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CLEMSON, S.C. – The Wofford College baseball team matched Clemson with nine hits, but was defeated 8-2 by the Tigers on Wednesday afternoon at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. The game was tied at 1-1 after five innings, but three runs by the Tigers in the bottom of the eighth put the game away.

Wofford is now 2-3 on the season, while Clemson is 4-0 overall. The Terriers were led by Alex Lee with two hits and Jake Williams with two hits and an RBI. The Tigers, who are ranked #19 by Baseball America, were led by Ben Paulsen with three hits and two RBIs.

The Terriers opened the game with singles from Michael Gilmartin and Kyle Behrendt in the top of the first and had Jake Williams and James Foster reach base in the top of the second.

In the bottom of the third, a single from Ben Paulsen scored Addison Johnson from second base to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead. Wofford answered in the top of the fourth when James Foster reached on a walk. Konstantine Diamaduros then hit a stand-up triple that was barely inside the first base bag and went down the right field line to score Foster.

Neither team scored in the fifth, but in the bottom of the sixth the Tigers had runners at first and second with one out. Jeff Schaus then hit a double down the right line to score both runners for a 3-1 lead.

The Tigers added to the lead in the bottom of the seventh when a double from Ben Paulsen scored Mike Freeman. A sacrifice fly from Kyle Parker scored Paulsen, who was at third after a wild pitch to give Clemson a 5-1 advantage.

Wofford opened the top of the eighth with a double to left field by Josh McKinney, who advanced to third on a passed ball. Jake Williams hit a single to score McKinney. Mac Doyle came in and notched a single as a pinch hitter with two outs, but the Terriers stranded both runners and were down 5-2.

Clemson had a runner on base when John Nestor hit a home run over the left fence. On the next pitch, Matt Sanders hit one over the left fence as well, giving the Tigers an 8-2 lead after eight innings. Graham Stoneburner came in for Clemson in the top of the ninth and struck out the side to end the game.

For Wofford, freshman Bobby DeLuria went three innings in his first career start and allowed one run on three hits. J.D. Osborne threw an inning with one strikeout and no hits. Bobby Streisel had three strikeouts and one hit in the fifth inning. Anthony Rowland (0-1) went a third of an inning with two hits and two runs allowed. Drew Sheridan went 1.2 innings with one hit, two runs and a strikeout. John Cornely pitched in the eighth and gave up three runs on two hits with one strikeout.

Clemson starter Kevin Brady went 4.2 innings and allowed six hits and one run with three strikeouts. Casey Harman (1-0) threw 1.1 innings with two strikeouts and no hits. Craig Gullickson went an inning and recorded two strikeouts without a hit allowed. Scott Weismann went 0.2 innings with three hits and a run allowed. Ryan Hinson got a strikeout, while Graham Stoneburner struck out three to close the ninth.

The Terriers will be home on Thursday night for a 7:00 pm contest against USC Upstate. This weekend, Wofford will host Xavier for a four-game series. The Musketeers won the Atlantic 10 regular season title last season.