to Gardner-Webb (5-6) Wednesday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.  The game will start

at 4:00 PM and be broadcast live on the radio by WCCP, 104.9 FM out of Clemson. 

Live stats will also be available on Clemson's website.

diamond.  Clemson defeated Gardner-Webb 9-6 on March 1, 1975 at Doug Kingsmore

Stadium.  In that game, future Major Leaguer Denny Walling was 3-for-4 with a

homer and double.  Also playing in that game was former Tiger pticher and

current Tiger play-by-play announcer Bob Mahony.  Mahony pitched the final 4.0

innings, allowing just two hits, two walks, and one run to earn the save in the

season opener.  He also struck out six Bulldogs.  Head Coach Jack Leggett has

never faced the Bulldogs.

Gonzalez (1-2, 4.61 ERA).  The Miami, FL native has allowed just a .234

opponents' batting average and struck out 13 in 13.2 innings pitched this year. 

It will be his second start and fifth appearance of the season.
    

Clemson will counter with freshman righty P.J. Zocchi (0-0, 0.00 ERA). 

In two relief appearances, the Bronx, NY native has allowed two hits, no runs,

and no walks while striking out five.

overall record.  The Bulldogs split a doubleheader at North Carolina A&T

Monday and defeated Davidson 9-3 Tuesday.  The Bulldogs have already played

games against Florida, Maryland, and North Carolina.  As a team, the Bulldogs

are hitting .239, led by Ryan Quirello's .400 batting average.  Sammy Styers has

hit three of the team's four homers.  Gardner-Webb also sports a 3.96 ERA and

.956 fielding percentage.

in the Keith LeClair Invitational over the weekend.  The Tigers beat Georgia

Southern twice, but fell twice to host East Carolina.  Brad McCann leads the

Tigers with 11 hits in 22 at-bats, while the team is hitting .235.  Fourteen

different Tigers have already seen at least one start in the field.  The Tigers

also sport a 2.33 ERA and .970 fielding percentage.

Invitational at Greenville, NC from February 28-29.  The Tigers defeated Georgia

Southern by scores of 4-0 and 9-0, but fell twice to East Carolina by scores of

3-2 (11 innings) and 6-4.  Clemson started and finished four games in the span

of just 28 hours.
       Jason Berken pitched masterfully in

the Tigers' 4-0 win, as he allowed just two hits, no runs, and no walks while

striking out seven in 6.0 innings pithced to earn the win.  The Tigers also got

an outstanding outing from Kris Harvey in the 9-0 win over Georgia Southern, as

he pitched 5.0 scoreless innings to earn the win.  Brad McCann, Lou Santangelo,

and John Ingram each hit three-run homers in the tournament.  Ingram's came in

his first career plate appearance.

Clemson's 4-0 win over Georgia Southern at Greenville, NC on February 28.  Jason

Berken's effective and quick work was a big reason the game lasted just one

hour, 49 minutes.  It was the fastest Clemson game since 1996 and the fastest

nine-inning game since April 1, 1988, when the Tigers defeated North Carolina

5-2 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.  That game also lasted 109 minutes.

Tigers Sporting a 2.33 Team ERA

staff has been impressive in the early going.  Clemson has a 2.33 team ERA and

is holding opponents to a .232 batting average.  The staff also has 47

strikeouts against only 14 walks (3.36 ratio) and already has two team

shutouts.  Sophomores Kris Harvey and Jason Berken have been especially good, as

he has yet to allow a run in 6.0 innings.

both pitch and play in the field.  But this season, three Tigers have already

seen action in both roles.  Tony Sipp has started four games in left field and

started the other game on the mound.  Kris Harvey has also started two games on

the mound, while starting two others at first base.  And Collin Mahoney, who

never pitched in college before this year, has been impressive in his two

outings on the mound in 2004.  He struck out four in just 1.2 innings pitched at

East Carolina on February 28.  He is also 1-for-4 at the plate this

year.

McCann Named ACC Player-of-the-Week

Player-of-the-Week on March 1 after hitting 11-for-22 with two homers, three

doubles, and five RBIs in five games during the previous week.  He also did not

commit an error in the field in 10 chances.

McCann Had a 22-Game Hitting Streak

McCann ended the 2003 season on a 20-game hitting streak.  The streak carried

cover to the 2004 season, where he extended it by two games before it came to an

end at East Carolina on February 28.  During his 22-game hitting streak, the

Duluth, GA native hit .410 (41-for-100) with 21 RBIs.

Clemson history.  The Tiger and ACC record-long hitting streak is 41, set by

Rusty Adkins from April 10, 1965 to May 17, 1966.  Adkins' streak also started

in one season and ended in the next.

Ingram Goes Deep in First At-Bat

stepped onto a college baseball field for the first time against Georgia

Southern on February 29 (at Greenville, NC) and promptly did what few can say

they did.  He belted a long three-run home run, well over 400 feet, over the

centerfield fence in his first career plate appearance.  The homer came on an

0-1 pitch, as he took the first pitch for a strike.  Therefore he hit the homer

in his first career swing.

1954 Tiger Team to Hold Reunion

ever ACC baseball title, and many of the players on that team will be in

attendance for Clemson's game against N.C. State on April 24.  The 50th

anniversary of the team's title will be commemorated during pregame

festivities.  Not only did that team win the first ever ACC regular-season

baseball title, it was the first Clemson sport to win anACC championship.  Among

the players on the team include former Major Leaguer Billy O'Dell and Doug

Kingsmore, an All-ACC player who hit 10 homers in just 24 games in

1954.

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