Baseball: 5 Clemson pitchers combine for shutout of Wofford

Alex Schnell, Alex Eubanks, Pat Krall, Ryley Gilliam and Alex Bostic combined to stymie the high-powered Terrier offense in Clemson’s 7-0 victory over Wofford on Tuesday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. The Tigers, who won their sixth game in a row, improved to 6-1, while the Terriers dropped to 7-1. It was also Clemson’s 12th win in a row over Wofford at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.

Eubanks (1-1), a native of Moore, earned his first win as a Tiger by retiring all eight batters he faced in relief. Wofford starter John Caskey (1-1) took the loss, as he yielded four runs — one earned — on six hits in 3  1/3 innings pitched.

Clemson scored three runs in the fourth inning to take a 4-0 lead, then Chris Okey’s seeing-eye double up the middle plated two more runs. Chase Pinder led the Tigers’ 11-hit attack with a team-high three hits.

The Tigers will play No. 18 South Carolina in a three-game series at three different site this weekend, starting at 7 p.m. Friday at Founders Park in Columbia. The game will be televised on SEC Network+.

This story was originally published March 1, 2016 at 7:36 PM with the headline "Baseball: 5 Clemson pitchers combine for shutout of Wofford."