Tigers return home to take on Deacs |
The Tigers host Wake Forest at Doug Kingsmore Stadium this weekend.
SERIES SETUP • Who – Wake Forest (13-17, 6-14 ACC) vs. Clemson (15-18, 9-12 ACC) • Best Ranking – WFU – NR; CU – NR • When – Friday (6 p.m.), Saturday (3 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.) • Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) • Watch – ACC Network Extra • Video Announcers – Marty Clary (Saturday, Sunday), William Qualkinbush (Saturday), Ron Smith (Friday), Pete Yanity (Friday, Sunday) • Listen (Radio) – WCCP (105.5 FM) • Listen (Internet) – ClemsonTigers.com • Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media – ClemsonBaseball • Tickets – Sold out (available on StubHub.com) SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record – Clemson leads 137-59-1 (1901-2019) • Record at Clemson – Clemson leads 69-23-1 (1901-2019) STARTING PITCHERS • Friday – RHP Ryan Cusick (WFU - 2-2, 2.92 ERA) vs. RHP Mack Anglin (CU - 1-2, 4.07) • Saturday – RHP Rhett Lowder (WFU - 1-2, 6.86) vs. LHP Keyshawn Askew (CU - 1-1, 3.86) • Sunday – RHP William Fleming (WFU - 2-4, 7.46) vs. TBA (CU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson, who has a 9-8 record at Doug Kingsmore Stadium this season, lost 8-7 at No. 21 Georgia on Tuesday night. • The Tigers are averaging 5.5 runs per game and hitting .254 with a .406 slugging percentage, .352 on-base percentage and 20 steals. • The pitching staff has a 4.95 ERA, .268 opponents’ batting average and 2.77 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .967. WAKE FOREST OVERVIEW • Wake Forest, who has a 7-8 road record, is led by 12th-year Head Coach Tom Walter. • The Demon Deacons won 14-8 at Western Carolina on Tuesday. They are hitting .247 and have a 5.40 ERA and .966 fielding percentage. • Lucas Costello is hitting .319, Brock Wilken is batting .308 with 11 homers and 33 RBIs and Eric Adler has five of the team’s seven saves. QUICK HITS • Clemson is 12-1 when outhitting its opponent. • Eleven of Clemson’s last 17 regular-season games are at home, including each of the next seven games. • Clemson was scheduled to play a three-game series at Wake Forest the day after the 2020 season was halted due to COVID-19. HALL RETURNS FROM INJURY • Junior infield and outfielder Sam Hall missed the first half of the year due to several injuries, but he is back as one of the top hitters. • He is hitting .412 with a homer, two doubles, two RBIs, five runs, a .500 on-base percentage and a steal in six games (five starts) in 2021. • In his career, he is hitting .249 with 11 homers, a triple, 18 doubles, 43 RBIs, 89 runs and 41 steals in 107 games (97 starts).
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