The Tigers host College of Charleston at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Tuesday afternoon.
GAME SETUP
• Who – College of Charleston (11-4) vs. Clemson (10-6)
• Best Ranking – COC – NR; CU – NR
• When – Tuesday (4 p.m.)
• Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)
• Watch – ACC Network Extra
• Video Announcers – Daniel Gillman, Ron Smith
• Listen (Radio) – Clemson Athletic Network (locally on WCCP (105.5 FM))
• Listen (Internet) – ClemsonTigers.com
• Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com
• Social Media – ClemsonBaseball
• Tickets – ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON
SERIES HISTORY
• Overall Record – Clemson leads 30-5 (1899-2022)
• Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 21-4 (1899-2022)
STARTING PITCHERS
• RHP Cole Mathis (COC) vs. LHP Ethan Darden (CU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW
• Clemson, who has a 10-3 home record, swept Georgia State at home last weekend by a combined score of 29-17.
• The Tigers are averaging 7.1 runs per game and hitting .300 with a .450 slugging percentage, .394 on-base percentage and 40 steals.
• The pitching staff has a 4.21 ERA, .258 opponents’ batting average and 2.73 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .967.
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON OVERVIEW
• College of Charleston, who has a 2-1 road record and is averaging 5.9 runs per game, is led by sixth-year Head Coach Chad Holbrook.
• The Cougars won two of three games at William & Mary last weekend. They are hitting .269 and have a 3.83 ERA and .948 fielding percentage.
• Will Baumhofer is hitting .349, Joseph Mershon is batting .314 and William Privette has four saves, an 0.00 ERA and 19 strikeouts.
QUICK HITS
• Ten different Tiger pitchers have accounted for the team’s 10 wins on the mound in 2023.
• Clemson hit .353 with a .509 slugging percentage, .437 on-base percentage and eight steals in the Georgia State series last weekend.
• Ethan Darden will become the eighth different Tiger to start a game on the mound in 2023.
AMICK PUTS NAME IN TIGER LORE
• Sophomore infielder and catcher Billy Amick had been a bench player in his career until March 10, when he put his stamp in Tiger lore.
• He entered the series opener against Georgia State in the sixth inning as a pinch-hitter and had a single later in the game.
• In the ninth inning with the Tigers trailing 8-5, he blasted a 446-foot grand slam to give Clemson a 9-8 walkoff victory.
• It was his first career homer in his 12th career game and second year at Clemson. It was also the…