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Bullpen Hero Jones Helps Clemson Even Series
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GREENVILLE, S.C. — Holt Jones entered the game and immediately had a problem. But it wasn’t the three South Carolina runners on base or the fact there were no outs.
The Clemson sophomore reliever couldn’t find his footing, literally. As he tried to warm up, he kept landing awkwardly because of a hole that had been created by the five previous pitchers that had toed the rubber for both teams through the first five and a half innings.
He called the umpire out and asked that the Fluor Field grounds crew fix the area where the 6-foot-8 righthander was[…]