Tigers head to Charlotte for ACC Baseball Championship |
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Tigers travel to the 48th ACC Tournament as the No. 12 seed at Truist Field in Charlotte, N.C.
TOURNAMENT SETUP • Who (Tuesday) - Clemson (35-21) vs. North Carolina (34-19) • Who (Thursday) - Virginia Tech (40-11) vs. Clemson (35-21) • Best Ranking - CU - NR; UNC - NR; VAT - No. 2 Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, D1Baseball, Perfect Game, USA Today • When - Tuesday (7 p.m.), Thursday (7 p.m.) • Where - Charlotte, N.C. (Truist Field) • Watch - RSN, ACC Network Extra • Video Announcers - Eric Collins (Thursday), Nick Green, Lyndsay Rowley, Tom Werme (Tuesday) • Listen (Radio) - Clemson Athletic Network (locally on WCCP (105.5 FM) • Listen (Internet) - ClemsonTigers.com • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - ClemsonBaseball SERIES HISTORY (NORTH CAROLINA) • Overall Record - Clemson leads 102-95-1 (1901-2021) • Record at Neutral - Clemson leads 15-14 (1901-2015) • Record in ACC Tournament - Clemson leads 16-13 (1974-15) SERIES HISTORY (VIRGINIA TECH) • Overall Record - Clemson leads 49-25-2 (1902-2021) • Record at Neutral - Clemson leads 5-2 (1902-2010) • Record in ACC Tournament - Virginia Tech leads 1-0 (2010) STARTING PITCHERS • Tuesday - RHP Mack Anglin (CU - 6-5, 4.11 ERA) vs. RHP Max Carlson (UNC - 1-2, 3.72) • Thursday - TBA (VAT) vs. TBA (CU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson, who has a 3-1 neutral record, swept Boston College in three games by a combined score of 26-3. • The Tigers are averaging 7.7 runs per game and hitting .284 with a .486 slugging percentage, .388 on-base percentage and 32 steals. • The pitching staff has a 4.61 ERA, .253 opponents’ batting average and 2.18 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .973. NORTH CAROLINA OVERVIEW • North Carolina, who has an 0-1 neutral record and is averaging 6.5 runs per game, is led by second-year Head Coach Scott Forbes. • The Tar Heels swept Florida State at home last weekend. They are hitting .280 and have a 4.33 ERA and .972 fielding percentage. • Danny Serretti is hitting .369, Vance Honeycutt has 17 homers and 28 steals and Alberto Osuna has a team-high 19 home runs. VIRGINIA TECH OVERVIEW • Virginia Tech, who has yet to play a neutral game and is averaging 8.4 runs per game, is led by fifth-year Head Coach John Szefc. • The Hokies, who are 30-5 in their last 35 games, swept Duke at home. They are hitting .309 and have a 4.06 ERA and .979 fielding percentage. • Jack Hurley is hitting .383 with 13 homers, Tanner Schobel is batting .366 with 16 homers and 66 RBIs and Kiernan Higgins has five saves. QUICK HITS • Clemson is 2-1 at Truist Field, as it defeated Charlotte 8-5 on March 26, 2019 and split its two ACC Tournament games in 2021. • Clemson was 7-2 in its last nine ACC games. • Clemson's run differential in ACC games (+20) was seventh best among ACC teams. TIGERS TO PLAY IN 48TH ACC TOURNEY • Clemson (35-21), the No. 12 seed, opens its ACC Tournament by playing No. 8 seed North Carolina (34-19) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. on RSN. • The Tigers are the designated visiting team and occupy the first-base dugout on Tuesday. • The Tigers play No. 1 seed Virginia Tech (40-11) on Thursday at 7 p.m. on RSN. • Clemson is the designated home team and occupies the third-base dugout on Thursday. • The games are played at Truist Field in Charlotte, N.C. • It is the second time and second year in a row the ACC Baseball Tournament is held in Charlotte. • The 2022 tourney’s format has four three-team pools. The winner of each pool advances to a four-team, single-elimination tourney. • The format, in its fifth tournament, features four three-team pools that guarantees the 12 teams play a minimum of two games. • Pool A is comprised of No. 1 seed Virginia Tech, No. 8 seed North Carolina and No. 12 seed Clemson. • Pool B is comprised of No. 2 seed Louisville, No. 7 seed Georgia Tech and No. 11 seed Pittsburgh. • Pool C is comprised of No. 3 seed Miami (Fla.), No. 6 seed Wake Forest and No. 10 seed NC State. • Pool D is comprised of No. 4 seed Notre Dame, No. 5 seed Virginia and No. 9 seed Florida State. • The winners of pools A and D play Saturday at 1 p.m. on ACC Network and the winners of pools B and C play Saturday at 5 p.m. on ACC Network. • The ACC Championship Game is Sunday at noon on ESPN2, and the winner of the game receives an automatic bid into the 2022 NCAA Tournament. • All of Clemson’s ACC Tournament games are broadcast live on the radio by Clemson Athletic Network. • Live stats are available at ClemsonTigers.com. CLEMSON’S ACC TOURNAMENT HISTORY • This is the 48th ACC Tournament, and Clemson has been to the finals in 22 of the previous 47 tournaments, eight more than any other school. • Clemson has won an ACC-high 10 ACC Tournament titles in history, including 2016, when it beat Florida State 18-13 in the title game. • Clemson’s 10 ACC Tournament titles came in 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2006 and 2016. • Clemson has a 114-73 record (.610) in ACC Tournament games. The Tigers are tied for the most All-ACC Tournament selections (65) in history. • Clemson is one of only two teams to play in all 48 ACC Tournaments. The Tigers join Virginia as the only teams to play in every ACC Tourney. • Only Florida State (66.1) has a better winning percentage than Clemson (61.0) in ACC Tournament play. • Clemson’s 114 ACC Tournament wins are 27 more than any other team (NC State (87)). • The ACC Tournament began in 1973 and has been held every year but two (1979, 2020) since then. THREE TIGERS NAMED TO ALL-ACC TEAM • Max Wagner (3B) earned First-Team All-ACC honors, while Mack Anglin (SP) and Blake Wright (2B) were Second-Team All-ACC selections. • It was the first time each was honored with an All-ACC accolade. GORDON SHOWING COMMAND • Freshman righthander Austin Gordon has emerged as one of the team's top relievers late in the season. • He is 1-0 with two saves, a 3.12 ERA and .196 opponents' batting average in 26.0 innings pitched over 15 outings. • He has 27 strikeouts against only seven walks. • He was 1-0 with two saves, a 3.44 ERA and .203 opponents' batting average in 18.1 innings pitched in ACC regular-season games. • He had 22 strikeouts against only two walks in ACC regular-season games. • He pitched 3.0 scoreless innings with four strikeouts to record the save in the first game of a doubleheader at No. 9 Virginia on May 15. • He retired all 10 batters he faced with seven strikeouts to record the save against Boston College on May 20. WAGNER ACC PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR • Max Wagner was named ACC Player-of-the-Year in a vote by the league head coaches. • He became the 14th Tiger to earn ACC Player-of-the-Year honors and the first since Seth Beer in 2016.
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