No. 15 Clemson came away with the shutout win Wednesday evening over the Mercer Bears with a score of 3-0 at McWhorter Stadium in Clemson. The second inning proved to be the difference-maker for the Tigers, scoring all three runs on the day thanks to Maddie Moore’s RBI double and McKenzie Clark’s two-run double to center.

Left-hander Millie Thompson earns the win for the Tigers in the circle, improving to 3-1 on the year, and Brooke McCubbin walks away with the save. Freshman right-hander Hannah Pitts draws the loss for the Bears.

The Tigers are now 12-1 this season when they are the first to score no matter the inning.

“A good mid-week win against Mercer tonight,” head coach John Rittman said following the win. “Had some great performances at the plate from McKenzie Clark, Maddie Moore, Kyah Keller… Cammy Pereira had a nice hit for us there. You know, offensively coming off of a tough weekend against Virginia Tech, you never know what you are going to get, and we’re definitely not clicking on all cylinders, but we found a way to win tonight and that was huge.”

After a scoreless first inning, the Tigers quickly got on the board in the bottom of the second with Moore’s RBI double to right-center field and Clark’s two-run double to put Clemson up by three after two, eventually good for a final score of 3-0. With the win, the Tigers improve to 13-6 on the season.

Clemson hosts the Tiger Invitational this weekend at McWhorter Stadium with opponents in Illinois and Liberty. The Tigers open up play against Liberty on Saturday, March 12, with the first pitch scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on ACCNX.

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