No. 2 Tigers head to No. 12 Wake Forest for key ACC series |
The No. 2 Tigers travel to No. 12 Wake Forest for an ACC showdown this weekend.
SERIES SETUP • Who – Clemson (37-10, 17-7 ACC) vs. Wake Forest (33-16, 12-12 ACC) • Best Ranking – CU – No. 2 D1Baseball; WFU – No. 12 D1Baseball, NCBWA • When – Friday (6 p.m.), Saturday (4 p.m.), Sunday (Noon p.m.) • Where – Winston-Salem, N.C. (David F. Couch Ballpark) • Watch – ACC Network Extra (Friday), ACC Network (Saturday), ESPN2 (Sunday) • Video Announcers – Stan Cotten (Friday), Clay Matvick (Saturday, Sunday), Kyle Peterson (Saturday, Sunday), Lary Sorensen (Friday) • Listen (Radio) – Clemson Athletic Network (locally on WCCP (105.5 FM)) • Listen (Internet) – ClemsonTigers.com • Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media – ClemsonBaseball SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record – Clemson leads 142-63-1 (1901-2023) • Record at Wake Forest – Clemson leads 55-33 (1952-22) STARTING PITCHERS • Friday – LHP Ethan Darden (CU: 5-2, 4.11 ERA) vs. RHP Chase Burns (WFU: 9-1, 3.00) • Saturday – LHP Tristan Smith (CU: 2-0, 3.58) vs. RHP David Falco (WFU: 2-2, 4.85) • Sunday – RHP Aidan Knaak (CU: 4-0, 2.57) vs. LHP Josh Hartle (WFU: 5-2, 5.40) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson, which has a 10-4 road record, rallied to defeat Charlotte 14-12 at Truist Field on Tuesday night. • The Tigers are averaging 8.3 runs per game and hitting .298 with a .518 slugging percentage, .402 on-base percentage and 51 steals. • The pitching staff has a 4.24 ERA, .236 opponents’ batting average and 2.3 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .967. WAKE FOREST OVERVIEW • Wake Forest, which has a 22-7 home record and is averaging 8.6 runs per game, is led by 15th-year Head Coach Tom Walter. • The Demon Deacons defeated North Carolina A&T 24-7 on Tuesday. They are hitting .286 and have a 5.16 ERA and .974 fielding percentage. • Seaver King is hitting .329 with 14 homers, Nick Kurtz has a team-high 19 homers and Cole Roland and David Falco both have four saves. QUICK HITS • Clemson has scored 63 runs in the fourth inning, its highest-scoring inning. • Clemson is hitting .330 with runners in scoring position. • Clemson’s bullpen has a 25-6 record, 13 saves, a 4.65 ERA, .221 opponents’ batting average and 224 strikeouts in 213.0 innings pitched. GRADUATES • Five Tiger players received their diplomas during commencement ceremonies in Littlejohn Coliseum on May 9. • B.J. Bailey, Tristan Bissetta, Ty Olenchuk, Will Taylor and Blake Wright earned their bachelor’s degrees. • Bissetta and Taylor earned their degrees in only three years. • Andrew Ciufo, Nick Clayton, Rob Hughes, Alden Mathes and Jimmy Obertop earned their certificates.
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