CLEMSON – Four batters into Saturday’s Atlantic Coast Conference series opener, No. 3 Clemson was down four runs against unbeaten No. 7 Florida State.
Clemson responded with an offensive onslaught of its own, invoking the 10-run rule in blowing past the Seminoles (19-1), 15-5, in seven innings in the first game of a doubleheader at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
A single, a walk and a misplayed fielder’s choice set up Jaime Ferrer’s first-inning grand slam off Tigers starter Ethan Darden (4-0) But the sophomore lefthander was solid the remainder of a career-high 6.1 innings.
Meanwhile, the Tigers (20-2, 3-1 ACC) began chipping away.