Clemson baseball took Game 1 against its longtime in-state foe. The No. 9 Tigers beat South Carolina 5-3 on Friday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium, powered by their bullpen. Clemson (8-1) used two relief pitchers after starter Aidan Knaak to silence the Gamecocks' bats.

The Tigers built a quick 4-0 lead Friday and held on for the win. The series shifts to Fluor Field in Greenville on Saturday.

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The Tigers started fast, scoring two runs in each of the first two innings. Carolina will try for a better start when the series shifts to Greenville for Game 2

The idea that tensions would rise to that extreme between himself and current Clemson coach Erik Bakich seems impossible to Mainieri. Though the first-year USC coach admitted he didn’t know Bakich much, they have a great mutual friend in East Carolina coach Cliff Godwin, who has always said great things about Bakich, his former college teammate.

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Clemson held on to take its series opener against South Carolina in Doug Kingsmore Stadium. The Tigers and Gamecocks play next in Greenville's Flour Field.