Tigers host No. 3 Louisville |
CLEMSON, S.C. - After five days off for final exams, Clemson returns to action when it hosts Louisville from Saturday to Monday.
SERIES SETUP • Who - Louisville (35-10, 19-2 ACC) vs. Clemson (23-21, 12-11 ACC) • Rankings - LOU - No. 4 BA, No. 3 CB, No. 4 USA; CU - NR • When - Saturday (1 p.m.), Sunday (6:30 p.m.), Monday (7 p.m.) • Where - Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) • Watch - RSN (Saturday), ESPN3 (Saturday, Sunday), ESPNU (Monday) • TV Announcers - Nick Belmonte (Saturday), Marty Clary (Sunday), Wes Durham (Saturday), Tom Hart (Monday), Roy Philpott (Sunday), Mike Rooney (Monday) • Listen - TigerCast, Clemson Tiger Sports Network • Live Stats - ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media - Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball) • Tickets - ClemsonTigers.com, 1-800-CLEMSON • Promotion (all three games) - Youth 12 and under receive free admission by showing their report card. • Promotion (Saturday) - Beach Bash - Themed in-game music and promotions, including water, beach balls, sand and sun. • Promotion (Sunday #1) - Family Four Pack - Purchase two reserved adult and two reserved youth tickets for only $20. • Promotion (Sunday #2) - Sunday Funday - Fun and family-friendly activities, including a balloon animal artist and face painting. • Promotion (Monday) - Join us for an exciting 10-minute postgame fireworks show. SERIES HISTORY • Overall Record - Clemson leads 6-0 (1970-72) • Record at Clemson - Clemson leads 6-0 (1970-72) STARTING PITCHERS • Saturday - RHP Kyle Funkhouser (LOU) vs. LHP
Matthew Crownover • Sunday - LHP Brendan McKay (LOU) vs. LHP
Zack Erwin • Monday - LHP Josh Rogers (LOU) vs. TBA (CU) CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson lost two of three games by a combined three runs at Georgia Tech last weekend. • The Tigers are averaging 6.0 runs per game and hitting .279 with a .367 on-base percentage and 43 steals. • The pitching staff has a 3.62 ERA, .249 opponents’ batting average and 2.51 strikeout-to-walk ratio and Clemson is fielding .963. LOUISVILLE OVERVIEW • Louisville is led by ninth-year head coach Dan McDonnell. • The Cardinals defeated Kentucky 2-1 in 10 innings at home Tuesday. They are hitting .281 and have a 2.29 ERA and .965 fielding percentage. • Louisville, who is 24-0 when scoring first, is led by Corey Ray, who is hitting .324 with nine homers, 42 RBIs and 25 stolen bases. QUICK HITS • Clemson became the ninth Division I program in history to reach the 2,700-win mark with its 11-3 victory at Georgia Tech on April 25. • Clemson is 19-4 when outhitting the opposition and 2-15 when getting outhit. •
Steven Duggar CLOSE LOSSES • Clemson has outscored the opposition by 64 runs (266-202) (+1.5 runs per game) in 2015. • Clemson started the season 3-3 in one-run games, but is 0-5 in its last five one-run games. • Clemson has also lost three two-run games, therefore 11 of its 21 losses have been by one or two runs. • The Tigers are 8-4 in their last 12 ACC games, and the four losses have been by a combined five runs. The eight wins have been by 39 runs. • In the last 12 ACC games, Clemson has outscored the opposition 82-48. The Tigers were 4-7 in their first 11 ACC games.
Matthew Crownover
Jr. LH Pitcher
#44 6-0, 210
Ringgold, GA
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(CU) 
Zack Erwin
Jr. LH Pitcher
#33 6-5, 195
Duluth, GA
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(CU) 
Steven Duggar
Jr. Outfielder
#9 6-2, 195
Moore, SC
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,
Tyler Krieger
Tyler Krieger
Jr. Infielder
#3 6-1, 170
Johns Creek, GA
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,
Chris Okey
Chris Okey
So. Catcher
#25 5-11, 195
Mount Dora, FL
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and
Eli White
Eli White
So. Infielder
#4 6-2, 185
Easley, SC
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have started all 44 games in 2015.
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