. one of the best athlete in the company, the quarterback for the tiger football team. 11 home runs, lead the atlantic coast conference. it is the clemson tigers and georgia bulldogs. the dogs, 2-7, tied for last. the dogs, 2-7, tied for last. the clemson tigers come to w.evc

and we are back at foley field, awaiting the first pitch between clemson tigers and georgia bulldogs, the two rivals separated by only 86- miles, meeting for the 217th time. the bulldogs lead the series world war i

game, clemson on track to steal 100 bases for the time since 2006. they have only done it once in the last night years. that is a great start for the lead off man right there. 12 on 156789 georgiaies catcher had a georgiaies catcher had a georgia's shoulder injury. >> 41 of them in the fcc. here is mike freeman, hitting 296 with 3 homers and 20 rbi. turning more double plays, back together in the middle. areoone two three. >> as a team t tigers with 52

stolen bases already, number 3 in the atlantic coast conference. this time epps is back in on his knees. one of 5 ball players on this clemson team from the state of georgia. he played at dunwoody high school. 1-0 pitch. fastball, 2-0. >> and when clemson was rolling back in the 90's, two of the best players every from the state of georgia. georgia has more of it's fair share now. here is the 2-0 pitch. big lead. now 3-0 to mike freeman. >> when the dogs were losing by big number in the early part to have season, they were dooming

georgia. last 13 games, 7 one run losses, and a 4 pitch walk to major freeman, dead last in conference. >> when we talk about this georgia team, as you mentioned, the walk, this youthful ball club can't afford the free passes. the georgia pitching coach will come out for a chat here. you are talking about losing some of the best, combining can club 75 of a school record 109 home runs t. dogs are having to play more small ball and there is a lot thinner margin for error. bulldogs all freshmans and sophomores on the line.

>> and eric sweeing man might be a little -- swegman might be a little rusty. career win 100 tonight. great job. the tigers came back to win game one in 1949. then moved onto the -- 1954. they called david perno to wish the bulldogs luck. whips this one down the right field line. said fair ball. here comes freeman. holding into 2nd with a 2-run double and the clemson tigers have a 2-0 lead. >> great start for the tigers. starting with ps. aggressive. going after swegman early.

that was dead red. schaus is a terrific hitter. his team leading 38th and 39th rbi, and double, 37th rbi when they started tonight, 4th best in the acc. here is the most dangerous hitter in the conference, kyle parker. if he is not the most dangerous, he is right there with them. and swegman fallingwide in the count. >> leads the conference and has 27 rbi's. this guy is the definition of a stud. >> he really is. starting quarterback on the football team and the leading slugger on the baseball team. fortunately for georgia fans, this is something the bulldogs are too familiar with. already getting activity in the

bullpen. there have been stretches where the georgia pitchers have had trouble throwing strikes. the bulldogs are hoping to get at least 2 or 3 innings from swegman, but he is on the ropes early against one of the best hitting ball club in the baseball. swegman 3-0, now. and misses another thing that perno was concerned about with him. since he has not pitched in so long, not only would he be rusty but too pumped up. and you can see him with a little lack of control on the ball here. >> great start here for clemson. swegman really on the ropes. clemson with 7 left-handers in the line up and now you will see freshman, robert shipman

come and calm swegman down, and give steve esmonde a little more time to warm up. >> now you will see christian glisson make his way out of the mound. so this might be it for steve esmonde. he has been a utility pitcher for georgia. closed out for lsu on saturday.

esmonde is one of those guys that can run at full- times. an emergency runner fielder. so, if clemson pushes one more across, it is 3-0. you feel okay there. you don't want to see a 6th or 7th throw out there. we talked about a stretch where georgia was giving up big numbers. a loss to alabama in a nonconference game in birmingham. it was a big inning that really doomed the bulldogs. again, georgia lost so much fire power off of last year's team. this ball club not quipped to put up those kind of huge offensive numbers. >> and here is esmonde. a start for georgia. swegman couldn't get it over

the plate. you see boyd, one of the toughest players on this team to strike out. he struck out only 14 times. here is the 0-1 pitch. that ball is hit right to the 2nd baseman. get the first out. and to schaus and parker. that was a tailor made ball. they would have easily had parker. you could see parker was only half way between 1st and 2nd when the ball got behind. that winds up being as good as a sacrifice for brad miller. here is short stop. out of windermere, florida. batting with 2 runner in the scoring position. both guys belonging to swellman t starter. -- swegman, the starter.

strike, 0-1. >> and a hometown couple of golfers with four green jackets, a piece, for mr. woods. west 340 and 2 homers on the season. 18 rbi. take it is pitch inside. 1-1. miller also leads the team in doubles and triples. miller has played so much better offensively than he did in the freshman series. he has been bothered by the errors. with 15, the 2nd most in the acc. 1-1 pitch, change up again outside. 2-1. >> here is where the lefty, heavy line up benefits clemson. another good left-hander behind miller in john hinson.

great mutual respect between the two coach in the these two wraps. 2-2 now from steve esmonde. he does not have a blazing fastball. he pitches in the charismatic style, all about location and changing speed. >> parking, number 11, standing off the bag, right behind tigers. one out for the tigers already. down the line, left field, going to reach the barometric pressure. a terrific crowd -- bullpen. a terrific crowd here tonight. and georgia has broken the attendance records time and time again. for a long time, georgia and clemson fans you go back to the early 80s when this was one of the premier football rivalries between the country.

>> yes. a lot of these kids played in high school, summer ball. the change up hit into left field. jonathan taylor is there. and it is now 3-0, clemson. so, brad politicaller, with his 19th rbi of the season makes it 3-0. >> how big is the inability of the bulldogs to turn the double play. would have been out of the the inning. >> when georgia was really struggling earlier in the year, instead of 1 out, georgia would have got no outs, but with farmer, it has made a huge difference in the infield. here is john esmonde. >> fastball, high and away. 1-0 to john hinson. hinson .347 on the season.

2 homers and 22 rbi's. he has 11 stolen bases. already told you how clemson is a much bigger base-stealing team than they traditionally have been. 1-0 pitch. low inside, 2-1. >> look at the numbers, .313, .378, .314, .347. great numbers. >> they think schafer could be the next jeff baker. that says a lot since baker tied andy to left field. green was national player to have year. here is the 3-0 from esmonde.

and tied with the fastball. that is the 3rd, 4-pitch walk we have had in this inning. >> esmonde would rather take a chance. he didn't want to give in to john hinson at that point. here is the multifaceted will lamb, playing 1st base right now. because shaffer is out. one of the startingwichers on the -- starting pitchers on the weekend, with a record .360 e.r.a. and esmonde missed the strike zone. >> clemson has such a plus in collegiate baseball, will you are fighting the draft twice, parker is a freebie on a football scholarship, and lamb can both hit and pitch. >> yes. 1-1 to will lamb.

i think that is a trend we will see more and more. coach wills try to take advantage of that more and more. find a guy that can play position, that can also pitch for you as well. two player in the one. >> probably one of the best 2- way players in clemson. that ball is hit to ruse. make the tag on parker. ruez. clemson does score 3 runs. a big 2-run double. half an inning done .

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on the mound for the clemson tigers right now, dominick leone. >> batting average, .250. a freshman out of norwich, connecticut. i am sure he is enjoying this spring thyme weather. >> they are just now getting out of the snow, i think. they enjoy is chance to play at a place like georgia or clemson, knows northern players. >> yes, for sure.

here is jonathan taylor, .294, no homers and -- >> youth

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