SUPER WIN! Tigers Do It Again!

I have to admit when we were down 5-1 in the seventh, I took off my orange colored spectacles and wondered if another Clemson team with more talent than their opponents would bite the dust again. This team loves to live dangerously. Ok St was rolling and our pitching was struggling out of the gate--Hinson lasted one inning, giving up two runs in the second when Cruz was called upon to save us. Which he did and then he battled, giving up a solo home run and a bunch of unearned runs, before you knew we were down big, Matt Vaughn was in the game and he struggled a little bit. We inserted Kyle Parker on offense, Boyd, Sanders and nothing. Its not until Mr. Epps comes to the plate and homers with two outs that things start changing. Thats what you call clutch.

So we are down in the eighth but its manageable at 5-4 Ok St. Then after being benched in his biggest at bat of the season none other than our future QB KP comes to bat and plates two runs to take the lead. I couldnt believe this was the same team. Vaughn comes on in the 9th and gets a ground ball that Miller makes a good play on and we have to wait five min while the coach from Ok state gets thrown out. Then we give up another single off the 1st basemans glove, an out to advance the runner. Leggett decides to walk Ok St. best player and hottest bat to put runners on first and second. Now that is not a buy the book move cause you put the winning run on base but it worked and we leave the Doug to move on to Tempe AZ to play ASU in a best of three SUPER REGIONAL! It will be interesting to see who we elect to start but for now I'm just going to love winning for a change. Way to scrape for three consecutive wins. Leggett is now 11-0 in games where Clemson can clinch a regional or super regional with a victory.

I really got to know this team better in these past few days. Funny how a team can grow on you as you face some adversity together--I know I sound corny but I'm really rooting for these guys now more than ever. They got character and they stick together--something the other Clemson teams could take a lesson on. Anyway, its late and I'm waxing poetic--Go Tigers! Beat those heathen Sun Devils!!