Tigers host Duke for ACC opener series |
Weather has changed the weekend schedule to a 1 pm start of a doubleheader on Saturday (game two one hour after) and Sunday’s game still 1 pm as scheduled.
The Tigers begin ACC play against Duke at Doug Kingsmore Stadium this weekend. SERIES SETUP • Who – Duke (11-6, 1-2 ACC) vs. Clemson (11-6, 0-0 ACC) • Best Ranking – DUK – NR; CU – NR • When – Friday (7 p.m.), Saturday (3 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.) • Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) • Watch – ACC Network Extra • Video Announcers – Ron Smith, Daron Vaught • 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 130-75-2 (1904-2021) • Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 68-31-1 (1905-2021) STARTING PITCHERS • Friday – LHP Jonathan Santucci (DUK - 2-1, 3.93 ERA) vs. RHP Austin Gordon (CU - 0-0, 6.27) • Saturday – RHP Adam Bouchard (DUK - 0-0, 1.88) vs. LHP Tristan Smith (CU - 0-0, 1.74) • Sunday – RHP Alex Gow (DUK - 2-1, 0.71) vs. LHP Caden Grice (CU - 0.0, 0.00) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson, who has an 11-3 home record, defeated College of Charleston 4-3 at home on Tuesday. • The Tigers are averaging 6.9 runs per game and hitting .297 with a .447 slugging percentage, .391 on-base percentage and 42 steals. • The pitching staff has a 4.14 ERA, .260 opponents’ batting average and 2.68 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .968. DUKE OVERVIEW • Duke, who has yet to play a road game and is averaging 9.6 runs per game, is led by 11th-year Head Coach Chris Pollard. • The Blue Devils beat Presbyterian 15-2 at Fluor Field on Wednesday. They are hitting .298 and have a 2.57 ERA and .981 fielding percentage. • Alex Mooney is hitting .375 with seven steals, Andrew Fischer is batting .370 and James Tallon has both of the team’s saves. QUICK HITS • Clemson is 3-2 when trailing entering the seventh inning and 3-4 when trailing entering the eighth inning. • Clemson’s bullpen has a 9-5 record and 3.90 ERA in 90.0 innings pitched. • Clemson is 9-1 when holding opponents to five runs or less. INGLE NOT JUST A SINGLES HITTER • Junior catcher Cooper Ingle has proven why he is one of the best hitters in the ACC, including with some power. • He is hitting .348 with four homers, four doubles, 14 RBIs, 14 runs, a .392 on-base percentage and a steal in 16 games in 2023. • He is hitting .441 with runners on base. • He has thrown out four of the nine basestealers in 2023. • He is riding an 11-game hitting streak, including going 10-for-18 (.556) with a homer, eight RBIs and six runs in the last four games. • He went 5-for-6 with a homer, four RBIs and two runs in Clemson’s 9-8 walkoff win over Georgia State on March 10. • He joined Cam Cannarella, who also had five hits, as the first Tigers with five hits in a game since 2012. • Ingle and Cannarella became the first Tiger duo with five hits apiece in a game since 1982. • In his career, he is hitting .334 with 17 doubles, 12 homers, 61 RBIs, 66 runs and a .424 on-base percentage in 80 games (74 starts).
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