Clemson had an early challenge from a ranked Dallas Baptist team and the Tigers passed the test, winning two blowouts and a one-run game to move to 7-0. Clemson's starting pitchers did not allow a run in the weekend.
* Coastal Carolina won three of four in the Brittain Resorts Invitational to cap a six-game week. The Chanticleers capped the weekend with a seven-run first inning in a 15-5 rout of Virginia Commonwealth.
* Winthrop got its first three victories of the season, sweeping Maryland Eastern Shore.
* South Carolina's offense feasted on Charleston Southern pitching the first two games of their series, but was unable to solve Buccaneers Sunday starter Tyler Weekley and three relievers in a 4-2 loss on Sunday. Freshman John Gilreath added another 3 1/3 innings of shutout relief for the Gamecocks. He enrolled in December, passing up his senior season at Northwestern High School in Rock Hill.
* North Greenville followed up a midweek sweep of preseason No. 11 (Collegiate Baseball) Northwood with a three-game sweep of Emmanuel to open Conference Carolinas play.
* USC Aiken swept a three-game series over Francis Marion thanks to some Sunday dramatics. The Pacers trailed 3-0 and 5-3 in the Peach Belt Conference series finale, then saw a 6-5 lead wiped out in the ninth. Brady O'Neill won the game with a two-run homer in the bottom of the 11th.
* Limestone won two of three over Erskine in its Conference Carolinas opening series.
* Florence-Darlington Tech gathered some of region's top junior college programs for the second weekend of its Stinger Invitational. Preston McDonald's team was able to to 2-2.
* Spartanburg Methodist (5-1), USC Lancaster (5-1) and USC Sumter (4-1) gave notice that they'll challenge FD Tech for the top spot in NJCAA Region 10 this season.
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