Emma Hudson
- Box Score
9
WinnerUSC UpstateUPST22-12
5
ClemsonCU28-4
Winner
USC UpstateUPST
22-12
9
Final
5
ClemsonCU
28-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC Upstate UPST | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Clemson CU | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
W: Cubbler, Jake (2-1) L: LeGUERNIC (0-1)
Game Recap: Baseball |
CLEMSON, S.C. – Taking to Doug Kingsmore Stadium for the second time this season, USC Upstate baseball closed out its season series with the Tigers by downing the unanimous No. 2 team in the nation, slugging four home runs in the 9-5 Tuesday victory.
Scoring all nine of its runs via the long ball, the Spartans began the scoring early as redshirt sophom*ore designated hitter Noah Sullivan hit the first of his two homers, lacing a ball down the leftfield line to open the scoring in the second. He'd later answer a Clemson homer with his second of the night, another big blast to left, completing his fourth career multi-home run effort.
Breaking up the pace of solo shots and single-run innings, freshman catcher Tyler Lang hit his second big fly of the season, leaving the yard to left-center as his three-run shot staked Upstate to a 5-2 advantage. Though the Tigers fought back with a pair of homers to tie the game in the seventh, the Spartans responded by seeing each of the first four batters of the eighth reaching, all brought home with one swing of the bat, a grand slam from redshirt junior rightfielder Koby Kropf.
Heading back out with the lead, redshirt junior right-hander Jake Cubbler retired the final six batters he faced, icing the victory. He finished the night with five strikeouts—his second consecutive outing with five punchouts—earning three strikeouts over his final six outs of the night.
Game Information
Score: USC Upstate 9; No. 2 Clemson 5
Records: USC Upstate (21-12; 10-2 Big South); Clemson (28-3; 10-2 ACC)
Location: Doug Kingsmore Stadium | Clemson, S.C.
How It Happened
- T2: Putting the Spartans on the board first Noah Sullivan laced the first pitch of his at-bat over the wall in left for his second homer in as many trips to Doug Kingsmore Stadium in 2024.
- B2: Getting its run back, Clemson tied the game on a Nolan Nawrocki solo homer to straightaway centerfield.
- B3: Behind the team's second solo shot of the night, the Tigers took the lead for the first time with Jacob Jarrell's homer.
- T4: Answering Clemson's homer in the previous half inning, Sullivan knotted the game with another long drive to left, his third homer at the home of the Clemson Tigers this season.
- T6: Hitting an elevated 0-2 cutter, Tyler Lang delivered the Spartans the lead with a three-run shot to left-center—his second homer of the year.
- B7: Continuing a streak of runs scored via the home run, Clemson totals three runs in the inning behind a pair of long balls. The first, a two-run shot from Cam Cannarella pulled the Tigers within one before a solo shot from Jimmy Obertop tied the contest.
- Seeing the first four men of the inning reach, Upstate slugged its way back to the lead as the fourth man to the plate, Koby Kropf, hit the scoreboard in left-center with his ninth homer of the year, the Spartans' second grand slam of the season.
Notable
- Downing No. 2 Clemson Tuesday night, Upstate recorded the best victory and victory against a ranked team in program history. The Spartans have beaten a top-10 team in consecutive seasons after defeating No. 9 Campbell twice last season at Harley Park.
- Hitting a pair of homers in his first two at-bats, Noah Sullivan recorded his fourth career multi-homer game, tying teammate Jace Rinehart for the most multi-homer games by a Spartan in the Division I era (2007-pres.). His multi-homer game is his second of the season and is the program's first against a Power-Five opponent.
- With his two homers giving him 10 long balls on the season, Sullivan becomes the fourth Spartan with double-digit home runs in 2024. The four players with 10-plus homers this season surpass the team's total of three double-digit homer seasons entering the year.
Up Next for the Spartans
For the first time since the start of Big South Conference play, Upstate sees a bye week for league play, the first of two for the team in 2024. The Spartans spend their bye week with a trip to the Lowcountry for a three-game series at The Citadel with game times set for 6 p.m. ET Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday, and 1 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets on Sale for Sparty's Ball – Saturday, May 18
Support USC Upstate Athletics at Sparty's Ball, the largest fundraiser of the year for the Upstate Athletic Fund. The UAF impacts current and future generations of Spartans, developing champions on the field, building scholars in the classroom, and preparing leaders for life. Presented by the Sports Medicine Institute, a division of Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, Sparty's Ball features live and silent auction items, delicious food from Cribbs Catering, beverages, and live entertainment from Under the Sun, and held at a
, Indigo Hall in downtown Spartanburg. Come dressed in your Spartan best—co*cktail attire is required. For details and tickets, log ontowww.upstatespartans.com/spartysball.
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