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

Clemson baseball continued its hot start and clinched a series win over South Carolina and Mainieri with a 5-1 victory at Fluor Field in Greenville on Saturday. The No. 13 Tigers, who won 5-3 in Clemson a day earlier, went up two games to none in the rivalry series heading into Sunday’s finale at Founders Park in Columbia.