No. 3 Tigers host Hurricanes |
The Tigers host Miami (Fla.) for the first time since 2014 when the Hurricanes come to town for a three-game series this weekend.
SERIES SETUP • Who - Miami (Fla.) (13-19, 7-8 ACC) vs. Clemson (25-8, 10-5 ACC) • Best Rankings - MIA - NR; CU - No. 3 Collegiate Baseball • When - Friday (6:30 p.m.), Saturday (5 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.) • Where - Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) • Watch - ACC Network Extra • Video Announcers - Fred Cunningham (Friday), Wes Durham (Sunday), Kyle Parker, Pete Yanity (Saturday) • Listen - TigerCast, Clemson Tigers Network • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - ClemsonBaseball • Tickets - ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON • Promotion (Friday) - The first 1,000 fans receive trading cards of Tiger players and coaches. • Promotion (Saturday) - Young fans can stand on the field during the national anthem and run the bases after the game. SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Miami leads 38-28-1 (1977-16) • Record at Clemson - Clemson leads 11-10 (1989-14) STARTING PITCHERS • Friday - LHP Jeb Bargfeldt (MIA - 2-3, 3.71 ERA) vs. LHP Jacob Hennessy (CU - 3-2, 2.42) • Saturday - RHP Evan McKendry (MIA - 4-4, 4.14) vs. RHP Brooks Crawford (CU - 3-1, 2.82) • Sunday - RHP Andrew Cabezas (MIA - 3-3, 4.30) vs. LHP Jake Higginbotham (CU - 4-1, 4.05) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • No. 10 Georgia downed Clemson 6-3 at SRP Park in North Augusta, S.C., on Tuesday night. • The Tigers are averaging 5.9 runs per game and hitting .248 with a .369 on-base percentage and 24 steals. • The pitching staff has a 3.20 ERA, .236 opponents’ batting average and 2.31 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .976. MIAMI OVERVIEW • Miami is led by 25th-year head coach Jim Morris. • Central Florida defeated the Hurricanes 4-0 on Wednesday. They are hitting .246 and have a 3.81 ERA and .964 fielding percentage. • Isaac Quinones is hitting .317, Willy Escala is batting .306 and Freddy Zamora is hitting .302. QUICK HITS • Clemson has won seven of its eight weekend series in 2018. • Clemson has hit 16 home runs in the last nine games. • Eight different Tigers have started as the designated hitter in 2018. CRAWFORD FINDING HOME ON WEEKEND • Junior righty Brooks Crawford was a long reliever most of his first two seasons at Clemson, but he has become the Saturday starter in 2018. • He is 3-1 with a 2.82 ERA, .259 opponents' batting average and 23 strikeouts against 10 walks in 38.1 innings pitched over eight starts. • Clemson has a 7-1 record in his eight starts in 2018. • He is holding opponents to a .143 batting average with runners in scoring position. • In his career, he is 10-1 with one save, a 2.86 ERA and 71 strikeouts in 107.0 innings pitched over 51 appearances (10 starts).
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