2010 College World Series: One Day Late, Arizona St. & Clemson Take The Field

Chalk up another upset. In a postseason filled with more upsets than usual, Clemson can add another one to the list after defeating the nation’s top team, Arizona St., to open up their College World Series account. The Tigers used a balanced offense to put the Sun Devils on their heels and then despite a much maligned pitching staff, limited the Arizona St. offense to just eight hits en route to a 6-3 victory.

So much for the number one national seed and prohibitive favorites at the College World Series. Arizona St., who nearly everyone pegged to take home the national title, is seeing what happens when you run into a hot team and right now, Clemson is on fire.

Arizona St. starting pitcher Seth Blair couldn’t get out of the fifth inning and by the time he got the hook, five runs had come across. The man who relieved him, Brady Rogers, allowed a run of his own and through six inning, Clemson has 11 hits. The two pitchers weren’t helped much by each getting called for a balk and the two errors by a normally sensational Arizona St. defense has hurt them further.