Erik Bakich saw a look in his team’s eyes Sunday and it was followed by a clinic at the plate from Clemson.

Coming off an emotional loss to Louisville Saturday, the No. 5 Tigers run-ruled the Cardinals 17-7. It was a dominant outing that included runs in five of the seven innings played.

“Proud of our team, proud of our response. Emotional loss yesterday for a lot of different reasons but just more the way things happened. Our guys came out today with a look in their eye that they were not going to be denied and it’s one thing to feel that way and it’s another thing to just come out and be in attack mode from the first pitch on,” Bakich said.

Clemson had 18 hits on the day, batting nearly .500 over 39 at bats as a team. That included 12 runs on 12 hits over the first three innings. Jacob Hinderleider led the team with six RBI’s, but seven Tigers batted a run in during the victory.

“The quality at bats that we had. The scoring in multiple innings, that was just a heck of a response and I thought we were the aggressor and we needed to be,” Bakich said.

Taking on an offense that Bakich said could score “very quick,” Clemson gave the Cardinals no time to breathe. Louisville cut the lead to single digits before the seventh inning, but the Tigers put up a four spot to get back on the road quicker.

Five players with multiple hits is a batting clinic and it moves Clemson to 34-9 on the season. Following the mic drop, the Tigers have a break before a Friday matchup with Georgia Tech at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.