UCI drops 3rd in row

Host Clemson erupted for 10 runs in the first three innings and

cruised to a 10-2 win Sunday to sweep the three-game nonconference

baseball series with UC Irvine.

UCI senior starter Michael Koehler was rocked for eight earned

runs on six hits in 1 2/3 innings and three Tiger pitchers limited

the Anteaters to seven hits.

UCI (6-5), ranked No. 18 by Baseball America, scored single runs

in the third and fifth innings, but had no players with more than one

hit.

Clemson (4-2), delighted the home crowd of 2,691 by producing 13

hits, including home runs by starting pitcher Kris Harvey and Andy

D’Alessio.

UCI committed one error Sunday to finish the series with nine. UCI

has now made at least one error in six straight games, after posting

just one in their first five.

UCI returns to action Tuesday at 6 p.m. against visiting UNLV.

Nonconference

Clemson 10, UC Irvine 2

Score by Innings

*--*

UCI 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 7 1

Clem. 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 x - 10 13 1

*--*

Harvey, Paris (6), Fidrych and Casanova, Fierca (6); Koehler,

Rhymes (2), Petersen (7), Schroer (8) and Wagner, Lowenstein (6). W

-- Harvey, 1-1. L -- Koehler, 1-1. 2B -- Brown (UCI), Harbin (C). HR

-- Harvey (C), D’Alessio (C).