Clemson Baseball Preview vs. Wake Forest |
SERIES SETUP
• Who - Clemson (9-2, 0-0 ACC) vs. Wake Forest (10-4, 0-0 ACC) • Rankings - CU - No. 20 CB; WFU - NR • When - Friday (6 p.m.), Saturday (4 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.) • Where - Winston-Salem, N.C. (Wake Forest Baseball Park) • Listen - TigerCast, Clemson Tiger Sports Network • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball) SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Clemson leads 127-56-1 (1901-2015) • Record at Wake Forest - Clemson leads 48-31 (1952-14) STARTING PITCHERS • Friday - LHP Charlie Barnes (CU) vs. RHP Parker Dunshee (WFU) • Saturday - RHP Clate Schmidt (CU) vs. RHP Connor Johnstone (WFU) • Sunday - RHP Alex Eubanks (CU) vs. RHP Drew Loepprich (WFU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson rallied for a 4-3 walkoff win over Winthrop on Wednesday after defeating No. 18 South Carolina twice in three games last weekend. • The Tigers are averaging 7.2 runs per game and hitting .286 with a .407 on-base percentage and 11 steals. • The pitching staff has a 2.02 ERA, .206 opponents’ batting average and 3.13 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .973. WAKE FOREST OVERVIEW • Wake Forest is led by seventh-year head coach Tom Walter. • The Demon Deacons split a midweek series at Coastal Carolina. They are hitting .270 and have a 3.95 ERA and .981 fielding percentage. • Will Craig leads the team with a .455 batting average, six doubles, five homers, 22 RBIs, 15 runs and a .586 on-base percentage in 14 games. QUICK HITS • Clemson has 19 hit-by-pitches in 10 games after totaling just 35 (2013), 30 (2014) and 45 (2015) the last three seasons. • Clemson plays Wake Forest on FieldTurf this weekend. Four of the Tigers’ five ACC road series are on FieldTurf. • Reed Rohlman and Weston Wilson have both reached base in all 11 games. EUBANKS STARTS ON WEEKEND • Freshman righthander Alex Eubanks redshirted in the 2015 season after suffering an injury in the fall and started 2016 in the bullpen. • In his first career start against No. 18 South Carolina on March 6, he allowed six hits and one run with eight strikeouts to earn the win. • He earned ACC Pitcher-of-the-Week honors for his performance against the Gamecocks in Clemson’s 4-1 victory. • On the season, he is 2-1 with a 1.06 ERA, .167 opponents’ batting average and 20 strikeouts against only two walks in 17.0 innings pitched.
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