The Tigers took an early 3-0 lead in the top of the third inning. Marissa Guimbarda ignited the Clemson offense with her fifth career sacrifice fly on a fly-ball to shallow left field, allowing McKenzie Clark to tag up from third and score. Three batters later, Cammy Pereira recorded her second double of the season on a two-RBI shot that kicked off the right-field wall.
The Yellow Jackets cut into the Clemson lead later in the bottom of the third and in the fourth, scoring one run in each inning to trim its deficit to 3-2.
In the fifth with two outs, JoJo Hyatt extended the Clemson lead to 5-2. Hyatt had a full count before registering a two-RBI single through the right side to earn her first pair of RBIs of the season.