Clemson outslugs Purdue

CLEMSON, S.C. - Michael Johnson had a grand slam and Clemson held on through a long rain-delay to defeat Purdue 9-6 on Saturday. <br> <br> Johnson&#39;s blast to center in the fifth inning was his fourth homer in his last five games and helped the Tigers (9-0) to a 9-1 lead. <br> <br> David Slevin singled, Khalil Greene doubled and Jeff Baker walked to load the bases ahead of Johnson. It was his seventh homer of the season. Jarrod Schmidt followed with a shot off the scoreboard. Slevin, the second baseman who went 3-for-4 at the plate, had a sacrifice fly later in the inning to finish the scoring. <br> <br> However, Purdue had the bases loaded when the rains came to delay the game for an hour and 20 minutes. When play resumed, the Boilermakers (2-6) rallied with four runs. <br> <br> Purdue threatened again in the ninth inning, scoring a run before reliever Paul Harrleson ended the game and earned his fourth save of the year. <br> <br> Clemson starter Matt Henrie (2-0) allowed only two hits in six innings for the victory. <br> <br> Purdue&#39;s Dustin Glant (0-1) took the loss, giving up nine hits and eight runs in 4 1-3 innings.

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