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education experiencing weren't serious. >> jeff: from the georgia standpoint, even the bulldogs don't put together a huge come back, certainly try to look for positive in the loss. georgia trying to find the answer in the bullpen. gives clemson the opportunity to stretch it out. >> matt: a lot of those have come from the bullpen. schaus dancing off the bag at 2nd. parker takes a strike and it is 1-1. >> jeff: we talked about that margin for error last year. georgia can slug their way out of some things, but this year
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those three bases really add up. much tougher. we mentioned earlier, georgia had the most players in the country drafted this past season. >> matt: that ball is hit to left field. taylor is there, however. did not hardly have to move, at all. schaus is going to tag on him and schaus is going to be out. bad decision on schaus, the inning is over. 3rd out and 3rd base. made final out at 3rd. strong throw by jonathan
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go online to get a coupon for $5 off the purchase of scotts ez seed. ♪ >> matt: bottom of the 5th. 9-2 here. a fine performance for dominic leone for the tigers. >> jeff: yes. he has pitched very well. georgia stranded four runner in the scoring position. had tough chance to pitch into this clemson lead a little more, but the dogs couldn't quite slice into it. not always easy. he has done a good job throwing strikes. and zach cone steps to the plate, and he has done that. and zach cone threw the first
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out. he can really run. for of a 1st to 3rd, base to home guy. >> jeff: that is the second time brad miller has not had very much luck keeping the ball in his glove. slammed is glove down, anticipating farmer's slide. slid around it and the ball popped out of his glove. hit into the air in right field. making the grab.
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>> jeff: davidson, that is his best stroke of the night after striking out his first two times up. davidson out of milton high school, georgia, suburb of atlanta. same school that produced dexter fowler. a fine young man, strong roomy of the year canada -- strong rookie of the year couldn't out of colorado a year ago. he ended up being a 14th round draft pick. a weird situation where he had made it known he would be
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playing college baseball and the rockies took him in 14th round. >> matt: this is one of those cases where they don't want to waste an early round pick, just in case. the rockies like georgia kids. they have chris nelson, might have been the same draft. >> it was. they were draft teammates. >> matt: and nelson was a phenomenal player. and davidson strikeouts again for the 3rd time. and dominic leone has a new career high of 7 strikeouts. 3 of them at the expensive of
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commits to the air. tried to back hand that play. farmer commits his 4th error. keyings was one of these -- keys one of those guys, great hitter, great pitcher, went on to play for the toronto blue jays, part of the 1996 world championship squad. here is brad miller. miller, ball browns in there. advancing on the wild pitch. wilson boyd, another wild pitch for the georgia bulldogs. the back hand was the only chance he would have had to get boyd. that is another spot there for christian glisson. really no need to make the throw down to 2nd base. not that any harm came out of
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♪(whi tun n't be h♪ >> matt: 25th pitcher used by -- the 5th pitcher used by the georgia bulldogs tonight, patrick boling. >> jeff: two of georgia's all time greats, . he came in on sunday, and pitched a scoreless 7th and strikeout two of the best player in the league. to do that, you will earn yourself some more innings. >> matt: boling, a year ago,
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the teammate of the most dynamic player in the high school nation, donovantate. now with the san diego padres. a hand some guy. hand so many guy. come on, you are right. he had to follow in the footsteps of herschel walker. he was the next guy after herschel. both of them not only did it in college football, but a decade of success in the national football league. don have been moved up and living in chapel hill. bunt. take it is fastball high. 1-0. you are right. he actually started
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participating in spring football practice and eventually left chapel hill. when classes start, in a is when the negotiations have to come to an end. clemson with an opportunity. already up 7. leading 9-0 after 2. georgia with a run in the 3rd and 4th. clemson with a chance to build it back up. an rbi single already tonight. 1-2 overall. did not play last year. played as a freshman in 2008. he did not play last year. it would have been his sophomore season. he is a 3rd year sophomore.
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>> matt: a 2-1 pitch. and hinson gets down the front. and hyams recovering, 2nd beach. i think you can maargue that in the collegiate game t ball gets on you in such a hurry. you are the closest to the ball. only is pitcher is closest to you. >> jeff: i don't know if that is the case. probably a little tough inner the show with the wooden bat. >> matt: here is lamb. lamb take it is curve ball low.
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1-0. lamb is 1-3 in this ball game with an rbi single in the 2nd. strikeout lurking in the 5th. and that is the inning for the bulldogs. they made it messy. everybody in on the glass here on the infield. already up by 7th. you just never know. especially in this rivalry. if clemson could push across a couple that, would match their biggest lead and put all the momentum back in their corner. you want to keep doing things the right way. so, that was the right call with jack leggett. a bunt with hinson. >> matt: fastball. 3-0. lamb, 1-12 in his career against the bulldogs. he is out of york high school
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in seaford, virginia. one more bad one to load the bases here. a fastball strike, 3-1. >> jeff: you can see with the georgia coaches like with patrick boling. good velocity, nice, easy motion. they really like his upside. and head coach for georgia, david, perno, enjoying looking at him. >> matt: and bases loaded. >> jeff: that is not the worst thing in the world to load them up and set them up for a double play for the bulldogs. we talked about it last year. a great job in the 9. >> jeff: hit the ball hard. not cheap hits. it will be interesting to see how long clemson goes with
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leone. already surpassed his career outing against carolina last time out. that gives clemson a big leg up for tonight's game over in tigertown where they will have a fresh bullpen. and nester pops this one town left field. and taylor makes the grab. they tag. here comes the throw from taylor. not in time. ball gets away from glisson. another error on georgia. 10-2 now, and a sacrificed fly. >> jeff: that is probably a ball that should have been set off by the bulldogs. nester continue to have a good night. and taylor didn't do the best of job in the getting himself in position to make a strong throw. that was up the line. run in to make it 10-2. >> matt: and the error is going
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to go on jonathan taylor that allowed everybody to move up 09 feet. >> jeff: glisson trying to hold on to his position at the plate. probably could have made the play a little better. in hope it is ball gets away from him again. down the line and hustling back was brad miller on the play. >> jeff: don't you think he probably could have prevented the ball from getting away if he had moved the ball off the plate. >> matt: yes. he had to come off the back. >> jeff: recognize and concede that the throw wasn't going to get there in time and move off the plate to prevent that from happening. >> matt: absolutely. >> jeff: the bulldogs have played well to over last couple of trades. >> jeff: wouldn't you say epps, along at this point, along
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with leone have been the mvp's tonight? >> matt: oh, yes. a couple of big hits early, knocked in three of the first 9 runs. ceps a guy, if they get this guy going, watch out. they are already 20-8, leading the atlantic division. just how much more potent will they be if they get this guy hitting the way he can at the top of the order. >> jeff: that is the thing. he add to the speed. if he is on base, you get more stolen bases. you will hit a higher average because the pitcher is going to pay attention to him. he has already given very good defense at center field. >> matt: 2-1 pitch. in there for a strike. clemson very deep in the outfield. clemson maybe not as athletic at georgia in the outfield, but they make up with it with veteran players. you have parker out there, epps. all these guys are juniors and
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seniors playing in their outfield. and good hitters. 2-2 pitch. tied, 3-9. you know, they know what they are doing when they get to the plate. >> jeff: yes. clemson missed a regional two years ago for the first time in a regular of decades. didn't have the best season, but this put together a nice post run. >> matt: they certainly have omaha dreams here this year. the only position player they lost was ben paulson. and this is the 1st strikeout for boling.
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here is how it happened. the tiger got their first four men on. the 3rd guy up was jeff schaus, 2 doubled, down the right field run. big hit. 3 run inning. tigers lead, 3-0. that is when the dam broke. they have been in control, 10 runs on 12 hits. only 2 runs and 4 hits for the georgia bulldogs as we go to the bottom of the 7th. and a new pitcher for the clemson tigers is scott firth. >> jeff: and dominic leone,
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pitched beauty tonight. 6 innings, matt mentioned earlier a career high for strikeouts. he did hit a batter, did a great job. >> matt: leone had himself a night to remember. best outing of his college baseball career to this point as kevin ruiz will lead off. >> jeff: and if the tigers hang on, leone would beat nc state and georgia, two teams that played in the 2008 regionals. >> matt: 1-1 to kevin rewisconsin. great day for georgia. 1-1 when the bulldogs scored 9 innings. ruiz yanked this one. then gordan beck many, as his
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-- beckham, last at-bat, up for grabs. it was a 3rd college world series trip in 5 years. and for david perno, three college world series trips in his first 9 years. only 12 coach in the history have done that. >> matt: curve ball is hit to the short stop, brad miller. >> jeff: one of the final 4. more college baseball coming up. another battle on wednesday night on april 14th at the georgia tech yellow jackets goodness the georgia bulldogs in game 2 of a 3 game series.
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