Clemson baseball heads to No. 23 Wake Forest |
The Tigers hit the road for the second weekend in a row, this time to No. 23 Wake Forest.
SERIES SETUP • Who – Clemson (20-12, 2-9 ACC) vs. Wake Forest (26-7, 9-6 ACC) • Best Ranking – CU – NR; WFU – No. 23 Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball • When – Friday (7 p.m.), Saturday (4:30 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.) • Where – Winston-Salem, N.C. (David F. Couch Ballpark) • Watch – ACC Network (Friday), ACC Network Extra (Saturday, Sunday) • Video Announcers – Stan Cotten (Saturday, Sunday), Gregg Olson (Friday), Matt Schick (Friday), Lary Sorensen (Saturday, Sunday) • 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 140-59-1 (1901-2021) • Record at Wake Forest – Clemson leads 53-32 (1952-18) STARTING ROTATIONS CLEMSON Day # Pitcher Pos. Cl. W-L ERA Fri Mack Anglin RHP RSo. 4-3, 3.66 Sat TBA Sun TBA WAKE FOREST Day # Pitcher Pos. Cl. W-L ERA Fri 4 Rhett Lowder RHP So. 7-1 2.30 Sat 23 Josh Hartle LHP Fr. 4-3 5.35 Sun 22 Teddy McGraw RHP So. 3-1 4.70 CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson, who has a 2-5 road record, defeated USC Upstate 11-2 at Greenville, S.C. on Tuesday night. • The Tigers are averaging 7.4 runs per game and hitting .277 with a .449 slugging percentage, .390 on-base percentage and 17 steals. • The pitching staff has a 4.25 ERA, .250 opponents’ batting average and 2.25 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .977. WAKE FOREST OVERVIEW • Wake Forest, who has a 19-4 home record and is averaging 9.8 runs per game, is led by 13th-year Head Coach Tom Walter. • The Demon Deacons beat UNC Greensboro 10-7 on the road on Tuesday. They are hitting .322 and have a 3.91 ERA and .976 fielding percentage. • Pierce Bennett is hitting .356, Nick Kurtz is batting .354, Brendan Tinsman is hitting .350 with 12 homers and Brock Wilken has 10 homers. QUICK HITS • Due to the shortened season in 2020, Clemson has not played at Wake Forest since 2018, when the Tigers swept the three-game series. • Clemson was slated to travel to Wake Forest for a three-game series the day (March 12) the 2020 season was shut down. • Cooper Ingle (17) and Max Wagner (16) both have active on-base streaks of at least 16 games. DILL COUNTED ON AS A FRESHMAN • Freshman righthander Jay Dill has been one of the team’s top relievers in 2022. • He is 0-0 with one save, a 3.60 ERA, .241 opponents’ batting average and 21 strikeouts against nine walks in 17 relief appearances in 2022. • He is tied for the team lead in appearances. • He is holding opponents to a .154 batting average with runners on base and .160 batting average with two outs. • He has not allowed a stolen base in two attempts.
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