The Clemson Tigers opened up their annual rivalry series with the South Carolina Gamecocks with a victory at home.

Paul Mainieri stood on the grass of Fluor Field on Saturday — having already lost his first Palmetto series before every even facing Clemson at home — sounded like a man who lost his wallet and was prepared to trek through a sewer if that’s what it took.

The No. 13 Tigers, who won 5-3 in Clemson last night, went up 2-0 in the rivalry series heading into Sunday’s finale at Founders Park in Columbia. It’s the first time Clemson (9-1) has won back-to-back series against USC since 2017-18.

Clemson takes down South Carolina to clinch the Palmetto Series, proving once again why this is the greatest rivalry in college baseball.

The Clemson Tigers clinched their annual baseball series with the South Carolina Gamecocks, winning Game 2 of the series, 5-1, on Saturday.

The No. 7 Tigers play in the Palmetto Series, presented by the South Carolina Education Lottery, against South Carolina this weekend.

Once again, the Clemson-South Carolina baseball series will not be available on a linear TV channel such as ESPN. The Palmetto Series is streaming only, meaning that fans will need either a cable or ESPN+ subscription in order to watch the games.

South Carolina and Clemson finished their three-game baseball series at Founders Park on Sunday night. The Gamecocks were swept for the 2nd time in 3 years.