarella flew out to left
— Wright struck out looking
— A grounder to second from Hinderleider produced the first out of the inning but put Mathis on third.
— Mathis stole second
— Mathis singled to left.Liam Peterson's day is over at 1+ innings. He didn't record an out in the second. Fisher Jameson is taking over very, very early. 3-0 Clemson with no outs and a runner on first.There are 22 Division I pitchers who have thrown at least 500 sliders this year. Fisher Jameson is one of them and his ranks No. 5 in whiff rate.
— SCORE: Liam Peterson allows another run to score via wild pitch (second time in as many innings). 3-0 Clemson with no outs B2
— Florida lost a blooper to right in the sun, allowing Clemson nine-hole hitter Jarren Purify to lead off the second with a triple.
TOP OF THE SECOND; 2-0 Clemson
— Brody Donay struck out swinging
— Dale Thomas singled to left-center
— Tyler Shelnut struck out looking
— Luke Heyman grounded out to short
BOTTOMOF THE FIRST; 2-0 Clemson
— Jacob Jurrell struck out swinging.Liam Peterson faced eight batters, walked four and allowed two runs in a 41-pitch first inning. He threw just 18 strikes.
— Peterson walked Tristan Bissetta, his third free pass of the first inning
— SCORE: Liam Peterson's 30th pitch of the first inning went to the backstop, allowing a run to score with the bases loaded. 1-0 Clemson with two outs and runners on first and second B1
— Peterson walked Jimmy Obertop to load the bases with two outs in the first. He's already thrown 25 pitches and just 12 strikes.
— Cam Cannarella flew out to left for the second out of the inning
— Blake Wright walked. Kevin O'Sullivan is taking his first mound visit of the game with one out in the first. Peterson allowed a single, picked up a strikeout and issued a walk. Fastball has been up to 96 but it's missing its spot.
— Jacob Hinderleider struck out swinging. Liam Peterson through a perfect slider to get him swinging.
— Alden Mathes singled back up the middle
TOP OF THE FIRST; 0-0
— Colby Shelton struck out looking on a fastball to the outside bottom corner.
— Ashton Wilson worked a two-out walk
— Jac Caglianone popped up Smith's cutter-slider hybrid pitch for an out. That's going to be a weird offering to deal with today. Smith is about 75 percent fastball and then will flick that cutter-slider in for strikes or keep it outside for whiffs. It's not a traditional cutter or slider so it's a unique look.
— Cade Kurland barely got under a pitch and flew out to the wall in right for the first out of the game
FLORIDA LINEUP
2B Cade Kurland
1B Jac Caglianone
RF Ashton Wilson
SS Colby Shelton
C Luke Heyman
LF Tyler Shelnut
3B Dale Thomas
DH Brody Donay
CF Michael Robertson
SP Liam Peterson
CLEMSON LINEUP
RF Alden Mathes
SS Jacob Hinderleider
3B Blake Wright
CF Cam Cannarella
C Jimmy Obertop
LF Tristan Bissetta
1B Jack Crighton
DH Jacob Jarrell
2B Jarren Purify
SP Tristan Smith
PREGAME
— Florida (32-28) is set to take on Clemson (44-14) at 2 p.m. ET in the first game of the Super Regional round. The team that wins the three-game series will advance to the College World Series. The game will be televised on ESPN.
PREGAME READING
Super Regional preview
Gator pitching aiming to sustain momentum from regional round
Kevin O'Sullivan talks return to Clemson, previews matchup against Tigers
SCOUTING CLEMSON
CLEMSON OVERVIEW
Overall record: 44-14
Conference record: 20-10ACC
D1Baseball RPI: No. 8
All-time record against Florida: 12-18; The Gators and Tigers will meet for the first time since Feb. 27, 1983, when they take the field for the first time on Saturday
Key stat: Clemson freshman rightyAidan Knaak has pitched at least six innings while allowing two or fewer earned runs in eight of his 14 starts, including both of his last two appearances. Among Division I pitchers whohave thrown at least 100 changeups in 2024, Knaak ranks fourth nationally in whiff rate on the pitch.
ON THE MOUND
With a 4.50 team ERA through 58 games this season, Clemson enters the Super Regional round ranked No. 24 among all Division I programs in the category, a sign of its general consistency and efficacy on the mound, which has spanned the entire year.
The Tigers have demonstrated a keen ability togain outs via strikeout (23.7 percent strikeout rate which ranks No. 32 in the country) while limiting their free passes about as well as any team in the nation at just 9.8 percent, which ranks No. 5 among remaining postseason teams and No. 58 nationally on the year.
The first twospotsin Clemson's weekend rotation, which have been occupied by lefty Tristan Smith and righty Aidan Knaak, respectively, have been synonymous with quality pitching for the vast majority of the year and especially so in recent weeks.
A 6-foot-2, 195-pound southpaw fromBoiling Springs, South Carolina, Smith suffered an ankle injury in March that forced him to miss over a month of action. When healthy, though, the second-year Tiger has been quite effective, pitching to the tune of a 3.88 ERA in 46.1 innings with an impressive 62 strikeouts against29 walks. Opposing batters are hitting .244 against Smith, who delivery 5.1 innings with nine strikeouts and one earned run allowed in Clemson's tournament opener against High Point on May 31.
Smith's fastball sits between 91-93 mph and can tough 96, though he'll maintain the lower 90s velocity with much more consistency. Smith's best pitch is his slider, which he'll throw to both sides of the plate with success.
AT THE PLATE
Clemson's offensive firepower this season is undeniable, especially in the confines of its home ballpark, Doug Kingsmore Stadium, which is just 390 feet deep to dead center.
The Tigers rank No. 38 nationally in total runs scored, No. 39 in hits, No. 27 in home runs and No. 53 in battingaverage on balls in play. Clemson has also demonstrated the ability to create offense on the bases with 58 stolen bases as a team, a modest number when compared to the entire country but a solid showing for an offense that relies more on its power than anything.
Blake Wright (21) andJimmy Obertop (20) rank first and second on the team, respectively, in home runs whileJacob Hinderleider (13) andCam Cannarella (10) have also reached double digits.
Cannarella, the Tigers' center fielder, is one of the focal points of his team's lineup and defensive success. The sophom*ore fromHartsville, South Carolina, is pacing his team in batting average (.343) and ranks third in on-base percentage.
Clemson outfielder Alden Mathes has also ranked among the nation's best defenders with 13.48 defensive runs saved.
