Johnson's Two Home Runs Lift Clemson to 12-1 Victory Over Cougars

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CLEMSON, SC - Michael Johnson launched two home runs for the second

game in a row to headline Clemson's 12-1 victory over College of

Charleston on Wednesday afternoon. Clemson (7-0) remained undefeated

while beating the Cougars (10-3) for the second time in four games.

College of Charleston had the first chance to score in the third

inning, but Clemson starter Ryan Childs got out of a bases-loaded jam

unscathed. The Tigers scored three runs in the bottom of the inning

to take an early lead thanks to RBIs from Collin Mahoney, Kyle Frank

and Khalil Greene. They broke it open in the fifth inning with four

runs, including a towering, three-run blast to right field by Johnson.

Johnson struck again in the eighth inning with his team leading 9-1.

He hit a two-run home run, this time to left field, for his sixth

home run of the year. Johnson homered twice against South Carolina on

Sunday and once against the Gamecocks on Saturday. He homered five

times in the last six games of 2001, which gives the first baseman 11

home runs in his last 13 games dating back to last season.

Childs (1-0) earned the win for Clemson by pitching five shutout

innings and allowing only two hits. Charlie Wentzky (2-2) got the

loss for the College of Charleston.

Clemson will take on Purdue at 4:00 PM on Friday in the first of

three games between the two teams this weekend.

BOX SCORE

The Automated ScoreBook


Coll. of Charleston at Clemson


Mar 06, 2002 at Clemson, SC (Doug Kingsmore Stad.)


Coll. of Charleston 1 (10-3)


Player              AB  R   H   RBI BB  SO  PO  A   LOB


Jack Arroyo 2b      5   0   1   0   0   1   0   6   3


Jasha Balcom dh     1   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0


 Jay McCown dh      1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0


Lee Curtis 3b       2   0   1   0   1   0   0   2   0


 Roman Duty 3b      0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0


Matt Lauderdale c   3   0   1   0   0   2   3   1   0


 Kevin Morris c     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0


Stanley Nix 1b      3   0   0   0   0   1   9   1   5


 Matt Hallett ph/1b 1   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   1


Mickey Torello ss   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0


 Tom McCarty ph/ss  1   1   1   0   1   0   1   1   0


Brett Spivey cf     2   0   0   0   0   1   3   0   0


 Robert White ph/lf 2   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0


Zach Strong lf      2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0


 V Martinez lf/cf   2   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0


Brett Anderson rf   2   0   1   1   1   0   4   0   0


Charlie Wentzky p   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0


 Phillip Wilkins p  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0


 Travis McLeod p    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0


 Matt Powell p      0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0


 Aaron Edwards p    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0


 Jeremy Schmidt p   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0


Totals......        30  1   6   1   4   8   24  12  9


Clemson 12 (7-0)


Player              AB  R   H   RBI BB  SO  PO  A   LOB


L.J. DeMaino dh     3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0


 Zane Green dh      1   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0


Kyle Frank cf       3   1   2   1   1   0   1   0   0


 Chad Coder ph/cf   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1


Khalil Greene ss    4   1   1   1   0   0   1   5   0


Jeff Baker 3b       2   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   1


Michael Johnson 1b  5   2   3   5   0   1   10  0   0


Jarrod Schmidt rf   2   0   0   0   1   0   2   0   0


 Robert Valiente rf 2   1   1   0   0   1   1   0   2


David Slevin 2b     2   1   2   0   0   0   4   1   0


 R Triplett ph/2b   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0


Jeff Hourigan lf    3   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0


 G Evans ph/lf      1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0


 Ryan Hub lf        1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0


Collin Mahoney c    4   2   1   1   1   2   6   3   5


Ryan Childs p       0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0


 Jeff Hahn p        0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0


 Tyler Lumsden p    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0


 Chad Bendinelli p  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0


 Steven Jackson p   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0


Totals......        36  12  13  11  5   5   27  12  9


Score by Innings                    R  H  E


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Coll. of Charleston. 000 000 100 -  1  6  2


Clemson............. 003 041 13X - 12 13  1


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E - Hallett(1); Anderson(2); JOHNSON(2). 


DP - Clemson 1. LOB - Charleston 9;


Clemson 9. 2B - White(1); GREEN(1); GREENE(6).


HR - JOHNSON 2(6). HBP - Duty; Anderson; GREENE; BAKER;


SLEVIN. SH - Balcom(1). SF - BAKER(1). CS -


Lauderdale(1).


Coll. of Charleston     IP  H   R   ER  BB  SO  AB  BF  NP


Charlie Wentzky         3.1 5   3   3   0   1   15  16  21


Phillip Wilkins         1.0 1   3   3   1   1   4   6


Travis McLeod           0.0 2   1   1   1   0   2   3


Matt Powell             1.2 1   1   1   1   2   5   8


Aaron Edwards           1.0 1   1   1   1   1   4   5


Jeremy Schmidt          1.0 3   3   2   1   0   6   7


Clemson                 IP  H   R   ER  BB  SO  AB  BF  NP


Ryan Childs             5.0 2   0   0   2   4   16  20  56


Jeff Hahn               1.0 1   0   0   0   1   3   3


Tyler Lumsden           1.0 1   1   1   1   2   4   5


Chad Bendinelli         1.0 0   0   0   0   0   3   4


Steven Jackson          1.0 2   0   0   1   1   4   5


Win - CHILDS (1-0).  Loss - Wentzky (2-2).  


Save - None.


WP - Wentzky 2(6); LUMSDEN(1). HB - Wentzky; Wilkins; 


Powell; CHILDS; BENDINELLI. BK - Wentzky(1); McLeod(1).


PB - MAHONEY(1).


Umpires - Home:Danny Everett  1st:Brian Hale 


3rd:Eric Johansen


Start: 3:03   Time: 2:52   Attendance: 3225


Game: CU030602


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