Clemson fell to NC State 14-6 Sunday afternoon to lose the series with the Pack.

For the second day in a row the Tiger’s starter left in the second inning and once again the Tigers trailed by seven after the first two innings.

Just six days after pitching a gem and going the distance to beat South Carolina, Koerner had a short afternoon.  Brody only went 1.2 innings and gave up six hits, seven runs and seven earned runs.  Alex Schnell had another tough outing going 1.1 innings and giving up four hits, four runs and our earned runs.

The Tigers took the lead in the first inning.  Tyler Slaton walked and advanced to third on a single by Rohlman.  A balk scored Slaton and moved Rohlman to second.  Chris Okey walked, but Steven Duggar hit into a double play to end the threat.

The lead didn’t last long as NC State scored two in the bottom of the first.

In the bottom of the second the Pack took control of the game and the series with six runs.  Brody Koerner had four wild pitches in the inning and was replaced by Alex Schnell who quickly gave up a two-run home run.  After two the Tigers trailed 8-1.

In the fourth inning Clemson added another run on a solo home run by Reed Rohlman.

The Tigers added four runs in the top of the ninth.  Wharton singled with one out.  Jolly singled to left scoring Wharton.  With two outs Weston Wilson singled to left.  Adam Renwick singled to load the bases.  Glenn Batson doubled down the left field line to clear the bases and score Wharton, Wilson and Renwick.

Clemson falls to 8-6 overall and 1-2 in the ACC with the loss.  Although they won the series with South Carolina last weeken, they are off to an even slower start than last season when they failed to host a regional.