The Tigers host No. 17 Coastal Carolina on Tuesday night.
GAME SETUP
• Who – Coastal Carolina (18-7) vs. Clemson (16-13)
• Best Ranking – CCU – No. 17 D1Baseball; CU – NR
• When – Tuesday (6 p.m.)
• Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium)
• Watch – ACC Network Extra
• Video Announcers – William Qualkinbush, Lary Sorensen
• 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 47-12 (1986-22)
• Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 34-7 (1988-22)
STARTING PITCHERS
• LHP Levi Huesman (CCU) vs. LHP Ethan Darden (CU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW
• Clemson, who has a 13-8 home record, was swept at home by No. 2 Wake Forest last weekend by a combined score of 18-11.
• The Tigers are averaging 6.8 runs per game and hitting .290 with a .436 slugging percentage, .386 on-base percentage and 56 steals.
• The pitching staff has a 4.88 ERA, .265 opponents’ batting average and 2.41 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .973.
COASTAL CAROLINA OVERVIEW
• Coastal Carolina, who has a 6-2 road record and is averaging 10.6 runs per game, is led by 28th-year Head Coach Gary Gilmore.
• The Chanticleers swept Georgia State on the road last weekend. They are hitting .330 and have a 6.31 ERA and .969 fielding percentage.
• Payton Eeles is hitting .394 with 14 steals, Derek Bender is batting .383 with seven homers and 38 RBIs and Teddy Sharkey has five saves.
QUICK HITS
• Clemson has at least one extra-base hit in every game in 2023.
• Clemson’s bullpen has a 12-8 record, six saves, a 4.61 ERA, .277 opponents’ batting average and 151 strikeouts in 146.1 innings pitched.
• Clemson outhit No. 2 Wake Forest .280 to .228 in the Demon Deacons’ three-game sweep at Doug Kingsmore Stadium last weekend.
SCHEDULE STRONG
• Clemson has an RPI of 45 (through games of April 2) according to WarrenNolan.com.
• A big reason for the Tigers’ top-50 RPI is their strength of schedule, which is No. 5 in the nation.
• Clemson’s non-conference strength of schedule is No. 18 in the nation.
• A total of 25 of the Tigers’ last 27 regular-season games are against teams in the top 56 of the unofficial RPI.