(17-7, 4-2 ACC), ranked as high as #11 in the nation, will play host

to Miami (FL) (15-12, 3-6 ACC) this weekend in a three-game series at

Doug Kingsmore Stadium.  Game times are 7:15 PM (Friday), 7:00 PM

(Saturday), and 1:00 PM (Sunday).  All three games will be

broadcast live on the radio by Clemson Tiger Sports Network.  All

three games will be televised live by CSS and will be available via

webcast at ACCSelect.com in non-CSS markets only.  Live stats

will also be available at ClemsonTigers.com for all three games.

and Miami (FL) have met 42 times on the diamond, with the Hurricanes

holding a 21-20-1 lead in the series dating back to the 1977 season. 

Last season, Clemson swept the Hurricanes in three games at Coral

Gables by scores of 8-6, 6-2, and 14-1.

    In 2005, Clemson won all four

meetings between the two, including three games at Doug Kingsmore

Stadium by scores of 15-5, 9-2, and 6-2, and one in the ACC Tournament

at Jacksonville, FL by a score of 9-1.  Therefore, since the

Hurricanes joined the ACC in 2005, the Tigers have won each of the

seven meetings, outscoring them by a combined score of 67-19. 

Clemson has also won 11 consecutive games against teams from the state

of Florida.

Tigers hold a 6-3 lead all-time in games played at Clemson, all of

which have taken place at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.  Clemson holds

a 6-0 advantage in games played in the ACC regular season.  Tiger

Head Coach Jack Leggett is 12-9 against Miami as Clemson's head

coach, including a 5-1 record at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.  He was

also 0-1 against Miami as the head coach at Western Carolina,

therefore is 12-10 all-time against the Hurricanes.

game-one, Miami will start freshman lefty Eric Erickson (3-3, 1.58

ERA) on the mound.  The Sarasota, FL native has made five starts

and two relief appearances for a total of 40.0 innings pitched. 

He has allowed 34 hits (.225 opponents' batting average) and nine

walks with 38 strikeouts.  He has also given up just one homer

and has a save .

       The Tigers will

counter with junior righthander P.J. Zocchi (3-0, 2.70 ERA) on

Friday.  The Bronx, NY native has made six starts for a total of

30.0 innings pitched.  He has yielded 30 hits (.261 opponents'

batting average) and 11 walks with 30 strikeouts.

        In game-two,

the Hurricanes will send out junior lefthander Scott Maine (2-4, 4.68

ERA) on the mound.  The Palm Beach Gardens, FL native has made

seven starts for a total of 32.2 innings pitched.  He has yielded

39 hits (.291 opponents' batting average) and eight walks with 27

strikeouts.

       The Tigers will

counter with sophomore lefty Ryan Hinson (1-1, 2.14 ERA) on Saturday. 

The Rock Hill, SC native has made six starts for a total of 33.2

innings pitched.  He has allowed 33 hits (.258 opponents'

batting average) and 10 walks with 27 strikeouts.

     In game-three, Miami will

start junior righty Enrique Garcia (2-2, 2.43 ERA) on the mound. 

The Mechanicsville, MD native has made four starts and eight relief

appearances for a total of 29.2 innings pitched.  He has allowed

26 hits (.234 opponents' batting average) and six walks with 23

strikeouts.

    Clemson will counter with junior

righthander David Kopp (3-2, 3.58 ERA) on Sunday.  The Margate,

FL native has made seven starts for a total of 37.2 innings pitched. 

He has allowed 36 hits (.254 opponents' batting average) and 11

walks with 29 strikeouts.

(FL), led by 14th-year Head Coach Jim Morris, enters the weekend

series against #11 Clemson with a 15-12 overall record and 3-6 ACC

mark.  The team has not played a game since losing two of three

games at Virginia last weekend.  The Hurricanes are also 2-7 on

the road this season.

Miami is hitting .276 as a team with a .396 on-base

percentage thanks to 149 walks, an average of 5.5 per game.  The

Hurricanes have 26 sacrifice bunts and 45 stolen bases in 58 attempts

as well.

Alonso has a team-high .374 batting average and .500 on-base

percentage along with six homers and 28 RBIs.  Freshman

third-baseman Mark Sobolewski is hitting .330 with a team-best 30

RBIs, while Blake Tekotte is batting .329 with a team-high eight

stolen bases.

    The pitching staff has a 3.95 ERA

and .249 opponents' batting average.  The staff has also struck

out 190 against 93 walks.  Senior righthander Danny Gil has a

4.81 ERA and team-high two saves in 12 appearances.  The team is

fielding at a .962 clip as well.

enters the series against Miami (FL) with a 17-7 overall record and

4-2 mark in ACC play after beating Gardner-Webb 14-2 on Tuesday and

Western Carolina 15-6 on Wednesday.  The Tigers, who are 16-3 at

home this season, also brings a #11 national ranking into the

series.

  The team is hitting .293 with a .372 on-base

percentage.  Clemson has raised its batting average 15 points in

the last two games thanks to totaling 37 hits this week.  Brad

Chalk is hitting a team-best .425 with a .539 on-base percentage. 

He has reached base via a hit, walk, or hit-by-pitch in 50 straight

games dating back to 2006.  Doug Hogan is hitting .390 with four

homers and 12 RBIs, and he is riding a current 12-game hitting

streak.

     The pitching staff has a 2.96

ERA and .233 opponents' batting average.  It has combined to

strike out 203 against 68 walks.  Daniel Moskos has a team-high

five saves, while Stephen Clyne has an 0.46 ERA and .169 opponents'

batting average in 10 relief appearances.  The team is fielding

at a .969 clip as well.

  Clemson has seven players from the state of

Florida.  Clyne (Parkland), Andy D'Alessio (Naples), Alan

Farina (Chuluota), David Kopp (Margate), Buddy Munroe (Miami), Brock

Schnabel (Winter Haven), and Marquez Smith (Ocala) all hail from the

Sunshine State.  The Tigers' athletic trainer, Graduate

Assistant Pat Hassell, also hails from the Miami area and attended

Coral Gables High School.

Paulsen had one homer and three RBIs in his first 19 games as a

Tiger.  In the last two games, he has seven hits, two home runs,

and nine RBIs.

middle infielder Taylor Harbin (Travelers Rest, SC) has had to make

the move from second base, where he was a preseason first-team

All-American, to shortstop due to the loss of regular-shortstop Stan

Widmann.  Harbin's preseason accolades were due in a large part

to his defensive prowess.  He has done nothing to disappoint at

the tougher defensive position of shortstop after starting there since

game #7 of the season.  Harbin has committed just one error in 94

chances at shortstop, good for an outstanding .989 fielding

percentage.

has also been a "doubles' machine" since stepping onto the field

for the first time in 2005.  He entered the 2007 season with 48

doubles in his first two years, and he has eight this season, giving

him 56 in his three-year career.  That mark is tied for

ninth-most in school history.

16 hits, #11 Clemson defeated Western Carolina 15-6 at Doug Kingsmore

Stadium on March 28.  The Tigers scored in six straight innings

beginning with the second frame.  Ten different Tigers had at

least one hit, while 12 different Tigers scored at least one run. 

Taylor Harbin had three hits and three RBIs, while Doug Hogan went

3-for-4 with a double and three runs scored.  Ben Paulsen added a

two-run home run and three RBIs, and Marquez Smith tallied three RBIs

as well.  Matt Zoltak earned his first career win, as he pitched

1.2 scoreless innings in relief.  The Catamounts committed four

errors, which led to seven unearned runs allowed by their

pitchers.

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