No. 20 Boston College baseball held a firm grip on its rubber match against Clemson on Sunday, but its momentum started drifting once the Tigers scored a leadoff run in the bottom of the seventh inning. That run came off the bat of Jarren Purify, who clobbered a solo home run to left field for his third around-the-bases trip of the season, cutting Clemson’s deficit to 3-2. Then, in the bottom of the eighth after reliever Hayden Simmerson put down the Eagles in 1-2-3 fashion, Purify gave the Tigers the lead — their first of the game — at 4-3 with a two-out single through the ride side. — Clemson Baseball (@ClemsonBaseball) May 3, 2026 That was all it took for Clemson to best BC (35-16, 17-10 ACC) and take away its hopes of claiming a seventh league series win this season, as the Eagles and the Tigers split the first two games of the series, which made Sunday’s contest a rubber match.…