No. 2 Clemson returns to Fluor Field to play USC Upstate on Tuesday in the second of three meetings this season.
GAME SETUP
• Who – Clemson (24-3) vs. USC Upstate (18-11)
• Best Ranking – CU – No. 2; SCU – NR
• When – Tuesday (6 p.m.)
• Where – Greenville, S.C. (Fluor Field)
• Watch – ESPN+
• Video Announcers – Dan Scott, Tom Van Hoy
• 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 8-2 (2009-24)
• Record at Neutral – 1-1 (2022-23)
STARTING PITCHERS
• RHP Billy Barlow (CU) vs. RHP Cooper Ellingworth (SCU)
CLEMSON OVERVIEW
• Clemson, which has a 2-0 neutral record, won two of three games at Miami (Fla.) last weekend by a combined score of 12-5.
• The Tigers are averaging 8.3 runs per game and hitting .294 with a .512 slugging percentage, .416 on-base percentage and 29 steals.
• The pitching staff has a 4.01 ERA, .234 opponents’ batting average and 2.42 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .968.
USC UPSTATE OVERVIEW
• USC Upstate, which has yet to play a neutral game and is averaging 8.9 runs per game, is led by fifth-year Head Coach Mike McGuire.
• The Spartans swept UNC Asheville in three home games last weekend. They are hitting .314 and have a 6.08 ERA and .974 fielding percentage.
• Jace Rinehart is hitting .398 with 10 homers and 33 RBIs, Grant Sherrod has nine homers and 45 RBIs and Julian Parson has two saves.
QUICK HITS
• Clemson defeated USC Upstate 12-6 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Feb. 27, 2024 thanks to five home runs, including three by Will Taylor.
• Clemson is the designated visiting team and occupies the third-base dugout against USC Upstate on Tuesday.
• Clemson’s bullpen has a 16-1 record, seven saves, a 4.06 ERA, .211 opponents’ batting average and 132 strikeouts in 124.0 innings pitched.
TIGERS AT FLUOR FIELD
• Clemson has a 30-9 all-time record in 39 games at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C.
• The Tigers have outscored the opposition 308-161 at Fluor Field, an average score of 7.9-4.1.
• South Carolina (2010,11,14,15,21,23), Presbyterian (2011), Michigan State (2015) and USC Upstate (2023) have beaten Clemson at Fluor Field.
• Clemson has won 14 of its last 17 games at Fluor Field dating to 2015.• Clemson is 1-1 against USC Upstate at Fluor Field, as the Tigers won in 2022 (11-2) and…