SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. — Former Clemson standout Tyler Colvin came into Sunday’s game needing three hits in his first three at bats to tie the Southern League record for most consecutive hits. He did that with a three-run home run in the fourth to propel the Tennessee Smokies to an 11-1 win over the Carolina Mudcats at Smokies Park.

Coming off a combined 8-for-8 performance at the plate the previous two nights, Colvin wasted no time in extending his hitting streak, as he delivered singles in the first and third innings.

Heading into the fourth, Colvin went to the plate needing one more hit to tie the league record for most consecutive hits (11). Colvin would succeed as he drilled a Chris Kelly pitch over the right field wall. The home run was his ninth of the year and gave the Smokies a commanding 9-1 lead after four.

The streak finally ended in the fifth inning, when Colvin flew out to right field to end the inning.

Colvin lettered three times at Clemson from 2004-06 and was a career .315 hitter in 186 games (165 starts) in a Tiger uniform before being drafted in the first round (13th overall) by the Chicago Cubs in 2006.